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Shots fired in daring carjacking drama

National: 25 Jan 12
Two armed assailants prompted an intense police chase during which at least one shot was fired following a brazen carjacking on a highway roadside in central Sweden on Tuesday night. READ »

Military drops grenades in northern Sweden

Society: 19 Jan 12
Six grenades that fell from a military transport truck in northern Sweden on Wednesday have yet to be recovered despite a wide ranging search to recover the missing munitions. READ »

Saab – what is a Swedish car anyway?

Business & Money: 21 Nov 11
The news that Chinese firms Pang Da and Youngman intend to acquire Saab Automobile, has been greeted by relief, resignation and objection, The Local's Geoff Mortimore explores the twisted fate of an iconic Swedish brand. READ »

Woman severely injured by airplane propeller

National: 13 Nov 11
A woman in her seventies suffered life-threatening injuries when hit by a propeller. The accident occurred on Saturday at Viared's air field outside Borås, in southern Sweden. READ »

What would Dawit Isaak have done?

Analysis & Opinion: 21 Oct 11
While the frustration expressed recently by the children of imprisoned Swedish-Eritrian journalist Dawit Isaak is understandable, it's important to consider how Isaak would handle a case such as his, argues historian Susanne Berger. READ »

Swedish mum shoots five elk in four hours

Society: 14 Oct 11
A 37-year-old mother of two from northern Sweden had an unprecedented hunting outing on Thursday when she managed to fell five elk in four hours, propelling her to nationwide fame. READ »

Drunken elk rescued from Swede's apple tree

Society: 7 Sep 11
A drunken elk desperate for just one more mouthful of fermenting apples lost its balance in the attempt, leaving it stuck in an apple tree in western Sweden. READ »

Sweden Democrats caution members on Norway comments

Politics: 21 Aug 11
After a battery of high-profile blog posts and tweets regarding the gruesome massacre in Norway, party brass from Swedens Democrats urge members to take a stance of silence, according to a media report. READ »

Swedish MMA star Alexander Gustafsson mauls his way to the top

Lifestyle: 5 Aug 11
Alexander Gustafsson, a hulking Swede known as “The Mauler” has risen to be one of the toughest fighters in mixed martial arts (MMA), explains contributor Ryan O’Leary. READ »

Family slams Ryanair after heart attack scare

National: 4 Aug 11
A furious Swedish family has blasted a Ryanair cabin crew after a passenger slipped into cardiac arrest and was just offered a sandwich and soda. READ »

Israel rejects Gaza ship claims as 'Bond-esque'

National: 29 Jun 11
Israeli authorities have rejected claims by the Swedish Ship to Gaza movement that "foreign agents" were behind the damage to their boat, which was reported sabotaged on Monday. READ »

Swedish Gaza flotilla ship sabotaged: report

National: 28 Jun 11
The ship scheduled to carry the Swedish activists in the Ship to Gaza flotilla at the end of the week has been sabotaged in its berth in Greece, the organisation reported on Monday. READ »

Hooligan's parents' plea: 'don't hurt our son'

Sport: 26 May 11
The parents of the football fan who ran onto the pitch and punched a goalkeeper during a match in Malmö on Tuesday have made a public appeal against vigilante justice in the wake of threats made against their son. READ »

Swede in US court over guns for drugs deal

National: 10 May 11
A Swedish citizen nicknamed "Stallion" faced a US court on Monday and pleaded not guilty to charges of conspiring to supply weapons to Colombian guerillas in exchange for cocaine. 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 »

Plane crashes in southern Sweden

National: 27 Mar 11
A small single-engine sport aircraft crashed on Sunday when it came in to land at Höganäs airport in southern Sweden, with the pilot miraculously escaping unhurt. READ »

Swedish prosecutor awaits Assange ruling

Society: 24 Feb 11
A UK court will on Thursday morning rule on whether WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange should be extradited to Sweden to face rape charges. READ »

Palme prize awarded to Palestinian psychiatrist

Society: 4 Jan 11
A Palestinian psychiatrist has been awarded the 2010 Olof Palme Prize for his efforts to foster “common sense, reconciliation, and peace" in the Middle East the award’s Swedish jurors announced on Tuesday. READ »

Swedish officer badly hurt in Afghanistan

National: 19 Nov 10
A Swedish officer and two Finnish soldiers were seriously injured when their vehicle was shot with a rocket launcher in Afghanistan on Friday. READ »

The failure of Sweden's Red-Green alliance

Analysis & Opinion: 27 Oct 10
The uneasy alliance between Sweden's Social Democrats, Greens, and Left Party was doomed from the start, argues Social Democratic politician and communications consultant Niklas Nordström. READ »

