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Charges filed for 'cold-blooded' farm murders

National: 21 May 12
Prosecutors on Monday formally charged two men suspected in a gruesome double murder of an elderly couple on a farm in Alingsås in southwestern Sweden last autumn. READ »

Ikea bosses sacked over France spying scandal

Business & Money: 18 May 12
Ikea is sacking four managers at its French subsidiary following allegations that they spied on employees and customers using an illegal police database, the Swedish home furnishing retailer announced on Friday. READ »

Swedish union plea to Obama: 'help save Saab'

Business & Money: 14 May 12
Swedish union IF Metall has written a letter to US president Barack Obama about bankrupt Swedish automaker Saab, hoping for a similar result to the General Motors bailout of 2009. READ »

Prosecutors probe Swedish beaver hunters

Society: 11 May 12
Four men who were arrested while out hunting beaver in central Sweden at the weekend are being held in custody as prosecutors continue their hunting crimes investigation related to suspected illegal hunting of wolves. READ »

Secret diary reveals Swedish 'snow man' pain

National: 9 May 12
Sweden’s mystery “snow man” who survived for several months in a snowed–under car in the north of the country, kept a journal before isolating himself in the woods, in which he describes his desperate financial situation. READ »

Illegal trash exports from Sweden put Africa at risk

Business & Money: 9 May 12
The illegal export of Swedes' discarded washers, televisions, and other waste has police scrambling to prevent Swedish companies from profiting from what is becoming a growing environmental problem for west African countries. READ »

'Chinese Saabs' soon to hit showrooms: report

Business & Money: 8 May 12
The Chinese version of the old Swedish Saab 9-5 has come far enough in development that manufacturers are saying it will make the cardealerships' floors at the end of the year. READ »

Saab fans buy last car off the production line

Business & Money: 5 May 12
Saab enthusiasts have confirmed that they have collected the funds required to purchase the last Saab 9-3 manufactured in the now defunct Saab factory in Trollhättan in western Sweden. READ »

Study: apathetic refugee kids are not faking it

National: 29 Apr 12
A Swedish study has found that apathetic refugee children suffer from dramatic changes in hormone levels connected to chronic stress, concluding that the condition is thus genuine. READ »

Ericsson profits double on sale of Sony stake

Business & Money: 25 Apr 12
Swedish telecommunications company Ericsson posted a first quarter net profit that was more than twice as high as those reported at the same time last year, thanks to the one-off sale of its stake in a joint venture with Sony. READ »

Swedish police raid flat, free abducted puppy

Society: 20 Apr 12
Police officers in southeastern Sweden raided a Norrköping flat, freeing a Chihuahua puppy, which had been kidnapped by potential buyers last week. READ »

Coca-cola joins forces with Swedish Spotify

Business & Money: 19 Apr 12
Swedish online music company Spotify and soft drink giant Coca-Cola on Wednesday launched a joint venture in a move to combine Coke's each and brand appeal with the online music platform. READ »

TeliaSonera 'profits by helping dictators spy'

Science & Technology: 18 Apr 12
TeliaSonera, the successor to Sweden's state telecom monopoly, has given state security services access to systems it operates in the former Soviet Union in order to secure lucrative contracts there, according to Swedish media reports. READ »

'I was in survival overdrive': victim

National: 17 Apr 12
On Tuesday it was the 25-year-old kidnapping victim’s turn to tell his version of events in the abduction drama which took place in Uppsala at the end of last year. READ »

China's Youngman bids anew for Saab: report

Business & Money: 17 Apr 12
Chinese automaker Youngman has offered to buy bankrupt Swedish carmaker Saab for 3.2 billion kronor ($470 million) and invest more money to restart production in Sweden, according a Swedish media report READ »

Texting behind the wheel 'harmless': agency

National: 11 Apr 12
There is no reason to ban texting and talking on mobile phones without hands-free while driving, according to a report from the Swedish National Road and Transport Institute, handed to the government on Wednesday. READ »

