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'The future of freedom on the internet is at stake'

Science & Technology: 21 May 13
Internet policy experts gather in Stockholm this week to grapple with online data protection and surveillance issues that everyone who surfs the web should care about, reports technologist Stefan Geens. READ »

Swedish photographer cleared of manipulation

Society: 15 May 13
Swedish photographer Paul Hansen, under fire for potentially doctoring his award-winning image from the Gaza funeral of two children, has been cleared by the World Press Photo organization that handed him its prestigious annual prize. READ »

Apple strips Swedish Whypod of its trademark

Science & Technology: 15 May 13
The Swedish patent office has ruled in favour of Apple's objection that a Swedish product entitled Whypod was too similar to its trademark iPod. READ »

Stockholm International School - what’s in IT for students?

Education: 8 May 13
The importance of understanding today’s networked society starts in the classroom. Over the last year, the Stockholm International School (SIS) has made a major investment that truly begins with I and ends in T. READ »

Swedish royal regalia found in rubbish bags

National: 7 May 13
Police in central Sweden made an unusual discovery on Monday evening when they found two large rubbish bags containing a recently stolen sceptre and crown used in the sixteenth-century funeral of Sweden's King Johan III. READ »

Royal regalia heist shocks Swedish church

Society: 4 May 13
A sceptre and crown used in the sixteenth-century funeral of King Johan III were stolen during an overnight robbery at the Västerås Cathedral in central Sweden. READ »

Malmö locals cash in on Eurovision frenzy

Lifestyle: 19 Apr 13
Hosting the Eurovision Song Contest finals is bringing a cash windfall for Malmö, not least for some locals who are renting out their apartments to devoted music fans, The Local's Patrick Reilly discovers. READ »

'Marathons are more like a warm-up for us'

Lifestyle: 28 Mar 13
Two Swedish Easter witches are giving up the spring festivities in Sweden to run 3,000 kilometres from Istanbul back home to Stockholm with all their gear packed tight into a pram. Kristina Paltén and Carina Borén are The Local's pick for Swede(s) of the Week. READ »

Mirimax seeks deal with Ericsson after lawsuit

Business & Money: 26 Mar 13
India's Mirimax announced on Tuesday that it was working on a patent deal with Ericsson after the Swedish telecom giant sued Mirimax for an alleged patent infringement. READ »

Expert: 'Apartheid bus' no reflection of Sweden

Society: 26 Mar 13
As the "apartheid bus" scandal makes headlines around the world, a multiculturalism expert claims that despite the "tragic incident", xenophobia in Sweden is actually on the decline. READ »

Sweden bans 'flammable' USB chargers

Science & Technology: 26 Mar 13
Sales of several varieties of USB chargers for mobile phones and computers have been halted in Sweden due to concerns about the devices' safety. READ »

Nordic diet cuts heart disease risk: study

Science & Technology: 16 Mar 13
A healthy Nordic diet helps to reduce cardiovascular disease and the risk of type 2 diabetes, according to a study initiated by the Nordic Council of Ministers. READ »

Swedes prefer streaming to downloading

Analysis & Opinion: 10 Mar 13
Sweden is home to a vibrant community of file-sharing activists, but it is also at the forefront of a global recovery in music sales driven by streaming music services such as Spotify, AFP's Sören Billing reports. READ »

iPads touted as saviour for rural Swedish schools

Education: 11 Feb 13
Tablet computers could fill in staffing gaps in rural communities in northern Sweden, as authorities look for new ways to keep village schools open amid a shortage of qualified teachers. READ »

Swedish ISP hits back over TV licence fees

Science & Technology: 25 Jan 13
A Swedish ISP outraged by the prospect of computer and iPad owners being forced to pay TV licence fees is offering clients a "TV Stopper" to block online content from state broadcaster SVT. READ »

iPad owners to pay Swedish TV licence fee

Science & Technology: 22 Jan 13
A move by Sveriges Television (SVT) to offer all of its content online means that Swedes who watch digitally streamed content on computer and tablet devices such as the iPad will have to start paying television licence fees. READ »

