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Sweden Democrats 'unchanged' in wake of Breivik terror: expert

Politics: 17 Apr 12
While the far-right Sweden Democrats initially distanced themselves from the deadly attacks by Anders Behring Breivik, currently on trial in Norway, the party hasn't undergone a major transformation, the AFP's Nina Larsson discovers. READ »

Scandal made Tolgfors's position 'untenable'

Analysis & Opinion: 30 Mar 12
While it's too early to say exactly why Swedish defence minister Sten Tolgfors resigned on Thursday, experts say there is little doubt his departure amid mounting revelations about Sweden's secret arms' deal with Saudi Arabia has delivered a serious blow to the government. READ »

Immigrant firefighters hired 'to stop attacks'

National: 20 Feb 12
The Swedish fire service is looking to hire more personnel with a foreign background in order to increase safety for fire fighters in big city areas. READ »

'Swedish needs a gender-neutral pronoun'

Analysis & Opinion: 8 Feb 12
The Swedish language is in need of a new pronoun free of preconceived notions about gender, argue a Swedish linguist and representatives from a publishing house set to release a children's book featuring the word “hen” rather than “han” (he) or hon (she). READ »

Social Democrats still 'deeply divided': expert

Analysis & Opinion: 23 Jan 12
The turbulence within the Social Democrats, which climaxed at the weekend with the resignation of party head Håkan Juholt, is just the latest symptom of a party suffering from deep internal division, according to political scientist Nicholas Aylott. READ »

Teacher fined for 'naked shower' texts to student

Education: 22 Dec 11
A newly licenced teacher who sent sexually suggestive text messages to a 15-year-old Swedish girl during his traineeship has been barred from teaching after being convicted of sexual molestation. READ »

Court acquits man over secret beach pics

Society: 5 Dec 11
A man caught taking pictures of bikini-clad women and children at a beach near Stockholm has been acquitted, as the court ruled the victims were unaware of the pictures being taken until after the secret-snapper was exposed. READ »

Swedish firefighter wins affirmative action suit

National: 10 Nov 11
A Swedish firefighter who filed a discrimination lawsuit after being denied a job because he had the "wrong" gender and ethnicity has been awarded 100,000 kronor ($16,000) in compensation. READ »

Pressure mounts to open Sweden's Stasi archive

Politics: 9 Nov 11
Sweden's justice minister Beatrice Ask has indicated that she is prepared to discuss the opening the Stasi archive of Swedish security service Säpo in response to calls for more transparency over the classified files. READ »

Probe dropped, Juholt to remain party leader

Politics: 14 Oct 11
Prosecutors said Friday they were dropping an investigation into improper reimbursements claimed by Håkan Juholt as the Social Democrats' executive committee announced it still had confidence in the embattled party leader. READ »

'It's dangerous to disregard experience'

Analysis & Opinion: 16 Sep 11
As Sweden's politicians return to business at the Riksdag after a period of party-leadership reshuffling, The Local's Rebecca Martin examines concerns that youth has begun to trump experience in Swedish politics. READ »

Sweden's Stasi spies detailed in new book

National: 15 Sep 11
The activities of more than 50 Swedes who spied on their fellow citizens for the East German intelligence service during the Cold War have been described in a new book. READ »

Sweden battles rise in university cheating

Education: 31 Aug 11
With reports of cheating and plagiarism at Swedish universities on the rise, The Local's Geoff Mortimore looks at how big the problem really is and what's being done to address it. READ »

Two Swedes in global paedophile ring

National: 4 Aug 11
Two Swedish suspects have been identified as part of a major global paedophile ring spanning 14 countries which has been exposed by the US police. READ »

Swedish fire service sued over affirmative action

National: 8 Jul 11
A Swedish man is suing a fire department outside Stockholm for actively choosing to only hire women and people with foreign backgrounds, according to reports in Swedish media. READ »

Man convicted for sex crimes against 13 girls

National: 19 May 11
A 35-year-old man from Stockholm considered to be one of Sweden's worst child sex offenders was sentenced to psychiatric care on Thursday for sexually assaulting more than a dozen pre-teen girls. READ »

Dalai Lama arrives for 'final' Sweden visit

Society: 15 Apr 11
The Dalai Lama arrived in Sweden late on Thursday night, for what might be his last official visit to the country as he reflected on his possible retirement. READ »

Top marks for Stockholm School of Economics

Education: 23 Mar 11
Stockholm School of Economics has overtaken Karolinska Institutet in an annual ranking of Sweden's top 30 universities and colleges. READ »