Swedish forces present report on Afghanistan

National: 19 Oct 10
The supreme commander of the Armed Forces stressed the importance of the troops' work in Afghanistan to Sweden's parliament on Tuesday as the loss of a soldier this weekend was mourned. 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 »

Ibrahimovic blames coach for Barça exit

Sport: 30 Aug 10
Swedish striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic has blamed Barcelona coach Pep Guardiola for his premature exit from club. READ »

Nordegren breaks silence on split with Tiger

Society: 25 Aug 10
Elin Nordegren has broken her nine-month silence over the sex scandal that ended her marriage with golf star Tiger Woods, saying the extent of his philandering had made her feel "stupid" and she had been through "hell." READ »

Aussie rules in world's tallest volleyball team

Lifestyle: 19 Apr 10
Billed as the world's tallest volleyball team, Linköping went into this weekend's Swedish title decider knowing its mix of local lads and gigantic Australians would need to put in a towering performance to see off gutsy Falkenberg. Ben Kersley followed the action. READ »

Pirate Party sees membership slashed

Politics: 18 Apr 10
Sweden's Pirate Party is shedding members rapidly as enthusiasts who signed up in conjunction with last year's high profile Pirate Bay case fail to renew their membership. READ »

Thousands of apartments rented illegally

National: 14 Apr 10
Four of out ten apartments in Stockholm are sublet on illegal contracts, a new survey shows, with Malmö also witnessing an upsurge in black market rentals. READ »

Geely sets Volvo sights on Chinese luxury market

National: 31 Mar 10
Geely aims to use Volvo to crack China's fast-growing luxury car market by using its access to the Swedish firm's cutting-edge technology to vault into global contention, analysts say. READ »

Saab's Russian backer seeks clean slate

Business & Money: 4 Mar 10
Vladimir Antonov, the Russian businessman and backer of Spyker Cars' takeover of Saab, has launched a campaign to clear his name from allegations of money laundering and organised crime. READ »

Saab enters new era

Business & Money: 26 Jan 10
Saab Automobile has been rescued from extinction as owner General Motors agrees to sell the iconic Swedish brand to Dutch sports car maker Spyker. READ »

Trading in Spyker halted on Dutch exchange

Business & Money: 26 Jan 10
Trading in Dutch sports car maker Spyker has been halted on the Euronext Amsterdam stock exchange as speculation mounts about a takeover of Saab Automobile. READ »

New Saab 9-5 to be a Buick or Opel: report

Business & Money: 29 Dec 09
Hopes are fading in Trollhättan regarding Saab Automobile's survival amid rumours that General Motors plans to release the latest Saab model as a Buick or Opel. READ »

Ford confirms Volvo sale agreement

Business & Money: 23 Dec 09
US auto giant Ford confirmed late on Wednesday morning that an agreement has been reached to sell Volvo Cars to Zhejiang Geely Holding. READ »

Spud missile offender found not guilty due to age

National: 23 Dec 09
A court in western Sweden has cleared a potato-gun-wielding 15-year-old boy of weapons charges due to his young age. READ »

Spyker extends Saab deal deadline

National: 21 Dec 09
Dutch car maker Spyker has dropped its Monday evening bid deadline and remains in talks with General Motors over the possible purchase of Saab. Sweden's government has pledged to aid Saab workers if the deal falls through. READ »

Analysts wary of Spyker bid amid crisis talks

National: 21 Dec 09
Sweden's government held crisis talks with union representatives in Stockholm on Monday as the clock ticks down on Saab Automobile's stay of execution. READ »

GM set to wind down Saab

National: 18 Dec 09
US car maker General Motors is to shut down Saab as talks collapse with Dutch sportscar manufacturer Spyker over the acquisition of GM's Swedish unit. READ »

Top ten Swedish songs of the decade

Lifestyle: 18 Dec 09
Songs of the decade: The Local's editor Paul O'Mahony dips into the vaults and pulls out his ten favourite Swedish tracks of the last ten years. READ »

BAIC confirms purchase of Saab assets

Business & Money: 14 Dec 09
Beijing Automotive Industry Holding Co. of China confirmed on Monday it has reached an agreement with Saab Automobile to buy the intellectual property rights for certain assets of the struggling Swedish carmaker. READ »

BAIC closer to Saab deal with loan approval

Business & Money: 4 Dec 09
Prospective Saab buyer BAIC has received approval for a loan of 20 billion Yuan, approximately 20 billion Swedish kronor ($2.9 billion), from the Bank of China. READ »

