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Ikea affirms bid to ditch Swedish food brands

Society: 24 Jan 12
Swedish furniture giant Ikea said on Tuesday it has no plans to reverse a decision to stop selling a number of well-known Swedish food brands in its stores despite a barrage of complaints from angry customers. READ »

Ikea puts India expansion plans on ice

Society: 23 Jan 12
Swedish furniture retailer Ikea has put off plans to open stores in India due to local sourcing requirements despite a recent loosening of rules about foreign ownership of single brand retailers. READ »

Ikea assembles record profits for 2011

Business & Money: 20 Jan 12
Swedish furniture retailer Ikea announced record-breaking profits for 2011 on Friday with sales booming and market share increasing in nearly every country. READ »

Why should I study in Sweden?

Study in Sweden: 17 Jan 12
It is a big step to study abroad, and the options are almost limitless. So what makes Sweden stand out as a study destination? READ »

Ikea founder donates millions to 'hometown' Swedish university

Business & Money: 23 Dec 11
Ikea founder Ingvar Kamprad has donated nearly 1 billion kronor ($146 million) to launch a new foundation to support research at Linneaus University in Kamprad's native region of Småland in south central Sweden. READ »

The Swedish 'julbord': a beginner's guide

Lifestyle: 22 Dec 11
No Swedish-style Christmas is complete without a julbord buffet. Food blogger Maia Brindley Nilsson takes a look at what goes into making the perfect Swedish Christmas meal. READ »

Swede wanted in Ikea Russia fraud probe

Business & Money: 20 Dec 11
A 35-year-old Swedish executive who worked for Ikea in Russia is under investigation for fraud and bribery in connection with the Swedish retail giant's operations in Moscow. READ »

'It often feels like Christmas in Sweden is only about presents'

Analysis & Opinion: 19 Dec 11
Rampant holiday consumerism is hard to avoid, writes US-native and parent Rebecca Ahlfeldt, as she struggles to reconcile competing Swedish and American Christmas traditions in finding gifts for her children. READ »

Ikea founder mourns death of his wife

Business & Money: 13 Dec 11
Ikea founder Ingvar Kamprad's wife Margaretha Kamprad-Stennert has died at the age of 71 after a period of prolonged illness. READ »

Gang helping shoppers steal from Ikea

Business & Money: 6 Dec 11
A criminal gang is helping customers shoplift items from an Ikea store in northern Sweden by offering to carry items out the store's main entrance, allowing shoppers to bypass cashiers. READ »

Ikea boss sacked for 'pro-Nazi' Facebook posts

Business & Money: 24 Nov 11
The manager of an Ikea store in Germany, who had Facebook friends belonging to a neo-Nazi political party, has been dismissed for posting offensive opinions on the social networking site. READ »

Police probe boarding school 'nipple burning'

Education: 24 Nov 11
Prestigious Swedish boarding school Lundsberg, alma mater of Prince Carl Philip and many other high society members, has been reported to the police after a bullying scandal which involved the burning of a pupil's nipples. READ »

Suspects admit Ikea blasts: prosecutor

Business & Money: 18 Nov 11
Two Polish men, under suspicion for a series of explosions in several European Ikea outlets, have owned up to their involvement, Polish prosecutors said on Thursday. READ »

Student's nipples burned with electric fly swatter

National: 10 Nov 11
A bullying scandal has rocked prestigious Swedish boarding school Lundsberg, alma mater of Sweden's Prince Carl Philip and many others among the upper echelons of Swedish society. READ »

Ten Swedish brands everyone should know

Lifestyle: 8 Nov 11
While Ikea, H&M, and Ericsson are all well known Swedish brands, here's a list of ten more products and brands from the land of the midnight sun that any self-proclaimed Swedophile should also know. READ »

Ikea founder recovering after heart surgery

National: 22 Oct 11
Ikea founder Ingvar Kamprad is recovering in a Lausanne hospital after undergoing heart surgery in Switzerland. READ »

