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Nordea closes out 2011 by beating forecasts

Business & Money: 24 Jan 12
Swedish bank Nordea reported better-than-expected profits for the final quarter of 2011, although profits for the entire year were down by 1 percent. READ »

Swedish apartment prices suffer steep drop

Business & Money: 17 Jan 12
Apartment prices in Sweden plummeted 11 percent in December, ending a year marked by flat or declining real estate prices across the country, according to new statistics. READ »

Ingves: Interest rates stable all year

Business & Money: 2 Jan 12
The head of Sweden's central bank has said he expects Sweden's interest rates to remain at their current low level in 2012, but warned banks that they must be more open about how much they earn from lending to customers. READ »

Swedes' disdain for the euro hits new heights

Analysis & Opinion: 27 Dec 11
The debt crisis plaguing the eurozone has left Swedes loving their cherished krona more than ever, a sentiment shared by non-euro country Denmark as well, as both struggle to keep the euro's woes from hurting their own economies. READ »

Swedish realtors predict drop in house prices

Business & Money: 8 Dec 11
Fresh figures from the Association of Swedish Real Estate Agents show that 54 percent believe that houses prices will fall in the near future. READ »

Sweden acts to curb corporate tax-avoidance

Business & Money: 14 Nov 11
Finance minister Anders Borg announced plans on Monday to close loopholes in the Swedish tax code following criticism that healthcare companies are using complicated schemes to avoid paying taxes in Sweden. READ »

Reinfeldt: Greek vote 'signals major problems'

Politics: 1 Nov 11
The Greek government's decision to call a referendum on the eurozone settlement to write down the country's debt, raises uncertainty over the Greek economy, according to Swedish PM Fredrik Reinfeldt. READ »

Nordea earnings hit by euro debt crisis

Business & Money: 19 Oct 11
Nordic bank Nordea revealed a €300 million ($414 million) drop in third quarter profits on Wednesday amid turbulence related to the eurozone debt crisis. READ »

Swedish housing prices head south

Business & Money: 14 Sep 11
The last three months show a distinct slowdown on the Swedish housing market, according to Sweden’s real estate statistics website Mäklarstatistik. READ »

Riksbank leaves repo rate unchanged

Business & Money: 7 Sep 11
Sweden's Riksbank announced on Wednesday that they have decided to hold the country's main interest rate unchanged at 2 percent and to postpone future increases. READ »

Stock market continues downward slide

Business & Money: 19 Aug 11
The Stockholm stock market continued to fall on Friday, with the OMXS-index dropping nearly 4 percent within 30 minutes of opening and finishing the week down nearly 11 percent - and the lowest level since autumn 2009. READ »

Swedish realtors fear falling property prices

National: 12 Aug 11
The continuing financial uncertainty looks set to have a bearing on what is traditionally one of the busiest weekends of the year for real estate agents in Sweden. READ »

Riksbank interest rate hikes 'in doubt': experts

Business & Money: 9 Aug 11
Swedish experts have expressed scepticism that the Riksbank will raise base interest rates when it meets to discuss monetary policy on September 6th, after a renewed day of stock market turbulence in Stockholm. READ »

Stockholm stock market in shaky opening

Business & Money: 8 Aug 11
As expected the Stockholm stock exchange opened sharply down on Monday although after an hour's trading had rebounded into positive territory as the market battled to digest the weekend's global finance developments. READ »

Stockholm stock market recovers lost ground

Business & Money: 5 Aug 11
The Stockholm stock exchange dropped by 4 percent at the opening of trading on Friday morning, but had recouped the losses by the afternoon amid mounting fears about the the global economy. READ »

Sweden has housing bubble: politician

National: 24 Jul 11
Falling housing prices in Sweden, coupled with a shrinking turnover on the housing market and rising interest rates are increasing the risk of a possible housing bubble, according to an opinion piece in Swedish media by a leading Social Democrat. READ »

