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Swedish Santa gets windfall for Christmas

National: 2 Jan 12
Aside from the occasional snack, it's not common for Santa Claus to be the receiver of gifts at Christmas, but this year one lucky Santa in northern Sweden had a bit of a windfall after a gifted betting slip turned out to be a winner. READ »

Trotting - Sweden's 'third way' on a racetrack

Lifestyle: 24 Nov 11
The popular Swedish equestrian sport of trotting reaches a hoof-thundering climax this weekend with the V75 meet at Jägersro near Malmö, Geoff Mortimore explores the sport where "lagom" really is best. READ »

Swedish journalists deny backing rebel group

National: 1 Nov 11
Two Swedish journalists charged with terror crimes in Ethiopia denied claims made by witnesses on the opening day of their trial on Tuesday that the two had been in the country to train rebels. READ »

Gambling addicts 'not getting enough help'

National: 23 Oct 11
Swedish health authorities have criticised the lack of help available in Sweden for gambling addiction, with many municipalities providing no resources at all to deal with the problem. READ »

Swedes plead 'not guilty' to terror crimes

National: 20 Oct 11
The two Swedish reporters facing terrorism charges in Ethiopia pleaded not guilty on Thursday, but apologised to the court for having entered the country illegally. READ »

Swedes' terror trial in Ethiopia delayed

National: 18 Oct 11
The trial of two Swedish journalists arrested in Ethiopia on suspicions of terror crimes will be delayed until Thursday. READ »

Bildt slams paper over 'amateur' reporting

Politics: 17 Oct 11
With the trial of two Swedish journalists on terror charges set to open in Ethiopia on Tuesday, foreign minister Carl Bildt hit back at the Dagens Nyheter newspaper over what he called faulty reporting on his alleged interests in the case. READ »

Rights groups criticize upcoming Ethiopia trial

Politics: 16 Oct 11
The two Swedish reporters Martin Schibbye and Johan Persson, charged with terrorism in Ethiopia, will face trial on Tuesday, with human rights organisations already criticizing the process. READ »

Swedes to face Ethiopia court next week

National: 13 Oct 11
The trial of two Swedish journalists facing terrorism charges in Ethiopia will begin next week, a government spokesman said Wednesday. READ »

Prosecutor probes possible Nobel leak

National: 9 Oct 11
Rumors that Swedish Nobel laureate Tomas Tranströmer's name was leaked before the award was announced have caused Sweden's chief anti-corruption prosecutor to look into the case. READ »

Syrian poet tipped ahead of Nobel lit prize announcement

Lifestyle: 2 Oct 11
With the winner of the annual Nobel Prizes due to be announced in the coming days, speculation is rife over who will win the prestigious literature award this year, the AFP's Igor Gedilaghine discovers. READ »

Swedes charged with terror crimes in Ethiopia

National: 7 Sep 11
The two Swedish journalists held in an Ethiopian prison are to be charged with terrorist crimes, according to information from the Ethiopian government and the Swedish foreign ministry. READ »

Royals rejoice over pregnant princess

National: 19 Aug 11
After Wednesday's news of Crown princess Victoria’s pregnancy, congratulations from King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia were published on the Royal Court website on Thursday. READ »

Gaming software company offers golden job chance in Stockholm

Science & Technology: 26 May 11
Do you work in the software industry? Ever fancied working in one of the world’s online gaming hubs, with a great quality of life and a stimulating working environment? Now’s your chance. READ »

Christian Democrats mull betting u-turn

Politics: 25 Apr 11
Sweden’s betting laws could be set to change if the Christian Democrats have their way. READ »

Chance and skill to Texas Hold'em: Swedish court

Society: 6 Apr 11
The Supreme Court in Sweden ruled Wednesday that it is both chance and skill that decide the outcome in the poker game Texas Hold’em. READ »

Polls show no ‘Juholt effect’

Politics: 20 Mar 11
The decision to make Håkan Juholt new leader of the Social Democrats has still to prove it is the boost in popularity hoped for. READ »

Gambling firm takes bets on Swedish train delays

National: 13 Jan 11
Nearly a third of passenger trains in Sweden were delayed in December, according to the Swedish Transport Administration on Thursday, as a betting company announced it will start calculating the odds on train delays. READ »

