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Swedish firms 'clueless' about foreign graduates

National: 24 May 13
As white-collar union Saco slammed Sweden for not helping well-educated foreigners into the labour market, The Local spoke to researcher Josefin Edström about the disconnect between foreign professionals and Swedish employers. READ »

Riksbank unveils new board members

Business & Money: 22 May 13
Sweden's central bank has appointed two new board members plucked from banking and academia to replace two outgoing members, one of whom was an outspoken critic of the Riksbank's commitment to the government's inflation goal. READ »

Doc went on holiday as Swede's cancer spread

Science & Technology: 22 May 13
A Swedish man has been left facing death after his doctor went on holiday, leaving a cancer diagnosis stranded in the computer system while the increasingly desperate patient fought for help elsewhere. READ »

Topless woman to be lifted from Swedish map

Society: 21 May 13
After a caricature of a topless woman on a tourist map in western Sweden left some residents seething, a local official has promised to have the offending image removed. READ »

Former Saab CEO arrested for tax crimes

National: 21 May 13
Jan Åke Jonsson, the former CEO of Saab Automobile, and two top-level colleagues have been detained by police on suspicion of tax crimes. READ »

Topless Swedish beach bunny sparks outrage

Society: 20 May 13
A caricature of an amply endowed topless woman, which marks the spot on a map for a public beach in western Sweden, has caused at least one mother to see red. READ »

Scandal ousts Stockholm economics school head

Education: 17 May 13
The president of the Stockholm School of Economics, one of Sweden's most prestigious universities, has been forced out in response to a scandal over his hiring of a high-ranking official who'd been convicted of insider trading. READ »

Quiz: 'The best town in the country'

Travel: 17 May 13
For this week's mystery location, we challenge you to guess one of the ten biggest cities in the country from just nine clues. Can't be that hard... right? READ »

Ten secrets to a smooth transition to Sweden

Society: 15 May 13
Moving to Sweden as a foreigner can leave even the toughest expats in bitter tears of frustration. But it doesn't have to be that way. British journalist and contributor Tatty Good reveals the secrets to a smooth transition. READ »

Ambulance staff fired after refugee scandal

National: 14 May 13
Two ambulance personnel in Gävle were fired on Tuesday for unprofessional behaviour after they refused to take a young asylum seeker to hospital when he jumped from a window. READ »

Shopkeeper jailed for 'torture' of three teens

National: 13 May 13
A Stockholm shopkeeper has been jailed for two years for locking up three teenage boys in his store's cellar for ten hours, where he mimicked aspects of water boarding on one of them. READ »

Swedish man dies after swallowing toothpick

National: 13 May 13
A man in southern Sweden died after doctors failed to notice a toothpick stuck in his throat. READ »

Asthma and allergies on the rise for Swedish kids

Science & Technology: 13 May 13
Asthma and allergies are becoming more common among children in Sweden, according to an extensive national report published on Monday. READ »

Afghan refugees break hunger strike in Boden

National: 13 May 13
Thirteen Afghan refugees who have been on a hunger strike outside Migration Board offices in Boden in northern Sweden have broken off their action after three weeks of refusing to eat. READ »

Police in bid to break refugee hunger strike

National: 11 May 13
The Swedish Migration Board has enlisted the help of police negotiators in a bid to try to break hunger strikes by asylum-seekers in Boden, Gävle and Holmsund which have now lasted almost a month. READ »

ABB executive to quit after five-year tenure

Business & Money: 10 May 13
The head of Sweden's ABB engineering company has announced he is to step down for personal reasons, but will stay at the helm until a replacement has been found. READ »

Music, magic, and belly dancing in Malmö

Society: 10 May 13
Find out how an American comic, an Irishman, and an acclaimed Swedish belly dancer plan to add a dash of Las Vegas spice to the smörgåsbord of Eurovision festivities taking place in Malmö. READ »

Sweden halts deportations to Eritrea

National: 9 May 13
Police in Sweden have stopped deporting people to Eritrea as the Migration Board reevaluates its policy regarding asylum applicants from the east African country. READ »

