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Swedes sing praises of Eurovision winner Loreen

Society: 27 May 12
Sweden's foreign minister Carl Bildt was among those who lavished praise on Eurovision contest winner Loreen as the manner of her crushing victory became clear in the early hours of Sunday. READ »

Support for file sharing remains high in Sweden

Science & Technology: 19 May 12
File sharing is still going strong in Sweden as a new study reveals that levels have barely been affected by the new, harsh laws. READ »

Malmö sniper suspect denies murder charges

National: 15 May 12
On Tuesday the suspected serial killer Peter Mangs denied the court’s charges of the murder of 20-year-old Trez West Persson and the attempted murder of 22-year-old Xhafer Dani. READ »

Hamrén unveils Sweden's Euro 2012 line-up

Sport: 15 May 12
A recent injury to Johan Elmander didn't stop Swedish coach Eric Hamrén from naming the veteran striker to his 23-man squad for the Euro 2012 football championships. READ »

Sweden looking for redemption at Euros

Sport: 13 May 12
At Euro 2012, the Swedish football team is looking to prove that they have returned to form following their failure to reach the 2010 World Cup. READ »

Two Swedes die in brutal ‘street race’ accident

National: 30 Apr 12
A high-speed car crash late on Saturday night claimed the lives of two Swedish women from separate cars, in what witnesses have described may have been the result of a street race. READ »

Man charged with stabbing 10-year-old girl

National: 27 Apr 12
A 28-year-old Swedish man who stabbed a ten-year-old girl in the throat in Gothenburg in February has been formally charged with attempted murder. READ »

Second suspect arrested in teen stabbing case

National: 26 Apr 12
Another person has been arrested in the investigation of the killing in southern Sweden on Monday, where a 19-year-old woman was stabbed to death. READ »

Swedish farmer shoots and kills cow-eating bear

National: 23 Apr 12
A farmer in western Sweden recently shot a bear dead after it attacked his cattle for the second time in one week. READ »

Swedish police raid flat, free abducted puppy

Society: 20 Apr 12
Police officers in southeastern Sweden raided a Norrköping flat, freeing a Chihuahua puppy, which had been kidnapped by potential buyers last week. READ »

EU commission quashes snuff ban rumours

Business & Money: 19 Apr 12
The European Commission in Sweden has repudiated rumours in Swedish media that moist snuff will be banned as a result of a planned tobacco directive. READ »

Court frees 'exorcized' teen girl's parents

National: 17 Apr 12
The father and step-mother of a 14-year-old girl from western Sweden, charged with repeatedly beating and burning the girl because they “thought she was a witch”, were freed of all charges on Tuesday. READ »

Sweden Democrats 'unchanged' in wake of Breivik terror: expert

Politics: 17 Apr 12
While the far-right Sweden Democrats initially distanced themselves from the deadly attacks by Anders Behring Breivik, currently on trial in Norway, the party hasn't undergone a major transformation, the AFP's Nina Larsson discovers. READ »

Swedish town rocked by second child exorcism

National: 13 Apr 12
Another teenage girl from western Sweden has reported being subjected to kicks, beatings and electric shocks, as her parents tried to exorcise her from evil spirits. READ »

Jens Lapidus: Sweden's newest star crime writer

Lifestyle: 13 Apr 12
With an English version of his debut novel finally hitting bookstores, celebrity Swedish defence lawyer and best-selling author Jens Lapidus tells The Local's David Landes why defending criminals beats a full-time career as a writer. READ »

Letter reaches Swedish address after 76 years

Society: 1 Apr 12
A letter sent with a transatlantic liner some 76 years ago was finally delivered to its destination in Visby in Sweden this week and the search has begun to find the intended recipient. READ »

Allsvenskan football 2012: a season preview

Lifestyle: 28 Mar 12
This Saturday the Allsvenskan, Sweden’s premier football league, starts a new season. Contributor Nic Townsend takes a look at each team and their prospects for 2012. READ »

