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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 »

Inflation rate doubles in February

Business & Money: 11 Mar 10
The inflation rate doubled in February to 1.2 percent on January's figure as household mortgage interest payments no longer had a dampening effect, a new report from Statistics Sweden shows. READ »

Immigrants cleaning Swedish cities: report

National: 2 Mar 10
Immigrants workers make up 41 percent of Sweden's cleaners despite accounting for only 16 percent of the workforce. In the cities the numbers are even higher, a new report shows. READ »

Sweden's GDP growth at post-war low

Business & Money: 1 Mar 10
Sweden's GDP declined by 1.5 percent in the fourth quarter, making 2009 the worst year for growth since World War Two, according to a new report from Statistics Sweden (SCB). READ »

Fifth of Swedish population foreign

National: 29 Jan 10
Latest figures from Statistics Sweden reveal that in the last 50 years the number of foreigners living in Sweden or people with two foreign-born parents has risen from four to nearly 20 percent. READ »

Stockholm swells with millionaire men

Business & Money: 21 Jan 10
Stockholm-area men dominate the ranks of the roughly 40,000 Swedes who earn more than one million kronor ($139,000) per year, fresh statistics show. READ »

Drastic funding cuts for independent schools

National: 2 Jan 10
The Swedish National Agency for Education's new method for calculating funding for independent high schools means that the institutions risk losing millions of kronor every year. READ »

Sweden boasts record high population growth

National: 21 Dec 09
Sweden's population grew more in 2009 than it has in any year since 1946, according to new figures from Statistics Sweden. READ »

More Swedes favour euro over krona: poll

National: 15 Dec 09
A majority of Swedes would favour switching from the krona to the euro if a referendum on whether Sweden should adopt the common European currency were held today, a new poll shows. READ »

Sweden Democrats score five percent in major poll

Politics: 10 Dec 09
The far-right Sweden Democrat party enjoys the support of 5.1 percent of the electorate, according to a major new survey from Statistics Sweden. READ »

Foreign grads run threefold jobless risk

National: 8 Dec 09
Having a university degree is no guarantee for immigrants hoping to succeed in the Swedish labour market, a new study shows. READ »

Councils pay out billions to cash-strapped Swedes

Business & Money: 30 Nov 09
Social assistance payments to Swedes struggling to make ends meet jumped by 19 percent during the third quarter, new statistics show. READ »

Sweden's 'obesity epidemic' shows signs of slowing: study

Science & Technology: 25 Nov 09
After decades of progressive weight gain, Swedes’ waistlines appear to have stopped expanding, a new study shows. READ »

One in five kids in Malmö live in poverty: report

Society: 23 Nov 09
The southern Swedish city of Malmö has more children living in families with a low standard of living than in any other municipality in Sweden, new statistics show. READ »

Surprise dip in Sweden's unemployment rate

Business & Money: 19 Nov 09
Unemployment in Sweden shrunk unexpectedly in October, dropping to 8.1 percent of the workforce, according to new statistics. Nevertheless, one in four Swedes under age 25 remain out of work. READ »

Sweden's labour market continues to wobble

Jobs: 17 Nov 09
Sweden’s manufacturing sector shed more than 80,000 jobs in the third quarter compared with the same period in 2008, marking the sector’s sharpest year-on-year employment drop since 1993. READ »

Swedish integration policies 'a failure'

Politics: 23 Sep 09
Immigrants to Sweden continue to flock to a few, high-immigrant concentration areas, new statistics show, prompting one politician to conclude the country's integration politics have failed. READ »

Unemployment hits 9.1 percent: report

Business & Money: 20 Aug 09
454,000 Swedes were registered as unemployed during the second quarter of 2009, new figures from Statistics Sweden show. READ »

Collapse in Swedish residential construction

Business & Money: 19 Aug 09
Residential construction collapsed by 45 percent during the first half of 2009, new figures show. Analysts warn of housing shortages and high prices as a result. READ »

Fewer claiming benefits in Sweden: report

Society: 17 Aug 09
The number of people claiming benefits in Sweden declined for the fourth consecutive year in 2008, according to new figures. But the tide is about to turn, analysts warn. READ »

Population up despite financial crisis: report

Society: 17 Aug 09
Sweden's population increased to almost 9.3 million people during the first half of 2009 due to a higher birthrate, new figures indicate. READ »

Stockholm exchange climbs new peak

Business & Money: 13 Aug 09
The Stockholm stock exchange continued its meteoric rise since the turn of the year and set a new annual high on Thursday. READ »

Many Swedish students failing maths: report

Education: 12 Aug 09
More than one in ten Swedish school pupils fall below minimum standards for entering high school, according to new statistics from the Swedish Board of Education. READ »

Swedish GDP fall slows to 6.2 percent: report

Business & Money: 31 Jul 09
Sweden's GDP fell by 6.2 percent during the second quarter, according to new figures published on Friday. READ »

