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H&M defends marketing lingerie with fake models

Business & Money: 6 Dec 11
Swedish clothing retailer H&M has defended its use of computer-generated bodies adorned with the heads of real models in order to sell swimwear and lingerie. READ »

Long-term unemployed tapped for Swedish cultural preservation bid

Business & Money: 13 Sep 11
The government has proposed utlising thousands of Swedes with diminished work capacity due to illness or disability in a new effort to help preserve Sweden's cultural heritage. READ »

Swedish World Cup stars given heroes' welcome

Sport: 19 Jul 11
Götaplatsen in Gothenburg in western Sweden was teeming with exulted football fans on Monday evening, gathered to give the bronze-medal winning women's World Cup team a jubilant welcome back from Germany. READ »

Green light for Swedish ‘hooligan-register’

Sport: 31 May 11
Stockholm club Djurgården Football has received the approval needed from the Data Inspection Board (Datainspektionen) to start up a register of blacklisted supporters to keep them out of sports events. READ »

Football hooliganism in Sweden - alive and kicking

Analysis & Opinion: 6 May 11
While football hooliganism has all but disappeared in the UK, Sweden continues to struggle with how to deal with the problem, turning it into a political hot potato, The Local's Geoff Mortimore discovers. READ »

Introducing the Moderates

Analysis & Opinion: 7 Sep 10
Here's a look at the Moderates, bidding to retain power and become the largest party in Swedish politics. READ »

Minister: Catholic Church should investigate

National: 30 Apr 10
After a series of reports of sexual abuse within the Catholic Church of Sweden, Bishop Anders Arborelius wants the state to investigate, but the church minister has expressed reluctance, arguing that the church can manage on its own. READ »

Stieg Larsson's partner reports 'racist' subsidy

National: 28 Apr 10
Eva Gabrielsson, the life partner of deceased Millennium trilogy author Stieg Larsson, has called on Sweden's highest legal official to examine the legality of a press subsidy awarded to a newspaper run by a racist political party. READ »

Pay-day for extreme-right paper puts subsidies under fire

Society: 24 Apr 10
Sweden's system of press subsidies has come under the microscope after a publication affiliated with an extreme right-wing political party received millions of kronor in public funding this week. READ »

Sweden calls time on lifetime artist stipends

Society: 17 Feb 10
The Swedish government plans to end the practice of giving a select group of Swedish artists a lifetime income guarantee in the face of stern criticism from supporters of the system. READ »

Sweden to test 'culture by prescription'

Science & Technology: 10 Nov 09
Doctors in south-western Sweden will soon be able to prescribe cultural activities such as choir lessons or ceramics classes as part of a taxpayer-funded initiative to help reduce prolonged absences from work due to illness. READ »

What's on in Sweden: May 15 - 21

Lifestyle: 13 May 09
What's on in Sweden: Canadian improv theatre and Morrissey in Stockholm; Funk veterans and Basketball Festival in Gothenburg; Brandy in Malmö. READ »

What's on in Sweden: May 8 - 14

Lifestyle: 6 May 09
What's on in Sweden: English speaking theatre and American Vaudeville in Stockholm; Uncle Vanya and LGBT Festival in Gothenburg; Jean Michel Jarre in Malmö. READ »

Police drop charges against metro graffiti art student

Society: 5 May 09
Police have closed an investigation against a former student at Sweden's largest art college accused of vandalizing a metro train carriage. Stockholm transport authority SL is still demanding compensation from the man. READ »

Students' art subject to legal review

Society: 20 Apr 09
Sweden's University College of Arts, Craft and Design has decided to have lawyers review projects prepared by final-year students for this year’s spring exhibition. READ »

Riksdag to hear from art school head over vandalism video

Society: 20 Feb 09
The Riksdag’s education committee said on Thursday it plans to call in the head of Sweden's University College of Arts, Craft and Design in the wake of a controversial art project. READ »

