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Saab CEO 'spied upon' during Swiss Gripen talks

Business & Money: 25 May 12
The CEO of Swedish defence contractor Saab claimed on Friday his phone had been bugged during talks with Switzerland about Saab's sale of 22 Gripen fighter jets. READ »

Non-EU students drop Swedish unis as fees bite

Education: 23 May 12
Enrollment of non-European students in Swedish universities declined drastically following the introduction of tuition fees last year, with engineering students from Asia being among those most affected by the change, a new report has found. READ »

Swedish tourists weather Thai tsunami scare

National: 11 Apr 12
The tsunami scare that followed an earth quake in the Indian Ocean on Wednesday, measuring 8.7 on the Richter scale, had tourists fleeing the beaches of Thailand and Indonesia for higher grounds. READ »

H&M profit hopes tied down by pricey cotton

Business & Money: 29 Mar 12
Swedish fashion retailer H&M recorded higher net profits in the most recent quarter according to figures published on Thursday, yet failed to live up to analysts' expectations. READ »

Swedish weapons sold to dictatorships: agency

Business & Money: 22 Feb 12
Fresh figures show that a large percentage of Swedish arms exports go to undemocratic countries and dictatorships, despite a decision from the Riksdag last year to tighten regulation on arms exports. READ »

Thai van driver held after Swedish death crash

National: 3 Feb 12
The driver of the van that crashed into a minibus, killing four young Swedish holidaymakers on Wednesday, has been arrested in Phuket after being on the run for two days. READ »

Four young Swedes dead in Thai car crash

National: 2 Feb 12
Four Swedes in their early twenties have died in a traffic accident while holidaying in Thailand after their vehicle collided with a truck early on Wednesday morning. READ »

H&M bottom line feels the pinch

Business & Money: 26 Jan 12
Swedish fashion retailer H&M on Thursday reported a 15 percent drop in net profits for 2011, but remained optimistic for 2012 despite the downbeat economic climate. 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 »

Sony Ericsson ends 2011 with massive loss

Business & Money: 19 Jan 12
Sony Ericsson, the soon-to-be divorced Swedish-Japanese mobile phone maker, reported a steep loss for the final quarter of 2011 on Thursday, as earnings were hit by a nearly 20 percent drop in sales. 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 »

Ministry official fired over dodgy massage parlours

Society: 10 Jan 12
A high-ranking civil servant in Sweden's defence ministry has been sacked after it was revealed he was involved in running several Thai massage parlours on the side. READ »

Swede dead after failed electric fence rescue

Society: 9 Jan 12
A 47-year-old Swedish man, in Thailand to honour his recently deceased Thai wife, was killed when attempting to rescue a friend who was trying to free a dog stuck in an electrified fence. READ »

Holiday sales reach record high in Sweden

Business & Money: 1 Jan 12
In the dark days between Christmas and New Year, Swedes gather their families, celebrate the season and – buy package holidays to the sun. READ »

Wanted Swedish couple arrested in Vietnam

Business & Money: 28 Dec 11
A couple from northern Sweden who fled the country after being convicted for swindling unknowing Swedes into funding fictional projects in Thailand have been arrested in Vietnam. READ »

Swedish reality TV show brings Swedish-Americans back 'home'

Society: 11 Nov 11
A new reality television show offering Swedish-Americans the chance to meet their long-lost Swedish relatives has some critics crying foul, but has been described by participants as the chance of a lifetime, The Local's Joel Linde explains. READ »

Love is in the air at 2011 Stockholm Film Festival

Lifestyle: 7 Nov 11
As the 22nd edition of the Stockholm International Film Festival opens this week, The Local's Peter Vinthagen Simpson delves into the twin themes of love and director Alejandro González Iñárritu. READ »

Sweden mistreats illegal berry pickers: report

Business & Money: 26 Oct 11
Berry pickers working in Sweden without a permit are being badly mistreated, according to a new report from the labour rights watchdog Swedwatch. READ »

'Svennis' sacked by Leicester City

Sport: 25 Oct 11
Swede Sven-Göran “Svennis” Eriksson, former coach of the English national football team, has been been sacked by Leicester City after just over a year at the helm. READ »

Thai massage parlours in sex trade raids

National: 24 Oct 11
Police and the tax authorities have launched closer surveillance of Thai massage parlours in Sweden, suspecting that the sharp increase in their number indicates sex trafficking and tax evasion. READ »