Cop avoids sacking for 'sexting' teen girl

National: 8 May 13
A Swedish policeman in therapy for compulsive sexual behaviour has escaped with a warning after sending sex-themed text messages to a 17-year-old girl who had been a witness in a case he had investigated. READ »

Stockholm hit by Abba fever at museum launch

Society: 8 May 13
Die-hard Abba fans from around the world flocked to Stockholm on Tuesday for the official opening of the Abba museum, an attraction likely to pull in the Money, Money, Money for the Swedish tourism industry. READ »

No probe into Stockholm police's 'racial profiling'

National: 6 May 13
Sweden's Justice Ombudsman announced on Monday it will not investigate the alleged racial profiling carried out by Stockholm police in the city's public transit system during a push to deport illegal immigrants. READ »

Mural depicting mayor as Roman soldier unveiled

Society: 5 May 13
A painting that features a conservative mayor from south Sweden as a Roman legionary was unveiled Saturday amid protests about the high cost of the art work, commissioned by the mayor from his friend. READ »

Care provider 'exploited immigrants': report

Society: 5 May 13
A company within Sweden's home care services could have mistreated migrant workers by making false promises about work conditions, according to a Swedish media report. READ »

Abba - The Museum expected to be a big hit

Travel: 5 May 13
The world's first museum dedicated to Sweden's iconic disco group Abba is set to open in Stockholm on Tuesday, offering visitors a chance to get up close and personal with the 1970s foursome with a little help from modern technology, AFP's Camille Bas-Wohlert reports. READ »

'Missing' rune stone turns up near Stockholm

Science & Technology: 3 May 13
A Viking-era rune stone has been "rediscovered" near Vaxholm in the Stockholm archipelago after a group of university students stumbled across the historic rock that had been hiding in plain sight for nearly 300 years. READ »

India seals Ikea's emerging-market push

Business & Money: 3 May 13
Ikea, Sweden's budget furniture giant, cleared a key hurdle on Thursday when the Indian cabinet said yes to its planned $2-billion push into the vast emerging market. READ »

Swedish schoolboy gets cervical cancer jab

Science & Technology: 2 May 13
A Swedish boy in grade six who was supposed to get his measles jab was instead injected with the Gardasil vaccine, which is normally offered to Swedish teen girls to ward off the HPV virus that can cause cervical cancer. READ »

Why Sweden has Abba to thank for the music

Lifestyle: 2 May 13
In his latest column on Swedish music, Paul Connolly finds out how Abba paved the way for other Swedish music and offers up his choices for Swedish album and gig of the month. READ »

New bill gets tough on refugee-shy towns

Politics: 2 May 13
Swedish municipalities will be forced to welcome underage asylum seekers who come to Sweden without parents or guardians from January onward, if the government gets its way. READ »

SAS plane loses part of wing in Newark collision

Business & Money: 2 May 13
A plane from Scandinavian airline SAS carrying 253 passengers lost part of its wing when it collided with another aircraft at Newark airport outside New York on Wednesday. READ »

Afghan hunger strikers denied asylum

National: 1 May 13
The Swedish Migration Board has decided not to re-open the asylum application cases of eight hunger-striking Afghan men in Boden, north Sweden. READ »

Scandal rocks Stockholm School of Economics

Education: 30 Apr 13
The Stockholm School of Economics, one of Sweden's most prestigious universities, has been hit by scandal after a high-ranking official was sacked when it emerged he'd been convicted of insider trading in Greece. READ »

Cop under fire over trigger-happy stag party

Society: 30 Apr 13
A Swedish police officer risks disciplinary action after letting a soon-to-be groom fire 30 shots with his service weapon at a bachelor party held at the indoor shooting range of a police station in western Sweden. READ »

Sweden Democrats fall in new voter poll

Politics: 28 Apr 13
The Sweden Democrats have lost a third of their support since a record high in December, according to a new voter poll published on Sunday. READ »