Swedish apartment prices continue to fall

Business & Money: 14 Jul 11
Apartment prices in Sweden have fallen for the third month running, new statistics for June show, while realtors are reluctant to call the drop a lasting trend. READ »

Swedish house prices 'dangerously high': report

Business & Money: 11 Jul 11
Sweden has one of the most overvalued housing markets in the world, according to a new report, while new figures indicate that the long climb in prices may be grinding to a halt and that a majority of Swedes expect price falls. READ »

National Debt Office approves Saab deal

Business & Money: 5 Jul 11
The Swedish National Debt Office announced its decision to approve Saab's request to sell a large part of their shares on Tuesday. READ »

Sweden’s Riksbank raises interest rates

Business & Money: 5 Jul 11
The Swedish central bank, Riksbanken, has decided to raise the repo rate by 0.25 percentage points to 2.0 per cent, the bank announced on Tuesday. READ »

H&M profits down amid 'challenging' conditions

Business & Money: 22 Jun 11
Swedish fashion retailing giant H&M reported an 18 percent dip in net profits on Wednesday, citing decreased consumer spending and higher supply costs. READ »

IMF warns of Swedish house price decline

Business & Money: 1 Jun 11
Sweden's housing market shows signs of a bubble and is on the verge of a sustained price decline, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has warned in a new report. READ »

Sweden's Riksbank raises interest rates

Business & Money: 20 Apr 11
Sweden's Riksbank on Wednesday announced that it has raised the base repo rate by 0.25 percent to 1.75 percent, while maintaining its rate forecasts for 2011 and 2012. READ »

Labour market divides Swedish budget debate

Politics: 13 Apr 11
Sweden's finance minister Anders Borg emphasised falling unemployment figures in the budget debate in the Riksdag on Wednesday, while the Social Democrats argued that Sweden was suffering from "mass unemployment". READ »

Riksbank rejects Swedish housing bubble fears

Business & Money: 5 Apr 11
Sweden's central bank does not believe the country is in the midst of a housing bubble, saying in a report published Tuesday that rapidly rising housing prices are due to natural developments in the market. READ »

Swedish housing 'bubble' about to burst: agency

Business & Money: 23 Feb 11
Sweden's National Housing Credit Guarantee Board has warned that spiralling household mortgage debt will dramatically impact house prices in the near future. READ »

Boost for Swedes' charitable giving in 2010

Business & Money: 21 Feb 11
Charitable giving in Sweden in 2010 may reach record levels, according to preliminary statistics, approaching levels not seen since the year following the tsunami catastrophe in southeast Asia. READ »

Sweden's central bank hikes interest rate

Business & Money: 15 Feb 11
Sweden's central bank, the Riksbank, has hiked its interest rate by 0.25 percentage points to 1.5 percent and at the same time increased its forecast for future interest rates. READ »

Sweden's Riksbank set to raise interest rates

Business & Money: 15 Feb 11
Sweden's Riksbank is expected to hike base interest rates on Tuesday, with more rate increases expected for the coming months, leading to significantly higher mortgage bills for Swedish families. READ »

Britain lauds Sweden's 'tiger economy'

Business & Money: 11 Feb 11
Sweden's economy came in for high praise on Friday when UK Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne revealed that he was keen to examine and learn from how the country has dealt with crises and handled its finances over the last 20 years. READ »

Swedish CEO salaries 'unacceptable': union

Business & Money: 7 Feb 11
The CEOs of Sweden's 50 largest companies earn on average 40 times more than an industrial worker, a finding that a union organisation head believes is "totally unacceptable" and requires a "popular uprising" to remedy. READ »

Nordea tops estimates with soaring profit

Business & Money: 2 Feb 11
Nordic bank Nordea recorded a 15 percent hike in net profit for 2010 and a 72 percent jump in the fourth quarter, boosted by Sweden's strong economic recovery. READ »

