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Annika Östberg moved to rehabilitation centre

National: 20 Mar 10
Sweden’s convicted double murderer Annika Östberg Deasy, who is due to be released in May 2011, has been moved from a female prison to a rehabilitation centre where she will work at a day nursery for dogs. READ »

Riksbank off base with finance crunch rate hikes

Business & Money: 15 Mar 10
The Swedish Riksbank has concluded that while everyone failed to see the impending finance crunch, it's own board was furthest behind when it raised interest rates just weeks before the Lehman Brothers bankruptcy. READ »

Champs held as football season gets underway

Sport: 15 Mar 10
Swedish champions AIK got off to a slow start with a home draw against top-flight newcomers Mjällby. The 2009 runners-up IFK Gothenburg meanwhile opened the season with a flurry of goals, dispatching Kalmar 0-3. READ »

Police identify Uruguayan star's tormentors

Sport: 11 Mar 10
Police have identified nine of the sixteen Hammarby supporters who crashed an AIK training session on Wednesday and threatened Uruguayan international midflieder Sebastián Eguren. READ »

US immigrant sent on Swedish bank run-around

National: 4 Mar 10
When US citizen Sylvie Acra arrived in Sweden and began her search for a job she decided it would be wise to open a standard bank account, but after three visits to three major Swedish banks she remains dissatisfied. READ »

Sweden claims narrow win in Wales

Sport: 4 Mar 10
Erik Hamrén, Sweden's new national football team trainer, got his tenure off on the right foot with a 0-1 win over Wales at the Liberty Stadium in Swansea on Wednesday. READ »

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

Lifestyle: 3 Mar 10
What’s on in Sweden: The Middle East Peace Orchestra play Stockholm, Women's Arm Wrestling in Gothenburg and Tindersticks in Malmö. READ »

Sweden's GDP growth at post-war low

Business & Money: 1 Mar 10
Sweden's GDP declined by 1.5 percent in the fourth quarter, making 2009 the worst year for growth since World War Two, according to a new report from Statistics Sweden (SCB). READ »

What's On in Sweden: February 26th - March 4th

Lifestyle: 25 Feb 10
What’s on in Sweden: Spiders in Stockholm, Horse Show in Gothenburg and The Rumble hits Malmö. READ »

Swede signs up to Virgin Galactic space flight

National: 18 Feb 10
A Malmö man has become the first Swede to sign up to Richard Branson's Virgin Galactic space adventure after he shelled out 1.4 million kronor to fly to the frontier of space. READ »

Handelsbanken ups dividend as profits slump

Business & Money: 18 Feb 10
Swedish bank Handelsbanken trumped market expectations despite reporting a slump in fourth quarter profits on Thursday. READ »

Sweden's top ten tasty buns

Lifestyle: 16 Feb 10
It’s Fettisdag, Fat Tuesday, the day known in English as Shrovetide, Pancake Tuesday and, er, Mardi Gras. In Sweden, the day is synonymous with the creamy semla, one of many fine buns that make this country great. READ »

Hirvonen beats Loeb to Swedish rally crown

Sport: 15 Feb 10
Finland's Mikko Hirvonen beat the reigning world champion, Frenchman Sebastien Loeb, to win the Rally of Sweden in Värmland on Sunday. READ »

Sweden plays host to World Rally Champs

Sport: 11 Feb 10
The World Rally Championships returns to Sweden on Friday after a two-year long hiatus. Defending champion Sebastien Loeb says he is looking forward to racing in the snow. READ »

Nordea sees profits fall

Business & Money: 10 Feb 10
Nordic banking group Nordea has reported an operating profit of €592 million ($815 million) for the final quarter 2009, down on a profit of €781 million in the corresponding period of last year. READ »

SEB slashes bonuses as profits fall

Business & Money: 10 Feb 10
Swedish bank SEB has reported an operating profit of 564 million kronor ($77 million) for the fourth quarter 2009, down on 2008 but better than expected. SEB announced a 2.2 billion kronor dividend, while staff bonuses will be cut. READ »

