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Disasters, disease top list of threats to Sweden

Science & Technology: 30 Dec 11
Floods, infectious disease, forest fires, and cyberattacks are among several threats to Sweden identified by the country's Civil Contingencies Authority. READ »

Sweden welcomes climate 'compromise'

Politics: 11 Dec 11
Swedish minister for the environment, Lena Ek, welcomed the deal to decrease emissions of greenhouse gases, reached on Sunday following intense negotiations during the UN Climate Change Conference in South Africa. READ »

Q&A with Paul Johnston, new UK ambassador to Sweden

Lifestyle: 30 Sep 11
The Local catches up with the new UK ambassador to Sweden, Paul Johnston, and has a quick chat about how he is finding his new posting in Stockholm. READ »

Global activists receive 'Alternative Nobel' prize

Society: 29 Sep 11
A Chadian lawyer, an international agricultural rights group, a US safe childbirth advocate and a Chinese engineer will share the 2011 Right Livelihood Award, often dubbed the "Alternative Nobel," organisers said Thursday. READ »

Falling satellite could hit Sweden: experts

National: 17 Sep 11
A 20-year-old satellite that has fallen out of orbit is expected to plunge back to Earth sometime next week and its projected landfall could strike Sweden, according to NASA experts. READ »

Extreme weather on the rise in Sweden: SMHI

Science & Technology: 16 Aug 11
Heavy rains and extreme weather are becoming more common in Sweden, according to a study by the Swedish weather agency SMHI. READ »

New generation of Arctic scientists flourish at Stockholm University

Education: 20 Jul 11
The wild and mysterious polar regions - planet Earth's last relatively unexplored areas - have long struck a cord with the adventurous side within many of us. Extreme, yet delicate, this polar environment is also an area of great interest for science. READ »

Nobel laureates in Stockholm climate 'trial'

Science & Technology: 17 May 11
Around 20 Nobel prize winners will preside over a mock courtroom in Stockholm on Tuesday, with the Planet Earth and humanity on opposing sides of the case, as part of a symposium to highlight global sustainability. READ »

Climate change muddles Swedish abortion debate

Analysis & Opinion: 21 Apr 11
The abortion issue, long largely dormant in the Swedish popular discourse, has reemerged as a point of contention after two researchers called for a review of legislation framed in the 1970s, The Local's Peter Vinthagen Simpson explains. READ »

Swedes turn off the lights for the environment

Society: 27 Mar 11
Sweden was one of a record 131 countries which turned off the lights for an hour on Saturday night to mark Earth Hour in a manifestation for the global environment. READ »

Thinking about Sweden's nuclear future

Analysis & Opinion: 16 Mar 11
Swedish nuclear safety expert Frigyes Reisch from the Royal Institute of Technology speaks with The Local's Gabriel Stein about how the situation in Japan may impact the nuclear energy development in Sweden. READ »

Japan blasts reignite Swedish nuke debate

Politics: 15 Mar 11
The growing nuclear crisis in Japan has breathed new live into Sweden's anti-nuclear movement and prompted politicians to call for a renewed discussion about Sweden nuclear energy policy. READ »

London 2012: 500 days to go

Analysis & Opinion: 15 Mar 11
In 500 days the 2012 Olympic Games will open in London - exactly a hundred years after Stockholm. They will be an occasion to remind ourselves of our humanity, writes Andrew Mitchell, British Ambassador to Sweden and FCO Director for the London 2012 Games. READ »

BP head Svanberg defends deep sea drilling

Science & Technology: 7 Mar 11
The Swedish chairman of BP, Carl-Henric Svanberg, told a conference in Malmö on Monday that the Deep Horizon oil spill "should never have happened", but that deep sea drilling should continue. READ »

Water shortages to force Middle East cooperation

Politics: 11 Feb 11
A report jointly funded by the Swedish and Swiss governments warned on Thursday of acute water shortages in the Middle East that would force feuding neighbours in the region to cooperate to address them. READ »

