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French oyster lovers to munch on Swedish spats

National: 17 May 13
Swedish oyster farmers are set to help out their struggling French colleagues, whose haul has diminished in recent years, by exporting oysters spats to France for the first time. READ »

H&M CEO to Bangladesh: raise minimum wages

Business & Money: 16 May 13
H&M CEO Karl-Johan Persson has urged Bangladesh to raise its minimum wage, adding the Swedish fashion giant is "willing to pay more" in the wake of a garment industry disaster which killed more than 1,100 people. READ »

Swedish photographer cleared of manipulation

Society: 15 May 13
Swedish photographer Paul Hansen, under fire for potentially doctoring his award-winning image from the Gaza funeral of two children, has been cleared by the World Press Photo organization that handed him its prestigious annual prize. 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 »

Borg defends critique of strong Swedish krona

Business & Money: 10 May 13
Sweden's Finance Minister Anders Borg has hit back after the shadow finance minister slammed him for voicing opinions on monetary policy. READ »

Borg calls for action over strong krona

Politics: 8 May 13
Swedish Finance Minister Anders Borg has said the country's central bank should keep an eye on the increasingly strong krona, with further currency appreciation a potential threat to the country's export-driven economy. READ »

Sweden sells toxic Baltic salmon to EU: report

Business & Money: 8 May 13
Sweden is exporting hundreds of tonnes of potentially dangerous Baltic Sea salmon to EU neighbours, a new report has revealed. READ »

Why I can't shake the Abba bug: a confession

Lifestyle: 6 May 13
A Philippine doctor's tale of how watching Abba on a small black and white TV 30 years ago turned his life upside down, leaving him no choice but to cross the planet for the opening of the Abba museum in Stockholm. READ »

Sweden frets over online youth 'self-radicalization'

Politics: 25 Apr 13
In the wake of the Boston marathon bombings, the Swedish government is set to boost funding to help prevent young people from being "self-radicalized" through online exposure to political and religious extremist views. 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 »

Sweden Democrats rake in southern support

National: 22 Apr 13
The immigration-critical Sweden Democrats would nab 16 percent of the vote in regional elections in the south if residents were to cast their the ballots today. READ »

The five hottest names in Swedish fashion

Lifestyle: 17 Apr 13
With summer fast approaching, The Local offers up five iconic names in Swedish fashion design so readers into who's hot and what's hip can find their way in the trendy world of Swedish fashion. READ »

Abba stars team up with Avicii for Eurovision final

Society: 15 Apr 13
The two front men of Swedish mega band Abba have teamed up once again to write the opening melody for May's Eurovision final in Malmö, also enlisting the talents of Swedish star DJ Avicii. READ »

Bankrupt Swede revealed by OffshoreLeaks

Business & Money: 12 Apr 13
A Swedish businessman indebted to the tune of 179 million kronor ($28 million) went on to set up accounts in the Cook Islands, revealed the Fokus news magazine on Friday as a result of its participation in OffshoreLeaks. 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 »

Swede wows Katy Perry with jungle jingle

Lifestyle: 11 Apr 13
A hot new Swedish singer got a big boost this week from US pop star Katy Perry, whose social media shout-out helped Ellinor Olovsdotter, better known as Elliphant, reach millions of new fans, making her our pick for Swede of the Week. 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's industrial workers set for pay hike

Politics: 2 Apr 13
Workers in Sweden's industrial sector earned a 6.8-percent raise in wages on Tuesday, agreeing to a new collective wage deal following a lengthy set of negotiations. READ »

Builders' strike averted after last-minute deal

Business & Money: 2 Apr 13
A looming construction workers' strike that threatened to shut down work on dozens of major infrastructure projects across Sweden was narrowly averted on Monday night after unions agreed to a last-minute deal. READ »

Ex-cop cleared of sex charges citing 'itch'

Science & Technology: 30 Mar 13
A former police officer has been cleared of sexual molestation after explaining to the court that claims of having masturbated in front of a woman were unfounded and in fact he was just attempting to deal with a troublesome itch. READ »

Swede to lead Syria chemical weapons probe

Politics: 27 Mar 13
The UN has appointed a Swedish disarmament expert who led arms investigations in Iraq to look into the alleged use of chemical weapons in Syria. READ »

Ambulance driver said 'let the refugee jump': witness

National: 22 Mar 13
Emergency workers in eastern Sweden have come under fire after they reportedly refused to drive a 16-year-old refugee to hospital when he jumped out of a second-storey window. READ »

