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Government locks horns with opposition over jobs
Business & Money: 6 May 13
Swedish political party leaders clashed on primetime TV on Sunday night, with Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt and opposition leader Stefan Löfven butting heads over labour policy.
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Spring is officially around the corner in Sweden
Science & Technology: 9 Apr 13
Believe it or not, spring is on the way to Sweden according to meteorologists who have pointed to sunny skies and temperatures up towards 15C during the week.
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Stockholm students debut design collections
Lifestyle: 30 Jan 13
As industry heavyweights send models down the catwalks at Mercedes Benz Stockholm Fashion Week, 14 students rallied for their own show. The Local’s Ann Törnkvist caught up with two of them.
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Party leaders jostle over job loss threat
Politics: 16 Jan 13
The opposition Social Democrats have accused the government of being ill-prepared to deal with unemployment in the new year's first party leader debate in the Riksdag.
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Unions propose profit cap on welfare business
Business & Money: 15 Jan 13
The Swedish Trade Union Confederation has proposed a new type of company that would limit profits made in the tax-funded welfare sector, in a move that goes against the line of their traditional political ally, the opposition Social Democrat Party.
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Left Party veteran Lars Werner dead
Politics: 12 Jan 13
The former leader of Sweden's Left Party has died at the age of 77 after suffering from heart problems.
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Man sent sex threats in Moderate politico's name
Politics: 18 Oct 12
An active member of the Social Democrats has been arrested after sending threatening and sexually themed letters to several women, including celebrity bloggers, and signing them in the name a Moderate politician from Gothenburg.
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Court rejects transgender rape acquittal
National: 16 Oct 12
The acquittal of a man who was charged with raping a transgender woman has been overturned after an appeals court overruled a lower court''s finding that the rape was "impossible" because the victim was still biologically a man.
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Party heads clash in season's first debate
Politics: 8 Oct 12
Jobs, the economy, and welfare gains were the subjects of a heated debate when Sweden’s eight party leaders met for the autumn’s first televised debate since the opening of the new parliamentary session.
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Sweden's Left: singing the same old song?
Politics: 6 Jul 12
Jonas Sjöstedt, the fresh face of the Left Party, was expected to use Almedalen to show he was taking the party in a new direction, but correspondent and commentator David Linden was left unconvinced the new party leader managed to do so.
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Transgender woman appeals rape acquittal
National: 6 Jul 12
A transgender woman who was the victim of an attempted rape has appealed a Swedish court’s decision to clear the offender of the charges after the court argued the rape was "impossible" because the victim was still biologically a man.
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Man beats rape rap after victim found to be a man
National: 4 Jul 12
A man who attempted to rape a woman has been cleared of the charges by a Swedish court after it turned out that the woman he tried to rape was biologically a man.
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Sweden footballers in 'naked' training outrage
Sport: 13 Jun 12
Sweden's national football club has sparked controversy, including biting comments from Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt, after a player was forced to bare his behind during a training session on Tuesday.
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Reinfeldt and Löfven butt heads in first debate
Politics: 7 May 12
Prime minister Fredrik Reinfeldt squared off against Social Democratic leader Stefan Löfven for the first time during a spirited party leader debate in which the two sparred over unemployment and other issues.
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'Foreign ministry refused to abandon Saudi deal'
Business & Money: 26 Apr 12
The former head of the Swedish Fortifications Agency wanted to stop the cooperation with the Saudi regime as early as 2000, but says she was told no by the Swedish foreign ministry.
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Telia Sonera may lose Stockholm as customer
Business & Money: 22 Apr 12
Stockholm municipality is currently a Telia Sonera customer, but has threatened to change providers following the revelation of Telia Sonera’s cooperation with several dictatorships, losing the company some 40,000 subscriptions.
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Begrimed baguettes cause bakery battle
National: 16 Mar 12
It’s News in Brief Friday again, where we’ve captured some of the shorter tales that caught our attention – this week including a ski race around the Stockholm castle, begrimed baguettes, bungling bird baiters, and the anniversary of a rather unusual murder.
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Outrage over Sweden's 'secret' Saudi arms plant
National: 7 Mar 12
Tuesday’s revelation that the Swedish government has been involved in a project to aid the building of an arms factory in a dictatorship like Saudi Arabia has caused strong reactions both in Sweden and abroad.
