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Police raid 17 homes in Swedish child porn sting

National: 31 Jan 12
Police have raided 17 homes across Sweden on the suspicion of child pornography crimes, after an investigation into internet chat conversations held between the suspects and a man arrested by police last year. READ »

Man disciplined for comparing baby to Saddam Hussein

National: 28 Jan 12
A worker at the Swedish Migration Board who told a family of Iraqi asylum seekers that their newborn baby looked like Saddam Hussein will not lose his job over the incident, the agency's disciplinary committee has ruled. READ »

Justice minister calls for tighter bribery laws

Business & Money: 26 Jan 12
In the wake of several high profile cases at home and abroad, Swedish justice minister Beatrice Ask has called for stricter laws governing bribery and corruption. READ »

Meeting your neighours, the Swedish way

Analysis & Opinion: 24 Jan 12
While Swedes may have a reputation of being somewhat shy and reserved, that doesn't mean it's impossible to become friends with your Swedish neighbours, writes US-native and parent Rebecca Ahlfeldt. READ »

Volvo wagon Sweden's 'biggest film star'

Society: 20 Jan 12
When naming the Swedish model most often seen on the silver screen, many might guess Greta Garbo. But the correct answer is actually the rather unassuming Volvo 240 station wagon, according to a new ranking. READ »

'Mossad set me up': Swede held in Bangkok

National: 19 Jan 12
A Lebanese-born Swede arrested in Thailand last week on terror suspicions has professed his innocence, claiming he was set up by Israeli intelligence service Mossad. READ »

'Your baby looks like Saddam Hussein'

Society: 19 Jan 12
An administrator at the Swedish Migration Board is facing disciplinary action after telling a family of Iraqi asylum seekers that their newborn baby looked like Saddam Hussein. READ »

86 charged after massive booze smuggling probe

National: 18 Jan 12
More than 80 people were charged on Tuesday for participating in a comprehensive smuggling operation that brought huge quantities of alcohol purchased in Germany into Sweden. READ »

Suspected terror Swede charged in Thailand

National: 16 Jan 12
A man carrying a Swedish passport who was arrested on terror suspicions in Thailand last week was indicted on Monday after leading police to a massive stash of bomb-making materials. The Swedish foreign ministry is still working to ascertain the identity of the man. READ »

Swedes arrested in major European drug bust

National: 12 Jan 12
Europol said Thursday it has busted a major synthetic drugs-making network following the confiscation in Sweden of large amounts of amphetamine, resulting in the arrest of nine suspects in four countries. READ »

Cheap Swedish beer gives Norway a headache

Society: 6 Jan 12
Cheaper Swedish alcohol, as well as an increase in beer brought illegally across the border, is giving Norwegian vendors a headache, as manufacturers continue to see a drop in sales. READ »

Customs 'not focused' on weapons smuggling

National: 5 Jan 12
The Öresund bridge has long been known to be an important route for weapons smugglers to get their wares into Sweden. Despite this, only seven illegal weapons were seized there over the course of 2011. READ »

Raoul Wallenberg – Sweden's Not-So-Favourite Son

Analysis & Opinion: 2 Jan 12
The Swedish government has announced that it will designate 2012 as the official "Raoul Wallenberg Year" and the honour is more than deserved, according to historian Susanne Berger. READ »

Swedes in Norwegian butter smuggling bust

National: 19 Dec 11
Police in Norway apprehended two Swedish men over the weekend with more than 250 kilogrammes of butter after they reportedly had been trying to sell contraband spread at 250 kroner ($42) a packet. READ »

Reinfeldt: markets 'don't want' EU treaty changes

Business & Money: 8 Dec 11
Sweden's prime minister Fredrik Reinfeldt on Thursday argued against changing the European Union treaty to help solve the euro debt crisis as suggested by the leaders of France and Germany earlier this week. READ »

Marking the death of Sweden's 'TV oak'