Private health insurance in Sweden: a clash of cultures

Science & Technology: 10 Oct 11
As growing numbers of Swedes choose private healthcare, The Local's Clara Guibourg explores what's behind the trend and what it could mean for the quality of Sweden's public healthcare system. READ »

H&M deliver upbeat report

Business & Money: 29 Sep 11
Swedish clothing giant Hennes & Mauritz reported a profit before tax of 4.85 billion kronor ($717 million) for the period June-August, exceeding analyst forecasts and helping to boost the stock market on Thursday. READ »

Chocolate Chinaman 'not racist': poll

Business & Money: 29 Sep 11
Some 97 percent of Swedes did not find the picture on chocolate giant Fazer's “Kinapuffar” product offensive despite claims of racism, according to a recent survey carried out by market research company Sifo. READ »

Stockholm air dirtier than Los Angeles: WHO

Science & Technology: 27 Sep 11
The air quality in Stockholm is worse than in Los Angeles, according to a recent study from the World Health Organization (WHO). READ »

Eva, 96, emigrates to Thailand

Society: 27 Sep 11
Having lost her husband and most of her friends, 96-year-old Eva Bergdahl from Karlskrona in southern Sweden has decided to pack up and move to Thailand, explaining that her "apartment has become awfully quiet". READ »

Hunters left baffled after elk body parts find

National: 26 Sep 11
A team of Swedish hunters made a gruesome discovery when out patrolling the woods in central Sweden last Sunday when they stumbled upon a tray full discarded elk entrails. READ »

Swede sentenced to death in Thailand

National: 22 Sep 11
A 30-year-old Swedish man has been sentenced to death in Thailand for manufacturing methamphetamine, in what the man called a “political” ruling. READ »

Two-time lotto winner takes home millions

Society: 30 Aug 11
A Swede who managed to buy two winning Triss scratch-off lottery tickets in three days won over two million kronor ($317,000) on live television on Tuesday morning. READ »

'Lazy' Romanian berry pickers in wage protest

Business & Money: 25 Aug 11
A group of Romanian berry pickers staged a protest on Wednesday, arguing that they have been brought to Sweden on false premises and after their employer rejected their claims and accused them of being "lazy". READ »

Swedish MMA star Alexander Gustafsson mauls his way to the top

Lifestyle: 5 Aug 11
Alexander Gustafsson, a hulking Swede known as “The Mauler” has risen to be one of the toughest fighters in mixed martial arts (MMA), explains contributor Ryan O’Leary. READ »

Swedes arrested for fatal stabbing in Thailand

National: 2 Aug 11
A 25-year-old man from the Gothenburg area was stabbed to death in the Thai tourist resort of Phuket on Monday. Two Swedish citizens have been arrested by Thai police in connection with the crime. READ »

Ethnic restaurants in Stockholm: a sampler

Lifestyle: 15 Jul 11
Looking for some exotic tastes during your trip to the Swedish capital? Contributor Emy Gelb serves up a selection of ethnic restaurants in Stockholm that will be sure to tickle your taste buds. READ »

Rise in truancy often parents’ fault: report

Education: 25 Jun 11
Thousands of schoolchildren across the country are regularly skipping classes as the problem of truancy grows, according to a new report. READ »

Swedish town mulls IVF discount to combat population drain

Society: 16 Jun 11
A municipality in northwestern Sweden wants to offer financial aid to employees in need of fertility treatment in an attempt to recruit new residents to the area and boost dwindling population figures. READ »

More Swedes buying homes in Spain

Business & Money: 14 Jun 11
A strong krona and low prices have enticed an increasing number of Swedes to snap up vacation homes in Spain, according to the country's housing authorities. READ »

Saab Group receives major Thai navy order

Business & Money: 3 Jun 11
The defence and security company Saab Group has received two orders from the Royal Thai Navy, worth a total of 454 million kronor ($73 million). READ »

Teetotaling Swedes toast national sobriety day

Society: 2 Jun 11
For many, the start of a five day long break from work is a good reason to celebrate with a drink. However one group will be happy to do so without the need for alcohol. READ »

India rejects Saab Gripen fighter bid

Science & Technology: 28 Apr 11
The Swedish-made Saab Gripen fighter jet was not among the finalists picked by India for its efforts to modernise the country's armed forces, the company said Wednesday. READ »

Tougher rules to protect Sweden's berry pickers

Business & Money: 8 Apr 11
The Swedish Migration Board has issued stricter guidelines for hiring berry pickers ahead of the 2011 season. READ »

'Electric shower' kills two Swedes in Thailand

National: 4 Apr 11
A Swedish couple were killed in Thailand on Saturday after being electrocuted in the shower of their hotel on the island of Krabi. READ »