Swedish church's new recruitment ploy: wine

Society: 16 Mar 12
A Swedish church with dwindling parish numbers has turned to the pulling powers of alcohol in the hope of bringing in new members, and has invited people who’ve recently turned forty to come in for a wine tasting. READ »

Sweden mulls ban on smoking outdoors

Science & Technology: 15 Mar 12
The Swedish government is looking at extending a current ban on smoking to include several outdoor spaces in a bid to reduce children's exposure to the dangers of second-hand smoke. READ »

Three in four Rosengård children 'live in poverty'

National: 12 Mar 12
In the Malmö district of Rosengård over 70 percent of children are living in relative poverty, according to fresh figures from Statistics Sweden, which measures the growing economic divides across the country. READ »

Reinfeldt approved Saudi arms factory: report

Politics: 9 Mar 12
Sweden's prime minister Fredrik Reinfeldt approved plans to build an arms factory in Saudi Arabia, according to the latest revelations regarding the Saudi weapons deal. READ »

Sweden's Kinnaman snags new RoboCop lead

Society: 6 Mar 12
Swedish dreamboat Joel Kinnaman has nabbed yet another lead in a potential Hollywood blockbuster, agreeing to play RoboCop in the MGM remake of the classic action movie. READ »

Sweden beats Croatia 3-1

Sport: 1 Mar 12
Swedish strikers Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Sebastian Larsson were in great form as Sweden defeated Croatia 3-1 in an international friendly on Wednesday. READ »

Brits can't get enough Swedish food: report

Business & Money: 27 Feb 12
Sales of Swedish foods in the UK have shot up by 30 percent in the last five years with Brits' fascination with meatballs, herring, and crisp bread showing no signs of letting up. READ »

New photos of Sweden's Princess Estelle released

Society: 27 Feb 12
The Swedish Royal Court released new images of a four-day-old Princess Estelle on Monday, taken at her home in Haga Palace outside Stockholm. READ »

Parents charged for 'exorcizing' teen girl

National: 24 Feb 12
The father and step-mother of a 14-year-old girl from western Sweden were charged on Friday with repeatedly beating and burning the girl "for being a witch”, according to the prosecutor. READ »

Man admits to stabbing 10-year-old girl

National: 21 Feb 12
A 28-year-old man suspected of stabbing a young girl in the throat in a Gothenburg schoolyard at the beginning of February has confessed to the crime, after being apprehended in another European country. READ »

Convicted lay judges found working in Sweden

National: 20 Feb 12
The discovery that several of Sweden's lay judges have continued to work while having criminal records of their own has resulted in many either stepping down or being fired. READ »

Riksdag 'burger bribe' reported to police

Business & Money: 15 Feb 12
Swedish hamburger chain Max has been reported to police on suspicions of trying to bribe members of parliament by sending them a gift card along with an invitation to come eat at the popular fast food restaurant. READ »

Man held for stabbing Swedish 10-year-old

National: 14 Feb 12
A 28-year-old man suspected of stabbing a young girl in the throat at the beginning of February has been apprehended and is being held in another country pending Sweden's extradition demand. READ »

Outage leaves Swedish town without any heat

Science & Technology: 6 Feb 12
A power outage at a district heating plant in northern Sweden cut off heat to nearly all of Sollefteå's 8,000 residents on Sunday night as temperatures dropped below minus 25 degrees Celsius. READ »

How Millennium films tap deep into Swedish angst

Lifestyle: 1 Feb 12
Is there any truth in the image of Sweden portrayed in the Millennium books and films? Stockholm University ethnologist Jonas Engman argues that the stories have tapped into Swedish fears that their society’s success is not all they had been brought up to believe. READ »

Fire ravages refugee housing facility

National: 31 Jan 12
A violent fire erupted at a refugee housing facility in central Sweden early Tuesday morning, forcing the evacuation of 80 residents and sending at least three people to hospital. READ »

Hot dogs hike cancer risk: Swedish study

Science & Technology: 14 Jan 12
Munching regularly on hot dogs and and other processed meats have been shown to increase the risk of pancreatic cancer, a new Swedish study has shown. READ »