Saab trustees declare multi-billion kronor debt

Business & Money: 10 Apr 12
Saab has a staggering 13 billion kronor ($1.92 billion) in outstanding debts, trustees declared on Monday, as the assets of the bankrupt Swedish automaker go under the hammer on Tuesday. READ »

US woman hoops star convicted of assault

Sport: 4 Apr 12
An American woman basketball player was convicted of assault by a Swedish court on Wednesday for pushing and kicking man on the Baltic island of Gotland in February. READ »

Swedish media sign up to April Fool fun

Society: 1 Apr 12
Pensioners forced back to work for dancing jive, a little known Swedish musician signing up to Bruce Springsteen's E Street band, and The Local's own youth follicle directive were among the April Fool's hoaxes on Sunday. READ »

Mobile operators seek to 'block' Skype in Sweden

Business & Money: 28 Mar 12
Swedish telecom operators want to implement technologies that will block mobile phone users in Sweden from making free calls using services like Skype and Viber. READ »

An international school for a cosmopolitan city

Education: 27 Mar 12
Stockholm is an increasingly popular destination for expatriate workers, and a major effort is underway to accommodate international arrivals. The new International School of the Stockholm Region (ISSR) aims to give foreign children the support they need to thrive in the Swedish capital. READ »

Layoffs hit Sony Mobile workers in Lund

Business & Money: 27 Mar 12
Sony Mobile in Lund announced it was laying off 149 employees on Tuesday, after initial warnings that staff numbers would have to be cut down following Sony's purchase of its joint venture with Swedish telecom giant Ericsson in February. READ »

Phone theft victim gets nude Facebook pic shock

Society: 27 Mar 12
A woman from northern Sweden who had her mobile phone stolen at the weekend was later horrified to find naked pictures of herself posted on her own Facebook page. READ »

Gaming industry booming in Sweden

Science & Technology: 25 Mar 12
Swedish gaming developers are experiencing a boom, as turnover for TV and computer games increased by at least 50 percent last year, according to industry spokespeople. READ »

Snowmobile hunters run over wolverine five times

National: 22 Mar 12
Two men who deliberately killed a wolverine by repeatedly running it over with their snowmobile faced a Swedish court on Wednesday over allegations of aggravated hunting crimes and animal cruelty. READ »

Sweden approves divisive EU data directive

Politics: 21 Mar 12
Sweden's parliament voted in favour of the controversial EU data retention directive following a spirited debate on Wednesday, as some internet providers touted new measures to protect their customers' privacy. READ »

Missing skiers found in northern Sweden

National: 18 Mar 12
Four young men reported missing after venturing out on a skiing trek in the vicinity of Gällivare in the mountains of northern Sweden have been found, police confirmed on Sunday afternoon. READ »

Bad weather slows hunt for lost Hercules plane

National: 16 Mar 12
Harsh weather conditions complicated search and rescue efforts underway Thursday night to locate a Norwegian Hercules military transport plane which is feared to have crashed in the mountains of northwestern Sweden. READ »

Cop fined for filming female colleagues naked

Society: 13 Mar 12
A Swedish police commissioner has been convicted for secretly filming female officers in the nude by hiding a video camera inside a locker in the station's changing room. READ »

Indian automaker places bid for Saab: report

Business & Money: 6 Mar 12
Indian carmaker Tata Motors have placed a bid for bankrupt Swedish Saab Automobile, according to a financial paper report citing unamed sources close to the deal. READ »

French firm denies Ikea spying link

Business & Money: 4 Mar 12
A French security company tied to a legal complaint alleging that Swedish furniture giant Ikea illegally spied on staff and customers has denied involvement, blaming a renegade former employee. READ »

French complaint filed over Ikea spy claims

Business & Money: 1 Mar 12
A legal complaint was filed against Swedish furniture giant Ikea by a French union, accusing the company of spying on both personnel and customers, according to legal sources. READ »

Sweden to outlaw pics taken by Peeping Toms

National: 1 Mar 12
Using camera-equipped smartphones to take compromising pictures of people without their knowledge will be punishable with jail time, according to a proposal from the Swedish government. READ »

Turkish firm pulls Saab bid over GM 'rebuff'