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'Sjöstedt-effect' boosts Left Party figures
Politics: 3 Feb 12
The first poll taken since new Left Party leader Jonas Sjöstedt took over shows that his party has seen a rise to 9.3 percent in the opinion polls, bringing its best result since 2004.
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Social Democrats plumb new poll depths
Politics: 22 Jan 12
As the Social Democrats begin the search for a new leader after Håkan Juholt's resignation, an opinion poll conducted prior to the dramatic events on Saturday show the party at its lowest ebb since the 1960s.
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Juholt remark sparks political squabble
Politics: 17 Jan 12
Social Democrat leader Håkan Juholt once again landed himself in hot water after saying that the government had “pushed through” defence policies with the help of the Sweden Democrats.
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Sjöstedt chosen as new Left Party leader
Politics: 6 Jan 12
Jonas Sjöstedt was chosen to replace Lars Ohly as the new leader of Sweden's Left Party when the congress voted on Friday.
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Sweden's Greens continue to climb in polls
Politics: 18 Dec 11
Support for Sweden's Green Party rose to 12.3 percent, yet another record-high result, while the Social Democrats hit a new low in research institute Sifo's December poll.
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Abba great unwilling to be Stockholm 'billboard'
Society: 16 Dec 11
Abba founder Benny Andersson wants Arlanda airport to take down a giant picture of him welcoming visitors to Stockholm, following a decision to revamp a local landmark leaving him unwilling to be associated with the city.
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Abba great hints at reunification gig
Society: 12 Dec 11
Abba-founder Benny Andersson has hinted that he would be willing to reunite the famed Swedish super group to help save a beloved - albeit urine soaked -Stockholm landmark.
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Left Party proposes Sjöstedt as new leader
Politics: 10 Dec 11
Sweden's Left Party's nomination committee suggested Jonas Sjöstedt take over as the party's new leader from Lars Ohly, who won't run for re-election in January.
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Left Party rejects shared leadership
Politics: 5 Nov 11
Top brass with Sweden’s Left Party, Vänsterpartiet, has said ‘no’ to a shared party leadership on the grounds of a current well-working organization. The party’s congress must now decide who will succeed Lars Ohly.
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'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.
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New Left Party head hard to predict: poll
Politics: 4 Sep 11
The battle for the position as new Left Party leader is going to be a close one, and introducing dual leadership is gaining popularity, a recent survey shows.
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Lars Ohly: Seven years at the helm of Sweden's Left Party
Analysis & Opinion: 10 Aug 11
Lars Ohly on Tuesday said that he is to step down as leader of Sweden's Left Party. While widely respected as a person and as a skilful debater, his tenure will be remembered more for his stance on Communism and electoral decline.
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Ohly quits as Left leader
Politics: 9 Aug 11
Left Party leader Lars Ohly has informed the nominating committee that he won't stand for the post when the party elects a new leader during its 2012 congress.
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Linde challenges Ohly for Left Party post
Politics: 4 Aug 11
The leadership battle for the Left Party has intensified after the party's foreign policy spokesperson Hans Linde announced his intention to challenge current leader Las Ohly for the post.
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Growing demands for Ohly to step down
Politics: 5 Jul 11
A growing number of leading Left Party members want to see the party's head, Lars Ohly, step down before the next election in 2014. Over half of district leaders want a new head, according to a Swedish newspaper report.
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Sweden slams EU budget proposal
Politics: 30 Jun 11
EU's budget proposal has been heavily criticised by Sweden, with one MP calling it "the most provocative budget in EU history".
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'Classic' midsummer weather for Sweden
Science & Technology: 23 Jun 11
Cloudy, showery but with some chances of sunshine - Swedish Midsummer weather seems to follow tradition, according to meteorologists, who were still unsure of how the weather would develop with the holiday less than a day away.
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Culture Night offers cash-strapped Stockholmers a free night out
Lifestyle: 8 Apr 11
Nearly 70 museums and cultural institutions across Stockholm will open their doors to the public for free on Saturday in a bid to bring the city's cultural offerings to a wider audience, contributor Anita Badejo discovers.
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Royal court mulls suing over King book review
Society: 1 Feb 11
Sweden's Royal Court has allowed its lawyers to scrutinise a book review of the biography on King Carl XVI Gustaf published in the Left Party's newspaper to see if there are grounds to pursue legal action.