Family of five killed in head-on crash

National: 10 Jan 12
A family of five were killed when a car carrying two adults and three children slammed head-on into an oncoming truck on Sweden's E20 motorway on Monday night. READ »

Sweden's hockey juniors beat Finland in semi-final

Sport: 4 Jan 12
The Swedish ice-hockey juniors reached the World Cup final after a gut wrenching turn against sister nation Finland during the night to Wednesday. READ »

Swedish editor charged with weapons crimes

Society: 27 Dec 11
Thomas Mattsson, editor-in-chief of Swedish tabloid Expressen, has been charged with violating Sweden's weapons laws in connection with a story about purchasing illegal firearms in Sweden. READ »

'Lundin may have led Bildt to the heart of darkness'

Analysis & Opinion: 22 Dec 11
Swedish investigative journalist Leo Lagercrantz takes a closer look at the Lundin Group and Swedish foreign minister Carl Bildt's involvement with it after two Swedish journalists were found guilty of terror crimes in Ethiopia while reportedly investigating the company. READ »

'Tattoo' marketing angers Larsson's partner

Society: 21 Dec 11
Stieg Larsson's former partner has slammed the commercialization of the late Swedish writer's best-selling novel, “The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo”, in connection with the release of Hollywood's adaption of the book. READ »

'Tattoo' star Rooney Mara laughs off 'bush' wig

Society: 16 Dec 11
Rooney Mara, who portrays hacker heroine Lisbeth Salander in the Hollywood remake of “The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo” has made light of the measures taken to ensure the star's hirsute nether regions were also in character for the film. READ »

Can Hollywood's 'Tattoo' capture Sweden's dark side?

Lifestyle: 16 Dec 11
As the world awaits the impending release of the Hollywood version of “The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo”, The Local's Geoff Mortimore looks at whether the capital of the US film industry can accurately portray Sweden's dark underbelly. READ »

'Millennium' publisher launches Salander app

Science & Technology: 13 Dec 11
Swedish publishing house Norstedts, publisher of Stieg Larsson's 'Millennium' trilogy, released an English-language “Chasing Salander” iPhone app on Tuesday, just days ahead of the world première of the Hollywood version of "The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo". READ »

Saab limps along after new Chinese payout

Business & Money: 13 Dec 11
The first share of the money promised to Saab by Chinese Youngman has arrived into the cash-strapped carmaker's accounts, according to company representatives. READ »

Parents in massive brawl at kids' hockey game

Sport: 5 Dec 11
Things got out of hand at a hockey game for 11-year-olds in western Sweden after heckling of a boy by two members of the audience triggered a massive brawl amongst the parents. READ »

Sweden to meet England in Euro 2012

Sport: 2 Dec 11
Sweden has been drawn in the same group as England, France and Ukraine at next summer’s European Football Championship. READ »

Poverty on the rise among immigrants: study

National: 2 Dec 11
Two thirds of the people in Sweden relying long term on social benefits have a foreign background, while child poverty in the same group is becoming more and more serious, according to new reports. READ »

Three in ten parents 'manhandle' kids: study

Society: 1 Dec 11
Thirty percent of Swedish parents state that they occasionally push or shake their children, with stress being the most common underlying reason, according to a new study. READ »

'Gang leader' shot dead in Malmö

National: 24 Nov 11
A 31-year-old man believed to be the head of a notorious criminal gang was killed in a shooting at an industrial site in Malmö, in southern Sweden, on Thursday morning. Police have yet to make an arrest in the case. READ »

Wordfeud: Swedes' latest smartphone addiction

Science & Technology: 23 Nov 11
Swedes just can't seem to get enough of Wordfeud, a Scrabble-like smartphone app that has sucked up countless hours of free time, and may have even sparked a new trend in online dating, contributor Aila Stefansdotter-Franck discovers. READ »

Swedish police sent loaded rifle by post

National: 22 Nov 11
Police in Örnsköldsvik, in the north of Sweden, recently sent a loaded rifle through the post to the forensic laboratory for analysis. READ »

Millennium film wins Emmy award

Society: 22 Nov 11
Swedish crime drama Millennium, based on the novels by Stieg Larsson, has won the prize for best TV movie at the International Emmy Awards in New York. READ »