Geely secures Volvo financing: report

Business & Money: 27 Nov 09
The prospective buyers of Sweden-based Volvo Cars, Chinese firm Geely, have confirmed that they have secured the necessary financing for the deal. READ »

Beijing car maker keeps Saab options open

Business & Money: 25 Nov 09
Beijing Automotive Industry Holding is weighing up its options after the Koenigsegg Group, of which it was to become a minority owner, broke off negotiations for the acquisition of Saab. READ »

Chinese firms could swoop for Saab: analyst

Business & Money: 25 Nov 09
The future of Saab Automobile is hanging in the balance after Swedish sports car maker Koenigsegg announced on Tuesday that it was pulling out of a deal to buy the iconic brand from General Motors. READ »

Koenigsegg backs out of Saab deal

Business & Money: 24 Nov 09
A group headed by Swedish sports car maker Koenigsegg has broken off negotiations over the purchase of Saab Automobile, the prospective buyer said in a statement. READ »

First dates in Sweden: sabotaged by social welfare

Analysis & Opinion: 30 Jul 09
While Sweden's social welfare system is cherished by many, The Local's Scarlet St. Clair learns the hard way about the system's unintended consequences for single women. READ »

Åland: a gem in Stockholm's back yard

Travel: 21 Jul 09
Alannah Eames visits Finland's Swedish-speaking Åland islands, and finds gorgeous scenery, great food and a fascinating history. READ »

Koenigsegg 'no wet dream' for Saab: expert

Business & Money: 12 Jun 09
Despite the excitement generated by Thursday’s news that Swedish supercar manufacturer Koenigsegg was set to buy Saab, a number of automotive journalists in Sweden remain sceptical. READ »

Swedish navy hands suspected pirates to Kenya

National: 9 Jun 09
Swedish naval forces handed seven suspected Somali pirates over to Kenyan authorities on Monday, according to police. READ »

Good sex makes you better at your job: study

Society: 4 Jun 09
A new Swedish study shows that a healthy emotional and sexual relationship can significantly reduce stress at work. READ »

Swedish navy arrests pirates off Somali coast

National: 26 May 09
Swedish naval personnel arrested seven pirates in the Gulf of Aden in the early hours of Tuesday morning, according to a statement from the Swedish Armed Forces. READ »

Saab CEO denies Fiat merger rumours

Business & Money: 5 May 09
The head of Saab Automobile on Tuesday denied rumours that the Swedish automaker was in discussions with Italy’s Fiat over a possible takeover. READ »

Fiat wants Saab in European car giant

Business & Money: 4 May 09
Swedish car maker Saab could become part of a new European car giant after Fiat CEO Sergio Marchionne expressed an interest in General Motors' European brands. READ »

Longer jail terms for axe attack family

National: 2 Apr 09
Members of the family convicted for involvement in a vicious axe attack in a village outside of Haparanda in the far north of Sweden in 2008 have had their penalties increased by an appeals court. READ »

Saab workers stage demonstration

National: 27 Feb 09
Saab employees filled a main thoroughfare in the company’s home base of Trollhättan in central Sweden on Thursday night to show their faith in the future of the beleaguered automaker. READ »

Saab unions: Opel merger would be 'a catastrophe'

Business & Money: 25 Feb 09
Union leaders in Sweden have rejected the notion of a merger between Saab Automobile and the German General Motors (GM) brand Opel. READ »

'Serial' drink driver caught again

National: 17 Jan 09
A man from Borås in western Sweden who has 149 convictions for drink and unlawful driving has been stopped again. This time for driving under the influence of drugs and unlawful driving. READ »

What's on in Sweden: December 5 - 11

Lifestyle: 4 Dec 08
What's on in Sweden: December 5th - 11th. Hootchy Kootchy burlesque and Cirkus Cirkör in Stockholm; Motorhead and "making a difference" in Gothenburg; Status Quo in Malmö/Lund. READ »

'Saab has potential buyers': CEO

Business & Money: 3 Dec 08
Saab's chief executive has said there are a number of companies interested in buying the Swedish car maker after owner General Motors announced it was up for sale. READ »

'Swedish car makers should come home'

Analysis & Opinion: 25 Nov 08
With Ford and GM, the respective owners of Volvo and Saab's car divisions, struggling for their survival, Sweden needs to regain the initiative and nationalize its auto industry, argues Rolf Wolff, dean of the School of Business, Economics and Law at Gothenburg University. READ »