Public health body backs call for tobacco-display ban

Politics: 22 Mar 11
The Greens and the Left Party want to get rid of tobacco displays in Swedish shops, a proposal supported by the National Institute of Public Health but resisted by the government parties. READ »

Björklund: Swedish arms exports 'embarrassing'

Politics: 19 Mar 11
Liberal Party leader Jan Björklund has called for a tightening of conditions for Swedish arms exports, calling sales to Saudi Arabia and Bahrain an "embarrassment". READ »

Sweden to evacuate citizens from Japan

National: 18 Mar 11
The Swedish foreign ministry has offered to fly Swedes and other Scandinavians wishing to leave quake-hit Japan out of the country via Bangkok to escape from the escalating nuclear crisis. READ »

A pint for St. Paddy's in Malmö

Travel: 17 Mar 11
In honour of St. Patrick’s Day, The Local’s Karen Holst taps into Malmö's pub scene for some tips on some favourite watering holes in Sweden's third largest city. READ »

Berry picker plight examined by rights group

National: 14 Mar 11
After several years of scandals involving guests workers imported to Sweden to pick berries in the north of the country, a Swedish human rights and corporate social responsibility watchdog has opened an investigation. READ »

Swedish arms exports increase in 2010

National: 9 Mar 11
Swedish exports of defence equipment increased in 2010 to 13.7 billion kronor ($2.15 billion), according to new statistics released on Wednesday. READ »

Rise in abuse of foreign wives in Sweden: report

Society: 17 Feb 11
Reports of assault and sexual abuse from women who come to Sweden to be with Swedish men have become increasingly common, according to a new report. READ »

Swedes still keen on finding love abroad

Lifestyle: 14 Feb 11
While Swedes no longer take to Viking longboats in search of foreign booty, research shows they remain adept at bringing back trophies of love from their adventures abroad, The Local's Ben Kersley discovers. READ »

'Travel to dictatorships helps destroy them': CEO

Business & Money: 11 Feb 11
Pär Kjellin, the CEO of a leading Swedish travel package operator, has argued that travel and tourism to countries with authoritarian regimes helps to undermine them. READ »

Dengue fever rises among Swedes

Science & Technology: 6 Feb 11
Dengue fever is becoming more and more widespread among the Swedish population due largely to to increasing numbers travelling on holiday to Thailand. READ »

Two Swedes killed in Thailand in past week

Society: 23 Jan 11
A Swedish man in his 30s was killed on Sunday in the resort town of Patong in Thailand, media outlets reported on Sunday. READ »

Sweden's Volvo Cars increases sales in 2010

Business & Money: 7 Jan 11
After two straight years of slumping sales, Sweden's Volvo Cars bounced back in 2010 despite continued weakness in the US. READ »

India worst for stomach ailments for Swedes

Science & Technology: 5 Jan 11
Sweden's infectious disease control agency has determined that India is the worst country for stomach ailments for Swedish travellers. READ »

Assange granted bail as court rejects appeal

National: 16 Dec 10
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange was granted conditional bail on Thursday after a London court rejected an appeal to keep him in jail as he fights extradition to Sweden to answer allegations of sex crimes. 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 »

Swedish law behind rise in HIV cases: experts

Science & Technology: 1 Dec 10
Four experts on HIV and criminal law have called for an overhaul of the law against infectious diseases act on World AIDS Day, alleging that the duty of disclosure has resulted in a spike in new Swedish HIV cases. READ »

Saab receives Gripen order for Thailand

Business & Money: 23 Nov 10
Swedish defence firm Saab has received an order from the Swedish Defence Material Administration for six Gripen aircraft intended for Thailand's air force. READ »

Can Swedes kick the fake-bake habit?

Lifestyle: 12 Nov 10
Finding a cure for Sweden's lack of winter sunlight is a constant challenge. But as contributor Emy Gelb discovers, a trip to the tanning salon may not be as popular as it once was. READ »

Sweden: a world away from the World Series

Lifestyle: 20 Oct 10
As Sweden hunkers down to face the onset of winter, contributor Joshua Gregory explains how fans of America’s favourite pastime cope with having their remedy for the winter blues remain a world away. READ »

Saab wins billion kronor defence system order

Business & Money: 4 Oct 10
Sweden defence firm Saab has received an order for an airborne surveillance system worth in excess of 4.5 billion kronor ($669 million). READ »