Mistreated foster kids receive official apology

Society: 21 Nov 11
The thousands of Swedes mistreated in foster care during the 1900s on Monday received an official apology from the state for having failed to provide them with a safe upbringing. READ »

Eight arrested in Gothenburg casino raid

Business & Money: 17 Nov 11
Eight people were arrested on Wednesday on suspicion of embezzlement at state-owned Casino Cosmopol in Gothenburg. READ »

England break 1968 Sweden jinx

Sport: 16 Nov 11
England's footballers finally ended their 43-year hoodoo against Sweden at Wembley on Tuesday, with a 1-0 friendly win. READ »

Sweden acts to curb corporate tax-avoidance

Business & Money: 14 Nov 11
Finance minister Anders Borg announced plans on Monday to close loopholes in the Swedish tax code following criticism that healthcare companies are using complicated schemes to avoid paying taxes in Sweden. READ »

Stockholm drops controversial care firm

Science & Technology: 14 Nov 11
The city of Stockholm said Monday that it would scrap its contract with Carema Care while the government launched an inquiry in the wake of growing concerns about the health care company's management of several elderly care homes. READ »

Stockholm makes Lonely Planet 'top ten' cities list

Society: 8 Nov 11
Stockholm has placed among the ten best cities to visit in 2012 in a recent ranking published by the Lonely Planet travel guides, which referred to the Swedish capital as “cozy yet cosmopolitan”. READ »

Agency slammed for Hitler painting sales

National: 7 Nov 11
Sweden's debt collection agency's plans to sell seven paintings by Adolf Hitler, a move which has drawn criticism from the Jewish association in Stockholm, has been scuppered after the works were deemed to be fakes. READ »

Swedish woman loses breast after misdiagnosis

Science & Technology: 4 Nov 11
A 32-year-old woman in Gävle in eastern Sweden had her breast removed following a faulty diagnosis, bringing to three the number of women in the area who have lost their breasts due to medical errors. READ »

Making fun of slavery belittles black people

Analysis & Opinion: 1 Nov 11
The dropping of a hate speech case against students who staged a "slave auction" at Lund University clears the way for racists and contravenes Swedish human rights commitments, representatives from anti-racism groups argue. READ »

Brussels group slams 'slave auction' ruling

National: 31 Oct 11
A Brussels human rights group has "strongly condemned" a ruling by the Swedish prosecution authorities who deemed a "slave auction" held by a Lund student group in April to be a "costume party" meaning no charges will be filed. READ »

Halloween revelers keep Swedish police busy

National: 30 Oct 11
The recent payday, Halloween, and a concert by hip hop star 50 Cent proved to be a recipe for an extra messy weekend for police around Sweden. READ »

'Cautious optimism' over Saab's second escape from bankruptcy

Analysis & Opinion: 28 Oct 11
While the sale of Saab Automobile may have once again helped the troubled Swedish automaker avoid bankruptcy, uncertainties about possible layoffs and obtaining necessary approvals remain, the AFP's Nina Larsson explains. READ »

Prosecutor: slave auction was 'costume party'

National: 28 Oct 11
A ”slave auction” held by a Lund student group in April was a ”costume party” meaning no charges will be filed against the organizers. However, charges have been filed against an artist who drew up demeaning posters of the person who reported the incident. READ »

No punishment for Swedish cop who called gays a 'cancer on society'

Society: 27 Oct 11
The police officer from southern Sweden who called homosexuals a “cancer on society” in reference to a lesbian colleague, will not face any disciplinary measures. READ »

H&M launches 'Dragon Tattoo' fashion line

Society: 26 Oct 11
Swedish fashion retailer H&M is planning a line of clothing inspired by the hacker heroine made famous in the first of the best-selling Millennium crime thrillers, "The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo". READ »

Stieg Larsson among top earning dead celebs

Society: 26 Oct 11
Swedish writer Stieg Larsson, author of the world acclaimed Millennium trilogy, has cracked Forbes magazine's list of top ten stars who are still earning big in the afterlife. READ »

