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Wolves were aggressive prior to fatal attack

Society: 29 Sep 12
The wolves that killed a zookeeper at the Kolmården animal park earlier this year had displayed aggressive behaviour in the past, according to a report which contradicts the zoo’s initial assessment of the attack. READ »

Woman crushed at Swedish paper factory

National: 30 Jul 12
A 26-year-old woman was crushed to death at a paperboard factory in Iggesund in northern Sweden on Saturday evening after getting stuck between two 20 tonne rolls of paper. READ »

Fury over strawberry vendor's baseball bat

Business & Money: 19 Jul 12
A strawberry vendor in western Sweden was given a baseball bat as a means of protecting herself, prompting unions to cry foul about sub-standard working conditions for street-side fruit sellers. READ »

Construction workers see fewer inspections

Business & Money: 19 May 12
Sweden's work environment watchdog has made ten percent fewer inspections on construction sites over the past seven years, despite twice as many work-site employees since 2007. READ »

Swedish boss let pet poo in office: report

Society: 15 Feb 12
A Swedish transport company has been reported to environmental health authorities after the manager’s pet dog was found treating the staff room as a toilet, outraging workers. READ »

Worker's hand minced in Swedish meatball mishap

Business & Money: 22 Nov 11
A worker at a Swedish meatball plant lost two fingers on Tuesday morning while trying to unjam a meat grinder at a processing facility in central Sweden. READ »

Swedish police sent loaded rifle by post

National: 22 Nov 11
Police in Örnsköldsvik, in the north of Sweden, recently sent a loaded rifle through the post to the forensic laboratory for analysis. READ »

Overcrowding persists in Sweden's hospitals

Science & Technology: 1 Oct 11
Despite stricter rules, Swedish hospitals still struggle to avoid overcrowding and any institution caught breaking the rules will now face heftier fines, after previous measures have shown only limited effects. READ »

Conductor nearly tossed from moving train

National: 16 Sep 11
A man travelling without a ticket on a train in southern Sweden has been arrested after trying to throw a conductor from the moving train. READ »

Worker dead after fall into vat of hot lye

National: 31 Aug 11
A 66-year-old Swedish man died in an accident at a paper factory in western Sweden after falling into a cistern filled with hot lye late Tuesday night. READ »

Rise of violence against teachers: study

Education: 12 Jun 11
Every day, on average, a teacher in Sweden is victimized by student violence representing a dramatic spike in classroom assaults, according to a recent report. READ »

Autopsy delays threaten Swedish crime probes

Science & Technology: 7 Feb 11
Delays in the completion of autopsies in criminal investigations in Gothenburg in western Sweden could result in murderers going free. READ »

Minister's labour law comments irk unions

Business & Money: 9 Nov 10
Sweden's unions are furious at how the country's migration minister has reacted to revelations about abuses related to a new law on labour migration. READ »

Police fraud unit closed due to high workload

National: 29 Oct 10
A special police unit in Stockholm combating share scams was closed last week by the chief safety ombudsman due to a large influx of cases. READ »

Student filmed bullied youth's suicide attempt

Education: 22 Oct 10
A school in Linköping in central Sweden has reported an incident to police that culminated in a student using his mobile phone to film the attempted suicide of another boy at the school. READ »

Teen aimed gun at teacher during class

Education: 8 Oct 10
A French lesson at a Swedish middle school was disrupted recently when a teenage boy who wasn't a student at the school aimed an air rifle at the teacher's head. READ »

Elk hunts and 'paparazzi' threaten berry pickers

National: 5 Aug 10
A firm in northern Sweden has claimed in a letter to the Work Environment Authority that its berry pickers face a slew of dangers including poisonous mushrooms, elk hunters, monotony, and "paparazzi-style" journalists. READ »

Companies responsible for social media content

Science & Technology: 5 Jul 10
Municipalities, public authorities and companies who use blogs, Facebook, and other social media tools have a responsibility for personal data published on the sites, a new report from the Data Inspection Board has concluded. READ »

Robberies raise prospect of retail cash ban

Business & Money: 14 Apr 10
The head of the Swedish Work Environment Authority has raised the prospect of a ban on cash in Sweden's retail stores to help tackle the growing problem of robbery. READ »

Cartwheels in underwear leave schoolgirl with frostbite

Society: 22 Jan 10
A schoolgirl in northern Sweden is recovering from frostbite injuries to her fingers and toes after turning cartwheels in the snow in her underwear as part of a day of events organized by her high school's student union. READ »

Swedish nurse suffers burns after hand gel rub

National: 24 Sep 09
A nurse at an eldercare home in Norrbotten in northern Sweden was left with burns to her left hand as residual traces of an alcohol-based hand disinfectant set alight while pushing a trolley. READ »

Pupils badly injured in school window fall

National: 24 Aug 09
Two boys and a girl are reported to have fallen out of the window at a school in Järfalla in northern Stockholm. Police fear that the children have sustained serious injuries. READ »

Robot attacked Swedish factory worker

Science & Technology: 28 Apr 09
A Swedish company has been fined 25,000 kronor ($3,000) after a malfunctioning robot attacked and almost killed one of its workers at a factory north of Stockholm. READ »

Children's TV presenter cuts off finger tip on air

Society: 2 Apr 09
A Swedish children's television presenter gave credence to the well-worn phrase "don't try this at home" when she sliced off the tip of a finger on live TV. READ »

'Frozen' truck driver trapped in industrial oven

Society: 16 Mar 09
An attempt by a truck driver with a chill to warm himself in an industrial oven has prompted a reaction from Sweden’s work safety agency. READ »

Woman finds acupuncture needles in lingonberry jam

National: 27 Nov 08
A woman working at a treatment centre in southern Sweden made a grisly discovery this autumn when she sat down to eat her evening meal. READ »

Police investigate building site collapse

National: 16 Jul 08
Police have launched an investigation into a building site collapse in the Stockholm suburb of Kista which claimed the life of one man and left two in hospital on Tuesday evening. READ »

Gothenburg school deemed no-go area for local buses

National: 24 Oct 07
Safety inspectors have deemed the area near a school on the outskirts of Gothenburg a no-go area for local buses following repeated reports from bus drivers of threats and harassment from pupils at a school. READ »

Pig manure leads to split lip

Society: 31 May 07
The potent gases emanating from pig manure caused a 23-year-old woman in central Sweden to lose consciousness and split her lip. READ »

Man killed in wall collapse

National: 18 Apr 06
A man is crushed after a 300 kilo brick wall collapses on him at a building site in Gothenburg. READ »

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