Prostitute

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'No sex ring links to ex-police chief'

National: 31 Jan 10
Media reports linking a high profile sex ring to a former police chief suspected of rape and plotting to rape minors are untrue, according to the police officer leading the investigation. READ »

Ex-police chief remanded in sex ring probe

National: 28 Jan 10
A former police chief suspected of rape in an expanding sex ring investigation was remanded in custody on Thursday, despite his claims of innocence. A number of other well-known men are also said to be under investigation. READ »

Convicted double murderer found dead

National: 11 Jan 10
Ulf Olsson, who had been in court-ordered psychiatric care since his 2004 conviction for two murders, was found dead early on Sunday morning shortly after blogging about his desire to kill himself. READ »

Wife's pregnancy blamed for prostitute visit

Society: 26 Nov 09
A high-ranking manager at a Swedish state-owned company has admitted he paid for sex with a prostitute because he hadn’t had sex with his pregnant wife for five months. READ »

'Missing' footballers prompt new entry rules

Society: 21 Jul 09
The disappearance of five Tanzanian youth footballers has prompted the Swedish Migration Board to tighten entry requirements for non-Europeans playing in the Gothia Cup. READ »

Teen forced to have sex with 500 men

National: 30 Apr 09
A teenager had sex with 500 men over five years of being forced to work as a prostitute. The trial against a Stockholm couple accused of involvement in the pimping operation came to a close this week. READ »

Art exhibitions you mustn't miss

Lifestyle: 20 Mar 09
From the Pre-Raphaelites to the Danish surrealists, art critic Katarina Wadstein MacLeod samples the season's most eye-catching exhibitions in Sweden and Denmark. READ »

Russians in Sweden: taming a fear of the bear

Analysis & Opinion: 30 Jan 09
In the first of a series highlighting different communities in Sweden, The Local’s David Landes takes a look at how the sprawling and complex history of Swedish-Russian relations affects life for Russians living in Sweden today. READ »

Malmö council criticized for giving condoms to sex buyers

Society: 27 Jan 09
Malmö district council has been criticized for distributing free condoms to customers of prostitutes working in the southern Swedish city. READ »

Swede in Thailand risks death penalty

National: 14 Jan 09
A Swedish man in his forties who was convicted of manslaughter in the killing of a female prostitute in Thailand in 2005 may soon be facing the death penalty. READ »

'Cyberpimp' trial opens in Stockholm

National: 9 Dec 08
A Swedish "Cyberpimp" is currently on trial at Stockholm district court, facing accusations that he sold at least 15 young women for sex. READ »

Americans cook Thanksgiving meal for Stockholm's homeless

Society: 27 Nov 08
A group of volunteers from the American Club of Sweden cooked up a Thanksgiving feast on Thursday for residents and staff at one of Stockholm’s homeless shelters. READ »

East ghost, west ghost: spooky walks in Sweden

Travel: 13 Oct 08
As the days shorten, candles are lit, cinnamon buns are munched and we all run the risk of overdosing on autumnal cosiness, Matt O’Leary recommends a trip to the spookier side of life with a chain-rattling, cobweb-blowing ghost walk. READ »

Swedish prostitutes want to pay taxes

Society: 8 Sep 08
More and more prostitutes in Sweden want to pay taxes in order to receive the social welfare benefits that come with doing so. READ »

Nigerian prostitutes appear on Gothenburg streets

Society: 3 Jul 08
A new group of prostitutes has emerged in the Rosenlund district of central Gothenburg, an area long known as a gathering place for women working in the sex trade. READ »

Cleaning company in sex ring cover up

National: 30 May 08
Stockholm police have arrested two men for helping to run a prostitution ring under the guise of a cleaning company. READ »

Sweden opens the doors to its secret spaces

Travel: 22 May 08
On Saturday Swedes and tourists alike will have the chance to visit 27 of Sweden's hidden property treasures, as the National Property Board hosts an open day on a grand scale. READ »