Borg has 'worst' personal finances among Swedish ministers: report

Business & Money: 24 Oct 11
Swedish finance minister Anders Borg, known for lecturing Swedes about the dangers of borrowing too much money, has a mortgage worth more than the value of his home, according to new investigation. READ »

Beauty giant slammed over anti-wrinkle claims

Business & Money: 17 Oct 11
Beauty giant L’Oréal continues to market its anti-wrinkle creams in Sweden with ”misleading information” despite a ban from last year, according to Sweden's consumer watchdog. READ »

Sweden to face England at Wembley

Sport: 14 Oct 11
Sweden are set to play England next month in a friendly international as coach Erik Hamrén seeks to prepare his side for next year's European Championship finals, the English Football Association announced on Thursday. READ »

Borg: EU debt crisis not just a eurozone issue

Analysis & Opinion: 13 Oct 11
The current debt crisis is a concern for all of Europe, not just to eurozone countries, Swedish Finance Minister Anders Borg tells AFP's Nina Larsson, highlighting the vulnerability of banks and exports in Sweden as an example. READ »

Stieg Larsson books to become comics

National: 12 Oct 11
Stieg Larsson's best-selling Millennium thrillers are to be turned into graphic novels, US comic-book powerhouse DC Entertainment said Tuesday after announcing that it had secured "worldwide rights" to adapt the trilogy. READ »

Sweden secures Euro 2012 spot

Sport: 12 Oct 11
Sweden overcame the Netherlands 3-2 in Stockholm on Tuesday night to book their spot at the Euro 2012 football championships in Poland and Ukraine. READ »

Chocoholics run lower risk of stroke: study

Science & Technology: 11 Oct 11
A fondness for chocolate doesn't have to be all bad, according to new Swedish research which has shown that the more chocolate consumed, the lower the risk of suffering a stroke. READ »

Stieg Larsson journo school rejection letter to be auctioned off

Society: 11 Oct 11
A letter to late Swedish author Stieg Larsson rejecting his application to journalism school due to doubts about his writing skills is set to go on the auction block. READ »

Sweden secures Euro 2012 playoff spot

Sport: 8 Oct 11
Friday's narrow 2-1 win against Finland ensured Sweden a playoff spot in the Euro 2012 football championship. READ »

Q&A with Paul Johnston, new UK ambassador to Sweden

Lifestyle: 30 Sep 11
The Local catches up with the new UK ambassador to Sweden, Paul Johnston, and has a quick chat about how he is finding his new posting in Stockholm. READ »

Government in u-turn over abused foster kids

National: 29 Sep 11
The Swedish government has changed its mind regarding reimbursing thousands of Swedes mistreated in foster care during the 1900s. READ »

Petzäll backed by Sweden Democrat rebels

Politics: 28 Sep 11
A network of former Sweden Democrats has offered support to 23-year-old William Petzäll after his decision to leave the party and remain in the Riksdag as an independent, encouraging him to stand strong against the party hierarchy. READ »

Leeches save woman's face after dog attack

Science & Technology: 20 Sep 11
Doctors in southern Sweden used hundreds of leeches to help save a woman's face after a massive chunk had been bitten off by her own dog. READ »

Minister open to talks on foster care abuse cash

Politics: 12 Sep 11
The Swedish minister who at the weekend said that no money would be coming to victims who suffered abuse while in foster care has opened to further talks on the issue following pressure from the opposition. READ »

No money for abused foster kids: minister

Politics: 10 Sep 11
The thousands of Swedes misltreated in foster care will not be receiving any economic compensation, stated Maria Larsson, minister for children and elderly. READ »

Lund 'slave auction' prompts police probe

Society: 8 Sep 11
One person is suspected of hate speech in connection with a party at Lund University in April featuring the sale of "slaves" complete with blackened faces and ropes around their necks. READ »

Swedes leave it late to beat San Marino

Sport: 7 Sep 11
Sweden's men claimed a crucial victory over footballing minnows San Marino on Tuesday night, finally breaking the deadlock in the second half to prompt a flurry of goals and win the Euro 2012 qualifier 5-0. READ »