Sweden gets dancing with the stars

Lifestyle: 7 Jan 11
Friday night marks the season premiere of one of Sweden's most popular television shows, with viewers chomping at the bit for the chance to watch an odd mix of celebrities strut their stuff on Let's Dance. READ »

H&M gives frugal fashionistas a new taste of haute couture

Lifestyle: 22 Nov 10
Hot on the heels of news that Swedish fashion giant Hennes and Mauritz (H&M) is expanding to Singapore, the AFP’s Emma Charlton looks at the latest top name design house to cooperate with the shabby-chic retailer. READ »

Social Democrats' leadership hunt begins

Politics: 15 Nov 10
Two prominent Social Democrats announced they are not interested in replacing outgoing leader Mona Sahlin following her resignation on Sunday. READ »

Prosecutor asks to keep Pirate Bay prison terms

Science & Technology: 12 Oct 10
The prosecution in the appeals trial of three founders and a financier of Swedish file sharing site The Pirate Bay demanded that the defendants' one-year prison sentences be upheld. READ »

Swedish activists praise Peace Prize winner Liu

National: 8 Oct 10
Swedish democracy activists praised the choice of Chinese dissident Liu Xiaobo for the 2010 Nobel Peace Prize, but emphasised he is not the only prisoner of conscience in China that should be released. READ »

Suspects deserve the 'maximum penalty'

National: 2 Sep 10
The prosecution presented its final arguments on Thursday in the trial of 10 men suspected of carrying out a brazen helicopter-aided robbery of a Stockholm cash depot last September. READ »

Traffickers intimidated victims with voodoo

National: 25 Aug 10
Eight people were charged on Wednesday for trafficking and pimping 10 African women, intimidating the victims into prostitution by using means including voodoo. READ »

Swedish octopus 'tips' Alliance election win

Politics: 20 Aug 10
The centre-right alliance will win the upcoming parliamentary election election, according to Melvin the octopus at the Universeum science centre in Gothenburg. READ »

Accused deny helicopter heist as trial opens

National: 2 Aug 10
The ten men suspected of involvement in a spectacular cash depot heist have denied all charges as their high-profile trial opened amid huge media and public interest in Stockholm on Monday. READ »

Pirate Bay co-founder banned from running site

Business & Money: 26 Jul 10
One of the co-founders of The Pirate Bay, Peter Sunde, has been banned by Stockholm district court from continuing to run the filesharing site. READ »

Political calls persist to do-not-call numbers

Science & Technology: 22 Jul 10
Many Swedes are being bombarded by unwanted calls from politicians ahead of September's election despite being registered on Sweden's national so-called "do-not-call" list. READ »

Two helicopter heist thieves still at large

National: 19 Jul 10
Ten men caught after a helicopter heist at a cash depot in southern Stockholm belonging to security company G4S were sentenced on Monday, while two other known thieves remain unidentified and at large. READ »

Sweden set for mixed Midsummer weather

National: 24 Jun 10
Sweden looks set to enjoy typical Midsummer weather on Friday - that is to say an unpredictable mix of sunshine, clouds and showers. READ »

Sweden pulls out the stops for royal wedding

Society: 17 Jun 10
Wedding fever has gripped Sweden this week amid frenzied last-minute preparations for Crown Princess Victoria's nuptials on Saturday with her former personal trainer Daniel Westling after more than eight years of courtship. READ »

Tax agency cracks down on cash register cheats

Business & Money: 14 Jun 10
Starting at the half-year mark, the National Tax Agency (Skatteverket) will take a hard line to stop small businesses from cheating through their cash registers. READ »

Helicopter heist netted 39 million kronor: report

National: 22 Apr 10
The spectacular helicopter heist in Västberga in southern Stockholm last autumn netted some 39 million kronor ($5.4 million), according to a police source, as a further arrest is made in the case. READ »

Landskrona suspect claims accidental death

National: 13 Apr 10
The 23-year-old man suspected of the fatal beating of a 78-year-old woman in a Landskrona car park in March has admitted being at the scene but has claimed that the woman's death was an accident. READ »