Tax agency rejects Swedes' Michael Jackson naming tribute

Society: 29 Jul 09
A Swedish family’s bid to honour late pop star Michael Jackson by naming their daughter Michael has been scuttled by the country’s tax agency. READ »

Swedish women keep working after 65 despite job cuts: study

Business & Money: 28 Jul 09
Despite recent job cuts in the wake of the financial crisis, there are almost twice the number of women over the age of 65 working in Sweden today than four years ago, new statistics published on Tuesday show. READ »

Swedish lesbians more likely to wed than gay men

Society: 21 Jul 09
More female than male same-sex couples have chosen to marry since Swedish homosexuals were granted the legal right to marry on May 1st of this year. READ »

Euro support hits six-year high: poll

Business & Money: 23 Jun 09
Support for Sweden joining the eurozone has reached its highest point since the 2003 referendum, with voters in favour of retaining the krona maintaining a lead of just one percentage point in a new poll. READ »

'Biggest GDP drop in Swedish history'

National: 29 May 09
Sweden’s GDP took a historic dive in the first quarter of 2009, plummeting by 6.5 percent, according to new statistics. READ »

Swedish unemployment stabilizes at 8.3 percent

Business & Money: 26 May 09
The number of unemployed in Sweden stabilized at 8.3 percent of the workforce in April with 403,000 out of work, according to a new report published on Tuesday. READ »

Foreign students help boost numbers at Swedish colleges

Education: 27 Apr 09
The number of students enrolled at Swedish universities climbed in 2008 for the first time since the early 2000s, new statistics show. Foreign students account for a large part of the increase. READ »

Swedish unemployment rises to 8.3 percent in March

National: 23 Apr 09
Sweden's unemployment rate climbed to 8.3 percent in March, the fifth consecutive monthly rise and up from 8.0 percent in February Statistics Sweden (SCB) said on Thursday. READ »

Transforming Sweden through social media

Analysis & Opinion: 22 Apr 09
On paper, Sweden became transparent in 1776 with the enactment of freedom of information and freedom of speech laws. About 70 countries have freedom of information laws in use today. On the web, we’re just about getting our feet wet, writes Sweden.se editor Rikard Lagerberg. READ »

Foreigners buying up more Swedish holiday homes

Society: 17 Apr 09
An increasing share Sweden’s holiday homes are owned by foreigners, according to new statistics. READ »

Swedish inflation slows to near zero

Business & Money: 14 Apr 09
Swedish inflation slowed to 0.2 percent in March from 0.9 percent in February, Statistics Sweden (SCB) said on Tuesday. READ »

Swedish vegetable prices at 15-year high

National: 21 Mar 09
Swedish vegetable prices have risen 15.6 percent over the past year and are at now at their highest for 15 years, according to new figures from Statistics Sweden. READ »

Sharp drop in asylum applications to Sweden

National: 20 Mar 09
Fewer people are seeking asylum in Sweden, with the number of applications dropping 33 percent last year, according to new statistics. READ »

Sweden's baby boom hits new high

Society: 20 Mar 09
Swedish women are giving birth to more babies than at any point since the earlier nineties, new figures show. READ »

Surprise jump in unemployment

Business & Money: 19 Mar 09
Sweden’s unemployment rate rose to 8 percent in February, much to the surprise of many analysts, who didn’t expect the economic crisis would hit the country’s labour market so hard and so fast. READ »

Birthplace matters in Swedish job market

Analysis & Opinion: 12 Mar 09
Foreign-born graduates of Swedish universities suffer discrimination in the Swedish labour market and are often under-paid and over-qualified, a new report shows. Action is demanded to meet the challenges of an ageing workforce. READ »

'Baby bonus' would pay Swedish parents to have children

Society: 9 Mar 09
In an effort to boost Sweden’s birthrate, the Christian Democrats are considering a proposal that would pay families 10,000 kronor ($1,085) for every newborn child. READ »

Workplace inequality persists in Sweden: study

National: 8 Mar 09
As the world celebrates International Women's Day a new report from Statistics Sweden indicates that the self-styled "most equal country in the world" still has some work to do. READ »

Sweden's jobless rate climbs by 14 percent

Business & Money: 19 Feb 09
The unemployment rate in Sweden jumped up over 7 percent in January, according to new statistics released on Thursday. READ »

Sweden's annual immigrant tally hit six figures in 2008

Society: 18 Feb 09
More than 100,000 people emigrated to Sweden in 2008, marking the first time the country’s annual immigrant count hit six figures, according to new statistics. READ »

Men at 40 have highest incomes in Sweden: study

Business & Money: 22 Jan 09
Forty-year-old men are the top earners in Sweden, new statistics show. READ »

Inflation takes record tumble

Business & Money: 13 Jan 09
Inflation fell back to 0.9 percent in December from 2.5 percent in November, new figures from Statistics Sweden show. Consumer prices fell on average 1.3 percent, mainly due to a sharp decrease in mortgage costs. READ »