Clinton praise as Sweden woos Davos

Business & Money: 28 Jan 11
Sweden's prime minister Fredrik Reinfeldt will on Friday address the ongoing World Economic Forum in Davos to explain Sweden's relative economic prosperity as ex-US president Bill Clinton joined the chorus of admirers. READ »

Reinfeldt keen on housework: US embassy

National: 7 Dec 10
Swedish prime minister Fredrik Reinfeldt likes to do housework and his opinions are likely influenced a great deal by his wife Filippa, according to a cable from the US embassy released by WikiLeaks. READ »

Sweden fifth in climate change ranking: survey

Science & Technology: 7 Dec 10
Sweden was unable to reclaim the top spot in a climate change performance ranking released on Monday at the ongoing climate summit in Cancún, Mexico, coming in fifth behind Brazil. READ »

'The world’s most complete partnership'

Analysis & Opinion: 18 Nov 10
On the eve of three important international summits, US ambassador to Sweden Matthew W. Barzun emphasises the importance of the transatlantic partnership as well as Sweden’s constructive role in promoting international engagement. READ »

Sweden presents budget for 'full employment'

Politics: 12 Oct 10
Sweden's finance minister Anders Borg presented a budget for 2011 on Tuesday morning including 13 billion kronor ($2 billion) in new measures, promising to move Sweden from "crisis to full employment". READ »

Election Q&A: the Left Party

Analysis & Opinion: 15 Sep 10
The Local has a quick Q&A with the Left Party's Stefan Kudryk to learn more about the party's stance on a few key issues. READ »

Election Q&A: the Green Party

Analysis & Opinion: 14 Sep 10
The Local has a quick Q&A with Green Party MP Bodil Ceballos to learn more about the party's stance on a few key issues. READ »

Introducing the Greens

Analysis & Opinion: 8 Sep 10
Here's a look at the Green Party, bidding to assume power within the centre-left Red-Green coalition and become Sweden's third largest party. READ »

Experts: global weather threatens food security

Science & Technology: 7 Sep 10
Experts gathering in Stockholm for the World Water Week conference have warned that global weather threatens food security, with the Russian droughts and Pakistan floods part of a global trend of unpredictable weather. READ »

Stockholm conference to examine threats to global water supplies

Science & Technology: 5 Sep 10
The impact of climate change and urbanisation on water quality and pollution is set to occupy thousands of experts gathering in Stockholm on Sunday for World Water Week. READ »

Swedish aid minister appointed to UN panel

Politics: 10 Aug 10
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has appointed Sweden's Minister for International Development Cooperation Gunilla Carlsson as a member of the new UN High-level Panel on Global Sustainability. 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 »

Stockholm tops summer holiday wish list

Society: 1 Jun 10
Stockholm is the city destination of choice for Swedes this summer, beating Gothenburg into second place. Gotland and the west coast are the most popular resorts, while Spain remains the foreign favourite, two new travel surveys show. READ »

Biofuel use shows large climate benefit: study

Science & Technology: 24 May 10
Ethanol and biogas use in Sweden shows a large climate benefit, resulting in between 65 to 140 percent fewer greenhouse gas emissions than petrol and diesel, even when so-called direct and indirect soil effects are included, a new research study shows. READ »

Alliance best for economy: poll

Politics: 14 May 10
A majority of Swedes believe that the Alliance government has the best policies for the economy, taxes and businesses, according to a survey by Novus Opinion. READ »

Alliance manifesto touts fiscal responsibility

Politics: 9 May 10
Sweden's four-party governing coalition talked up fiscal responsibility as one of its cornerstone policies when presenting its electoral programme on Saturday ahead of the September general election. READ »

Opposition strikes back over spring budget

Politics: 15 Apr 10
The left-green opposition has criticised the spring fiscal policy proposal represented by the government on Thursday, calling for more money for new jobs and a shoring up of municipal finances. READ »

Green Party lays out election platform

Politics: 30 Mar 10
Sweden's Green Party has announced plans to re-introduce a sabbatical leave year, cut the working week and slash sales tax on the service sector - including household services, restaurants, hairdressers and bicycle repairs. READ »

