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Shopping for Christmas food in Stockholm

Lifestyle: 1 Dec 11
As the Christmas season approaches in Stockholm, it is very likely that festive food is uppermost in your mind. Luckily, contributor Gwen Ramsey has put together a list of great options for filling your holiday hamper. READ »

Sweden's best Christmas markets

Lifestyle: 24 Nov 11
Christmas markets are a feature of Yuletide in Sweden and The Local has put together a pick of the best, all featuring warm spiced "glögg" for the adults, and plenty of fun activites for the children. READ »

'Bag of groceries' named Christmas gift of 2011

Business & Money: 15 Nov 11
When Santa's sleigh departs after having completed its Christmas rounds of Swedish households this year he will have deposited bags of groceries complete with recipes, a Swedish retail research group is predicting. READ »

Finding a fab place for fika with a twist

Lifestyle: 4 Nov 11
As the daylight in Stockholm dwindles, finding a place to catch up with friends is all the more important for beating back the winter blues. Luckily, contributor Gwen Ramsey has put together a list of great options for your next fika. READ »

Top stately spots for a Swedish wedding party

Lifestyle: 26 Oct 11
For those planning a grand wedding in Sweden and searching for a suitable location to host a reception, The Local has put together a list of top spots, from fairytale castles to 19th century homes, as well as some more modest options. READ »

Sneaking a peak at Sweden’s burgeoning wine industry

Lifestyle: 18 Oct 11
While perhaps best known as the home of Absolut vodka, Sweden also boasts a growing selection of wineries, food blogger Maia Brindley Nilsson discovers. READ »

Volvo Trucks to refine performance indicators

Business & Money: 22 Sep 11
Sweden's Volvo Group, the world's second-largest truck maker, announced on Thursday plans to begin using new financial targets measuring not only growth but also how it fares against key competitors. READ »

Making the most of the 2011 Malmö Festival

Lifestyle: 18 Aug 11
As Sweden's southern metropolis of Malmö gears up for this year's Malmö Festivalen, contributor Caroline Bursell previews some of the event's main attractions. READ »

New battle erupts over 'Sweden's Stonehenge'

Science & Technology: 30 Jul 11
A new archaeological examination of Ales stenar, a massive stone relic perched atop a cliff in southern Sweden, has sparked a heated crossfire between scientists about the origins of the famed stone ship. READ »

Sweden in sprouts recall after new EHEC scare

Science & Technology: 29 Jun 11
Swedish grocers stepped up a nationwide recall of raw sprouts after new reports that a Swedish man had been infected with the same deadly E. coli bacteria strain that has claimed dozens of lives across Europe. READ »

Stockholm University: at the forefront of Chemistry research

Education: 19 Apr 11
With four Nobel Chemistry Prize winners through history and leading research in many fields of science, Stockholm University provides a unique environment for chemistry researchers and students. READ »

Swedish green-burial firm to turn frozen corpses in compost

Lifestyle: 13 Apr 11
A posthumous bath in liquid nitrogen pioneered by an eco-minded Swedish entrepreneur may help bring the deceased closer to life after death, the Local’s Karen Holst discovers. READ »

'Man food' site baffles Swedish blogosphere

Society: 6 Apr 11
The link to a site promising to deliver food for ‘real men’ has been spreading like wildfire among the Swedish blogosphere since the beginning of the month. READ »

Arla announces merger with German dairy co-op

Business & Money: 3 Mar 11
Swedish-Danish dairy cooperative Arla on Wednesday announced plans to merge with Germany's Hansa-Milch. READ »

Ericsson sales improve on mobile broadband

Business & Money: 25 Jan 11
Swedish mobile network giant Ericsson announced increased sales and a sharply higher net profit thanks to mobile broadband sales, although its earnings slightly missed expectations. READ »

General knowledge tops for Swedish status: study

Society: 18 Dec 10
Swedes consider having broad general knowledge, being skilled at one's job and being a good parent as the most important qualities for status, a new survey has revealed. READ »

What's On in Sweden: November 5th - 11th

Lifestyle: 4 Nov 10
What’s on in Sweden: Elite swimmers make a splash in Stockholm, a London style design market in Gothenburg and The Tallest Man On Earth looms large in Malmö. READ »

Hockey wasn't always Sweden's pride on ice

Lifestyle: 7 Oct 10
Sweden’s passion for ice hockey will be on display this weekend when teams from the National Hockey League square off in Stockholm, but the fast-moving sport wasn’t always near and dear to Swedes’ hearts, The Local’s David Landes discovered. READ »