Moderates backpedal on sex change law

Politics: 4 Sep 11
Sweden has taken further steps towards changing the law on gender reassignment after the Moderate Party joined the broad opposition against the disputed law, and its demands for sterilisation and divorce. READ »

Swedish cop: gays a 'cancer on society'

Society: 2 Sep 11
A police officer in Malmö in southern Sweden is under investigation after having called homosexuals a “cancer on society” in reference to a lesbian colleague who also serves as the department's hate crimes educator. READ »

Director alters ending in Millennium movie

Society: 2 Sep 11
David Fincher, the director of the forthcoming Hollywood version of the Stieg Larsson novel The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (Män som hatar kvinnor) has changed the ending of the story READ »

Book re-ignites debate on Ikea founder's Nazi past

Analysis & Opinion: 1 Sep 11
Recent revelations that Ingvar Kamprad was more active in Swedish Nazi movements than previously thought have called into question the Ikea founder's claims that it was simply a “folly of youth”, the AFP's Nina Larsson explains. READ »

Celtic scoops up Bangura from Stockholm's AIK

Sport: 31 Aug 11
AIK striker Mohamed Bangura is moving from Stockholm to Scottish club Celtic in a deal sparked by a recommendation from former Celtic and Swedish national side star Henrik Larsson. READ »

Stieg Larsson sequel '70 percent finished': Baksi

National: 23 Aug 11
Kurdo Baksi, confidant and author of an expose book on deceased Swedish crime writer Stieg Larsson, has claimed that the manuscript believed to be the fourth book in the Millennium series is almost complete. READ »

Maltreatment reports increasing in Swedish geriatric care

National: 13 Aug 11
Many are now reporting maltreatment of elderly to Sweden's health and welfare watchdog, and cases are increasing in several parts of the country, according to a report in Swedish media. READ »

Malmö overcome nine man Rangers

Sport: 4 Aug 11
Malmö FF held out to secure a 1-1 draw in a fiery second leg of their Champions League qualifier against Glasgow Rangers on Wednesday, winning the tie 2-1 on aggregate. READ »

Liberals push for end to sex change sterilisation

Politics: 3 Aug 11
A Liberal Party MP is planning to present a motion to Sweden's Riksdag in the autumn to push for a removal of the requirement for compulsory sterilization for those undergoing a sex change. READ »

Malmö sets sights on Champions League

Sport: 2 Aug 11
Swedish champions Malmö FF hosts Glasgow Rangers on Wednesday evening hoping to preserve their lead from the first leg and take a huge step to becoming the first Swedish team to qualify for the Champions League in 14 years. READ »

Malmö score Champions League upset win

Sport: 27 Jul 11
Malmö’s football club notched a surprise 1-0 away win against the storied Glasgow Rangers on Tuesday night, giving the Swedish side hope of advancing to the Champions League group stages. READ »

Harvard to host Stieg Larsson lectures

Society: 19 Jul 11
Students at the prestigious Harvard University will soon have the chance to study the Swedish crime writer Stieg Larsson when an expert on Swedish crime fiction joins the faculty for a guest lectureship. READ »

Sweden targets cannabis use

Society: 17 Jul 11
Cannabis use is increasing sharply in Sweden, particularly among young men in larger cities, and a government initiative to combat this is now in the works. READ »

Sweden secures World Cup bronze

Sport: 17 Jul 11
Sweden finished third at the women's World Cup after beating France 2-1 in Saturday's play-off despite finishing the game with 10 players. READ »

Swedish star Larsson in Premiership switch

Sport: 1 Jul 11
Swedish football player Sebastian Larsson linked up with manager Steve Bruce for the second time in his career after joining English Premier League side Sunderland on a free transfer on Friday. READ »

Christian Democrats uphold sex change sterilization demand

Politics: 1 Jul 11
The Christian Democrats on Thursday voted to retain the demand for sterilization for those choosing to undergo a sex change, arguing that if "a woman becomes a man, she should not be able to become pregnant as a woman". READ »


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