Lead and arsenic found in baby food

Science & Technology: 12 Jan 13
Porridge products by Nestlé, Semper, Hipp and EnaGo contain potentially dangerous levels of heavy metals, according to Swedish research company Testfakta. READ »

Educators working on the side for Apple: report

Education: 7 Jan 13
Local education officials in Sweden are moonlighting for an Apple-supported project which promotes the company's products in Swedish schools, leading to concerns the extra gig presents a conflict of interests. READ »

The kebab pizza is Sweden's favourite

Society: 29 Dec 12
Kebab meat - yes, kebab meat - is the most popular pizza topping in Sweden, according to a new survey which also shows that pizza sales double on New Year's Day. READ »

'Bad apples soured Instagram sex protest'

National: 18 Dec 12
A small number of teenagers caused most of the damage as hundreds of girls and boys assembled in a Gothenburg protest after an Instagram user set a "slut shaming" operation in motion on the image site. READ »

Ericsson sues Samsung for patent infringement

Business & Money: 27 Nov 12
Telecom giant Ericsson is suing Samsung in US court, claiming its South Korean rival violated the Swedish company's patents. READ »

A look at Swedish royal fiancé Chris O'Neill

Lifestyle: 25 Oct 12
With Sweden’s Princess Madeleine announcing her engagement to her US boyfriend Chris O’Neill on Thursday, The Local finds out more about her financier fiancé. READ »

Apple glitch wipes Gothenburg off the map

Science & Technology: 23 Sep 12
Several Swedish towns and islands are missing from Apple maps - the service that has replaced Google maps in Apple's new operating system, iOS 6. READ »

US filmmaker aims to 'capture the essence of Swedish summer'

Lifestyle: 12 Sep 12
As the mercury begins to slide and Swedes revel in what may be the final balmy days of 2012, The Local catches up with American filmmaker Meng Johnson who recently released a film meant to portray all that is tantalizing about summer in Sweden. READ »

Sweden mulls law on kids' phone spending

Society: 12 Sep 12
The Swedish government is considering new laws aimed at protecting unsuspecting parents from click-happy kids who unwittingly rack up huge bills while using their parents' smartphones. READ »

Swede offers naming rights for cancer 'cure'

Science & Technology: 10 Sep 12
A Swedish professor has designed a virus touted as a potential cure for the cancer that killed Apple-founder Steve Jobs. He talks to The Local about the virus, how it works, and the prospect of making "medical and fundraising history”. READ »

Sony cuts Sweden workforce by 15 percent

Business & Money: 23 Aug 12
Japanese telecom giant Sony said on Thursday that it plans to cut 1,000 jobs at its Sweden offices and move the mobile phone unit headquarters to Japan to slash costs. READ »

Leaked Apple component was Swedish hoax

Science & Technology: 13 Aug 12
A secretly leaked picture of a screw from an Apple iPhone that has been making the rounds on the internet turned out to be a hoax started by a Swedish company. READ »

Helping keep entrepreneurs ticking along in Stockholm

Study in Sweden: 16 Jul 12
The Stockholm School of Economics not only trains the next generation of executives, it also serves as a laboratory for budding entrepreneurs to get ventures like hi-tech watchmaker Mutewatch off the ground. READ »

'Exploding iPhone' leaves Swedish man in shock

Science & Technology: 9 Jul 12
An ex-Volvo engineer in Sweden who recently tried to change the battery on his iPhone got a shock and lost a tooth after the popular Apple smartphone exploded and caught fire. READ »

Spotify launches new app for Apple's iPad

Science & Technology: 2 May 12
Spotify has released its long-anticipated iPad app, allowing users to access the hit Swedish digital music service via an interface tailored to Apple's popular tablet computer. READ »

Stockholm eatery named among world top 20

Society: 1 May 12
Stockholm restaurant Frantzen/Lindeberg has been named among the world's top 20 restaurants in a new compilation by a prestigious trade journal. READ »

Two Swedes among world's 'most influential'

Society: 18 Apr 12
Spotify CEO Daniel Ek, who has "democratized music" according to a citation by actor Aston Kutcher, is one of two Swedes who made Time magazine's ranking of the world's most influential people this year. READ »

