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Doubts over asylum seekers' age claims

National: 4 Jun 13
Roughly 12 percent of asylum seekers who arrived in Sweden this year claiming to be children may actually be over 18-years-old, migration authorities have revealed, prompting criticism from children's rights groups. READ »

Sweden 'second best' place to become a mum

Science & Technology: 7 May 13
Sweden is the second best country in the world in which to be a mother, according to a new ranking which looked at pregnancy risks and infant health. READ »

Dads often keep custody after killing kids' mums

National: 3 Jan 13
More than 120 children in Sweden have had their mothers killed by their fathers in the last decade, with the dads nevertheless retaining custody of their children in four out of ten cases, according to a new review. READ »

'Okay for teachers to hit students': Swedish court

Education: 24 May 12
Teachers should be able to tolerate violence inflicted on them by students, but at the same time have scope for using force against unruly pupils, according to two recent Swedish court rulings. READ »

Moderates plan to combat child poverty

Politics: 24 Mar 12
Raising employment rates and offering high-quality daycare for all, not directed subsidies, are the keys to lowering child poverty levels in Sweden, according to the governing Moderate Party. READ »

Sweden 'failing' in fight against child poverty

Society: 7 Jun 11
Failed family policies and a welfare system that has become less fair are to blame for an increase in child poverty in Sweden, according to charity Save the Children. READ »

Child poverty increases in Sweden: report

Society: 1 Feb 11
Some 220,000 children were living in poverty in Sweden in 2008 and the figure is increasing, a new report from Save the Children Sweden shows. READ »

Housing still scarce for refugee children

National: 21 Oct 10
The Migration Board is putting more pressure on Sweden's municipalities to help it cope with a major shortage of places to house refugee children. READ »

Swedish site offers online photo check up

Business & Money: 29 Jun 10
A new Swedish website offers an answer to those who want to know if someone is using their social media images permission. READ »

Swedes' generosity undented by recession

National: 14 Mar 10
The economic downturn and rising unemployment figures have not dented Swedish support for charities, according to new figures from the Swedish Fundraising Council (FRII). READ »

Swedish generosity on the rise

National: 21 Dec 09
Swedes have become all the more generous despite – or perhaps because of – the economic crisis. The total amount donated to charity in 2009 will be around 5.2 billion kronor ($715 million). READ »

Christian Democrats announce plan to save marriage

Society: 24 Jan 09
The Christian Democrats have announced a proposal aimed at saving the institution of marriage - a free counselling check up for all newly weds. READ »

Charitable Swedes defy credit crunch

National: 16 Dec 08
Swedish charities are predicting a record year for fundraising despite the ongoing financial crisis. Private donations have continued to increase despite credit crunch concerns although some companies are cutting back. READ »

Swede to take the helm at Save the Children charity

National: 21 Jan 08
Charlotte Petri Gornitzka will be the first Swede and first woman to lead the organization. READ »

Record year for Swedish charity giving

Society: 23 Dec 05
The massive Swedish response to the tsunami catastrophe boosts public donations to charities to almost 2 billion kronor this year. Over one third of that has been handled by the Red Cross. READ »

Record donations to Swedish disaster funds

National: 31 Dec 04
Swedish aid organisations report an "incredible reaction" to their appeals for funds to help victims of the catastrophe in Asia. READ »

Asian earthquake: how to donate

Smörgåsbord: 29 Dec 04
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13 June 22:03

This weeks results..week 24/25 »

"A weekend full of surprises and LFC football. Results look like this: Div 5 Men won 4-2, K1 lost 5-0, K2 won 2-1, Vets lost 3-2, R1 lost 4-1. Korpen Ladies play Monday night and on the 26th the Div5 Men close the first half season with the last match before the summer kicks in. /LFC " READ »

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