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Swedish pilot flew 13 years without licence

National: 3 Mar 10
A 41-year-old Swedish man with a forged pilot's licence was arrested in the cockpit of a plane in Amsterdam on Tuesday evening as he prepared to take off for Turkey with 101 passengers on board. READ »

Swedes knocked out of Olympic hockey

National: 25 Feb 10
Sweden, the defending Olympic men's hockey champions, has been eliminated from the Vancouver Winter Olympics on Wednesday, losing to Slovakia 4-3 in their quarter-final. READ »

Skavsta reopens for air traffic

National: 3 Feb 10
All traffic in and out of Skavsta airport has come to a halt as heavy snow covers takeoff and landing strips and strong winds make flying treacherous. The harsh weather has also led to a number of school closures. READ »

Barcelona Christmas gift for Zlatan's first club

Sport: 22 Dec 09
Zlatan Ibrahimovic's first club FBK Balkan have got an early Christmas present of 1.5 million kronor ($206,000) courtesy of FC Barcelona. READ »

Ibrahimovic confirms national team hiatus

Sport: 7 Dec 09
Barcelona striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic has said he is not currently motivated to play for the Swedish national team following the side's failure to qualify for this summer's World Cup. READ »

Zlatan's heroics lead Barcelona past Madrid

Sport: 30 Nov 09
Swedish star footballer Zlatan Ibrahimovic may have strengthened his chances of being named European footballer of the year after shooting Barcelona to a 1-0 win over Real Madrid. READ »

Ibrahimovic nominated for FIFA award

Sport: 30 Oct 09
Sweden and Barcelona striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic has been named among the 23 contenders short-listed for the FIFA World Player of the Year award. 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 »

Ibrahimovic shines in Inter stalemate

Sport: 17 Sep 09
Swedish striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic produced his best performance yet in a Barcelona shirt as the champions were held to a 0-0 draw by Inter Milan in the Champions League Group F opener on Wednesday. READ »

In-form Ibrahimovic ready for Inter return

Sport: 16 Sep 09
Barcelona and record signing Zlatan Ibrahimovic go into Wednesday's Champions League group opener at Inter Milan in high spirits after collecting maximum points from the first two league outings. READ »

Ibrahimovic goal leaves Barca top

Sport: 13 Sep 09
Swedish striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic scored his second goal in as many games and helped Barcelona to 2-0 win over Getafe on Saturday. READ »

Zlatan's boasting draws fire from former Inter teammate

Sport: 10 Sep 09
Comments by Swedish striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic suggesting he was responsible for the success of Inter Milan have prompted a backlash from former teammate Marco Materazzi. READ »

Ibrahimovic finds net in league debut

Sport: 1 Sep 09
Barcelona's record signing Zlatan Ibrahimovic scored the final goal in a comprehensive 3-0 home win for his new club over Sporting Gijon in the opening league game of the season on Monday. READ »

Ibrahimovic to face Man City in Barcelona debut

Sport: 18 Aug 09
Swedish international striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic is set to make his debut for new club Barcelona on Wednesday in a pre-season clash with big-spending Premier League side Manchester City. READ »

Ibrahimovic finally signs 'dream' contract with Barcelona

Sport: 28 Jul 09
Swedish star footballer Zlatan Ibrahimovic said he is finally "living a dream" upon signing a five-year contract with Barcelona on Monday. READ »

Ibrahimovic poised to sign for Barcelona

Sport: 27 Jul 09
Swedish footballer Zlatan Ibrahimovic arrived in Barcelona on Sunday to put pen to paper on a deal that will make him the European champions' most high profile summer signing. READ »

Ibrahimovic leaves Inter ahead of expected Barca signing

Sport: 24 Jul 09
Swedish football favourite Zlatan Ibrahimovic has left his Inter Milan teammates to return to Sweden in anticipation of signing a new contract with Spanish Champions Barcelona. READ »

Ibrahimovic waits on Barca move: report

Sport: 19 Jul 09
Swedish football star Zlatan Ibrahimovic confirmed on Saturday that he would be interested in a move to Spanish giants Barcelona. READ »

Zlatan closes in on Barca transfer: report

Sport: 17 Jul 09
Star Swedish footballer Zlatan Ibrahimovic may be headed to Barcelona on a transfer from Inter Milan, according to Spanish media reports. READ »