Palm re-elected by Social Democrats in Stockholm

Politics: 27 Apr 13
Veronica Palm, who was widely criticised for her role in the Omar Mustafa affair, was re-elected by the Social Democrats in Stockholm after an at times fractious annual general meeting on Saturday. READ »

Bodström slams Social Democrats over Mustafa

Politics: 27 Apr 13
Former justice minister Thomas Bodström has roundly criticised his party the Social Democrats, arguing that the Omar Mustafa affair was handled poorly and that the party is outdated and undemocratic. READ »

Sweden Democrat MP in racist Facebook chat

Politics: 26 Apr 13
The Sweden Democrat who replaced an MP disgraced for oinking at a security guard has himself been found to have referred to a group of black people as monkeys on Facebook. READ »

Swedish cops find drugs on Justin Bieber tour bus

Society: 25 Apr 13
Swedish police raided Justin Bieber's tour bus after officers reported a "suspicious" odour when the pop star boarded the vehicle ahead of his concert in Stockholm on Wednesday night. READ »

Top auditors 'at risk' of conflict of interest

Politics: 25 Apr 13
Auditing houses dependent on top Swedish companies for consultancy fees are also employed to make sure their books are in order, setting the groundwork for potential conflicts of interest, a Swedish accountancy group has warned. READ »

Swedes told to bury 'freeze-dried' dead

Science & Technology: 24 Apr 13
The Swedish authorities have demanded that two bodies frozen for over a decade while awaiting a controversial environmentally-friendly burial method should be put to rest without further delay. READ »

Party crumbled under pressure: Mustafa

Politics: 23 Apr 13
Omar Mustafa has spoken out about the "Pandora's box of Islamophobic conspiracy theories" and the party's subsequent actions that made him quit his high-profile position in the Social Democrat party. READ »

Omar Mustafa and the Social Democrats

Analysis & Opinion: 23 Apr 13
In this instalment of The Lowdown, The Local's Peter Vinthagen Simpson has a look at Omar Mustafa, who jumped into the news spotlight after his election to the governing board of the Social Democrats proved controversial. READ »

Swedish dentists 'too eager' with antibiotics

Science & Technology: 23 Apr 13
Dentists in Stockholm and the south are more than twice as likely to dole out antibiotics than their colleagues up north, prompting fears they are contributing to the rise in antibiotics-resistant bacteria. READ »

Deputy-governor leaves Riksbank in rate protest

Business & Money: 22 Apr 13
Lars E O Svensson will not run for re-election as deputy-governor of Sweden's national bank, saying he has failed to persuade his colleagues to cut interest rates, which he believes could have saved Swedish jobs. READ »

Swedish ABB to buy US green power firm

Business & Money: 22 Apr 13
The engineering giant ABB announced it would purchase US green energy company Power One for the staggering sum of $1 billion in a bid to make the Swiss-Swedish company "a global player" in solar inverters. READ »

TeliaSonera board member avoids taxes

Business & Money: 22 Apr 13
Spotify founder Martin Lorentzon, brought in to revitalize the profile of bribery-accused Swedish telecom giant TeliaSonera, has avoided millions in taxes to Sweden through a shell company in Cyprus. READ »

'They gave in to Islamophobia': Mustafa

Politics: 21 Apr 13
Omar Mustafa has spoken out about his disappointment in the Social Democrat party, saying he felt let down by the leadership after being ousted from the party's governing board just a week after his appointment. READ »

Asylum seekers' hunger strike growing in Sweden

National: 20 Apr 13
Eleven Afghanis and Iranians have gone on hunger strike in the north of Sweden after their asylum applications were turned down. READ »

Löfven speaks out on Mustafa departure

National: 19 Apr 13
Social Democrat leader Stefan Löfven spoke out on Friday about the contentious departure of Omar Mustafa, blaming the mess on his party's organizational skills and a negligent nomination process for selecting its governing board. READ »

Swedish doctor faces trial for killing baby

National: 19 Apr 13
A doctor in southern Sweden has been charged with manslaughter after his use of a ventouse during a 55-hour birth resulted in the death of a baby and serious injuries to the mother. READ »