Ikea to drop famous Swedish food brands

Business & Money: 14 Oct 11
Swedish home furnishings giant Ikea plans to stop selling a number of well-known Swedish-branded foodstuffs in its stores around the world in a move toward stocking exclusively Ikea-branded food. READ »

Police detain Ikea blast suspects

National: 8 Oct 11
Two men have been arrested in Poland on suspicions of carrying out a series of bomb blasts against several European stores of Swedish furniture giant Ikea. 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 »

Migration Board offers fast track jobs migration

National: 30 Sep 11
The Swedish Migration Board is set to launch a new programme to cut processing times for immigrants seeking to come to the country on working visas, by allowing major companies to handle the process. READ »

Ikea blasts linked to extortion scheme

Business & Money: 21 Sep 11
Officials at Swedish retail giant Ikea have confirmed that the company is the target of an extortion attempt following a string of blasts and other incidents at Ikea outlets throughout Europe. READ »

Police officer forgets gun at Ikea toilet

Society: 19 Sep 11
An absent-minded police officer stopped for lunch at a branch of Ikea in Stockholm only to discover a couple of hours later that she had forgotten her gun in the toilet. READ »

Czech Ikea stores emptied by bomb scare

Society: 3 Sep 11
Police evacuated two Prague-based stores of Swedish furniture giant Ikea on Friday after defusing a booby-trapped device found near one of them, a spokeswoman said. READ »

Ikea used East German prison labour: report

Business & Money: 2 Sep 11
Swedish furniture giant Ikea used East German political prisoners in the 1970s and 1980s to help build sofas at a factory that sat adjacent to a prison, according to German media reports. READ »

Book re-ignites debate on Ikea founder's Nazi past

Analysis & Opinion: 1 Sep 11
Recent revelations that Ingvar Kamprad was more active in Swedish Nazi movements than previously thought have called into question the Ikea founder's claims that it was simply a “folly of youth”, the AFP's Nina Larsson explains. READ »

Ikea donates millions to UN refugee organ

Business & Money: 30 Aug 11
The Ikea Foundation has announced that it plans to donate $62 million over three years to the UNHCR, earmarked for families fleeing drought, famine and conflict in Somalia. READ »

Swedish TV duo quaff Hitler champagne in Kamprad tribute

Society: 25 Aug 11
Swedish TV comedy pair Filip Hammar and Fredrik Wikingsson cracked open a bottle of champagne once belonging to Adolf Hitler on Wednesday as a tribute to the renewed focus on Ikea founder Ingvar Kamprad's Nazi past. READ »

'Ikea founder was an active Nazi': report

Business & Money: 24 Aug 11
The Swedish security police tracked Ikea founder Ingvar Kamprad's membership in a Swedish Nazi movement in the 1940s, one of the revelations of the business leader's Nazi past revealed in a new book. READ »

Ikea lawyers review Chinese 'copycat' store

Business & Money: 2 Aug 11
Swedish furniture firm Ikea has instructed its lawyers to consider whether a newly opened store in southern China constitutes an infringement of its copyright. READ »

Ikea US staff declare union vote victory

Business & Money: 28 Jul 11
Staff at the Ikea-owned Swedwood factory in Danville voted on Wednesday with a large majority in favour of signing a collective bargaining agreement, ending a often bitter three year struggle. READ »

Swedish librarians find stolen atlas in New York

Society: 19 Jul 11
One of the books stolen from the Swedish National Library in the beginning of the 2000s has been discovered with a collector in New York. READ »

Top ten Swedish foods to remember

Lifestyle: 11 Jul 11
While Sweden is not exactly known around the world as a destination of culinary excellence, there are some juicy Nordic morsels that are sure to leave would-be exiles pining for a taste of home, food blogger Maia Brindley Nilsson discovers. READ »

The Lowdown on Swedish Midsummer

Lifestyle: 22 Jun 11
Midsummer is approaching - but what are we celebrating and why do Swedes celebrate the way they do? The Local explains. READ »

