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Texting behind the wheel 'harmless': agency

National: 11 Apr 12
There is no reason to ban texting and talking on mobile phones without hands-free while driving, according to a report from the Swedish National Road and Transport Institute, handed to the government on Wednesday. READ »

EU to probe Sweden's 'economic imbalance'

Business & Money: 14 Feb 12
Sweden is among twelve countries set to be discussed in a report from the EU commission, due to what the European Commission has identified as imbalances in the economy. READ »

Sweden offers aid for Libya refugee effort

National: 4 Mar 11
Sweden plans to contribute a C-130 Hercules aircraft as well as 33 million kronor ($5.2 million) to assist with the evacuation of refugees from Libya READ »

Swedes evacuated to Malta from Libya

National: 4 Mar 11
A number of Swedes were successfully evacuated from Libya on Thursday after a Swedish plane was able to land in Tripoli following days of delays. READ »

Sweden moves ahead with Libya evacuation

National: 1 Mar 11
A Swedish plane was expected to depart from Malta for Libya on Tuesday afternoon to help push evacuation plans forward following delays due to the collapse of air traffic control in Tripoli. READ »

Swedes lifted from Libya

National: 27 Feb 11
After sending a military transport plane to Libya to evacuate foreign and Swedish nationals, seven Swedes have now safely arrived in Paris, a stop over before heading home. READ »

Lockerbie ordered by Qaddafi: Swedish paper

National: 23 Feb 11
Colonel Muammar Qaddafi ordered the 1988 terror attack that downed a Pan Am airliner over Lockerbie, Scotland, the Libyan leader's former justice minister told a Swedish reporter on Wednesday. READ »

Sweden's Borg in bold unemployment promise

Politics: 3 Feb 11
Swedish finance minister Anders Borg has promised to bring the country's jobless rate down to 5 percent by 2014, putting Sweden "in the European elite" of low unemployment. READ »

FT ranks Borg fourth of EU financial chiefs

Business & Money: 6 Dec 10
Swedish Finance Minister Anders Borg came in fourth among a ranking of 19 European finance ministers published by the Financial Times (FT) newspaper on Monday. READ »

US embassy: 'Sweden no longer neutral'

Politics: 2 Dec 10
According to US diplomatic cables released by WikiLeaks this week, Sweden is regarded as a "strong and pragmatic partner", whose official non-alignment does not reflect reality. READ »

Sweden slammed for political funding secrecy

National: 26 Oct 10
Transparency International Sweden has criticised the country for its lack of regulations governing the financing of political parties, arguing that "it is high time to wash off this unnecessary blemish on our democracy". READ »

Glitch makes losing impossible at web casino

Business & Money: 28 Jul 10
Swedish online casino Mr Green announced on Wednesday that it has corrected a technical problem that made it impossible to lose money when gambling on the site. READ »

Maltese player probed after 'karate' kick at ref

Sport: 11 Jul 10
A 15-year-old football player from a Maltese team was questioned by police after kicking a referee in the chest at Storsjöcupen in Östersund on Friday. READ »

Swedes pay less tax than the Danes

Business & Money: 29 Jun 10
Danes pay the highest level of tax in the EU, measured as a tax-to-GDP ratio, pushing Sweden into second place with a a tax take of 47.1 percent, new statistics show. READ »

Sweden best in EU for competition: ranking

Business & Money: 9 May 10
Sweden's economy remains the most competitive in the European Union, according to a new ranking from the Geneva-based World Economic Forum. READ »

'Swedish housing costs among highest in EU'

National: 3 Mar 10
Swedish housing costs are among the highest across the EU countries. Only the Danes pay more for their homes, according to a new report. READ »

Stockholm Skavsta and Ryanair hold crisis talks

Business & Money: 16 Feb 10
Stockholm Skavsta Airport and Irish budget airline Ryanair held crisis talks on Monday evening to try to resolve a long running dispute over unpaid bills and limited service. READ »

Skavsta rejects Ryanair 'illegal closure' claims

National: 11 Feb 10
Skavsta airport authorities have dismissed as "incorrect" accusations made by low-cost airline Ryanir that it had illegally closed its runway on Wednesday evening, forcing the airline to divert one of its flights. READ »

Swedes draw Dutch and Finns in Euro 2012 qualifiers

Sport: 7 Feb 10
Sweden face Holland, Hungary and neighbours Finland in a Euro 2012 qualification group that gives Erik Hamrén's side a chance to settle old scores. READ »

Profile: Sweden's new EU minister Birgitta Ohlsson

Analysis & Opinion: 2 Feb 10
Birgitta Ohlsson was named as Sweden's new EU minister on Tuesday. An outspoken advocate of feminism, equality and civil liberties issues, as well as a keen supporter of Nato membership, Ohlsson also harbours dreams of a top UN human rights post. READ »