Society: 25 Nov 11
An old oak tree standing in a boulevard outside the Sveriges Television (SVT) building in Stockholm was cut down on Thursday morning, following weeks of protests over the fate of what quickly became Sweden’s most famous piece of vegetation READ »

Sweden deports man to wrong country

National: 16 Nov 11
Swedish police were given orders to deport a man to Iran, but instead sent him to Iraq, where he now risks 15 years in prison for claiming to be a citizen in the country. READ »

Man caught smuggling snakes on a plane

National: 14 Nov 11
A 28-year-old man has been sentenced to community service after customs inspectors atStockholm Arlanda Airport found almost 50 reptiles, including 41 scorpions and five vipers, in his baggage. READ »

Ten Swedish brands everyone should know

Lifestyle: 8 Nov 11
While Ikea, H&M, and Ericsson are all well known Swedish brands, here's a list of ten more products and brands from the land of the midnight sun that any self-proclaimed Swedophile should also know. READ »

17-year-old arrested after 'Halloween spoof'

National: 5 Nov 11
A teenager was apprehended Friday evening in northern Sweden on suspicion of attempted murder after a shot was fired into a house. The alleged targets thought it was a Halloween spoof. READ »

Police slammed for 'slow' response

National: 28 Oct 11
Swedish police officers' slow response to the spectacular helicopter robbery of a cash depot south of Stockholm in 2009 has come in for stinging criticism from the National Swedish Police Board’s own inspection unit. READ »

Hot guy 'stalker' site divides Stockholmers

Society: 25 Oct 11
A new website featuring attractive Swedish men in the Stockholm metro system allows people to share snapshots of those they think deserve extra attention. READ »

Man paid teen boys to rape underage girl

National: 24 Oct 11
A 34-year-old man and two 16-year-old boys from central Sweden were charged with child rape on Friday, after the man had paid the two boys to rape a young girl and film the incident. READ »

Third person arrested for 'brutal' farm murders

National: 21 Oct 11
Police arrested a 36-year-old man on Friday afternoon for his suspected role in the execution-style murder of a couple on a farm in western Sweden. Two other suspects were arrested on Thursday evening. READ »

Police child porn sting snags twelve Swedes

National: 19 Oct 11
Twelwe people were arrested in Sweden early on Wednesday morning suspected of spreading child pornography, according to the Swedish National Bureau of Investigation. READ »

Porn attack shuts down Marabou's Facebook

Society: 16 Oct 11
Swedish chocolate maker Marabou's thriving Facebook community was shut down after being hit by a sabotaging spammer who uploaded pornographic images to the page. READ »

Two men charged for Breivik 'tribute' attack

National: 27 Sep 11
Two men arrested in Västerås on suspicion of attempted murder expressed support for Anders Behring Breivik's massacre in Norway prior to stabbing two men of non-Swedish origin, according to a police report. READ »

Cyclist dies after crashing into police car

National: 24 Sep 11
A cyclist was killed in a crash after careening straight into the side of a police patrol car in southern Stockholm late on Friday night. READ »

Police confirm searching mosque in Gothenburg

National: 18 Sep 11
The National Security Service (Säpo) has confirmed it searched a mosque in Gothenburg as part of an investigation into a suspected terrorist plot against a local art gallery, a charge later changed to attempted murder. READ »

Örebro man jailed for Togo coup attempt

National: 16 Sep 11
A naturalised Swedish citizen from Togo in western Africa, has been convicted of staging a coup against the regime there, leaving his family back in Örebro in central Sweden devastated with the surprise verdict. READ »

Man faces eviction for laughing too loudly

Society: 16 Sep 11
A Swedish man is set to be evicted from his rental apartment in Gothenburg in western Sweden after complaints from neighbours about his incessant laughter. READ »

Explosion rocks Gothenburg police depot

National: 14 Sep 11
A powerful explosion occurred at a police building on Hisingen in Gothenburg at around 7pm on Tuesday, causing a fire and prompting a police investigation. READ »

Illness forces Söderling to drop US Open bid

Sport: 31 Aug 11
Swedish tennis ace Robin Söderling was forced to withdraw from the US Open due to illness on Wednesday. READ »