US professor claims Stockholm Water Prize for fight against cholera

Science & Technology: 22 Mar 10
American microbiologist Rita Colwell has won the 2010 Stockholm Water Prize for her pioneering work in the battle against cholera. READ »

Gothenburg congestion charges get green light

National: 29 Jan 10
The first step towards introducing congestion charges in Gothenburg was taken on Thursday evening when council leaders met to fine-tune a proposal, which will now be submitted to the Swedish parliament. READ »

Swede awarded UN top job in Afghanistan

National: 28 Jan 10
Long-serving Swedish diplomat Staffan de Mistura has been appointed by UN chief Ban Ki-moon as his new envoy to Afghanistan. READ »

Shipworms pose risk for Baltic treasures

Science & Technology: 14 Jan 10
A number of maritime treasures off Sweden’s southern coast are under threat from the shipworm, which is gaining a foothold in the Baltic Sea due to climate change, according to researchers at the University of Gothenburg. READ »

Sweden slapped with hefty Development Days limousine bill

Politics: 22 Dec 09
Sweden has received a bill of almost 3.5 million kronor ($480,000) limousine services transporting delegates during a five-day summit meeting of European development aid ministers hosted this autumn by the Swedish EU presidency. READ »

EU pledges climate cash to poor nations: Reinfeldt

Business & Money: 11 Dec 09
Swedish Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt has announced that the European Union's member states have agreed to give $10.6 billion to help developing nations tackle climate change. READ »

Reinfeldt calls on US to raise climate targets

Politics: 10 Dec 09
Swedish Prime Minster Fredrik Reinfeldt implored the United States on Wednesday to implement more ambitious goals for the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions. READ »

Sweden pledges billions in climate aid

Politics: 10 Dec 09
Sweden has agreed to provide the EU with 8 billion kronor ($1.12 billion) to help developing countries cope with the effects of climate change, the government announced on Wednesday. READ »

China climate leadership crucial: Reinfeldt

Politics: 30 Nov 09
China must play a prominent role in the global fight against climate change, Swedish Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt said on Monday after a China-EU summit. READ »

Swedes claim climate conscience: study

Society: 15 Nov 09
Nine in 10 Swedes consider themselves conscious of climate issues. Half suffer a guilty conscience when they err, according to a new study. READ »

What's on in Sweden: November 13 - 19

Lifestyle: 12 Nov 09
What's on in Sweden: International film festival & monster truck extravaganza in Stockholm; Cliff Richard & The Shadows (UK) in Gothenburg; Tower of Power (US) in Malmö/Lund. READ »

Apocalypse soon: Disasters abound at Stockholm Film Festival

Analysis & Opinion: 10 Nov 09
It's the end of the world as we know it at this year's Stockholm Film Festival, which promises everything a budding apocalypticist could ever need. But there are also plenty of more upbeat cinematic treats in store if global doom isn't your bag, writes David Stavrou. READ »

Reinfeldt warns India of climate change dangers

Politics: 6 Nov 09
Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt on Friday cautioned India about the impact of climate change if upcoming UN climate talks fail to produce a new agreement to reduce emissions. READ »

Reinfeldt criticizes US climate bill

Politics: 5 Nov 09
Swedish Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt on Thursday criticized US efforts to adopt new climate change legislation, casting fresh doubt on whether the upcoming Copenhagen conference would result in a binding deal on carbon emission cuts. READ »

Reinfeldt targets US and China in climate message

Politics: 3 Nov 09
Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt on Tuesday put pressure on both the United States and China to do more to fight climate change ahead of a UN-sponsored summit on the issue set to take place in Copenhagen in December. READ »

Obama welcomes Reinfeldt for White House visit

Politics: 3 Nov 09
Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt met with Barack Obama on Monday to discuss how to reach what the US President called an "important deal" at the upcoming Copenhagen conference on climate change. READ »

'Copenhagen climate conference is not make or break': expert

National: 1 Nov 09
The Copenhagen climate conference has been billed as a 'now or never' chance to combat climate change; it should instead be seen as a starting point, argues a key advisor to Swedish prime minister Fredrik Reinfeldt. READ »

