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Man gets payout for not shaking woman's hand

National: 20 May 13
A town in western Sweden has agreed to pay damages to a man who was told he wouldn't be hired if he refused to shake a woman's hand for religious reasons. READ »

Job centre berated for 'lacklustre' Saab effort

Business & Money: 14 Feb 13
With one in five former Saab employees still out of work, the Swedish Public Employment Service has come under fire for lacklustre attempts at helping them find new employment after the Sweden-based carmaker went bankrupt in 2011. READ »

Smelly sodas raise poisoning suspicions

Society: 15 Dec 12
A police investigation into potential poisoning is underway after drinks giants Coca-Cola and Spendrups received complaints about foul-smelling sodas. READ »

Pro-Assange group in Swedish hospital hack

Science & Technology: 23 Nov 12
A cyber attack on a Swedish hospital has been reported to the police, with the hackers claiming to be pro-Julian Assange members of the hacktivist network Anonymous. READ »

2012 US election fever grips Swedish media

Politics: 5 Nov 12
With the US presidential election a day away, the Swedish media remains in an all-out frenzy of coverage looking at whether Barack Obama or Mitt Romney will win, much to the surprise of some US expats. READ »

Refugees often left to find their own housing

Business & Money: 10 Oct 12
Only about a third of refugees in Sweden are living in apartments provided by the Public Employment Service, despite a government move two years ago which put the service in charge of providing all refugees with housing. READ »

Saab logo left out as new model announced

Business & Money: 3 Sep 12
The new owners of bankrupt Swedish automaker Saab plan to launch their first model in 2014, they announced on Monday, and while the cars can be called Saabs, they will lack the brand's famed griffin logo. READ »

Elk at large – The Local's guide to spotting Sweden's iconic wildlife

Lifestyle: 1 Aug 12
Despite elk having become the stereotypical wildlife symbol of Sweden, spotting such iconic creatures can often be an imposing challenge for city-dwelling tourists. The Local's Joe Lynskey has a look at where to find them. READ »

Gunman shoots himself after police chase

National: 27 Jul 12
A man who shot at his wife and her daughter, set alight to the family home and then fled from police in western Sweden on Friday morning, finally turned his hunting rifle on himself is now in hospital recovering from gun shot wounds. READ »

'Cars will be built in Trollhättan': Saab buyers

National: 13 Jun 12
National Electric Vehicle Sweden (NEVS), the new buyers of Saab, said on Wednesday that they want to continue to build cars in Sweden and that they will be taking on new staff. READ »

Saab bought by electric car consortium

Business & Money: 13 Jun 12
Bankrupt Swedish automaker Saab has been bought by National Electric Vehicle Sweden (Nevs) as administrators and the company reached an agreement on Wednesday. READ »

Fleeing burglar dives into canal to escape police

National: 8 Jun 12
A man in his twenties attempting to break into a hotel in western Sweden got spooked by police officers arriving and tried to escape by jumping in the icy waters of a nearby canal. READ »

Saab Automobile deal 'complete': report

Business & Money: 7 Jun 12
The sale of assets of bankrupt Swedish automaker Saab is complete, according to Swedish media reports, with a Swedish electric car consortium rumoured to be the main buyer. READ »

'Chinese Saabs' soon to hit showrooms: report

Business & Money: 8 May 12
The Chinese version of the old Swedish Saab 9-5 has come far enough in development that manufacturers are saying it will make the cardealerships' floors at the end of the year. READ »

Saab fans buy last car off the production line

Business & Money: 5 May 12
Saab enthusiasts have confirmed that they have collected the funds required to purchase the last Saab 9-3 manufactured in the now defunct Saab factory in Trollhättan in western Sweden. READ »

China's Youngman bids anew for Saab: report

Business & Money: 17 Apr 12
Chinese automaker Youngman has offered to buy bankrupt Swedish carmaker Saab for 3.2 billion kronor ($470 million) and invest more money to restart production in Sweden, according a Swedish media report READ »