World Water Week opens in Stockholm

National: 22 Aug 11
World Water Week opened in Stockholm on Monday with calls for greater, more resilient water management in cities to ensure better food and water security in a rapidly urbanising world. READ »

Sweden 'indebted' to the Baltic states: Reinfeldt

Politics: 16 Aug 11
During a ceremony in Stockholm on Monday marking 20 years of independence for the Baltic states, Swedish Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt said Sweden owes its Baltic neighbours a "debt of honour" for turning a blind eye to post-war Soviet occupation. READ »

Swede speaks out about kitchen nuclear reactor

Society: 5 Aug 11
A 31-year-old Swedish man whose attempt to build a homemade nuclear reactor made headlines across the globe this week, has said he launched the experiment “just for fun”. READ »

Swede held for building nuclear reactor in his kitchen

Science & Technology: 2 Aug 11
Swedish police have detained a 31-year-old man in Ängelholm in western Sweden after he sought advice on the legality of building a nuclear reactor in his home. READ »

Swedish security police analyse terror manifesto

National: 25 Jul 11
The Swedish Security Service are to conduct a "thorough examination" of the manifesto distributed by the man behind the Norway twin attacks, which included detailed instructions on how far-right terror can be spread to Sweden. READ »

Robin Söderling claims Swedish Open title

Sport: 18 Jul 11
Sweden's Robin Söderling made light work of dispatching Spain's David Ferrer to win the Swedish Open final in Båstad on Sunday. READ »

First synthetic windpipe transplanted in Sweden

Science & Technology: 8 Jul 11
An international team of surgeons have successfully carried out the world's first transplant of a synthetic windpipe, the Stockholm hospital where the groundbreaking operation took place announced on Thursday. READ »

'We won't give up - we will return': Mankell

National: 8 Jul 11
Swedish bestselling crime author Henning Mankell slammed Greece for blocking the aid flotilla to Gaza as some of Sweden's pro-Palestinian activists returned home on Thursday. READ »

'Record bust' of hashish in southern Sweden

National: 7 Jul 11
A 43-year-old man has been sentenced to 14 years in prison for organising the smuggling of close to half a ton of hashish, and over nine kilogrammes of amphetamine. READ »

Scania CEO reports prosecutor over 'oil-for-food' bribery claims

Business & Money: 27 Jun 11
Scania CEO Leif Östling has reported Sweden's top anti-corruption prosecutor for violating confidentiality rules in connection with his investigation into the Swedish truckmaker's alleged skirting of UN sanctions in Iraq. READ »

Mankell commits to Gaza aid trip

National: 26 Jun 11
Swedish crime author Henning Mankell vowed Saturday to carry on taking part in the flotilla taking aid to Gaza as long as Israel's blockade of the Palestinian territory continued. READ »

Marcus Allbäck named in bribery probe

National: 9 Jun 11
Criminal suspicions have surfaced involving Marcus Allbäck, a former striker for Sweden's national team and current assistant trainer, in connection with the Gothenburg construction corruption scandal. READ »

Stephen Lynch - laughing in the face of the inferno

Lifestyle: 8 Jun 11
American funnyman Stephen Lynch, the self-professed "musician trapped in the body of a comedian", is all revved to bring his "Beefy Burrito" back to Sweden, The Local's Geoff Mortimore discovers. READ »

Swedes urged to celebrate 'multicultural' national day

National: 6 Jun 11
An editorial article attacking the far-right and calling on Swedes to celebrate "diversity not stupidity" on national day, has provoked a heated debate in the Swedish media on Monday. READ »

Gun smuggling on the rise in Sweden: police

Society: 25 May 11
Firearms are becoming more readily available in Sweden with smuggling increasingly difficult to control, according to the police. READ »

Iceland ash could impact Swedish flights: agency

National: 24 May 11
Swedish air traffic could be affected when volcanic ash from Icelandic Grimsvötn reaches western Sweden on Tuesday afternoon, according to the country's Civil Aviation Administration. READ »