Reinfeldt a 'dark horse' for EU president job

Politics: 31 Oct 09
With reports emerging over the frontrunners for the permanent position of EU president, a new contender has emerged in the international media in the shape of Sweden's Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt. READ »

Reinfeldt urges EU unity on climate change aid

Politics: 29 Oct 09
Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt pushed European leaders to commit to concrete figures for helping poor countries fight climate change as EU heads gathered for a summit in Brussels on Thursday. READ »

What's on in Sweden: October 23 - 29

Lifestyle: 22 Oct 09
What's on in Sweden: African film festival & lullabies for the environment in Stockholm; Hammarkullen carnival fun & exile film festival in Gothenburg; Steve Earle (US) in Malmö/Lund. READ »

Activists win 'Alternative Nobel Prize'

Society: 13 Oct 09
A Congolese environmentalist, an Australian doctor and a peace worker from New Zealand have been announced as the joint winners of the Swedish Right Livelihood Prize. READ »

Sweden and the US pit their wits for homeland security

Science & Technology: 1 Oct 09
The Swedish and US agencies of homeland security are meeting in Stockholm this week to discuss "preparedness and resiliency against a broad spectrum of threats." READ »

Time to accept EU membership: Left Party

Politics: 27 Sep 09
Left Party leader Lars Ohly has stated that it is time for the party to discard its demand for Sweden's withdrawal from the European Union, the last of the major Swedish parties to do so. READ »

Sweden pushes India and China to act on climate

Politics: 26 Sep 09
Sweden is calling for less talk and more action from major emerging economies in climate issues after Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt raised concerns over progress while addressing world leaders this week. READ »

Sweden concerned over climate talks

National: 25 Sep 09
Swedish Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt expressed deep concern on Thursday over the progress of climate negotiations at the G20 meeting in Pittsburgh, with only weeks to go before the Copenhagen conference. READ »

Reinfeldt: pace of climate talks 'too slow'

Politics: 23 Sep 09
Speaking at a United Nations climate summit on Tuesday, Swedish Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt said negotiations on a new global warming deal were moving far too slowly. READ »

EU to offer billions in climate aid to poor nations: Reinfeldt

Politics: 10 Sep 09
Swedish prime minister Fredrik Reinfeldt on Wednesday announced plans for the European Union to offer developing countries €15 billion ($22 billion) a year to help combat climate change. READ »

Sweden navigates complex waters of EU foreign policy

Analysis & Opinion: 3 Sep 09
With an important meeting of EU's foreign ministers taking place in Stockholm this weekend, David Stavrou examines the changing roles of Sweden and the EU in world affairs. READ »

Sweden mulls EU summit to discuss crisis

Politics: 26 Aug 09
The Swedish EU presidency is considering calling an extraordinary EU summit in September to find common ground ahead of a G20 meeting about the global economic crisis in Pittsburgh. READ »

Developing world to wait for climate change cash

Politics: 26 Jul 09
Developing countries may have to wait until December UN climate talks before being told how much EU money will be available to help fight the effects of global warming, the Swedish EU presidency said on Saturday. READ »

Sweden calls for EU to act on climate change

Politics: 24 Jul 09
Swedish officials called for a tough stance on climate change at a meeting of European environment and energy ministers held in Åre in central Sweden on Friday. READ »

Vattenfall suffers German nuclear setback

Business & Money: 8 Jul 09
Swedish energy company Vattenfall has been rocked by news that one of its major nuclear power plants in Germany is to be taken out of operation for almost a year following a safety scare at the weekend. READ »

Sweden takes over EU presidency

Politics: 1 Jul 09
Sweden on Wednesday assumed the six-month rotating presidency of the European Union, promising to combat climate change as well as the rising joblessness in the wake of the global economic crisis. READ »

Economic crisis and climate top Swedish EU priorities

Analysis & Opinion: 30 Jun 09
The global economic crisis, soaring unemployment in Europe and climate change top Sweden's agenda as it takes over the European Union six-month presidency in difficult conditions on Wednesday, writes AFP's Francois Campredon READ »