Teacher to get licence despite 'naked shower' SMS to Swedish teen

Education: 14 Mar 11
Charges stemming from sexually suggestive text messages sent to a 15-year-old Swedish girl by a teacher-in-training will not likely stop him from receiving his teaching licence. READ »

'Wild card' Juholt faces challenge of mending a party in crisis

Analysis & Opinion: 10 Mar 11
The choice of Håkan Julholt as candidate to take over as leader of the Social Democrats, while answering one question, leaves much about the party's future unresolved, The Local's David Landes discovers. READ »

Dark horse MP named as Sahlin's successor

Politics: 10 Mar 11
Håkan Juholt, current chair of the Riksdag's Committee on Defence, has been put forward as the Social Democrats' top choice to become the party's new leader, the chair of the party's nomination committee announced on Thursday. READ »

Understanding the Social Democrats' leadership crisis

Analysis & Opinion: 9 Mar 11
The Swedish Social Democrats' selection of a replacement for outgoing party leader Mona Sahlin has turned into the most acute crisis in the party's history, political scientist Nicholas Aylott explains. READ »

Swede charged for sex crimes against 13 girls

Society: 7 Feb 11
A 34-year-old man was charged on Monday for aggravated sexual crimes against 13 young girls between the ages of eight and 11. READ »

Sweden Democrats: open the Stasi archive

Politics: 4 Feb 11
The Sweden Democrats has demanded that the Swedish Security Service's files on contacts between Swedish individuals and the Stasi be opened to the public in order "to clear the air" over the period in history. READ »

'Almost nothing was achieved under Sahlin'

Analysis & Opinion: 15 Nov 10
In the end, Mona Sahlin’s toughness wasn’t enough to compensate for the Social Democratic party’s complete lack of leadership and progress, argues political scientist Nicholas Aylott. READ »

Guilty verdicts for helicopter heist suspects

National: 7 Oct 10
Several suspects involved in last year’s Hollywood-style helicopter heist of a cash depot south of Stockholm were found guilty on Thursday. READ »

Three helicopter heist suspects released

National: 10 Sep 10
Three of the men charged for their role in the helicopter-aided robbery of a Stockholm-area cash depot last September were released today by Södertörn district court. READ »

Helicopter heist trial closes in Stockholm

National: 9 Sep 10
The court trial of the ten men charged with the dramatic helicopter heist on a cash depot in southern Stockholm last September wrapped up on Wednesday, a judge in the case confirmed. READ »

Ex-police chief appeals jail term for sex offences

National: 19 Aug 10
Göran Lindberg, the former Uppsala county police chief convicted in July for a string of sex crimes, has appealed his six and half year prison sentence. READ »

Stockholm hit by ‘crazy’ electrical storm

National: 8 Aug 10
It was a case of all hands to the pump for emergency services in the greater Stockholm area on Saturday night as the city was illuminated by 2,500 lightning flashes in a single hour. READ »

Politician axed over anti-gay rhetoric

Politics: 31 Jul 10
A Moderate Party politician in Stockholm has been stripped of his duties after making offensive comments on a rival politician’s blog about homosexuals and their right to adopt. READ »

Chaos reigns in central Sweden after heavy rain

National: 30 Jul 10
Central Sweden was hammered by heavy rainfall on Thursday, with emergency calls overwhelming rescue services on flooded roads and properties. Several traffic accidents occurred, but no injuries were reported. READ »

Court gives access to Swedish Stasi archives

National: 24 Jun 10
Documents containing the names of Swedes who worked for the Stasi, East Germany’s security service, must be made available to researchers, a court ruled on Friday. READ »

Court rejects ISP appeal in anti-piracy case

Business & Money: 18 May 10
Swedish-Finnish telecom giant TeliaSonera has been instructed by the appeals court to hand over the names and addresses of people behind a filesharing website in a landmark anti-piracy law ruling. READ »

Undertakers count cost of drunken coffin spillage

National: 6 May 10
A Swedish firm of funeral directors has agreed to pay 15,000 kronor to two sisters after their father's coffin was tipped without grace into a grave by pallbearers rendered unsteady by the drink. READ »

Imam charged with sex offences

National: 6 May 10
A 48-year-old imam who teaches children about the Koran has been charged with sexually molesting an 11-year-old female student. READ »

Three men jailed after rabbit torture trial

National: 23 Apr 10
A Swedish court jailed three men on Friday for torturing two rabbits in Stockholm last year. The court served the three men with prison terms ranging from two to four months, while a fourth man was fined. READ »

