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'Swedishness must be split from being white'

Society: 21 May 13
Sweden needs a new story better equipped to deal with and include today's demographic diversity and create a new Swedishness that is separate from whiteness, write representatives from the Multicultural Centre in Botkyrka near Stockholm. READ »

Defamation charges for Instagram 'slut-shaming'

National: 21 May 13
Two Swedish teenage girls were officially charged with defamation on Tuesday for their involvement in the "slut-shaming" Instagram account that saw enraged teens in Gothenburg lay siege to two high schools last year. READ »

Nord Stream plans new gas pipelines

Business & Money: 19 May 13
Gas pipeline firm Nord Stream will hold an information meeting on the Baltic island of Gotland on Monday to introduce a proposal to extend its controversial gas pipeline project. READ »

Teen girl admits to Instagram 'slut-shaming'

National: 18 May 13
A 15-year-old girl has admitted to setting up the Instagram account that caused hundreds of teenagers to riot in Gothenburg last year, but her 16-year-old friend has denied involvement. READ »

Sex in Sweden: condoms optional - study

Society: 14 May 13
Half of young Swedes don't use condoms when having sex with a new partner, according to a new study, which also found that 30 percent of Swedes use no contraceptive measures at all. READ »

Thousands of Swedes hit with porn surfing bills

Business & Money: 15 Mar 13
A Swedish company with a dubious past has sent out invoices to thousands of Swedes demanding payment for allegedly visiting pornographic websites. READ »

Sexting teen charged for blackmailing teacher

Society: 7 Mar 13
An 18-year-old woman has been charged with blackmail after she threatened to tell a teacher's wife and the police that he was sending her risqué text messages. READ »

Charities suffer amid mobile payments muddle

Science & Technology: 28 Feb 13
Swedish charities and NGOs are suffering a downturn in SMS donations, after Sweden's four main mobile network operators introduced mandatory online registration for mobile phone money transfers. READ »

'I dream that my son has been butchered'

Analysis & Opinion: 7 Feb 13
As the Swedish media examines the climate of hatred towards women in the public eye, editor and author Åsa Linderborg recounts what happened when her newspaper Aftonbladet decided to blow the lid on Sweden’s far-right websites. (WARNING: STRONG LANGUAGE). READ »

'Immigrant areas have fewer social problems'

National: 3 Feb 13
Some areas of Sweden with low levels of immigration have more pronounced social problems than towns with higher numbers of immigrants, according to the conclusions of a new report based on the UN Human Development Index. READ »

Millions of Swedes stick to old-school cards

Society: 22 Dec 12
With 28 million Christmas cards sent this year, for Swedes the traditional handwritten greeting is not a thing of the past. READ »

'Friends snitching is the worst': Instagram teen

National: 19 Dec 12
Irma, 16, was unaware she had been named on the Instagram "slut-shaming" account, which set off an angry youth riot in Gothenburg on Tuesday and ended in 27 arrests. READ »

The Local's guide to moving in Sweden

Lifestyle: 14 Dec 12
There are lots of things to keep track of when you move home. The Local has teamed up with our friends at Adressändring to provide you with a guide to the most important things to think about. READ »

School reverses gingerbread man ban

Society: 9 Dec 12
A 10-year-old boy was told he could not dress up as a gingerbread man at his school's traditional Lucia celebration as all references to the cookie had been banned in order to avoid offense. READ »

US plaintiff 'unknown': Nobel assembly

Science & Technology: 7 Dec 12
The Swedish assembly that awards the Nobel Medicine Prize said on Friday it had never heard of the man who sued the group in the United States alleging the assembly wrongly credited this year's laureates for his pioneering stem cell research. READ »

Stem cell scientist sues Nobel Prize for medicine

Science & Technology: 7 Dec 12
A stem cell research pioneer is suing the Swedish assembly that awards the Nobel medicine prize, in a first such lawsuit, over claims it made about this year's winners, a spokeswoman said Thursday. READ »

Sweden raps Stardoll for targeting young girls

Science & Technology: 6 Dec 12
Popular youth website Stardoll may alter its services to the Swedish audience after a court ordered it to stop "aggressive" marketing to members of its virtual fashion world, where most users are underage girls. READ »

'To hell with traditional Swedish behaviour'

Analysis & Opinion: 30 Nov 12
Youth centre worker and columnist Milad Mohammadi questions whether traditional Swedish behaviour is really all it's cracked up to be if it often means not helping those in need. READ »