Thai berry pickers head home empty-handed

National: 3 Oct 10
Around 135 Thai berry pickers left Åsele in northern Sweden on Saturday evening to return to Thailand empty handed after the owners of their employer, Lömjsö Berry, allegedly emptied the firm of cash and fled. READ »

'Pirate Bay earned millions from advertising'

Science & Technology: 30 Sep 10
The Pirate Bay earned up to 35 million kronor ($5.2 million) in advertising revenue from the file sharing website, film companies maintained on the second day of the appeals court trial on Wednesday, a claim rejected by Fredrik Neij's counsel. READ »

Pirate Bay appeal 'a waste of time': Sunde

Science & Technology: 28 Sep 10
While devoid of any high-charged drama, the opening day of the Pirate Bay appeals court trial nevertheless included a few unexpected developments. READ »

More Thai women in Swedish sex trade: report

National: 21 Sep 10
The number of Thai and Nigerian women exploited for sexual purposes in Sweden has increased, as have the number of women with mental handicaps, according to a police report on human trafficking. READ »

Thai students poisoned after mushroom meal

Society: 17 Sep 10
Ten language students from Thailand have been admitted to Uppsala University Hospital with suspected mushroom poisoning after making a stew from the death cap mushroom. READ »

Swedish MMA star Malik Mawlayi's history of violence

Lifestyle: 10 Sep 10
From a childhood spent in war torn Afghanistan to the gyms of Malmö and the rough and tumble world of mixed martial arts (MMA), Sweden’s Malik Mawlayi has learned to cope with violence, explains James Goyder. READ »

Swedish man found dead in Bangkok

National: 10 Sep 10
A 45-year-old Swedish businessman has been found dead in Bangkok, Thailand, according to media reports. READ »

Edfors to defend Thai golf title on Asian Tour

Sport: 1 Sep 10
Big-hitting Swedish star Johan Edfors has confirmed his title defence at the season finale of professional golf's Asian Tour at the end of the year. READ »

Berry pickers arrested for locking up bosses

National: 11 Aug 10
Swedish police detained five berry pickers from Vietnam on Wednesday on suspicion of assault after they locked up their team leaders in a school building on Tuesday in a dispute over pay. READ »

Berry pickers lock up bosses in protest

National: 10 Aug 10
Vietnamese berry pickers in Dalarna locked six of their team leaders into a school building on Tuesday, in a dispute over pay. READ »

Berry pickers in new strike in northern Sweden

National: 10 Aug 10
A group of Vietnamese berry pickers have left their place of employment in Baggård south of Umeå in northern Sweden in protest against their pay and working conditions and have expressed a wish to go home. READ »

Chinese berry pickers march in protest

Business & Money: 6 Aug 10
Around 120 Chinese berry pickers went on a 15-kilometre overnight march in northern Sweden on Thursday to protest their salaries, a local social services official said. READ »

Nordqvist to defend LPGA Championship title

National: 24 Jun 10
Sweden's Anna Nordqvist will attempt to become the fifth woman to defend her title at the LPGA Tour Championship, which kicks off on Thursday. 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 »

Man ages 12 years after Swedish court decision

National: 7 Jun 10
A Swedish court has ruled that a Cambodian man should be allowed to change his tax agency birth date records, thereby adding 12 years, arguing that "existing erroneous information is just as false as new erroneous information". READ »

Sweden eases Thailand travel warning

National: 1 Jun 10
Sweden on Tuesday lifted its warning against all travel to protest-hit Bangkok, but continued to caution against trips to four provinces in southern Thailand. READ »

Stockholm tops summer holiday wish list

Society: 1 Jun 10
Stockholm is the city destination of choice for Swedes this summer, beating Gothenburg into second place. Gotland and the west coast are the most popular resorts, while Spain remains the foreign favourite, two new travel surveys show. READ »

Bergström and Prince Charles invited to royal wedding pre-party

Society: 30 Apr 10
Two unexpected names have cropped up on the invitation list to the official pre-party for Crown Princess Victoria's wedding: Jonas Bergström, Princess Madeleine's former fiancé, and Emma Pernald, who dated Prince Carl Philip until a year ago. READ »

Woman pays for breast job with best friend's money

National: 29 Apr 10
A 41-year-old woman in Norrköping has been indicted on charges of forgery and fraud after borrowing about 450,000 kronor ($62,000) in her best friend's name, of which she spent 50,000 kronor on breast surgery in Thailand. READ »

