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Stockholm's bunnies burned to keep Swedes warm

Society: 12 Oct 09
The bodies of thousands of rabbits culled every year from Stockholm parks are being used to fuel a heating plant in central Sweden. READ »

Fortified wine to prevent spread of swine flu: Church of Sweden

National: 7 Sep 09
A number of Swedish churches have decided to serve fortified wine during communion in hopes of reducing the risk of spreading swine flu. READ »

Saab Bofors to shed 370 white collar workers

Business & Money: 2 Jun 09
Swedish defence company Saab announced plans on Tuesday to lay off 370 employees at four different plants located around the country. READ »

Refugee facility hit by arson attack

National: 2 Jun 09
A refugee housing facility in Karlskoga in central Sweden was subject to an arson attack early Tuesday morning, according to police. READ »

Eriksson fired from Mexico job

Sport: 2 Apr 09
Sven-Göran Eriksson has been sacked from his position as coach of the Mexican national team following defeat to Honduras in a World Cup qualifier. READ »

Furor over racism in Swedish school book

Education: 25 Nov 08
Parents in Karlskoga in central Sweden are up in arms over what they see as racist and sexist passages in a book designed to help first graders learn how to read. READ »

Cop reports quantum of bubbly at Bond premiere

National: 5 Nov 08
A police officer in Karlskoga in central Sweden has filed an official complaint after reading in the newspaper that champagne was served at the local cinema to coincide with the premiere of the new James Bond movie. READ »

Activists break into Bofors weapons plants

National: 16 Oct 08
Activists broke into two facilities associated with weapons manufacturer Bofors in the early hours of Thursday morning and claim to have damaged up to 20 grenade launchers. READ »

Swedish couple sentenced for raping babysitters

National: 16 Sep 08
A couple from Degerfors in central Sweden was sentenced to prison on Monday for sexually assaulting two teenage girls who were babysitting at the pair’s home. READ »

Prince claims his first points in Carrerra Cup

Sport: 1 Jun 08
Prince Carl Phillip has secured his first points in the Porsche Carrerra Cup. The prince came 11th and gained five points after a race in Karlskoga. READ »

Prince realizes boyhood racing dream

Sport: 13 Apr 08
Prince Carl Phillip test drove his Porsche at the Gelleråsen racetrack on Saturday in preparation for the upcoming Porsche Carrerra Cup. READ »

Life in jail for necrophile killer

National: 26 Oct 07
A 30-year-old man who murdered a woman and then had sex with her corpse has had his life sentence upheld by the Göta Court of Appeal in Jönköping. READ »

India demands domestic production of fighter planes

Business & Money: 10 Oct 07
Should JAS Gripen win the race to build 126 fighter planes for the Indian Air Force, most of the planes would be slated for production in India rather than Linköping. READ »

Defence budget cuts hit arms industry

Politics: 8 Sep 07
Concerns have been raised that government plans to cut the defence budget will threaten Sweden's arms industry. A project to develop new surface ships is to be axed, reports say. READ »

Necrophiliac gets life sentence for murder

National: 24 Aug 07
A 30-year-old man from Karlskoga, who murdered a 29-year-old woman and had sex with her dead body, has been sentenced to life imprisonment. READ »

Journalists' union steps up industrial action

Business & Money: 10 Aug 07
Sweden's main journalists' union SJF has announced industrial action targeting fifteen Swedish newspapers, after the media companies ignored union-backed working time rules. READ »

Refrigerator leak claims second victim

National: 26 Jul 07
A 13-year-old boy who was being treated in hospital in Gothenburg after a gas leak two weeks ago has died. His older sister died two weeks ago. READ »

Gas leak kills 16-year-old girl

National: 9 Jul 07
A 16-year-old girl has died and two others are seriously injured following a gas leak at a summer house near Karlskoga in central Sweden. READ »

Police arrest murder suspect in Karlskoga

National: 16 May 07
Police suspect that a woman found dead in Karlskoga early on Wednesday morning may have been the victim of a murder. READ »

Swedish homebuyers feel the pinch

Business & Money: 18 Dec 06
Rising interest rates and rising house prices mean it is getting harder for Swedes to afford to buy a home. That is according to a new survey from Swedbank. READ »

The Importance of being Ernst

Lifestyle: 12 Oct 06
He's the smooth-talking, suntanned, barefoot embodiment of the Swedish new man. Ernst Kirchsteiger talks to The Local about the provocative side of sewing, life as a sex symbol and drinking port on an outside toilet. READ »

'Trash' crucifix could go up in smoke

National: 17 Mar 06
A 300-year old crucifix stolen from a church two weeks ago will go up in holy smoke by Sunday unless searchers manage to find it among 1,000 tonnes of garbage. READ »

Webcam nets retirement home thief

Smörgåsbord: 10 Dec 05
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Saab gives notice to 250 workers

Business & Money: 4 Apr 05
250 Saab Bofors Dynamics employees been given notice today, casualties of the company's failure to bring in sufficient new orders. The decision will affect staff at Karlskoga and Linköping. READ »

National hockey players in group sex shame

Sport: 14 Feb 05
Three of Sweden's ice hockey heroes have been banned from the national team for the remainder of the season following revelations of their nocturnal activities after a recent match against Norway. READ »

Carl Philip follows in Party King?s footsteps

National: 28 Sep 04
Expressen reveals the shocking news that the king is a member of a posh club for middle-aged men. And a newly made-over Prince Carl-Philip seems to have inherited his father's taste for fast cars. READ »

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