Win fails to help Sweden fulfill World Cup dream

Sport: 15 Oct 09
Despite a 4-1 drubbing of Albania on Wednesday night, Sweden’s slim hopes of continuing their World Cup journey came to an end as Malta failed to take points from Portugal. READ »

Swedish coach Lagerbäck resigns

Sport: 11 Oct 09
Sweden's coach Lars Lagerbäck on Sunday announced his intention to resign after the final World Cup qualifier against Albania on Wednesday, accepting that the Scandinavians are unlikely to qualify for the 2010 finals. READ »

Danes end Sweden's World Cup dream

Sport: 11 Oct 09
Sweden were unable to live up to the pre-match bravado and were left wanting in Copenhagen losing 1-0 to Denmark who booked their spot in the World Cup finals in South Africa next summer. READ »

Sweden leave it late in Malta

Sport: 10 Sep 09
An 81st minute own goal spared Sweden's blushes in Valletta on Wednesday evening, as Sweden leaped to second place in Wold Cup qualifying Group One. READ »

Sweden announces EU immigration reform plans

Politics: 25 Aug 09
The Swedish EU presidency announced on Monday that proposals to reform immigration policy will be presented in September. READ »

Swedish MP: I don't want to force abortion on Ireland

Society: 4 Aug 09
Swedish MP Birgitta Ohlsson has denied she wants to use the EU's Lisbon Treaty to impose liberal abortion laws on other countries. She just wants a debate, she says. READ »

Sweden see off Malta to keep World Cup hopes alive

Sport: 11 Jun 09
Sweden’s national side came to life on Wednesday night with a convincing 4-0 victory over Malta, keeping the squad’s World Cup qualification hopes alive. READ »

What's on in Sweden: June 5 - 11

Lifestyle: 4 Jun 09
What's on in Sweden: Lewis Black and Early Music Festival in Stockholm; Beer festival & World Cup football in Gothenburg; Buju Banton & Mandela exhibition in Malmö. READ »

Liberals launch EU pro-choice abortion initiative

Politics: 2 Jun 09
The Swedish Liberal party has launched a new initiative to give the women of Europe the right to choose to have an abortion and establish abortion as a human right. READ »

Sweden draws blank in World Cup qualifier

Sport: 29 Mar 09
Sweden came away from their World Cup qualifier in Portugal with a valuable point after a 0-0 draw in Oporto on Saturday. READ »

English skills help Swedes go global

Analysis & Opinion: 17 Mar 09
Language-learning has always been of great importance to a small country like Sweden, and good English proficiency is crucial in helping the country adapt to a globalized world, writes Olle Wästberg, Director-General of the Swedish Institute. READ »

Maltese heartthrob sings home Swedish Idol prize

Society: 13 Dec 08
Sweden's Idol 2008 talent show came to a screeching climax on Friday night and left Kevin Borg, a young crooner from Malta who has only lived in Sweden for a year, clutching the champagne. READ »

Sweden held by Portugal in World Cup qualifier

Sport: 12 Oct 08
Sweden were held to a goalless draw by Portugal in their group 1 World Cup 2010 qualifier in Stockholm on Saturday. READ »

Women's rights on downward turn: anti-globalization activists

Analysis & Opinion: 19 Sep 08
Anti-globalization activists have warned of a downward turn for women's rights across Europe, citing growing religious extremism and neo-liberalism as contributory factors. READ »

Perrelli in Eurovision fiasco

Society: 25 May 08
Charlotte Perrelli finished a lowly 18th in Saturday's Eurovision song contest in Belgrade. Russia won for the first time. READ »

Witnessing Eurovision nightmares in a Gothenburg downpour

Travel: 28 Apr 08
In his book Cycling Back to Happiness, English journalist Bernie Friend covers 6,000 kilometres of northern Europe on a bicycle in a bid to overcome his paranoia. In the last of our three excerpts, Bernie and his pal Rhys get unexpectedly Eurovisioned in Gothenburg. READ »

'Swedish feminists should embrace free markets'

Analysis & Opinion: 18 Mar 08
Swedish feminists could well secure more support if they decided to embrace free markets rather than left wing ideologies, argues Nima Sanandaji of the Captus think tank. READ »

Swedish women close to bottom of EU business start-up rankings

Business & Money: 18 Feb 08
While Sweden usually ranks high in matters of gender equity, a new study reveals an exception when to comes to business. READ »

Sweden blocks EU divorce plans

Society: 26 Jan 08
Sweden has blocked European Union plans to stop divorcing couples from fighting over which EU court to legally settle their separation in. READ »

Fast facts: big robberies in Sweden

National: 22 Jan 08
Sweden has been the scene of a number of big cash robberies in recent years. Here's the lowdown. READ »

