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Nord Stream plans new gas pipelines

Business & Money: 19 May 13
Gas pipeline firm Nord Stream will hold an information meeting on the Baltic island of Gotland on Monday to introduce a proposal to extend its controversial gas pipeline project. READ »

Sweden's drug testing industry plummets

Science & Technology: 17 May 13
Sweden's once flourishing pharmaceutical testing industry has been decimated in recent years, suffering an 85-percent drop according to new figures that industry experts describe as "deeply troubling". READ »

Lesbian kiss fails to shock Eurovision fans

National: 17 May 13
A woman-on-woman kiss during the semi-finals failed to raise eyebrows among Eurovision Song Contest fans, but AFP's Sören Billing finds out why the "Gays World Cup" may not please socially conservative eastern European authorities. READ »

AIK goalkeeper found dead in Stockholm flat

Sport: 2 May 13
The 32-year-old goalkeeper of Stockholm's AIK football club, Ivan Turina, was found dead in his flat on Thursday morning. READ »

Anti-slave trade 'inaction' angers Swedish MEP

Politics: 26 Apr 13
The Swedish MEP tasked with tackling human trafficking has expressed her frustration over the fact that so few EU member states have implemented anti-slave trade laws put forward two years ago. READ »

Russian jets practised attacks on Sweden

Politics: 22 Apr 13
Russian fighter planes carried out training missions just outside the Swedish border over Easter; Sweden's military, however, was too slow to react and had to rely on help from Nato, according to a media report on Monday. READ »

Doc charged for botched Swedish breast op

Science & Technology: 14 Apr 13
A Polish doctor and two nurses have been charged in connection with a breast augmentation operation in 2010 which left a Swedish woman in a coma and suffering from serious brain damage. READ »

Swedish artist cleared over Holocaust ash art

National: 11 Apr 13
Prosecutors in Poland have abandoned their investigation into a Swedish artist's claims that he used ashes of Holocaust victims in a work exhibited in December in southern Sweden. READ »

Swedish beef fillet turns out to be horsemeat

Business & Money: 9 Apr 13
Food safety regulators in Sweden have reported a company to prosecutors after tests revealed an unusually large piece of meat labelled as Swedish beef tenderloin was actually 100 percent horsemeat. READ »

Sweden chides Baltic states over environment record

Science & Technology: 6 Apr 13
Swedish Environmental Minister Lena Ek has said that the Baltic Sea nations' failure to protect the region's environment is "worrying". READ »

'I came to Malmö in 1974 and I still haven't left'

Society: 2 Apr 13
As Malmö prepares to host the Eurovision Song Contest, The Local's Patrick Reilly discovers how the city's Polish community feels about not being able to cheer on their compatriots. READ »

Sweden dominates EU innovation ranking

Business & Money: 27 Mar 13
Thrice the charm for Swedish brains as the country yet again tops the EU Commission's list of industrial innovators in the European Union. READ »

Snow and a strong krona dampen H&M profits

Business & Money: 21 Mar 13
Sweden's budget fashion giant H&M has cited disappointing sales and exchange-rate woes as factors behind a drop in net profit, and said the lingering winter will take a swipe at its spring collections. READ »

Learning Swedish from Russia with love

Education: 14 Mar 13
With more students worldwide choosing to learn Swedish, The Local catches up with Marina Astashevskaya - a Swedish teacher in Russia - whose classes help bridge the gap between love-refugees and their families in Russia. READ »

Palestinians get embassy status in Sweden

Politics: 7 Mar 13
Sweden on Wednesday became the ninth European country to upgrade the status of a Palestinian representative office to that of an embassy. READ »

Faecal bacteria found in Ikea chocolate cakes

National: 5 Mar 13
Health authorities in China have confiscated nearly two tonnes of chocolate cakes imported from Sweden by Ikea after finding high levels of bacteria commonly found in the human intestinal tract. READ »