Swede reveals new site in wake of online mannequin shenanigans

Analysis & Opinion: 21 Mar 13
After her picture of a Swedish mannequin left the internet buzzing, Malmö resident Rebecka Silvekroon has seized the moment to keep the world talking about body image, making her our pick for Swede of the Week. 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 »

China's arms exports soar: Swedish think tank

Business & Money: 18 Mar 13
A Swedish think tank ranked China on Monday as the world's fifth largest arms exporter, overtaking Britain and jumping to its highest position since the Cold War. READ »

Stockholm set for 'biggest ever' St.Patrick's

Society: 16 Mar 13
Friends Arena in Stockholm is set to be bathed in the colour green during Sunday's bandy finals as part of the city's ambitious celebrations in honour of the Irish patron saint St.Patrick. READ »

Thousands of Swedes hit with porn surfing bills

Business & Money: 15 Mar 13
A Swedish company with a dubious past has sent out invoices to thousands of Swedes demanding payment for allegedly visiting pornographic websites. READ »

'Swedish politicians have a lot to learn about discussing race'

Analysis & Opinion: 15 Mar 13
Justice Minister Beatrice Ask's clumsy statements in response to criticism of police efforts to deport illegal immigrants have left historian and commentator David Lindén feeling like a criminal for looking "non-Swedish". READ »

'Be employable and ready to work damn hard'

Analysis & Opinion: 11 Mar 13
In our series profiling careers of foreigners who've moved to Sweden, The Local catches up with Australian Benedict Hugosson who came to Sweden for love and ended up launching a career in politics. READ »

Swedes prefer streaming to downloading

Analysis & Opinion: 10 Mar 13
Sweden is home to a vibrant community of file-sharing activists, but it is also at the forefront of a global recovery in music sales driven by streaming music services such as Spotify, AFP's Sören Billing reports. READ »

Riksbank chief 'unfazed' by strong krona

Business & Money: 7 Mar 13
The Swedish currency has hit a six-month high against the euro, with Riksbank head Stefan Ingves telling a parliamentary committee that the exchange rate was nothing "out of the ordinary". READ »

Stray Swedish weapons show up in Syria

National: 7 Mar 13
Syrian rebels appear to be using Swedish weapons, visible in a new video that has emerged from the civil war in which an anti-regime fighter cradles a well-known Swedish model of anti-tank rifle. READ »

'We wanted to do good, have fun, make money'

Society: 5 Mar 13
In our series profiling foreigners who've moved to Sweden, The Local speaks with Ronia Virginia about the transition from being a full-time homemaker to helping Swedish firms trying to enter the Indian market. READ »

'The kids should have alerted me to the horror'

Analysis & Opinion: 1 Mar 13
In the first of a new column on music, life, and many other things Swedish, Paul Connolly takes us along for his first up-close experience with Melodifestivalen, and offers up his choices for Swedish album and gig of the month. READ »

Stats reveal 'surprisingly strong' Swedish economy

Business & Money: 1 Mar 13
Sweden's economy grew by 1.4 percent in the fourth quarter of 2012 compared to the same period a year earlier, surprising analysts who had flagged for a possible recession. READ »

Saudis second largest Swedish arms buyers

Business & Money: 22 Feb 13
India and Saudi Arabia were the Swedish weapons industry's top clients in 2012, a year which nevertheless saw Sweden's arms exports drop 30 percent from the year before. READ »

Sweden's 'snow man': I didn't want to be saved

Society: 21 Feb 13
Sweden's "snow man", who emerged one year ago after spending two months buried in a car in the country's far north, has spoken out extensively about the ordeal for the first time, making him The Local's pick for Swede of the Week. READ »

'Cool' Swedish artists descend on US capital

Lifestyle: 19 Feb 13
An opera singer diva, a celebrity florist, and a "folklore" crime novelist from Sweden are set to swarm Washington, DC as part of 2013 Nordic Cool, a festival highlighting artistic accomplishments from Sweden and its neighbours. READ »

Swedish firemen turn up the heat in Harlem Shake video 'shocker'

Society: 18 Feb 13
Scantily clad Swedish firefighters have landed in hot water after hopping onto the Harlem Shake internet video craze in a fundraising bid that continues to tally clicks despite their supervisor's disapproval. READ »

Stockholm soup kitchen exposes homeless plight

Society: 18 Feb 13
Hundreds of free lunches were served on a Stockholm square on Sunday as part of a local group's efforts to raise awareness about homelessness in the Swedish capital. READ »

Swedish think tank notes military sales slump

Business & Money: 18 Feb 13
Stockholm-based think tank Sipri has found that sales made by the 100 biggest arms dealers, excluding China, has declined for the first time since the mid-1990s. READ »