Post Office CEO to work for no pay

National: 22 Nov 08
Lars G Nordström, President and CEO of the Swedish post office (Posten), has announced that he will forgo his salary in the face of stern media criticism accusing him of being greedy. READ »

Ryanair CEO in swimsuit protest

Travel: 18 Nov 08
Michael O'Leary, CEO of budget airline Ryanair, has criticized a Swedish advertising watchdog for its claims that the company uses naked women as part of its marketing. READ »

Sweden's Karlsson on track to claim prestigious golf honour

Sport: 29 Oct 08
Sweden's Mr. Consistency, Robert Karlsson, will bid to become the first player from his country to win the European Order of Merit when he tees off in the season-closing Volvo Masters at Valderrama on Thursday. READ »

Reports of routine Swedish racism 'grossly exaggerated'

Analysis & Opinion: 23 Sep 08
While immigrants can find it difficult to establish a foothold on the job market in Sweden, politicians, intellectuals and the media are often too quick to make employment a race issue, writes Nima Sanandaji. READ »

Volvo gives go-ahead for black liquor car fuel

Science & Technology: 11 Sep 08
A unique project set up to demonstrate the viability of DME as a new eco-friendly fuel was given the go-ahead by Volvo on Tuesday. If the BioDME scheme proves to be successful, DME could become a major fuel source in Sweden, writes Jennifer Heape. READ »

Two hurt as 'gyrocopter' crashes near Stockholm

National: 23 Aug 08
A woman was seriously injured and a man sustained minor injuries as their home-made gyrocopter aircraft crashed in Upplands-Bro, north of Stockholm on Saturday. READ »

Swedish missile among US army's favourites in Iraq

Science & Technology: 22 Aug 08
A precision control projectile co-developed by a Swedish company has been listed as one of the US army's prestigious 'Top 10 inventions of 2007'. READ »

Stockholm taxpayers funding surgically restored 'virginity'

Society: 29 Jul 08
Surgical reconstructions of the hymen are being performed by both public and private practitioners in Stockholm, a new report shows. READ »

Rock festivals - not like a trip to your grandma's house

Lifestyle: 18 Jun 08
Mayhem, music and masses of mud: With festival season truly upon us, David Bartal went to where the action was. READ »

Swedish soldier dies in shooting accident

National: 20 May 08
A Swedish conscript has died after being shot in a military exercise in the Stockholm archipelago on Tuesday afternoon. READ »

Soviet 'sub' was Swedish charter boat

National: 19 May 08
The sound recorded in the waters of Hårsfjärden in 1982 has turned out not to be from a threatening Soviet submarine but rather from Amalia, a Swedish charter boat. READ »

Stockholm art gallery guide: May 9 - 15

Lifestyle: 8 May 08
Weekend art exhibition tips from Kalendarium. READ »

Sweden's state-owned firms lack diverse leadership

Business & Money: 5 May 08
The number directors in Sweden’s state-owned companies held by people of non-Nordic background has dropped by 50 percent. READ »

Sony Ericsson sees profits halved

Business & Money: 23 Apr 08
Sony Ericsson has seen profits plunge in the first quarter following a drop in its average selling price. READ »

The clipper conspiracy

Analysis & Opinion: 16 Apr 08
This must be some kind of conspiracy: David Bartal wonders who is behind the mysterious disappearance from stores of standard, good quality nail clippers. READ »

GM cuts threaten Saab jobs

Business & Money: 10 Mar 08
General Motors is planning to cut jobs from Opel and Saab as part of a cost savings plan. READ »

Reinfeldt, Obama...and Bush

Analysis & Opinion: 19 Feb 08
Social democratic newspaper editor Eric Sundström examines Fredrik Reinfeldt's recent expression of support for Barack Obama. READ »

Swedes make their mark with touch screen phones

Science & Technology: 12 Feb 08
Business profile: Like the idea of touch screen, but put off by fiddly interfaces? Jonathan Ward looks at Neonode, a Swedish company that may have the answer to your problems. READ »

MS patient jailed for cannabis use

Society: 25 Jan 08
A Swedish multiple sclerosis patient is to go to jail for one year for smoking cannabis. The court said her belief in the healing properties of cannabis was 'an aggravating factor.' READ »

Swedish factory 'hit by Rolls Royce cuts'

Business & Money: 11 Jan 08
A factory in Kristinehamn will be among those hit by cuts at British aero-engine maker Rolls Royce. READ »

Man gets 11 years for parking lot murder

National: 12 Nov 07
A 22-year-old man has been sentenced to eleven years in prison for the brutal murder of a 19-year-old man after their cars collided at a roundabout in Gothenburg last year. READ »

