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Man arrested after brutal axe attack

National: 1 Apr 12
A 42-year-old man was arrested on Saturday evening on suspicion of attempted murder after hitting another man in the head with an axe in Flen in eastern Sweden. READ »

'Many great monarchs have been queens'

Society: 24 Feb 12
Leader pages across Sweden devoted space on Friday to congratulating Crown Princess Victoria and Sweden's newborn princess, while many also expressed the view that she should be able to choose her own path. READ »

Police teacher warned after 'monkey' comments

Society: 6 Feb 12
An instructor at a Swedish police academy has been accused of hate crimes for referring to a trainee officer with a foreign background as a "monkey". READ »

Legless man in surprise wheelchair reversal

Science & Technology: 23 Dec 11
Local health authorities in Sweden who denied an amputee a power wheelchair because they were “uncertain if the impairment was permanent", have now reversed their position on the matter. READ »

100-year-old driver blames crash on faulty hearing aid

Society: 17 Oct 11
A 100-year-old motorist said a malfunctioning hearing aid caused him to crash his car on a motorway in central Sweden on Sunday night. READ »

'Hurricane' Katia fells trees, disrupts traffic

National: 14 Sep 11
Trees were felled to the ground, train traffic was halted, and thousands were left without power as the remnants of Hurricane Katia swept through Sweden on Tuesday. READ »

Sweden Democrat targeted in arson attack

Politics: 30 Aug 11
A Sweden Democrat local politician was targeted in an arson attack at her home in Södermanland south of Stockholm on Monday evening. READ »

Swedish teen held for man's fatal beating

National: 5 Aug 11
A 15-year-old boy is being held by police in Eskilstuna in central Sweden on suspicion of beating a middle-aged man to death. READ »

Train services suffer three hour delays

National: 24 Jul 11
The situation for train traffic heading through south-eastern Sweden continues to look grim on Sunday, as schedules won't return to normal until Monday. READ »

Thunderstorms disrupt train schedules

Science & Technology: 23 Jul 11
Violent thunderstorms are the source of major headaches for train passengers in south-eastern Sweden. The weather has caused large disturbances in train schedules, which will likely continue all weekend. READ »

Swedish airport reports record heroin bust

National: 13 Jul 11
Swedish customs officers at Skavsta airport, south of Stockholm, made the airport’s largest bust of heroin to date when they confiscated over a kilo of the drug on Friday. READ »

Sweden's sexual healthcare varies widely: report

Science & Technology: 8 Jul 11
Where you live can have a significant effect on what level of sex healthcare you're offered, according to a recent study from a Swedish sex education agency. READ »

Police face machine gun fire in bank robbery

National: 18 May 11
A branch of Handelsbanken in Flen in eastern Sweden was robbed on Wednesday morning by masked men armed with machine guns. Police later issued a nationwide-alert in hopes of catching the perpetrators. READ »

Sweden steps up hunt for 'deadly' parasite

Science & Technology: 7 May 11
Efforts to trace the source of a tapeworm first discovered in Sweden in February were stepped up after a fox with the parasite was recently shot in Södermanland in central Sweden. READ »

Caution urged over fires as Sweden heats up

National: 26 Apr 11
With forecasts indicating a continued bout of warm, dry weather in much of Sweden, authorities have urged caution following reports of a number of grass fires over the Easter weekend. READ »

Dad reports SOS operator after son's death

National: 23 Apr 11
The step-father of the 23-year-old man who died after being denied an ambulance is reporting the management of SOS Alarm to the police. READ »

Traffic problems persist as snowfalls continue

Science & Technology: 11 Feb 11
Sweden's Transport Administration has advised drivers in Stockholm to leave their cars at home as the continuing heavy snowfalls and winds leave much of the region at a standstill and commuters stranded. READ »

Heavy snow wallops central Sweden

Science & Technology: 10 Feb 11
Winter has returned to central Sweden, with heavy snowfall of up to 20 centimetres expected on Thursday. READ »

'Drunkenness aplenty, but little violence': police

Society: 1 Jan 11
Drunkenness aplenty, but not much blood, was Gotland's police station's summary of the events of New Year's Eve, a summary that seems to apply for much of Sweden. READ »

Swedish papers leap to defence of 'open society'

Politics: 30 Dec 10
After the arrests of five people on suspicion of planning a "Mumbai-style" attack on the Danish daily Jyllands-Posten, the Swedish papers on Thursday argued that threats to the open society can not be met by draconian measures. READ »

Man admits to daughter's 'honour killing' murder

Society: 17 Nov 10
A man suspected of killing his 21-year-old daughter in Katrineholm in central Sweden on Tuesday admitted to murdering her in what his lawyer described as a possible honour killing. READ »

