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Motivation key to mastering Swedish

Lifestyle: 24 Feb 10
Sponsored Article: After a string of failed attempts to find a Swedish teacher to suit, British businessman David Brodetsky found the right fit at Företagsuniversitetet. READ »

Hirvonen beats Loeb to Swedish rally crown

Sport: 15 Feb 10
Finland's Mikko Hirvonen beat the reigning world champion, Frenchman Sebastien Loeb, to win the Rally of Sweden in Värmland on Sunday. READ »

Sweden evaluates swine flu response

National: 17 Jan 10
With more than half the population inoculated, the swine flu scare is waning in Sweden. But questions remain whether the epidemic was grossly exaggerated. READ »

Autoliv slashes 820 jobs worldwide

Business & Money: 21 Dec 09
Swedish car safety giant Autoliv has announced several global plant closures and major job cuts as part of a cost-cutting strategy to adapt to a worldwide auto industry downturn. READ »

Space tourism to take off in Kiruna

Science & Technology: 12 Dec 09
If all goes to plan, billionaire Richard Branson’s spaceships will take off with tourists on board in 2012 – from Kiruna in the far north of Sweden. READ »

What's on in Sweden: Nov 27 - Dec 3

Lifestyle: 25 Nov 09
What's on in Sweden: Skansen Christmas market & Charles Dickens in Stockholm; Swedish Idol & Melissa Horn in Gothenburg; Little Theatre of Gestures in Malmö/Lund. READ »

Sweden's Nordqvist claims second LPGA tournament title

Sport: 24 Nov 09
Eight final round birdies by Swedish golfer Anna Nordqvist helped her take home an unexpected win at the LPGA Tour Championship on Monday. READ »

'Copenhagen climate conference is not make or break': expert

National: 1 Nov 09
The Copenhagen climate conference has been billed as a 'now or never' chance to combat climate change; it should instead be seen as a starting point, argues a key advisor to Swedish prime minister Fredrik Reinfeldt. READ »

Eriksson appoints Backe as Notts County manager

Sport: 27 Oct 09
Hans "Hasse" Backe has been named new manager of Notts County, where he will resume his partnership with fellow Swede Sven-Göran Eriksson. READ »

Hamrén confirms interest in Sweden job

Sport: 27 Oct 09
Erik Hamrén, the Swedish coach of reigning Norwegian football league champions Rosenborg said on Tuesday he is in discussions about filling the national team coaching vacancy in his native Sweden. READ »

Electrolux profits in high speed spin

Business & Money: 26 Oct 09
Swedish white goods maker Electrolux beat market expectations with strong profits announced on Monday. But the firm also said it would close two plants in Iowa as part of its cost-cutting scheme. READ »

Eriksson rejects Swedish top job offer

Sport: 20 Oct 09
Former England and Mexico boss Sven-Göran Eriksson has ruled himself out as a candidate for the vacant post as Swedish national team coach. READ »

Eriksson contacted for Sweden job: report

Sport: 19 Oct 09
Sven-Göran Eriksson has reportedly been contacted by the Swedish Football Federation about taking over as coach of Sweden’s national side. READ »

Eriksson turns down North Korea offer: report

Sport: 14 Oct 09
A source close to Sven-Göran Eriksson has poured cold water on reports that the Swedish football coach is set to take over as manager of North Korea ahead of the 2010 World Cup. READ »

Eagle by Gustafson helps seal win at LPGA Challenge

Sport: 28 Sep 09
Sweden’s Sophie Gustafson scored a long-awaited professional golf victory, her first in more than five years, by winning the$1.1 million LPGA Challenge in California on Sunday. READ »

Eriksson finds new role in lower ranks of English football

Sport: 22 Jul 09
Embattled Swedish football manager Sven-Göran Eriksson said money had nothing to do with his decision so sign on ss director of football with English Division Two club Notts County. READ »

'Svennis' in talks with world's oldest football club: report

Sport: 21 Jul 09
Former England and Manchester City boss Sven-Göran 'Svennis' Eriksson is in talks with English Division Two club Notts County about becoming director of football, according to reports in the British press on Tuesday. READ »

EU mulls visas for Canadian tourists

Politics: 15 Jul 09
Speaking for the European Union presidency, Swedish migration minister Tobias Billström said on Wednesday that the EU supported requiring visas for Canadians travelling to the EU in the wake of a Czech-Canada visa spat. READ »

WHO declares swine flu pandemic: Sweden

Science & Technology: 11 Jun 09
The Swedish government on Thursday announced the World Health Organization (WHO) has declared a swine flu pandemic, nearly two hours before the world health body's expected announcement. READ »