Sweden U-21 coach faces ban after halftime Balkan row

Sport: 25 Jun 09
As Sweden’s under-21 side prepares to face England in the semifinals of the European U-21 football championships, it faces the prospect of doing so without co-manager Tommy Söderberg on the sidelines. READ »

Sweden's footballers seek to defuse Danish dynamite

Sport: 5 Jun 09
Sweden face a tough task on Saturday as they face up to local rivals Denmark in a tie that is crucial to their chances of qualification for the 2010 World Cup. READ »

Ibrahimovic claims sixth consecutive title

Sport: 17 May 09
Swedish striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic celebrated his sixth straight league title as Inter Milan claimed their fourth consecutive Serie A crown on Saturday thanks to title rivals AC Milan's loss to Udinese. READ »

Fiat wants Saab in European car giant

Business & Money: 4 May 09
Swedish car maker Saab could become part of a new European car giant after Fiat CEO Sergio Marchionne expressed an interest in General Motors' European brands. READ »

Ibrahimovic silences critics as Inter close in on title

Sport: 3 May 09
Sweden's Ibrahimovic was the inspiration as Inter Milan took a step closer to claiming a fourth consecutive Serie A title following Saturday's 2-0 win over Lazio. READ »

Restless Ibrahimovic looks to pastures new

Sport: 25 Apr 09
Swedish striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic says he feels footloose after half a decade with current Serie A league leaders Inter Milan and would like to move on, preferably to a club in Spain. READ »

Swedish football: A beginner’s guide to the Allsvenskan

Lifestyle: 2 Apr 09
With the Swedish football season kicking of this weekend, Nic Townsend separates the title hopefuls from the relegation woefuls in a team by team analysis of the Allsvenskan. READ »

Transfer rumours persist amid Zlatan's scoring binge

Sport: 23 Mar 09
As rumours swirl regarding Zlatan Ibrahimovic’s possible transfer from Inter Milan, the head of the club said on Monday he can’t imagine his team without the star Swedish striker. READ »

Zlatan scoreless as Inter falls from Champions League

Sport: 12 Mar 09
Zlatan Ibrahimovic’s Inter Milan, the current champions and leaders of Italy’s top football league, crashed out of the Champions League on Wednesday night with a 2-0 loss to Manchester United. READ »

Ibrahimovic on target as Inter increase lead

Sport: 8 Mar 09
Swedish star Zlatan Ibrahimovic scored his 15th goal of the season as Inter Milan beat Genoa 2-0 ahead of their Champions League trip to Manchester United. READ »

Ibrahimovic influential as Inter close in on title

Sport: 22 Feb 09
Swedish star Zlatan Ibrahimovic was again dominant as Inter showed title form in beating Bologna on Saturday. Coach Jose Mourinho told his players to show no fear ahead of Tuesday's clash with Manchester United. READ »

Ronaldo lays down Champions League gauntlet to Ibrahimovic

Sport: 7 Feb 09
World Footballer of the Year Cristiano Ronaldo has laid down the gauntlet to Sweden and Inter Milan star Zlatan Ibrahimovic ahead of Manchester United's Champions League clash against the Italian champions at the end of the month. READ »

Ibrahimovic named Italian Player of the Year

Sport: 20 Jan 09
Sweden and Inter Milan striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic received the top accolade at the Italian Player of the Year awards on Monday evening. READ »

Ibrahimovic saves Inter's blushes as Beckham awaits debut

Sport: 11 Jan 09
Swedish striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic's late goal saved Inter Milan's blushes against lowly Cagliari at the San Siro on Saturday. David Beckham will meanwhile start on the bench in Milan's game against Roma on Sunday. READ »

Ibrahimovic named in team of the year

Sport: 1 Jan 09
Swedish football star Zlatan Ibrahimovic has been named in the team of the year by French sports daily L'Equipe. READ »

Inter coach praises Ibrahimovic as 'ideal' footballer

Sport: 21 Dec 08
Swedish football star Zlatan Ibrahimovic is better than Portuguese sensation and European footballer of the year Cristiano Ronaldo, said Inter Milan coach Jose Mourinho. READ »

Winter rail destinations: Copenhagen

Travel: 8 Dec 08
Perched on the other side of the Öresund strait, cosmopolitan Copenhagen is just a short train ride away. READ »

Swedish magic spells victory for Inter Milan

Sport: 16 Nov 08
Two goals from Swedish striking magician Zlatan Ibrahimovic in a 2-0 victory at Palermo shot Inter Milan three points clear at the top of the Italian league table on Saturday night. READ »