Court to review access to Sweden's 'Stasi files'

National: 21 Apr 10
Sweden's Supreme Administrative Court has taken up the case of a researcher who is applying for access to classified security police documents relating to Stasi contacts in Sweden. READ »

Courtroom chaos as rabbit torture trial opens

National: 16 Apr 10
Police were forced to eject several people from Södertörn district court on Thursday as four men faced trial on animal cruelty charges after setting light to several rabbits. READ »

Anti-piracy law has little effect on internet use

National: 1 Apr 10
A year after the adoption of Sweden's IPRED anti-piracy legislation, new figures show that file sharing is growing in popularity, internet traffic has rebounded strongly, and only a small handful of cases have been brought before the courts. READ »

Sahlin raps Malmö mayor over Jew comments

Politics: 25 Feb 10
Social Democrat party leader Mona Sahlin has described as "unfortunate" comments made by Malmö mayor Ilmar Reepalu regarding a recent spate of attacks on the city's Jewish population. READ »

Rape suspicions mount against ex-police chief

National: 12 Feb 10
The allegations directed at a former Swedish police chief suspected of rape continued to grow on Friday with at least seven women and girls now thought to be involved in the case. READ »

Appeals court confirms Stureby killing sentences

National: 5 Feb 10
The Svea Court of Appeal has confirmed the sentences for the two teenagers convicted in the killing of 15-year-old Therese Johansson Rojo in the Stockholm suburb of Stureby last summer. READ »

Fewer student swindlers suspended for cheating

Education: 29 Jan 10
A tighter control of plagiarism across the Swedish education system is thought to be working after the number of students suspended on grounds of cheating at colleges and universities fell by 15 percent last year. 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 »

Helicopter suspect held on Caribbean island

National: 14 Jan 10
A 30-year-old Swedish man suspected of having a role in the brazen helicopter-aided robbery of a Stockholm cash depot has been arrested in the Dominican Republic. READ »

Telia forced to reveal file-sharing customer

Business & Money: 4 Dec 09
TeliaSonera has been forced to spill the beans on the identity of a customer, believed to be behind a file-sharing site, after losing a court case in the District Court. READ »

Undertakers face cost of drunken coffin spillage

National: 20 Nov 09
Two sisters are claiming damages from a firm of funeral directors after their father's coffin was plunged ungracefully into a grave by undertakers unsteady on their feet. READ »

Two more held as police look for second pilot

National: 19 Nov 09
Prosecutors on Thursday requested remand hearings for two more men suspected of involvement in the dramatic helicopter robbery of a cash depot south of Stockholm. READ »

Activists remanded for Stockholm unrest

National: 1 Nov 09
Eight people connected to the left-wing extremist group Antifascist Action (AFA) have been remanded into custody on suspicion of offences in connection with arson attacks in Fittja in Stockholm. READ »

Left-wing activists held over Stockholm car fires

National: 29 Oct 09
Stockholm-area police arrested nine left-wing activists on Wednesday in connection with a string of disturbances in the southern suburb of Fittja. READ »

Juvenile care for Stureby teen killing

National: 26 Oct 09
The two teenagers found guilty for the death of 15-year-old Therese Johansson Rojo in the Stockholm suburb of Stureby last summer have each been sentenced to 20 months in institutional juvenile care. READ »

Arson suspected in Södertälje blaze

National: 28 Sep 09
Arson is suspected in a powerful fire which ravaged the offices of the Assyrian cultural and athletic association in Södertälje early Monday morning. READ »

Swedish cities hit by spate of arson and unrest

National: 12 Sep 09
Friday night was a troublesome one for many police forces across Sweden with several reports of arson and unrest. Police fear an escalation in the violence. READ »

Teens convicted for Stureby murder

National: 9 Sep 09
The two teenagers charged with killing 15-year-old Therese Johansson Rojo in the Stockholm suburb of Stureby in June were found guilty on Wednesday by the Södertörn District Court. READ »

Norway requests extradition of suspected child molester

National: 30 Aug 09
Norwegian police have requested the extradition of a Swedish man suspected of sexually assaulting children in Norway, Sweden and Thailand. READ »

Teen murder case opens behind closed doors

National: 19 Aug 09
The trial of two teenagers charged with the murder of a 15-year-old girl in the Stockholm suburb of Stureby in June began on Wednesday. The trial is set to proceed behind closed doors, after a court decision. READ »