Volvo Cars makes bid for bankrupt Saab: report

Business & Money: 23 Feb 12
Swedish automaker Volvo Cars has placed a bid for large parts of its bankrupt counterpart Saab Automobile. READ »

Youngman makes new Saab offer: owner

Business & Money: 20 Feb 12
Chinese company Youngman has made a new offer to the administrators for the bankrupt Swedish car-maker, confirmed the founder and owner of Youngman, Pang Qingnian, on Monday. READ »

Nurse rapped for posting X-ray on Facebook

National: 3 Feb 12
A nurse in south west Sweden has been reprimanded for putting up an X-ray photo of someone's skull on his Facebook page. READ »

Five buyers 'seriously interested' in Saab

Business & Money: 30 Jan 12
As many as five companies have expressed a strong interest in purchasing bankrupt Swedish automaker Saab, a bankruptcy administrator said on Sunday. READ »

Saab museum saved by Wallenberg millions

Business & Money: 25 Jan 12
The Saab museum of automobile rarities, which has struggled to find a buyer following the company’s recent bankruptcy, has been saved by a Wallenberg-family trust that wanted the museum to remain intact. READ »

Pantless prisoner walks out of Swedish jail

Society: 19 Jan 12
A bare-legged ex-convict walked out of a Swedish prison without any pants or shoes on Tuesday after being denied extra money to buy new clothes. READ »

Saab auctions off classic museum models

Business & Money: 18 Jan 12
A piece of James Bond history will soon go under the hammer in Sweden, when bankrupt car company Saab is auctioning off the rare, collectable and classic cars on display in the Saab museum. READ »

‘Turkish Saab’ would stay in Trollhättan: report

Business & Money: 5 Jan 12
If Saab gets Turkish owners, the company will continue to build cars in Trollhättan, according to Turkish company Brightwell Holdings, which recently entered in the competition over the cash-strapped carmaker. READ »

What's going to happen in Sweden in 2012?

Analysis & Opinion: 30 Dec 11
With 2012 just around the corner, The Local wants to to hear from readers about what they think will be making news in Sweden in the year ahead. READ »

Sweden's five biggest news stories of 2011

Analysis & Opinion: 29 Dec 11
As 2011 draws to a close, The Local looks back at some of the stories that dominated headlines in Sweden in the past year. READ »

Turkish ambassador: Saab CEO called us

Business & Money: 20 Dec 11
Turkey's ambassador in Stockholm on Tuesday denied reports that her country was interested in purchasing Saab Automobile, claiming Saab CEO Victor Muller had sought a meeting in a last ditch effort to save the company from bankruptcy. READ »

Muller: Saab bankruptcy 'the darkest day'

National: 19 Dec 11
A Swedish court approved Saab Automobile's bankruptcy petition on Monday afternoon after a dejected Victor Muller, CEO of the embattled Swedish automaker, told reporters it was “the darkest day in Saab's history”. READ »

Saab hits bankruptcy 60 years after a flying start

Lifestyle: 19 Dec 11
Saab Automobile's decision to file for bankruptcy on Monday ends two years of efforts to save the unprofitable Swedish automaker 60 years after the aircraft manufacturer started making cars. READ »

'We can bounce back': Trollhättan politician

Business & Money: 19 Dec 11
Hours after the announcement that Swedish automaker Saab has filed for bankruptcy, local politicians in Saab's base in Trollhättan in western Sweden as well as Saab dealers are keeping a brave face. READ »

Lift Saab's bankruptcy protection: administrator

Business & Money: 7 Dec 11
The court-appointed administrator charged with overseeing Saab's restructuring has petitioned a court to lift the beleaguered Swedish carmaker's bankruptcy protection, Saab Automobile confirmed on Wednesday. READ »

Chinese firms to invest 'billions' in Saab

National: 31 Oct 11
Chinese automakers Pang Da and Youngman, the new owners of Sweden's Saab, plan to pump some 7.5 billion kronor ($1.16 billion) into the firm, with 2 billion kronor earmarked for Trollhättan. READ »