Sweden's mortgage cap keeps out new buyers

Business & Money: 28 Jan 11
Home lending in Sweden has cooled following the introduction of a new mortgage cap, a majority of real estate agents believe, but has also resulted in the virtual disappearance of first-time home buyers. READ »

Stockholm tops Swedish student debt league

Business & Money: 24 Jan 11
Residents of Stockholm continue to carry the highest levels of student debt in the country, according to new figures from Sweden’s student lending agency, CSN. READ »

'No housing bubble in Sweden': central bank

Business & Money: 20 Jan 11
Sweden's central bank does not see a housing bubble or bubble-like behaviour in the housing market, according to a high-ranking official at the institution. READ »

Sweden 'strong like Pippi Longstocking': OECD

Business & Money: 20 Jan 11
The head of the OECD compared the strength of the Swedish economy to that of the popular Astrid Lindgren's character during a conference in Stockholm on Thursday. READ »

'Financial crisis over in Sweden': Nordea

Business & Money: 19 Jan 11
The financial crisis is over in Sweden, Nordic financial services group Nordea declared in a report on Wednesday. READ »

Is Sweden's economic future paved with gold?

Analysis & Opinion: 19 Jan 11
The Swedish economy hasn't yet been dragged down by eurozone debt problems, and while growth is strong and exports are up, Sweden might still face a few economic bumps on the road ahead, the AFPs Marc Preel reports. READ »

Swedish flat prices more than double since 2000

Business & Money: 18 Jan 11
While Swedish apartment prices have risen by more than 150 percent in the last 10 years, housing prices dipped overall in December, according to new statistics. READ »

'No Swedish loans to Spain': minister Borg

Business & Money: 18 Jan 11
The probability of Sweden assisting Spain and Portugal with loans when Euro countries decide on support is low, according to Finance Minister Anders Borg on Monday. READ »

Housing costs cause Swedish inflation spike

Business & Money: 13 Jan 11
A substantial increase in housing costs and higher prices for electricity and food raised Sweden's inflation rate to the unexpectedly high level of 2.3 percent in December, exceeding the central bank's target. READ »

Middle-aged Swedes take more mortgage rate risks

Business & Money: 13 Jan 11
Middle-aged Swedes take more interest rate risks than both their younger and older counterparts, a new study conducted by state-owned mortgage lender SBAB revealed on Thursday. READ »

Fewer Swedes believe in rising home prices: SEB

Business & Money: 12 Jan 11
The proportion of Swedish households that believe that housing prices will continue to rise has decreased, according to Swedish bank SEB's latest housing price indicators. READ »

'Lower mortgage interest tax break': Liberal Party

Business & Money: 5 Jan 11
Reducing Sweden's mortgage interest tax break would help protect against unwanted bubbles in the housing market, a prominent Liberal Party politician has argued. READ »

Swedish household loan growth continues to slow

Business & Money: 28 Dec 10
Growth in lending to Swedish households by banks and mortgage institutions continued to slow last month, Sweden's statistics agency revealed on Tuesday. READ »

Swedish GDP growth nears record high: report

Business & Money: 21 Dec 10
Sweden's GDP growth is currently at levels that have been outpaced only four other times since World War Two, according to a finance ministry agency on Tuesday. READ »

Swedish households wealthier than ever

Business & Money: 20 Dec 10
The net worth of Swedish households grew by 244 billion kronor ($35.58 billion) to 7.26 trillion kronor in the third quarter, the measure's highest nominal level ever, according to a new SEB study. READ »

Swedish inflation accelerates in November

Business & Money: 9 Dec 10
Sweden's consumer price index (CPI) continued its climb in November, fuelled by ever-increasing housing and electricity prices, Sweden's statistics agency announced on Thursday. READ »