Swedish supplier finds source of Ikea horsemeat

National: 4 Mar 13
Ikea's main Swedish meatball supplier announced on Monday that it had traced horse-tainted meat to another Sweden-based supplier with links to slaughterhouses in Poland. READ »

Norway frets over flood of job-seeking Swedes

Business & Money: 4 Mar 13
Swedish labour migration to Norway is threatening to nab jobs from the country's own job seekers, warned a Norwegian business association that also accused Sweden of political negligence. READ »

Ikea beefs up meat ban over horsemeat fears

National: 27 Feb 13
Horsemeat contamination fears have prompted Swedish furniture giant Ikea to halt the sale of additional meat products after new tests by a Sweden-based meatball supplier confirmed horsemeat content. READ »

EU sues Sweden over environmental 'inaction'

Science & Technology: 22 Feb 13
The EU is dragging Sweden to court for repeatedly ignoring a 2007 order to license industrial sites, as the union also prepares to take Greece and the UK to task for environment-related policy lags. READ »

Stockholm soup kitchen exposes homeless plight

Society: 18 Feb 13
Hundreds of free lunches were served on a Stockholm square on Sunday as part of a local group's efforts to raise awareness about homelessness in the Swedish capital. READ »

More Swedish retailers hit by horsemeat scandal

National: 13 Feb 13
Swedish supermarket chains Ica, Coop, and Axfood all confirmed on Wednesday that their lasagne products contain horsemeat, with the retailers' produce all coming from the same French chain that Findus had employed. READ »

Horseshoe pitchers compete for gold

Sport: 10 Feb 13
Over 100 contestants between the ages of five and 85 took part in the 2013 Swedish horseshoe-pitching championships in Emmaboda, southern Sweden. READ »

Museum delighted to show returned Matisse

Lifestyle: 25 Jan 13
Stockholm's Museum of Modern Art is preparing to show the Matisse painting "Le Jardin" that was returned this week after it was stolen 25 years ago. READ »

Stolen Matisse painting returns to Sweden

Society: 23 Jan 13
A Matisse painting stolen from a Stockholm museum 25 years ago has now been returned to Sweden after it turned up in London earlier this month. READ »

Ikea set for spending spree as profits boom

Business & Money: 23 Jan 13
Ikea posted an 8-percent increase in full-year profits on Wednesday, with the Swedish furniture retailer set to open two dozen stores and add thousands of jobs in 2013. READ »

Poland probes Swede's Holocaust ash art claims

National: 9 Jan 13
Prosecutors in Poland have opened an investigation into claims by a Swedish artist that he used ashes of Holocaust victims in his artwork. READ »

Matisse stolen in Stockholm found in UK

Business & Money: 8 Jan 13
A work by Henri Matisse stolen from a Stockholm museum 25 years ago has turned up in the UK after a Polish client who bought the painting "in good faith" asked an art dealer to sell it. READ »

Food in Sweden third most expensive in EU

National: 11 Dec 12
A review of European statistics shows Swedes pay among the highest food prices, clocking in at 20 percent more expensive than the EU average and only topped by prices in neighbouring Norway and Denmark. READ »

Ferry campaign touts 'fun' 1940s Germany

National: 9 Dec 12
In an ad campaign for trips to Germany and Poland, ferry liner company Stena Line describes the forties - a period closely associated with war and Nazi persecution - as a "delightful decade when lots of fun things happened". READ »

Police probe Swede's Holocaust ash art work

National: 7 Dec 12
Swedish police on Friday said they had launched an investigation into an artist who says he used paint mixed from the ashes of Holocaust victims in work of art on display in Lund. READ »

Holocaust ash painter reported to the police

Society: 6 Dec 12
A Swedish artist has sparked outrage by claiming he used ashes gathered from a Nazi concentration camp crematorium in paintings currently on display at an art gallery in southern Sweden. READ »

Eurovision finals in Malmö still a hot ticket

Society: 4 Dec 12
With tickets to the 2013 Eurovision finals in Malmö selling out in a flash last week, music fans across Europe have flooded resale sites at levels on par with the Euro 2012 football tournament. READ »

