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Caution urged over fires as Sweden heats up

National: 26 Apr 11
With forecasts indicating a continued bout of warm, dry weather in much of Sweden, authorities have urged caution following reports of a number of grass fires over the Easter weekend. READ »

Swedish banks join fight against child porn

Business & Money: 24 Nov 10
Cooperation between Swedish banks and police to stop the purchase of child pornography images over the internet has proved effective, the national banking association announced on Wednesday. READ »

Swedes struggle with unforeseen expenses

Business & Money: 26 May 10
Nearly one in four households, or 22 percent, would have difficulty dealing with an unforeseen cost of 5,000 kronor, according to a study by Länsförsäkringar. READ »

Most Swedes fail to prep for higher interest rates

Society: 19 Oct 09
Only one in ten mortgage holders in Sweden is taking special measures to prepare for any upcoming interest rate hike, a new study shows. READ »

Swedes spending less and saving more

Business & Money: 6 Jul 09
One fifth of Swedes are buying less as a result of the financial crisis. Among low income earners, close to a third have reduced their spending in the wake of economic turmoil, according to a new study. READ »

Halt in rising trend for Swedish mortgages

Business & Money: 27 Aug 08
The sum of all new mortgages in Sweden has dropped for the first time since 2000, with the total value of new originations down 6 percent from 2007. READ »

Swedish women's pensions lower than men's

Business & Money: 15 Aug 08
Yet another Swedish report proves that Swedish women draw the short straw when it comes to pensions. READ »

Economic downturn hasn't stopped Swedes from borrowing

Business & Money: 5 Aug 08
Despite higher interest rates, rising prices, and signs of slowing economy, Swedes have yet to curb their borrowing habits, according to new statistics. READ »

Teenage girl sued for millions over swimming pool fire

National: 24 May 08
An insurance company is seeking 32 million kronor ($5.4 million) in damages from a 16-year-old girl who burned down a swimming pool complex near Östersund in June 2007. READ »

Travel trumps savings in Swedish households

Travel: 25 Feb 08
Once the bills are paid, more Swedes elect vacations over savings. READ »

Insurance companies count cost of storms

Business & Money: 28 Jan 08
Fierce storms in the past decade have cost insurance companies 5.2 billion kronor - and the cost is being passed on to consumers. READ »

Swedish men are getting greener

Science & Technology: 3 Dec 07
Men in Sweden are becoming more aware of environmental issues, according to a new survey. READ »

Abused girl sues council for 1.5 million kronor

National: 3 Oct 07
A girl who lived with her violent and abusive father for six years and whose case was ignored by the local social services in Vetlanda is to sue the council for 1.5 million kronor. READ »

Swedish economy set to simmer on

Business & Money: 15 Jan 07
The Swedish economy has reached boiling point but there is little risk that it will boil over, say experts. READ »

Swedes teeter on financial brink

Business & Money: 11 Dec 06
Money's too tight to mention for a lot of Swedes. A third of the population would have to leave their current homes if their costs increased by 2,000 kronor a month. READ »

Sixth Skövde nursery school burns

National: 10 Oct 06
Police suspect arsonists were responsible for a fire at a nursery school in Skövde on Monday night - the sixth fire at a Skövde pre-school since August. READ »

Arrests over pre-school arson attacks

National: 22 Sep 06
Three people have been arrested in Skövde over a spate of arson attacks on pre-schools in the town. At least one of those arrested was a teenage boy, according to reports. READ »

Picasso stolen from Malmö house

Society: 26 Jul 06
Artwork, including work by Picasso, was stolen on Tuesday night from a house in Malmö. The thieves knew what they were looking for, insurers say. READ »

Climate change 'means flooding for west Sweden'

Society: 9 Jun 06
Rising global temperatures will make flooding more likely in western Sweden, but other parts of the country could see the risk of floods drop, according to new research. READ »

Swedish venture backs e-ID standard

Business & Money: 23 Mar 05
A group of banks and mobile operators, including Handelsbanken, SkandiaBanken, TeliaSonera Sweden, and Ericsson, have for the first time agreed on a common standard for secure electronic identification (e-ID) on mobile phones. READ »

Women "not saving enough"

Business & Money: 22 Mar 05
Women risk having considerably lower pensions than men. The reason, according to a study by the alliance of insurance companies, Länsförsäkringar is quite simple: they're not saving enough. READ »

6 out of 10 Swedes want early retirement

Society: 18 Mar 05
In stark contrast to the government's attempts to deal with the imminent pensions crisis by encouraging people to work well beyond the statutory retriement age, over 60% of Swedes say they want to retire by the time they're 61. READ »

Fire destroys entire block in Kristianstad

National: 8 Mar 05
Fourteen apartments in a hundred year old building near the centre of Kristianstad are destroyed by fire, while the stock in a number of shops is wiped out. The cost will be many millions of kronor. READ »

Single skint transvestites

Society: 2 Jul 04
...are all the rage in Sweden - if the conclusions of three new reports can be merged into one headline. READ »


Highlights from Follow Sweden

20 things to know before moving to Sweden

As diverse as Sweden is, there are a few societal norms that are distinctly Swedish. Understanding a handful of them will hopefully prepare you culturally before you relocate. When you're invited home to a Swede, you better be on time and take your shoes off, writes expat Lola Akinmade-Åkerström. Read more »

How far can English take you in Sweden?

Sweden is a country where almost everyone can speak English. So why bother to learn Swedish? Edina Varnagy from Hungary managed with English for a whole year but then found that Swedish could open doors – to a job, a social life and greater understanding. Read more »


Blog Update: Julie's Nordic Island

12 February 21:30

The consciousness of one »

"The ice dripped in the winter sun. It was the first day when the light had been intense enough to cause dripping in the sunlight. To hear it was an extraordinary wakeup call. The cycle was happening again as it always does, always will (or so we think). I imagined that on my summer island, the bees..." READ »

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Swedish mother gave 3-year-old cigs and beer
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Swedish word of the day

fin

adjective

Fin means anyhting from sweet to proper. When someone says, Du är så fin it's quite a compliment.


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