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Swedish women more prone to lose libido over flatulence fears

Science & Technology: 11 May 12
One in three Swedish women say no to sex due to the fear of farting during the act, according to a new report, while men are only half as likely to forego sex over concerns about breaking wind. READ »

Few Swedes ready to work until they're 75: poll

Business & Money: 8 Feb 12
An overwhelming majority of Swedes disagree with Swedish prime minister Fredrik Reinfeldt's suggestion that workers should be ready to stay on the job until they are 75, a new poll shows. READ »

Union boss tipped as new Social Democrat head

Politics: 26 Jan 12
Stefan Löfven, current chair of Sweden’s IF Metall trade union, is set to take over as interim head of the Social Democrats, according to Swedish media reports, which were subsequently confirmed by his mother. READ »

Social Democrats continue to fall in polls

Politics: 1 Jan 12
The support for Sweden's Social Democrats continue to plummet and in the first survey of the year they only received 25.3 percent of votes, a decline by 1.2 percentage points since the last survey. READ »

Swedes lose faith in the King: poll

Society: 7 Dec 11
Over a third of Swedes have lost faith in King Carl XVI Gustaf, while 32 percent would like to see Crown Princess Victoria take over, a new poll published on Wednesday shows. READ »

New blow for Håkan Juholt: survey

National: 27 Nov 11
Social Democrat leader Håkan Juholt has taken another blow in the opinion polls, with a new survey revealing that he is further behind prime minister Fredrik Reinfeldt than ever before. READ »

Wordfeud: Swedes' latest smartphone addiction

Science & Technology: 23 Nov 11
Swedes just can't seem to get enough of Wordfeud, a Scrabble-like smartphone app that has sucked up countless hours of free time, and may have even sparked a new trend in online dating, contributor Aila Stefansdotter-Franck discovers. READ »

Swedes' confidence in Juholt plummets

Politics: 9 Oct 11
Swedes' confidence in Social Democrat leader Håkan Juholt has plummeted following reports of his faulty rental payments, showed a recent poll, with 52 percent reporting "very little or little confidence" in him. READ »

Swedes want return to state-run schools: report

Education: 4 Jul 11
A majority of the Swedish population prefers a nationalized school system, according to a recent survey. However the national teachers' organization argues that only one political party is pushing the issue. READ »

Social Democrats get fresh poll boost

Politics: 29 May 11
Sweden’s Social Democrats have edged past Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt’s Moderate Party in a new opinion poll, but the governing centre-right Alliance retains its lead over the three parties of the former red-green coalition. READ »

Social Democrats in Libya mission u-turn

Politics: 18 May 11
The Social Democrats have altered their view on Sweden's military presence in Libya, expressing their support for an extension and expansion of the Swedish military and humanitarian contributions to the North African country. READ »

Sweden releases Qaddafi aircraft pics

National: 13 May 11
The Swedish Armed Forces have released photographs, which it claims indicates that Muammar Qaddafi still retains several fighter aircraft. READ »

New York tops Swedish holiday wish list

Business & Money: 9 Mar 11
New York City and other US destinations have become increasingly popular when Swedes plan their holiday getaways and rediscover the travel bug after a period of austerity, new statistics published on Wednesday show. READ »

Preschool pickup pressure 'hampers careers': Swedish union

Society: 7 Mar 11
Many parents feel pressured to collect their children early from preschool, or dagis, because 'everyone else picks up early', according to a report from the Swedish Municipal Workers’ Union. READ »

Swedes cite integration issues as a 'problem'

Society: 12 Oct 10
Three of four Swedes consider issues which address integration and immigration to be a contemporary Swedish problem, with four in ten sceptical of the experts on the issue, a new survey published on Tuesday shows. READ »

Party leaders vow not to work with far-right

Politics: 13 Sep 10
Sweden's two main prime minister candidates pledged not to work with the nationalist Sweden Democrats in a debate aired Sunday, a week before elections. READ »

Alliance dominates the polls as election nears

Politics: 8 Sep 10
The centre-right Alliance coalition enjoyed a clear lead in a brace of opinion polls published on Wednesday, with a Novus survey showing a 5.5 percentage point lead over the centre-left Red-Greens. READ »

Swedish men reveal their dream women

Society: 2 Sep 10
Princess Madeleine is one of three celebrity women who came out on top when Swedish men were asked to plump for their dream woman in a survey of fantasies, health and the fairer sex. READ »

Poll: Alliance retains solid lead

National: 1 Sep 10
The four Alliance parties retained the support of voters and lead over the red-greens with 4.6 percentage points, according to the latest voter poll, while the Christian Democrats declined by 1.2 points. READ »

Alliance builds tiny but consistent lead

Politics: 18 Aug 10
The governing parties have maintained a tiny lead in the last four Swedish opinion polls, but the Sweden Democrats still look set to enter parliament. READ »

40% of Swedes report improved finances: poll

National: 19 Jul 10
Four out of ten Swedes believe that their wallets have fattened over the last four years, a TV4/Novus poll reveals. READ »

Duelling coalitions evenly split: poll

Politics: 23 Jun 10
Support for the two coalitions in Sweden's parliament, the Riksdag, is currently evenly split, the latest TV4/Novus Opinion poll reveals. READ »

Restaurant tax cut could create 15,000 jobs

Business & Money: 16 Jun 10
A decrease in restaurant taxes could create 15,000 new jobs, particularly for young people and immigrants, according to a new report. READ »

Reinfeldt streets ahead of Sahlin: poll

Politics: 16 Jun 10
Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt has by far the highest confidence rating among the Swedish electorate in comparison with the opposition leader Mona Sahlin, a new poll shows. READ »