Sweden world's most generous donor: OECD

Politics: 7 Apr 12
Sweden dishes out more development aid in relation to gross national income than any other country, according to figures released by the OECD this week. READ »

iPad-hungry Swedes make tablet sales double

Business & Money: 22 Mar 12
Sales of Apple’s iPad and other tablet computers have more than doubled in the past year in Sweden, where tablets are now selling better than ordinary desktop computers. READ »

Sweden's 'immigrants' find Big Apple success

Analysis & Opinion: 20 Mar 12
Frustration with being shut out of the Swedish job market has prompted several Swedes with immigrant backgrounds to seek – and find – success in the melting pot that is New York City, contributor Rafaela Stålbalk discovers. READ »

Cheating students prompt uni crackdown

Education: 19 Mar 12
University students in Sweden are cheating to the same level as last year according to a new study, prompting the government to enter talks of how to clamp down on academic cheating. READ »

Students opt for Swedish companies: survey

Business & Money: 14 Mar 12
Swedish students have their eye on home-grown companies when it comes to joining the work force after graduation, according to a recent survey. READ »

New Ipad 'useless' on Swedish 4G: report

Business & Money: 9 Mar 12
The new Apple Ipad will not be compatible with the Swedish 4G network as it is adapted for North American 4G, which operates at different frequencies to the Swedish network. READ »

Apple seeks 'geniuses' in Stockholm

Business & Money: 24 Feb 12
Apple is set to open their first official store in Stockholm soon, and the company has put out the call for “geniuses” to apply for vacant positions. 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 »

Tree-snatchers exposed by tracks in the snow

Society: 21 Dec 11
Police in Uppsala, north of Stockholm, caught two thieves stealing Christmas trees after following the tracks in the snow where they had dragged the loot from the scene of the crime. READ »

Swedish krona the new 'safe haven': prediction

Business & Money: 18 Dec 11
A Danish investment bank's peek into the crystal ball revealed ten 'outrageous predictions', among them that the Norwegian and Swedish currencies will replace the Swiss franc as a safe haven in a debt-riddled Europe. READ »

Swedish seniors stay active through exercise

Lifestyle: 14 Dec 11
Swedish senior citizens, some well into their 90s, are staying fit and active by taking up regular exercise even long after reaching retirement age, the AFP's Pia Ohlin reports. READ »

Facebook trumps sex for Google-happy Swedes

Business & Money: 14 Dec 11
Pancakes, popstar Justin Bieber, and questions about the time of day kept Swedes busy on Google in 2011, Google Sweden said on Wednesday, showing that Swedes searched for Facebook more often than sex during the past year. READ »

Spotify launches app platform

Business & Money: 1 Dec 11
Online music service Spotify on Wednesday announced that it planned to open up to outside developers to create applications, unveiling partnerships with Rolling Stone, SongKick, TuneWiki and others. READ »

Ten soul-satisfying Swedish comfort foods

Lifestyle: 25 Nov 11
As the darkness and chill of Sweden's winter gathers pace, food blogger Maia Brindley Nilsson offers up a list of ten Swedish comfort foods to keep your belly full and nourish your sun-starved soul. READ »

Spotify announcement prompts flurry of online rumours

Business & Money: 22 Nov 11
A promise by Swedish music streaming service Spotify on Monday to unveil a “new direction” has sparked a flurry of rumours and speculation about what sort of innovation the company may have in store. READ »

Blackberry looks to crack Swedish smartphone market

Business & Money: 11 Nov 11
Canadian telecom giant RIM is hoping to convince Swedes to choose its Blackberry smartphone instead of the highly popular iPhone as the company attempts to penetrate the Scandinavian market. READ »

Having a laugh with Sweden's famous elk

Lifestyle: 2 Nov 11
As The Local's elk related stories continue to prove popular among readers, we've scoured the web looking for a few video clips that pay tribute to the king of Sweden's forests. READ »