Swedes' borrowing increases at record pace

Business & Money: 15 Nov 10
Swedish households increased their bank loans by 53 billion kronor ($7.72 billion) in the third quarter, the highest increase ever recorded for July to September, Statistics Sweden (SCB) reported on Monday. READ »

Riksbank head warns of soaring household debt

Business & Money: 11 Nov 10
The head of Sweden's central bank has warned against expanding household debt, pointing out that it plays a significant role in the bank's decisions to raise interest rates. READ »

Billions more needed to rid housing shortage

National: 27 Oct 10
A national government agency has estimated that another 19 billion kronor ($2.81 billion) are needed to "build away" Sweden's housing shortage every year. READ »

Sweden raises interest rate by 0.25 percent

Business & Money: 26 Oct 10
Sweden’s Riksbank raised the country’s benchmark repo rate by 0.25 percent on Tuesday, bringing the interest rate up to 1.0 percent. READ »

Swedbank leaps on strong interim report

Business & Money: 21 Oct 10
Sweden's Swedbank stock jumped on Thursday after the firm posted stronger-than-expected third quarter operating profit, lower credit losses and a profit in the Baltics for the first time since late 2008. READ »

Sweden amends growth forecast

Business & Money: 12 Oct 10
The Swedish government has forecast higher economic growth in 2010, but projects growth to slow more than expected in 2011 according to the financial outlook included in the budget proposition made public on Tuesday. READ »

Sweden's GDP continues growth in second quarter

Business & Money: 22 Sep 10
Sweden's GDP continued its strong development in many areas in the second quarter, rising 4.6 percent in seasonally adjusted figures compared to the same quarter last year, Statistics Sweden reported on Wednesday. READ »

Swedish inflation drops slightly in August

Business & Money: 9 Sep 10
Consumer prices remained unchanged between July and August, according to Statistics Sweden with the annual inflation rate dropping to 0.9 percent, down from 1.1 percent in July. READ »

Borg: Strong economic recovery continues

Business & Money: 8 Sep 10
Sweden appears to be making a spectacular recovery from the deep recession its export-reliant economy experienced during the global financial crisis. READ »

Swedes expect higher house prices: report

Business & Money: 6 Sep 10
Around half of Swedish households expect house prices to continue to rise with only a fifth expecting a fall, according to a new survey published on Monday. READ »

Riksbank raises base rate to 0.75 percent

Business & Money: 2 Sep 10
Sweden's Riksbank has raised the repo rate by 0.25 percentage points to 0.75 percent, a decision which was widely forecast. READ »

Sweden's economy in good shape: report

Business & Money: 31 Aug 10
Exports, domestic demand and strong public finances all indicate that Sweden's economy is in good shape, the country's financial management authority and several major banks said on Tuesday. READ »

House price climb cools off in July

Business & Money: 16 Aug 10
The increase in Swedish housing prices has eased with prices in greater Stockholm falling by 4 percent over the past month, according to a new report which attributes the impact of the pending general election. READ »

Swedish inflation rises to 1.1 percent in July

Business & Money: 12 Aug 10
Inflation climbed slightly to 1.1 percent in Sweden in July, up from 0.9 percent in June, new figures showed on Thursday. READ »

Rate rises to hit homeowners

Business & Money: 11 Aug 10
Many Swedes with short-term fixed-rate mortgages will face higher bills from now on, after state-owned mortgage lender SBAB and Nordic bank Nordea both raised rates. READ »

Sweden reports 3.7% GDP growth in Q2

Business & Money: 30 Jul 10
Sweden's gross domestic product (GDP) grew by 3.7 percent in the second quarter compared with the same period last year, Statistics Sweden (Statistiska centralbyrån, SCB) reported on Friday. READ »

Swedes more positive about economy: study

National: 29 Jul 10
Consumer confidence in the economy among Swedes is considerably more positive than normal, the National Institute of Economic Research (Konjunkturinstitutet) wrote in its latest monthly barometer. READ »