Police investigate sex slave claims

National: 19 May 08
Police in Örebro are investigating a woman’s claims of being held imprisoned for several years during which time she was sold as a sex slave. READ »

Military elite accused of buying sex

National: 8 May 08
Swedish elite soldiers are under investigation for allegedly buying sexual services from prostitutes while in service in Africa. READ »

Sweden to evaluate effects of prostitution law

Society: 24 Apr 08
Paying for sex has been illegal in Sweden for nearly ten years, and now the government wants to evaluate the law's impact. READ »

Rare victory for doctors accused of dismemberment

National: 22 Apr 08
Two doctors accused of dismembering the body of a murdered prostitute in 1984 have achieved their first legal victory in a long quest to clear their names. READ »

Swedish feminists challenge New York governor on sex law

National: 20 Mar 08
Two leading Swedish feminists, Birgitta Ohlsson (l) and Jenny Sonesson (r) have challenged the incoming New York Governor to seek inspiration in Swedish laws outlawing the purchase of sexual services. READ »

Ferry line denies lesbian discrimination claims

Society: 14 Mar 08
Ferry company Viking Lines has strongly denied charges of discrimination after a 26-year-old woman claimed she was asked to stop kissing another woman during a Baltic cruise. READ »

Senior civil servant arrested with Russian prostitute

National: 8 Mar 08
A senior civil servant has been arrested by police with a Russian prostitute in a Stockholm hotel. READ »

Sweden rejects child prostitution damages claim

National: 26 Feb 08
Sweden has said it will not award damages to two women claiming to have been exploited in a major prostitution scandal in the 1970s. READ »

Swedish prostitution: gone or just hidden?

Lifestyle: 10 Jan 08
Sweden's tough laws banning men from paying for sex are grabbing international attention, with Britain considering similar measures. But is there really less prostitution in Sweden now? READ »

Politicians named in prostitution scandal

Politics: 5 Dec 07
Two women at the centre of a major prostitution scandal have demanded compensation from the state. READ »

Doctors sue state over dismemberment claim

National: 5 Dec 07
The two doctors were cleared in 1988 of murdering a prostitute, but the judgement said they had dismembered her body. READ »

Policeman 'did not act as girlfriend's pimp'

National: 21 Nov 07
A police officer in Gothenburg has been cleared of pimping charges by the Court of Appeal. READ »

Man fired for buying sex in China

National: 20 Nov 07
A man is taking his employer to court after it fired him for buying sex while on a business trip to China. READ »

Police worker ran brothel from apartment

National: 22 Oct 07
An IT expert who resigned last week from the Swedish Police Service is suspected of having used his home as a brothel. READ »

No more discretion for men caught visiting prostitutes

National: 2 Jul 07
Men who visit prostitutes in Stockholm will find it harder to keep their habits hidden from wives and partners. Correspondence will now be sent direct to suspects' homes rather than their workplaces. READ »

Sweden refuses pardon for former Serb leader

National: 26 Apr 07
Former Bosnian Serb president Biljana Plavsic has been refused a pardon by Sweden's government, meaning she will continue to serve her sentence in Hingseberg jail, central Sweden. READ »

State sued by doctors acquitted of 1984 murder

National: 3 Apr 07
Two doctors - referred to as 'the pathologist' and 'the general practitioner' in a much publicized murder trial - have sued the state for damages after they had their medical licences revoked in 1991. READ »

Woman forced to pay income tax on prostitution

National: 27 Mar 07
A Stockholm-based prostitute has lost her appeal to avoid paying tax and VAT on sexual services. READ »

Swedish prostitution law achieves mixed results

Society: 15 Feb 07
In 1999 it became illegal to pay for sexual services in Sweden. The law has resulted in fewer street prostitutes. But what goes on behind closed doors? READ »