Vandalism costs transport authority 110 million kronor

Business & Money: 16 Feb 09
Graffiti and vandalism cost Stockholm county transport authority SL 110 million kronor ($13 million) last year, new figures show. READ »

Transport authority outraged over metro graffiti 'art'

Society: 15 Feb 09
Stockholm county transport authority, SL, has demanded compensation from Sweden's largest arts college after one of its students vandalized a metro car in a comment on graffiti. READ »

Inquiry proposes major culture policy overhaul

Politics: 12 Feb 09
The Committee of Inquiry on Cultural Policy has proposed a major overhaul of Swedish culture policy in a report published on Thursday. READ »

Sweden decks the halls for Nobel festivities

Society: 10 Dec 08
Over a million Swedes are expected to stay glued to their television sets on Wednesday to watch monarchs, politicians and assorted clever clogs tuck in to the annual Nobel banquet. READ »

Demonstrators honour Stockholm's 'Romario'

National: 17 Nov 08
A large crowd gathered in central Stockholm on Sunday for a demonstration in honour of Ahmed "Romario" Ibrahim Ali, a 23-year-old footballer stabbed to death in a Stockholm suburb last month. READ »

Government in press subsidy reversal

Business & Money: 29 Aug 08
The Swedish government has decided not to implement a controversial proposal which would drastically cut press subsidies to the Svenska Dagbladet (SvD) and Skånska Dagbladet newspapers. READ »

Amnesty rights report won't stop minister's Olympic travel

Politics: 31 Jul 08
The Swedish culture minister Lena Adelsohn Liljeroth (left) plans to travel to the Olympic opening ceremony despite a new report from Amnesty damning China's human rights record. READ »

'Reduce sponsorship of public broadcasting'

National: 30 Jun 08
The government commission examining the future of public broadcasting in Sweden has proposed a drastic reduction in outside sponsorship, according to a report submitted on Monday. READ »

Tax on press advertising to be abolished

Politics: 29 Jun 08
The government plans to abolish the tax on press advertising, according to culture minister Lena Adelsohn Liljeroth. READ »

Swedish publisher behind EU press subsidy complaint

Business & Money: 6 May 08
Publishing giant Bonnier AB was responsible for delivering a secret complaint to the EU Commission about state support to the press in Sweden. READ »

Major newspapers to lose press subsidies

Politics: 4 Apr 08
Two major Swedish newspapers are to lose almost all of the subsidies they currently receive from the state. READ »

Sweden 'must pick woman' for Euro 2008

National: 1 Apr 08
Sweden's hopes for Euro 2008 have been dealt a blow with the news that coach Lars Lagerbäck may be forced to include a female player in his squad. READ »

Government to consider Swedish language law

Politics: 18 Mar 08
The position of Swedish as a first language ought to be regulated by a language law, according to a recently submitted proposal to the government. READ »

'A declaration of war on Sweden's youth'

Science & Technology: 14 Mar 08
Plans for a new Swedish government proposal to counteract illegal file sharing met with mixed reactions on Friday. READ »

Sweden to clamp down on file sharing

National: 14 Mar 08
Courts will be able to force internet service providers to give out IP-addresses used in illegal file sharing. READ »

Sweden completes digital TV transition

National: 15 Oct 07
Analogue television broadcasts were consigned to Sweden's history books on Monday morning as Skåne became the last region to go digital. Minister for Culture Lena Adelsohn Liljeroth referred to the changeover as "a historic moment". READ »

Sweden plans crackdown on sports hooligans

Sport: 8 Sep 07
Sweden plans to crack down on hooliganism in football and other sports, the country's justice and sports ministers have written. READ »

Sweden donates three million dollars to save Bergman's works

Society: 3 Sep 07
The Swedish government said Monday it would donate almost three million dollars (20 million kronor) to preserve the works and memory of legendary filmmaker Ingmar Bergman who died in July. READ »