Currency woes hit Swedish wallets

Business & Money: 29 Dec 08
The recent devaluation of the Swedish krona has made the nation poorer. If the currency's 15 percent decline against the euro stands there is a risk of Sweden dropping down the OECD wealth league table. READ »

Segregation 'widespread' for Swedish immigrants

Politics: 18 Dec 08
A study released on Thursday by Statistics Sweden (SCB) reports widespread segregation in the fields of education, housing, employment and politics. READ »

More voter support for Alliance parties in recent poll

Politics: 10 Dec 08
The distance between Sweden’s two main political blocs is shrinking, according to a new poll. READ »

Swedish inflation drops sharply in November

Business & Money: 9 Dec 08
Swedish inflation slowed in November to 2.5 percent from 4.0 percent in October, the sharpest decline in almost 15 years, Statistics Sweden (SCB) said on Tuesday. READ »

Sweden stumbles into recession

Business & Money: 28 Nov 08
Seasonally adjusted data shows that Sweden’s gross domestic product (GDP) contracted by 0.1 percent in both the second and third quarters, technically putting the country in a recession. READ »

Sweden taking in record numbers of immigrants

National: 18 Nov 08
As the flow of immigrants into Sweden reaches record levels, growing numbers are choosing to live in communities featuring universities rather than in cities traditionally known for their large immigrant populations. READ »

Women plagued by harassment in Swedish workplaces

Society: 15 Oct 08
One in five female managers in Sweden has been harassed on account of her gender, while only three percent of male managers have suffered the same treatment. READ »

Study: Swedish docs dig one another

Dating: 19 Sep 08
Love is in the air at Swedish hospitals, at least according to a new set of statistics compiled by the magazine Du & Jobbet (‘You and Work’) and Statistics Sweden (SCB). READ »

Borg: Statistics error to cost state 'millions'

Business & Money: 11 Sep 08
A calculating error by Statistics Sweden (SCB) will cost the government several hundred million kronor in 2009, the finance minister has said. READ »

Inflation hits 15-year high

Business & Money: 7 Aug 08
Sweden's inflation rate hit 4.4 percent in July - the highest for 15 years. Experts now forecast an interest rate hike in the autumn. READ »

Government criticized over growth figures

Politics: 1 Aug 08
The government has come in for stinging criticism over new figures indicating that Sweden's growth is at its lowest levels in seven years. READ »

Cash not credit is the currency of recession in Sweden

Business & Money: 28 Jul 08
As talk of the global economic slowdown gathers pace Swedes are turning their backs on fast credit to buy their consumable items. READ »

Boom time for Swedish tourism

Travel: 9 May 08
International visitors are crowding into Swedish towns and ski resorts like never before, official figures have shown. READ »

Swedes hit with massive tax bill

National: 7 Feb 08
Swedes handed over a whopping 577 billion kronor of their income in taxes in 2007. No wonder the Finance Minister is smiling. READ »

Estate agents predict house price rebound

Business & Money: 5 Feb 08
Estate agents in Sweden believe that the dip in house prices will be brief. The market is expected to rebound in the first quarter, a new survey shows. READ »

Rich getting richer in Sweden

Business & Money: 25 Jan 08
Statistics Sweden finds that the overall standard of living is rising in Sweden, but not equally for all groups. READ »

Sweden's GDP up 3.5 percent

Business & Money: 18 Sep 07
Sweden's GDP rose by 3.5 percent during the second quarter of 2007 compared to the same period last year. READ »

Rain sends Swedes to the shops

Business & Money: 28 Aug 07
Swedes have been making the most of this summer's rain to take to the shops like never before. Retail sales in July rose by 9.4 percent in July. READ »

Alliance rejects Liberal calls for euro vote

Politics: 9 Aug 07
Sweden should hold another referendum on introducing the euro, leading Liberals, including Europe Minister Cecilia Malmström, have said. Colleagues from other parties in the ruling coalition have already rejected the idea. READ »

Swedish house prices continue to rise

National: 16 Jul 07
The average Swedish house has increased in value by 9 percent in the last twelve months. In the last quarter alone the average increase across the country was 4 percent, according to Statistics Sweden. READ »

Record immigration boosts Sweden's population

Society: 20 Dec 06
More people have moved to Sweden in 2006 than during any other year since records began, 131 years ago. Swedes are also giving birth at a higher rate than they are dying. READ »

Swedes would vote against Europe

National: 19 Dec 06
Only a minority of Swedes say they would vote to stay in the EU or join the euro, according to a new poll. Opposition to the single currency has hardened since May. READ »

File sharing still popular in Sweden

Science & Technology: 18 Dec 06
One in five Swedish Internet users has used a peer-to-peer file sharing programme at some point, according to new official figures. Young men are the keenest downloaders. READ »

Polls divide Sweden's political blocs

Politics: 9 Sep 06
Bearing out the view that next weekend's election is too close to call, polls released on Saturday present opposing pictures of Sweden's voting intentions. But there are indications that the Liberal Party crisis has bottomed out. READ »