Snow causes traffic havoc in western Sweden

National: 1 Feb 10
Snow falls caused extensive traffic problems on Sunday night and into Monday morning. Several accidents occurred in western Sweden while no fatalities were reported. READ »

What's On in Sweden: Jan. 29th - Feb. 4th

Lifestyle: 27 Jan 10
What’s on in Sweden: Antiques and Reggae in Stockholm, The International Film Festival in Gothenburg, and Ian Brown swaggers into Malmö. READ »

'Vast differences' in Swedish schools: study

Education: 21 Jan 10
Some of Sweden’s best primary schools can be found in municipalities along the southeastern coast of the country, according to a new ranking by the country's main teachers union. READ »

What's On in Sweden - January 22nd to 28th

Lifestyle: 20 Jan 10
What’s on in Sweden: Hair raising opera in Stockholm, blowing bubbles in Gothenburg and a postcard from Scotland in Malmö. READ »

Bunny dance fraudster gets three years in jail

Society: 15 Jan 10
A man claiming to be wheelchair bound has been jailed for three years after he was caught on camera dancing with a rabbit mascot at an amusement park in western Sweden. READ »

Ponies replace yachts in wintertime Västervik

Travel: 14 Jan 10
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. READ »

What's On in Sweden: January 15th - 21st

Lifestyle: 14 Jan 10
What’s on in Sweden: Bankers dancing in Stockholm, The 69 Eyes in Gothenburg and musical legend Andy Votel comes to Malmö. READ »

Bonus-happy banks risk tougher rules: Borg

Business & Money: 13 Jan 10
Swedish banks could be hit with even tougher restrictions on bonuses if they don’t follow new rules presented by the country’s financial system watchdog, finance minister Anders Borg warned on Tuesday. READ »

What's On in Sweden: January 8th - 14th

Lifestyle: 7 Jan 10
What’s on in Sweden: Borderless clowns in Stockholm, pampered pooches in Gothenburg and the English National Symphony Orchestra does ABBA in Malmö. READ »

Four-year-old girl missing in Malmö

Society: 1 Jan 10
A four-year-old girl disappeared just after midnight from a New Year’s Eve party in Gustav Adolf Square in central Malmö. A wide-scale police search for the girl was ongoing today. READ »

What's On in Sweden: January 1st - 7th

Lifestyle: 30 Dec 09
What’s on in Sweden: Tango with Superheroes in Stockholm, tickle cockroaches in Gothenburg and Blame it on the Stones in Malmö. READ »

What's On in Sweden: December 25th - 31st

Lifestyle: 23 Dec 09
What’s on in Sweden: Choral Christmas in Stockholm, a New Year's Eve run in Gothenburg and get your skates on in Malmö. READ »

Top ten Swedish songs of the decade

Lifestyle: 18 Dec 09
Songs of the decade: The Local's editor Paul O'Mahony dips into the vaults and pulls out his ten favourite Swedish tracks of the last ten years. READ »

More Swedes favour euro over krona: poll

National: 15 Dec 09
A majority of Swedes would favour switching from the krona to the euro if a referendum on whether Sweden should adopt the common European currency were held today, a new poll shows. READ »

What's On in Sweden: December 11th - 17th

Lifestyle: 10 Dec 09
What’s on in Sweden: Dubstep comes to Stockholm, Alice Cooper pays a visit to Gothenburg and Elvis has been spotted in Malmö. READ »

What can't be said can be written: Herta Müller

Analysis & Opinion: 7 Dec 09
Nobel literature laureate Herta Müller contemplated the power and meaning of words as she began her literature lecture on Monday at the Swedish Academy in Stockholm. READ »

Sweden and the art of standing in line

Analysis & Opinion: 30 Nov 09
Grab a ticket, wait your turn, then pounce. Paddy Kelly examines the vicissitudes and intricacies of queuing in Sweden. READ »

What's on in Sweden: November 20 - 26

Lifestyle: 18 Nov 09
What's on in Sweden: International film festival & Simple Minds (UK) in Stockholm; Christmas market & Takida in Gothenburg; The Sonics (US) in Malmö/Lund. READ »

A nice cup of tea - how hard can it be?

