February 14, 2012
The following articles have been tagged with "Petrol":
Politics: 5 Feb 12
A senior Swedish delegation has met in secret with Ethiopia's prime minister Meles Zenawi to discuss the case of two Swedish journalists jailed in the country for terror crimes, according to media reports.
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National: 18 Jan 12
The 22-year-old animal rights activist suspected of arson and of writing threatening letters, sometimes in his own blood, has been sentenced to three years in prison.
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National: 27 Dec 11
Sweden has turned to the United States and the EU for assistance in gaining the release of journalists Martin Schibbye and Johan Persson, who were sentenced on Tuesday to 11 years in prison by an Ethiopian court.
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National: 24 Dec 11
Swedish foreign minister Carl Bildt has promised to meet the relatives of journalists Johan Persson and Martin Schibbye following their conviction on terror charges in Ethiopia.
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Analysis & Opinion: 22 Dec 11
Swedish investigative journalist Leo Lagercrantz takes a closer look at the Lundin Group and Swedish foreign minister Carl Bildt's involvement with it after two Swedish journalists were found guilty of terror crimes in Ethiopia while reportedly investigating the company.
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National: 7 Dec 11
An unexploded bomb was left in the car of Stockholm suicide bomber Taimour Abdulwahab, investigators said on Wednesday, adding that there was nothing to indicate he was a member of the al-Qaeda terror network.
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Society: 21 Nov 11
Swedish comic actor Lars Brandeby died on Sunday evening at a hospital in Gothenburg following a period of illness.
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Business & Money: 2 Nov 11
Swedish oil and gas firm Lundin Petroleum has reported a profit before tax of $166.6 million for the third quarter, up from $105.4 million in the corresponding period of 2010 and over analyst expectations.
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National: 22 Oct 11
A wheelchair-bound man was arrested after going on a shooting spree at a bowling alley in Malmö, southern Sweden, on Friday night.
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Politics: 21 Oct 11
Foreign minister Carl Bildt is not among the initial 40 people called answer questions about oil company Lundin Petroleum’s activities in the Sudan, as prosecutors in Sweden continued an investigation into the company's activities.
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Analysis & Opinion: 17 Oct 11
Just as Sweden helped win the release of two American journalists captured in North Korea in 2009, the US can hopefully find a way to return the favour in Ethiopia before Sweden considers supporting US anti-terror efforts in the region, argues historian Susanne Berger.
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Politics: 17 Oct 11
With the trial of two Swedish journalists on terror charges set to open in Ethiopia on Tuesday, foreign minister Carl Bildt hit back at the Dagens Nyheter newspaper over what he called faulty reporting on his alleged interests in the case.
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National: 10 Oct 11
Swedish journalists have been denied visas to Ethiopia to cover the trial of imprisoned colleagues Martin Schibbye and Johan Persson, who are charged with terrorism and face the prospect of long prison sentences.
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National: 7 Oct 11
Foreign minister Carl Bildt on Thursday repudiated the growing criticism regarding how he has been handling the case with the two Swedish reporters jailed in Ethiopia.
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National: 6 Oct 11
The owner of a Swedish petrol station has been ordered to compensate a Roma woman after an employee told her to pay for petrol in advance, saying they had had "problems with the Roma in the past".
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National: 1 Oct 11
Two Swedish journalists are planning to go to jail of their own accord in a bid to draw attention to the plight of other writers in captivity.
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Business & Money: 30 Sep 11
Swedish oil firm Lundin Petrolium has confirmed the discovery of a massive oil reserve in the Norwegian North Atlantic, that the firm says could contain up to 1.8 billion barrels of recoverable oil.
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Business & Money: 28 Sep 11
At the close of trading on Tuesday, the Stockholm stock exchange OMXS index had risen by 5.7 percent on the back of positive news from Greece.