Policeman cleared of pimping charges

National: 7 Feb 07
A Gothenburg policeman has been cleared of pimping charges after his ex-girlfriend, a prostitute, accused him of profiting from her services. READ »

'Policeman was my pimp'

National: 29 Jan 07
A policeman will meet his ex-girlfriend in court tomorrow, hoping he can convince the judge that he did not encourage her to sell sex from his bedroom. READ »

Women sold sex above police station

National: 13 Dec 06
A brothel has been busted in a town near Stockholm – above the local police station. "It's a bit brazen," says one officer. READ »

Swede jailed for Thai prostitute killing

National: 30 Nov 06
A former Swedish soldier has been jailed in Thailand for killing a prostitute. Kenneth Eriksson was found guilty of manslaughter and sentenced to five years in prison. READ »

Beggars linked to criminal gangs

Society: 15 Nov 06
The number of beggars on Swedish streets is rising. Police say many of the beggars are being organised by criminal gangs and are used for prostitution and stealing. READ »

Romanians arrested in 'trafficking' raid

National: 14 Nov 06
Eight Romanians and a Swede have been arrested in Sweden suspected of human trafficking or pimping, police say. READ »

Absolut uses red light district to sell vodka

Society: 8 Nov 06
Swedish state-owned Absolut Vodka has withdrawn a campaign in Hamburg's best-known sex district. The company denies it used prostitution as a marketing tool, but Sweden's equality chief is critical. READ »

Swedish men order foreign prostitutes online

Society: 11 Oct 06
Those behind prostitution and human trafficking in Sweden have begun to change their tactics to avoid the Swedish police and to get around the country's legislation, according to a new report. READ »

Up to 60 people living off Skåne sex trade

Society: 9 Oct 06
Police in Skåne believe that between 50 and 60 people in the region are profiting from running the trade in foreign sex slaves. READ »

Police bust major prostitution ring

National: 5 Oct 06
Police in Stockholm say they have uncovered a criminal gang running a large prostitution ring as part of a major criminal organization. READ »

Transvestites and prostitute in Stockholm scrap

Society: 7 Aug 06
A 40-year old Stockholm streetwalker got into a scrap with two transvestites who she thought were invading her patch. The result: a broken finger, pulled hair and a bitten eyelid. READ »

HIV prostitute causes worry

Society: 5 Jul 06
Gothenburg men who have used prostitutes in the past year are being told to get tested for HIV, after a street prostitute from the city turned out to be infected with the virus that causes AIDS. READ »

Racism behind suicide attempts

Society: 26 Jan 06
Racism and sexual harassment could lie behind the higher incidence of suicide attempts amongst teenagers adopted from foreign countries. Girls are particularly at risk, according to a Swedish study which has looked into the problem. READ »

Police strike against Stockholm brothels

National: 28 Nov 05
Thirteen men are in custody following simultaneous raids on eleven addresses across Stockholm on Sunday. Five of the locations were brothels using women from Eastern Europe. READ »

Swedish court charges 16 with human trafficking

Smörgåsbord: 23 Nov 05
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Students fail to find prostitutes in Malmö

National: 10 Oct 05
Malmö´s first attempt to survey the sex trade in the city's restaurant world has drawn a blank. A project, which has been going on in Malmö since last spring, recently ended with no conclusive results. READ »

Diplomat caught in Stockholm sex swoop

National: 29 Sep 05
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A senior embassy official who picked up a prostitute on Wednesday night found himself picked up by police conducting their first raid against street prostitution in years. But he is protected by his diplomatic immunity. READ »

Garbomania at the Swedish Film Institute

Lifestyle: 19 Sep 05
The Swedish Film Institute is joining in the Greta Garbo centenary celebrations over the next month, with a complete programme of her films. READ »

Local council subsidised porn company

National: 1 Sep 05
A German IT company was awarded hundreds of thousands of kronor in subsidies when it set up in the county of Bjurholm - but that was before the council knew they were peddling online porn. READ »