'Cautious optimism' over Saab's second escape from bankruptcy

Analysis & Opinion: 28 Oct 11
While the sale of Saab Automobile may have once again helped the troubled Swedish automaker avoid bankruptcy, uncertainties about possible layoffs and obtaining necessary approvals remain, the AFP's Nina Larsson explains. READ »

'The deal was crucial for Saab': expert

National: 28 Oct 11
In the wake of the news that Saab will be bought by Chinese firms Pang Da and Youngman, The Local spoke to business expert Mikael Wickelgren of the University of Gothenburg to get some perspective on what this means for the cash-strapped carmaker. READ »

Chinese firms in deal to buy Saab Automobile

Business & Money: 28 Oct 11
Chinese automakers Pang Da and Youngman have agreed to purchase Saab Automobile, according to a statement issued Friday by Saab owner Swedish Automobile. READ »

Saab pulls plug on China funding deal

Business & Money: 24 Oct 11
Saab owner Swedish Automobile said on Sunday it had terminated a financing deal with the two Chinese firms, seen by many as the only hope of keeping the cash-strapped Swedish carmaker out of bankruptcy. READ »

Pang Da: Saab comment 'a misunderstanding'

Business & Money: 12 Oct 11
Chinese firm Pang Da and Sweden's Saab have issued a joint statement to clarify that the contract between the firms is valid, stating that prior comments to the contrary were due to a "misunderstanding". READ »

Saab to reshuffle board, save company

Business & Money: 1 Oct 11
In the latest chapter of the long running Saab saga, the management of Swedish Automobile has called an extraordinary general meeting next month to discuss restructuring the board of directors. READ »

Petzäll backed by Sweden Democrat rebels

Politics: 28 Sep 11
A network of former Sweden Democrats has offered support to 23-year-old William Petzäll after his decision to leave the party and remain in the Riksdag as an independent, encouraging him to stand strong against the party hierarchy. READ »

Third union demands Saab bankruptcy

National: 21 Sep 11
IF Metall on Tuesday became the third trade union to ask a court to place cash-strapped carmaker Saab in bankruptcy in order to secure wages for its members. READ »

Crisis-hit Saab files for bankruptcy protection

Business & Money: 7 Sep 11
Swedish automaker Saab Automobile has applied for bankruptcy protection as it continues to battle mounting debts, according to a press release from owners Swedish Automobile. READ »

YouTube 'game' sends Swedish teen to hospital

National: 3 Sep 11
A 14-year-old boy was taken to hospital with severe burns after classmates threw flammable liquids on him and then lit a match as part of a 'game' which entailed making films to be posted on YouTube. READ »

Saab owner's losses increase ten-fold

Business & Money: 1 Sep 11
Swedish Automobile, the owner of beleaguered automaker Saab, on Wednesday announced a massive loss for the first half of the year and was still hunting for funds to restart production. READ »

Saab bonuses upheld despite crisis

Business & Money: 27 Aug 11
Despite the ongoing crisis surrounding Saab no action will be taken over payouts and bonuses paid to shareholders, following a government audit. READ »

Saab postpones report as pay doubts remain

Business & Money: 26 Aug 11
Saab Automobile, the owner of cash-strapped Swedish car maker Saab, has decided to postpone the presentation of its interim report as problems regarding the payment of staff wages persist. READ »

Swedish dealers to stop selling Saabs

Business & Money: 22 Aug 11
Several Swedish dealerships have decided to pull Saab cars from their showrooms as debt collectors continue to investigate the troubled Swedish automaker and employees face continued uncertainty about their next paycheck. READ »

Student housing crisis 'untenable': report

Education: 22 Aug 11
Only four campus housing agencies in the whole of Sweden will be able to achieve their goal of finding students a place to live within 30 days for the 2011 autumn term, a new report has found. READ »

Board raised pay while Saab stood still: report

Business & Money: 18 Aug 11
While the cash strapped carmaker Saab’s production lines stood still the board of directors from mother company Swedish Automobile had a pay increase, according to Swedish media reports. READ »