Two more Swedes infected by swine flu

Science & Technology: 1 Jun 09
Two new cases of swine flu were confirmed in Sweden over the weekend, reports the Institute for Infectious Diseases (SMI). READ »

Alert for Swedes on flu- infected flight

Science & Technology: 19 May 09
Swedish health authorities are urging around 50 passengers who traveled on a flight from New York bound for Asia after reports that one person on the flight has come down with a severe case of swine flu. READ »

Sweden confirms new swine flu case

Science & Technology: 11 May 09
Sweden confirmed a second case of swine flu on Sunday, in a young man recently returned from New York City. READ »

First swine flu case confirmed in Sweden

Science & Technology: 6 May 09
Swedish health officials have confirmed that a woman in her 50s in the Stockholm area has contracted a mild form of the swine flu virus that has claimed at least 31 lives. READ »

From midnight sun to electric eels: The Swedish Golf Experience

Lifestyle: 5 May 09
Author and golf enthusiast Gene Oberto bisects the fairways of the nation in this above par guide to the golf courses of Sweden. READ »

Sweden prepares for swine flu pandemic

Science & Technology: 30 Apr 09
Sweden is preparing for the onset of a swine flu pandemic after the WHO raised the warning level to phase five. Although no cases have yet been confirmed in Sweden the government has moved to secure vaccines. READ »

Sweden issues swine flu travel warning

Science & Technology: 29 Apr 09
The Swedish Institute for Infectious Disease Control has called on Swedes to refrain from non-essential travel to Mexico in a bid to curtail the risk of a swine flu outbreak in the country. READ »

Five Swedes tested for swine flu

Science & Technology: 27 Apr 09
At least five people in Sweden are being examined for possible exposure to swine flu, according to an official with the Institute for Infectious Disease Control. READ »

Saab gears up for June sale

National: 6 Apr 09
Swedish car maker Saab has twenty prospective buyers, according to documents presented to Vänersborg district court on Monday. 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 »

Art exhibitions you mustn't miss

Lifestyle: 20 Mar 09
From the Pre-Raphaelites to the Danish surrealists, art critic Katarina Wadstein MacLeod samples the season's most eye-catching exhibitions in Sweden and Denmark. READ »

Space tourist flights from Sweden 'by 2012'

Business & Money: 18 Mar 09
Potential space tourists eager to blast off from northern Sweden will soon be able to purchase tickets at the country’s Ice Hotel for launches set to start in 2012. READ »

Saab announces Trollhättan layoffs

Business & Money: 12 Mar 09
Saab Automobile has given notice to 750 employees that their jobs at the company’s Trollhättan facilities in central Sweden may be cut. READ »

Crowd ban 'risks bolstering extremists'

Analysis & Opinion: 7 Mar 09
The City of Malmö's decision to hold the Sweden-Israel Davis Cup tennis match behind closed doors is ill-conceived, short-sighted and potentially dangerous, argues freelance Israeli journalist David Stavrou. READ »

Sweden falls to United States in winter friendly

Sport: 25 Jan 09
Rising US star Sacha Kljestan scored a hattrick on Saturday as a makeshift Swedish side lost 3-2 to their hosts in Los Angeles. READ »

GM executive: Saab 'dependent on Swedish state'

National: 12 Jan 09
Assistance from the Swedish state is the only way Saab Automobile can bring any new models to market, a General Motors (GM) executive said over the weekend. READ »

Sorenstam misses cut as glorious career comes to a close

Sport: 22 Nov 08
Swedish golf superstar Annika Sörenstam missed the cut in her final event in Florida on Friday, ending a 15-year glorious career on the American ladies golf tour. READ »

Free trade fears cloud Sweden's embrace of Obama

Politics: 5 Nov 08
Amid the excitement in Sweden over Barack Obama’s victory, there remains real concern among members of the political and business establishment over how the US president-elect will approach the issue of free trade. READ »

What's on in Sweden: October 31 - November 6

Lifestyle: 30 Oct 08
What’s on: Keane, US Election Party, and Balkan ecstasy in Stockholm; Nortec Collective and international fashion exhibition in Gothenburg; Aimee Mann in Malmö. READ »

Sweden second in global tax league

Politics: 15 Oct 08
Sweden has maintained its position as the country with the second highest tax burden in the world, according to the OECD. READ »

French novelist wins Nobel Literature Prize

Society: 9 Oct 08
French novelist Jean-Marie Gustave Le Clézio has been awarded the Nobel Literature Prize. READ »

Nobel Literature Prize speculation mounts

Society: 9 Oct 08
As the Swedish Academy prepares to announce the winner of the Nobel Literature Prize on Thursday, critics argue that major US literary figures are being unfairly sidelined. READ »