Tax agency rejects 'His Majesty' name change request

Society: 20 Jun 11
A Swedish man's bid to have 'His Majesty' officially added to his name has been rejected because it could lead to "misunderstandings". READ »

Ikea gave 4-year-old girl to wrong parents

National: 20 Jun 11
A 4-year-old girl was handed over to the wrong parents from the play area of an Ikea store in Uppsala in eastern Sweden on Sunday. READ »

Ikea beefs up store security following blasts

Business & Money: 17 Jun 11
Swedish home furnishings giant Ikea plans to boost security measures at all of its European outlets following recent explosions at several stores across the continent. READ »

German police probe Ikea blast links

National: 13 Jun 11
Investigators in Germany are exploring possible connections between a blast at an Ikea store in Dresden and explosions at other outlets of the Swedish furniture chain elsewhere in Europe. READ »

The lowdown on Sweden's National Day

Lifestyle: 5 Jun 11
June 6th is Sweden's National Day - but what is being celebrated, and how? The Local explains the essentials. READ »

Ikea stores hit in bomb attacks

Business & Money: 31 May 11
Three Ikea stores in the Netherlands, Belgium and France were evacuated on Monday following explosions, with police suspecting a connection between the bomb attacks. READ »

Fika Bar: helping Londoners satisfy their Swedish cravings

Lifestyle: 24 May 11
Stuck in London, but looking for a taste of Sweden? Contributor Keith Moore suggests a cozy Brick Lane eatery serving up a host of very-Swedish treats that has much of the British capital dreaming of reindeer and lingonberries. READ »

Kamprad pledges Ikea 'transparency'

Business & Money: 18 May 11
Ingvar Kamprad, the founder of Swedish furnishings giant Ikea, has promised more transparency over the firm's business affairs, saying that it has nothing to hide after a slew of allegations in recent years. READ »

Top Italian official blasts Ikea over gay advert

Society: 24 Apr 11
The Italian Secretary of State for family policy said on Saturday that an Ikea advertisement showing two gay men holding hands was “in bad taste”. Opposition parties and rights groups were angered. READ »

Sweden to evacuate citizens from Japan

National: 18 Mar 11
The Swedish foreign ministry has offered to fly Swedes and other Scandinavians wishing to leave quake-hit Japan out of the country via Bangkok to escape from the escalating nuclear crisis. READ »

Ikea to expand China mall development plans

Business & Money: 17 Mar 11
Swedish furniture retailer Ikea plans to boost its presence in China beyond already planned shopping malls in three major Chinese cities, according to the company's shopping centre development arm. READ »

Swedish firms help staff leave Tokyo

Business & Money: 16 Mar 11
Ikea and H&M are among a slew of Nordic firms who on Wednesday offered to help their Japanese employees to leave Tokyo and relocate further south due to growing fears of radiation from an earthquake hit nuclear plant. READ »

Ten Swedes make Forbes billionaires list

Business & Money: 10 Mar 11
Ten Swedes have made it onto the Forbes billionaires list for 2011, with H&M owner Stefan Persson placing highest among the Swedes considered to be the world's wealthiest. READ »

Condemn the Swedish model, not Kamprad

Analysis & Opinion: 2 Feb 11
Rather than denounce Ikea founder Ingvar Kamprad, people should instead take aim at the Swedish system that forced him to move the company’s fortunes abroad, argues business school professor Hans Sjögren. READ »

'Your home is too important to let it look like a rat hole'

Lifestyle: 28 Jan 11
The Local catches up with Simon Davies of the English-Swedish design duo Simon & Tomas to hear more about their upcoming American television show, and whether US homes are any uglier than homes in Sweden. READ »

Ikea founder admits to secret foundation

Business & Money: 26 Jan 11
Ikea founder Ingvar Kamprad, considered one of the wealthiest people in the world, has acknowledged the existence of a secret foundation worth 100 billion kronor ($15.34 billion). READ »