Sweden's Ljungberg heading to Seattle

Sport: 29 Oct 08
Swedish footballer Freddie Ljungberg has signed on with the Seattle Sounders FC, the newest expansion team of the United States’ Major League Soccer (MLS) professional league. READ »

EasyJet opens routes from Stockholm's Arlanda airport

Travel: 21 Oct 08
Low cost airline easyJet has begun flying to Milan and Geneva from Stockholm’s Arlanda airport, in direct competition with Scandinavian airline SAS. READ »

Sweden-based former dissident bears no grudge against Kundera

Society: 13 Oct 08
A former Czech pilot now living in Sweden said he bore no ill will against Milan Kundera following reports on Monday that the writer informed on him to the secret police in the 1950s. READ »

Concern over magic mushroom use among Sweden's youth

Society: 18 Sep 08
Police in Gällivare in northern Sweden have been informed that the liberty cap mushroom is being picked and used as a drug by the area’s young people. READ »

Sweden draw a blank in World Cup opener

Sport: 7 Sep 08
Sweden were held to a 0-0 draw by Albania in Tirana in their opening World Cup 2010 qualifier. Coach Lars Lagerbäck came under fire for risking a new 3-5-2 formation. READ »

Swedish footballer rejects Ronaldinho proposal

Sport: 25 Aug 08
Swedish Olympic footballer Johanna Almgren rejected a marriage proposal from Brazilian superstar Ronaldinho when they met at a hotel in China. READ »

Ibrahimovic set to miss France friendly

Sport: 20 Aug 08
Injured star Zlatan Ibrahimovic will not be risked in Sweden's friendly against France in Gothenburg, to allow the striker to recover fully from a knee injury. READ »

Gambling baron faces new tax crime charges

National: 14 Aug 08
One of Sweden's most notorious gangsters, currently on trial for instigating murder, was indicted on Thursday on charges of financial crimes and illicit gambling. READ »

Gambling baron trial begins in Gothenburg

National: 4 Aug 08
A huge police presence was on hand as the trial of gambling baron Rade Kotur got underway in Gothenburg on Monday. READ »

Confusion over Zlatan's 'arrival' at Greek football club

Sport: 30 Jul 08
Fans of a Greek football club got a shock when the team's official website announced the signing of Inter Milan and Swedish national team star Zlatan Ibrahimovic. READ »

Swedish fashion taking the world by storm

Lifestyle: 21 Jul 08
Richie Rankin reveals why hot labels and cutting-edge design have helped Stockholm become the new Milan in global fashion. READ »

Ryanair adds new routes from Stockholm

Business & Money: 16 Jul 08
Discount airline Ryanair announced plans on Tuesday to add four new routes to eastern Europe from Stockholm’s Skavsta airport. READ »

Sweden gears up for VIVA World Cup

Sport: 1 Jul 08
As Europe finally calms down after a month of football fever, the small town of Gällivare is gearing up to host a smaller, but far more international football competition, Ben Kersley reports. READ »

Thieves swipe rooftop church cross

National: 20 Jun 08
A rooftop church cross has mysteriously disappeared from a Serbian orthodox church in Malmö, southern Sweden. READ »

Lagerbäck keeps mum over Ibrahimovic

Sport: 17 Jun 08
Sweden coach Lars Lagerbäck refused to confirm or deny on Tuesday whether star striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic would play in their crucial Euro 2008 Group D clash with Russia on Wednesday. READ »

Swedes enter match of Russian roulette

Sport: 16 Jun 08
Sweden will hope that they are the team left standing when they take on Russia in their final Group D clash. READ »

Ibrahimovic 'should be fit for Russian match'

Sport: 15 Jun 08
Swedish striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic should be fit to play against Russia in Wednesday's crucial Euro 2008 Group D match, said coach Lars Lagerbäck. READ »

Sweden's success hinges largely on three star players

Sport: 13 Jun 08
Swedish hopes of beating Spain in their Euro 2008 Group D match rests mainly with a trio of players, who have over 200 caps between them but also their fair share of injuries. READ »

Sweden prepares to battle talented Spanish squad

Sport: 13 Jun 08
Either Spain or Sweden could wrap up a place in the Euro 2008 quarter-finals if they emerge triumphant from the pair's Group D meeting here on Saturday. READ »

Ibrahimovic aiming to shoot down Spain

Sport: 12 Jun 08
Sweden striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic has insisted he wants to fire his side into the Euro 2008 quarter-finals with a win over Spain on Saturday. READ »