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Ohly affirms plans to stay on as Left Party leader
Politics: 14 Jan 11
Despite a growing chorus of criticism from within his party, Left Party leader Lars Ohly reaffirmed his plans to continue at the helm beyond the party’s 2012 congress.
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Political parties mull future leadership plans
Politics: 8 Nov 10
Speculation is rife that a majority of the parties in Sweden's parliament, the Riksdag, may be mulling changes at the top following the general election in September as they contemplate their futures.
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Pay-day for extreme-right paper puts subsidies under fire
Society: 24 Apr 10
Sweden's system of press subsidies has come under the microscope after a publication affiliated with an extreme right-wing political party received millions of kronor in public funding this week.
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New Stockholm arena gets financial go-ahead
National: 13 Nov 09
Plans for the proposed 30,000-seater arena in the Swedish capital can begin after Stockholm City Council announced a financial agreement with AEG Facilities, the company that will run the stadium.
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Record company lawsuits a 'threat to free culture'
Analysis & Opinion: 24 Sep 09
Are lawsuits and threats the music industry's new money-spinning idea, now that record sales have fallen, asks Madeleine Sjöstedt, Stockholm's Vice Mayor for Culture and Sports and member of the Liberal Party (Folkpartiet).
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Paul Simon speaks out on Swedish theatre ban
National: 7 Sep 09
Paul Simon has said he had nothing to do with steps taken by Universal Music to block a Stockholm performance of The Sound of Silence, a play by a Latvian theatre company based around the music of Simon & Garfunkel.
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Israel tennis match to remain in Malmö
Sport: 24 Feb 09
Officials in Stockholm announced Monday night that there was not enough time for the city to make arrangements to host Sweden’s upcoming Davis Cup tennis match against Israel.
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Stockholm courts Israel Davis Cup match
Sport: 23 Feb 09
Officials in Stockholm are hoping the capital can replace Malmö as the host of Sweden's forthcoming Davis Cup match against Israel after the southern city ruled that the game should be played behind closed doors.
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Picture special: Stockholm Fashion Week
Lifestyle: 16 Feb 09
Check out all the latest from the city's catwalks as Sweden's top models don the latest collections at the country's premier fashion event.
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Christmas shopping: Swedish design online
Lifestyle: 12 Dec 08
Some of it is sleek, and some of it is just plain weird. Some of it’s pretty, and some of it is just plain ugly…by design. Here’s The Local’s guide to the best of Swedish design online.
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Cannabis found on Swedish military training area
National: 5 Sep 08
A group of Swedish soldiers made an unexpected discovery when they came across a group of suspicious looking plants during a training exercise in Skövde in western Sweden.
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English theatre festival comes to Stockholm
Lifestyle: 7 May 08
This weekend sees the arrival in Sweden of theatre groups from all over Europe. For the first time in its more than thirty year history, the Festival of European Anglophone Theatrical Societies (FEATS) will be held in Stockholm.
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Apartment fire leaves two dead
National: 15 Apr 08
A man and a woman died in an apartment fire in the Södra Ryd area of Skövde in central Sweden on Tuesday morning.
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Famed boat hostel returns to Stockholm
Travel: 9 Apr 08
The af Chapman ship returned to Stockholm fully-rigged on Wednesday after a nearly two-year absence, ready to resume her role as a popular youth hostel.
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Chinese officials in Sweden 'tried to stop' dance show
Politics: 30 Jan 08
Politicians have accused the Chinese embassy of attempting to block a musical show set to hit Swedish shores this spring.
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Violent start to Sweden's new year
National: 1 Jan 07
Sweden saw in 2007 on Sunday night with the traditional organised and impromptu fireworks displays - but they were accompanied by an unusually high number of crimes including assault, rape and arson.
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Former MPs cost Sweden 4.5 million kronor a month
Politics: 10 Dec 06
Around 40 former members of parliament are still living on parliamentary benefits despite the fact that it is more than four years since they left politics, according to a new investigation.
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Arson suspected in Gothenburg school fires
National: 14 Oct 06
Two major fires broke out in school buildings, barely two kilometres from each other, in Angered in Gothenburg early on Saturday morning.
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"Wallström should go" after holocaust speech
Politics: 15 May 05
There have been calls in Sweden for EU Commissioner Margot Wallström to step down, after she implied that taking powers away from the European Commission could lead to another Holocaust.
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