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Sweden refuses to release CIA flight info

National: 19 Dec 11
When two human rights organizations asked 28 countries for information in order to map out CIAs secret air transports of terror suspects, Sweden was one of three countries refusing to give out any details. READ »

Life sentence the 'only option': prosecutor

National: 2 Dec 11
Prosecutors are demanding life for the 28-year-old who killed a female guard at Flemingsberg remand facility south of Stockholm. The accused has admitted to his crimes, but wants a fixed sentence. READ »

Swedish ships take up arms to combat pirates

Business & Money: 1 Jul 11
Swedish commercial shipping firm Wallenius has employed armed security staff to police its fleet to help combat the risk posed by pirates in the Gulf of Aden. READ »

Suspected sub sighting sets Swedes on edge

National: 6 May 11
The Swedish military is investigating what could be a sighting of a foreign submarine in the Swedish archipelago after a Stockholm resident snapped a photo of a lurking mass on the surface while walking her dog. READ »

Snowfalls put Swedish spring on ice

Science & Technology: 18 Mar 11
A weather front of snow has swept in across Sweden on Friday causing a slew of traffic accidents, while falling ice forced a closure of the Öresund bridge. READ »

One million Swedes hit by winter bus chaos

National: 12 Feb 11
Up to 1 million passengers were affected when bus services in Stockholm county shut down completely on Friday due to slippery conditions caused by heavy snowfall and strong winds. READ »

SVT reporter: I could have been killed

National: 8 Feb 11
Bert Sundström, the Sveriges Television reporter who was stabbed, beaten and dumped in a Cairo hospital, talked yesterday evening for the first time of his harrowing ordeal. READ »

Police probe suspected murder of Swedish teen

National: 6 Jan 11
A young man was found dead on the island Ekerö, just outside Stockholm. A young woman was also found severely injured. READ »

Swedish road safety 'best in the world': official

National: 3 Jan 11
Road deaths in Sweden were at a record low in 2010, prompting a transit agency boss to proclaim the country is "still the best in the world" when it comes to road safety. READ »

Swedish King opens new Malmö City Tunnel

National: 5 Dec 10
Sweden's King Carl XVI Gustaf opened the Malmö City Tunnel at 5.30pm on Saturday afternoon, with the opening ceremony attended by an estimated 6,000 spectators at the city's Posthusplatsen. READ »

Swedish soldiers in Afghanistan firefight

National: 28 Nov 10
Swedish soldiers were involved in a firefight west of their base in Mazar-i-Sharif in Afghanistan on Saturday. READ »

Swedish home prices continue upward climb

Business & Money: 18 Nov 10
Swedish house prices have risen for the 18th straight quarter and home construction is booming, but that doesn't meant that house hunters can't find something spacious for a reasonable price. READ »

Concern over Swedish horse sex attacks

Society: 25 Oct 10
Sweden is experiencing a spate of attacks targeting the sex organs of female horses. READ »

Brownie the cat killed in 'sterilisation' mishap

Society: 10 Oct 10
A 19-year-old pet owner from northern Sweden took her cat Brownie to the veterinarian to be sterlised. Instead, her pet ended up dying in her arms. READ »

Reinfeldt unveils reshuffled cabinet

Politics: 5 Oct 10
Prime minister Fredrik Reinfeldt presented his new government during the opening session of the Riksdag on Tuesday, announcing a team with seven new names as well as a new ministry. READ »

Live Blog: parliament opens

Politics: 5 Oct 10
Another eventful day in Swedish politics has come to a close with Fredrik Reinfeldt having presented his new government, the Sweden Democrats having added a little colour and outraged drama, and the king having calmly reminded the Riksdag of its role as a bastion of Swedish democracy. READ »

Sweden preps for filming of Hollywood's 'Tattoo'

Society: 15 Sep 10
Several locations in Sweden are bracing for a Hollywood invasion this autumn, with filming of the English-language version of "The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo" set to start within weeks. READ »

Convicted serial killer sees charges dropped

National: 28 May 10
A prosecutor has dropped the charges of murder against convicted serial killer Thomas Quick for the 1988 slaying of an Israeli tourist. Quick has recently retracted earlier statements in which he claimed to have killed more than twenty people. READ »

King's pal seeks bumper payout for country estate

Business & Money: 15 Mar 10
Torgils Bonde, a member of Sweden's high society, has raised eyebrows by putting his 2,800 hectare property up for sale for close to a record sum of 200 million kronor ($28.3 million). READ »

'Social media key to election success': survey

Politics: 17 Sep 09
Social media are set to dominate the general election campaign in Sweden in 2010. Facebook, Twitter, You Tube and blogs will all play their part, according to a new survey of local politicians. READ »

Escape attempt at high-security hospital

National: 13 Aug 09
Säter high-security psychiatric hospital in central Sweden was the target of an escape attempt on Thursday morning. Two people were arrested as they smashed their car into a fence. READ »

Poster exhibition portrays glory days of 'progg'

Lifestyle: 13 Jul 09
The Local's Lydia Parafianowicz chats with Swedish musician Håkan Agnsäter, who has loaned out his auspicious poster collection to the Nordic Museum in Stockholm. READ »

Dam nears breaking point in central Sweden

National: 13 Jul 09
Rescue services and volunteers are working hand over fist to stem the growing risk of a dam breaking in Säter in central Sweden as water levels continue to rise in the wake of weekend downpours. READ »