Motorist shot in head after traffic accident

National: 11 Oct 07
A 22-year-old man was charged on Wednesday with the brutal murder of a 19-year-old man. The younger man was shot twice in the head after the two men's cars had collided in a Gothenburg car park. READ »

'Lawnmower man' embarks on Swedish road trip

National: 2 Oct 07
It's a long, long way from Haparanda to Ystad, particularly for the man who is making the journey on his lawnmower. READ »

New bid for OMX in Nasdaq-UAE deal

Business & Money: 20 Sep 07
US high-tech market Nasdaq and the United Arab Emirates group Borse Dubai have reached an agreement to jointly take over Nordic market operator OMX, with Borse Dubai taking 19.99 percent of Nasdaq. READ »

Helicopter crash leaves four dead

National: 11 Sep 07
Four people have died after two military helicopters collided outside Tingsryd in southern Sweden on Tuesday afternoon. READ »

Close call for SAS plane

National: 28 Aug 07
A new report has revealed that 70 passengers were fortunate to survive when an SAS plane almost crashed before landing at Kalmar airport. READ »

Reinfeldt promises more tax cuts

Politics: 18 Jun 07
Income tax cuts and the environment were on the agenda when Fredrik Reinfeldt presented the Moderate Party's new policy programme on Monday. READ »

Swedish smoker falls overboard

National: 7 Jun 07
A young man was rescued at sea on Thursday morning after falling overboard while smoking a cigarette on a ferry docked in Mariehamn harbour. READ »

Six people seriously injured in car crash

National: 16 May 07
Six people have been taken to hospital with serious injuries following a head-on collision in central Sweden on Tuesday evening. The crash is thought to have been caused by two cars racing each other. READ »

Introducing...The Ark

Lifestyle: 7 May 07
They're the bell-bottom wearing, glam-rocking sons of Sweden following in the footsteps of Abba to defend Swedish pride in Saturday's Eurovision Song Contest. Paul O'Mahony takes a closer look at The Ark. READ »

Introducing...Carola

Lifestyle: 5 Feb 07
As Melodifestivalen kicks off, Paul O'Mahony takes a look at last year's winner – the charismatic Christian who has become Sweden's uncontested Eurovision queen. READ »

Sweden's skiing sensation hopes for glory

Sport: 5 Feb 07
Jens Byggmark is one of Sweden's big hopes in this week's World Skiing Championships, having made a scorching entry in his first World Cup season. READ »

Sherrybaby drinks in Stockholm's warm glow

Lifestyle: 27 Nov 06
Drugs film Sherrybaby and its lead actress Maggie Gyllenhaal scoop the gongs at the Stockholm Film Festival. But for Eddie de Oliveira, New York school drama Half Nelson stole the show. READ »

State funding eases writers' misery

National: 12 Nov 06
Despite a resurgent book industry, more writers than ever before are applying to the Swedish Authors’ Fund for support. But some authors prefer to go it alone. READ »

Persistence pays: getting a job in Sweden

Lifestyle: 4 Aug 06
With Swedish unemployment higher than in many other countries , getting a job in Sweden isn't easy – but it is possible. Janelle Larsson asks employers how foreigners can maximize their chances. READ »

Saab employees down tools

Business & Money: 27 Jun 06
Saab workers in Sweden downed tools for several hours on Monday, demanding that parent company General Motors makes a decision about the future of its European plants. READ »

Man injured by boat propeller

National: 25 Jun 06
A man in his 30s was seriously injured after falling out of a motorized dinghy onto the propeller late on Saturday night. READ »

GM "will close Södertälje plant"

Business & Money: 22 May 06
General Motors Corp wants to restructure its engine productions in Europe and will close its plant at Södertälje in Sweden as part of it, weekly AutomobilWoche has reported. READ »

Lift off from Sweden for space tourists

Travel: 4 May 06
Sweden could soon be offering the ultimate package holiday, with a night at the Ice Hotel followed by a trip into orbit on Virgin's new spacecraft. All for a cool 200,000 dollars. READ »

Swedish gaming firm bought by Australian Aristocrat

Business & Money: 10 Apr 06
Australian gaming machine manufacturer Aristocrat Leisure Ltd said on Monday it had acquired Swedish high technology gaming company EssNet Interactive AB for about 50 million US dollars. READ »

London Stock Exchange considers Stockholm bourse bid

Business & Money: 27 Mar 06
The London Stock Exchange PLC is considering a takeover bid for Swedish counterpart OMX Gruppen, the Financial Mail on Sunday reported, without citing sources. READ »


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