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Petrol price reaches 2010 high

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. READ »

Sweden's food prices buck downward trend

Business & Money: 11 Jun 09
Consumer prices have dropped in Sweden over the last twelve months, according to new figures from Statistics Sweden. READ »

Inflation takes record tumble

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. READ »

Swedish inflation drops sharply in November

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. READ »

How has the financial crisis affected you?

Analysis & Opinion: 29 Oct 08
Every week a panel of readers will be giving their views on the burning issues of the hour. This week: The Panel assess the effects of a crisis that has been emptying wallets worldwide. READ »

Swedes smuggling less booze into the country

Society: 29 Sep 08
The smuggling of spirits and beer into Sweden has dropped by 35 percent during the first half of the year, according to researchers at Stockholm University. READ »

Petrol pirates manipulate free fuel

Society: 18 Aug 08
Several unmanned Swedish petrol stations opened the floodgates for vehicle owners to tank up totally free of charge over the weekend. READ »

Swedes ditch cars as petrol prices remain high

Society: 13 Aug 08
Expensive petrol prices are causing Swedes to leave their cars at home. READ »

Retail sales robust despite rising food and petrol prices

Business & Money: 29 Jul 08
Higher interest rates and rising prices for food and fuel put pressure on Sweden’s building materials and electronics sales in June, but the overall retail sales picture remains strong, according to new statistics. READ »

Petrol prices to double by 2020

Business & Money: 16 May 08
Petrol prices need to double up by the year 2020 if Sweden is to achieve a reduction in carbon dioxide emissions, according to a new report. READ »

Swedish petrol prices reach record high

Society: 23 Apr 08
The price of gasoline in Sweden has reached a new record high of 13 kronor per litre ($8.40 per gallon). READ »

Borg 'not worried' by inflation

Politics: 16 Jan 08
Sweden's Finance Minister Anders Borg has said figures showing inflation at its highest rate since 1993 do not make him 'terribly worried.' READ »

Carbon taxes raised to tackle climate change

Politics: 17 Sep 07
Sweden's government will increase taxes on CO2 emissions as part of its budget, in what it says is a bid to help tackle climate change. Petrol prices will go up 17 öre per litre, energy minister Maud Olofsson announced on Monday. READ »

Swedish growth highest since 2000

Business & Money: 7 Aug 06
The Swedish economy is growing faster than at any time since 2000, according to new figures from Statistics Sweden. Household spending is up, exports are rising, and even tourism has increased. READ »

Petrol sales down

Business & Money: 18 Nov 05
Sales of petroleum fell in October for the second month running, while diesel sales were up. The high oil price is probably to blame, says the Swedish Petroleum Institute. READ »

Swedish petrol prices fall

Business & Money: 13 Sep 05
Petrol prices in Sweden drop to levels seen before Hurricane Katrina pushed global oil prices to record highs, providing some relief for motorists. READ »

Swedish inflation slows in March

Business & Money: 14 Apr 05
Swedish consumer prices edged 0.2 percent higher in March from February, giving 12-month inflation of 0.1 percent, down from 0.7 percent the previous month. READ »

Petrol up - slow down

National: 7 May 04
Rising gasoline prices, more cars and fewer roads to drive them on. It was a great week for walkers. READ »


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"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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Swedish word of the day

fin

adjective

Fin means anyhting from sweet to proper. When someone says, Du är så fin it's quite a compliment.



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