Defence deal greenlights fighter jet upgrade

Business & Money: 15 Feb 13
Swedish defence company Saab has struck a 47 billion kronor deal with the country's air force to develop the Jas Gripen E fighter jet, the same model marketed to Switzerland. READ »

'Anxiety drugs making Swedish fish go rogue'

Science & Technology: 15 Feb 13
Anti-anxiety medication leaking into the environment through the wastewater system is making fish more daring and less social, Swedish researchers said on Thursday as they warned of potential ecological consequences. READ »

Harmful sedatives found in scandal horsemeat

National: 14 Feb 13
Horsemeat that made it into the production chain of ready-made meals contains potentially-harmful medication, it was revealed on Wednesday night as European agricultural ministers met in Brussels over the widening scandal. READ »

Don't forget about the 'good' internet hatred

Analysis & Opinion: 13 Feb 13
As Sweden continues to discuss internet hatred, Paulina Neuding, editor of centre-right Swedish magazine Neo, argues that the left openly subjects opinion-makers who disagree with them to similarly hateful comments. READ »

Sweden a 'humanitarian super power': Bildt

National: 13 Feb 13
Sweden's foreign policy is being debated in the Riksdag on Wednesday. Follow The Local's live blog for the latest updates and reactions. READ »

Transport industry pays price for strong krona

Business & Money: 11 Feb 13
One in five Swedish transport companies believe they will have to let staff go, citing the weak European economy and the strength of the Swedish currency as factors weighing down on exports. READ »

Food safety watchdog may report Findus

Science & Technology: 10 Feb 13
Sweden's National Food Agency is considering reporting the food giant to the police over the horse meat lasagne scandal. READ »

Swedes open to pay cuts to save jobs

Business & Money: 7 Feb 13
More than half of Swedes would accept a cut in their salary if it protected against job losses in the current employment climate, a new opinion poll showed on Thursday. READ »

'I dream that my son has been butchered'

Analysis & Opinion: 7 Feb 13
As the Swedish media examines the climate of hatred towards women in the public eye, editor and author Åsa Linderborg recounts what happened when her newspaper Aftonbladet decided to blow the lid on Sweden’s far-right websites. (WARNING: STRONG LANGUAGE). READ »

Swede convicted of dual-use nuke exports to Iran

Science & Technology: 6 Feb 13
A Swedish man has been convicted of knowingly trying to export dual-use technology to Iran, where it could be used as part of nuclear arms production. READ »

Europe needs local news in the global language

Analysis & Opinion: 5 Feb 13
As The Local throws open the doors to its new office in Paris, founder Paul Rapacioli argues - purely coincidentally - that a daily diet of local news could change Europe’s destiny. READ »

Electrolux growth defies European slump

Business & Money: 1 Feb 13
The Swedish homeware appliance giant Electrolux released worse than expected profit results on Friday, but said "organic growth" was strong despite pressure from the tough European sales climate. READ »

Sweden to jobless youth: find work in Greece

Business & Money: 29 Jan 13
The Swedish Public Employment Service is urging out of work young Swedes to look for employment in crisis-hit countries like Spain and Greece, where youth unemployment is twice as high as Sweden's. READ »

'Sweden should support Cameron's EU vision'

Analysis & Opinion: 23 Jan 13
There are several reasons why Swedes should support calls for reform of the European Union championed by British Prime Minister David Cameron, argues Mats Persson, president of the Open Europe think tank. READ »

H&M provides half of Swedish fashion turnover

Society: 22 Jan 13
With Swedish apparel behemoth H&M accounting for more than half of Sweden's fashion industry turnover, experts say more needs to be done to help emerging design talent expand their business. READ »

Swedish pilot risks drop after 'Top Gun' stunts

Society: 19 Jan 13
A Swedish pilot who performed dangerous 'barrel' rolls in a Jas Gripen fighter aircraft stands to lose his job with the Armed Forces. READ »

Party leaders jostle over job loss threat

Politics: 16 Jan 13
The opposition Social Democrats have accused the government of being ill-prepared to deal with unemployment in the new year's first party leader debate in the Riksdag. READ »

Swede in court for violating Iran sanctions

National: 16 Jan 13
A man from southern Sweden appeared in court on Wednesday to face charges for trying to smuggle dual-use equipment to Iran that could be used to enrich uranium in violation of international sanctions. READ »

Sweden launches new trade promotion agency

Business & Money: 16 Jan 13
Sweden has launched a new investment and trade promotion agency, Business Sweden, to replace two previous organizations that helped Swedish companies expand abroad and attract foreign investment to Sweden. READ »