Stockholm set for first ever Halloween parade

Lifestyle: 31 Oct 11
It's close to winter, and something evil's lurking in the dark, after a call to all monsters, ghosts, and resurrected rock stars to haunt the streets of Stockholm as Sweden hosts its inaugural Halloween parade, The Local's Joel Linde explains. READ »

Swede shocked by backyard elk 'threesome'

Society: 27 Oct 11
A man in western Sweden was greeted by an unusual sight on Wednesday morning when he saw three elk engaged in what appeared to be group sex in his backyard. READ »

Ericsson and Sony go separate ways

Business & Money: 27 Oct 11
Swedish telecom equipment giant Ericsson confirmed on Thursday that it would sell its stake in mobile phone joint venture Sony Ericsson to Sony for €1.05 billion ($1.47 billion). READ »

Ericsson purchase 'speculation': Sony

Business & Money: 21 Oct 11
A senior executive with Sony on Friday dismissed as "speculation" reports that Swedish telecom firm Ericsson wanted to sell its stake in the Sony Ericsson joint venture back to the Japanese electronics giant. READ »

Ericsson to sell stake in Sony Ericsson: report

Business & Money: 7 Oct 11
Sweden's Ericsson is nearing a deal to sell its stake in the Sony Ericsson mobile phone joint venture to Japanese consumer electronics giant Sony, according to a media report. READ »

Jobs 'our time's Da Vinci': Spotify CEO

Science & Technology: 6 Oct 11
Swedish IT notables and politicians are among those joining in the chorus of praise for the life of Steve Jobs, the charismatic co-founder of Apple who died on Wednesday aged 56. READ »

Swedish app developers to pay VAT twice

Science & Technology: 1 Oct 11
In a potentially huge blow to Swedish high tech companies, those selling mobile and tablet apps within the EU are set to face a double VAT hit. READ »

Drunken elk hides kids' swing set in a tree

Society: 15 Sep 11
An elk drunk from eating fermented apples in southern Sweden ended its binge by making off with a family's swing set and hiding it in the woods. READ »

Drunken elk rescued from Swede's apple tree

Society: 7 Sep 11
A drunken elk desperate for just one more mouthful of fermenting apples lost its balance in the attempt, leaving it stuck in an apple tree in western Sweden. READ »

Juvenile offenders work off their foul play

National: 2 Sep 11
Sweden’s juvenile offenders are increasingly sentenced to community service rather than juvenile detention or paying fines, according to an assessment by the National Council. READ »

London's Soho Square set for Swedish 'fika'

Society: 26 Aug 11
The scent of Swedish coffee and cakes is filling the air over Soho Square in the heart of London's theatre district after tourism group VisitSweden erected a Swedish style café to offer "fika" and to lure cosmopolitan Londoners to Sweden. READ »

New York designer exploits 'Stockholm Syndrome'

Lifestyle: 8 Aug 11
Aniv von Borche, a 23-year-old bona fide New York-based designer attending the Stockholm Fashion Week which opens on Monday, tells contributor Caroline Bursell of how he aims to bring Swedes out of their "fashion shell". READ »

Family slams Ryanair after heart attack scare

National: 4 Aug 11
A furious Swedish family has blasted a Ryanair cabin crew after a passenger slipped into cardiac arrest and was just offered a sandwich and soda. READ »

Anders Holst: A musical journey from Malmö to the Big Apple

Lifestyle: 20 Jul 11
Anders Holst, a Swedish jazz singer based in New York, talks to contributor Oliver Gee about his new album, his upbringing in Southern Sweden, and why he turned his back on corporate life to journey into the world of music. READ »

Spotify aims high after US launch

Science & Technology: 15 Jul 11
Swedish music streaming service Spotify launched its popular service in the US on Thursday, hoping to repeat its success in Europe which has seen the firm attract more than ten million users. READ »

Spotify set for US launch

Business & Money: 14 Jul 11
Swedish music streaming service Spotify is set to launch its popular service in the US on Thursday. READ »