Sweden braces for 'trying' EU presidency

Politics: 23 Jun 09
Financial crisis, climate change and the possibility of a fast-tracked Icelandic membership are at the top of Sweden's agenda when it takes over the EU Presidency in July. READ »

Reinfeldt pushes for carbon tax in Europe

Politics: 10 Jun 09
Speaking in Brussels in Tuesday, Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt urged other countries in Europe to implement a tax on carbon dioxide to help reduce greenhouse gases emissions. READ »

Princess Victoria on climate change visit to Greenland

Science & Technology: 28 May 09
Crown Princess Victoria joined the two other heirs to Scandinavia's thrones on Wednesday for a visit to Greenland to raise awareness of how the Arctic region has been affected by climate change. READ »

Mikael Gustafsson: pushing for a left turn in Europe

Analysis & Opinion: 27 May 09
Mikael Gustafsson of the Left Party, third on the Left Party's list of European Parliament election candidates, is keen to stress the growing importance of the EU's legislative body. READ »

'Cut taxes to boost competition': Experts

National: 25 May 09
Sweden's Globalisation Council has proposed 28 billion kronor in reforms to taxes and social insurances in its final report published on Monday. READ »

Zaida Catalán: Getting the vote out for a greener Europe

Analysis & Opinion: 20 May 09
With elections to the European Parliament being held in Sweden on June 7th, The Local presents the first in a series of articles profiling a selection of the Swedish candidates. READ »

World's largest polar bear park opens in Sweden

Society: 18 May 09
Polar World, the world's largest polar bear park, opens today in Dalarna, Sweden. It is also the first park to engage in the breeding of the threatened species. READ »

Young people hazy about EU elections

National: 9 May 09
According to an opinion survey conducted by Novus Opinion, almost half of Sweden’s young people aged between 18 and 28 do not know that elections to the European Parliament are to be held this year. READ »

EU commissioner Wallström praises Swedish government

Politics: 4 May 09
The Alliance government is doing a better job in the EU than the previous Social Democratic government headed by Göran Persson, the Swedish EU commissioner and Social Democrat Margot Wallström has said. READ »

Sweden plans for move to heart of Europe

Analysis & Opinion: 14 Apr 09
With just a couple of months remaining until Sweden assumes the reins of the EU presidency, The Local's Thanh Dinh speaks to Minister for EU Affairs Cecilia Malmström about the challenges ahead. READ »

Clinton and Blair in Stockholm climate conference

Science & Technology: 2 Apr 09
Tony Blair, Bill Clinton and Nobel prize-winner Wangari Maathai, met Swedish prime minister Fredrik Reinfeldt in Stockholm on Wednesday to discuss the impact of the financial crisis on work to arrest climate change. READ »

'You couldn't hope for a better presidency'

Analysis & Opinion: 1 Apr 09
In a time of severe economic crisis, the European Union is fortunate to have Sweden taking up the presidential reins this summer, British Ambassador to Sweden Andrew Mitchell tells The Local's James Savage. READ »

Holidaying Swedes love to complain: study

Society: 22 Mar 09
Swedes on holiday love to complain, a new survey shows. Swedes are described in the survey as "perfectionists" that prefer to see that the destination adapts to them and are not slow to complain when it does not. READ »

Sweden unveils EU presidency logo

Politics: 2 Mar 09
Sweden on Monday released the official logo and website for the government’s upcoming chairmanship of the rotating European Union presidency. READ »

Burkini and finance crunch add to Swedish vocabulary

Society: 30 Dec 08
The global finance collapse in the autumn and swimwear for Muslim women are among the phenomena of 2008 that have thrown up a slew of new words proposed for inclusion in the vocabulary of the Swedish language. READ »

Reinfeldt pessimistic about 2009 climate treaty progress

Science & Technology: 28 Dec 08
Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt voiced his concern that the global financial crisis has diminished the prospect of a robust climate change treaty during 2009. READ »

King dwells on positives in Christmas speech

Society: 25 Dec 08
Sweden's King Carl XVI Gustaf urged listeners to dwell on the positive in a world plagued by climate problems and recession, in his traditional radio speech on Christmas Day. READ »

