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Swede released after West Bank demo arrest

Politics: 31 Mar 12
A 20-year-old man from Kalmar has been conditionally released from Israeli custody after being detained on Friday while acting as an observer at demonstrations outside Ramallah in the West Bank. READ »

Naming princess Estelle a 'political statement' by Swedish Royal Family

Analysis & Opinion: 28 Feb 12
In naming Sweden's newest princess Estelle, the Royal Family is trying to revive the legacy of Folke Bernadotte, the Swedish royal and diplomat who was assassinated in Israel, argues biographer Göran Burén. READ »

Agencies list Sweden's safest places

Society: 21 Dec 11
The safest municipality in Sweden is Habo, north of Jönköping in central Sweden, where the risk of having an accident or being subjected to a crime is the smallest in the country, according to a new report. READ »

Swedish prof 'insinuates' Israel tie to Breivik attack

National: 14 Dec 11
A Swedish academic has come under fire in Norway after writing an article suggesting that Israel played a part in the July 22nd massacre carried out by Anders Behring Breivik that claimed 77 lives. READ »

Far-right demo creates chaos in Stockholm

National: 10 Dec 11
Right-wing extremist groups clashed with counter protesters at in Gamla Stan, as an annual demonstration relocated from Salem to Stockholm. READ »

Swedish parties split on Palestinian recognition

Politics: 1 Sep 11
Swedish political parties represented in the Riksdag are sharply divided as to whether or not Sweden should officially recognise a Palestinian government. READ »

Internet savvy Swedes launch 'Angry note 2.0'

Science & Technology: 31 Oct 10
The angry note, such a common feature of neighbourly grievance in a shared block of flats in Sweden, is being supplemented by the adoption of provocative names for wireless internet networks in a trend dubbed Angry note 2.0. READ »

Bishop's sermon at the opening of the Riksdag

Analysis & Opinion: 6 Oct 10
Stockholm bishop Eva Brunne's sermon addressing racism at the opening of Sweden's parliament, the Riksdag, on Tuesday has been the topic of intense discussion. Here is the full text of her words in English. READ »

Church receives repeat secret 100,000 kronor donation

Society: 29 Mar 10
A mysterious 100,000 ($13,811) donation has been left in a church collection in Borås in western Sweden for the second Palm Sunday in succession. READ »

Melodifestivalen draws 3.9 million viewers

Society: 15 Mar 10
A bumper week for public broadcaster SVT saw ratings explode for the finals on consecutive evenings of song competition Melodifestivalen and ever-popular game show På Spåret. READ »

Anna Bergendahl wins Melodifestivalen

Society: 13 Mar 10
Anna Bergendahl won Sweden's Melodifestivalen on Saturday night with This is my life and will represent the country in the Eurovision Song Contest in Oslo in May. READ »

Malmö mayor says unaware of level of attacks on Jews

Politics: 26 Feb 10
Malmö mayor Ilmar Reepalu conceded that he has not been sufficiently well informed about the vulnerable situation faced by Jews after meeting with community leaders on Thursday. READ »

Millions switch on for Eurovision heat

Society: 8 Feb 10
Saturday's Melodifestivalen heat was watched by almost three million Swedes as Hollywood actor Dolph Lundgren did his bit to ensure that Eurovision fever gripped the country once again. READ »

H&M to open more stores on strong 2009 profits

Business & Money: 28 Jan 10
Swedish discount fashion retailer H&M saw its profits soar past expectations for the last quarter in 2009, causing its share price to rally in Thursday morning trading in Stockholm. READ »

Letter to the Editor: UK MPs back Sweden over Palestinian capital

Analysis & Opinion: 7 Dec 09
As EU foreign ministers gather in Brussels to debate the future of Israeli-Palestinian relations, a group of British MPs have come out in support of a Swedish proposal to establish East Jerusalem as the capital of a future Palestinian state. READ »

UK MPs back Swedish presidency on Jerusalem

Politics: 7 Dec 09
A group of nearly 50 members of the British parliament have written a letter voicing their support for a controversial Swedish EU presidency proposal to recognize East Jerusalem as the capital of a future Palestinian state. READ »

Nobel Week kicks off with feast and fancy

Society: 6 Dec 09
Nobel Week is once again in full swing, with the 12 Nobel laureates and their respective entourages arriving in the Swedish capital over the weekend. The week’s festivities will culminate with the Nobel Ceremony and Banquet on Thursday. READ »

Too early to recognize Palestinian state: Bildt

Politics: 17 Nov 09
Swedish foreign minister Carl Bildt, whose country holds the EU's rotating presidency, has said it is "premature" to recognize a Palestinian state. READ »

Israel accuses Sweden of 'diplomatic coup'

National: 14 Nov 09
Israel has accused Sweden of trying to change the EU’s stance on Jerusalem and refer to the city as the official capital of Israel and Palestine while at the helm of the rotating EU presidency. READ »