Armed man spreads panic among train passengers

National: 15 Aug 09
An armed man travelling on a Stockholm commuter train caused passengers to flee the train early on Saturday morning. The man got off the train in Västerhaninge where he later robbed a taxi driver. READ »

Parents jailed for lashing 11-year-old son

National: 14 Aug 09
The parents of an 11-year-old boy have been imprisoned by a Swedish court for doling out regular punishment with a belt which left their son bleeding from cuts on his back. READ »

Film makers tackle ISP over pirated movie files

Science & Technology: 3 Aug 09
Four film companies have filed a motion in a Swedish court to force TeliaSonera to release details about the operators of the Swetorrents file sharing website. READ »

Three in custody following balcony death

National: 1 Aug 09
A 39-year-old man and two suspected female accomplices have been remanded into custody on suspicions of murder in Bredäng in southern Stockholm following the death of another man who fell from a balcony. READ »

Prison for assault on far-right activists

Politics: 22 Jul 09
Three women were sentenced to prison on Wednesday for assaulting the girlfriend of the spokesperson for the far-right Sweden Democrats. READ »

Young man gets nine years for murder

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. READ »

Gang members get two years for forced tattoo

Society: 26 Jun 09
Two men with connections to a Swedish criminal gang have each been sentenced to two years in jail for forcing an 18-year-old boy to cover over a tattoo resembling the gang's logo. READ »

Women in custody for beating of far-right politician

Politics: 11 Jun 09
Two young women suspected of beating up the spokesperson of the far right Sweden Democrats and his girlfriend were remanded in custody on Wednesday. READ »

Confession in killing of teenage girl

National: 10 Jun 09
The 16-year-old boy suspected in the weekend murder of a 15-year-old girl in Stureby south of Stockholm confessed to manslaughter on Wednesday and has been remanded in custody. READ »

Gangsters forced boy to replace 'trademark' tattoo

Society: 10 Jun 09
Two members of a criminal gang were indicted on criminal charges on Wednesday after forcing an 18-year-old boy to replace a tattoo they claimed had infringed their "trademark". READ »

Detention hearing for teen murder suspects

National: 9 Jun 09
Prosecutors want a Stockholm-area court to have two 16-year-olds suspected in the weekend murder of a teenage girl in Stureby south of the city remanded in custody. READ »

Cyber attack shuts down June List website

Politics: 6 Jun 09
The June List (Junilistan) party website was shut down for several hours on Friday due to a cyber attack, according to party press secretary Björn Jonasson. READ »

Foreign students help boost numbers at Swedish colleges

Education: 27 Apr 09
The number of students enrolled at Swedish universities climbed in 2008 for the first time since the early 2000s, new statistics show. Foreign students account for a large part of the increase. READ »

Arson suspected after Södertälje blazes

National: 12 Jan 09
Police in Södertälje have launched an arson investigation following two suspicious fires which broke out in the city early Monday morning. READ »

Charges following detainee's 'high-pressure' bath

National: 14 Nov 08
The commander on duty of a Swedish detention centre has been charged after a 29-year-old inmate was forcefully stripped, handcuffed, and doused with a fire hose. READ »

TV star jailed for cocaine use

Society: 27 Jun 08
Swedish television presenter Sanna Bråding has been sentenced to three months in jail for narcotics offences. READ »

Fortune sues Vin & Sprit over Beam shares

Business & Money: 14 May 08
A lawsuit filed by Fortune Brands against Vin & Sprit may delay the sale of the Swedish drinks group to France’s Pernod Richard. READ »

Man shot in the back near Stockholm

National: 7 Apr 08
A 39-year-old man was shot in the back on Sunday night in Alby south of Stockholm. READ »

Woman sentenced for false rape accusation

National: 27 Mar 08
A woman was convicted in Södertörn District Court on Thursday for a falsely accusing a man of raping her. READ »

Unheard cases pile up in Swedish courts

National: 15 Feb 08
District courts are suffering from an increased workload despite additional resources. READ »

Two arrests after dramatic bank robbery

National: 19 Jan 08
The two men are suspected in at least one of Friday’s armed bank robberies south of Stockholm. READ »

Exorcism priest had sex with daughter

National: 17 Jan 08
An Orthodox priest in Stockholm has been jailed for having sex with his mentally disabled daughter. READ »

Man jailed for making 12-year-old pregnant

Society: 16 Jan 08
A 27-year-old man has been convicted of child rape after a 12-year-old girl's abdominal pains turned out to be due to the fact that she was pregnant. READ »