A new life in northern Sweden - Part Two

Lifestyle: 28 Apr 10
Winter in a picturesque snowbound town can instil in the visitor a true appreciation for life in the far north of Sweden. But a dearth of jobs and a surplus of solitude help explain the region's growing demographic crisis, writes Alec Forss. READ »

Sweden extends Thailand travel warning

National: 23 Apr 10
The Swedish foreign ministry has warned against any "unnecessary travel" to Thailand's capital Bangkok in light of the deteriorating security situation. READ »

Bus convoys carry stranded tourists home

National: 18 Apr 10
Hundreds of Swedish tourists have begun arduous bus journeys home from southern Europe as volcanic ash from Iceland continues to render air travel impossible. READ »

Thousand of Swedish charter tourists stranded

National: 17 Apr 10
At least 10,000 Swedish charter travellers have been stranded in far-flung destinations with no hope of returning home until Sunday at the earliest as a cloud of volcanic ash paralyses air traffic across Europe. READ »

Arlanda airport to remain closed until Saturday

National: 16 Apr 10
Swedish authorities have begun reopening airspace in the north of the country although widespread disruption persists with Stockholm's main Arlanda airport unlikely to open until Saturday morning at the earliest. READ »

Migration board launches online citizenship form

National: 14 Apr 10
The Swedish Migration Board has announced the launch of an online citizenship application service. READ »

Volvo Group faces Thai damages writ

Business & Money: 1 Apr 10
Sweden's Volvo Group has been sued by a Thai truck dealer for 10.5 billion baht ($324 million) for allegedly unlawfully terminating two contracts. READ »

Blogger profile: Julie Lindahl

Analysis & Opinion: 18 Mar 10
With a new book just published and another on the way, The Local's blogger Julie Lindahl is keeping productivity high and stress levels low. READ »

Swedish weapons exports on the rise

National: 3 Mar 10
Sweden sold weapons and military equipment to the value of 13.5 billion kronor ($1.9 billion) in 2009, up 7 percent on the previous year, according to figures released on Wednesday. READ »

Bildt: Swedes in foreign disasters to pay their way

National: 18 Feb 10
Swedish tourists who get caught up in natural disasters and other crises abroad will in future have to pay for their own healthcare and trips home, Foreign Minister Carl Bildt has said. READ »

Stockholm policeman warned after Thai brothel visit

Society: 8 Feb 10
A Stockholm police officer has been reminded of his responsibilities after being caught in a Thai massage parlour under surveillance by the vice squad. READ »

February in Sweden: No sex please, we're cold

Lifestyle: 4 Feb 10
The Year in Sweden - February: Journalist Kim Loughran sketches a month by month account of the country he has called home ever since his accidental migration in 1966. READ »

Swede dies after Malaysian jellyfish sting

National: 2 Feb 10
A 45-year-old woman from Småland in southern Sweden has been killed by a jellyfish while on holiday in the Malaysian resort of Pantai Cenang, Langkawi. 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 »

Four years in jail for Indian smuggling ring

National: 21 Jan 10
A 38-year-old man has been jailed for four years for his part in running a smuggling ring specialized in spiriting Indians through Sweden to other countries in Europe. READ »

January in Sweden: Week one, thirteenth day, thinking time

Lifestyle: 5 Jan 10
The Year in Sweden - January: Journalist Kim Loughran sketches a month by month account of the country he has called home ever since his accidental migration in 1966. READ »

Elin Nordegren to spend Christmas in Sweden

Society: 22 Dec 09
Former model Elin Nordegren will visit her family in Sweden over the holidays along with her two children, while husband Tiger Woods is retreating to the Bahamas on his private yacht named 'Privacy'. READ »

Elin's split with Tiger '100 percent on': report

Society: 17 Dec 09
Elin Nordegren plans to divorce her husband Tiger Woods and spend Christmas away from the disgraced billionaire golf star following the infidelity scandal which has put his career on hold, according to several media reports. READ »

Workers pick Sweden's shrubs and data hubs

Business & Money: 15 Dec 09
Thai berry pickers and Indian IT experts have been the primary recipients of work permits since Sweden's new labour force immigration laws came into force a year ago. READ »

Sweden among favourites to claim World Cup of Golf title

Sport: 25 Nov 09
Swedish golfers Henrik Stenson and Robert Karlsson are facing tough competition in their attempt to help Sweden repeat its 2008 victory at the World Cup of Golf this week. READ »

Arrests made in global drug ring raid

National: 21 Nov 09
Three people have been arrested in Stockholm and held on suspicion of the illegal sale of prescription drugs, including diet pills and impotence treatment, as part of a international police operation. READ »


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