No one can represent all of 'Sweden's Muslims'

Politics: 18 Apr 13
Omar Mustafa's noisy departure from the Social Democrats shows a persistent but flawed view that one person can represent all of Sweden's Muslims, says contributor Nima Gholam Ali Pour. READ »

'Mustafa failed to heed warning last year'

National: 18 Apr 13
Social Democrats in Stockholm say they did not follow up after telling Omar Mustafa a year ago to purge intolerant speakers from Islamic Association meetings, before nominating him to its governing board. READ »

Riksbank holds interest rate at one percent

Business & Money: 17 Apr 13
Sweden's benchmark interest rate will remain at one percent for longer than previously planned, the Riksbank announced on Wednesday citing the need to "support the recovery" in a time of weak economic growth. READ »

Protests mount against Mustafa's ouster

National: 16 Apr 13
Demonstrators gathered outside Social Democrat headquarters in Stockholm on Monday night, while others used the opinion pages of a Swedish daily to protest the ouster of Omar Mustafa over questions about his values. READ »

Ten tips for the perfect Swedish cover letter

National: 15 Apr 13
Wondering how to write a cover letter that will convince employers in Sweden they've found the candidate they're looking for? The Local asks a Swedish HR expert about crafting a winning letter. READ »

Social Democratic Christians back Mustafa

Politics: 14 Apr 13
Omar Mustafa's resignation from the Social Democrats' governing board has prompted criticism from faith groups within the party. READ »

Social Democrats force out Mustafa over 'values'

Politics: 13 Apr 13
Embattled Social Democrat Omar Mustafa, who also chairs Sweden’s Islamic Association, resigned from all his duties with the party on Saturday night, bowing to calls from within the party that he step down. READ »

Mustafa must 'share party values': Löfven

Politics: 13 Apr 13
Social Democratic Party leader Stefan Löfven has stated that embattled colleague Omar Mustafa has to fully stand behind the party's values on human rights and gender equality if he is to remain on the party's governing board. READ »

Pensioner dies after removal of healthy kidney

Society: 13 Apr 13
An 81-year-old woman died shortly having a perfectly healthy kidney removed, a mistake which the National Board of Health and Welfare has concluded led to the woman's death. READ »

Löfven defends colleague in anti-Semitism row

Politics: 12 Apr 13
The embattled Social Democrat Omar Mustafa has spoken out about anti-Semitism claims laid at his door after he was elected to the governing board of the opposition party. READ »

Anti-Semitism row rocks top Social Democrat

Politics: 11 Apr 13
Former party leader Mona Sahlin has questioned her Social Democrat peers for electing a member with ties to anti-Semitic propagandists to the governing board. READ »

Sweden enlists llamas to fight sheep-killing wolves

Society: 9 Apr 13
Animal predator experts in southern Sweden are hoping llamas' natural fighting instincts will help scare off the wolves thought to be responsible for a recent sheep-killing spree in the area. READ »

'Let's solve integration, not fight about racism'

Analysis & Opinion: 9 Apr 13
The Swedish integration debate should focus on the difficult trade-offs needed in a country that is not optimal for immigration, rather than getting bogged down in the semantics of racism, argues Andreas Johansson Heinö. READ »

Swedish zoo wins fight to keep stray seal pups

Science & Technology: 9 Apr 13
Anders and Benjamin, two wild seal pups threatened with being put down according to Swedish law, will likely be able to remain at the Swedish zoo that has cared for them since they were found in the woods over Easter. READ »

'Tonnes' of dead fish found on Swedish lake

National: 8 Apr 13
Masses of fish found dead on a lake in eastern Sweden have left experts theorizing that the harsh winter and icy conditions prevented the fish from getting enough oxygen. READ »

Scrap mock solutions to unemployment: Löfven

Politics: 4 Apr 13
Stefan Löfven, who was officially elected to head his party on Thursday, said in his first address that the Social Democrats must outline a "feminist agenda" in a speech also dominated by labour policy. READ »