Sweden to launch online access to medical files

Science & Technology: 11 Nov 10
Patients and medical professionals in Sweden will soon be able access electronic medical records online, a government health official announced this week. READ »

One dead as snowstorms cause traffic havoc

National: 9 Nov 10
A young woman died in a car accident in western Sweden on Tuesday morning as snowfalls and strong winds hampered road conditions and caused widespread traffic problems. READ »

Snowstorms threaten Sweden's east: agency

Science & Technology: 8 Nov 10
The Swedish weather agency has issued a class 2 warning after predicting several centimetres of snowfall will fall on parts of the country's east coast overnight. 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 »

Activists slam nuclear shipment to Sweden

Science & Technology: 29 Sep 10
Environmentalists on Tuesday slammed a proposal to ship decommissioned nuclear generators to Sweden from Canada for recycling. READ »

Fungal disease threatens Swedish wheat harvest

Science & Technology: 4 Aug 10
The wheat harvest in many parts of Sweden is under threat by the fungus disease Tilletia contraversa (dwarf bunt), with the Board of Agriculture fearing its spread in central Sweden. READ »

Ryanair won't drop card fees despite law

Business & Money: 2 Aug 10
Budget airline Ryanair has said it has no plans to stop charging fees for bank card payments, despite a new Swedish law intended to ban the practice. READ »

Train breaks down from Stockholm to Malmö

National: 30 Jul 10
A high-speed X2000 train from Stockholm to Malmö experienced an engine breakdown on Thursday afternoon outside Skebokvarn in Södermanland southwest of Stockholm. READ »

Dead eels baffle local authority

Science & Technology: 9 Jul 10
Nyköping county administrative board has been left baffled after over 100 dead eels were found in a pile on beach near the town of Nyköping, south of Stockholm on Wednesday evening - the eel is a protected species in Sweden. READ »

Immigrant employment rates vary by region

Business & Money: 11 Jun 10
Employment rates between local- and foreign-born workers differ by more than 30 percentage points in some areas of Sweden, according to a report from Statistics Sweden. READ »

Big surge in new business startups

Business & Money: 1 Jun 10
The number of new businesses started in Sweden increased 16.4 percent in the first five months of 2010, compared to over the same period last year, according to new statistics. READ »

Swedes struggle with unforeseen expenses

Business & Money: 26 May 10
Nearly one in four households, or 22 percent, would have difficulty dealing with an unforeseen cost of 5,000 kronor, according to a study by Länsförsäkringar. READ »

Police target Hells Angels in Gothenburg

National: 20 May 10
Police in Västra Götaland in western Sweden raided a Hells Angels club in Gothenburg on Wednesday evening as part of national drive to tackle organized crime. The city has meanwhile voted to ban biker logos in licensed premises. READ »

Police busy on alcohol-soaked Walpurgis Night

National: 1 May 10
Police across Sweden were kept fully occupied on Friday as cells filed up amid traditional Walpurgis Night excesses. READ »

'Aroused' rabbits reproduced in tennis club wreckage

National: 10 Apr 10
Hundreds of well-bred rabbits took the opportunity to make new acquaintances and reproduce when a roof collapsed at Sweden's premier rabbit show in Nyköping in February. READ »

Snow and ice cause traffic havoc

National: 22 Mar 10
Heavy snowfalls and treacherous ice resulted in a slew of road accidents across both eastern and western Sweden on Sunday. READ »

Swedish house prices top two million barrier

Business & Money: 17 Mar 10
The price of the average Swedish house has passed the two million kronor ($300,000) mark for the first time, new statistics show. READ »

Court rejects pub ban on biker gang logos

National: 16 Mar 10
A Swedish court has rejected as unconstitutional a ban on the wearing of biker gang emblems in bars and pubs. READ »

Spring floods to threaten Sweden

National: 24 Feb 10
The Swedish meteorological service warns of the possibility of severe flooding with a spring thaw. At greatest risk are the areas of Götaland in southern Sweden and the mid-Sweden province of Södermanland. READ »

Hundreds of rabbits hit as roof caves in

National: 20 Feb 10
A roof collapsed on Sweden's largest rabbit show in the early hours of Saturday morning leaving more than a thousand furry animals trapped inside the building. READ »

Stockholm Skavsta and Ryanair hold crisis talks

Business & Money: 16 Feb 10
Stockholm Skavsta Airport and Irish budget airline Ryanair held crisis talks on Monday evening to try to resolve a long running dispute over unpaid bills and limited service. READ »

Anna Lindh widower Bo Holmberg dies

Politics: 12 Feb 10
Bo Holmberg, the husband of assassinated Swedish foreign minister Anna Lindh, has died aged 67. READ »

White Christmas in store for Sweden

National: 22 Dec 09
Those who have asked Santa for a white Christmas might see their wish come true on Christmas Eve. Sweden has remained covered in snow, although the snowfall is expected to let up in many parts of Sweden – with a chance of sun. READ »