Olsson to appeal against double murder conviction

National: 2 Aug 05
The man convicted in April of the abduction, rape and murder of a 10 year old girl and a 26 year old prostitute in 1989, wants the judgements overturned entirely - and a new lawyer to argue his case. Fine by me, says the departing advocate. READ »

Paedophiles slip through net despite sex laws

National: 20 Jul 05
The number of sex crime cases quadruples as Swedish police clamp down on men using prostitutes. But at the same time, the case of a man who has allegedly had sex with dozens of underage girls he met through internet chat rooms highlights loopholes in the law. READ »

Swedish judge caught in brothel raid

National: 17 Jun 05
Another judge admits to using prostitutes, this time at a "solarium" in Malmö. He said he went there for a back massage - but tapes of phone calls reveal him ordering activities more likely to put his back out for weeks. READ »

Child abuse is getting worse - Silvia

National: 16 Jun 05
See also: Queen Silvia praises Swedes' generosity
In an in-depth interview before a concert for her World Childhood Foundation, Sweden's Queen Silvia talks about her work helping abused children around the globe - and warns that there are many obstacles still to be overcome. READ »

Police ?ignore gay net prostitution?

Smörgåsbord: 15 Jun 05
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"Harder punishments needed" for men who use sex slaves

Society: 13 Jun 05
Men who buy sex from women forced into prostitution should be charged with rape, says the Center Party, which has published a report into human traficking. READ »

"Cop killer" Östberg fails in parole bid

National: 1 Jun 05
Swedish citizen, Annika Östberg, serving a life sentence for accessory to murder of a policeman, failed for the third time to get her sentence commuted. The parole board said she failed to accept the seriousness of what she did and that the Swedish press had given a one-sided picture of Östberg. READ »

SVT release unedited "men are animals" interview

National: 27 May 05
SVT have published an unedited three minute excerpt from their controversial interview with the chairwoman of ROKS, the national women's refuge organisation. They claim she really did say that "men are animals". Out of context, counter ROKS. READ »

Life sentence for 1989 double murderer

National: 6 Apr 05
Against the media's expectations and the experts' recommendations, Ulf Olsson is sentenced to life imprisonment for the rape and murder of 10 year old Helén Nilsson and 26 year old Jannica Ekblad in 1989. READ »

Experts recommend care for Helén killer

National: 25 Mar 05
"If I'm guilty of what the prosecutor says I've done then I'm afraid of myself," says the man who killed 10 year old Helén Nilsson 16 years ago. Now, a second panel of experts says that he is psychologically ill and should be put in psychiatric care instead of prison. READ »

Swedish murder suspect in custody in Thailand

National: 3 Mar 05
After two weeks on the run, 40 year old Swede, Kenneth Eriksson, gives himself up to the authorities and admits he killed a prostitute in his hotel room. On Thursday he was dramatically led through the streets of Pattaya in handcuffs to explain his version of events to police. READ »

1989 double murder suspect "psychologically disturbed"

National: 2 Feb 05
The man who killed 10 year old Helén Nilsson 16 years ago faces psychiatric care instead of prison - unless the prosecutor can get the doctors' verdict overturned. But with impeccable logic, Ulf Olsson's lawyer notes that if he is guilty of the brutal murder "then it would be remarkable if he didn't need care". READ »

Sweden wakes up to the "white slave trade"

National: 15 Jan 05
Swedish authorities begin to fight back against the trafficking of young women for prostitution. In Stockholm four members of an Estonian gang are charged with running a major prostitution racket while Skåne police announce plans for a special commission to tackle the problem. READ »

Double murder trial delayed for new DNA test

National: 16 Dec 04
The trial for the murders of 10 year old Helén Nilsson and 26 year old Jannica Ekblad in 1989 was supposed to end on Thursday but the court has agreed to another DNA test. With the evidence stacking up against him, it's Ulf Olsson's last hope. READ »