August Prize-winning author Göran Rosenberg

Lifestyle: 29 Nov 12
In a new series profiling Swedish newsmakers, The Local gets the lowdown on author and journalist Göran Rosenberg, who won Sweden’s most prestigious prize for literature on Monday. READ »

Swedish children need to study more: minister

Education: 27 Nov 12
Sweden failed to make an appearance in a list of the top 20 countries worldwide ranked by education quality, a review which coincided with the Finance Minister claiming that Swedish kids need to study more. READ »

Swedish roe to be served in Tokyo eateries

Society: 30 Oct 12
Vendace roe from the Bothnian Bay in the north of Sweden, the only Swedish product currently with an EU-protected designation of origin, is being launched as a delicacy in top notch restaurants in Japan. READ »

Malmö set for first-ever Brazil-Iraq football clash

Sport: 10 Oct 12
Malmö in southern Sweden is gearing up to host a historic footballing clash between Brazil and Iraq on Thursday, the first time the two national sides will meet in international competition. READ »

Volvo Buses to shut down Swedish factory

Business & Money: 3 Oct 12
Volvo Buses is closing down its facility in Säffle in central Sweden and concentrate on production in Poland, the company announced on Wednesday, putting 400 jobs at risk. READ »

Foreign degree validation benefits vary: study

Society: 26 Sep 12
While two thirds of those who've had foreign university degrees formally validated in Sweden still don't work in their fields of expertise, the process nevertheless helps jobseekers in other ways, a study has found. READ »

Swedes like the US more than the EU: study

National: 17 Sep 12
Swedes have a more favourable opinion of the United States than they do of the European Union, according to a new study, which also found Sweden to have the lowest opinion of Israel of any EU country. READ »

Mystery blooms over UK airman's Swedish grave

Society: 5 Sep 12
A Swedish church has found itself in the centre of a mystery after English relatives of a gunned down World War II airman realized that an anonymous well-wisher had been planting flowers at the grave since 1943. READ »

Belarus sacks foreign minister after teddy drop

National: 20 Aug 12
Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko has sacked his foreign minister in the wake of a diplomatic crisis with Sweden, which came after a Swedish PR firm dropped hundreds of pro-free speech teddy bears over Minsk. READ »

Murdered couple's safe may have been found

Business & Money: 20 Aug 12
Police have found a discarded safe in southern Sweden in what may prove to be the vital clue and motive behind the brutal double murder of an elderly farming couple in south western Sweden last year. READ »

Ikea to open 100 budget hotels across Europe

Business & Money: 15 Aug 12
Swedish furniture giant Ikea is planning to build 100 budget hotels around Europe in its most recent push to join the property market. READ »

EU backs Sweden, ducks Belarus diplomatic crisis

Politics: 11 Aug 12
The European Union has said that a "very clear message" would be sent to Minsk in the coming days following the expulsion of Swedish diplomats, but stopped short of pulling out EU ambassadors in solidarity. READ »

Celtic hurdle remains for Swedish champs

Sport: 11 Aug 12
Swedish champions Helsingborg must overcome the Scottish champions Celtic in order to claim a place in the Champions League group stage for the first time since 2000. READ »

Swedes hail long-awaited summer sunshine

Society: 24 Jul 12
After weeks of mild temperatures, forecasters are finally promising some summer heat for the sun-starved Swedes, as warmer winds are en route for Sweden. READ »

Sweden calls on EU to take global responsibility

Politics: 23 Jul 12
Swedish foreign minister Carl Bildt has announced that Sweden has joined forces with Poland, Italy and Spain to work for Europe to assume its global security responsibility and to strengthen the EU's voice for peace. READ »

Swedes launch teddy bear 'assault' on Belarus

National: 4 Jul 12
A Swedish PR agency claims to have parachuted hundreds of pro-free speech teddy bears on the Belarusian capital of Minsk early Wednesday morning in a show of support for the country's pro-democracy movement. READ »