Saab unions demand answers from CEO

Business & Money: 10 Aug 11
Saab CEO and sole director, Victor Muller, will meet Wednesday with representatives of the four unions at its factory in Trollhättan in western Sweden, who are seeking answers as to how the company will ensure that wages are paid. READ »

Saab investors line up new meeting - reports

National: 6 Aug 11
Employees at beleaguered car maker Saab are cautiously optimistic after receiving their salaries for July this week and the news that further talks with Chinese Pang Da could take place over the weekend. READ »

Replace Muller as Saab CEO: local politician

Business & Money: 27 Jul 11
Victor Muller should be replaced as CEO of Saab, a local Swedish politician has argued followed the latest twist in the ongoing cashflow crisis at the beleaguered Swedish car firm. READ »

Saab: production to resume in two weeks

Business & Money: 30 Jun 11
Cash-strapped Swedish carmaker Saab Automobile is hopeful of restarting frozen production lines within two weeks after receiving orders totalling 10,000 vehicles. READ »

Saab cash boost after property sale

Business & Money: 28 Jun 11
Saab has signed an agreement to sell 50.1 percent of the shares in its property arm for 255 million kronor ($40 million), providing much needed cash for the crisis-hit Swedish car maker. READ »

Holding back wages 'last resort': experts

National: 23 Jun 11
The future of disaster-riddled carmaker Saab doesn’t look bright, according to several analysts, who say that holding back salaries is a company’s very last way out. READ »

'Patience running out for Saab abroad': suppliers

Business & Money: 16 Jun 11
Disgruntled foreign suppliers could prove the stumbling block for disaster-riddled cash strapped Swedish automaker Saab, according to a European association for suppliers. READ »

Saab production grinds to a new halt

Business & Money: 9 Jun 11
Cash-strapped Swedish carmaker Saab stopped production on Wednesday due to a lack of spare parts, only two weeks after restarting production lines. READ »

Saab production resumes in Sweden

Business & Money: 27 May 11
After seven-weeks of silence, the assembly lines at Saab Automobile's factory in Trollhättan in western Sweden rumbled to life again on Friday thanks to help from new Chinese partner Pang Da. READ »

Olofsson meets Antonov over Saab

Business & Money: 25 May 11
Russian financier met Sweden's enterprise minister Maud Olofsson on Tuesday to explain why he wants to invest money in cash-strapped car maker Saab. 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 »

Saab chair apologises to employees

Business & Money: 17 May 11
Saab chairman Victor Muller arrived in Trollhättan on Tuesday to brief employees on the cooperation with Chinese firm Pang Da and to apologise for the turbulence of recent weeks. READ »

Saab future in doubt after Chinese fall out

Business & Money: 13 May 11
The future of Swedish car maker Saab was thrown back into doubt without a way into the crucial Chinese market, after a funding deal for the Saab-Spyker group fell through on Thursday. READ »

Reinfeldt 'concerned' over Saab deal collapse

National: 12 May 11
Sweden's prime minister Fredrik Reinfeldt expressed concern about the future of Saab following the collapse Thursday of a deal with China's Hawtai that would have provided Swedish automaker with much needed cash. READ »

Saab abandons deal with China's Hawtai

Business & Money: 12 May 11
A deal between Saab owner Spyker Cars and China's Hawtai has been scrapped, according to Spyker, although discussions about possible collaboration continue. READ »

Embassy doubts over Saab's Chinese saviour

Business & Money: 5 May 11
Sweden's embassy in Beijing has voiced concerns about Saab's new Chinese partner Hawtai, citing inflated figures and management changes, according to in internal report. READ »

Questions remain over Saab financing

Business & Money: 4 May 11
There are still uncertainties regarding new financing arrangements for cash-strapped Swedish carmaker Saab despite Tuesday’s announcement of a 'strategic partnership' with Chinese Hawtai Motor Group. READ »

Saab secures partnership with Chinese firm

Business & Money: 3 May 11
Saab has entered into a "strategic partnership" with Chinese Hawtai Motor Group, who plan to invest billions of kronor into the Swedish firm, it was announced on Tuesday. READ »

Fresh cash, new Chinese partner set to revive Saab

National: 2 May 11
Production at Swedish car maker Saab is set to resume within a week after the firm secured a deal for a €30 million ($45 million) cash injection on Monday amid reports that the company had also forged a partnership with a Chinese automaker. READ »

Sweden’s Saab - back to the future?