Ikea designed to make clients buy more: study

Society: 23 Jan 11
Ikea stores are designed as mazes so that customers end up buying more, a UK professor has determined. READ »

Swede Lidström named NHL all-star captain

Sport: 19 Jan 11
Swedish blueliner Nicklas Lidstrom was selected as an NHL all-star captain for the 2011 game, responsible for picking his team out of a pool of elite players. READ »

Derailment cuts off trains to northern Sweden

National: 18 Jan 11
Train service on Sweden's northern main line will be interrupted for several days after a derailment in Jämtland on Monday evening. READ »

Ikea reports profit boost for 2010

Business & Money: 14 Jan 11
Swedish furniture retailing giant Ikea reported a substantial leap in net profits in 2010 on Friday, due in part to significant sales gains in China, Russia and Portugal. READ »

Stockholm bomber trained in Iraq: official

National: 7 Jan 11
Three months before the bomb blasts in Stockholm last month, the suicide bomber trained in Mosul in Iraq and learned how to make bombs, the director of the fight against terrorism in Iraq said on Friday. READ »

Dissecting the delights of the Swedish Christmas smorgasbord

Lifestyle: 20 Dec 10
Does anybody actually eat pig's feet? Why do Swedes think of porridge as a delicious holiday treat? Contributor Clara Guibourg reveals the essential components of a seasonal Swedish smorgasbord. READ »

Stockholm runners spark rat poison panic

Society: 16 Dec 10
A mysterious pink powder thought to be rat poison deployed by a "drinking club with a running problem" inadvertently caused panic among dog walkers in Stockholm's Södermalm district this week. READ »

Sweden's Ikea to double Chinese stores by 2015

Business & Money: 16 Dec 10
Swedish furniture giant Ikea announced plans to more than double the number of stores it has in mainland China in the next five years, state media reported on Thursday. READ »

Sweden bomber fulfilled al-Qaeda threat: will

National: 13 Dec 10
The man suspected of carrying out Saturday's bomb attacks in Stockholm claimed in a purported will that he was fulfilling a threat by al-Qaeda in Iraq to attack Sweden, a terror monitoring group said on Monday. READ »

Ikea owner 'distressed' over Russian expansion

Business & Money: 11 Dec 10
Iconic Swedish furniture giant Ikea's founder, Ingvar Kamprad, is "distressed" by the company's troubled expansion into Russia after a review of its operations in Russia revealed major shortcomings. READ »

The Lowdown: Swedish Advent

Lifestyle: 1 Dec 10
If the darkness of winter's already starting to get you down, the light and merriment –not to mention the calories and alcohol – of a Swedish Advent should help pick you up. READ »

Ikea assembles record-breaking profits

Business & Money: 1 Oct 10
Swedish furniture giant Ikea finished off the most recent fiscal year with record-setting profits, according to media reports. READ »

Ikea to expand in Asia as sales keep growing

Business & Money: 20 Sep 10
Swedish furniture giant Ikea is looking to expand further in Asia in the coming years, according to CEO Mikael Ohlsson, who added that the company’s sales continue to climb. 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 »

Founders give H&M workers 1 billion kronor

Society: 7 Sep 10
The well-heeled founding family of Swedish fashion giant Hennes & Mauritz (H&M) has donated 4 million shares in the company to fund a new employee incentive programme. READ »

Ikea to sell second-hand furniture online

Business & Money: 30 Aug 10
Retailing giant Ikea will launch a section to sell used Ikea products with Swedish online classified ad site Blocket. READ »

Clas Ohlson to open up to 200 stores in UK

Business & Money: 30 Aug 10
Swedish hardware chain Clas Ohlson is planning to launch an aggressive expansion campaign across the UK of up to 200 stores. READ »

Ambassador gracious in Spanish defeat

Sport: 8 Jul 10
"We're disappointed, but such is life," Germany's Ambassador to Sweden, Joachim Rucker, said after watching his team exit the World Cup at the Goethe-Institut in Stockholm with his countrymen - and a sole exalted Spanish family. READ »