Sex and the human form - Robert Mapplethorpe raises eyebrows

Lifestyle: 12 Jul 11
US photographer Robert Mapplethorpe is the subject of a major new exhibition at Stockholm’s Fotografiska museum which recently fell foul of the social media censor, contributor Katherine Dunn paid a visit to see what all the fuss is about. READ »

Swedish museum takes aim at Facebook censor

Society: 27 Jun 11
Fotografiska, a contemporary photography museum in Stockholm, has elected to censor its own promotional material for an upcoming exhibition featuring Robert Mapplethorpe to draw attention to Facebook's strict nudity ban. READ »

Foreign students grapple with new fingerprint rule

Education: 22 Jun 11
New rules requiring biometric information from non-Europeans wishing to study in Sweden is causing problems for would-be foreign students, according to Swedish universities. READ »

Spotify and Facebook in music streaming tie-in

Science & Technology: 26 May 11
Swedish music service Spotify and social networking giant Facebook are collaborating on a streaming music service, according to a media report Wednesday. READ »

Sweden's hemspråk: teaching kids their parents' language

Analysis & Opinion: 12 May 11
As Sweden continues to grapple with how best to integrate its ever-growing foreign born population, The Local's Karen Holst looks at one way in which Swedish schools address the needs of children with a mother tongue other than Swedish. READ »

Debunking the mystique of the Bilderberg Group

Analysis & Opinion: 11 May 11
While conspiracy theorists have long viewed the exclusive global network of elites known as the Bilderberg Group as a secretive global government, a new book by a Sweden-based academic argues the group's influence is often overstated, The Local's Peter Vinthagen Simpson explains. READ »

Spotify takes fight to iTunes with iPod app

Business & Money: 4 May 11
Swedish music service Spotify has launched an iPod app, as the firm seeks compete for music sales with Apple's iTunes and expand user options after imposing restrictions on its free streaming service last month. READ »

Famous Swedish elk is pregnant

Society: 30 Apr 11
A famous Swedish elk who made news when she tromped around backyards in Blekinge in the south of Sweden, eating people's apples, and making return visits throughout 2009 and 2010, is reportedly pregnant. READ »

Kids' iPad gaming binge costs parents thousands

Science & Technology: 7 Apr 11
Two Swedish children who got carried away playing the Smurfs' Village game on their iPads during a recent road trip ended up billing their parents tens of thousands of kronor. READ »

Palme's political legacy 'put Sweden on the map'

Analysis & Opinion: 28 Feb 11
As the 25th anniversary of Olof Palme’s murder is remembered The Local’s Karen Holst explores the political legacy left by the man who delivered Sweden from obscurity and into the globalising world. READ »

Apple Sweden rides iPhone popularity wave

Business & Money: 25 Feb 11
US technology giant Apple has reported a boom in Swedish sales for the 2010 financial year, with the popularity of iPhone behind the buoyant figures. READ »

Fruits, vegetables may trigger child allergies

Science & Technology: 13 Feb 11
A new study led by a Karolinska Institute researcher suggests that fruit and vegetable consumption may actually trigger allergies in children. READ »

Sony Ericsson posts profit as sales fall

Business & Money: 20 Jan 11
Android-based smartphone sales helped move Swedish-Japanese mobile phone maker Sony Ericsson back into profit in 2010, despite lower than expected fourth quarter earnings and sales. READ »

King's speech focuses on environment

National: 25 Dec 10
The environment was in focus as the King gave his traditional Christmas Day speech. He also thanked the people of Sweden for their support for the royal wedding. READ »

iPad set to hit Swedish shelves on Tuesday

Science & Technology: 29 Nov 10
After weeks of speculation, Apple has confirmed that its iPad tablet PC will be released in Sweden on Tuesday. READ »

Tablet PC tops Swedes' Christmas gift lists

Business & Money: 25 Nov 10
Swedes are expected to spend some 64.7 billion kronor ($9.3 billion) on Christmas shopping this year with the gift of the moment being a tablet PC, according to the Swedish Research Institute of Trade. READ »

Swedish town makes art of the potato

National: 26 Oct 10
Alingsås in western Sweden has commissioned an offbeat work of art made entirely of potatoes to commemorate Potato Day, hoping to 'strike a blow' for the humble spud. READ »