Sweden Democrats to publish tell-all book

Politics: 12 Jan 13
The far-right Sweden Democrats continue to rise in voter polls amid reports that party leader Jimmie Åkesson plans to publish a diary-style book about his enemies. READ »

'Sweden is not mature enough for satire'

Society: 11 Jan 13
Photographer Elisabeth Ohlson Wallin heckled the Swedish royal family and now her art is paying the price, with a photo agency pulling the plug on her right to buy its pictures. What does it mean for her, her work, and Swedish satire? The Local's Ann Törnkvist finds out. READ »

'Limit Muslims' birth rate': Sweden Democrat

Politics: 3 Jan 13
An outspoken local Sweden Democrat politician who previously argued “negro” is not a racist term, has generated headlines again by calling for a law to cap the fertility rate of Muslims around the world. READ »

Antidepressants do not increase pregnancy risks

Science & Technology: 2 Jan 13
A Swedish study published on Tuesday suggests that women using antidepressants while pregnant are at no higher risk of stillbirth and death in newborns. READ »

Zlatan and Obama fight for online primetime

Science & Technology: 28 Dec 12
Brawling politicians caught on tape, Zlatan’s goal spree against England, and the dying seconds of the US presidential race all caught Swedes attention online during 2012, telecom statistics about surfing behaviour reveal. READ »

'Don't buy violent video games for Christmas'

Analysis & Opinion: 21 Dec 12
Gaming addiction expert Sven Rollenhagen advises parents in Sweden to stay clear of increasingly violent video games as they set off in search of last-minute Christmas presents for their children. READ »

Young Swedes 'enriched' by porn and sex posing

Society: 21 Dec 12
Watching pornography and exposing oneself sexually online can enrich young people's lives, a Swedish researcher has found, but doing so also carries risks. READ »

Sex offender behind anti-paedophile site

National: 21 Dec 12
The man behind a paedophile name-and-shame website that publishes details of mostly foreign-born sex offenders has himself been jailed for sexually exploiting a minor, according to Swedish media reports. READ »

EU to uphold export ban on Swedish snus

Business & Money: 19 Dec 12
The European Commission plans to ban flavoured snus, according to the final version of its proposed tobacco directive presented on Wednesday, which also calls for the current ban on snus exports to remain in place. READ »

New school closing due to Instagram riot fears

Education: 19 Dec 12
Fears of renewed violence have prompted a second Gothenburg school to remain closed on Wednesday, the day after police clashed with a mob of angry teens upset over a slanderous Instagram account outing young girls and boys as 'sluts'. READ »

Instagram sex rumour suspect: I'm innocent

Society: 19 Dec 12
A 17-year-old girl suspected of starting an Instagram account filled with sexist and racist claims about local teens has told police in Gothenburg she had nothing to do with account that led students to riot in the city's streets on Tuesday. READ »

CEO: 'very difficult' for Volvo Cars to avoid loss

Business & Money: 19 Dec 12
The head of Volvo Cars warned in an interview on Tuesday that it would be "very difficult" for the company to avoid losing money this year and next. READ »

Swedish town stops plans to strip its ladies

Society: 17 Dec 12
A gleeful attempt to redesign the town shield to mark Landskrona's 600th anniversary has run into trouble over scantily clad renditions of Justice and Prudence, showing them boogeying in a state of undress. 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 »

Human rights advocates share 2012 Palme Prize

Politics: 14 Dec 12
Tunisian lawyer Radhia Nasraoui and Saudi human rights advocate Waleed Sami Abu al-Khair will share the 2012 Olof Palme memorial prize, organizers announced on Friday. 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 »

Swede to meet US penpal 36 years after first letter

Lifestyle: 11 Dec 12
Two women who have been exchanging hand-written letters between the United States and Sweden for more than three decades are set to meet in person for the first time, thanks in part to an innovative internet fundraising tool. 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 »

Sweden threatens 'all out war' if EU attacks snus

Business & Money: 10 Dec 12
Sweden's Trade Minister Ewa Björling said the EU faces "all out war" with Sweden if a new health directive on tobacco being hammered out at the European Commission threatens Swedish moist snuff "snus". READ »

Nobel etiquette breached for monolingual Mo Yan

Society: 10 Dec 12
Nobel organizers have made a special exception to stringent seating rules for Monday's gala banquet in Stockholm, allowing 2012 literature laureate Mo Yan and his wife sit together because they both only speak Chinese. READ »

Man charged for breaking Iran nuke sanctions

Science & Technology: 4 Dec 12
A man from southern Sweden has been charged for attempting to smuggle equipment to Iran which can be used to enrich uranium, in violation of EU sanctions. READ »

