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Olofsson, Carlgren out as Reinfeldt reshuffles

Politics: 29 Sep 11
Fredrik Reinfeldt on Thursday announced a government reshuffle, with new Centre Party head Annie Lööf appointed minister for enterprise, European MP Lena Ek minister for the environment and Anna-Karin Hatt IT and energy minister. READ »

Maud Olofsson bids tearful farewell

Politics: 22 Sep 11
Maud Olofsson today held an emotional speech to the Centre Party congress in Åre in northern Sweden on Thursday, as she stepped down as leader. READ »

Sweden trying to 'trick' EU on wolf hunt

Politics: 23 Aug 11
A recent government decision to temporarily halt Sweden's licensed wolf hunt is nothing more than an attempt to fool the European Commission, environmental organisations claimed on Tuesday. READ »

Sweden halts licensed wolf hunt

Science & Technology: 18 Aug 11
There won’t be a licensed hunt on wolves in Sweden this winter following a government decision on Wednesday to scrap the controversial policy, while at the same time expanding the option to cull nuisance wolves. READ »

Swedish weather 'hard to predict': forecaster

Science & Technology: 10 Aug 11
Rain showers, followed by bouts of sunshine, followed by ominous looking skies – this summer it’s been extra difficult to predict Sweden's weather and thus meet government targets for forecasting accuracy. READ »

Sweden enforces new litter laws

Politics: 10 Jul 11
New laws come into force in Sweden on Sunday in a bid to combat the growing litter problem across the country. READ »

'Limit Sweden's right of public access': minister

Politics: 6 Jul 11
Environment minister Andreas Carlgren opens for the possibility of curtailing Sweden's traditional right of public access, in order to relieve commercial strain on woods and land from berry-picking companies and wilderness tourism. READ »

New Swedish litter law met with criticism

National: 2 Jul 11
Excepting cigarette butts and chewing gum from Sweden's upcoming litter law has caused an uproar. Several organisations are critical, but environment minister Andreas Carlgren wants to wait and see the new law's effect. READ »

Super computer to improve Swedish weather forecasts

Science & Technology: 1 Jul 11
Sweden's meteorological office has deployed the help of a new super computer to help it predict the weather with more accuracy, after the agency received scathing criticism from the government. READ »

Minister falls foul of Riksdag dress code: MPs

Politics: 28 Jun 11
A fashion storm, apparently long brewing in the Swedish Riksdag, reached its climax after a Swedish minister chose to take the podium in a leather jacket earlier this year, with parliamentary colleagues responding unfavourably. READ »

Carl Bildt voted 'funniest' Swedish politician

Politics: 22 Jun 11
Swedes find foreign minister Carl Bildt to be the funniest politician and minister for enterprise and energy Maud Olofsson to be the most boring, according to a survey carried out by TV channel Comedy Central. READ »

Beer cans, not butts targeted by new litter law

Society: 22 Jun 11
Throwing a beer can anywhere but in the trash is set to become a costly affair in Sweden after a new law to combat litterbugs comes into effect in July. Cigarette butts, however, are exempt. READ »

Sweden critical of German nuclear decision

Politics: 30 May 11
Sweden's environment minister Andreas Carlgren has criticised Germany's decision to decommission its nuclear power stations by 2022 as "unrealistic", predicting that it will be forced to import nuclear power from EU partners. 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 »

Swedish hunters slam wolf population proposal

National: 11 Apr 11
Swedish hunters have slammed a proposal that the Swedish wolf population needs to more than double in order to be viable, forwarded on Monday by the head of a government inquiry into the matter. READ »

Centre Party leader under fire

Politics: 7 Apr 11
The future of Centre Party leader Maud Olofsson was plunged into doubt again on Wednesday as party members renewed calls for a change. READ »

Sweden replies to EU wolf hunt reprimand

Politics: 29 Mar 11
Sweden's environment minister has responded to European Commission criticism for allowing a recent cull of the country's wolf population, saying that the hunt was needed to boost acceptance of the animal. READ »

Sweden demands better weather forecasts

Science & Technology: 5 Mar 11
Environment Minister Andreas Carlgren has demanded improved accuracy from Swedish meteorological agency SMHI, raising the bar to a minimum 85 percent accurate forecasts in a year. READ »