The Royal Wedding: Live Blog

National: 19 Jun 10
Today's the day that Crown Princess Victoria will get her man of the people. We'll be following the whole thing live - with reporters around Stockholm providing the latest news, reactions and (hopefully) informed speculation from the Royal Wedding. READ »

Ikea in US recall after baby strangles

Business & Money: 11 Jun 10
Swedish furniture giant Ikea has recalled 3.4 million blinds sold in the United States and Canada after a 18-month-old baby nearly died after being strangled by a cord, the company said on Friday. READ »

Hysteria as 'Hornet's Nest' hits US shelves

Society: 24 May 10
The US is in the grip of Stieg Larsson fever as the third instalment of the Swedish author's Millennium trilogy, The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest, prepares to go on wide release in book stores across the nation on Tuesday. READ »

NBA's Jerebko returns to Sweden

Sport: 19 May 10
Following his first season in the NBA, Jonas Jerebko has returned to Sweden to a warm reception from both the media and fans. READ »

May in Sweden: A nation back in bloom

Lifestyle: 30 Apr 10
The Year in Sweden - May: Journalist Kim Loughran sketches a month by month account of the country he has called home ever since his accidental migration in 1966. READ »

Swedish food gets Naked Chef's approval

Lifestyle: 29 Apr 10
Swedes might have traditionally viewed food as mere fuel, but over the past few years the country has experienced a culinary awakening, converting Jamie Oliver in the process, reports Vivian Tse. READ »

Swedish lifers are living as monks

Lifestyle: 26 Apr 10
At Skänninge prison, twelve lifers and long-termers are being given the chance to live in a monastic community. They are the result of a unique Jesuit experiment. Lysanne Sizoo spent a day with the Brothers. READ »

Retail union announces Easter strike

Business & Money: 22 Mar 10
The Swedish Commercial Employees' Union has served notice of strike action from April 1st, covering 5,000 employees and affecting retail chains such as Ica, H&M, Ikea, Åhléns and Hemköp. READ »

Springtime skiing - just a bus ride from Stockholm

Travel: 19 Mar 10
If watching the Olympics gave you an itch to hit the slopes, consider Romme Alpin, a bus ride from Stockholm, says Davrell Roberts Tien. READ »

Ikea and Google top student career wish list

Business & Money: 18 Mar 10
Swedish students have named Google, Ikea and the foreign ministry as their dream places of work, according to a new survey. READ »

Ikea offers repose in Paris metro marketing campaign

Business & Money: 17 Mar 10
Swedish furniture chain Ikea has adopted an unorthodox method to get its products into the mind's eye of discerning Parisians - by lining metro station platforms with living room furniture. READ »

Two Swedes named on world rich list

Business & Money: 11 Mar 10
Two Swedes have been named among the richest people in the world, according to the latest Forbes ranking which places Mexican telecom magnate Carlos Slim at the top of the pile. READ »

'Sweden is a tax paradise': Ikea adviser

Business & Money: 1 Mar 10
A leading figure behind both Ikea and Tetra Pak's decisions to move their headquarter beyond Sweden's borders has said Sweden is making major strides on the road to becoming a more business-friendly nation. READ »

Murder in the laundry room

Analysis & Opinion: 24 Feb 10
Hideous underwear, tales of dead cats, speakers of ancient Aramaic, and anonymous threats: Paddy Kelly has been to the laundry room and lived to tell the tale. READ »

Ikea forecasts 'flat' profits for 2010

Business & Money: 22 Feb 10
In a rare comment on Swedish furniture giant Ikea's financials Monday, the firm's CEO reported flat profits for 2009 with more of the same forecast for 2010. READ »

Ikea founder 'cried like a baby' over Russian bribery scandal

Business & Money: 19 Feb 10
Ikea's founder Ingvar Kamprad on Friday expressed "distress" over a bribery affair which has led to the firing of the Swedish furniture giant's two top managers of its Russian division. READ »