Icelandic ash cloud heads for Sweden

Science & Technology: 23 May 11
Flights from Sweden to Iceland remained cancelled on Monday as a cloud of ash covered the island following a volcanic eruption, with forecasts indicating that the ash could reach Sweden by Tuesday. READ »

Nobel laureates in Stockholm climate 'trial'

Science & Technology: 17 May 11
Around 20 Nobel prize winners will preside over a mock courtroom in Stockholm on Tuesday, with the Planet Earth and humanity on opposing sides of the case, as part of a symposium to highlight global sustainability. READ »

Saab recruits new North America head

Business & Money: 10 May 11
Swedish car maker Saab AB has announced the recruitment of a top executive from Japanese firm Subaru to run its North American operations as it bids to rebuild its embattled brand. READ »

Housing boss guilty in Gothenburg bribe trial

National: 28 Apr 11
A former housing chief was sentenced to 6 months in prison on Thursday for aggravated bribery as the court delivered its verdict in the first trial of the major Gothenburg bribery scandal. READ »

Brussels outrage over Lund 'slave auction'

National: 22 Apr 11
What began as a tasteless student joke in Lund has seized the attention of the European Network Against Racism, who is outraged over the incident and demands prosecution. READ »

Gothenburg bribery trial gets under way

Business & Money: 31 Mar 11
The first trial in a major bribery scandal began in Gothenburg on Thursday as a former housing chief faced charges of having accepted 24 tonnes of free bricks for a private building project. READ »

Sweden freezes Qaddafi billions

National: 23 Mar 11
Sweden has frozen assets hidden by Muammar Qaddafi's and his associates worth over 10 billion kronor ($1.6 billion), according to a media report on Wednesday. READ »

Swedish police seize musical deadly weapon

National: 18 Mar 11
When police raided a home in Luleå in northern Sweden last November they discovered a small arsenal of weapons, including a shot-gun built into a guitar. READ »

Japanese band launches charity concert series in Stockholm

Society: 18 Mar 11
A Japanese rock group in Sweden when their homeland was struck by disaster has organised a series of charity concerts across Europe to raise money for earthquake and tsunami relief. READ »

Swedish court: naked Muhammad pics legal

National: 16 Mar 11
A Swedish court has ruled that depicting the prophet Muhammad naked together with his nine-year-old wife naked is legal, freeing a local politician on charges of racial agitation. READ »

Swedish police duped by 'hijacked bus' stunt

Society: 5 Mar 11
More than 15 squad cars set loose in a high-speed chase in Hälsingland in eastern Sweden on Friday evening after receiving information that two armed men had hijacked a bus. READ »

Sweden raps Iran envoy over opposition arrests

Politics: 2 Mar 11
Sweden on Wednesday summoned Iran's ambassador to the foreign ministry to object to the reported arrest of Iranian opposition leaders in Tehran. READ »

Drunk gunman held two kids hostage

National: 26 Feb 11
A drunken gunman held two children hostage on Friday night in a flat in Timrå, in northern Sweden. After a long police negotiation the gunman gave himself up. READ »

Robin Söderling triumphs in Marseille

Sport: 20 Feb 11
Sweden's top tennis star Robin Söderling overcame unseeded Croat Marin Cilic 6-7 (10/8), 6-3, 6-3 in the final of the Marseille Open on Sunday to claim his third tournament of the year. READ »

Söderling poised for Marseille final clash

Sport: 20 Feb 11
Swedish top seed Robin Söderling is set to meet unseeded Croatian Marin Cilic in the final of the ATP Marseille Open after winning their respective semi-finals on Saturday. READ »

Ice Festival brings winter warmth to Uppsala

Travel: 17 Feb 11
Looking for ways to celebrate, rather than bemoan, Sweden's long-lasting winter chill? Check out the Ice Festival in Uppsala, where contributor Oliver Gee learns about the many ways that frozen water can make winter fun. READ »