Swedish hunters fail to fill wolf quota

National: 16 Feb 11
Despite the odds in their favour, an estimated 6,000 Swedish hunters weren't enough to shoot the 20 wolves authorised to be killed in Sweden's controversial wolf hunt, which ended on Tuesday. READ »

Swedish wolf import plan hits Finnish hurdle

Politics: 15 Feb 11
Sweden's plan to replenish its wolf population with pups imported from its neighbours has met resistance from Finland. READ »

Brigitte Bardot slams Swedish wolf hunt

Politics: 9 Feb 11
French former movie star and animals right campaigner Brigitte Bardot has written to the Swedish government to register her disgust at what she calls a "retrograde" wolf hunt. READ »

Wolf hunt saves animals from inbreeding: minister

Science & Technology: 8 Feb 11
Swedish Environment Minister Andreas Carlgren defended the licensed wolf hunt in Sweden's parliament, the Riksdag, on Tuesday, claiming that it would help bring in new wolves and save the wolf population from inbreeding. READ »

Scrap wind power veto: environment minister

Politics: 4 Feb 11
Swedish Environment Minister Andreas Carlgren has announced that he wants to remove the municipal vetoes against wind power farms that are currently in place. READ »

EU acts to stop Swedish wolf hunt

Politics: 27 Jan 11
The European Commission on Thursday formally reported Sweden’s wolf hunt for violating European Union environmental laws. Sweden’s environment minister said that the hunt would nevertheless continue. READ »

Swedish wolf activists threaten to sabotage hunt

Science & Technology: 14 Jan 11
After threats from activists who posed for bloody images imitating dead hunters, Swedish police have been called in to protect hunters participating in the country's controversial wolf hunt, which begins this weekend. READ »

Wolf hunt set to proceed despite EU complaints

Politics: 13 Jan 11
Despite looming legal action from the European Commission and complaints about the size of the quota, 6,500 Swedish hunters are set to go after 20 wolves in Sweden's second annual wolf hunt. READ »

Sweden set to 'get tough' with illegal wolf hunters: minister

Politics: 10 Jan 11
The Swedish government wants to toughen the country’s hunting laws to make it easier for authorities to combat widespread illegal wolf hunting. READ »

EU challenges Sweden's wolf hunt policy

Politics: 23 Dec 10
The European Commission has continued to challenge Sweden's wolf hunt policy, with the EU environment commissioner warning the government about letting the hunt begin before it receives answers to its questions. READ »

Introducing the Centre Party

Analysis & Opinion: 10 Sep 10
Here's a look at the Centre Party, bidding to retain power and their place as the third largest parliamentary party in Swedish politics. READ »

New tax breaks for green cars - Alliance

Business & Money: 24 Aug 10
People who buy low-emission cars will from 2012 be entitled to a 40,000 kronor grant, the four governing centre-right parties have proposed. READ »

Nuclear vote condemned as activists face trial

National: 18 Jun 10
Environmental group Greenpeace has condemned the Swedish parliament vote in favour of the construction of new nuclear reactors, as activists went on trial for illegal trespass at the Forsmark plant north of Stockholm this week. READ »

Sweden approves new nuclear reactors

Politics: 17 Jun 10
Sweden's parliament on Thursday narrowly passed a landmark government proposal allowing the replacement of nuclear reactors at the end of their life span. READ »

Sweden backs whale hunt plan

Politics: 12 Jun 10
Sweden drew the ire of the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) on Friday as the country lent its backing to a proposal for the introduction of quotas for commercial whale hunting. READ »

Harsh weather mars war on mosquitoes

Society: 29 May 10
Hard winds and driving rain have hampered the battle against an annual mosquito invasion around the lower part of the Dalälven river in eastern Sweden. READ »

Contractors at fault as roofs collapse

National: 8 Mar 10
Environment Minster Andreas Carlgren is calling for tighter checks on building contractors in the wake of a Swedish winter pockmarked with more than 110 collapsed roofs. READ »

Sweden preps for post-hunt wolf imports

National: 28 Jan 10
The government on Thursday ordered the Board of Agriculture to prepare for the active import of foreign wolves into Sweden from the east on the heels of a controversial wolf hunt carried out earlier this year. READ »