Swedes see off Greeks 2-0

Sport: 10 Jun 08
Sweden get their Euro 2008 campaign off to a flying start with a 2-0 victory over title holders Greece. READ »

'We are more realistic than our fans': Lagerbäck

Sport: 10 Jun 08
Sweden's footballers are more realistic about their prospects of qualifying for the Euro 2008 quarter-finals than their non playing compatriots. READ »

Holders Greece set sights on Swedish challenge

Sport: 9 Jun 08
Sweden face Euro title defenders Greece on Tuesday and will be hoping to dent the hopes of a repeat performance by Otto Rehhagel's unlikely heroes. READ »

'We can make Euro quarters': Henrik Larsson

Sport: 6 Jun 08
Veteran striker Henrik Larsson has said Sweden can make the last eight of Euro 2008 . READ »

Swedes look to their 'genius' for Euro inspiration

Lifestyle: 4 Jun 08
With less than a week to go until Sweden's opening match at Euro 2008, AFP's Delphine Touitou grapples with the enigmatic genius of star striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic. READ »

Lagerbäck: Tactics over fancy footwork

Lifestyle: 29 May 08
Sweden's national football coach Lars Lagerbäck is seen as a master tactician who prefers a strictly organized game over flashy play, writes AFP's Pia Ohlin, READ »

Swedes edge win over Slovenia

Sport: 27 May 08
Tobias Linderoth's first goal in more than seven years for Sweden saw the Euro 2008 finalists beat Slovenia 1-0 in a warm-up match for the finals. READ »

Sweden prepares for Alpine adventure

Lifestyle: 20 May 08
Will Sweden, the eternal qualifiers, once again underachieve at the finals proper? Or does the current squad have what it takes to make its mark on Euro 2008. READ »

Zlatan on the double as Inter clinch title

Sport: 19 May 08
Zlatan Ibrahimovic scored both goals in a 2-0 win as Inter Milan secured their third successive Italian league title. READ »

Tre Kronor ekes out OT win against Czechs

Sport: 15 May 08
Mattias Weinhandl scored the game winner in overtime as Sweden beat the Czech Republic 3-2 in the quarter-finals of the World Ice Hockey Championships on Wednesday. READ »

Henrik Larsson to play for Sweden at Euro 2008

Sport: 14 May 08
To the surprise and delight of most Swedish football fans, veteran striker Henrik Larsson was among the names when manager Lars Lagerbäck announced his squad for Euro 2008. READ »

Stockholm art gallery guide: May 2 - 8

Lifestyle: 1 May 08
Weekend art exhibition tips from Kalendarium READ »

Sweden sunk by dazzling debutant

Sport: 27 Mar 08
Alexandre Pato showed why he is regarded as Brazil's next superstar marking his debut with a sublime strike to earn a 1-0 win over Sweden on Wednesday. READ »

Stockholm design district: SoFo no good?

Analysis & Opinion: 25 Mar 08
In the first of a series of regular columns, David Bartal searches high and low for Stockholm's design district. Eventually he finds it -- in Finland. READ »

Sweden without star Ibrahimovic for Brazil friendly

Sport: 25 Mar 08
A knee injury will leave Sweden without its star striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic when the squad meets Brazil for a football friendly in London on Wednesday. READ »

Brazil leave out Ronaldinho for Swedish friendly

Sport: 12 Mar 08
Brazil coach Dunga has left out Barcelona star Ronaldinho from a squad to face Sweden in a match to mark the 50th anniversary of the World Cup final between the two sides. READ »

Gothenburg mulls congestion charge

National: 20 Feb 08
Gothenburg is considering introducing a road toll system similar to one adopted in Stockholm last year. READ »

Faking it at the Stockholm Furniture Fair

Lifestyle: 11 Feb 08
The Stockholm Furniture Fair is not just about minimalist design and stylish curves, as Charlotte West found out at the weekend. Lemon chairs, metallic pink cow-shaped sofas and irreverent toilet paper holders lurked among the masses of sleek black couches. READ »

Reindeer catastrophe overshadows Sami national day

Society: 5 Feb 08
The Sami population of Lappland are busily getting ready for the party of the year, with clothes fit for the Milan catwalks being sewn. Meanwhile catastrophe looms for the reindeer. READ »

Sports digest: Ibrahimovic double rescues Inter

Sport: 21 Jan 08
Football: Ibrahimovic, Eriksson, Edman and Lagerbäck make the headlines. Alpine: Ferry seals maiden biathlon victory. Podium finishes for Byggmark and Pärson. Tennis: Arvidsson pulls of Australian Open shock. READ »