Wrong man exposed over car park killing

National: 8 Apr 10
A storm of comments and accusations circulating on the internet in the wake of revelations over the 23-year-old suspect in the Landskrona car park killing has afflicted a man in Denmark who has no connection to the case. READ »

Suspect remanded for Landskrona killing

National: 7 Apr 10
The 23-year-old man suspected of the fatal beating of a 78-year-old woman in a Landskrona car park last week has been remanded into custody on charges of aggravated involuntary manslaughter and aggravated assault. READ »

More charges brought in car park murder case

National: 5 Apr 10
A man has been charged with aiding and abetting the 23-year-old suspected of murdering a 78-year-old woman in the Landskrona car park murder case, while two anti-violence demonstrations will be held in the town on Monday. READ »

Court orders Betsson to shutter Stockholm office

Business & Money: 21 Dec 09
Swedish gaming company Betsson has been forced to shut its betting office in Stockholm following a decision by the Swedish Administrative Court of Appeal. READ »

English defender's goal yields millions for Swedish football fan

Society: 27 Oct 09
A 75-year-old Swedish man has a defender from Preston North End in England’s second division to thank for an improbable 10 million kronor ($1.45 million) gambling win. READ »

Swedish journalist claims Obama Nobel jackpot

National: 9 Oct 09
While the decision to award US President Barack Obama the Nobel Peace Prize has been received by widespread surprise, one Swedish journalist is toasting the Norwegians after winning 50,000 kronor on the outcome. READ »

Speculation mounts as Nobel lit prize nears

Society: 8 Oct 09
Literary circles in Sweden are bursting with speculation ahead of Thursday’s announcement of the Nobel Literature Prize, with many expecting the award to go to a poet for the first time since 1996. READ »

Pundits tip poets for Nobel Literature Prize

Society: 6 Oct 09
This year's Nobel Literature Prize could go to a poet for the first time since 1996, Swedish literary circles say as speculation mounts ahead of Thursday's announcement. READ »

The Local falls foul of Great Firewall of China

Science & Technology: 20 Aug 09
The Local has discovered that Chinese readers are unable to access "Sweden's News in English" as the site has been banned in the Asian country. READ »

Stockholm hotels in royal demand

Society: 13 Apr 09
Stockholm's hotel rooms are already in short supply for the weekend in June 2010 when Crown Princess Victoria weds Daniel Westling. Travel firms are betting on a summer tourism boom for the capital. READ »

'Banana' unlikely in inaugural address: Swedish bookmaker

Politics: 15 Jan 09
Barack Obama is exceedingly unlikely to mention the word "banana" in his inaugural speech next week, according to a Swedish bookmaker. READ »

Nobel Literature Prize speculation mounts

Society: 9 Oct 08
As the Swedish Academy prepares to announce the winner of the Nobel Literature Prize on Thursday, critics argue that major US literary figures are being unfairly sidelined. READ »

Date set for Nobel Literature Prize

Society: 3 Oct 08
As speculation begins to mount over this year's Nobel Literature Prize, the Swedish Academy said on Friday it would announce the winner on October 9th. READ »

Sweden may open door to foreign gambling operators

Business & Money: 4 Sep 08
The government commission examining gambling in Sweden wants to allow foreign gaming companies to operate in the country. READ »

Sweden's politicians take to the pitch

Politics: 11 Jun 08
The Red-Green team is favoured in this year’s annual football match between the opposition and the government. READ »

Higher inflation worries analysts

Business & Money: 10 Jun 08
Consumer prices rose 0.4 percent in May compared to April, giving Sweden an annualized inflation rate of 4.0 percent and prompting analysts to forecast an interest rate hike by the Riksbank. READ »

Parents arrested for raping their children

National: 10 May 08
A married couple has been arrested in Sörmland on suspicion of raping their children. READ »

Man arrested for Uppsala wife killing

National: 1 Mar 08
A 36-year-old man was remanded into custody in Uppsala this morning on suspicion of murdering his wife. The man had reported his wife missing in January. READ »

Swiss company in bid for Gant

Business & Money: 11 Dec 07
A Swiss retailer has launched a hostile takeover bid for Swedish clothing company Gant. One of the Swedish company's major shareholders has already rejected the offer. READ »