Minister dogged by more wolf hunt criticism

Society: 13 Jan 10
Sweden’s environment minister Andreas Carlgren continued to defend the country’s recent government-sanctioned wolf hunt despite a lack of evidence supporting part of the minister’s justification for the cull. READ »

Criticism soars as Sweden's wolf hunt ends

Analysis & Opinion: 7 Jan 10
Sweden's first wolf hunt in 45 years came to an end this week after hunters met their quota of 27 kills in just four days, as ecologists blasted the hunt as rushed and cruel and slammed the government's decision to allow the cull. READ »

Sweden gives all clear to Baltic Sea gas pipeline

National: 5 Nov 09
The Swedish government on Thursday gave its permission for German firm Nord Stream AG to lay down pipelines for transporting natural gas from Russia to Germany through the Swedish economic zone of the Baltic Sea. READ »

Sweden pushes India and China to act on climate

Politics: 26 Sep 09
Sweden is calling for less talk and more action from major emerging economies in climate issues after Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt raised concerns over progress while addressing world leaders this week. READ »

Stockholm traffic bypass gets green light

National: 3 Sep 09
The government has approved the controversial Bypass Stockholm traffic link that will cost the state around 27 billion kronor ($3.75 billion). The project has been strongly criticised on environmental grounds. READ »

Developing world to wait for climate change cash

Politics: 26 Jul 09
Developing countries may have to wait until December UN climate talks before being told how much EU money will be available to help fight the effects of global warming, the Swedish EU presidency said on Saturday. READ »

Sweden calls for EU to act on climate change

Politics: 24 Jul 09
Swedish officials called for a tough stance on climate change at a meeting of European environment and energy ministers held in Åre in central Sweden on Friday. READ »

Sweden wants fossil fuel-free driving by 2030

Politics: 11 Mar 09
The Swedish government on Wednesday laid out the key proposals in its energy and climate bill. Carbon emissions will be cut by 40 percent by 2020, cars will be fossil fuel-free by 2030 and wind power will expand. READ »

Sweden proposes divisive fuel tax hike

Politics: 10 Mar 09
The Swedish government has proposed rises in diesel and vehicle taxes in a move designed to cut carbon emissions. The farmers union is critical and has called the proposition a "declaration of war". READ »

Sweden won't hasten pipeline approval

Politics: 30 Jan 09
Sweden doesn’t want to be rushed into approving a Russian-German natural gas pipeline project under the Baltic Sea before a careful review of environmental concerns, a minister said Friday. READ »

Sweden to ban mercury

Science & Technology: 14 Jan 09
Mercury is to be banned in Sweden starting June 1st, environment minister Andreas Carlgren has announced. READ »

Centre party calls for petrol car ban by 2025

Politics: 15 Nov 08
Centre party leader Maud Olofsson has called for a total ban on petrol-driven cars by 2025. The party has also called for a tighter eco-car definition and higher carbon taxes. Car-makers have reacted angrily to the plans. READ »

Borg tops in Sweden power rankings

National: 14 Nov 08
Finance minister Anders Borg has surpassed prime minister Fredrik Reinfeldt as Sweden’s most influential powerbroker, according to a new ranking. READ »

King sparks controversy with wolf hunt comments

Society: 17 Oct 08
Remarks by King Carl Gustaf XVI in support of wolf hunting have generated a wave of concern from members of the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF). READ »

Mountain of foreign glass sparks recycling feud

Society: 14 Aug 08
Bickering between Swedish recycling companies and local councils over who should pay for recycling foreign booze bottles has reached breaking point, and the government has been forced to step in as a mediator. READ »

Ministers collide over trains

Politics: 10 Jun 08
Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt appears to be on a collision course with Environment Minister Andreas Carlgren over plans to expand Sweden's rail network. READ »

Plans for Sweden's largest wind farm move ahead

Science & Technology: 28 May 08
Sweden's government on Tuesday approved the building of the largest offshore wind farm in the Scandinavian country, the environment ministry said in a statement. READ »