Business & Money: 28 Feb 12
A bid by Turkish private equity firm Brightwell Holdings to buy bankrupt Swedish carmaker Saab has been withdrawn over frustration with former Saab owner GM. READ »

Swedish inmates 'awash in drugs, guns and porn'

National: 27 Feb 12
Many of Sweden's most dangerous convicts have access to illicit drugs, guns, and child pornography from inside the walls of psychiatric clinics where they are serving their sentences, newly released documents show. READ »

Red cards let school 'send off' troublemakers

Analysis & Opinion: 27 Feb 12
As schools in Sweden look for new ways to tackle the problem of unruly students, one school has found success using methods normally employed on the football pitch, The Local's Geoff Mortimore discovers. READ »

Swede assaulted by US women hoops players

Sport: 25 Feb 12
Two American women basketball players have been remanded in custody by a Swedish court on suspicions of assaulting a man on the streets of Visby on the Baltic island of Gotland last weekend. READ »

Swedish cannibal blogs from behind bars

Science & Technology: 24 Feb 12
Isakin Jonsson, convicted of murdering and eating his girlfriend in 2011, is blogging from behind bars about his life, new love and the murder. READ »

British paparazzi stalk Sweden's 'snow-man'

Society: 23 Feb 12
Staff at a hospital in northern Sweden are outraged after finding British photographers lurking in their corridors on the hunt for an exclusive snap of Sweden’s mystery “snow man”, a 44-year-old who survived in his car for two months without food. READ »

Volvo Cars makes bid for bankrupt Saab: report

Business & Money: 23 Feb 12
Swedish automaker Volvo Cars has placed a bid for large parts of its bankrupt counterpart Saab Automobile. READ »

'We don’t know why he didn’t try to leave'

National: 20 Feb 12
Many questions remain about how and why a 44-year-old Swedish man survived subzero temperatures in his snow-bound car for two months without any food. READ »

Swede saved after months in snowed-in car

Society: 18 Feb 12
A middle-aged Swedish man was found alive on Friday after having sat snowed under in his stranded car for the past two months, with only ice to keep him alive. READ »

Syria blocks Swedish mobile video site: report

National: 18 Feb 12
The Syrian government has blocked the services of Swedish mobile live video streaming site Bambuser, the firm claimed on Friday, shortly after a user broadcast a bombing in Homs. READ »

Skype founder: 'cold winters' key to Swedish tech success

Science & Technology: 16 Feb 12
Swedish entrepreneurs Niklas Zennström, founder of Skype, and Andreas Ehn, founder of Spotify, spoke recently in Stockholm about the secrets to their success and why Sweden "punches above its weight" when it comes to producing tech start-ups. READ »

'Vodka-mobile' selling booze to Swedish kids

Society: 10 Feb 12
Police in Stockholm are looking to beef up efforts to put the brakes on a “vodka-mobile” that delivers hard liquor to school children in the Swedish capital who place their orders via text message. READ »

Saab shares dive despite strong 2011 report

Business & Money: 10 Feb 12
Swedish defence group Saab on Friday reported a major boost in earnings for 2011 thanks to winning several major contracts, but a drop in orders left investors jittery, sending Saab's stock price down nearly 10 percent. READ »

One presumed dead in snowmobile drowning

Sport: 10 Feb 12
Two men on snowmobiles went through the ice on a lake near Östersund in northern Sweden on Thursday, in what is believed to have been a fatal accident for one. READ »

Seven Swedish designs that will blow your mind

Lifestyle: 9 Feb 12
From classic Scandinavian functionality to naked men and lambs, Stockholm Design Week has something for everyone. Here's The Local's pick of the weirdest and best designs on display this year. READ »

Swedish mother gave 3-year-old cigs and beer

Society: 7 Feb 12
A mother in Sweden has been charged with abuse and breach of alcohol laws after coaxing her 3-year-old to have beer and cigarettes. READ »

Rough weather causes train chaos in Stockholm

National: 3 Feb 12
Train chaos swept railways south of central Stockholm on Friday morning, after an overhead line fell onto the tracks between the capital and the country’s south. READ »