Chemistry Nobel shared by three scientists

Science & Technology: 6 Oct 10
Three scientists, Richard Heck, Ei-ichi Negishi and Akira Suzuki, have been awarded the 2010 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for their work on palladium catalysed cross-coupling. READ »

Passing the 'man test': elk hunting in Sweden

Lifestyle: 1 Oct 10
Hunting elk in Sweden isn't for the faint of heart, explains London-native Keith Moore. Especially when it means sitting next to the rifle-toting father of your Swedish girlfriend. READ »

Election Q&A: the Green Party

Analysis & Opinion: 14 Sep 10
The Local has a quick Q&A with Green Party MP Bodil Ceballos to learn more about the party's stance on a few key issues. READ »

What's On in Sweden: September 10th - 16th

Lifestyle: 8 Sep 10
What’s on in Sweden: Irish artwork in Stockholm, organic food in Gothenburg and a killer queen comes to Malmö. READ »

Green Party withdraws organic tomato ad

Politics: 9 Aug 10
The Green Party has announced the withdrawal of one of its election posters, which upset an organization that certifies organic products by flagrantly displaying its KRAV brand. READ »

Organic certifier upset by Green Party tomato

Politics: 8 Aug 10
An organization that certifies organic products has slammed the Green Party for depicting a tomato bearing one if its labels on an election poster. READ »

Vattenfall plant tests CO2-scrubbing algae

Science & Technology: 22 Jul 10
Swedish energy group Vattenfall announced on Thursday that has launched a major pilot project using algae to absorb greenhouse gas emissions from a coal-fired power plant in eastern Germany. READ »

What's On in Sweden: July 9th - July 15th

Lifestyle: 8 Jul 10
What’s on in Sweden: Street performance in Stockholm, Sailing in Gothenburg and Juliette Lewis comes to Malmö. 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 »

Swedish pavilion at Expo aims to strengthen country's brand

National: 30 Apr 10
The Swedish Pavilion at the 2010 World Expo, which opens on Saturday in Shanghai, aims to both increase Sweden's visibility in China and promote trade in the country. READ »

Green Swedish fashion takes Berlin

Lifestyle: 20 Jan 10
Four Swedish eco designers are taking part in the Berlin Fashion Week to take a stand against the overuse of nature’s resources, writes Anna Maria Bernitz of the Swedish Institute. READ »

Ponies replace yachts in wintertime Västervik

Travel: 14 Jan 10
Sponsored article: There's only one way to see the picturesque town of Västervik during the winter months - and that's from the back of an Icelandic pony, writes Vic Bassey. READ »

Pesticides found in organic tea

National: 5 Nov 09
Green herb teas are habitually marketed as offering additional health benefits. But eight of ten popular brands contain chemicals that can be hazardous to health, according to a new analysis. READ »

What's on in Sweden: August 21 - 27

Lifestyle: 20 Aug 09
What's on in Sweden: Cirkus Cirkör and "progg" poster exhibition in Stockholm; Midnight run and Stephen Lynch (US) in Gothenburg; Orquesta Faela and music festival in Malmö. READ »

Greenhouse 'skyscrapers' could blunt urban food crunch

Science & Technology: 5 Jun 09
Vertical greenhouses currently under development by a Swedish company may soon allow city dwellers to grow organic produce in many land-scarce urban areas, the company said on Friday. READ »

Eating healthy to look fit for summer

Lifestyle: 23 Apr 09
Sponsored article: With the sun shining and beach holidays on the way, Keith Moore looks at the Swedish foods to embrace and avoid to help look svelte in your swimming costume this summer, in association with Planet Fitness. READ »

'Endangered fish' on sale in Swedish shops

Science & Technology: 19 Jan 09
Fish products from unsustainable sources remain on sale in many Swedish retail outlets, a new report shows. "Unsustainable double standards", according to the Swedish Society for Nature Conservation (SNCC). READ »

What's on in Sweden: December 19 - 25

Lifestyle: 18 Dec 08
What's on in Sweden: December 19th - 25th. Magic Numbers and Clash tribute in Stockholm; Polar exhibition and Woody West's Christmas Bash in Gothenburg; magical organic market near Malmö READ »

Winter city guides for parents and kids: Gothenburg

Lifestyle: 18 Nov 08
Sweden's second city has plenty of options for families with children this winter, as Jennifer Heape finds out. READ »