Counter-terrorism chiefs resign in protest

Politics: 4 Nov 12
The director and deputy director of Sweden's Counter-Terrorism Co-operative Council have left their positions after less than a year. READ »

Swedish soldiers wear 'toxic' uniforms: report

Science & Technology: 30 Oct 12
Swedish soldiers are not allowed to wear the Afghanistan desert uniform while home on leave due to the high levels of pesticide contained in the fabric. However, the Swedish Armed Forces are adamant the uniforms are safe. READ »

Nobel in medicine goes to stem cell researchers

Science & Technology: 8 Oct 12
The 2012 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine has been awarded to John B. Gurdon and Shinya Yamanaka for research into stem cells. READ »

Swedish NGO unveils global photo exhibit

Society: 7 Oct 12
An exhibition organized by a Swedish non-profit and featuring snapshots of daily life around the world will open simultaneously on publicity screens in 22 countries on Monday. READ »

'Downplaying racist taunts is like spitting in victims' faces'

Analysis & Opinion: 29 Aug 12
Those who try to explain away the racism experienced by Somalis in Forserum in south central Sweden are simply adding insult to injury, argues local Green Party politician Etelka Huber. READ »

'No nationalism please, we're Swedish'

Analysis & Opinion: 14 Jun 12
Following the celebrations of Sweden’s National Day on June 6th, a somewhat recent invention, Swedish journalist and columnist Ola Tedin reflects that there is nationalism and nationalism. READ »

‘It is southern Europe’s problem’: Reinfeldt

Business & Money: 11 Jun 12
Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt said on Monday that Sweden is relatively safe from the Spanish crisis as the country mainly trades with countries like Germany, Britain and Norway. READ »

Swedish yes to 'flexible' mechanism for banks

Business & Money: 7 Jun 12
Minister for finance, Anders Borg, on Thursday said that he is not against allowing troubled Spanish banks using flexible EU mechanisms to recapitalise, despite recent German reservations against doing so. READ »

No help for neighbours of noisy masturbator

Society: 31 May 12
Irate neighbours upset by the high-volume moans of a noisy masturbator in southern Sweden won't get any help from local public authorities to help rub out the problem. READ »

'Sweden isn't a socialist hell hole after all'

Analysis & Opinion: 9 May 12
Sweden can be eye-opening for any foreigner, but for American Carmen Price, it took more time than she expected in Sweden to disarm her American cultural defense mechanisms. READ »

Court frees 'exorcized' teen girl's parents

National: 17 Apr 12
The father and step-mother of a 14-year-old girl from western Sweden, charged with repeatedly beating and burning the girl because they “thought she was a witch”, were freed of all charges on Tuesday. READ »

Pastor 'tortured' in Congo after Sweden deportation

National: 29 Feb 12
A Congolese pastor who was deported from Sweden last week after losing a long-running fight for asylum was reportedly beaten upon returning to his home country, just as his Swedish supporters had feared. READ »

Parents charged for 'exorcizing' teen girl

National: 24 Feb 12
The father and step-mother of a 14-year-old girl from western Sweden were charged on Friday with repeatedly beating and burning the girl "for being a witch”, according to the prosecutor. READ »

Teacher held after having sex with teen students

Education: 12 Feb 12
A 24-year-old teacher has been remanded into custody on suspicion of child rape after admitting that he had sexual relations with a number of teenage pupils. READ »

Princess Victoria to give birth in 'early March'

Society: 2 Feb 12
A post on Facebook as well as a 42 cannon salute are among the ways the next heir to the Swedish throne will be welcomed into the world, as the Royal Court readies for Crown Princess Victoria to give birth in early March. READ »

'Tattoo' marketing angers Larsson's partner

Society: 21 Dec 11
Stieg Larsson's former partner has slammed the commercialization of the late Swedish writer's best-selling novel, “The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo”, in connection with the release of Hollywood's adaption of the book. READ »

OECD: Sweden has poor eye on working conditions

Business & Money: 6 Nov 11
Sweden has poor control over people coming from outside the EU to work, specifically related to the pay and conditions they've been promised, according to findings by the Organization of Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD). READ »

Blood donors targeted in social media push

Science & Technology: 5 Oct 11
Sahlgrenska University Hospital in Gothenburg in western Sweden has launched a massive social media campaign to encourage blood donors to sign up to a "nag me until I become a blood donor" contract and help tackle a shortage. READ »