Swedish reporter meets hostile Israeli crowd

Society: 2 Nov 09
Swedish journalist Donald Boström told an angry audience in Israel on Monday that he stood by his call for an investigation into claims that Israel harvested the organs of dead Palestinians, despite confessing he had no proof. READ »

Organ theft article 'a perversion of journalistic standards'

Analysis & Opinion: 26 Oct 09
Amid an ongoing uproar over accusations that Israel harvested the organs of dead Palestinians, media watcher Andrea Levin issues a fresh plea to Aftonbladet to correct "the factual errors that litter the article". READ »

Bildt's inaction breeds suspicion in Israel

Politics: 26 Oct 09
Israel’s government remains surprised that Swedish foreign minister Carl Bildt has yet to reschedule a previously cancelled trip to Israel. READ »

Three to split Nobel chemistry prize

National: 7 Oct 09
Three chemists are to share the 2009 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for their work in revealing more about how cells go about using bits of DNA to form the blueprints for living organisms. READ »

Swedish aid groups deny anti-Israel bias

National: 27 Aug 09
Development groups have rejected charges laid out by a Jerusalem-based NGO watchdog accusing Sweden's aid community of sponsoring groups that contribute to the "demonization" of Israel. READ »

Swedish tabloid sued in New York

National: 27 Aug 09
An Israeli lawyer in New York has sued Swedish tabloid Aftonbladet following the publication of an article forwarding allegations that the Israeli army harvested the organs of dead Palestinians. READ »

Swedish tabloid reported for racial agitation

National: 25 Aug 09
Swedish tabloid newspaper Aftonbladet has been reported to the Chancellor of Justice after publishing an article forwarding claims about the alleged organ harvesting of dead Palestinians by Israeli defence forces. READ »

Irregularities reported in Sweden's EU vote

Politics: 22 Jun 09
There were a number of problems associated with the European Parliament vote held in Sweden two weeks ago, according to a post-election report. READ »

Sweden 'anti-Semitic' for tennis fan ban

National: 9 Mar 09
Sweden has been accused of anti-Semitism in a leading Israeli newspaper, following the decision to ban spectators from an Israel-Sweden tennis match. READ »

New evacuation planned for Gaza Swedes

Politics: 11 Jan 09
The first Swedish evacuees arrived home from war-torn Gaza on Saturday. The foreign ministry is now hopeful that more of the remaining 46 Swedes will be helped to flee the area next week. READ »

Swedes headed home following Gaza escape

Politics: 9 Jan 09
Twelve Swedes who managed to get out of Gaza are now in the Jordanian capital of Amman and will be headed back to Sweden on Friday evening. READ »

Swedish Gaza evacuation postponed

National: 7 Jan 09
Swedish citizens trapped in Gaza will not be evacuated on Wednesday as originally planned, the foreign ministry has confirmed. READ »

Swedes stranded in Gaza

Politics: 5 Jan 09
Around twenty Swedes stranded in Gaza have been in contact with the Swedish consulate in Jerusalem to seek help leaving the war-torn area. READ »

Police detain 470 at neo-Nazi demonstration

National: 7 Dec 08
Police took 470 activists into custody at Saturday's demonstrations in Salem, south of Stockholm. 15 were arrested as police reported a "successful day". READ »

Protests build against neo-Nazi demo

National: 6 Dec 08
Police have stopped a group of militant activists on their way to Salem, south of Stockholm to disrupt a neo-Nazi demo scheduled for Saturday afternoon. Elsewhere protests grow against the annual demonstration. READ »

Nazis suspected of political arson attacks

National: 4 Dec 08
Police suspect Swedish neo-Nazi groups of burning down a Stockholm cultural centre and setting fire to an apartment occupied by a young family in two separate arson attacks in the last week. READ »

What's on in Sweden: November 14 - 20

Lifestyle: 13 Nov 08
What’s on: Ron Sexsmith & DV8 Physical Theatre in Stockholm; Cirkus Cirkör & English farce in Gothenburg; Lambchop & Dirty Pretty Things in Malmö. READ »

What’s on in Sweden: August 15 - 21

Lifestyle: 14 Aug 08
What’s on: Youth, Culture and Salem Al Fakir in Stockholm, theatre, dance and Zlatan in Gothenburg and city festival in Malmö. READ »

Swedish filmmakers stranded in Palestinian territories

Politics: 6 Jul 08
A group of six Swedes have been left stranded in a village in the West Bank. Israeli military road blocks will seal off the town for a further week, the UN reports. READ »

Sweden eases into Eurovision final

Society: 23 May 08
Sweden's Charlotte Perrelli has qualified for the final of the Eurovision Song Contest, due to be held in Belgrade on Saturday. READ »

Bildt condemns Jerusalem shootings

Politics: 8 Mar 08
Swedish Foreign Minister Carl Bildt has condemned the shootings in Jerusalem which caused the deaths of eight students. READ »