Snow wreaks havoc on Sweden's roadways

Science & Technology: 17 Dec 09
Heavy snowfall and high winds continued to disrupt traffic in many parts of Sweden into Thursday afternoon. READ »

Hazardous roads in Sweden as ice arrives

National: 15 Oct 09
A number of motorists were left needing hospital treatment on Thursday morning as icy road conditions caused accidents across Sweden. READ »

Pirate Party sets sights on Swedish local elections

Politics: 23 Jul 09
The Pirate Party will be getting its feet wet in local politics in several municipalities in eastern Sweden next year. READ »

Prison for abduction of Aussie boys

National: 10 Jul 09
The Swedish mother charged with abducting her two sons from their Australian father has been sentenced to 10 months in prison. READ »

Heavy Baltic rains heading for Sweden

Science & Technology: 8 Jul 09
A powerful low-pressure system currently racing north across the Baltic Sea is expected to sweep over Sweden late on Wednesday night and into Thursday, bringing with it torrential rains and chilly temperatures. READ »

Agency permits sheep-killing wolf to be shot

National: 13 Jun 09
A wolf which attacked and killed or injured more than 40 sheep in eastern Sweden has been shot. READ »

Saab CEO denies Fiat merger rumours

Business & Money: 5 May 09
The head of Saab Automobile on Tuesday denied rumours that the Swedish automaker was in discussions with Italy’s Fiat over a possible takeover. READ »

Säpo to investigate chicken glass mystery

National: 1 Apr 09
Sweden's security police (Säpo) have been called in to assist national police in the investigation into a slew of recent incidents involving glass in chicken products. Meanwhile chicken is being taken off menus across Sweden. READ »

Regular tobacco use falling in Sweden: study

Society: 16 Mar 09
The number of regular smokers in Sweden has fallen by 200,000 in the last five years, with women comprising the largest part of the drop. READ »

Heavy snow catches Sweden off guard

Science & Technology: 11 Mar 09
Heavy snow took drivers in parts of southern and central Sweden by surprise on Tuesday, causing more than 100 accidents in Stockholm county alone. READ »

Arrest in Eskilstuna murder case

National: 7 Mar 09
A 62-year-old man was found dead in his apartment in Eskilstuna in central Sweden on Friday. A 54-year-old was on Saturday arrested on suspicion of his murder. READ »

Suspect denies involvement in Eskilstuna hotel fire

National: 27 Feb 09
The 37-year-old man arrested for his suspected role a starting a fire which consumed part of an Eskilstuna hotel on Wednesday has denied any wrongdoing. READ »

Icy conditions cause chaos on Sweden's roads

National: 4 Jan 09
Snow and ice made driving treacherous on roads in southern Sweden on Saturday with a slew of accidents as a result. Passengers were left stranded at Stockholm Skavsta airport as a Ryanair flight was cancelled. READ »

Swedish singles shun New Year revelry

Dating: 29 Dec 08
Swedish singles prefer a quiet night in on New Year's Eve and have a more reticent attitude to pleasurable pursuits in general, a new survey of European attitudes has shown. READ »

Australian boys feared abducted in Sweden

National: 18 Nov 08
Police in Sweden are continuing the search for two boys not seen since they were brought to the country from Australia by their Swedish mother in early October. READ »

Thousands of Swedes order home chlamydia tests

Science & Technology: 1 Sep 08
Tests for the sexually transmitted disease, which are available for order over the internet, have proven extremely popular in Sweden. READ »

Swedish prince inherits derelict country estate

Society: 30 Aug 08
Sweden's Prince Carl-Philip has inherited a derelict country estate in Södermanland, south of Stockholm, the Royal Court has confirmed. READ »

It’s the season for blood-sucking ticks

Society: 12 Jul 08
Damp weather means that ticks are especially active. READ »

Health workers union steps up strike pressure

Business & Money: 16 Apr 08
The Swedish Association of Health Professionals (Vårdförbundet) approved an additional round of industrial action on Wednesday. READ »

Man arrested for murder in Eskilstuna

National: 28 Mar 08
A 45-year-old man was arrested Thursday night suspected of murdering a 29-year-old woman in Eskilstuna in central Sweden. READ »

Stockholm hit by season’s first major snowfall

National: 3 Jan 08
Slippery conditions wreaked havoc on area commuters. READ »

Conscript dies after accidental shooting

National: 5 Dec 07
A Swedish army conscript has died after being accidentally shot in the back on Wednesday afternoon. READ »

Military called in as snow traps thousands on road

National: 13 Nov 07
Fire chiefs were calling in help from the military on Tuesday night after large numbers of people became trapped in cars and trucks on a snow-blocked road south of Stockholm. "The situation is getting serious," said a fire chief. READ »