Three share 2011 Nobel in medicine

Science & Technology: 3 Oct 11
Three researchers have been jointly awarded the 2011 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for discoveries related to the immune system. READ »

Sweden's stalking ban takes effect

Politics: 2 Oct 11
Sweden's new tougher laws banning stalking went into effect on Saturday, which carry prison sentences of up to four years for the most serious offenders. READ »

Swedish researchers in 'depression gene' find

Science & Technology: 28 Sep 11
Swedish researchers at Sahlgrenska Academy in Gothenburg have managed to identify a gene which they believe has a strong connection to bipolar disorder. READ »

Painkillers might hold back cancer: study

Science & Technology: 27 Sep 11
Ordinary painkillers might be able to hold back the growth of cancer tumours, according to a new Swedish study from the Karolinska Institutet in Stockholm. READ »

Swedish researchers in new cancer gene find

Science & Technology: 17 Aug 11
Researchers from Karolinska Institutet in Stockholm along with colleagues in the United States have discovered five gene variants with strong links to aggressive forms of prostate cancer, according to a study released on Tuesday. READ »

Masturbating man reported for 'moaning louder than an animal'

Society: 11 Aug 11
A man has been reported to the authorities by his neighbours in Malmö after they tired of his noisy masturbation habits, which they report can disturb the peace at any time of the day or night. READ »

School grades are linked to diet: study

Science & Technology: 27 Jul 11
Young people whose diet is high in folate (the natural alternative to folic acid) are more successful in school, according to a recently published Swedish study. READ »

Peace, love and 'the delirium of existence'

Lifestyle: 5 Jul 11
Ever wondered what a small Swedish town looks like when 50,000 music lovers invade its streets? Contributor Caroline Bursell finds out as she joins the throngs of festival-goers at Sweden's Borlänge Peace & Love festival 2011. READ »

Unruly start to Swedish music fest

Society: 30 Jun 11
The music festival Peace & Love in Borlänge, in central Sweden, was off to an unruly start on Wednesday, with local police kept busy and holding facilities at capacity. READ »

'Swedish shipments to Nazis may have been ransom for captured Swedes'

Analysis & Opinion: 29 Jun 11
Historical documents related to the capture of seven Swedes by the Gestapo in Poland in 1942 puts Sweden's subsequent ball bearing deliveries to Nazi Germany in a new light, argue historians Susanne Berger and Ingela Magner. READ »

Wrong to sack principal over 'lewd' Facebook pics: Swedish court

Education: 23 Jun 11
A Swedish court has ruled that a school was unjustified in sacking its principal after he joined a number of sexually themed groups on Facebook and published half-naked pictures of himself on the popular social networking site. READ »

EU steps up legal threats over Sweden's wolf hunt

Science & Technology: 17 Jun 11
The European Commission on Thursday renewed its cricism of Sweden's wolf policy, giving the country two months to take steps to "protect endangered wolves" of face a hearing at the European Court of Justice. READ »

Swedish women battle mounting debts

Business & Money: 30 May 11
Women are experiencing increasing problems servicing SMS loans and for the first time are defaulting at the same levels as men, according to a new survey from the Swedish Enforcement Authority. READ »

Sweden mulls ban on texting while driving

Politics: 4 Apr 11
Sweden's Riksdag backs the banning of texting while driving and the introduction of a hands-free requirement while making calls at the wheel. 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 »

Malmö schools slammed by inspectorate

Education: 8 Mar 11
Schools in Rosengård in Malmö in southern Sweden have come in for stinging criticism from the Swedish Schools Inspectorate, with more staff training and contact with home required. READ »

Russian gas pipeline 'unstoppable': report

National: 7 Mar 11
Swedish objections to a controversial Baltic Sea pipeline to carry natural gas from Russia to Germany fell on deaf ears in Russia, according to US diplomatic cables released by WikiLeaks. READ »

Obesity gene linked to dementia: Swedish study

Science & Technology: 21 Feb 11
People with a particular genotype associated with obesity may have three times higher a risk of developing dementia than those who do not, according to a study by Stockholm's Karolinska Institute. READ »

Swedish bar lets patrons pay via mobile phone

Lifestyle: 9 Feb 11
A bar in Uppsala in eastern Sweden recently launched a new service that lets mobile phone-toting bar patrons leave their wallets at home. But not everyone is toasting this new taproom technology, contributor Oliver Gee discovers. READ »