ABB upbeat on growth despite profits fall

Business & Money: 17 Feb 11
Swedish-Swiss engineering firm ABB reported a 12 percent drop in net profit to $2.56 billion on Thursday, while issuing an upbeat forecast for 2011. READ »

Translator loses cartoon child porn appeal

National: 29 Jan 11
A Swedish appeals court imposed a fine of 5,600 kronor ($864) on translator of Japanese manga on Friday because drawings stocked on his hard drives were considered child pornography. READ »

Police chief fed up over 'jailed' asylum seekers

National: 25 Jan 11
The increasing number of rejected asylum seekers being housed in a local jail has prompted the chief of police in Gothenburg to consider reporting himself to Sweden’s Parliamentary Ombudsman. READ »

Housing chief denies taking any bribes

National: 18 Jan 11
The first indictment in the bribery scandal that rocked Gothenburg last year was submitted on Tuesday by the regional prosecutor. READ »

Sweden's Söderling faces Roddick in Brisbane final

Sport: 8 Jan 11
Top seed Robin Söderling of Sweden will face American Andy Roddick in the final of the Brisbane International following tough semi-final matches for both men on Saturday. READ »

Swedish terror suspects remanded in custody

National: 30 Dec 10
Three men from Sweden were remanded in custody by a Danish court on Thursday after police foiled their plot against a newspaper that published caricatures of the Prophet Muhammad. READ »

Swedish terror suspects appear in Danish court

National: 30 Dec 10
The Swedes arrested in Denmark in connection with a foiled "Mumbai-style" plot to massacre staff at a newspaper that published caricatures of the Prophet Muhammad, faced a Danish court on Thursday. READ »

Swedes arrested over 'Muhammad cartoon plot'

National: 29 Dec 10
Three Swedes were among five people arrested on Wednesday on suspicion of preparing to commit a terrorist act against the Danish daily Jyllands-Posten, which published the caricatures of the Prophet Muhammad. READ »

Swede deported from Colombia

National: 28 Dec 10
A Swedish citizen has been deported from Colombia to Sweden, suspected of serious drugs offences and of being the leader of a cocaine smuggling ring. READ »

Swedish wheelchair thieves tracked in snow

Society: 27 Dec 10
A trio of Boxing Day thieves in southern Sweden were caught red-handed after police followed the tracks that the two wheelchair-bound members of the group had left in the snow. READ »

Swedish cop warned for job rants on Facebook

National: 20 Dec 10
A policeman in western Stockholm who mocked his job, suspects and colleagues on his Facebook page has been served with an official warning. READ »

Sweden deported man to the wrong country

National: 17 Dec 10
A 52-year-old man has been deported to the wrong country after Sweden rejected his application for asylum. READ »

Police probe Dewani case link to 2007 murder

National: 13 Dec 10
South African police are investigating a possible link between the murder of Swedish newlywed Anni Dewani and the 2007 killing of a local doctor under similar circumstances, media reported on Sunday. READ »

Sweden's Karlberg wins golf's Indian Open

Sport: 6 Dec 10
Sweden's Rikard Karlberg reigned as King of Delhi after his triumph in the $1.25 million (8.53 million kronor) Hero Honda Indian Open with a grandstand finish on Sunday. READ »

Earthquake rocks northern Sweden

National: 30 Nov 10
An earthquake hit Härnösand in northern Sweden on Monday, measuring between 2.5 and 3 on the Richter scale. READ »

Zlatan strike ensures Milan advance in Champions League

Sport: 24 Nov 10
A thundering blast from Swedish striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic helped AC Milan qualify for the knockout phase of the Champions League football tournament with a victory over Auxerre on Tuesday. 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 »

Polish booze smugglers caught at Swedish border

Society: 15 Nov 10
Two Poles were caught attempting to smuggle almost 15,000 litres of contraband alcohol through Sweden into Norway on Monday. The seizure was the biggest of its kind in nearly a decade. READ »

Söderling ousts Roddick to claim Paris semi spot

Sport: 13 Nov 10
Swedish tennis star Robin Söderling beat American eighth seed Andy Roddick to lead the way into the ATP Paris Masters semi-finals on Friday. READ »