TeliaSonera reports profit drop for 2011

Business & Money: 3 Feb 12
Nordic telecoms giant TeliaSonera reported a 14-percent drop in net profit for 2011 on Thursday but said that their analysts still forecast a modest rise in sales for 2012. READ »

'Multi-billion-kronor' bid for bankrupt Saab: report

National: 2 Feb 12
Chinese automaker Youngman has made an offer to buy bankrupt Swedish automaker Saab, according to Swedish media reports. READ »

Indian grad student missing in Blekinge

National: 1 Feb 12
Police in southern Sweden are looking into the disappearance of a 25-year-old Indian graduate student from the Blekinge Institute of Technology who was last seen leaving his apartment on Thursday night last week. READ »

Bear attack was 'like a slaughterhouse'

Society: 1 Feb 12
A Swedish hunter, attacked and mauled by a fully grown bear over the weekend, woke in hospital on Tuesday after a nine-hour operation. READ »

Man dies after ambulance call went unanswered

Science & Technology: 1 Feb 12
A woman whose boyfriend died after she was unable to get through to Swedish emergency response service SOS Alarm has reported the matter to health authorities. READ »

Five buyers 'seriously interested' in Saab

Business & Money: 30 Jan 12
As many as five companies have expressed a strong interest in purchasing bankrupt Swedish automaker Saab, a bankruptcy administrator said on Sunday. READ »

Saab museum saved by Wallenberg millions

Business & Money: 25 Jan 12
The Saab museum of automobile rarities, which has struggled to find a buyer following the company’s recent bankruptcy, has been saved by a Wallenberg-family trust that wanted the museum to remain intact. READ »

Ericsson shares nosedive on weak report

Business & Money: 25 Jan 12
Ericsson on announced a worse-than-expected 73 percent drop in its fourth quarter net profits, sending shares in the Swedish telecom giant plummeting in Wednesday morning trading. READ »

Ericsson and ZTE settle patent dispute

Business & Money: 21 Jan 12
Swedish mobile network giant Ericsson and Chinese rival ZTE have reached an agreement to settle their long-standing patent infringement disputes, according to a statement issued by Ericsson on Friday. READ »

Volvo wagon Sweden's 'biggest film star'

Society: 20 Jan 12
When naming the Swedish model most often seen on the silver screen, many might guess Greta Garbo. But the correct answer is actually the rather unassuming Volvo 240 station wagon, according to a new ranking. READ »

Average Swede likes sweets, booze, and TV

Society: 19 Jan 12
Despite Sweden's reputation as a home for attractive young blondes, the average Swede is 40+, munches on a weekly bag of sweets, washed down with a glass or two of alcohol, while relaxing in front of the TV, a new report shows. READ »

Sony Ericsson ends 2011 with massive loss

Business & Money: 19 Jan 12
Sony Ericsson, the soon-to-be divorced Swedish-Japanese mobile phone maker, reported a steep loss for the final quarter of 2011 on Thursday, as earnings were hit by a nearly 20 percent drop in sales. READ »

Disappointed robber kicks over stroller

National: 19 Jan 12
A mother of three, walking her 9-month-old baby in Malmö in southern Sweden, was shocked after robbers, disappointed by her lack of money, kicked over her baby stroller. READ »

Saab auctions off classic museum models

Business & Money: 18 Jan 12
A piece of James Bond history will soon go under the hammer in Sweden, when bankrupt car company Saab is auctioning off the rare, collectable and classic cars on display in the Saab museum. READ »

Sex harassment claims taint Juholt ally anew

Politics: 17 Jan 12
Sexual harassment allegations against a top Social Democrat have prompted the party’s feminist faction to object to his appointment as chair of party's Riksdag group, delivering yet another blow to Social Democrat head Håkan Juholt. READ »

'I never left my son': floorball dad

National: 15 Jan 12
The father of the 10 year-old boy, reportedly abandoned outside an Uppsala sporting hall for playing floorball badly, has spoken to the media for the first time, denying the incident ever occurred. READ »

