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Live Blog: the baptism of Princess Estelle

Lifestyle: 22 May 12
Sweden's newest princess, Princess Estelle, is to be baptized in the Royal Chapel on Tuesday. The Local brings you all the latest news, reactions, and details surrounding the baptism of Sweden's future head of state. READ »

Swedish tourists weather Thai tsunami scare

National: 11 Apr 12
The tsunami scare that followed an earth quake in the Indian Ocean on Wednesday, measuring 8.7 on the Richter scale, had tourists fleeing the beaches of Thailand and Indonesia for higher grounds. READ »

Volvo owners to push car sales abroad: report

Business & Money: 22 Feb 12
Geely Holding Group, owners of Swedish brand Volvo, will begin distribution of vehicles outside the Chinese borders as domestic demand continues to slow, the company said on Wednesday. READ »

Twins ‘overwhelmed’ by new Indonesian findings

National: 8 Feb 12
29-year-old twins Lin Backlund and Emilie Falk, adopted to separate Swedish families at birth, are lying low after reporters in Indonesia claimed to have found their birth mother and family. READ »

Indonesian-born twins reunite in Sweden after 30 years

Lifestyle: 25 Jan 12
A mysterious Facebook message and a curious cab driver helped twin sisters separated just after birth in Indonesia find each other almost 30 years later in Sweden, living just 60 kilometres apart, The Local's Oliver Gee discovers. READ »

Swede 'burned to death' in Bali hotel: report

National: 24 Dec 11
A young Swedish man is being hunted by police in connection with a fire at a hotel room that claimed the life of a fellow Swede. READ »

Swedish surfers defy cold to catch winter waves

Sport: 11 Oct 11
While the season's first winter storm sends most Swedes scrambling for warmth, a group of dedicated Swedish surfers instead rejoice at the chance to ride out the blustery weather from their boards, The Local's Joel Linde discovers. READ »

H&M deliver upbeat report

Business & Money: 29 Sep 11
Swedish clothing giant Hennes & Mauritz reported a profit before tax of 4.85 billion kronor ($717 million) for the period June-August, exceeding analyst forecasts and helping to boost the stock market on Thursday. READ »

Norwegian swindler arrested in Spain

National: 4 Feb 11
A Norwegian man wanted on suspicion of kidnapping, robbing and extorting several million kronor from wealthy Swedish men was caught and arrested in Spain on Thursday. READ »

Top Swedish execs hire bodyguards over threats

National: 14 Jan 11
An increasing number of Sweden's top business executives are hiring bodyguards as the threat and risk of robbery and extortion grows in the country. READ »

India worst for stomach ailments for Swedes

Science & Technology: 5 Jan 11
Sweden's infectious disease control agency has determined that India is the worst country for stomach ailments for Swedish travellers. READ »

Swedish think-tank launches ethical aid tool

National: 20 Apr 10
A Swedish think-tank has launched a new web portal enabling aid-workers and peacekeepers to check that the transport firms they contract do not also engage in illegal activities such as khat and arms smuggling. READ »

Swede dies in Bali volcano accident

National: 31 Mar 10
A Swedish tourist has died after falling 150 metres into the crater of an active volcano on the Indonesian island of Bali. READ »

Geely to harness Swedish 'tiger' Volvo

Business & Money: 29 Mar 10
Likening Volvo to a caged beast, Chinese car maker Geely pledged on Sunday to 'liberate the tiger' onto the Asian powerhouse's burgeoning auto market after it signed a deal to acquire the brand from Ford. READ »

China's Geely: from fridge parts to car giant

Business & Money: 23 Dec 09
The Geely group, which US auto giant Ford said Wednesday had agreed to terms for buying its Swedish brand Volvo, began as a refrigerator parts supplier but, in just two decades, has grown into one of China's largest private carmakers. READ »

What's on in Sweden: July 17 - 23

Lifestyle: 16 Jul 09
What's on in Sweden: Jazz festival, humour exhibition & Globe tours in Stockholm; 60s & 70s art exhibition in Gothenburg; Tibetan monks & Backa folk & world music festival in Malmö/Österlen. READ »

Swedes survive sinking ferry in Bali

National: 3 Jan 09
Five Swedes were among the 35 foreign tourists who survived a sinking ferry in the sea outside of Bali in Indonesia. READ »

Nobel laureates receive prizes in Stockholm

Society: 10 Dec 08
Princess Madeleine and economics laureate Paul Krugman were among the guests at the Nobel banquet in Stockholm's City Hall on Wednesday evening. READ »

Indonesian girl, 16, missing in Sweden

Society: 17 Nov 08
Police have issued a nationwide alert for a 16-year-old Indonesian refugee who has been missing since Saturday afternoon. READ »

Ericsson shares up on strong report

Business & Money: 20 Oct 08
Despite posting a 28 percent drop in third quarter net profits on Monday, Swedish telecoms giant Ericsson beat expectations, sending its stock price soaring in early trading. READ »