Shooter eyed in more unsolved Malmö killings

National: 10 Nov 10
Police in Malmö are looking into whether the 38-year-old man now in custody for a recent spate of racist shootings may have also been involved in other unsolved murders from years past. READ »

Police call for tips on Malmö shootings

National: 8 Nov 10
Malmö police have declared that the investigation into spate of racist shootings in the city is "far from solved" despite the arrest of a 38-year-old man suspect on Sunday, asking for more information from the public. READ »

Scania accused of Iraq oil-for-food bribes

Business & Money: 1 Nov 10
Managers from Swedish truckmaker Scania are expected to be charged for violating United Nations sanctions for their role in paying millions of kronor in bribes to the former Iraqi regime of Saddam Hussein. READ »

Swede in Yemen kidnapping drama

National: 29 Oct 10
A Swedish engineer was kidnapped by Yemeni tribesmen on Thursday when he and his driver were leaving a cement factory in the southern province of Abyan. READ »

New shootings reported in Malmö

National: 26 Oct 10
Malmö police on Monday received reports on what could be further shootings suspected to be directed against people of immigrant descent in the city, while residents came out in force to demonstrate against the violence. READ »

Police call for tougher gun crime penalties

National: 21 Oct 10
Police in Skåne in southern Sweden want to see tougher penalties for gun crimes in hopes of cutting down on the number of shootings in the region. READ »

Police arrest 20 women in child porn raids

National: 20 Oct 10
Swedish police on Wednesday raided a series of locations across the country, arresting 23 people on suspicion of serious child pornography offences. Twenty of the suspects were women, described by the police as 'very unusual'. READ »

Sweden 'legally bound' to seek Dawit Isaak release

National: 19 Oct 10
Lawyers and activists argued on Monday that Sweden and the EU are legally bound to work harder to secure the release of Dawit Isaak, an Eritrean-Swedish journalist who has been held in Asmara for nearly a decade without trial. READ »

High figures for Swedish marijuana seizures

Society: 18 Oct 10
Swedish customs agents are nabbing more cannabis smugglers than in past years, and people traveling across the Öresund Bridge with small amounts of the drug figure prominently in the statistics. READ »

Swedes snatched in global sex-pill sting

National: 14 Oct 10
Twelve Swedes have been arrested in a global sting targeting illicit trade in Viagra-like impotence medication. READ »

Charges filed in massive Swedish doping scandal

National: 5 Oct 10
Seventy suspects were indicted at Sundsvall district court on Tuesday for their involvement in the largest doping ring ever uncovered in Sweden. Hundreds of more suspects are expected to be charged as well. READ »

Swedish boxer wins women's world title

Sport: 25 Sep 10
Swedish boxer Mikaela "Destiny" Laurén won the World Professional Boxing Federation title in the welterweight class in Karlstad in western Sweden on Friday. READ »

First arrest made in Gothenburg bribe probe

National: 7 Sep 10
A contractor with a municipal housing company became the first suspect arrested in connection with a bribery scandal that rocked Gothenburg earlier this year, a prosecutor announced on Tuesday. READ »

Swedish police raid file sharing 'scene'

National: 7 Sep 10
Swedish police raided locations across the country on Tuesday, including WikiLeaks' ISP PRQ, acting on information from Belgian police in an international operation targeting the file sharing network known as "The Scene". READ »

Söderling struggles out of US Open first round

Sport: 31 Aug 10
Swedish fifth seed Robin Söderling struggled for nearly four hours in the first round of the US Open on Monday before defeating a 214th-ranked qualifier. READ »

Police discover stash of napalm material

National: 13 Aug 10
Swedish police have discovered a store of ammunition in rural Österlen in southern Sweden after a raid targeting two men, aged 20 and 23-years-old. Among the items seized was alunat, a material used to make napalm. READ »


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Fin means anyhting from sweet to proper. When someone says, Du är så fin it's quite a compliment.



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