Analysis & Opinion: 28 Apr 11
With Swedish carmaker Saab once again teetering on the brink of financial disaster a little over a year after it was saved from bankruptcy, The Local’s Peter Vinthagen Simpson reviews the recent trials and tribulations of this once iconic brand. READ »

Antonov to Sweden for Saab crisis talks

Business & Money: 26 Apr 11
Russian financier Vladimir Antonov is to arrive in Sweden on Tuesday to meet state representatives to discuss the future of crisis-hit Swedish carmaker Saab. READ »

Lay-offs loom at Saab suppliers

Business & Money: 23 Apr 11
Suppliers to beleaguered Swedish carmaker Saab have reported that they will be forced to start laying off staff if there is no decision by the European Investment Bank to approve the sale of real estate by the end of this weekend. READ »

'EIB behind Saab property deal delay'

Business & Money: 21 Apr 11
Beleaguered Swedish carmaker Saab Automobile remains in limbo pending confirmation of a deal to sell property holdings to raise cash, as the European Investment Bank is seeking further assurances, according to a report on Thursday. READ »

Saab faces tough battle to survive: experts

Business & Money: 17 Apr 11
Although the Swedish government helped Saab last week by easing its liquidity issues, many industry observers are skeptical that the company can survive. READ »

Saab staff upbeat on loan news

National: 16 Apr 11
The decision by the Swedish government Friday to allow Saab Automobile to sell its real-estate assets is giving hope to employees in Trollhätten, where the cars are produced. READ »

Saab debts top 'several hundred million'

Business & Money: 13 Apr 11
As production at Swedish carmaker Saab remains on hold due to unpaid bills, a trade association representing auto industry suppliers has claimed that the firm's debts exceed several hundred million kronor. READ »

Saab confirms 'extended' production stoppage

Business & Money: 12 Apr 11
Spyker Cars, the Dutch owner of Sweden's Saab, said Tuesday that production will remain on hold while it searches for a solution to funding problems in order to pay suppliers. READ »

Spyker can't change its name to Saab

Business & Money: 7 Apr 11
Swedish defence contractor Saab AB doesn't want Spyker Cars, owner of the similarly named Swedish automaker, to have Saab in its new name. Meanwhile, Saab assembly lines remain idle amid continued negotiations with suppliers. READ »

Saab production halted 'until further notice'

Business & Money: 6 Apr 11
Cash-strapped Swedish carmaker Saab announced on Wednesday that it was cutting all production at its Trollhättan plant until it has found a solution to persistent delivery problems. READ »

Deliveries resume after late Saab payment

Business & Money: 1 Apr 11
A major supplier to Saab Automobile that had halted deliveries to the Swedish brand began sending parts again on Friday after the carmaker finally paid an overdue invoice. READ »

Unpaid bills halt Saab car production

Business & Money: 30 Mar 11
Saab Automobile was forced to halt production at its factory in Trollhättan in western Sweden on Tuesday after a transport company halted deliveries due to millions of kronor in unpaid invoices. READ »

Antonov sets sights on Saab ownership

Business & Money: 24 Feb 11
Russian financier Vladimir Antonov, who on Thursday agreed to buy the sports car operations of Saab Automobile owner Spyker Cars, said it's only a matter of time before he claims an ownership stake in the Swedish automaker. READ »

Subaru mulls green car production in Sweden

Business & Money: 31 Jan 11
Japanese carmaker Subaru has announced its desire to start making vehicles in Sweden, possibly at a vacant Saab Automobile facility in western Sweden's Trollhättan. 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 »

Swedish train services halted across country

National: 30 Nov 10
Train service in eastern Sweden's Östergötland came to a grinding halt on Tuesday due to downed electrical wires in two separate places between Nörrköping and Mjölby. READ »