Winter city guides for parents and kids: Malmö

Lifestyle: 18 Nov 08
Jennifer Heape checks out what Malmö has to offer in terms of entertainment and activities for families with kids this winter. READ »

Fashion goes green in Gothenburg

Lifestyle: 7 Nov 08
As fashion designers grow ever more ecological, even the achingly hip can dress green in all seasons, according to the first in a series of regular articles from Monthly Magazine in Gothenburg. READ »

Social Forum: Financial turmoil highlights need for change

Analysis & Opinion: 18 Sep 08
As the world’s attention is taken up with how to address the current financial crisis, the AFP’s Delphine Touitou reports that activists gathered in Malmö for the Europe Social Forum see social change as key to avoiding future financial meltdowns. READ »

Students design outfits for Swedish women prisoners

Society: 16 Sep 08
Stockholm design school students have created a radical new clothing line for female prisoners. The range was unveiled on Tuesday at Färingsö prison, located just outside the city. READ »

Saab shares crash on lower forecast

Business & Money: 4 Sep 08
Swedish aerospace giant Saab announced on Thursday that it was lowering its sales outlook for 2008, sending its shares tumbling 20 percent on the Stockholm stock exchange. READ »

Learning to love Lund

Lifestyle: 1 Sep 08
Robert La Bua visits Lund and its famed university, Skåne's esteemed home of higher education and Viking mischief. READ »

What’s on in Sweden: August 8 - 14

Lifestyle: 7 Aug 08
What’s on: Culture and city pride in Stockholm, Culture and jazz in Gothenburg, Deep Purple near Malmö and Reggae nights in Uppsala. READ »

Swedish cows milk organic trend

Society: 2 Aug 08
Although Swedish sales of organic milk are better than ever, it won’t be possible to buy full-fat organic milk from Swedish cows in your local supermarket as of next week. READ »

Assa Abloy to shed 1,000 jobs

Business & Money: 30 Jul 08
Swedish locks firm Assa Abloy has announced that 1,000 jobs will be cut and 15 factories closed despite posting improved profits on Wednesday. READ »

Swedish 'no-flush' toilets help fight Mongolian drought

Science & Technology: 29 Jul 08
Swedish dry toilets have been deployed in inner Mongolia - a booming region of China suffering a chronic shortage of water resources. It took some time to win over the locals however. READ »

Vimmerby a perfect summer outing for fun-starved families

Travel: 24 Jul 08
Father of two and theme park cynic Ben Kersley explains why a trip to Astrid Lindgren’s World in Vimmerby may be just the right cure for children and parents suffering from summertime boredom. READ »

Menstrual cup for the eco-friendly

Society: 14 Jul 08
Climate concerns are never far away it seems. Even the most intimate of female monthly rituals carries an eco-friendly alternative. READ »

Elk safari Swedish style, with a green conscience

Travel: 4 Jul 08
Eco-tourism abounds in the wilds of Sweden, with elk safaris in particular attracting locals and foreigners alike, writes AFP's Francis Kohn. READ »

Where have all the Sami gone?

Analysis & Opinion: 25 Jun 08
You can live in Stockholm, Gothenburg or Malmö your whole life and still know almost nothing about the Sami, the indigenous people of Sweden, writes David Bartal. READ »

Sweden breaks trash record

Science & Technology: 1 Jun 08
The average Swede generates more household waste per year than ever before, new figures indicate. More of it is recycled though. READ »

What's on in Sweden: May 2 - 8

Lifestyle: 1 May 08
What's on this week in Sweden: Student carnival in Stockholm, Tom McRae in Gothenburg, top flight football in Malmö. READ »

Swedish multinationals pamper employees to keep them fit

Business & Money: 29 Apr 08
High-tech gyms, free breakfasts, and programmes to help people lose weight or stop smoking: modern Swedish companies pamper their employees in a bid to combat one of Europe's highest absenteeism rates, writes AFP's Delphine Touitou. READ »

Saab profits fall on Gripen marketing costs

Business & Money: 23 Apr 08
Swedish aeronautical and defence group Saab AB has posted a 15 percent fall in first quarter pretax profit. READ »

Vattenfall declines to comment on British Energy speculation

Business & Money: 14 Apr 08
Sweden's state-owned power company Vattenfall AB has refused to comment on speculation that it is lining up a bid for British Energy. READ »