Ibrahimovic scoops top sports awards

Sport: 15 Jan 08
Zlatan Ibrahimovic shares a joke with fiancée Helena Seger and show jumping star Malin Baryard at Monday night's Swedish Sports Awards. READ »

Gambling baron arrested in Britain

National: 24 Nov 07
Police in London have arrested a Gothenburg businessman suspected of masterminding several violent crimes, including murder. READ »

Footballing legend Nils Liedholm dies

Sport: 6 Nov 07
Tributes have been pouring in for Swedish footballing legend Nils Liedholm, who captained Sweden at the 1958 World Cup finals and as a coach guided AC Milan and Roma to Serie A titles. READ »

Korean hunger striker targets Tetra Pak

Business & Money: 29 Oct 07
A leafy Swiss park is the unlikely setting for a showdown between a South Korean hunger striker and a global corporation he accuses of "gangster" tactics in shutting down a factory. READ »

Sports digest: Swedish hopes dashed in Osaka

Sport: 3 Sep 07
Athletics: Swedes disappointed with failure to reach the podium. Football: Zlatan back in the groove. Tennis: Johansson and Björkman bow out of US Open. READ »

Swedish firms miss out on EU millions

Business & Money: 27 Jul 07
The European Union has decided to dish out 420 million kronor to digital content providers in 2007 - but Swedish companies are strangely absent. READ »

Sweden's ice bar invites Shanghai to chill

National: 24 Jun 07
China's largest city Shanghai may be sweltering under muggy summer heat, but with fifty tonnes of ice shipped in from northern Sweden a new 'ice bar' looks set to be the coolest place in town. READ »

Real Madrid 'preparing to swoop' for Ibrahimovic

Sport: 20 Jun 07
News reports from Italy have suggested that Swedish striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic may be on his way from Inter Milan to Spanish champions Real Madrid for a 470 million kronor transfer fee. READ »

Sports digest: Sweden cruises to ice hockey quarter finals

Sport: 7 May 07
The Swedish ice hockey team remains unbeaten on its quest to retain the world championship. Two wins on the bounce put Gefle at the top of Allsvenskan. Low-ranked Swedish golfer Joakim Bäckström breaks the course record in Milan. READ »

Zlatan Ibrahimovic has surgery

Sport: 27 Apr 07
Sweden's star striker has undergone surgery to strengthen his abdominal wall. He is unlikely to have recovered in time for two European championship qualifying matches in June. READ »

Sports digest: Groin injury may rule Zlatan out of qualifiers

Sport: 23 Apr 07
Mixed feelings for Zlatan after Serie A victory. Swedish hockey star clubbed down on Saturday, hero on Sunday. Four medals for Swedish wrestlers, including the prettiest one. READ »

Sports digest: Zlatan returns for Belfast qualifier

Sport: 26 Mar 07
Sweden face Northern Ireland in Euro qualifier. Linköping and MODO well placed in ice hockey semis. Synchronized divers get timing right in Melbourne. READ »

Sports digest: Ice hockey season reaches semi final stage

Sport: 19 Mar 07
Wednesday sees the start of the semi finals of Elitserien. Zlatan bags a brace. Edsbyn's bandy team breaks Hammarby hearts. Golf still not tax deductible. Victory again for peerless Pärson. READ »

Sports digest: Henrik Larsson returns to base

Sport: 12 Mar 07
Larsson returns, Zlatan scores, the ice hockey season reaches a crucial stage, and Hammarby makes the final in bandy (whatever that is). READ »

Sports digest: Sweden tops podium at European athletics championships

Sport: 5 Mar 07
New to The Local: A weekly sports digest following the fortunes of sporting Swedes. This week: Sweden claims athletics gold medals. Zlatan Ibrahimovic rejoins the national team. Dolph Lundgren watches ice hockey in Dallas. And more besides. READ »

Ibrahimovic returns to Swedish fold for Euro qualifier

Sport: 2 Mar 07
Zlatan Ibrahimovic and coach Lars Lagerbäck have buried the hatchet. The Inter Milan striker has once more made himself available for selection to the national team. READ »

Introducing...Zlatan

Lifestyle: 12 Feb 07
He's the golden boy of Swedish football, he's keen on his charity work, and his disarming, mile-wide smile has endeared him to millions. But Zlatan Ibrahimovic's strong streak of individualism hasn't endeared him to the national team. READ »