Two Poles convicted for 'brutal' farm murders

National: 27 Jun 12
Two Polish nationals have been sentenced to life in prison by a Swedish court for the brutal double murder of an elderly couple on a farm in southwestern Sweden last autumn. READ »

Swedish students excel at English: study

Education: 21 Jun 12
Swedish 15-year-olds are very proficient in the English language while not as good at Spanish, according to the results of a comprehensive international language study presented on Thursday. READ »

Match preview: Sweden's crucial England clash

Sport: 15 Jun 12
Sweden face England on Friday night in their vital second Group D encounter in Kiev. The Local's Joe Lynskey looks at what Erik Hamrén's squad can expect from Roy Hodgson and his side. READ »

19-year-old rotten meat sold in Swedish shops

Business & Money: 13 Jun 12
Canned meat from 1993 has been relabelled and resold in Swedish shops despite being rotten and severely lacking in nutritional value, according to a Swedish media report. READ »

Sweden's shirts may be key to Euro success

Sport: 8 Jun 12
A Swedish research group has revealed good news for Sweden's Euro 2012 prospects, after a series of tests on each team's uniform proved that the Swedish side's ranked highly. READ »

Sweden's Euro 2012 chances: the lowdown

Lifestyle: 7 Jun 12
As Sweden prepares to go into battle at the European Championships in Poland and the Ukraine, The Local's Joe Lynskey asks some of the country's top football writers what fans can expect from its national side. READ »

Swedes see off Serbs in Euros warm up

Sport: 6 Jun 12
Sweden secured encouraging 2-1 victory over Serbia in Stockholm on Tuesday in their final friendly ahead of Euro 2012. READ »

Murder suspects 'show no emotion' at farm visit

National: 5 Jun 12
The two men suspected of a gruesome double murder of an elderly couple on a farm in southwestern Sweden last autumn reportedly showed no emotion during an inspection of the crime scene on Tuesday. READ »

Sweden's Olsson looks to shine on Euro stage

Lifestyle: 4 Jun 12
After asserting himself in the Premier League, Swedish footballer Martin Olsson now has the opportunity to stretch his legs and prove his worth on the international stage. READ »

‘It was a good game’: Ibrahimovic

Sport: 31 May 12
Sweden beat Iceland 3-2 in an international friendly on Wednesday, with star striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic showing magical form in the beginning of the match before starting to tire. READ »

Wreck of jewel-laden ship 'found' near Stockholm

Science & Technology: 30 May 12
Divers working in the Stockholm archipelago believe they have discovered the wreck of the legendary Swedish royal ship the “Resande Man” which famously disappeared carrying the crown jewels en route to Poland in 1660. READ »

Charges filed for 'cold-blooded' farm murders

National: 21 May 12
Prosecutors on Monday formally charged two men suspected in a gruesome double murder of an elderly couple on a farm in Alingsås in southwestern Sweden last autumn. READ »

Swedish ferry crashes into Polish port

National: 17 May 12
Swedish ferry the Stena Spirit was involved in an accident in the Polish harbour of Gdynia on Thursday morning which left a damaged crane and three port employees requiring hospital treatment. READ »

Polish woman missing from Stockholm home

National: 13 May 12
Police are searching for 37 year-old Agnieszka Mardyla, who went missing from her Stockholm home on April 20. READ »

Sweden, UK team up for EU bank rules battle

Business & Money: 2 May 12
Sweden teamed up with Britain and other eastern European allies in a showdown Wednesday against other EU states led by Germany and France over rules to protect banks against any crisis. READ »

Smugglers to Norway cause strain on Sweden

National: 30 Apr 12
Police in western Sweden are kept busy by a large number of illegal shipments of alcohol and cigarettes, believed to be bound for Norway. READ »

China and Sweden sign deals during Wen visit

Business & Money: 25 Apr 12
A plethora of deals were signed by Chinese prime minister Wen Jiabao and Swedish companies during his visit to Sweden, including agreements between carmaker Volvo and telecom giant Ericsson. READ »