Swedish town prides itself as environmental role model

Lifestyle: 31 Mar 08
The Swedish town of Växjö will be "green" or will not be at all, writes AFP's Sophie Mongalvy. READ »

Business profile: Ekomarine keeps ships clean and green

Lifestyle: 27 Feb 08
With shipping being touted as a solution to reducing the oversized carbon footprints of air travel and freight, Jonathan Ward looks at a Swedish company trying to ensure that the shipping industry's environmental credentials get a little greener. READ »

Saab's profits rise

Business & Money: 14 Feb 08
The company's pre-tax profit was up 45 percent for 2007. READ »

ABB chief steps down despite rising profits

Business & Money: 13 Feb 08
The CEO of Swiss-Swedish engineering group ABB is leaving the company due to irreconcilable differences about how to lead the company. READ »

Youth lack interest in the environment

Society: 28 Dec 07
Young people lack interest in sustainable development, a new poll concludes. READ »

Swedes buy green - but still love Christmas consumption

Society: 15 Dec 07
Swedes are set to pay top-dollar for a clean, environmentally-friendly conscience this Christmas – but are not about to change their high-consumption habits. READ »

Swedish Christmas shoppers go green and fair

Business & Money: 20 Nov 07
Organic and fair trade goods are expected to be popular choices in what retailers expect to be a bumper Christmas season. READ »

Nordea beats expectations in strong third quarter

Business & Money: 25 Oct 07
Nordic banking group Nordea posted Thursday a 13 percent rise in third quarter net profit to €761 million ($1.08 billion dollars), beating analysts' forecasts amid strong business volumes. READ »

Saab sees profits slip

Business & Money: 19 Oct 07
Saab AB said its nine-month pretax profit fell 1.9 percent from a year earlier despite rising sales, due to increased spending on research and development and lower net financial income. READ »

Diving into a divine day out

Lifestyle: 17 Aug 07
Tipping point: Kathleen Harman finds that letting it all hang out in a 1920s open air bathing complex near Stockholm is the closest thing to heaven on earth. READ »

Retail banking boosts Nordea earnings

Business & Money: 19 Jul 07
Nordic banking group Nordea announced better-than-expected second quarter results on Thursday, boosted by its activities in retail banking. READ »

Horny elks give Asia 'Swedish Viagra'

National: 17 Jul 07
Antlers from Swedish reindeer, elks and deer are being marketed in Asia as a 'Swedish Viagra'. The potency medicine is produced at a hotel in Fredrika in Västerbotten county, northern Sweden. READ »

The Dame Judi Dench of garden centres

Lifestyle: 15 Jun 07
Tipping Point: Growing old gracefully is an art that many women haven't quite mastered, says Kathleen Harman. But she finds one old lady of Stockholm who has weathered the years with distinction READ »

Nasdaq buys OMX

Business & Money: 25 May 07
Nasdaq has snapped up Swedish stock exchange operator OMX in a deal worth $3.7 billion. READ »

Sweden could allow freeze-dried corpses

Society: 16 May 07
Sweden is considering allowing an alternative to burying the dead, in which corpses are freeze dried, after which they can be used as an alternative to compost. READ »

Terror explosive legal in Sweden

National: 5 Apr 07
An 18-year-old who produced an explosive used by terrorists around the world was freed by a Swedish court this week. The substance may be deadly, but it is not on the banned list, said the court. READ »

'Origin labels' to identify Swedish fish

National: 25 Mar 07
From the beginning of next year, Swedish consumers will be able to see who caught the fish they are eating, along with when and where it was caught. READ »

Smuggled booze fuels Swedish buses

Lifestyle: 9 Mar 07
Every day Swedish customs officers confiscate large quantities of liquor from Swedish travellers who exceed their allowances. But the impounded alcohol is put to good use, as bus users in one Swedish town are finding. READ »

Scandic back in Swedish hands

Business & Money: 2 Mar 07
The Nordic region's largest hotel chain has been sold by Hilton to Swedish private equity company EQT for 7.7 billion kronor. READ »

Coffee and light sees Stockholmers through dark winter

Lifestyle: 21 Nov 06
It's pitch black outside in wintry Stockholm but indoors at the all-white Light Cafe, guests recline comfortably in white armchairs as they soak up a dose of artificial sunlight to fight off the winter blues. READ »

Sex Pistols legend provokes by design

Lifestyle: 15 Nov 06
Sex Pistols manager Malcolm McLaren has been called a con man and a charlatan, but in essence he's an artist who likes to provoke. And he wasn't the only agent provocateur wowing a unique design event in Stockholm this week, reports Charlotte West. READ »