The Lowdown: Social Democrat party congress

Analysis & Opinion: 4 Apr 13
With the Social Democrats gathered at their party congress in Gothenburg in western Sweden, The Local catches up with political scientist Ulf Bjereld to find out more about the party's chances of regaining power in 2014. READ »

Opposition: Alliance jobs policy 'doesn't work'

Business & Money: 4 Apr 13
The Social Democrat party's economic policy spokeswoman Magdalena Andersson lambasted the government's jobs policy on Thursday, as she addressed party members preparing to officially elect Stefan Löfven as their leader. READ »

TeliaSonera CEO widens misconduct probe

Business & Money: 4 Apr 13
TeliaSonera's new CEO Marie Ehrling has ordered a thorough review of the state-owned telecom firm's dealings in all markets abroad, as a new board was elected after a year under tough scrutiny over bribery allegations in Uzbekistan. READ »

Runaway train cleaner 'did everything to stop it'

National: 4 Apr 13
The cleaner who was on a runaway commuter train that rammed into a block of flats in the Stockholm suburb of Saltsjöbaden in January has spoken out about the incident in what she claims will be her only media interview about the crash. READ »

Zlatan soars in PSG draw against Barcelona

Sport: 3 Apr 13
Zlatan Ibrahimovic played a pivotal, if not controversial, role in helping Paris Saint Germain manage a 2-2 draw against Barcelona on Tuesday in the first leg of their Champions League quarter final series. READ »

Afghan boys found abandoned in Uppsala

National: 3 Apr 13
Two young boys from Afghanistan have been found abandoned on the streets of Uppsala in recent days, prompting suspicions they were brought to Sweden via an organized people smuggling operation. READ »

Sweden picks up speed in deporting minors

National: 2 Apr 13
Sweden has more than doubled its orders to deport underage asylum seekers in the past year. READ »

Social Democrat support continues to climb

Politics: 1 Apr 13
According to the latest polls, the Social Democrats are winning back voters from the ruling conservative Moderates and are gaining growing support among male and urban voters. READ »

Politician remanded into custody for fraud

Politics: 31 Mar 13
A former local politician suspected of defrauding taxpayers in central Sweden of millions of kronor has been remanded into custody on aggravated fraud charges following her arrest in Thailand last week. READ »

Fraud suspect politician in Swedish custody

Politics: 29 Mar 13
A politician suspected of defrauding taxpayers in central Sweden of millions of kronor ended six months on the run after landing in Stockholm on Friday following her arrest in Thailand last week. READ »

Sweden dominates EU innovation ranking

Business & Money: 27 Mar 13
Thrice the charm for Swedish brains as the country yet again tops the EU Commission's list of industrial innovators in the European Union. 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 »

Driver suspended after 'bus apartheid' reports

National: 26 Mar 13
The bus driver who allegedly divided passengers according to their ethnicity has been suspended as the bus company continues to investigate the incident. READ »

'Sweden's youth pay for diluted job insurance'

Business & Money: 25 Mar 13
Rising underemployment and curtailed access to job insurance is hitting Sweden's younger workers with a double whammy as they attempt to shore up their income security, unions have warned. READ »

Ferry owners dismiss one 'bus apartheid' claim

National: 25 Mar 13
One of the ferry companies accused in Sweden's "bus apartheid" storm has hit back against allegations passengers were placed on different buses according to colour of their skin. READ »

Gothenburg hotel leaves guests out in the cold

Travel: 25 Mar 13
A Gothenburg hotel concept that is part social commentary, part installation, has received worldwide attention by inviting guests to pay to be homeless for a night in the city. READ »

Residence permit bribery probe 'likely to grow'

National: 25 Mar 13
A top prosecutor believes more Migration Board employees will likely be implicated in an ongoing bribery probe launched after two employees were arrested on suspicions of selling residence permits. READ »

