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Stockholm men ranked 'world's sexiest'

Society: 28 Feb 12
Stockholm men are the best looking in the world, according to a new ranking, taking home the number one spot in a category Swedes have dominated in the past. READ »

Persbrandt leaves nature drugs firm after cocaine scandal

Business & Money: 27 Jul 11
In the wake of recent cocaine scandals, Swedish actor Mikael Persbrandt has left the board of a Swedish natural remedies and supplements company. READ »

Mikael Persbrandt in new cocaine bust

Society: 9 Jun 11
Swedish actor Mikael Persbrandt, star of the Oscar-winning film "In a Better World" and who will feature in "The Hobbit", has been fined for cocaine use only a few months after a previous bust. READ »

Persbrandt loses Unicef role after cocaine bust

Society: 31 Mar 11
Swedish actor Mikael Persbrandt, the star of the Oscar-winning film "In a Better World", has lost his role as an ambassador for the UN's children's fund Unicef after being caught using cocaine. READ »

Unicef reviews Persbrandt role after cocaine bust

National: 19 Mar 11
Swedish actor Mikael Persbrandt, the star of the Oscar-winning film "In a Better World", could lose his role as an ambassador of the UN children's fund Unicef after being caught using cocaine. READ »

Foreign language Oscar to Persbrandt film

Society: 28 Feb 11
A film starring Swedish actor Mikael Persbrandt picked up the 2011 Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film on Sunday, adding yet another prestigious film award to its collection. READ »

Persbrandt film scoops up Golden Globe

Society: 17 Jan 11
A Swedish-Danish co-production starring Swedish actor Mikael Persbrandt won the 2011 Golden Globe award for Best Foreign Language Film at a red carpet ceremony in Hollywood on Sunday. READ »

Sweden gets closer to Golden Globe glory

Society: 15 Dec 10
While Swedish actress Noomi Rapace was overlooked, a Swedish-Danish co-production starring Swedish hunk Mikael Persbrandt, has been nominated for a Golden Globe award. READ »

Sweden's Persbrandt signs up for Hobbit role

Society: 3 Dec 10
Swedish actor Mikael Persbrandt has landed a role in the sequel to Lord of the Rings, according to media reports. READ »

Swedish men reveal their dream women

Society: 2 Sep 10
Princess Madeleine is one of three celebrity women who came out on top when Swedish men were asked to plump for their dream woman in a survey of fantasies, health and the fairer sex. READ »

Swedish actor backs 'jocks for well hung men'

Business & Money: 16 Oct 09
Swedish stage and film actor Mikael Persbrandt has put his money where his mouth is and invested in a firm selling underwear for well-developed men. READ »

Sweden’s Filip and Fredrik get lost in the Big Apple

Lifestyle: 16 Apr 09
Live television is often full of surprises – even in Sweden. And when comic duo Filip and Fredrik are involved, there’s no way to predict what sort of wackiness may ensue when the cameras start rolling, The Local’s David Landes discovers. READ »

Veteran and vampires claim top Swedish movie awards

Society: 13 Jan 09
Jan Troell's Everlasting Moments reaped five 'Golden Beetle' awards at Monday night's domestic film industry awards ceremony. Domestic vampire shocker Let The Right One In also received five awards. READ »

Three films dominate award nominations

Society: 30 Dec 08
The Swedish Film Institute has announced the nominations for the 2008 Guldbagge Awards, Sweden's national film awards. A trio of films dominates the list, including Jan Troell's Everlasting Moments. READ »

Lines drawn in battle over file sharing bill

Politics: 14 Nov 08
Debate in Sweden is growing ever hotter over a proposed law that will make it easier for law enforcement to track down those suspected of illegally downloading copyrighted material from the internet. READ »

"We never understood how big he was"

National: 30 Jul 07
The Swedish film world has been paying its tributes to film director Ingmar Bergman, who died on Monday at the age of 89. 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 »

Sweden loves Reinfeldt and Wallström

National: 29 Dec 06
Who do Swedes most admire? Royals, sports personalities and comedians are all in evidence on the nation's top ten lists - but Swedes reserve greatest admiration for their political leaders. READ »

Expressen editor fined for Persbrandt libel

National: 15 Dec 06
Otto Sjöberg, the editor of tabloid Expressen, has been found guilty of libelling actor Mikael Persbrandt and fined 80,000 kronor by a court in Stockholm. He was also ordered to pay damages of 75,000 kronor. READ »

Expressen editor guilty of Persbrandt libel

National: 24 Nov 06
A jury has found Otto Sjöberg, editor of tabloid Expressen, guilty of defamation for a series of articles in which the paper made claims that actor Mikael Persbrant had suffered from alcohol poisoning. READ »

Persbrandt meets Expressen in court

National: 24 Nov 06
The editor of Expressen, Otto Sjöberg, is facing a court in Stockholm on defamation charges. The tabloid falsely claimed that actor Mikael Persbrandt had been admitted to a clinic suffering from alcohol poisoning. READ »

Introducing...Mikael Persbrandt

Lifestyle: 13 Nov 06
He was once voted Sweden's sexiest man, which might explain why he's got his very own German fan club. Or maybe they've just fallen for Mikael Persbrandt's classically trained tough guy image. READ »

Persbrandt demands record payout from Expressen

National: 13 Sep 06
Swedish actor Mikael Persbrandt is to demand record compensation from the Expressen newspaper after it falsely stated that he had had alcohol poisoning and had checked himself in at a detox clinic. READ »

Expressen prosecuted for Persbrandt stories

Society: 18 May 06
False claims that actor Mikael Persbrandt had been admitted to a clinic suffering from alcohol poisioning have landed tabloid Expressen in hot water. READ »

Seven Guldbagge nominations for 'Mouth to mouth'

Lifestyle: 9 Jan 06
Director Björn Runge is in line for a magnificent seven at the 2005 Guldbagge awards, Sweden's national film awards. His film 'Mouth to mouth' has been nominated in seven categories, including Best Film, Best Director and Best Actor. READ »

Expressen investigated over Persbrandt "lies"

National: 23 Dec 05
One of Sweden's most senior law officers is investigating tabloid Expressen over allegations it made about actor Mikael Persbrandt. The paper's coverage amounted to harrassment and persecution, says the actor's lawyer. READ »


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