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Business & Money: 13 Sep 11
The two Swedish reporters jailed in Ethiopia were in the country investigating Lundin Petroleum, a Swedish oil and mining company, at the time of their arrest, according to reports in the Swedish media.
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National: 17 Aug 11
Several police came under attack in the Gothenburg district of Angered overnight as teenagers hurled Molotov cocktails at police vehicles.
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Lifestyle: 11 Jul 11
While Sweden is not exactly known around the world as a destination of culinary excellence, there are some juicy Nordic morsels that are sure to leave would-be exiles pining for a taste of home, food blogger Maia Brindley Nilsson discovers.
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National: 10 Jul 11
The Animal Liberation Front has claimed responsibility for Friday's fire attack at a hamburger restaurant in Gothenburg, according to local media reports.
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Society: 16 Jun 11
Three people in Sweden were charged with credit card fraud on Wednesday after using skimmed cards to buy everything from snacks to jewellery and clothes for a value up to 500,000 kronor ($77,000).
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Business & Money: 30 May 11
Women are experiencing increasing problems servicing SMS loans and for the first time are defaulting at the same levels as men, according to a new survey from the Swedish Enforcement Authority.
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Analysis & Opinion: 2 May 11
As fuels derived from forestry industry waste power an increasing number of Swedish cars, The Local's Karen Holst discovers not everyone is convinced that this new biodiesel fuel will deliver long-term environmental benefits.
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Politics: 11 Apr 11
Newly installed Social Democratic party leader Håkan Juholt thinks Sweden's monarchy should be abolished and that the country's wealth tax should be reinstated.
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Business & Money: 26 Feb 11
A man in Börlänge, northern Sweden, got something of a shock when he opened his payslip to find that his monthly salary was a grand total of two kronor.
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Business & Money: 31 Jan 11
Japanese carmaker Subaru has announced its desire to start making vehicles in Sweden, possibly at a vacant Saab Automobile facility in western Sweden's Trollhättan.
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Business & Money: 19 Jan 11
The number of Swedes playing the stock market dropped in 2010, according to new statistics, while telecom firms Ericsson and TeliaSonera topped the list of Swedish firms with the most shareholders.
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Society: 12 Jan 11
A 29-year-old man from northern Sweden has been charged with drunken driving despite not having been behind the wheel when officers stopped the vehicle.
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National: 16 Dec 10
The man who carried out Sweden's first suicide bombing in central Stockholm on Saturday is thought to have had ties to radical Muslim preacher Abu Hamza, according to media reports.
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Science & Technology: 12 Dec 10
Saturday's suicide bomb attack in Stockholm could have resulted in many casualties if it had been carried out correctly, according to a Swedish terrorism expert.
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National: 12 Dec 10
A spokesperson for Swedish security service Säpo labeled as a terror crime the suicide attack that shook central Stockholm on Saturday evening, leaving one person dead and wounding two others.
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National: 11 Dec 10
Two nearly simultaneous explosions rocked central Stockholm on Saturday evening, killing one person and injuring two others in what is believed to be a suicide attack.
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Politics: 3 Dec 10
The Social Democrats likely lost the election because of their tax policy proposals, an internal report from the party’s crisis commission has concluded.
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Business & Money: 3 Nov 10
Swedish oil and gas firm Lundin Petroleum has reported a profit before tax of $105.4 million for the third quarter, up from $13.5 million in the corresponding period of 2009, and above analyst expectations.
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National: 20 Oct 10
A 28-year-old man who set himself alight last year after having his application for asylum rejected, sustaining serious injuries, has been sentenced to prison after being convicted of arson.
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Lifestyle: 11 Oct 10
For Swedish carmaker Saab, its new 9-5 model could not be more important. Contributor David Hooper finds out if it lives up to all of its pre-launch hype, and considers the company’s plans for the future.
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Politics: 24 Sep 10
The Liberal Party, which lost two seats in the Riksdag by a razor thin margin, is looking to appeal the results of Sweden’s 2010 elections.