Political motive suspected in Örebro murder

National: 16 Dec 07
Colleagues of the 40 year-old sociology lecturer murdered at Örebro University on Tuesday fear for their safety amid suspicions that the motive was political. READ »

Snow storms cause chaos on Sweden's roads

National: 14 Nov 07
Motorists are once again being advised to exercise caution on the roads as icy conditions prevail in much of Sweden following a day of heavy snowfall. READ »

Military called in as snow traps thousands on road

National: 13 Nov 07
Fire chiefs were calling in help from the military on Tuesday night after large numbers of people became trapped in cars and trucks on a snow-blocked road south of Stockholm. "The situation is getting serious," said a fire chief. READ »

School shooting suspect remanded in custody

National: 13 Nov 07
One of the teenage boys arrested on Friday for allegedly planning to kill a headmaster of a Stockholm has been remanded in custody. READ »

Young Social Democrats choose new chairwoman

Politics: 8 Aug 07
The youth wing of Sweden's Social Democrats, SSU, has chosen 27-year-old councillor Jytte Guteland as its new chairwoman to succeed disgraced ex-leader Anna Sjödin. READ »

Police suspect murder in Tumba death

National: 26 Jul 07
A 45-year-old woman was found dead in Tumba, south of Stockholm, early on Thursday morning. A man has been arrested on suspicion of murder. READ »

Barbecue ban in Stockholm as hot weather hits

National: 7 Jun 07
Barbecues and outdoor fires have been banned by fire authorities in Stockholm due to dry conditions across the county. Other areas of the country are also at risk. READ »

Man gets 12 years for New Year's Day murder

National: 22 May 07
A 24-year-old man has been sentenced to twelve years in prison for the murder of a man one year his senior in the early hours of New Year's Day. READ »

Youth football match turns into scrap

National: 10 May 07
A youth football match near Stockholm turned into a full-scale slanging match involving both players and their parents on Wednesday. READ »

Male witch threatened to kill flatmates

National: 25 Apr 07
A man who howled like a wolf and claimed to be a witch may face a lengthy prison sentence after exposing his flatmates to a night of terror. READ »

Mass brawl in Haninge leaves two injured

National: 31 Mar 07
A brawl involving up to 30 people in Haninge, outside Stockholm, at lunchtime on Saturday, left two men injured and requiring hospital treatment. READ »

Police suspect arson in Södertälje blaze

National: 4 Jan 07
Police suspect that an arsonist may have started the fire at a Lindex clothes shop in Södertälje. At least five people were injured in the blaze. READ »

Stockholmers report forest fire - in Russia

National: 9 Aug 06
The fire brigade received reports of a forest fire near Stockholm on Wednesday. But the fire turned out not to be in Sweden, but in St Petersburg. READ »

Dry weather prompts nationwide fire warning

National: 20 Jul 06
The risk of forest and grass fires is higher than ever across Sweden. Weeks of sun mean prime fire conditions, where careless barbecues or a smouldering cigarette butt could start a blaze. READ »

Man held after Jordbro rape seige

National: 20 Jul 06
A man is in custody after allegedly holding a woman prisoner and raping her while police waited outside the apartment in Jordbro, south of Stockholm. READ »

Protagonist or puritan? The truth about Sweden and porn

Lifestyle: 13 May 06
Sweden’s reputation as the first country of filth is one of those lingering stereotypes. Like high taxes. But whilst there’s no denying the latter, what truth really is there in the triple X typecast? The Local’s Christine Demsteader investigates. READ »

Escaped paedophile caught by police

Society: 3 May 06
A convicted child sex offender who escaped from secure hospital last week has been arrested. The 27-year old was spotted by an off-duty policeman. READ »

Paedophile still on the run

National: 3 May 06
A 27 year old convicted sex offender who escaped from the secure psychiatric unit in Huddinge last Thursday told police he would return to the institution on Tuesday. He didn't. READ »

Man released by knife attack police

National: 6 Nov 05
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Police investigating the murder of a man in a Stockholm suburb on Saturday have released a man they had held earlier. He is no longer suspected of any crime, but there are currently no other suspects. READ »

Police "hopeful" in hunt for highway robbers

National: 31 Aug 05
Everything points to an insider's involvement in Monday's dramatic Securitas raid - not least the fact that the stolen cash is untraceable. It was a highly professional job - but police say the villains were lucky not to have blown themselves up. READ »


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