Bankruptcies fall in first half of 2010

Business & Money: 6 Jul 10
Bankruptcies in Sweden declined by 14 percent in the first half of this year compared to the corresponding period of last year, according to a new report on Tuesday. READ »

Riksbank raises repo rate to 0.5 percent

Business & Money: 1 Jul 10
Sweden's central bank, the Riksbank, has raised its key interest rate by 0.25 percentage points to 0.5 percent on Thursday, matching most analyst estimates. READ »

Stricter requirements for SMS loans

Business & Money: 10 Jun 10
Sweden's government has proposed placing tighter requirements on SMS-loan companies to carry out credit checks. READ »

Small rise in inflation in May

Business & Money: 10 Jun 10
Consumer prices in Sweden rose by 0.2 percent in May, according to new figures from Statistics Sweden. Inflation was 1.2 percent, compared with 1 percent in April. READ »

IMF praises Sweden for handling of crisis

Business & Money: 7 Jun 10
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has praised both Sweden's central bank, the Riksbank, and the Swedish government for their handling of the economic crisis. READ »

Swedes struggle with unforeseen expenses

Business & Money: 26 May 10
Nearly one in four households, or 22 percent, would have difficulty dealing with an unforeseen cost of 5,000 kronor, according to a study by Länsförsäkringar. READ »

Sweden faces mortgage debt hangover: report

Business & Money: 26 May 10
Swedish household borrowing continues to increase at one of the world's highest rates and economists at the state Housing Credit Guarantee Board have raised concerns over the risks for individuals, house prices, and the Swedish economy. READ »

Swedish unemployment rises in April

Business & Money: 25 May 10
Unemployment in Sweden climbed in April to 9.8 percent of the workforce with 483,000 registered job-seekers, exceeding expectations and up 80,000 on the corresponding month of 2009, a new report shows. READ »

Apartment prices fall in Stockholm

Business & Money: 17 May 10
Prices for apartments in Stockholm fell in April, with market commentators claiming that this could indicate a broader fall in the hitherto booming housing market across Sweden. READ »

Parties hold firm on euro despite Greek crisis

Analysis & Opinion: 12 May 10
The Local's Peter Vinthagen Simpson and Vivian Tse review party policy as Sweden's backing of a eurozone bailout brings the issue of Sweden's membership of the euro back into focus. READ »

Reinfeldt warns of opposition tax hikes

Politics: 4 May 10
Sweden's Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt claims that the shadow budget presented by the left-green coalition on Monday hikes taxes for three million people and is devastating for Swedish business. READ »

Ingves gives support to rate hold

Business & Money: 3 May 10
The governor of Sweden's central bank, the Riksbank, Stefan Ingves, has endorsed the decision to leave the bank's repo rate unchanged last month after missing last month's monetary policy meeting. READ »

Riksbank votes no to base rate hike

Business & Money: 20 Apr 10
The Swedish Riksbank has decided to leave base interest rates unchanged at 0.25 percent, it was announced on Tuesday. READ »

Winter chill causes home heating headache

Business & Money: 19 Apr 10
The cold winter in Sweden has left every fifth household struggling to pay their electricity bills, according to a new survey. READ »

Apartment prices hit record high

Business & Money: 16 Apr 10
Apartment prices in the greater Stockholm and greater Gothenburg areas hit record highs in the first quarter, according to a new report. READ »

Sweden offers cut price fighters to Romania

National: 16 Apr 10
Sweden has offered Romania 24 new Gripen fighter aircraft at a price to match that demanded by the United States for second-hand F-16s, officials confirmed on Wednesday. READ »

The Local's guide to moving in Sweden

Lifestyle: 13 Apr 10
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Swedes show confidence in housing market

Business & Money: 12 Apr 10
Half of Sweden's households expect house prices to increase over the coming year, with fewer forecasting falls, a new survey shows. READ »