'Royal wedding boosts republican cause': MP

Society: 14 Jun 10
As the royal wedding nears, the Swedish Republican Association has invited representatives from republican associations across the EU to Stockholm, claiming that focus on the wedding has boosted their cause. READ »

Moderates overtake Social Democrats: poll

Politics: 9 Jun 10
The Moderate Party is the largest party in Sweden, overtaking the Social Democrats, a new voter poll shows on Wednesday. READ »

Opposition mounts to euro adoption in Sweden

Business & Money: 3 Jun 10
Opposition to joining the euro adoption is growing in Sweden, with an increasing number of people fearing that businesses would lose out if the country scrapped the krona and joined the single currency, a poll showed on Thursday. READ »

Poll blow for Social Democrats

Politics: 27 May 10
A new poll shows Sweden’s opposition Social Democrats have fallen to their lowest level of support since the 2006 election. READ »

'Green Party voters most likely to change sides'

Politics: 26 May 10
Almost a quarter of Green Party support could consider voting for one of the centre-right Alliance coalition parties, a new voter survey has shown. READ »

Alliance best for economy: poll

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

Voter support split evenly between coalitions: poll

Politics: 12 May 10
Sweden's ruling centre-right coalition has registered its strongest support since 2006 in a new poll, and is now in a statistical dead heat with the Red-Green opposition. READ »

Swedish monarchy losing support: poll

Society: 30 Apr 10
A increasing number of Swedes want to see an abolition of the monarchy and an elected head of state, a new report published on Friday shows. READ »

Reinfeldt streets ahead of Sahlin in new poll

Politics: 24 Mar 10
Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt has a huge lead over Social Democrat Party leader Mona Sahlin, a new survey of voter confidence shows. READ »

Swedes back housekeeping tax relief

Politics: 3 Mar 10
A new poll shows Swedes are in favour of the system of household services tax relief that the left-green opposition has declared it will abolish - despite its popularity among top Social Democrats - if it wins the autumn election, READ »

Swedes want their adult children out of the house

Society: 30 Dec 09
Seven of 10 young Swedes aged 20 to 25 want to live on their own, but instead remain with their parents due to a lack of available affordable accommodation or poor personal finances, according to a new poll. READ »

Many young Swedes doubt al-Qaida 9/11 guilt

National: 1 Nov 09
Almost one in five Swedes aged under 30 think that George W Bush's US government lay behind the attacks on September 11th 2001, according to a new survey. READ »

Moderates lose as Green Party gains: poll

Politics: 26 Jun 09
Support for the Moderate Party dropped significantly in June, while Sweden’s Green Party reached heights not seen since the 2006 Riksdag elections, a new poll shows. READ »

Social Democratic backslide as June List surges: poll

Politics: 6 Jun 09
The Social Democrats have lost significant ground ahead of Sunday's EU-parliamentary elections, while the June List party saw an unexpected surge in voter support, according to a new poll. READ »

Young Swedish workers reject collective wage deals: study

Business & Money: 4 Jun 09
Eight of ten young workers in Sweden favour negotiating their pay individually rather than having their wages set by a central agreement, a new study shows. READ »

Swedes back move to euro: survey

Politics: 25 May 09
A majority of Swedes are in favour of adopting the euro as the country's currency, a new survey shows. READ »

Most Swedes favour new vote on the euro

Business & Money: 19 May 09
A majority of Swedes, 51 percent, are in favour of holding another referendum on whether or not Sweden should exchange the krona for the common European currency. READ »

Young people hazy about EU elections

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

Wedding will 'boost Sweden's monarchy'

Society: 25 Feb 09
As a new poll shows that Swedes believe Daniel Westling is the right choice for Crown Princess Victoria, one of the country’s most respected historians said that a royal wedding can only strengthen Sweden’s monarchy. READ »

Social Democrat support 'lowest since election': poll

Politics: 21 Feb 09
The opposition Social Democrats are now at their lowest level of voter support since the 2006 general election, according to a new poll. READ »

Voters back nuclear energy agreement: poll

Politics: 7 Feb 09
Seven out of ten voters back an agreement to reverse a decision to phase out the country's 10 nuclear reactors, announced by the four parties of Sweden's centre-right governing Alliance on Thursday. READ »

Moderates make gains in new poll

Politics: 26 Dec 08
Fredrik Reinfeldt's Moderate party strengthened its position in a new voter poll published on Friday. The recent decline in support for the opposition Social Democrats has slowed however. READ »

Poll: Social Democrats at lowest level since election

Politics: 22 Nov 08
The Social Democrats continue to lose voter support, a new opinion poll from Novus has shown. Support for the party has declined by 3.6 percentage points in a month to 37.2 percent. READ »

Support for Sweden Olympic boycott weakens

National: 16 Apr 08
More than half of Swedes are opposed to a political boycott of the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games in Beijing, according to a poll published Wednesday in the daily Svenska Dagbladet. READ »

Widespread support for Olympic boycott

National: 9 Apr 08
Nearly four of ten Swedes want Sweden to boycott the Opening Ceremonies. READ »

Unions mull Sweden Democrat ban

Politics: 26 Nov 07
Members of the far-right Sweden Democrats should be denied trade union membership, according to many leading union representatives. READ »

Christian Democrats fall behind far right in poll

Politics: 9 Apr 07
A new opinion poll has shown that the Christian Democrats would fail to make it into parliament if elections were held today. The Sweden Democrats, on the other hand, are getting ever closer to the four percent necessary for representation in the Riksdag. READ »


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