Sweden 'best at tackling global warming'

Science & Technology: 10 Dec 08
Sweden does more than any other country to tackle global warming, according to a new index published on Wednesday at the ongoing UN climate talks in Poland. READ »

Centre party calls for petrol car ban by 2025

Politics: 15 Nov 08
Centre party leader Maud Olofsson has called for a total ban on petrol-driven cars by 2025. The party has also called for a tighter eco-car definition and higher carbon taxes. Car-makers have reacted angrily to the plans. READ »

High speed trains in mass recall

National: 15 Nov 08
More than 40 percent of X2000 high speed trains suffered delays in October. "Totally unacceptable", according to rail operator SJ CEO Jan Forsberg who has ordered the trains recalled for maintenance checks. READ »

Bildt calls for new EU talks with Russia

Politics: 10 Nov 08
Sweden joined Britain on Monday in urging the EU to resume stalled partnership talks with Russia, saying that any new talks could not be “business as usual” because of Russia's actions in Georgia. READ »

What's on in Sweden: November 7 - 13

Lifestyle: 6 Nov 08
What’s on: Al Green, The Levellers and Monster truck extravaganza in Stockholm; Martial Arts and Kazem Al Saher in Gothenburg; Michael Bolton in Malmö. READ »

Sweden welcomes Obama

Politics: 5 Nov 08
Swedish politicians welcomed the election of Barack Obama as president of the United States on Wednesday morning, following the Democratic candidate’s defeat of rival John McCain. READ »

Jersey from Sweden's Lidström makes Bush a Redwing

Sport: 15 Oct 08
For the second year in a row, a famous Swede has presented US President George W. Bush with a rather unusual gift. READ »

Stockholm - the rat capital of Scandinavia?

Lifestyle: 8 Oct 08
Sleek design, spotless sidewalks and vast colonies of rats: It can only be Sweden, as Christopher Seymour finds out. READ »

'Killer' slugs make journey north

Science & Technology: 20 Sep 08
'Killer' slugs which have previously only been a pest in southern Sweden have now been found in the northern reaches of the country. Umeå is the furthest north the voracious pests have been spotted. READ »

Demonstrators battle police in Malmö

National: 20 Sep 08
Clashes between police and demonstrators broke out on Friday as Malmö played host to the European Social Forum. Rocks were thrown at police, windows were broken and a woman was raped as 800 people demonstrated to highlight climate change. READ »

Social Forum: Financial turmoil highlights need for change

Analysis & Opinion: 18 Sep 08
As the world’s attention is taken up with how to address the current financial crisis, the AFP’s Delphine Touitou reports that activists gathered in Malmö for the Europe Social Forum see social change as key to avoiding future financial meltdowns. READ »

Sweden plays host to anti-globalization activists

Analysis & Opinion: 16 Sep 08
More than 20,000 anti-globalization activists are due in Malmö this week to take part in the European Social Forum, hoping to breathe new life into a movement many say is rapidly losing speed, writes AFP's Delphine Touitou. READ »

Volvo gives go-ahead for black liquor car fuel

Science & Technology: 11 Sep 08
A unique project set up to demonstrate the viability of DME as a new eco-friendly fuel was given the go-ahead by Volvo on Tuesday. If the BioDME scheme proves to be successful, DME could become a major fuel source in Sweden, writes Jennifer Heape. READ »

US Ambassador: Russian gas no laughing matter

Analysis & Opinion: 10 Sep 08
Russia’s recent incursion into Georgia has brought into renewed focus the need for Sweden to continue the development and promotion of alternative energy sources, writes US Ambassador to Sweden, Michael M Wood. READ »

Sweden plans for green spending spree

Business & Money: 9 Sep 08
The government’s upcoming budget proposes spending 3 billion kronor ($443 million) on environment and energy measures. READ »

'Russian advance pushing Georgia closer to Europe': Bildt

Politics: 1 Sep 08
Swedish Foreign Minister Carl Bildt has indicated that the recent conflict in the Caucasus could help speed up the integration of Georgia into Europe. READ »

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