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Business & Money: 17 Sep 10
Swedish oil firm Lundin Petroleum climbed fast on the Stockholm stock exchange on Friday morning after announcing a "significant" find in the Norwegian North Sea.
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Sport: 20 Aug 10
Sweden's Inez Karlsson will attempt to become the first female jockey to win the prestigious 28th annual Arlington Million northwest of Chicago on Saturday with her horse Rahystrada.
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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.
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Business & Money: 4 Aug 10
Swedish oil production and exploration firm Lundin Petroleum has reported a profit before tax of $436 million for the second quarter, meeting analyst expectations and boosted by the sale of UK assets.
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Science & Technology: 23 Jul 10
High sulphate concentrations in ethanol in the spring have damaged hundreds of car engines, setting off a dispute between car manufacturers and fuel companies as to who will pay for the repairs.
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National: 14 Jul 10
A police unit was forced to give up the chase of a getaway vehicle in northern Sweden as it ran out of fuel, with officers unable to fill up as they had only a charge card for a petrol station 20 kilometres away.
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Business & Money: 7 Jul 10
The takeover of Sweden's Volvo Cars by Chinese carmaker Zhejiang Geely Holding and a Chinese regional state investment fund was cleared by the European Union's competition watchdog on Tuesday.
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Business & Money: 24 Jun 10
Volvo Cars now has a government partner among its investors, but it is not the Swedish state, TV4's business news program Ekonominyheterna reported late on Wednesday.
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Politics: 21 Jun 10
Sweden's international prosecutor will investigate Lundin Oil over whether it had any role in war crimes committed in Sudan. Foreign Minister Carl Bildt was a director of the company at the time.
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National: 13 Jun 10
When Carl-Henric Svanberg jettisoned telecoms giant Ericsson for British Petroleum last year, he could not in his worst nightmares have forecast the severity of the spotlight in which he now finds himself.
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National: 11 Jun 10
A Swedish prosecutor has indicated that there will be an investigation into claims made in a report that Swedish company Lundin Oil was involved i war crimes in Sudan during the time that Foreign Minister Carl Bildt sat on the board.
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Business & Money: 8 Jun 10
Swedish oil company Lundin Petroleum and the consortium it belonged to in the Sudan were involved in war crimes and crimes against humanity, according to a new report.
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Business & Money: 2 Jun 10
Exports of goods from Sweden increased by 7.6 percent by volume in the first quarter, in comparison with the first quarter of 2009; imports climbed by 8.2 percent, new statistics show.
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Science & Technology: 24 May 10
Ethanol and biogas use in Sweden shows a large climate benefit, resulting in between 65 to 140 percent fewer greenhouse gas emissions than petrol and diesel, even when so-called direct and indirect soil effects are included, a new research study shows.
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National: 16 May 10
Two men, aged 19 and 21, have been arrested in connection with an arson attack at the home in southern Sweden of artist Lars Vilks.
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National: 15 May 10
Police have launched an investigation into arson after the home in southern Sweden of controversial artist Lars Vilks sustained fire damage on Friday night.
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National: 10 May 10
While both Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt and Social Democrat leader Mona Sahlin could agree that Sweden should support troubled euro area countries, the tone of their Sunday evening televised debate was often heated.
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Politics: 3 May 10
The left-green opposition promised a 'new direction' in Swedish politics when presenting its budget proposal on Monday, including defence cuts, a new wealth tax, and a cut in payroll taxes for small business.
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Politics: 28 Apr 10
The left-green opposition has proposed the raising of environmental taxes by a total of 11 billion kronor ($1.52 billion) over the coming two years, as well as reintroducing wealth taxes to raise a further four billion per annum.
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Lifestyle: 13 Apr 10
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Society: 13 Apr 10
The birth of a foal at a farm in northern Sweden caused confusion on Saturday when social services were called in to investigate reports of an unregistered baby.