Five deals on the table during Chinese visit

Business & Money: 24 Apr 12
When Chinese prime minister Wen Jiabao visited Sweden on Tuesday, it was to sign a series of trade deals, including a major investment with car manufacturer Volvo, according to media reports. READ »

Zoo welcomes Sweden's first jaguars

Society: 21 Apr 12
Three jaguars, the first ever specimens of the exotic cat to set foot in the country, recently arrived to a zoo in central Sweden. READ »

Sweden visit to 'boost China's Arctic profile'

Politics: 17 Apr 12
Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao's planned visit to Sweden later in April is part of an effort to increase his country's influence in the increasingly important Arctic region, an official said Monday READ »

Sweden 'shuns' older workers: study

Business & Money: 5 Apr 12
Despite a large share of Sweden’s senior work force en route for retirement in the next few years, Swedish companies are among the worst in the world at recruiting and keeping people over fifty in employment. READ »

Swedes bake up success with online pizza site

Business & Money: 2 Apr 12
Three Swedes have struck online (and pepperoni covered) gold after the online pizza service they created was bought by a German company READ »

Sweden beats Croatia 3-1

Sport: 1 Mar 12
Swedish strikers Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Sebastian Larsson were in great form as Sweden defeated Croatia 3-1 in an international friendly on Wednesday. READ »

Football phenom Guidetti set for Sweden debut

Sport: 27 Feb 12
Rising Swedish footballing sensation John Guidetti may find himself in the starting line up in Sweden's friendly against Croatia on Wednesday after a specular goal-scoring run for Dutch side Feyenoord. READ »

'Most Swedish emigrants ever in 2011': report

National: 21 Feb 12
2011 marked the largest exodus from Sweden in history as more than 50,000 people left the country, with China proving to be an ever more popular destination for Swedes who move abroad. READ »

5.4 million swine flu jabs saved six lives: report

Science & Technology: 15 Feb 12
A total of six lives were saved by Sweden's massive swine flu vaccination programme, according to a new report, despite 60 percent of the Swedish population getting vaccinated. READ »

Swedes out in force to protest anti-piracy law

National: 4 Feb 12
Swedes took to the streets of Stockholm and other major cities on Saturday to protest against the ACTA anti-piracy legislation which is set to go before the Riksdag later this year. READ »

Ikea assembles record profits for 2011

Business & Money: 20 Jan 12
Swedish furniture retailer Ikea announced record-breaking profits for 2011 on Friday with sales booming and market share increasing in nearly every country. READ »

Forced labour on the rise in Sweden: report

National: 15 Jan 12
Organized begging, forced labour and forced participation in thefts have bypassed human trafficking for sexual purposes, shows a recent report from the National Police Board. READ »

Sweden to support eurozone stability fund

Politics: 20 Dec 11
Sweden agreed on Monday night to help stabilize the euro by pledging to make loans to the International Monetary Fund to strengthen a eurozone bailout fund. READ »

Two more suspected in brutal farm murders

National: 17 Dec 11
Another two people are now suspected of involvement in the murder of the elderly farmer couple in Långared, in southwestern Sweden. READ »

Sweden to meet England in Euro 2012

Sport: 2 Dec 11
Sweden has been drawn in the same group as England, France and Ukraine at next summer’s European Football Championship. READ »

Shopping for Christmas food in Stockholm

Lifestyle: 1 Dec 11
As the Christmas season approaches in Stockholm, it is very likely that festive food is uppermost in your mind. Luckily, contributor Gwen Ramsey has put together a list of great options for filling your holiday hamper. READ »

Poland seeks Swedish help before Euro 2012

Sport: 30 Nov 11
The Polish government has asked for assistance from the Swedish police concerning the security situation when Swedish supporters travel to the Euro 2012 football championships. READ »

Sweden-bound booty found in Polish river

Science & Technology: 25 Nov 11
Polish scientists have discovered what appears to be a 17th century ship loaded with looted treasure bound for Sweden, at the bottom of the Vistula river. READ »