Organic milk runs dry as demand surges

Society: 16 Oct 06
Demand for organically produced milk in Sweden is growing so fast that there is a shortage of suppliers. Now dairy giant Arla is attempting to persuade farmers to go organic. READ »

Ikea to hire 10,000 new staff annually

Business & Money: 25 Sep 06
Swedish furniture giant Ikea plans to hire tens of thousands of workers over the next few years as it opens dozens of new stores, including 24 in the coming year. READ »

Mercury leak fears over Baltic barrels

National: 15 Aug 06
Fifty years after 21,000 barrels containing toxic mercury were sunk in the waters off the coast of Sundsvall, geologists discover that they are eroding, exposing the poisonous contents. READ »

Ericsson profits fall

Business & Money: 21 Jul 06
The Swedish telecom giant sees its profits dragged down by British subsidiary Marconi. But results out on Friday still beat most analysts' expectations. READ »

Securitas profits lower than expected

Business & Money: 9 May 06
Sweden-based international security company Securitas posts increased profits, but analysts had expected better. READ »

Relaxed king prepares to turn 60

National: 21 Apr 06
Young people are being exposed to the wrong kind of role models in the media, Carl Gustaf has said in an interview ahead of his 60th birthday. He also talks of his childhood and Victoria's fear of succeeding him. READ »

Nordic pine forests - the new pollutants

National: 14 Apr 06
A new pollutant has been identified which will sit uncomfortably on the usual list of cars, planes and heavy industry: coniferous Nordic forests, producing masses of climate-influencing air particles. READ »

Tieto Enato misses profit target

Business & Money: 13 Apr 06
Shares in IT services company Tieto Enator fall in Stockholm after it announces that profits for the first quarter will be lower than expected. READ »

ABB CEO rules out acquisitions

Business & Money: 6 Apr 06
ABB boss Fred Kindle ruled out making any acquisitions this year, preferring instead to grow organically and getting the Swiss/Swedish engineering group back on track. READ »

Ericsson boss favours organic growth

Business & Money: 5 Apr 06
Ericsson chief executive Carl-Henric Svanberg said the company is not short of potential partners interested in tie ups, but major acquisitions would hinder profit growth, reported Swedish business magazine Affarsvarlden. READ »

Nordic telcos ponder Alcatel-Lucent merger

Business & Money: 3 Apr 06
Nordic telecommunication giants Nokia and Ericsson will need to grow by acquisition to counter the long-term impact of a planned merger of Alcatel and Lucent on their business, analysts said on Monday. READ »

ABB back in the black

Business & Money: 16 Feb 06
The Swiss-Swedish engineering giant ABB reported on Thursday that its net profit last year reached 735.0 million dollars, marking recovery from several years of losses. READ »

Natural living comes naturally to Swedes

Lifestyle: 23 Jan 06
While organic food and "green" products are gradually catching on among wealthier, educated people around the globe, natural living has long been the norm across Europe's Nordic region. But are Swedes losing interest? READ »

What's hiding in your coffee?

National: 17 Nov 05
Swedes' favourite poison is produced using slavery and child labour, a new report from watchdog Swedwatch says. If you want to be ethical you should buy organic for your next fika, it says. READ »

Stockholm hosts 'clean fuels' conference

Smörgåsbord: 8 Nov 05
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All aboard world's first biogas train

National: 24 Oct 05
The 2:32pm from Linköping to Västervik on Monday was no ordinary train. Not only did it set off on time, it was also the world's first train to run on biogas, a renewable energy source made up of organic waste. READ »

Three share Nobel Chemistry Prize

National: 5 Oct 05
The 2005 Nobel Prize in Chemistry is awarded to a French scientist and two Americans for their pioneering work in the synthetic creation of molecules. "A great step forward for green chemistry," says the Nobel Committee. READ »

Rwandan coffee cooperative wins Swedish environment prize

Smörgåsbord: 15 Sep 05
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Biogas train to launch in Sweden

National: 17 Jun 05
The world's first train to run on biogas, a renewable energy source made up of organic waste, will be inaugurated on Monday in Sweden - which has high hopes for biofuels. READ »

Skandia "can remain independent"

Business & Money: 18 May 05
His company is being talked of as a hot takeover target, but Skandia CEO Hans-Erik Andersson says that the company can survive on its own. READ »

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