Inequality thrives in Stockholm's embassy world

Society: 18 Jun 08
Stockholm's diplomatic community is shot through with gender inequality, according to an analysis of official figures carried out by The Local. READ »

Swedish diver tells of brush with dragon

National: 8 Jun 08
A Swedish diver who spent two nights marooned on an Indonesian island has told how she had to fight off an aggressive komodo dragon. READ »

Missing divers 'battled killer lizard'

National: 8 Jun 08
Swedish diver Helena Nevalainen has spoken out about her traumatic experience after she and four other European divers went missing in in treacherous waters east of Bali. READ »

Swedish diver found alive and well in Indonesia

National: 7 Jun 08
A Swede and four other European divers who had been missing for two days in treacherous waters east of Bali were found drifting but alive by fishermen on Saturday. READ »

Swedish woman among missing divers in Indonesia

National: 6 Jun 08
A Swedish woman is one of five European divers missing in seas off remote islands in Indonesia. READ »

Missing Swede found dead in Bali

National: 14 May 08
Indonesian authorities have confirmed that they have recovered the body of a 23-year-old Swedish man reported missing in Bali over a month ago. READ »

Bildt seeks to expand Middle East cooperation

Analysis & Opinion: 15 Apr 08
Foreign Minister Carl Bildt's recent visit to the Middle East marks a possible shift in Sweden’s traditionally cautious, “two-steps forward, one-step back” approach to Middle Eastern conflicts, writes Rami Abdelrahman. READ »

Swede dies in UN helicopter crash

National: 4 Mar 08
A Swedish arms monitor was among the dead when a UN helicopter crashed in the mountains of eastern Nepal on Monday. READ »

Sweden acts after German bird flu outbreak

Science & Technology: 19 Dec 07
Authorities in Sweden have ordered all poultry and tame birds to be kept under cover after the H5N1 bird flu virus was found in Germany and Poland. READ »

Sweden 'does most to protect climate'

Science & Technology: 7 Dec 07
Sweden does more than any other country to prevent climate change, while the US and Saudi Arabia are the biggest culprits, a new report says. READ »

Sports digest: Eriksson delights in derby victory

Sport: 20 Aug 07
Football: Eriksson's flying start continues at Man City. Golf: Finn wins Scandinavian Masters. Athletics: Preview of Sweden's chances at the World Championships. READ »

Things are good, so why are we so pessimistic?

Analysis & Opinion: 31 Jul 07
New research shows us that people around the world, including in the West, are satisfied with their lives and are enjoying a rising quality of life. So why are westerners so pessimistic, asks Nima Sanandaji, of think-tank Captus. READ »

Singing ambassadors rock Stockholm's diplomatic scene

Lifestyle: 24 Jun 07
Move over ABBA, Stockholm's best-kept musical secret and local hit is the diplomatic corps, a group of emissaries from around the globe who meet regularly to sing Swedish folk songs. READ »

'Midnight sun' summit calls for post-Kyoto road map

Politics: 14 Jun 07
An informal climate change conference at Riksgränsen in northern Sweden came to a close on Thursday with delegates calling for the creation of a 'road map' for future development next time the ministers meet. READ »

'Midnight Sun' climate summit opens in Sweden

Politics: 11 Jun 07
Environment representatives from 30 countries have gathered above the Arctic Circle for the start of an informal summit on climate change. READ »

Sweden to host climate change summit

Politics: 8 Jun 07
Environment ministers from around the world are set to converge for a four-day meeting in Riksgränsen in the Arctic Circle next week following an invitation from the Swedish government. READ »

Götheborg in London on final stop of epic voyage

Society: 20 May 07
The Götheborg, an exact replica of the Swedish East India Company's 18th century vessel, has arrived in London on the last leg of its journey back from China. READ »

Swedish diplomat houses flood victims

Society: 5 Feb 07
A Swedish diplomat in Jakarta has opened his home to victims of the recent flooding in the Indonesian capital. Ulf Samuelsson said it felt 'quite natural' to invite his flood-stricken neighbours to stay with him. READ »

Swede tells of frantic tsunami search

Society: 21 Jul 06
A Swedish tourist has told of the agonizing 24 hours he spent looking for his two sons after Monday's tsunami. "They were very lucky," says Peter Damareau. READ »

Swedish royals arrive in China on Götheborg

National: 18 Jul 06
Sweden's king and queen sailed into Canton on Tuesday aboard the ship "Götheborg," beginning the first visit to China by Swedish royals since 1981. READ »

Swedish tsunami children found alive

National: 18 Jul 06
A Swedish man was among more than 300 people killed in a tsunami which hit the Indonesian island of Java, the Swedish foreign ministry said on Tuesday. But two Swedish boys missing since Monday have been found. READ »