Lifestyle: 17 Nov 09
What does it take to get a plain old cup of steaming hot tea in Sweden? Paddy Kelly fights the fancy brew brigade and recalls countless grim encounters with tepid beige impostors. READ »

Annika Östberg to be released in May 2011

National: 16 Nov 09
Annika Östberg, who sat in a US prison for 28 years for her role in two murders, has had her life sentence reduced and will be released sometime in May 2011. READ »

SEB settles with wealthy widow over bad advice

Business & Money: 10 Nov 09
After a decade receiving misguided investment advice, an 89-year-old Swedish woman has negotiated a settlement with the SEB bank worth hundreds of thousands of kronor. READ »

Reinfeldt reclaims top spot in Sweden power rankings

National: 6 Nov 09
Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt can once again lay claim to the title of Sweden’s most power person, having nudged his own finance minister Anders Borg from the top spot in a new ranking released on Thursday. READ »

What's on in Sweden: November 6 - 12

Lifestyle: 4 Nov 09
What's on in Sweden: Selam African festival & gospel munificence in Stockholm; Cirque du Soleil and MJ Thriller in Gothenburg; Oumou Sangaré in Malmö/Lund. READ »

What's on in Sweden: October 30 - November 5

Lifestyle: 29 Oct 09
What's on in Sweden: Alaska & William Fitzimmons (US) in Stockholm; Cirque du Soleil (CAN) in Gothenburg; Jay Reatard (US) in Malmö/Lund. READ »

Handelsbanken beats forecasts despite profit dip

Business & Money: 28 Oct 09
Sweden’s Handelsbanken on Wednesday announced lower quarterly profits which nevertheless beat forecasts on the back of a jump in earnings from basic lending operations. READ »

What's on in Sweden: October 23 - 29

Lifestyle: 22 Oct 09
What's on in Sweden: African film festival & lullabies for the environment in Stockholm; Hammarkullen carnival fun & exile film festival in Gothenburg; Steve Earle (US) in Malmö/Lund. READ »

Credit losses dent profits at SEB

Business & Money: 21 Oct 09
Swedish bank SEB reported a meager operating profit of 388 million kronor ($56 million) for the third quarter, but still managed to beat analysts’ expectations. READ »

Swedbank's losses worse than expected

Business & Money: 20 Oct 09
Swedbank has reported an operating loss of 2.6 billion kronor ($373.6 million) for the third quarter, a worse result that analysts expected. READ »

Card firm hacking hits thousands of Swedes

Business & Money: 14 Oct 09
Debit card information for tens of thousands of Swedish banking customers may have fallen into the wrong hands following a security breach at card manufacturers MasterCard and Visa. READ »

Profits up at Sweden's Investor

Business & Money: 13 Oct 09
Swedish investment group Investor turned a profit in the third quarter, the company reported on Tuesday, capitalizing on global financial markets’ decreased volatility. READ »

Swedish banks warned on Latvian economy

Business & Money: 3 Oct 09
Sweden’s finance minister Anders Borg is reported to have held secret talks with Swedbank and SEB, expressing his concern over Latvia's struggling financial situation. READ »

What's on in Sweden: October 2 - 8

Lifestyle: 1 Oct 09
What's on in Sweden: International poetry festival & American football in Stockholm; International art biennial & World music festival in Gothenburg; Kings of Convenience (NO) in Malmö/Lund. READ »

Swedish banks' bonus bonanza continues

Business & Money: 29 Sep 09
The four main Swedish banks, some of which have requested bailout money from shareholders and the state, are expected to dish out a whopping 5.4 billion kronor ($769 million) in employee bonuses for 2009. READ »