Unibet boss slams French gambling laws

National: 1 Nov 07
The Swedish head of online betting firm Unibet on Thursday called for an end to the French state's gaming monopoly, attacking the laws under which he is being investigated for illegal activities as "obsolete." READ »

Unibet CEO released on bail

National: 1 Nov 07
The Swedish CEO of betting company Unibet was released on bail by a French court on Wednesday. Commenting on his release, Petter Nylander said that Unibet had "always stayed within the law". READ »

Unibet chief 'to be sent to France'

National: 24 Oct 07
The Swedish CEO of Unibet is to be handed over to French authorities next week, a Dutch court has ruled. But the court in Amsterdam said that Petter Nylander could be released from police custody. READ »

Unibet CEO to make court appearance

National: 24 Oct 07
The Swedish CEO of betting company Unibet is to appear before a Dutch court on Wednesday afternoon. Unibet's head lawyer described his client's arrest and detention as "Guantanamo treatment". READ »

French 'could drop betting chief charges'

National: 23 Oct 07
The Swedish CEO of betting company Unibet has had French charges against him dropped, according to reports. Reuters says Petter Nylander remains in Dutch custody, but that France has dropped plans to prosecute. READ »

Commission worried by Unibet arrest

National: 23 Oct 07
The European Commission has said it is 'concerned' about the arrest of the Swedish chief executive of international online betting firm Unibet, who was picked up on a warrant issued by French authorities. READ »

Betting boss arrested in Netherlands

National: 23 Oct 07
The Swedish CEO of betting company Unibet has been arrested in the Netherlands on orders of French authorities. READ »

Swede tipped for Nobel Economics Prize

National: 15 Oct 07
The 2007 Nobel prize season comes to a close on Monday with the announcement of the Economics Prize by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences. Labrokes is tipping a Swedish professor to win. READ »

Literature Prize keeps pundits guessing

National: 11 Oct 07
The winner of the 2007 Nobel Literature Prize is to be announced on Thursday and while some are putting their money on US novelist Philip Roth, anything is possible as the Swedish Academy is keeping mum on its choice. READ »

Nobel Literature Prize date set

National: 5 Oct 07
The 2007 Nobel Prize for literature will be announced on October 11, the Swedish Academy said Friday, with literary circles already speculating wildly over who the winner could be. READ »

Social Democrat betting company criticizes monopoly

Politics: 4 Sep 07
The Social Democrats' own betting company, A-lotterierna, has accused the gambling monopoly and state-owned betting companies of squeezing non-governmental organizations out of the market. READ »

End of the road for Swedish cycling team

Sport: 15 Aug 07
Cycling team Unibet.com confirmed on Wednesday that they will be disbanding at the end of the season after the Swedish internet betting company which sponsors them pulled the plug. READ »

EU threatens to sue Sweden over sports betting

Society: 27 Jun 07
The European Commission has threatened to take Sweden to the European Union's highest court if it fails to satisfy concerns about restrictions on sports betting. READ »

Government to ban aggressive gambling ads

Politics: 20 Jun 07
The Swedish government has announced that it is preparing to reform the Swedish gambling market. Aggressive marketing is to be prohibited but Svenska Spel is expected to retain a dominant position. READ »

Svenska Spel to enforce age checks

Society: 18 Jun 07
State-owned Swedish betting company Svenska Spel has said it will introduce compulsory age checks for people using its gaming machines. READ »

Eriksson interested in managing Newcastle

Sport: 9 May 07
Sven-Göran Eriksson's agent has said that the Swede would be interested in taking over at Newcastle if an approach were made by the northern English club. READ »

Sports digest: Elfsborg tipped to retain title

Sport: 2 Apr 07
Sweden tastes defeat in Belfast. New football season about to kick off. Linköping advance to hockey final. Three medals in Melbourne for Swedish swimmers. READ »

Court ruling threatens Svenska Spel's monopoly

Business & Money: 6 Mar 07
A new ruling in the European Court of Justice has put further pressure on national gambling monopolies in EU member states. READ »

Ladbrokes acquires Nordic partner Sponsio

Business & Money: 22 Jan 07
Ladbrokes PLC has acquired Sponsio Ltd, its online betting and gaming partner in Sweden, Norway, Denmark and Finland, in a deal worth up to 40 million sterling (565 million kronor). READ »