Date set for Nobel Literature Prize

Society: 3 Oct 08
As speculation begins to mount over this year's Nobel Literature Prize, the Swedish Academy said on Friday it would announce the winner on October 9th. READ »

US Ambassador: Russian gas no laughing matter

Analysis & Opinion: 10 Sep 08
Russia’s recent incursion into Georgia has brought into renewed focus the need for Sweden to continue the development and promotion of alternative energy sources, writes US Ambassador to Sweden, Michael M Wood. READ »

Colombian flower power reaches Sweden

Analysis & Opinion: 2 Sep 08
Contrary to popular misconceptions, Columbian isn't all about Scarface, FARC and kidnapping, writes David Bartal. READ »

Study: Ocean 'dead zones' expanding

Science & Technology: 16 Aug 08
Oceanic "dead zones" where marine life cannot survive have been steadily increasing over the past five decades and now encompass 400 coastal areas of the world, a US-Swedish study said Friday. READ »

General Motors to build Saab in Mexico

Business & Money: 27 Jul 08
US car giant General Motors is to start production of a new Saab car model in Mexico next year. READ »

Inequality thrives in Stockholm's embassy world

Society: 18 Jun 08
Stockholm's diplomatic community is shot through with gender inequality, according to an analysis of official figures carried out by The Local. READ »

Eriksson confirmed as Mexico coach

Sport: 4 Jun 08
Sven Göran Eriksson was named Mexican national coach on Tuesday, just hours after his departure from Manchester City. READ »

Eriksson arrives in Mexico

Sport: 2 Jun 08
Swedish coach Sven Göran Eriksson has arrived in Mexico to tie up a deal to coach the national side, local media have reported. READ »

Eriksson leaves Man City

Sport: 2 Jun 08
Sven-Göran Eriksson has left Manchester City, the English Premier League club announced on Monday. READ »

Sörenstam to retire at end of season

Sport: 14 May 08
Top Swedish golfer Annika Sörenstam has announced that she will retire at the conclusion of the 2008 season. READ »

Sörenstam strolls to record-setting triumph

Sport: 12 May 08
Sweden's Annika Sörenstam fired seven birdies in the final round to win the LPGA Michelob Ultra Open by seven strokes and capture the 72nd crown of her career. READ »

A tempest in a shot glass

Analysis & Opinion: 23 Apr 08
With the Absolut Vodka controversy out of the way, David Bartal gets tongue-tied in LA as his return to Sweden draws ever closer. READ »

Absolut retreat puts California back in US hands

Business & Money: 11 Apr 08
Amid a stampede of criticism, the makers of Absolut Vodka have pulled a controversial advertisement depicting large swathes of the United States as Mexican territory. READ »

A thin man in fat city

Analysis & Opinion: 9 Apr 08
Travelling back to his home town of Los Angeles, David Bartal finds that Sweden still has a long way to go when it comes to unhealthy food at bargain prices. READ »

Mexico reclaims California in Absolut Vodka advert

Society: 5 Apr 08
A print and billboard campaign by Absolut Vodka in Mexico has caused tempers to flare in the United States. READ »

Rookie Friberg secures shock tour victory

Sport: 17 Mar 08
Sweden's Louise Friberg fired a final round seven-under 65 as she rallied from a 10-shot deficit to capture the LPGA's MasterCard Classic in Mexico City on Sunday. READ »

Swedish film-lovers fall for Mexican talent

Lifestyle: 31 Jan 08
A warm Latin American breeze is warming Gothenburg film-lovers this winter, as the city's film festival adopts a Mexican accent, writes Matt O'Leary. READ »

Volvo profits below expectations

Business & Money: 24 Oct 07
Swedish truck-maker Volvo has reported an rise in profits in the third quarter, but the figures were below analysts expectations. The company's bus division made a loss. READ »

Literature Prize keeps pundits guessing

National: 11 Oct 07
The winner of the 2007 Nobel Literature Prize is to be announced on Thursday and while some are putting their money on US novelist Philip Roth, anything is possible as the Swedish Academy is keeping mum on its choice. READ »

Revealed: CIA spied on Swedish 'extremists'

Politics: 27 Jun 07
Documents released this week by the CIA have revealed that the agency sent spies to Stockholm in the early 1970s to gather information on Swedish 'efforts to support domestic US extremism'. READ »

'Midnight Sun' climate summit opens in Sweden

Politics: 11 Jun 07
Environment representatives from 30 countries have gathered above the Arctic Circle for the start of an informal summit on climate change. READ »

Sweden to host climate change summit

Politics: 8 Jun 07
Environment ministers from around the world are set to converge for a four-day meeting in Riksgränsen in the Arctic Circle next week following an invitation from the Swedish government. READ »