What's on in Sweden: September 25 - October 1

Lifestyle: 24 Sep 09
What's on in Sweden: Alela Diane (US) and football derby in Stockholm; International Book Fair & French acrobats in Gothenburg; Ane Brun (NO) in Malmö. READ »

Swedish household wealth rebounds: study

Business & Money: 24 Sep 09
Swedish household wealth has rebounded strongly in 2009 and has now clawed back half of the 976 billion kronor ($143 billion) fall in the wake of the stock market crash. READ »

What's on in Sweden: September 18 - 24

Lifestyle: 16 Sep 09
What's on in Sweden: Beer festival & Tom Jones (UK) in Stockholm; International Book Fair in Gothenburg; Hello Saferide in Malmö. READ »

What's on in Sweden: September 11 - 17

Lifestyle: 9 Sep 09
What's on in Sweden: World Cup baseball & Cirque du Soleil in Stockholm; Coco Chanel & All Time Low (US) in Gothenburg; Macy Gray (US) in Malmö. READ »

Swedes predict property price increase

Business & Money: 7 Sep 09
The number of Swedish households expecting housing prices to increase in the next year has grown to 53 percent, according to SEB bank's latest property price indicators. READ »

Negative interest rate to boost growth: Riksbank

Business & Money: 3 Sep 09
Sweden's central bank has taken the novel step of keeping its fixed interest rates pegged below zero in a bid to stimulate the economy. READ »

September in Sweden: Forest foods, politicians return, birds leave

Lifestyle: 3 Sep 09
The Year in Sweden - September: Journalist Kim Loughran sketches a month by month account of the country he has called home ever since his accidental migration in 1966. READ »

What's on in Sweden: September 4 - 10

Lifestyle: 2 Sep 09
What's on in Sweden: International polo & feminist porn in Stockholm; International art biennial in Gothenburg; Paul Potts (UK) in Malmö. READ »

Swedish banks: Interest rates set to rise

Business & Money: 1 Sep 09
Two of Sweden's biggest banks, SEB and Nordea, have predicted that the Riksbank will raise its benchmark interest rate to 2 percent by the end of next year from its current level of 0.25 percent. READ »

Wild boar hunter in strife for elk kill

National: 1 Sep 09
A hunter in Lessebo in southern Sweden who thought he had shot a wild boar but instead found he had shot a small elk has been charged by Växjö district court for illegal hunting. READ »

Stockholm plays host to international laughter fest

Lifestyle: 26 Aug 09
Sweden's capital will this weekend welcome a host of international comedy stars when the very first Stockholm Comedy Festival opens on Friday. READ »

Bumper Friday for krona and stocks

Business & Money: 21 Aug 09
The Stockholm stock exchange and the krona both hit record levels for the year on Friday as several economic indicators point to an upswing in Sweden's economic fortunes. READ »

What's on in Sweden: August 14 - 20

Lifestyle: 13 Aug 09
What's on in Sweden: Culture and youth festivals in Stockholm; International music festival and continental market in Gothenburg; Music & arts festival in Malmö. READ »

Swedish GDP fall slows to 6.2 percent: report

Business & Money: 31 Jul 09
Sweden's GDP fell by 6.2 percent during the second quarter, according to new figures published on Friday. READ »

Swedish economy growing again: report

Business & Money: 29 Jul 09
Growth has returned to the Swedish economy on a quarterly basis, according to a new report from the Scandinavian bank Nordea. READ »

Bunny pic unmasks Swedish benefits cheat

National: 23 Jul 09
A Swedish man who claimed to be wheelchair bound has been asked to repay millions of kronor in social insurance benefits after authorities obtained a picture of a him dancing with a life-sized rabbit. READ »