Confessed serial killer requests retrial

National: 20 Apr 09
Convicted serial killer Thomas Quick, who recently retracted confessions for eight murders, formally petitioned the Svea Court of Appeal for a retrial on Monday. READ »

Svartenbrandt remanded into custody for robbery

National: 12 Apr 09
Lars-Inge Svartenbrandt, a 63-year-old with a long criminal history, was remanded into custody on Sunday on suspicion of the armed robbery of a Swedbank branch in Säter in central Sweden. READ »

Notorious criminal arrested for robbery

National: 9 Apr 09
Lars-Inge Svartenbrandt, a 63-year-old with a long criminal history, is one of two individuals arrested for the armed robbery of a Swedbank branch in Säter in central Sweden, according to the police in western Sweden. READ »

Armed bank robbery in Dalarna

National: 8 Apr 09
Swedbank's office in Säter in central Sweden was robbed at gunpoint just after noon on Wednesday. READ »

'No bonuses at state-owned companies'

Business & Money: 24 Mar 09
The Swedish government has said it wants to end bonuses and variable compensation for executives at state-owned companies. READ »

Escaped criminals back at mental clinic

National: 2 Sep 08
Two violent criminals who escaped from Säter psychiatric clinic in central Sweden on Monday returned to the facility voluntarily on Tuesday morning, Sveriges Radio reports. READ »

Police arrest escaped murderer

National: 27 Aug 08
A 35-year-old convicted murderer who escaped on Sunday from a psychiatric clinic has been arrested in Norberg, a small town in western Sweden. READ »

'Escaped murderer planned getaway'

National: 25 Aug 08
A 34-year-old convicted murderer who escaped from a psychiatric clinic in central Sweden on Sunday is believed to have bought a car a couple of days ago. "An indication that the escape was planned," Dalarna police said. READ »

Escaped murderer sparks nationwide alert

National: 25 Aug 08
Police are describing as "dangerous" a 34-year-old man who escaped on Sunday from a psychiatric clinic in central Sweden. READ »

Nursing home resident found lying in own excrement

Science & Technology: 5 Nov 07
Members of staff at a nursing home in southern Sweden have been suspended following incidents in which residents were found in conditions of some neglect. READ »

Government under fire for Carnegie links

Politics: 30 Sep 07
The government's close relationship with people linked to investment bank Carnegie has come under fire from opposition politicians. The bank, which this week was fined 50 million kronor and forced to sack its CEO, has supplied two close aides to Finance Markets Minister Mats Odell. READ »

'Swedish Air Force caused my tinnitus'

National: 6 Jul 07
A 25-year-old man has filed an official complaint following claims that his hearing has become impaired by fighter planes flying at low altitude above his holiday home in western Sweden. READ »

Council logo may infringe copyright

National: 4 Apr 07
Ängelholm council got an unpleasant surprise when it launched its new logo - the motto has already been copyright protected by a fitness organization. READ »

LO anticipates two good years

Business & Money: 27 Mar 07
Trade union confederation LO has looked into the future and seen two rose-tinted years for Sweden. The organization is 'satisfied' with the Riksbank and 'angry' with the government. READ »

Violent start to Sweden's new year

National: 1 Jan 07
Sweden saw in 2007 on Sunday night with the traditional organised and impromptu fireworks displays - but they were accompanied by an unusually high number of crimes including assault, rape and arson. READ »

Self-employed 'should pay less for unemployed'

Politics: 30 Jun 06
People who run their own businesses pay more into the benefits system than they get out of it, the Liberal Party has argued. They should have their contributions cut. READ »

Man lay beside dead mother for two weeks

National: 18 May 06
A severely mentally handicapped man was found on Wednesday lying beside his dead mother in their home in Hägersten, two weeks after she died. READ »

Swedish finance minister delivers 'budget of reforms'

Politics: 18 Apr 06
An evidently satisfied Pär Nuder declares that things are improving for Sweden and promises a wave of reforms. But opposition politicians are far from satisfied, slamming the budget's lack of real structural changes. READ »

Liberal MP back after drink driving break

Politics: 8 Mar 06
A contrite Karin Pilsäter, the Liberal Party's economic spokesperson, was back at work on Wednesday after a few weeks' off following a drink driving charge. READ »

Top Liberal admits drunk driving

Politics: 19 Feb 06
Liberal Party member of parliament Karin Pilsäter is to leave all her political duties until further notice after driving her car while over the alcohol limit. Pilsäter was caught by a police unit on Saturday. READ »

Lower taxes but higher fees in Alliance budget

Politics: 3 Oct 05
The 45 billion kronor tax cuts proposed by the centre-right opposition would be financed partly through higher fees for things like unemployment insurance. But most people would still be better off, the Alliance insists. READ »

Budget: Nuder spends to cut jobless figure

Politics: 20 Sep 05
Sweden's finance minister Pär Nuder said unemployment would fall modestly and GDP would increase in 2006. He promised to spend government money on fighting joblessness, and said government debt would increase. READ »

Schyman in equality policy shock: tax men

Politics: 5 Oct 04
The former leader of the Left Party proposes to tax men because they're violent and earn more than women. The question is, should it be based on income or some other measurement? READ »

Whit hit

Society: 7 May 04
Swedes leapt on the bandwagon to make a holiday of the national day - and then leapt off when they realised it would mean more work. READ »

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 »

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