Irish ambassador: We're learning from the Swedes

Analysis & Opinion: 3 Dec 12
James Joseph Carroll, Ireland's ambassador to Sweden, talks to The Local about Ericsson, the West Bank, and how Swedish brainpower is helping turn around the Irish economy. READ »

Sluggish Swedish economy still beats growth forecasts

Business & Money: 29 Nov 12
The Swedish economy grew faster than analysts expected in the third quarter, increasing 0.7 percent year-on-year statistics published on Thursday showed. READ »

Swedes' most common English errors exposed

Society: 29 Nov 12
While Swedes boast some of the best English language skills in the world, they are not immune to making a fair number of mistakes. The Local examines where Swedes slip up in English, and why. READ »

Drivers 'blinded' by bus stop light therapy

Science & Technology: 28 Nov 12
After an energy company in northern Sweden fitted several bus stops with phototherapy lights to combat residents’ winter depression, complaints from 'blinded' bus drivers have led the firm to pull some plugs. READ »

Mad tourist rush to see Sweden's northern lights

Travel: 28 Nov 12
With northern lights viewing hitting its prime, tourists are flocking to Sweden's far north to catch a glimpse of night skies awash in dazzling blues, greens, and violets. READ »

Depressed Swedes get bus stop light therapy

Science & Technology: 27 Nov 12
An energy company in Umeå, northern Sweden, has installed phototherapy lights in the city’s bus stops to combat the short days, lack of sunlight, and residents’ depression. READ »

Swedish retirement made easier for Indians

Business & Money: 23 Nov 12
The Swedish government is set to simplify the pension system for the country's 8,000-strong Indian workforce, as the social security minister jets off to New Delhi in the latest bid to strengthen ties with the key Asian market. READ »

Swedish House Mafia in Stockholm farewell

Society: 23 Nov 12
Sweden’s hottest music export of the moment, Swedish House Mafia, kicked off their farewell set in Stockholm on Thursday night - their third last live shows before the band calls it quits. READ »

Wife of credit agency boss pockets millions

Business & Money: 23 Nov 12
Financial investigators are looking into a contract between Swedish Export Credit Corporation (Svensk exportkredit, SEK) and the wife of one of its top bosses. READ »

Sweden to lower growth forecast: Borg

Business & Money: 20 Nov 12
After Sweden's 2012 growth forecast was slammed for being "overly optimistic", Swedish Finance Minister Anders Borg announced on Tuesday that the figures would be revised. READ »

Young Swedes struggle with woeful job market

Society: 19 Nov 12
With Sweden's youth unemployment statistics consistently high and more young Swedes forced to seek greener pastures in Norway, AFP's Soren Billing looks into the Swedish model and how it's leaving young Swedes jobless. READ »

Swedish technology solves mummy mystery

Science & Technology: 17 Nov 12
A virtual post mortem has revealed that the Gebelein Man, a 5,500-year-old Egyptian mummy, was probably stabbed in the back with a sharp weapon. READ »

Third head rolls in Sweden Democrat crisis

National: 16 Nov 12
Sweden Democrat Christian Westling has stepped down from his political duties in the wake of the scandal surrounding a video featuring two party MPs in a drunken and racist tirade. READ »

The Swedish sex law that shook the world

Analysis & Opinion: 16 Nov 12
Sweden had long pimped the notion of criminalizing buyers of sexual services prior to 1999 legislation which was first laughed off, but has since become a hot political export, The Local's Christine Demsteader discovers. READ »

New clip puts 'self-defence' claims in doubt

National: 16 Nov 12
The three Sweden Democrats who armed themselves with iron pipes in "self-defence" following a scuffle found the incident funny rather than frightening, a previously unpublished video clip of the incident reveals. READ »

Swedish press: scandal shows 'true face' of Sweden Democrats

Analysis & Opinion: 15 Nov 12
Amid a still unfolding scandal for the Sweden Democrats, the opinion pages of Sweden's four main newspapers agree that the party has lost its painstakingly crafted non-racist front once and for all. READ »

Sweden 'self-sufficient' on marijuana: police

Society: 12 Nov 12
Reports of home-grown marijuana in Sweden have quadrupled in the last decade, according to police, who claim there is now enough domestically-grown weed to supply the needs of Sweden's pot-smokers. READ »

'Millennium' books keep making millions

Business & Money: 9 Nov 12
Revenues stemming from Stieg Larsson's Millennium trilogy of crime novels continue to pour in, bringing in nearly 100 million kronor ($14.8 million) in the last year. READ »

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