What's on in Sweden: July 24 - 30

Lifestyle: 23 Jul 09
What's on in Sweden: Stockholm Pride & Opera al fresco in Stockholm; eccentric variety show in Gothenburg; Möllevången music, theatre & arts festival in Malmö. READ »

Anders Borg: Sweden's long-haired maverick minister

Analysis & Opinion: 22 Jul 09
With Anders Borg, Sweden’s pony-tailed Minister of Finance, now helping the EU navigate through the global economic slump, the AFP’s Marc Preel takes a look back at the rise of this self-described pragmatist. READ »

Two Swedish banks surprise on the upside

Business & Money: 21 Jul 09
Sweden's two largest banks exceeded market expectations, with Nordea and Handelsbanken both boasting profit increases in their second quarter reports on Tuesday. READ »

Profits slashed at SEB

Business & Money: 20 Jul 09
Swedish banking group SEB saw operating profits nosedive in the second quarter, mainly due to credit losses and write downs on investments in the Baltic States and Russia. READ »

What's on in Sweden: July 17 - 23

Lifestyle: 16 Jul 09
What's on in Sweden: Jazz festival, humour exhibition & Globe tours in Stockholm; 60s & 70s art exhibition in Gothenburg; Tibetan monks & Backa folk & world music festival in Malmö/Österlen. READ »

Stockholm to host Detroit Red Wings NHL opener

Sport: 16 Jul 09
A number of Swedish stars from North America’s National Hockey League (NHL) will have the chance to open their 2009-2010 season in Stockholm, the league announced on Wednesday. READ »

Investor sees profits bounce back

Business & Money: 14 Jul 09
Despite strong second-quarter profits at Investor, the CEO of the Swedish holding company said Tuesday he doesn’t expect the global economy to rebound quickly. READ »

Swedish town overrun by mosquitoes

Society: 10 Jul 09
Residents of the sleepy farming district of Österfärnebo in eastern Sweden blame a bureaucratic miscue for bringing plague-like swarms of mosquitoes to their village. READ »

Riksbank halves interest rates

Business & Money: 2 Jul 09
In a move that surprised many analysts, Sweden’s central bank has slashed its benchmark interest rate from 0.5 to 0.25 percent. READ »

What's on in Sweden: June 26 - July 2

Lifestyle: 24 Jun 09
What's on in Sweden: Bunny Wailer (JAM) and The Pet Shop Boys (UK) in Stockholm; heavy metal festival & A Camp in Gothenburg; Atmosphere (US) in Malmö. READ »

What's on in Sweden: June 19 - 25

Lifestyle: 18 Jun 09
What's on in Sweden: Morrissey & Midsummer fun in Stockholm; AC/DC & Euro 2009 U-21 football in Gothenburg; Yasmina Reza's ART in Malmö. READ »

Adopting in Sweden: a draining process with amazing returns

Lifestyle: 15 Jun 09
Adopting a child is a laborious experience at the best of times. But Australian Brett Roberts and his Swedish wife Eleonore found that it was more than worth the trouble. READ »

What's on in Sweden: June 12 - 18

Lifestyle: 11 Jun 09
What's on in Sweden: Neil Young & Ikea exhibition in Stockholm; Euro 2009 U-21 football in Gothenburg; Orchestra Baobab in Malmö. 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 »

Danes rain on Swedish World Cup parade

Sport: 7 Jun 09
Denmark left Sweden's hopes of qualifying for the World Cup finals in South Africa in 2010 hanging by a thread after a 0-1 win at Råsunda Stadium on Saturday night. READ »

Latvia fears prompt rollercoaster ride for Swedish bank shares

Business & Money: 4 Jun 09
Share prices of Sweden’s leading banks recovered somewhat on Thursday after major drops on Wednesday in the wake of fears that Latvia may devalue its currency. READ »

Swedish banks able to survive increased losses: Riksbank

Business & Money: 2 Jun 09
While Swedish banks are expected to suffer increased losses due to the credit crisis through 2010, the Riksbank believes the country’s banks have sufficient capital to deal with the situation. READ »