Footballer denounces sport homophobia

Society: 2 Aug 07
The Nordic region's largest gay pride event, Stockholm Pride, was officially opened on Wednesday by former Liverpool and Sweden footballer Glenn Hysén, who spoke of the problem of homophobia in sport. READ »

Reinfeldt: Bergman's work is immortal

National: 30 Jul 07
Sweden's Prime Minister, Fredrik Reinfeldt, has led political tributes to film director Ingmar Bergman, who died on Monday at the age of 89. READ »

Sporting gay fest set for kick-off

Society: 30 Jul 07
Stockholm Pride, the largest gay pride festival in the Nordic region, opens on Monday. Organizers have selected sport as the theme of the festival, with ex-footballer Glenn Hysén a controversial speaker. READ »

Football legend to inaugurate Pride festival

Society: 12 Jul 07
Popular ex-footballer Glenn Hysén has been named as the inaugural speaker at this year's Stockholm Pride festival. READ »

Sweden could allow freeze-dried corpses

Society: 16 May 07
Sweden is considering allowing an alternative to burying the dead, in which corpses are freeze dried, after which they can be used as an alternative to compost. READ »

Bonnier takes over TV4

Business & Money: 22 Mar 07
Marita Ulvskog, the Social Democrats' party secretary has described as "very negative" Bonnier's takeover of TV4. "Marita Ulvskog is becoming more and more like a thoroughbred ostrich," replied TV4's CEO Jan Scherman. READ »

'No gender quotas in theatres'

Lifestyle: 7 Mar 07
Culture minister Lena Adelsohn Liljeroth has disappointed many in the world of Swedish drama by her opposition to compulsory gender quotas for theatrical productions. READ »

Museums lose visitors after return of entrance fees

National: 22 Feb 07
Visits to Swedish museums have fallen by a third since the government reintroduced entrance charges in January. One museum has seen visitor numbers fall by 83 percent. READ »

More ads to be allowed on Swedish TV

Politics: 15 Feb 07
Swedish terrestrial channel TV4 will soon be allowed to show as many commercials as its satellite competitors TV3 under proposals being put forward by the country's culture minister. READ »

Leijonborg calls for transformation of Swedish media

National: 23 Jan 07
Press subsidies should be scrapped, advertising tax should be abolished, and a new national radio news channel should be started, Liberal leader Lars Leijonborg has said. READ »

Sweden to drop Athletics bid

Sport: 14 Dec 06
The government has said it will not provide financial guarantees to support a bid to stage the International Athletics Championships in Gothenburg. Sweden's Athletics Federation immediately withdrew its bid. READ »

Genius meets royalty on Nobel Day

Science & Technology: 10 Dec 06
Sunday saw the Swedish party of the year: the Nobel banquet. And as usual, genius and royalty took centre stage at the Stockholm celebrations. READ »

Sweden loses EU booze ad fight

National: 14 Nov 06
Sweden has lost a battle to get alcohol ads and commercials aimed at children banned from the EU's TV screens. It also failed to force other countries to obey Swedish rules when broadcasting to Sweden. READ »

'Make golf tax deductible' say MPs

Business & Money: 7 Nov 06
Folk dancing, massage, gymnastics and yoga - all these sports are tax deductible. But golf, riding and sailing are thought a bit too posh, so are not. Now MPs are demanding a change. READ »

Government won't stop agencies Gotland move

Society: 30 Oct 06
Controversial plans to move two government agencies from Stockholm to Visby have been given the go-ahead by culture minister Lena Adelsohn-Liljeroth, despite her own opposition to the idea. READ »

Reinfeldt announces two new ministers

Politics: 24 Oct 06
Fredrik Reinfeldt's government is back in one piece after a chaotic start that saw two ministers resign. Lena Adelsohn Liljeroth is the new culture minister, while Sten Tolgfors takes over the trade portfolio. READ »

The Local's Election blog

Politics: 17 Sep 06
The Local is covering the Swedish elections live from the Moderate and Social Democrat election night parties in Stockholm. Read all about it here. READ »

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 »

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