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Swedes' ire at out-of-hours TV-fee collectors

Science & Technology: 7 Mar 13
Swedes have been left seething following the tactics of the Swedish TV-licence fee collectors, who are making telephone calls at "uncomfortable" hours in an effort to round up those not paying the annual television fee. READ »

Smartphone owners hit with TV-licence fee

Science & Technology: 4 Mar 13
Swedish TV-licence fee collectors have started asking Swedes if they have smartphones, in a drive to round up anyone who may be streaming content online but not paying the annual television fee. READ »

TV-fee collectors target streaming-device owners

Science & Technology: 27 Feb 13
The Swedish tv-licence fee collectors have begun asking Swedes if they have computers, in a drive to include viewers who stream content online rather than watch traditional television. READ »

India probes Swedish arms in Burma

Business & Money: 17 Dec 12
Officials in India are investigating how the Swedish anti-tank rifles bought by the Indian army ended up in the possession of Burmese rebels. READ »

Swedish arms in Burma 'arrived via India'

Politics: 13 Dec 12
The Swedish anti-tank rifles that ended up in the hands of Burmese soldiers in breach of European Union sanctions were originally exported to India, Sweden's trade minister said on Thursday. READ »

Probe launched into Swedish arms in Burma

Politics: 12 Dec 12
The Swedish export control agency announced on Wednesday that it would be launching an investigation to determine how Swedish-designed weapons ended up in the hands of Burmese rebels. READ »

Swedish weapons used in Burmese fighting

Business & Money: 11 Dec 12
Burmese rebels have gained access to Swedish-designed weapons after government forces reportedly left them behind following conflict in the mountains of the country's far north. READ »

Military drops grenades in northern Sweden

Society: 19 Jan 12
Six grenades that fell from a military transport truck in northern Sweden on Wednesday have yet to be recovered despite a wide ranging search to recover the missing munitions. READ »

Why deny a princess her fairytale? Republicans and the royal weddings

Analysis & Opinion: 15 Feb 10
With Sweden's royal wedding year now upon us, writer and commoner Allan Burnett hoists the flag for an influential group catering for the anti-monarchy needs of a large and flabbergasted minority. READ »

Carola and Henke on King's Medal list

National: 28 Jan 07
Singer Carola and footballer Henrik Larsson are among 32 politicians, industrialists, sports stars, artists, entertainers and officials named as this year's recipients of the King's Medal. READ »

10,000 kronor Christmas boost for all Swedish rail staff

National: 17 Dec 06
Staff of Sweden's national rail network will each receive a 10,000 kronor Christmas bonus for helping its spectacular recovery from near-bankruptcy four years ago. READ »

King leads the singing on Victoria's birthday

National: 14 Jul 05
'Victoria Day' has become part of the Swedish calendar: a thousand well-wishers, a bunch of sports stars, and a stage full of celebs join the fun as Crown Princess Victoria turns 28. READ »

23-29 Avril 2005

Smörgåsbord: 29 Apr 05
Les enfants réfugiés demandeurs d’asile ne seront pas expulsés - jusqu'à nouvel ordre tout du moins. C’est ce qu’a annoncé le bureau suédois de la migration après publication d’un rapport de gouvernement soulignant le caractère unique et particulièrement dramatique de la situation en Suède. READ »

King speaks out for apathetic children

Politics: 27 Apr 05
King Carl Gustaf risks getting into another political row, as words of support for refugee children suffering from “apathy” are interpreted as an attack on the government. Supporters of the children say the king's words are significant. READ »

Iraq Swede released by kidnappers

National: 18 Mar 05
A Swedish citizen who has been held hostage in Iraq for almost two months has been freed, according to the Swedish chief prosecutor Katarina Johansson-Wellin, who has been working on the case. READ »

New video of Iraq Swede

National: 3 Mar 05
The Iraqi rebel group holding Minas Ibrahim al-Yousifi, the Swedish citizen who was kidnapped en route to Baghdad in January, release a new video. He is seen pleading for "all honourable citizens of the world" to help secure his freedom. READ »

King reveals his diet

Science & Technology: 2 Mar 05
Bread’s out, but wurst and beer are in for the Swedish monarch. And Expressen thinks that it has tracked down the inspiration for Carl Gustav’s diet. READ »

King backs Victoria; Victoria backs Daniel

National: 27 Dec 04
King Carl Gustav speaks glowingly of his daughter as she matures as a royal, prepares herself for her role as queen and enjoys the increasing affection of the people. If only people would stop making fun of her boyfriend. READ »

First Swedish royal rebel dies aged 95

National: 23 Dec 04
He may just have been the king's first cousin once removed, but rejecting his royal status for love in 1932 ensured Lennart Bernadotte a place in Swedish hearts for the rest of his life. READ »

Olympic gold medallist commits suicide

Sport: 18 Nov 04
What's wrong with Sweden's mental health system?
Wrestling champion Mikael Ljungberg, one of Sweden's most popular sportsmen, was found dead at Mölndal hospital on Wednesday. The country mourns, and once again the psychiatric care system is under fire. READ »

Carl Philip in the doghouse

National: 27 Oct 04
While a new team of bodyguards are told to keep Sweden's prince on a tight leash, he lets his Rottweiler off hers in central Stockholm - and now faces a fine from the police. READ »

Nobel Special: the Americans are coming to Stockholm

National: 11 Oct 04
America's science department gets a pat on the back as this year's laureates are commended for discovering potential cancer treatments and a new natural force, explaining the sense of smell and getting to grips with business cycles. All this - plus farting herring - in our Nobel special. READ »

Estonia remembered

National: 29 Sep 04
On the morning of September 28th 1994 Sweden awoke to the news that the ferry Estonia had sunk en route from Tallinn to Stockholm, claiming 852 lives. The tenth anniversary was marked this week by ceremonies and renewed calls for an independent investigation into the disaster. READ »

"False King" upsets palace

National: 7 Sep 04
A comedian makes a bad impression with the king, while the tabloids reflect on Princess Madeleine's glamour-laden summer. READ »

Smörgåsbord

Smörgåsbord: 9 Jul 04
Godless confirmations, sexist advertising, and a couple of stories to put you right off underfloor heating and smoking on the train. READ »

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