Ikea hit by strikes in France

National: 14 Feb 10
A total of 16 Ikea stores in France have been hit by strikes, with one store forced to close, says the Swedish retailer. READ »

Two year wait for Stockholm flat: report

National: 8 Feb 10
The wait for a rental apartment in Stockholm averages 104 weeks, rising to as much as 20 years for attractive areas. In many comparable EU cities apartments can be found immediately, a new survey shows. READ »

January in Sweden: Week one, thirteenth day, thinking time

Lifestyle: 5 Jan 10
The Year in Sweden - January: Journalist Kim Loughran sketches a month by month account of the country he has called home ever since his accidental migration in 1966. READ »

Ikea announces global baby chair recall

Business & Money: 22 Dec 09
Safety concerns have prompted flatpack furniture giant Ikea to announce a global recalled of 5,474 high chairs. READ »

Hide-and-seek flash mob invades Swedish Ikea branch

National: 21 Dec 09
Some 150 kids infiltrated Ikea in Karlstad in western Sweden on Friday to play hide-and-seek following a call to arms on Facebook. READ »

Ikea sees profits fall in Sweden

Business & Money: 14 Dec 09
While customers continue to stream into Sweden’s Ikea stores, the weak krona has taken a bite out of the Swedish operations of the home furnishing giant. READ »

Ikea company unveils rapid China expansion

Business & Money: 28 Nov 09
Inter Ikea Centre Group, (IICG) a sister company of the Swedish furniture retailer, has announced plans to build two new shopping centres in China, an investment worth $1,2 billion. READ »

Ikea profits since 2000: 200 billion kronor

Business & Money: 23 Nov 09
Swedish home furnishings giant Ikea has raked in more than 200 billion kronor ($29 billion) in profits since the turn of the century, according to a new report. READ »

Ikea founders mull sale of Habitat furniture chain

Business & Money: 19 Oct 09
The family of Ingvar Kamprad, the Swedish billionaire founder of the Ikea discount furniture chain, is thinking about ditching the high-end Habitat furniture and design chain. READ »

Demand slump fails to dent Ikea's earnings

Business & Money: 17 Sep 09
Swedish furniture maker Ikea took in a record €21.5 billion ($30.1 billion) in earnings so far this year, the company said on Thursday, despite weaker demand. READ »

Billy bookshelf does battle with Big Mac Index

Business & Money: 10 Sep 09
Ikea’s iconic Billy bookshelf may be on its way to ousting McDonald’s Big Mac as a gauge for comparing price levels across different countries. READ »

Ikea wins naming battle with used furniture site

Business & Money: 9 Sep 09
Flatpack furniture giant Ikea has won its legal naming battle with iloveikea.se. The Swedish website, which sells second-hand Ikea goods at knockdown prices, has been forced to shelve its plans to keep the domain name. READ »

'Brand Sweden' goes local

Analysis & Opinion: 24 Aug 09
Nation-branding, though controversial in some quarters, is becoming ever more important and can be of great value to towns and regions wishing to reach out to the wider world, writes Joakim Norén of the Swedish Institute. READ »

Baby helps fill in white spaces on map

Analysis & Opinion: 5 Aug 09
Having a baby has been a real eye-opener for Joel Sherwood, who continues his Pop Culture series with a curious look at the hidden crannies he never knew existed. READ »

Ikea founder calls for more job cuts

Business & Money: 7 Jul 09
Swedish furniture retailing giant Ikea needs to shed more employees, company founder Ingvar Kamprad said in an interview published on Monday. READ »

Around Sweden in 56 and a half days

Travel: 29 Jun 09
Desperately seeking Sweden: Christine Demsteader ponders a few literary journeys as she prepares for an epic trip around the country she has come to call home. She invites The Local’s readers to join her en route. READ »

Unprecedented job cuts at Ikea due to crisis

Business & Money: 24 Jun 09
Swedish discount furniture retailer Ikea has been forced to slash 5,000 jobs globally due to the economic crisis, but still expects a new sales record, the CEO said on Tuesday. READ »


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