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Ericsson tips Volvo head as new board chair

Business & Money: 3 Mar 11
Swedish telecommunications giant Ericsson announced plans on Thursday to appoint Leif Johansson, the outgoing CEO of Swedish heavy vehicle manufacturer Volvo, as its new chairman of the board. READ »

Top Swedish execs less keen on the euro

Business & Money: 27 Dec 10
A number of prominent Swedish business leaders have become more sceptical towards Sweden joining the euro in the near future, but stressed their belief in the currency's viability in the long term. READ »

Ericsson chairman announces resignation

Business & Money: 6 Dec 10
Ericsson chairman Michael Treschow informed the Swedish telecommunications firm on Monday that he will resign from his post next year or in 2012, according to a company statement. READ »

Svanberg claims millions in holiday pay out

Business & Money: 8 Mar 10
Carl-Henric Svanberg, the former CEO of Swedish telecom firm Ericsson, has been paid 6.8 million kronor ($960,000) for accrued holiday that he was unable to take. READ »

Ericsson names Vestberg as new CEO

Business & Money: 25 Jun 09
Swedish telecom equipment maker Ericsson announced on Thursday that CFO Hans Vestberg would take over as CEO of the company in 2010. READ »

Ericsson outlook cut

Business & Money: 27 Nov 07
Standard & Poor's cuts its outlook for the Swedish mobile networks company from stable to negative. READ »

Business Feature: Ericsson's annus horribilis

Business & Money: 25 Nov 07
2007 has not been a great year for the mobile networks company, with falling profits and now bribery allegations. AFP's Delphine Toitou takes a closer look. READ »

Company leaders shun green cars

Science & Technology: 24 Nov 07
While most big Swedish companies have environment policies requiring them to engage in development in that field, a new survey has shown that most top executives don't drive green cars. READ »

Ericsson delayed news of profit warning

Business & Money: 18 Oct 07
Ericsson is reported to have kept shareholders in the dark for longer than necessary by delaying the announcement of its profit warning by 36 hours. READ »

Reinfeldt presses Chinese leader on human rights

National: 10 Jun 07
Swedish Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt has pressed Chinese President Hu Jintao on his country's human rights record, during the final day of a three-day Chinese state visit in Sweden. READ »

'Don't reduce consumption' to tackle climate change

Business & Money: 22 May 07
One of Sweden's most senior businessmen has warned against reducing consumption as a way of dealing with climate change. Worry over climate change is the greatest threat to growth, says Unilever chairman Michael Treschow. READ »

Ericsson bonus scheme voted down

Business & Money: 11 Apr 07
A bonus scheme for employees at Swedish telecoms giant Ericsson has been voted down at the company's annual general meeting. This puts the company in a very difficult position, chairman Michael Treschow says. READ »

Wallenberg takes over at Electrolux

Business & Money: 13 Feb 07
Marcus Wallenberg, scion of Sweden's most powerful business dynasty, has been named chairman of electrical giant Electrolux. The appointment seals his position as one of the top names in Swedish industry. READ »

Treschow confirmed as Unilever chairman

Business & Money: 12 Jan 07
Swedish businessman Michael Treschow has been appointed chairman of Anglo-Dutch consumer giant Unilever, in a widely expected move. READ »

Michael Treschow to leave Electrolux

Business & Money: 19 Dec 06
Michael Treschow will not stand for re-election as Chairman of the Board of Directors of Electrolux. Indications suggest that Unilever is next in line for the controversial business leader. READ »

Finance minister: Swedish bosses overpaid

Politics: 18 Dec 06
Sweden's finance minister Anders Borg has put himself at odds with leading industrialist Michael Treschow, by saying that Swedish executives are overpaid. Treschow thinks bosses should get more. READ »

Treschow tipped for Unilever top job

Business & Money: 17 Dec 06
Ericsson chairman Michael Treschow is set to be made head of Anglo-Dutch consumer giant Unilever, it has been reported in the UK. READ »

Swedish top bosses 'are underpaid'

Business & Money: 13 Dec 06
Top Swedish bosses are not paid enough, making it hard to recruit top talent, one of Sweden's most powerful businessmen has said. But unions should be cautious in pay demands for workers, Michael Treschow added. READ »

New board members for Ericsson

Business & Money: 2 Mar 06
The nomination of Börje Ekholm, chief executive of the Wallenberg family's Investor, to the board of Ericsson is accompanied by the promotion of Marcus Wallenberg to the post of vice chairman. READ »

Swedish party leaders united on cartoon crisis

National: 6 Feb 06
Sweden's party leaders back the government's stance on the publication of pictures of the prophet Muhammad in Denmark's Jyllands-Posten. But the crisis has led the travel company Apollo to cancel charter trips from Sweden to Egypt. READ »


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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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Five Swedish songs that never made Eurovision
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Swenglish comedy star Ben Kersley explains how ‘three bespectacled English guys’ plan to make Swedes laugh
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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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