Fredrik and Arnold talk green

Politics: 17 May 07
Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt and California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger have been talking about what Sweden and California can do together to tackle climate change. READ »

Sports digest: Sweden bids to retain world hockey title

Sport: 30 Apr 07
Sweden breezes to an easy victory in the first match of the world championships in Moscow. Malmö hammers AIK to top Allsvenskan. Annika Sörenstam drops off golf's top spot for the first time. READ »

Sweden withdraws from Miss Universe contest

National: 25 Apr 07
Sweden will not send a candidate to the Miss Universe contest in Mexico, it has been announced. The news follows the revelation that Miss Sweden posed in men's magazine FHM. READ »

Swedes fake illness to skip work

Society: 23 Apr 07
A new study has found that Indians and Swedes are world champions at feigning illness to avoid work. READ »

Lift-off for Swedish space tourism

Society: 26 Jan 07
Virgin galactic and Spaceport Sweden have signed an agreement paving the way for passenger flights from Kiruna to space from 2012. READ »

Sweden third on iPod Index

Science & Technology: 19 Jan 07
In 1986 The Economist launched the Big Mac Index to measure purchasing power parity. Now an Australian bank updates the concept, comparing the price of iPods around the world. READ »

US law bans Cubans from Swedish hotels

National: 4 Jan 07
American-owned Swedish hotels have policies to turn away official delegations from Cuba due to US laws. The issue came to light after a Scandic hotel in Norway refused to admit Cuban trade representatives. READ »

Space Swede returns to Earth

Science & Technology: 23 Dec 06
At 23.32 on Friday night Swedish time, the space shuttle Discovery landed at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida with Swede Christer Fuglesang onboard. And it may not be the last time that the Swedish astronaut goes into space. READ »

Swedish astronaut leaves ISS

Science & Technology: 20 Dec 06
Christer Fuglesang, Sweden's first astronaut, is coming to the end of his space adventure. He left the International Space Station on the space shuttle Discovery just after 11pm on Tuesday. READ »

Nasa orders third spacewalk for Fuglesang

Science & Technology: 17 Dec 06
Christer Fuglesang will be home in time for Christmas Eve celebrations - but not before he makes an unscheduled spacewalk. On Monday Fuglesang and colleague Robert Curbeam will venture out to shake loose a set of solar panels. READ »

US giant eyes Absolut

Business & Money: 10 Nov 06
With the new Swedish government promising to sell out state-owned companies, American drinks producer Constellation Brands has expressed an interest in Absolute Vodka maker Vin och Sprit. READ »

Fizzy drinks 'can cause cancer'

Science & Technology: 8 Nov 06
A Swedish study shows that large consumers of fizzy drinks and diluted fruit drinks are at increased risk of pancreatic cancer. People who consume fizzy drinks twice a day doubles the risk of contracting the disease. READ »

Sweden tops world tax league

Business & Money: 13 Oct 06
Sweden leads the world when it comes to national tax burdens, according to new figures from the OECD. READ »

Swedish pension fund pulls out of Wal-Mart

Business & Money: 8 Sep 06
The 195 billion kronor Swedish second national pension fund, AP2, has withdrawn its bond and equities investments in Wal-Mart Mexico, claiming the firm breaches human rights. READ »

Big profit increase for Absolut maker

Business & Money: 18 Aug 06
State-owned booze maker Vin & Sprit sees net sales grow by 13 percent, leading to a profit increase of 32 percent. READ »

Evacuated Swedes reach Turkey

National: 24 Jul 06
Over 200 Swedes have arrived in Turkey, having been evacuated by sea from war-torn Lebanon. They came on ships with 1,500 Australians and Canadians. READ »

Ragged Sweden outclassed by Germany

Sport: 24 Jun 06
The dream is over. The yellow-and-blues crashed out of the World Cup on Saturday after two goals and a sending off in the first half against the hosts proved too great a hurdle to overcome. READ »

World Cup 2006 - Swedish TV Guide

Smörgåsbord: 7 Jun 06
The matches will be split between TV4 and SVT. Don't be surprised if some of the games on SVT have you flicking back and forth between SVT1 and SVT2. READ »

GM "will close Södertälje plant"

Business & Money: 22 May 06
General Motors Corp wants to restructure its engine productions in Europe and will close its plant at Södertälje in Sweden as part of it, weekly AutomobilWoche has reported. READ »

Ericsson bids for US border control deal

Business & Money: 20 May 06
Ericsson, the world's biggest supplier of mobile telecommunication systems, is to bid for a contract to set up a 2.7 billion dollar surveillance system on the US-Mexico border, according to a news report on Saturday. READ »