Riksbank chief calls for new financial framework

Business & Money: 4 Mar 10
Stefan Ingves, the head of the Swedish Riksbank, has called on parliament to look over the existing financial regulatory framework - and do so expediently. He indicated also that base rate rises will come in the autumn. READ »

Economists reject 'housing bubble' report

Business & Money: 26 Feb 10
Economists from state-owned mortgage lender SBAB have rejected as unfounded warnings from the National Housing Credit Guarantee Board that Sweden stands on the precipice of a house price crash. READ »

State warns of housing boom and bust

National: 23 Feb 10
The National Housing Credit Guarantee Board has warned that Sweden stands on the precipice of a house price crash. When the bust arrives prices can be expected to fall by 20 percent, according to a new report. READ »

Sky darkens over Spyker-Saab funding

Business & Money: 2 Feb 10
Spyker CEO Victor Muller is missing a third of the funds required to complete the purchase of Saab from GM as questions mount over the secret financiers rumoured to be backing the deal. READ »

Sharp interest rate rises in late 2010: report

Business & Money: 22 Jan 10
Homeowners will have less spending power by the end of the year according to a new report from state-owned mortgage lender SBAB, which predicts the Riksbank will begin a sharp interest rate increase in the autumn. READ »

Price freeze to follow 2009 property bonanza

Business & Money: 14 Jan 10
Analysts expect a slowdown in the Swedish residential property market in 2010 following a year in which apartment prices rose by 20 percent amid record low interest rates. READ »

Post-Christmas sales give much needed boost

National: 27 Dec 09
The post-Christmas shopping frenzy is in full swing, giving the Swedish economy a much needed boost. Consumer spending is also up compared to the same period last year. READ »

Swedish generosity on the rise

National: 21 Dec 09
Swedes have become all the more generous despite – or perhaps because of – the economic crisis. The total amount donated to charity in 2009 will be around 5.2 billion kronor ($715 million). READ »

Swedish economy over the worst: report

Business & Money: 18 Dec 09
Sweden's economy is showing strong signs of recovery with tax cuts and low interest rates helping to bring the country out of a protracted slump, according to a new report from the National Institute of Economic Research. READ »

Riksbank leaves interest rates unchanged

Business & Money: 16 Dec 09
The Riksbank decided on Tuesday to leave the leave Sweden’s benchmark interest rate unchanged at 0.25 percent, but indicated that rate hikes were likely later in 2010. READ »

Rate fears put freeze on Swedish housing market

Business & Money: 10 Dec 09
A wintery chill has swept over Sweden’s previously sizzling real estate market, with prices for both houses and apartments dropping in November, new statistics show. READ »

Rate concerns shake up Swedish housing market

Business & Money: 12 Nov 09
Amid growing worries about a bubble in the Swedish housing market, warnings about future interest rate hikes appear to have caused a slowdown in rising home prices. READ »

Riksbank keeps interest rate at 0.25 percent

Business & Money: 22 Oct 09
Sweden's central bank, the Riksbank, has announced that its benchmark interest rate is to remain unchanged at 0.25 percent. The bank also reiterated that it expects the rate to remain at the same level until autumn 2010. READ »

Most Swedes fail to prep for higher interest rates

Society: 19 Oct 09
Only one in ten mortgage holders in Sweden is taking special measures to prepare for any upcoming interest rate hike, a new study shows. READ »

Housing prices surge despite money worries

Society: 13 Oct 09
Housing prices in Sweden have regained their momentum after last autumn's tumble despite concerns over interest rate developments and rising unemployment. READ »

Payment problems plague more Swedish homeowners

Business & Money: 5 Oct 09
Despite record-low interest rates, an increasing number of Swedish homeowners are having trouble paying their debts, according to a new study. READ »

Swedish companies still struggling for funding

Business & Money: 18 Sep 09
Swedish companies are still finding it hard to get funding on the financial markets, despite signs of economic recovery, the Riksbank's deputy governor has said. READ »


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