Ericsson name dropped from new Sony phone

Business & Money: 10 Jan 12
Sony on Tuesday launched its first mobile handsets without the “Sony Ericsson” brand name at an electronics show in Las Vegas, marking a symbolic end to the company's ten year collaboration with the Swedish telecoms giant. READ »

Saab unions unhappy with bankruptcy receivers

Business & Money: 9 Jan 12
Cash-strapped carmaker Saab’s four unions are unhappy with the appointed bankruptcy receivers but said on Monday that having them changed "would not help the situation". READ »

84-year-old killed for 'not lending grandson her car'

National: 9 Jan 12
Murder charges have been filed against a 22-year-old Swede suspected of killing his 84-year-old grandmother after she refused to let him borrow her car. READ »

Hospital splashes cash on 'electro-allergy' room

Science & Technology: 5 Jan 12
A hospital in southern Sweden recently spent just under a million kronor to have a room adapted to suit the needs of the "electro-oversensitive", who suffer from a condition doctors say doesn't exist. READ »

'We are so happy and relieved': parents

National: 4 Jan 12
The 25-year-old man who went missing from his Uppsala flat on December 28th has been found alive in Umeå, in the north of Sweden, according to police. READ »

Police question couple over missing man

National: 3 Jan 12
Police on Tuesday arrested a couple in their twenties on suspicion of kidnapping a 25-year-old man who went missing from his home in Uppsala in December. READ »

Swedes choose social media over texting

Science & Technology: 2 Jan 12
Text messaging seems to have become a thing of the past when social media - savvy Swedes wanted to wish their loved ones a Happy New Year. READ »

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 »

'Opinion Taliban', 'tree murder' make 2011 new Swedish word list

Education: 29 Dec 11
Words inspired by flip-flopping politicians and mobile phone apps, as well as creative terms for opinionated people are among the newest and topical Swedish words, according to the Swedish Language Council's annual list. READ »

New storm warnings for wind-whipped Sweden

Science & Technology: 28 Dec 11
Sweden is bracing for yet another blustery storm, at the same time as the country has yet to fully recover from the chaos caused by storm Dagmar over the Christmas holiday weekend. READ »

Breivik had Swedish mum's SIM card: report

National: 28 Dec 11
A Swedish mother of two has been linked to Norwegian terrorist Anders Behring Breivik after a mobile broadband SIM card registered in her name was discovered in a computer found on Breivik's farm. READ »

83-year-old woman dies in ice tragedy

Society: 25 Dec 11
An elderly woman died on Christmas Eve, when the snow scooter she was driving fell through ice at a water station in northern Sweden. READ »

Legless man in surprise wheelchair reversal

Science & Technology: 23 Dec 11
Local health authorities in Sweden who denied an amputee a power wheelchair because they were “uncertain if the impairment was permanent", have now reversed their position on the matter. READ »

Saab's US unit hopes to avoid bankruptcy

Business & Money: 22 Dec 11
Saab's North American division is trying to stay solvent in a bid to maintain warranties, while a Swedish insurance company has said it will cover warranty costs for Saab owners in Sweden following the Swedish automaker's bankruptcy. READ »

Expert: Saab's independent streak 'the beginning of the end'

Business & Money: 21 Dec 11
Decisions by former Saab owner General Motors weren't the cause of the Swedish automaker's bankruptcy, according to a new study, which also found that former Saab management is partly to blame. READ »

Turkish ambassador: Saab CEO called us

Business & Money: 20 Dec 11
Turkey's ambassador in Stockholm on Tuesday denied reports that her country was interested in purchasing Saab Automobile, claiming Saab CEO Victor Muller had sought a meeting in a last ditch effort to save the company from bankruptcy. READ »

Muller: Saab bankruptcy 'the darkest day'

National: 19 Dec 11
A Swedish court approved Saab Automobile's bankruptcy petition on Monday afternoon after a dejected Victor Muller, CEO of the embattled Swedish automaker, told reporters it was “the darkest day in Saab's history”. READ »