Sports digest: Sweden faces 'tough' World Cup group

Sport: 26 Nov 07
Football: Lagerbäck assesses challenges ahead. Golf: Chopra loses sudden death playoff down under. READ »

Unibet boss slams French gambling laws

National: 1 Nov 07
The Swedish head of online betting firm Unibet on Thursday called for an end to the French state's gaming monopoly, attacking the laws under which he is being investigated for illegal activities as "obsolete." READ »

Commission worried by Unibet arrest

National: 23 Oct 07
The European Commission has said it is 'concerned' about the arrest of the Swedish chief executive of international online betting firm Unibet, who was picked up on a warrant issued by French authorities. READ »

Betting boss arrested in Netherlands

National: 23 Oct 07
The Swedish CEO of betting company Unibet has been arrested in the Netherlands on orders of French authorities. READ »

Alliance rejects Liberal calls for euro vote

Politics: 9 Aug 07
Sweden should hold another referendum on introducing the euro, leading Liberals, including Europe Minister Cecilia Malmström, have said. Colleagues from other parties in the ruling coalition have already rejected the idea. READ »

Ryanair in major Skavsta expansion

Business & Money: 14 Jun 07
Ryanair's Viking chief, Michael O'Leary, was in Stockholm on Thursday to announce a major expansion at Skavsta airport. The airline plans to launch 13 new routes to European destinations, including Berlin, Liverpool and Valencia. READ »

Why is Brazil playing Ghana in Stockholm?

Lifestyle: 26 Mar 07
The Brazilian football team is in Sweden - but it is not playing the Swedish national side. Instead, Ronaldinho and chums have played Chile in Gothenburg and face Ghana in Stockholm. Eddie de Oliveira finds out why. READ »

Hägglund defends abortion plans

Society: 26 Feb 07
Allowing foreign women to travel to Sweden for abortions could lead to fewer illegal abortions, Social Affairs minister Göran Hägglund has said following criticism from church leaders. READ »

Swedes keenest on ethnic minorities

Society: 24 Jan 07
Swedes are the quickest in the European Union to embrace the multi-cultural society, according to a new survey. "It's pleasing that people are so positive," says integration minister Nyamko Sabuni. READ »

Sweden 'unlikely' to restrict new EU workers

Politics: 20 Oct 06
Workers from Romania and Bulgaria are likely to be allowed to move to Sweden without restrictions, according to Fredrik Reinfeldt's spokeswoman. READ »

Swedish stunt pilot dies in Malta crash

National: 10 Sep 06
A Swedish aerobatics pilot has died following a mid-air collision during a competition in Malta. READ »

Russians under spotlight over doping find

National: 15 Aug 06
Russian athletes competing in the European Championships in Gothenburg have been signalled out in the media as potential culprits for alleged drug-taking, after syringes were found on Monday. READ »

Carola breezes through to Eurovision final

National: 19 May 06
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To the enormous relief of Eurovisionophile Sweden, Carola and her wind machine have battled their way through to Saturday's final. READ »

Swede photographed suspected CIA plane

National: 23 Nov 05
As a number of Europe-wide inquiries are launched into the alleged CIA prisoner transportation flights, a photograph taken by a Swedish plane enthusiast confirms that a Hercules plane linked to the CIA landed at Stockholm's Arlanda airport in May 2003. READ »

Sweden "should offer abortions to foreigners"

Science & Technology: 7 Nov 05
A government inquiry proposes that the law on abortions be changed to allow foreign women to be able to have abortions in Sweden on the same terms as Swedish women. READ »

Zlatan fires Sweden closer to Germany 2006

Sport: 8 Sep 05
"Zlatan is Sweden's Zorro", wrote Svenska Dagbladet. "Zlatan danced, lightning struck and there was a deafening silence in Budapest," wrote Aftonbladet. "I had a bit of a stomach ache," said Zlatan Ibrahimovic himself. READ »

Swedish police confirm EU-wide child porn raids

National: 7 May 05
Around 100 suspects have been questioned as part of a crackdown on child pornography on the Internet by police in eight European countries that wound up on Friday, Swedish police said. READ »

Equality minister attacks US abortion policy

Politics: 3 Mar 05
The Swedish government's delegate to a UN conference on the status of women, Jens Orback, gets a spontaneous round of applause as he accuses the United States of putting women's lives at risk by denying them the right to abortion. READ »

Undersexed Swedes turn to online gambling

Society: 14 Oct 04
Another myth shattered: Swedes aren’t having that much sex. What's more, men are having an identity crisis, thousands are playing online poker all night and 1 in 9 has a social phobia. Spot a connection? READ »

Sweden denied draw by referee

Sport: 9 Sep 04
A "perfect" equaliser in Sweden's second World Cup qualifying match against Croatia is ruled out while the country's favourite footballing son, Sven-Göran Eriksson lives to endure another day for England. 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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