Dreams of 'röda stugor' lead to move to Sweden

Travel: 20 Oct 10
For many northern Europeans, the dream of owning a traditional "röd stuga," or red cottage, in the countryside ranks highly as an ideal way to live. This idea is spreading across northern Europe, with more German and Dutch immigrants moving to Sweden looking for more nature and less stress. READ »

Sony Ericsson third quarter sales disappoint

Business & Money: 15 Oct 10
Swedish-Japanese mobile phone manufacturer Sony Ericsson reported a third consecutive quarter of net profits on Friday following dramatic restructuring, but its sales fell far below expectations. READ »

Swede 'engulfed in flames' after US surgery

Science & Technology: 11 Oct 10
A Swedish woman who received burns on several parts of her body during a surgical procedure at a hospital in the United States is suing for negligence in a US court. READ »

Peruvian author wins Nobel literature prize

Society: 7 Oct 10
The Peruvian author Mario Vargas Llosa has been awarded the Nobel prize in Literature 2010, it was confirmed on Thursday. READ »

Apple's iPad set to land in Sweden in November

Business & Money: 28 Sep 10
Apple plans to launch its iPad tablet computer in Sweden in November, according to media reports, but the company's choice of mobile operator remains unclear. READ »

Swedish entrepreneur launches first Social Exchange: Introducing Social Networking 2.0

Business & Money: 15 Sep 10
Sponsored article: Swedish internet visionary and serial entrepreneur Johan Staël von Holstein is back, this time with MyCube, which he calls 'the social exchange,' where privacy, ownership and control are the foundations that enable more valuable and meaningful online interactions. READ »

Left Party employs stripper at election party

Politics: 14 Sep 10
Left Party supporters were treated to a female stripper at an open meeting in Järna near Stockholm over the weekend, causing several members of the crowd to storm out in disgust. 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 »

What's On in Sweden: September 10th - 16th

Lifestyle: 8 Sep 10
What’s on in Sweden: Irish artwork in Stockholm, organic food in Gothenburg and a killer queen comes to Malmö. READ »

Ten more of the Swedes' quirkiest habits

Lifestyle: 3 Sep 10
Taking inspiration from comments make by readers of The Local, US exile Doug Lansky offers up ten more distinctly Swedish habits which often give expats plenty to talk about. READ »

What's On in Sweden: September 3rd - 9th

Lifestyle: 2 Sep 10
What’s on in Sweden: Alternative circus in Stockholm, European qualifiers in Gothenburg and English stand up comedy in Malmö. READ »

Top outgoing UN Swede slams Ban Ki-moon

National: 22 Jul 10
Aides to UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon were in damage control mode on Wednesday after a blistering attack on his leadership by the outgoing Swedish head of a UN unit battling internal fraud. READ »

Bridal couple grateful for toaster

Society: 19 Jun 10
Crown Princess Victoria and fiancé Daniel Westling received a toaster and a wooden horse as wedding gifts when officials converged on Stockholm City Hall for a reception on Friday afternoon. READ »

Spotify boost for Swedish music firm coffers

Business & Money: 27 May 10
Swedish online music service Spotify is starting to become a major revenue stream for Swedish music companies as digital sales are forecast to account for 25 percent of income in 2010. READ »

Record enrollment for Swedish language classes

Education: 2 May 10
A record number of students signed up in the school year 2008/2009 for courses in Swedish for Immigrants, according to new figures from the Swedish National Agency for Education. READ »

Federley forced to pay salad bar rent

National: 28 Apr 10
Centre Party politician Fredrick Federley and former member of pop group Army of Lovers, Dominika Peczynski, have been ordered to pay 300,000 kronor ($41,000) in rent owed for their Stockholm salad bar. READ »

'Catholics in Sweden must challenge Rome'

Analysis & Opinion: 14 Apr 10
The Catholic Church in Sweden must demand that the Vatican abolish celibacy for priests, allow women to be ordained, stop oppressing homosexuals, and reverse its ban on contraception, argues Swedish Catholic and poet Marcus Birro. READ »

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