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Business & Money: 6 Apr 10
The major petrol retailers in Sweden have hiked prices by a further 0.10 kronor to 13.37 kronor ($1.85) - a record high for 2010.
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Business & Money: 8 Mar 10
Carl-Henric Svanberg, the former CEO of Swedish telecom firm Ericsson, has been paid 6.8 million kronor ($960,000) for accrued holiday that he was unable to take.
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Lifestyle: 2 Mar 10
If you go down to the woods today, you'll probably encounter nothing more dangerous than a mushroom that's lost it's magic or bombardment from an avian bottom. But the fear of marauding beasts still haunts the Swedish psyche, as Ben Kersley discovers.
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National: 26 Feb 10
A woman was taken into psychiatric care on Friday afternoon after threatening to set fire to herself and her three children in an apartment in Karlskrona in southern Sweden.
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Business & Money: 24 Feb 10
Reader's Digest, a UK consumer magazine, has presented its survey listing Sweden's most trusted brands in a raft of categories.
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National: 29 Jan 10
Two people were injured on Friday afternoon when a car exploded at a Statoil service station in a Stockholm suburb.
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National: 22 Jan 10
In the first two months of trading after the government overhaul of pharmacies in Sweden, supermarkets and petrol stations reaped around 10 percent of the non-prescription drug market.
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National: 30 Oct 09
A petrol-station owner in Växjö in southern Sweden grew so tired of customers filling up and driving off without paying that he identified them with a photo at the entrance to his station. The man is now subject to a police investigation.
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Society: 8 Oct 09
Drivers in eastern Sweden can soon fill their tanks at a village petrol station operated by the Church of Sweden.
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National: 7 Oct 09
Heavy overnight snowfalls have been playing havoc with traffic conditions in inland areas of northern Norrland on Wednesday morning.
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National: 23 Sep 09
Robbers used a helicopter to carry out a spectacular theft at a cash depot south of Stockholm early Wednesday morning. The helicopter was found later in the morning about 30 kilometres north of the crime scene.
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Travel: 14 Sep 09
Having lived for some time in a city so dominated by waterways and islands, Alannah Eames decides it's high time to take the plunge and join the boat set.
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Society: 23 Aug 09
A street festival held in the Rosengård district of Malmö deteriorated into a fight on Saturday evening as activists were forced out by area residents.
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National: 19 Aug 09
Officers from the National Murder Commission have joined the search for the 32-year-old woman who went missing from her home in Falun in the beginning of August.
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National: 16 Aug 09
The death of 23-year-old man who was shot while sitting inside a car outside a petrol station on Friday night in Malmö might be related to a gang war, according to media reports.
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National: 15 Aug 09
A man was shot dead on Friday night outside a petrol station in Malmö. The 23-year-old man was allegedly involved in criminal activity, according to police.
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Business & Money: 11 Aug 09
Sweden's inflation rate continued to fall in July as consumer prices dropped for the fourth straight month, according to new figures from Statistics Sweden.
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Business & Money: 31 Jul 09
The Stockholm stock exchange has retained its allure among foreign investors who now own 35 percent of its total value on the back of strong gains, according to new figures.
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National: 21 Jul 09
The Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency's Bukina Faso field office has been plagued by deficiencies for several years, according to an internal audit.
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Business & Money: 16 Jul 09
Swedish police are increasingly certain that two men arrested last week in Hungary are the masterminds behind the widespread credit card scam which recently hit residents in Malmö in southern Sweden.
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Business & Money: 13 Jul 09
The number of credit cards hijacked at petrol stations in Malmö continues to grow, but investigators believe they are on the verge of a breakthrough in the case.
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National: 6 Jul 09
A 19-year-old man was sentenced on Monday to nine years in prison after shooting a man to death and burning the body in a Stockholm suburb.
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National: 2 Jul 09
Dozens of drivers who refueled at petrol stations in southern Sweden have been caught up in a credit card scam, with more than 40 reports pouring in on Thursday alone.