Sweden favours electric cars over ethanol

Science & Technology: 28 May 08
The government has changed its strategy for green cars, deciding that electric is better than ethanol. READ »

Two arrests in nuke plant bomb plot

National: 21 May 08
Two Swedish contractors were arrested on Wednesday suspected of preparing to sabotage the Oskarshamn nuclear power plant in southern Sweden, police said. READ »

Petrol prices to double by 2020

Business & Money: 16 May 08
Petrol prices need to double up by the year 2020 if Sweden is to achieve a reduction in carbon dioxide emissions, according to a new report. READ »

Reinfeldt to meet China's president

Politics: 12 Apr 08
Swedish prime minister Fredrik Reinfeldt will meet China's president Hu Jintao on Saturday in connection with a conference on the Chinese island of Hainan. READ »

Reinfeldt heads to China for climate talks

Politics: 10 Apr 08
Swedish Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt sets off on Thursday for China for talks on the environment and possibly human rights, the government said. READ »

Green-car subsidy to get fresh injection

National: 1 Apr 08
The government is set to nearly double the 250 million kronor ($41.9 million) already set aside to support the purchase of environmentally friendly cars. READ »

Swedish hybrid car research moves into high gear

Science & Technology: 17 Mar 08
The Swedish Energy Agency is leading the charge to accelerate the development of plug-in hybrid cars. READ »

Committee sets climate sights high

Science & Technology: 4 Mar 08
A parliamentary committee has presented a series of measures aimed at reducing Sweden's greenhouse gas emissions. READ »

Eco-car subsidy could break budget

Business & Money: 1 Mar 08
The government has set aside 250 million kronor for eco-car subsidies. Forecasts indicate an eventual cost of 1.4 billion. READ »

Sweden unimpressed by Baltic pipeline proposal

National: 12 Feb 08
Russian-led consortium Nord Stream has been told to bulk up its application with an environmental impact analysis. READ »

Opposition presses Carlgren over Baltic pipeline

Politics: 21 Dec 07
Sweden's Environment Minister has been criticized by the opposition for failing to speak out about a planned gas pipeline in the Baltic Sea. READ »

Sweden 'is beating Kyoto emissions targets'

Science & Technology: 18 Dec 07
Sweden's CO2 emissions have fallen 12.7 percent since 1990 - more than the amount required in the Kyoto Protocol- READ »

Bali deal given cautious welcome in Sweden

National: 15 Dec 07
Sweden's environment minister calls the Bali climate deal a 'breakthrough', while green campaigners say it is a step in the right direction. READ »

Swedish ministers vow to offset emissions

Politics: 23 Nov 07
Pollution from international plane travel by Swedish ministers will in future be compensated for by emission reduction schemes in the developing world. READ »

Russia-led pipeline consortium rejects Swedish criticism

Politics: 1 Nov 07
A Russian-led consortium planning to build a gas pipeline under the Baltic Sea on Thursday rejected criticism of the project from Sweden's environment minister. READ »

Alternative route for Russian pipeline 'should be considered'

National: 31 Oct 07
Sweden wants alternative routes to be considered for a Baltic Sea pipeline supplying Russian natural gas to western Europe, now planned to run through Swedish waters, Minister for the Environment Andreas Carlgren said on Wednesday. READ »

Government calls for climate labels on food

Politics: 3 Oct 07
Minister for the Environment Andreas Carlgren is calling for foods sold in Swedish stores to be marked with information detailing the effects of production on the global climate. The government was meeting with food industry representatives on Wednesday to discuss the matter. READ »

Sweden ups climate change spending

Science & Technology: 11 Sep 07
Sweden is to increase spending on measures to combat climate change, the government has announced. Projects both in Sweden and abroad will benefit from the one billion kronor package. READ »

Ministers turn out for Pride

Society: 4 Aug 07
Representatives of the other governing parties and the major opposition parties are expected to participate in the Stockholm Pride Parade on Saturday. PM Fredrik Reinfeldt visited the gay pride event on Friday. READ »

Greenpeace slams nuclear weapon waste export

Science & Technology: 20 Jul 07
Sweden's government has come under fire from Greenpeace for exporting weapons-grade plutonium to Britain's Sellafield plant (pictured) for processing. READ »