Saab hits bankruptcy 60 years after a flying start

Lifestyle: 19 Dec 11
Saab Automobile's decision to file for bankruptcy on Monday ends two years of efforts to save the unprofitable Swedish automaker 60 years after the aircraft manufacturer started making cars. READ »

'We can bounce back': Trollhättan politician

Business & Money: 19 Dec 11
Hours after the announcement that Swedish automaker Saab has filed for bankruptcy, local politicians in Saab's base in Trollhättan in western Sweden as well as Saab dealers are keeping a brave face. READ »

Saab files for bankruptcy

Business & Money: 19 Dec 11
After months of teetering on the brink, Swedish carmaker Saab Automobile on Monday filed for bankruptcy protection, ending two years of efforts to save the iconic Swedish brand. READ »

GM 'won't support' new plans to save Saab

Business & Money: 17 Dec 11
General Motors (GM) said on Saturday it cannot accept any of the proposed solutions presented so far to help save Swedish automaker Saab Automobile, which continues to teeter on the brink of bankruptcy. READ »

Abba great unwilling to be Stockholm 'billboard'

Society: 16 Dec 11
Abba founder Benny Andersson wants Arlanda airport to take down a giant picture of him welcoming visitors to Stockholm, following a decision to revamp a local landmark leaving him unwilling to be associated with the city. READ »

Swedish kids ask Santa for pets and phones

Society: 16 Dec 11
Video games, pets and mobile phones are what Swedish kids want for Christmas this year, according to the Swedish postal service, which handles the hundreds of thousands of letters adressed to Santa every year. READ »

Court convicts man of sex chats with kids

National: 16 Dec 11
A man from Uppsala, north of Stockholm, has been convicted by the district court for encouraging girls as young as 8-years-old to strip on the internet. READ »

Teacher's teen sex text leads to child porn stash

National: 15 Dec 11
A school teacher from southern Sweden was charged on Thursday after the investigation into a sex-themed text message he sent to a 13-year-old student revealed over 6 hours of child porn material on his computer. READ »

Terror raid based on 'vague' information

National: 15 Dec 11
The terror allegations which caused police to break into the homes of two families in Gothenburg last autumn were based on “vague and confused” statements, according to a report. READ »

Man in hiding after wife's 'antifreeze cocktail'

National: 13 Dec 11
A Swedish man has gone into hiding in Norway after claiming that his wife tried to kill him by serving him antifreeze in a glass of Coke. READ »

Abba great hints at reunification gig

Society: 12 Dec 11
Abba-founder Benny Andersson has hinted that he would be willing to reunite the famed Swedish super group to help save a beloved - albeit urine soaked -Stockholm landmark. READ »

Saab to file for bankruptcy: report

National: 12 Dec 11
Beleaguered Swedish automaker Saab is expected to file for bankruptcy on Monday, according to reports in the Swedish media. READ »

Lift Saab's bankruptcy protection: administrator

Business & Money: 7 Dec 11
The court-appointed administrator charged with overseeing Saab's restructuring has petitioned a court to lift the beleaguered Swedish carmaker's bankruptcy protection, Saab Automobile confirmed on Wednesday. READ »

Saab juggles Chinese suitors 'to please GM'

Business & Money: 5 Dec 11
Swedish Automobile, the owners of beleaguered Swedish carmaker Saab have revealed that they are in talks with a new configuration of Chinese partners in what has been described as a bid to appease previous owner US General Motors. READ »

Sweden 'weakened' EU sanctions against Syria

Politics: 3 Dec 11
Sweden stepped on the brakes, stopping the EU from imposing sanctions against two telecom companies active in Syria. Both do business with Swedish telecom giant Ericsson. READ »

Legless man denied wheelchair

Society: 1 Dec 11
A man from Nyköping in eastern Sweden has been denied a power wheelchair despite having had both of his legs amputated as the local health authority was "uncertain if the impairment was permanent". READ »

Spotify launches app platform

Business & Money: 1 Dec 11
Online music service Spotify on Wednesday announced that it planned to open up to outside developers to create applications, unveiling partnerships with Rolling Stone, SongKick, TuneWiki and others. READ »

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