Pensioner leaves grenade at recycling depot

Science & Technology: 24 Mar 13
Police were called to a recycling depot in Lidingö in Stockholm on Saturday after an elderly lady handed in a grenade. READ »

Reepalu successor appointed to head Malmö

Politics: 23 Mar 13
Katrin Stjernfeldt Jammeh, 38, will replace Malmö mayor Ilmar Reepalu, who is set to resign after two decades on the job. READ »

Bus passengers 'divided according to skin colour'

National: 23 Mar 13
A driver allegedly made "Swedes" and "foreign-looking" people travel on separate buses between Stockholm and the Eckerölinjen ferry terminal in Grisslehamn. READ »

'Give Afghan staff jobs to skip asylum process'

National: 22 Mar 13
A Moderate Party MP has suggested the Swedish armed forces solve the dilemma of interpreters in Afghanistan fearing retaliation after the troop pull-out by employing them in Sweden. READ »

Skåne: Former cop pursues pig-barn 'dream'

Travel: 22 Mar 13
For this week’s My Sweden, The Local heads south and talks to former US Marine Ron Tibbs, who lives on a secluded farm near Kristianstad where he's converting a 100-year-old pig house into a traditional Swedish café. READ »

Thai police nab Swedish fraud suspect politician

Business & Money: 22 Mar 13
A politician suspected of defrauding taxpayers in central Sweden of millions of kronor has been arrested in Thailand after being on the run since last autumn. READ »

Blonde blunder no reason to quit: Billström

Politics: 21 Mar 13
Tobias Billström, Sweden's embattled migration minister, has apologized once again for his recent "blonde, blue-eyed" comment, a blunder that already prompted a harsh rebuke from the prime minister. READ »

Missing Åland ferry passenger feared dead

National: 21 Mar 13
Emergency services fear that a man who fell off the Åland ferry on Wednesday night has died. READ »

Swedish sport infiltrated by crime: report

Sport: 21 Mar 13
Threats and harassment in the Swedish sports industry affect almost half of all club directors but also taint the working life of referees and event employees, a government ombudsman has warned. READ »

Woman asks to carry dead sister's baby

Science & Technology: 20 Mar 13
A woman in Sweden has asked health officials for permission to have a baby for her dead sister, who bequeathed the woman her unfertilized eggs and indicated that her surviving sister's pregnancy would fulfill her "deepest wish". READ »

Woman dies after getting too much oxygen

Science & Technology: 20 Mar 13
An elderly woman from central Sweden is dead after receiving too much oxygen to help with breathing problems following an operation. READ »

Twelve heads roll in Sweden Democrat purge

Politics: 18 Mar 13
The Sweden Democrats on Monday announced they were kicking twelve members out of the party, including a prominent Gothenburg politician with strong ties to Sweden's neo-Nazi movement. READ »

Smoke-filled cabin forces plane to land in Malmö

National: 17 Mar 13
A plane heading from Malmö Airport to Bromma was forced to return and make an emergency landing on Sunday after "a smell of electrical fire and heavy smoke" was detected in the cabin. READ »

Embracing Sweden's 'ridiculous' sports

Lifestyle: 15 Mar 13
With the playoffs underway for Sweden's top ice hockey league, ex-Londoner Paul Connolly explains how his time in Sweden's far north has changed his views about some of the country's stranger sports. READ »

Oil spill cleanup after train hits garbage bin

National: 10 Mar 13
Several hundred litres of oil leaked out of a commuter train in Lerum outside Gothenburg after it drove over a garbage bin that police suspect could have been deliberately placed on the tracks. READ »

Centre Party forgives prof's Muhammad email

Politics: 9 Mar 13
A local politician and university lecturer who sent a racist email to a student has been readmitted to the Centre Party in Rättvik, central Sweden. READ »

'Why haven't we had a woman prime minister?'

National: 8 Mar 13
Birgitta Ohlsson made waves when she was appointed European Affairs Minister while pregnant, but she still wonders why Sweden lags behind its neighbours in having a woman head the government, the AFP's Camille Bas-Wohlert discovers. READ »

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