New record for low-emission car sales

Society: 2 Jul 07
Sales of environmentally-friendly cars are at a record high in Sweden, which now enjoys the fastest-falling carbon dioxide emissions levels for new cars. READ »

'Midnight sun' summit calls for post-Kyoto road map

Politics: 14 Jun 07
An informal climate change conference at Riksgränsen in northern Sweden came to a close on Thursday with delegates calling for the creation of a 'road map' for future development next time the ministers meet. READ »

'Midnight Sun' climate summit opens in Sweden

Politics: 11 Jun 07
Environment representatives from 30 countries have gathered above the Arctic Circle for the start of an informal summit on climate change. READ »

Sweden takes EU lead on carbon emissions

Society: 29 May 07
Sweden has pledged to lead the way in Europe by reducing carbon dioxide emissions by at least 30 percent up to the year 2020. READ »

Sweden invests in marine environment

Politics: 11 Apr 07
The Swedish government is to commit half a billion kronor to projects focusing on the conservation of the marine environment. READ »

Sweden can learn from the US on climate

Analysis & Opinion: 30 Mar 07
With Al Gore in Stockholm to debate climate change with Margot Wallström, it is often assumed that the Americans come here to learn from Sweden's success. But Sweden also has a lot to learn from the US, argues Waldemar Ingdahl of think tank Eudoxa. READ »

Green car bonus premieres on April 1st

Politics: 29 Mar 07
From April 1st until the end of 2009, anybody buying an environmentaly friendly car will be rewarded with a cool 10,000 kronor bonus. READ »

Swedes break green car record

Science & Technology: 2 Jan 07
Sales of cars that run on alternative fuels increased by 156 percent in Sweden in 2006. Over 36,000 'greener' cars were sold in Sweden last year, according to new figures. READ »

Government rejects fuel tax calls

National: 22 Nov 06
Sweden's prime minister Fredrik Reinfeldt has rejected calls for taxes on petrol to be raised to encourage people to use greener fuels. READ »

"Serious" climate threat to Sweden

Society: 1 Nov 06
Sweden faces "serious and concrete" threats from climate change, a new government report shows. Major lakes will flood more often and with more severe consequences. "Don't panic," environment minister Andreas Carlgren tells the public. READ »

Sweden condemns Icelandic whale catch

National: 22 Oct 06
Sweden's environment minister Andreas Carlgren has reacted strongly after Icelandic whalers made their first kille following the country's decision to resume commercial whaling. READ »

Minister admits false income details

Politics: 12 Oct 06
Environment minister Andreas Carlgren has admitted that he supplied false income details after leaving parliament in 1998, giving him a higher income guarantee than he should have had. READ »

Youth and diversity sets new government apart

Politics: 6 Oct 06
With the youngest prime minister for 80 years, Sweden's first gay minister, first black minister and the first male minister to sport a pony tail, Fredrik Reinfeldt's government has already assured itself a place in the history books. READ »

Carl Bildt Sweden's new Foreign Minister

Politics: 6 Oct 06
Former prime minister Carl Bildt has been named Foreign Minister in the new government presented by Fredrik Reinfeldt. Ten of the 21 new ministers are women, and nine ministers are Moderates. READ »

Immigrants 'well integrated in Sweden' claim

Society: 19 Apr 06
Sweden is good at integrating immigrants into the job market, according to the man at the head of the government's integration agency. Sixty percent of foreigners in Sweden have jobs. READ »

Local authorities face massive rise in refugees

Society: 24 Oct 05
In an internal newsletter, the head of the Swedish Integration Board, Andreas Carlgren, says the number of refugees which Sweden's local authorities have to take in will treble next year. READ »

20 things to know before moving to Sweden

As diverse as Sweden is, there are a few societal norms that are distinctly Swedish. Understanding a handful of them will hopefully prepare you culturally before you relocate. When you're invited home to a Swede, you better be on time and take your shoes off, writes expat Lola Akinmade-Åkerström. Read more »

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Sweden is a country where almost everyone can speak English. So why bother to learn Swedish? Edina Varnagy from Hungary managed with English for a whole year but then found that Swedish could open doors – to a job, a social life and greater understanding. Read more »

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