Bildt in bid to free Tymoshenko

National: 22 Nov 11
Sweden's foreign minister Carl Bildt is to travel to Ukraine in a bid to apply "football diplomacy" to secure the release of opposition leader Yulia Tymoshenko. READ »

Two arrested in Poland for 'brutal' farm killings

National: 17 Nov 11
Two people wanted for the brutal slaying of an elderly farming couple outside of Alingsås in western Sweden have been arrested in Poland. READ »

Sweden to play England to open Swedbank Arena

Sport: 15 Nov 11
England will face Sweden's national side in a friendly next year to mark the opening of Sweden's new national stadium, Swedbank Arena, in Stockholm. The two teams also square off on Tuesday night at Wembley in London. READ »

Sweden to face England at Wembley

Sport: 14 Oct 11
Sweden are set to play England next month in a friendly international as coach Erik Hamrén seeks to prepare his side for next year's European Championship finals, the English Football Association announced on Thursday. READ »

Sweden secures Euro 2012 spot

Sport: 12 Oct 11
Sweden overcame the Netherlands 3-2 in Stockholm on Tuesday night to book their spot at the Euro 2012 football championships in Poland and Ukraine. READ »

Sweden secures Euro 2012 playoff spot

Sport: 8 Oct 11
Friday's narrow 2-1 win against Finland ensured Sweden a playoff spot in the Euro 2012 football championship. READ »

Police detain Ikea blast suspects

National: 8 Oct 11
Two men have been arrested in Poland on suspicions of carrying out a series of bomb blasts against several European stores of Swedish furniture giant Ikea. READ »

Obama picks foreign policy expert to be US ambassador to Sweden

Politics: 9 Sep 11
US president Barack Obama has nominated Washington DC-based lawyer and foreign policy expert Mark Brzezinski to be the next US ambassador to Sweden. READ »

Sweden mourns death of beloved hockey star

Sport: 8 Sep 11
Grief stricken Swedish ice hockey players and fans expressed their sorrow over the death of national team goaltender Stefan Liv, who was killed in a plane crash in Russia that decimated the Lokomotiv ice hockey team. READ »

Swedish goalie dead in Russia plane crash

Sport: 7 Sep 11
Swedish national ice hockey team goalie Stefan Liv was among those killed in the crash of a Russian passenger plane that went down on Wednesday carrying members of the Lokomotiv ice hockey team. READ »

Swedish parties split on Palestinian recognition

Politics: 1 Sep 11
Swedish political parties represented in the Riksdag are sharply divided as to whether or not Sweden should officially recognise a Palestinian government. READ »

Sweden failing to protect Baltic Sea: WWF

Science & Technology: 1 Sep 11
Sweden must improve its preservation of biodiversity in the Baltic, and decrease use of hazardous fertilisers, according to a WWF report published Wednesday. READ »

Vattenfall sheds Polish operations

Business & Money: 24 Aug 11
Swedish state-owned energy giant Vattenfall announce don Tuesday that it had reached a deal to sell two subsidiaries in Poland for €1.8 billion ($2.6 billion), signalling its exit from the country. READ »

Hollywood pirate ship docks in Stockholm

Society: 18 Jul 11
While no Captain Sparrow or men with swords were in sight, another celebrity from the popular "Pirates of the Caribbean" films has been in Stockholm over the weekend - the good ship Bounty. READ »

'Swedish shipments to Nazis may have been ransom for captured Swedes'

Analysis & Opinion: 29 Jun 11
Historical documents related to the capture of seven Swedes by the Gestapo in Poland in 1942 puts Sweden's subsequent ball bearing deliveries to Nazi Germany in a new light, argue historians Susanne Berger and Ingela Magner. READ »

‘Dollar’ millionaires hit record high in Sweden

Business & Money: 23 Jun 11
The number of Swedish “dollar” millionaires reached a staggering 60,900 last year, signifying an increase in Sweden by 26 percent, according to a new report. READ »

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