Nobel Banquet: the feast of feasts

Lifestyle: 10 Dec 07
Serving a banquet to over 1,400 people is no mean feat, and when the event is the Nobel Banquet, the stakes are high. Charlotte West goes behind the scenes at the grandest event in Sweden's calendar. READ »

Clashes at annual neo-Nazi march

National: 8 Dec 07
Swedish police said they detained around 200 people on Saturday after clashes between neo-Nazis and anti-racism activists in Salem. READ »

Bildt: last chance for two-state solution

National: 26 Nov 07
Sweden's foreign minister warns that Palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas risks losing power if peace talks fail this week. READ »

Swedes storm through to Davis Cup semis

Sport: 7 Apr 07
Doubles duo Thomas Johansson and Jonas Björkman booked Sweden's spot in the Davis Cup semi-finals with a day to spare on Saturday as the hosts took an unbeatable 3-0 lead over last year's runners-up Argentina. READ »

Israeli settler wounds Swedish observer

Politics: 6 Mar 07
A Swede seconded from the foreign ministry to work as an observer in the volatile West Bank city of Hebron is reported to have been wounded by a Jewish settler. READ »

The Holocaust: Sweden's complex legacy

Analysis & Opinion: 26 Jan 07
Bystander in the Second World War, yet refuge for victims of the Nazis. A leader in promoting tolerance, yet with a resurgent far-right. David Stavrou looks at the complex legacy of the Holocaust in Sweden. READ »

Mounted police charge antifascists

Society: 9 Dec 06
Police used horses to disperse a demonstration in Salem on Saturday after marchers refused to leave the place where a 17 year old boy was murdered six years ago. READ »

Sweden deports German skinheads

Society: 9 Dec 06
Six skinheads have been arrested and deported to Germany by police in Sörmland, prior to Saturday's extreme right demonstration in Salem. READ »

Extremists in Gothenburg street brawl

Society: 2 Dec 06
At least three people were injured on Saturday afternoon when a gang of right wing extremists clashed with anti-fascists in central Gothenburg. READ »

"Time for Sweden to support Mid-East Moderates"

Analysis & Opinion: 12 Oct 06
Knee-jerk condemnations of Israel have been a frequent characteristic of Sweden’s reaction to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. The new government should start supporting moderates on both sides, argues David Stavrou. READ »

Israeli officials "dance a jig" over Alliance win

National: 22 Sep 06
Sweden's change of government is reported to have caused delight in the Israeli government, which saw the Social Democrats as extra-critical of the Jewish state. But a Green MP says things won't change much. READ »

Hamas visit to Sweden condemned

Politics: 5 May 06
Sweden's decision to grant an entry visa to a Hamas cabinet minister to attend a conference about exiled Palestinians "legitimises terrorism", says Israel. France isn't happy either, but prime minister Göran Persson says the move is appropriate. READ »

Hamas minister gets Swedish visa

Smörgåsbord: 4 May 06
The refugee minister from the Hamas-led Palestinian government has been given a visa to the Schengen zone by Sweden's consulate general in Jerusalem. READ »

Stockholm Dean resigns over Jesus exhibition

Society: 28 Apr 06
The Dean of Stockholm Cathedral has resigned in protest after it emerged that the Swedish Church is sponsoring an explicit photographic exhibition about Jesus. READ »

Swedish observers flee after Hebron attack

National: 8 Feb 06
Swedish and other observers in the West Bank town of Hebron have been evacuated after their headquarters came under attack by stone-throwing youths. "Nobody's hurt, but they're shaken," says Sida. READ »

Swedish party leaders united on cartoon crisis

National: 6 Feb 06
Sweden's party leaders back the government's stance on the publication of pictures of the prophet Muhammad in Denmark's Jyllands-Posten. But the crisis has led the travel company Apollo to cancel charter trips from Sweden to Egypt. READ »

"Securitas robbers" go on trial

National: 13 Jan 06
Five men accused of mounting a spectacular assault on a Securitas van have gone on trial in Stockholm. The men made away with 14.8 million kronor from the vehicles last August. READ »

Game theorists share economics Nobel

National: 10 Oct 05
There's a peace theme behind this year's economics Nobel, which goes to Robert Aumann and Thomas Schelling "for having enhanced our understanding of conflict and cooperation through game-theory analysis". READ »

Young fugitive caught again

National: 14 Jun 05
A 19 year old who escaped from a secure youth unit on Friday, was captured and then escaped again on Saturday, has now been caught. But not before he tried to run away from police as they tried to arrest him. READ »

Persson hints at Swedish role in peace process

Politics: 15 Mar 05
Prime minister Göran Persson suggests that Sweden could play a more active part in the Middle East peace process after a meeting in Jerusalem with his Israeli counterpart, Ariel Sharon. READ »

Swedish wildlife hits the road

National: 2 Jul 04
Insolent rats, flat frogs and purifying mussels - the animal world makes its presence felt in Sweden. 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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