Swedish children missing in tsunami

Smörgåsbord: 17 Jul 06
Two Swedish children are missing in Indonesia after a tsunami strick the island of Java, the foreign ministry has said. The children's father is in hospital. READ »

Ericsson profits lower than expected

Business & Money: 21 Apr 06
Ericsson has reported net profit of 4.6 billion kronor in the first quarter of the year. Analysts had expected higher, but Ericsson blamed the cost of integrating Britain's Marconi. READ »

Bird flu 'doesn't worry Swedes'

Smörgåsbord: 28 Feb 06
Bird flu might be on Sweden's doorstep, but citizens are unconcerned about the possibility of a pandemic. People are reluctant to heed the warning signals, pollsters say. READ »

Tsunami remembered in Sweden and Thailand

National: 26 Dec 05
Sweden, which suffered more deaths in the Indian Ocean tsunami than any nation outside Asia, remembers the 543 Swedish victims in ceremonies at home and in Thailand. Foreign minister Laila Freivalds did not attend. READ »

Persson launches UN reform bid

Smörgåsbord: 29 Nov 05
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Foreign office warns against Bali trips

National: 3 Oct 05
Sweden's foreign ministry issues a travel advisory warning against visiting Bali after three coordinated suicide bombings left at least 22 people dead on the Indonesian resort island at the weekend. READ »

Götheborg sets sail for China

National: 3 Oct 05
An exact replica of the Swedish East India Company's 18th century vessel, the Götheborg, begins its voyage to China, following the same route as its predecessor 260 years ago. First stop, Cadiz in Spain. READ »

Swedish PM's network to lead UN reforms

Politics: 21 Sep 05
Göran Persson flicks through his little black book and persuades 13 world leaders who are prepared to "pick up the phone and tell a colleague that the talks are bogging down in New York", READ »

Bono in running for Nobel prize

National: 18 Aug 05
The Nobel Foundation will announce the winners of the prestigious prizes between October 3rd and 14th, but the Irish rocker faces stiff competition from presidents and humanitarian organisations. READ »

Aceh rebels could leave Sweden soon

National: 18 Jul 05
Aceh rebels exiled in Sweden since the 1970s hope to return home soon after agreeing with Indonesian officials to make peace in the troubled province. READ »

Missing tsunami Swede turns up alive and well

National: 1 Jun 05
A Swedish man feared dead in the Indian Ocean tsunamis in December is confirmed alive more than five months after the disaster. READ »

Sweden's tsunami death toll reaches 428

Smörgåsbord: 19 May 05
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Sweden drops investigation of Aceh rebel leaders in exile

National: 23 Apr 05
A Swedish prosecutor on Friday dropped a preliminary investigation of two leaders of Aceh's rebel group GAM who are exiled in Stockholm, saying there was no evidence they helped plan "terrorist" attacks in Indonesia. READ »

Tsunami: ten more Swedes confirmed dead

Smörgåsbord: 22 Apr 05
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Sweden's tsunami death toll reaches 374

National: 14 Apr 05
While the total number of Swedes lost after the Indian Ocean tsunami disaster remains 544, the proportion of those who can be confirmed as dead is slowly rising. READ »

Missing Swedes found alive in earthquake zone

National: 31 Mar 05
Personnel from the Swedish embassy in Jakarta win back a little credibility for the foreign office after a successful helicopter search on the Indonesian island of Nias turns up two Swedes and nine other foreign tourists. READ »

Swedes missing following Indonesian quake

National: 29 Mar 05
Two young Swedish holidaymakers are missing as the west coast of Indonesia suffers its second huge earthquake in three months. There was no tsunami this time, but many hundreds are still feared dead. It looks like the Swedish government have learned from their mistakes, however, as they give a textbook response. READ »

827 confirmed missing as the first bodies come home

National: 4 Jan 05
The bodies of six Swedes who died in Thailand begin their long journey home as the government confirms that 827 Swedes are missing. The fate of 1,495 others is still unclear. "We have just seen the beginning of a road of pain and sorrow," said Göran Persson. READ »

Asian earthquake: "2,000 Swedes missing"

National: 27 Dec 04
At least ten Swedes are confirmed dead, 80 are injured and many more are still missing after tsunami triggered by a massive earthquake rip through tourist resorts popular among Scandinavians. READ »

Foreign trust

Society: 24 Jun 04
Under-represented on county councils and allegedly enslaved by unscrupulous employers - no wonder foreigners in Sweden say they don't trust others. READ »

Meet Sanna, 9 years old

Sanna is one of 2 million people in Sweden under the age of 18. Sweden is seen as a good place to grow up. The law makes sure children are well-protected and defends their rights and any organizations work with children's well-being. Read more »

Strindberg, king of drama

August Strindberg's plays shocked society, dazzled audiences and revolutionized drama. A century after his death, Strindberg, with his powerful, timeless themes, is celebrated around the world. Read more »

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