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Business & Money: 25 Jun 09
Ericsson CEO Carl-Henric Svanberg has been appointed as new chairman of British Petroleum and will leave his post as head of the Swedish telecoms giant at the end of the year.
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Business & Money: 11 Jun 09
Consumer prices have dropped in Sweden over the last twelve months, according to new figures from Statistics Sweden.
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Business & Money: 19 May 09
Russian state oil and gas firm Gazprom is set to revoke its option to acquire a majority stake in Swedish firm Lundin Petroleum's Caspian Sea project, according to new details which emerged on Tuesday.
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Business & Money: 14 Apr 09
Swedish inflation slowed to 0.2 percent in March from 0.9 percent in February, Statistics Sweden (SCB) said on Tuesday.
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National: 12 Apr 09
Two men in their twenties were shot in two separate incidents in the southern Swedish town of Borås on Saturday night. Police have not ruled out a connection between the shootings.
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Business & Money: 3 Apr 09
Sweden has secured an exemption to higher EU tolls on the imports of Brazilian ethanol.
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Politics: 11 Mar 09
The Swedish government on Wednesday laid out the key proposals in its energy and climate bill. Carbon emissions will be cut by 40 percent by 2020, cars will be fossil fuel-free by 2030 and wind power will expand.
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National: 10 Feb 09
Two kidnappers who fell asleep while holding two men hostage in a hotel room in Helsingborg in western Sweden have each been sentenced to five years in prison.
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National: 14 Jan 09
The leader of the Bandidos criminal gang, Mehdi Seyyed, has been sentenced to nine years in jail for his part in two 2006 car bombing incidents in Gothenburg.
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Business & Money: 13 Jan 09
Inflation fell back to 0.9 percent in December from 2.5 percent in November, new figures from Statistics Sweden show. Consumer prices fell on average 1.3 percent, mainly due to a sharp decrease in mortgage costs.
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National: 8 Jan 09
A 55-year-old homeless man was arrested early Thursday morning for starting several small fires near a petrol station in Tullinge south of Stockholm.
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National: 3 Jan 09
The Stockholm stock exchange had a flying to start to 2009 after last year's historic crash. The exchange closed almost 5 percent up on Friday on the back of gains worldwide.
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Lifestyle: 31 Dec 08
As 2008 draws to a close, The Local takes a look back at some of the stories that caught our attention over the last twelve months.
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National: 19 Dec 08
Riot police from Stockholm and Gothenburg are being sent to provide back-up for their colleagues in Malmö as tensions in the southern city continue to flare.
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Analysis & Opinion: 12 Dec 08
Sending alcoholic drinks through the Swedish postal system can be a tricky business - unless you happen to order from the state alcohol retail monopoly, explains Mark Majzner.
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Business & Money: 9 Dec 08
Swedish inflation slowed in November to 2.5 percent from 4.0 percent in October, the sharpest decline in almost 15 years, Statistics Sweden (SCB) said on Tuesday.
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Business & Money: 9 Dec 08
British mobile phone giant Vodafone announced on Tuesday that it has agreed to buy Swedish company Wayfinder for 239 million kronor ($29 million).
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As diverse as Sweden is, there are a few societal norms that are distinctly Swedish. Understanding a handful of them will hopefully prepare you culturally before you relocate. When you're invited home to a Swede, you better be on time and take your shoes off, writes expat Lola Akinmade-Åkerström. Read more »
Sweden is a country where almost everyone can speak English. So why bother to learn Swedish? Edina Varnagy from Hungary managed with English for a whole year but then found that Swedish could open doors – to a job, a social life and greater understanding. Read more »
"The ice dripped in the winter sun. It was the first day when the light had been intense enough to cause dripping in the sunlight. To hear it was an extraordinary wakeup call. The cycle was happening again as it always does, always will (or so we think). I imagined that on my summer island, the bees..." READ »
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