Police officer shot dead in Nyköping

National: 20 Jun 07
A police officer has died after being shot in Nyköping. Another police officer is in hospital with serious injuries. A man has been arrested. READ »

Whale spotted off Swedish coast

National: 19 Jun 07
A team of marine researchers caught a rare glimpse of a whale on Tuesday morning while travelling in Trosa Archipelago off Sweden's east coast. READ »

'Supreme Court facilitates human smuggling'

National: 29 May 07
Police at Skavsta Airport have called for tougher penalties for people travelling with false documentation after the Supreme Court ruled that a fine was sufficient for a man caught using his brother's passport. READ »

Ticking package taken from bank

National: 13 Mar 07
A man walked into a bank in a town near Stockholm on Tuesday with a ticking package and a note demanding money. Police technicians were still examining the package on Tuesday evening. READ »

Aftonbladet defiant over gambling ad ruling

Business & Money: 8 Mar 07
Swedish tabloid Aftonbladet has said it intends to publish an advertisement for Maltese gambling company Expekt, despite a court ruling authorizing stiff penalties if it goes ahead. READ »

Sweden jails Frenchman for smuggling Indians

National: 1 Feb 07
A Frenchman has been sentenced to one year in prison for people smuggling. He is reported to have smuggled some 100 Indians into the country. READ »

Snow brings trains to a standstill

National: 1 Nov 06
Wintery conditions have paralysed the rail network in central Sweden, with 1,300 passengers left stranded overnight on trains. 45,000 households are without electricity. READ »

'Serious' threat against Skavsta

National: 2 Aug 06
A threat was received on Monday against Stockholm Skavsta airport, and a major security operation was started. Police tell The Local that the threat was taken seriously. READ »

Swedish restaurant industry explodes

Business & Money: 31 Jul 06
The number of people working in the Swedish restauarant trade has increased from 12,400 six years ago to 75,100 today, according to a new report. READ »

51 year old dies after lightning strike

National: 23 Jul 06
A man died on Sunday afternoon after being hit by lightning at a medieval market in Mariefred, while violent storms caused chaos in many parts of Sweden. READ »

Nyköping man preyed on air hostesses

National: 12 May 06
A man in his 30s has been ordered to undergo psychiatric treatment after being found guilty of sexually harassing air hostesses on the streets of Nyköping. READ »

Tourist offices around Sweden

Travel: 3 May 06
A handy list of Sweden's tourist offices, along with their phone numbers, email addresses and web sites. READ »

Former Skandia chairman grilled in court

Business & Money: 7 Mar 06
After turning up late to court, witness and former chairman Lars Ramqvist faced some tough questioning about the company's bonus programmes as the trial of the former managing director, Lars-Eric Petersson, continued on Tuesday. READ »

Armed robbers hit Securitas again

National: 16 Dec 05
A Securitas security vehicle was robbed early on Friday morning on the E4 near Hölö, south of Södertälje. The two guards were forced out of the van at gunpoint before it was blown open. READ »

Prime Minister's house "threatens his credibility"

Politics: 10 Aug 05
All Göran Persson wants from his new house in the country is a bit of peace and quiet. But as the plans are made public he comes under fire from political commentators who say he's lost touch with the people, and from architects who say the design is dull. READ »

Plans for PM's house to be kept secret

Politics: 29 Apr 05
Sweden's security police has demanded secrecy around the plans for Göran Persson's new manor house in Södermanland, despite the normal policy of allowing the public access to plans for all new buildings. READ »

Property market shows signs of cooling

National: 13 Jan 05
Good news for the 104,000 Stockholmers on waiting lists for a flat, as waiting times are slashed by a year - but bad news for those buying as the market may have peaked. At least most of us don't have to live in a car in the frozen north. READ »

Assyriska lose Allsvenskan play-off - promoted anyway

Sport: 10 Nov 04
A club wins promotion to Sweden's top league as another is kicked out due to financial problems - proving that where Swedish football is concerned what happens off the pitch usually is more interesting than what happens on it. READ »

A man like that is hard to find

Society: 18 Jun 04
A record number of dollar millionaires in Sweden - and potentially many more behind the sofa. Swedish single men could do with some lessons in spending, though. READ »

Expected heatwave bugs water agency

National: 28 May 04
Swedes' summer euphoria is dampened by news of a water shortage and unprecedented levels of virus-wielding ticks. READ »

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Sanna is one of 2 million people in Sweden under the age of 18. Sweden is seen as a good place to grow up. The law makes sure children are well-protected and defends their rights and any organizations work with children's well-being. Read more »

Strindberg, king of drama

August Strindberg's plays shocked society, dazzled audiences and revolutionized drama. A century after his death, Strindberg, with his powerful, timeless themes, is celebrated around the world. Read more »

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