King won't sue publisher over tell-all book

National: 5 Nov 10
Swedish King Carl XVI Gustaf and the Royal Court have decided not to sue Lind & Co, the publisher of the book filled filled with previously unpublished details about the King's private life. 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 »

Saab's luxurious new 9-5 is ready for take off

Lifestyle: 11 Oct 10
For Swedish carmaker Saab, its new 9-5 model could not be more important. Contributor David Hooper finds out if it lives up to all of its pre-launch hype, and considers the company’s plans for the future. READ »

Saab deal puts BMW engines under the hood

Business & Money: 29 Sep 10
Germany’s BMW will supply engines to Swedish automaker Saab starting in 2012, the company announced on Wednesday. READ »

Spyker confirms talks with BMW over Saab deal

Business & Money: 27 Sep 10
Spyker Cars, the Dutch automaker that owns Sweden's Saab, confirmed on Monday that it was in talks with Germany's BMW, noting speculation about a "possible supply relationship." READ »

'Millennium' star set to rival Tom Cruise in MI:4

Society: 24 Sep 10
Sweden's Michael Nyqvist, who portrays journalist sleuth Michael Blomqvist in the 'Millennium' trilogy films, is set to star opposite Hollywood hunk Tom Cruise in "Mission Impossible: 4", according to media reports. READ »

Refugee boom leads to campground shelters

National: 22 Sep 10
A recent spike in the number of asylum seekers coming to Sweden has forced the Migration Board to convert a campground on Sweden's west coast into temporary housing for would-be refugees. READ »

General Motors slammed in Saab sale exposé

Business & Money: 10 Sep 10
Jöran Hägglund, the Swedish government's representative at the heart of the deal to sell Saab has pointed the finger at US giant GM and 'foolish' opposition parties, in a revealing new book exposing the battle to save the firm. READ »

Saab and Volvo speed up production

Business & Money: 13 Aug 10
Swedish carmakers Saab and Volvo have both increased production to satisfy rising demand for their cars. Several hundred workers who had previously been laid off have been rehired. READ »

New von Trier film starts shooting in Trollhättan

Society: 28 Jul 10
Controversial Danish director Lars von Trier has begun shooting Melancholia in Trollhättan with a star-studded cast, including Swedish father and son Stellan and Alexander Skarsgård. READ »

98-year-old reports doc over early death cert

National: 6 Jul 10
A 98-year-old woman in Trollhättan in western Sweden has reported a doctor for issuing her a death certificate despite the fact that she remains very much alive. READ »

Spyker chief promises new life for Saab

Business & Money: 2 Jun 10
The head of Dutch sportscar maker Spyker promised in an interview on Tuesday to secure the future of his recently acquired iconic Swedish brand Saab by giving it back its identity and independence. READ »

Saab unveils new Saab 9-5 to journalists

Business & Money: 31 May 10
After many months of waiting, 250 foreign journalists tested Saab Automobile's new flagship vehicle, the new second-generation Saab 9-5, in Trollhättan on Monday. READ »

Strike grounds Swedish domestic flights

Business & Money: 27 May 10
Thousands of passengers on Swedish internal flights are facing delays and cancellations after 230 pilots working for four regional airlines went on strike on Thursday morning. READ »

Film company seeks hairy Swedish nudists

Society: 24 May 10
A Swedish-Norwegian co-production is close to completing its recruitment drive for 70 naked, hairy extras to fill the backdrop of a new movie to film in Trollhättan in June. READ »

Saab rehiring to meet production goals

Business & Money: 1 Apr 10
Car maker Saab has indicated that is soon to begin reemploying people made reduntant last year as it ups the tempo on its production lines in Trollhättan in western Sweden. READ »

Spyker announces Saab jobs boost

Business & Money: 25 Mar 10
Swedish carmaker Saab aims to expand production sixfold over the next two years, and outlined plans to increase its workforce by 500, the firm's new owners, Spyker Cars, said on Wednesday. READ »

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