'Biggest GDP drop in Swedish history'

National: 29 May 09
Sweden’s GDP took a historic dive in the first quarter of 2009, plummeting by 6.5 percent, according to new statistics. READ »

Krona slides further on Baltic economy worries

Business & Money: 28 May 09
Concerns about economic developments in the Baltic region are the likely cause of the krona’s steady slide in recent days, according to several experts. READ »

Riksbank to boost foreign currency reserves

Business & Money: 27 May 09
The Swedish krona weakened somewhat on Wednesday following an announcement from the Riksbank that it planned to borrow 100 billion kronor of foreign currency. READ »

What's on in Sweden: May 22 - 28

Lifestyle: 20 May 09
What's on in Sweden: Ingmar Bergman theatre festival in Stockholm; International performance art in Gothenburg; Ghostface Killah and Funda Arar in Malmö/Lund. READ »

Ticket fuels stock exchange surge

Business & Money: 18 May 09
The Stockholm Stock Exchange's recent recovery gained fresh momentum on Monday, as Sweden's major banks and the Ticket travel agency chain all saw their stocks rise. READ »

What's on in Sweden: May 15 - 21

Lifestyle: 13 May 09
What's on in Sweden: Canadian improv theatre and Morrissey in Stockholm; Funk veterans and Basketball Festival in Gothenburg; Brandy in Malmö. READ »

Latvia police probe targets Swedish banks

Business & Money: 8 May 09
Aggressive methods employed by Swedish banks for collecting money from borrowers in Latvia are the subject of a police investigation, according to the Latvian prime minister. READ »

What's on in Sweden: May 8 - 14

Lifestyle: 6 May 09
What's on in Sweden: English speaking theatre and American Vaudeville in Stockholm; Uncle Vanya and LGBT Festival in Gothenburg; Jean Michel Jarre in Malmö. READ »

From midnight sun to electric eels: The Swedish Golf Experience

Lifestyle: 5 May 09
Author and golf enthusiast Gene Oberto bisects the fairways of the nation in this above par guide to the golf courses of Sweden. READ »

What's on in Sweden: May 1 - 7

Lifestyle: 29 Apr 09
What's on in Sweden: American Football & Labour Day parade in Stockholm; Terence Blanchard in Gothenburg; International Noise Conspiracy in Malmö. READ »

What's your favourite Swedish dialect?

Analysis & Opinion: 29 Apr 09
The Local's regular panel grapples with Sweden's many dialects and tries to decide whether they should be classified as throat diseases or things of poetic beauty. READ »

SEB files for state funds as profits collapse

Business & Money: 24 Apr 09
Swedish bank SEB said on Friday that it would seek to join the state-backed guarantee programme after reporting a 44 percent decline in net profits for the first quarter. READ »

What's on in Sweden: April 24 - 30

Lifestyle: 24 Apr 09
What's on in Sweden: International dance day & Salif Keita in Stockholm; English speaking theatre in Gothenburg; Depeche Mode tribute in Malmö. READ »

Sweden's Investor cuts losses

Business & Money: 15 Apr 09
Swedish holding company Investor reported net losses of 3.02 billion kronor ($368 million) for the first quarter on Wednesday. The firm's CEO forecast continued economic turbulence in 2009. READ »

Angry Swede attacks neighbour with tree branch

National: 15 Apr 09
An angry man attacked his neighbour in the Gothenburg suburb of Hisingen on Wednesday. The man's chosen weapon was a large branch from a tree. READ »

Capital markets show signs of easing

Business & Money: 14 Apr 09
Several major Swedish firms have been able to attract capital in the spring, according to a new market survey. For smaller firms capital markets remain closed, however. READ »

Swedish industrial orders plummet

Business & Money: 9 Apr 09
New industrial orders in Sweden dropped by 12.6 percent in the three month period from December to February, according to preliminary figures from Statistics Sweden. READ »