Ladbrokes acquires Nordic partner Sponsio

Business & Money: 22 Jan 07
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ATG sets new record

Business & Money: 1 Jan 07
Despite tough competition from online gambling firms, Swedish horse racing organisation AB Trav och Galopp returned record results in 2006. READ »

Johansson targets agents in UEFA re-election bid

Sport: 19 Oct 06
Lennart Johansson, the Swedish president of European football's governing body UEFA, has pledged to crack down on regulations on footballers' agents if re-elected in January. READ »

Sweden's monopolies in the firing line

Politics: 13 Sep 06
Sweden's state monopolies on alcohol, pharmacies and gaming were created decades ago to promote social justice and public health, but now they are under threat from the European Union and a possible change of government. READ »

Gloomy outlook for Swedish house prices

Business & Money: 14 Aug 06
Confidence in rising house prices is declining, according to the August property price indicator from Swedish bank SEB, while another report reveals that in some areas prices have started to fall. READ »

Odds lengthen for gaming monopoly

Analysis & Opinion: 3 Aug 06
Do Internet gaming and European law mean that Sweden's gambling monopoly is approaching the last roll of the dice? And can Svenska Spel's existence be justified, asks Paul O'Mahony. READ »

Swede wants to continue leading European football

Sport: 11 Jul 06
The president of European football's governing body UEFA, Lennart Johansson, announced in Berlin on Tuesday that he would seek a renewed mandate next year. READ »

Ladbrokes to challenge Swedish betting monopoly

Business & Money: 31 Mar 06
British bookmaker Ladbrokes PLC is applying for a licence to operate its online poker service in Sweden as it looks to challenge a government monopoly on betting. READ »

Swedish hope for foreign gambling firms

Business & Money: 27 Jan 06
An official inquiry into the gambling market concludes that there is no feasible way of gambling which is run from abroad. Instead, it recommends a licencing system. Unbelievably positive, says Ladbrokes' Swedish MD Douglas Roos. READ »

Marxists who could sink Persson

Analysis & Opinion: 20 Jan 06
Göran Persson needs no enemies when his friends on the far-left have a programme to destroy Swedish industry. Little wonder that the Social Democrats have no idea how to handle communist Lars Ohly. READ »

Swedish terror suspect: allegations are political

National: 15 Dec 05
The Swede being held in the Czech Republic on suspicion of planning terrorism has accused the domestic US intelligence agency of "manufacturing" a case against him, adding that it was "politically directed against Islam". READ »

Net poker gets the green light

Politics: 24 Nov 05
Swedish state gambling monopoly Svenska Spel is allowed by the government to start an internet poker service. But deputy PM Bosse Ringholm says no to internet casinos. READ »

Ericsson to invest $1 billion in China

Business & Money: 7 Sep 05
Swedish telecoms giant Ericsson is to invest one billion dollars in China over the coming five years, betting on more demand for wireless services in the world's largest mobile phone market. READ »

Ladbrokes gets Swedish betting knockback

National: 21 Jun 05
Sweden's highest administrative court throws out a challenge to the state's gambling monopoly. But British company Ladbrokes accuses the judiciary of doing the government's bidding. READ »

Norway's Telenor buys Bredbandsbolaget

Business & Money: 23 May 05
Norwegian telecoms operator Telenor agrees to buy Sweden's Bredbandsbolaget for 6 billion kronor. And in a Scandinavian double-whammy, the company also snaps up Denmark's Cybercity. READ »

Metro to launch web portal

Business & Money: 11 Apr 05
Metro, the Swedish free morning newspaper group, is to open a global portal offering a variety of services including dating, gaming and music downloads. The new site will also offer a news service from the autumn. READ »

Race track clubhouse burns down

Smörgåsbord: 3 Feb 05
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Ladbrokes wants Swedish judges replaced

Smörgåsbord: 26 Jan 05
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Unibet takes on Swedish government

Business & Money: 27 Oct 04
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Escapism II: more prisoners on the run

National: 6 Aug 04
Another high-profile prison escape, but this lot are still on the run. As is Justice Minister Thomas Bodström, who announced plans to shut the prison door after the inmates had bolted. READ »

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