Unpaid SMS loans in Sweden shrink: agency

Society: 25 Jan 11
The number of unpaid SMS loans that end up with the Swedish Enforcement Administration has shrunk dramatically, according to the government agency. READ »

Masked men smash slot machines at food kiosks

National: 17 Jan 11
A pair of masked men smashed the video lottery terminals (VLT) and furnishings at three fast food kiosks in Gothenburg on Sunday with clubs and hammers. READ »

Learning Swedish with celebrities and assassins

Lifestyle: 10 Jan 11
Few experiences in life are more leveling than a language class, where people’s previous identities are mysteriously replaced by characters and coping mechanisms worthy of a Swedish crime drama, explains contributor Lola Akinmade. READ »

Letter to editor prompts memory card miracle

Society: 9 Jan 11
A resident of Malmö in southern Sweden never thought he’d never see the memory card from his digital camera again until he read a letter to the editor in a local newspaper. READ »

EU challenges Sweden's wolf hunt policy

Politics: 23 Dec 10
The European Commission has continued to challenge Sweden's wolf hunt policy, with the EU environment commissioner warning the government about letting the hunt begin before it receives answers to its questions. READ »

Swedish site urges people to talk about sex

Society: 23 Dec 10
While the world continues to talk about WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange's case, Sweden-based journalist Johanna Koljonen is encouraging women around the world to share their feelings online about negative sexual experiences. READ »

Swedish scientists study ice man bacteria samples

Science & Technology: 22 Dec 10
A team of Swedish scientists are currently examining specimens of stomach bacteria from Ötzi the Iceman, who lived about 5,300 years ago. READ »

Swedish fatwa council condemns bomb attack

Society: 20 Dec 10
The Swedish Fatwa Council (Svenska Fatwarådet) condemned on Sunday the recent suicide bombing in central Stockholm, while the Swedish Security Service (Säpo) has confirmed that it believes the attacker was acting alone. READ »

Good night's sleep key to beauty: Swedish study

Science & Technology: 16 Dec 10
Swedish researchers at Stockholm's Karolinska Institute have determined that the attractiveness of a person is far more influenced by a good night's rest than previously thought. READ »

Sweden Democrats urge Islam debate after blast

Politics: 14 Dec 10
The far-right Sweden Democrats demanded on Tuesday a debate in Sweden's parliament on Islamic extremism following Saturday's twin blasts in Stockholm which were likely aimed at Christmas shoppers. READ »

Sweden to stop asylum expulsions to Greece

Politics: 10 Dec 10
Sweden's refusal of entry of asylum seekers from Greece violates the alien act, the country's migration court of appeal has ruled, ordering an end to Swedish expulsions to the Mediterranean country. READ »

FT ranks Borg fourth of EU financial chiefs

Business & Money: 6 Dec 10
Swedish Finance Minister Anders Borg came in fourth among a ranking of 19 European finance ministers published by the Financial Times (FT) newspaper on Monday. READ »

A populist lexicon: freedom fries and the Swedish far-right

Analysis & Opinion: 18 Nov 10
The Local's Peter Vinthagen Simpson exposes the orthodoxy and self-serving folksy truisms of far-right PC in a lexicon of populist platitudes. 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 »

Ericsson mobile app reconnects refugees

Business & Money: 24 Sep 10
Swedish telecom firm Ericsson has launched a new mobile phone application which aims to reunite African families that have been torn apart by war or natural disaster. READ »

Sweden Democrat leaves party after winning seat

Politics: 23 Sep 10
A Sweden Democrat candidate who won a seat on the local council in Gällivare in northern Sweden has resigned from the party after reading its manifesto. READ »

Swedish team targets addict relapse molecule

Science & Technology: 17 Sep 10
People who have used cocaine are at a greater risk of becoming addicted even after long drug-free periods, researchers at Sweden's Linköping University have discovered. READ »

Borg: Strong economic recovery continues

Business & Money: 8 Sep 10
Sweden appears to be making a spectacular recovery from the deep recession its export-reliant economy experienced during the global financial crisis. READ »

Swedish aid minister appointed to UN panel

Politics: 10 Aug 10
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has appointed Sweden's Minister for International Development Cooperation Gunilla Carlsson as a member of the new UN High-level Panel on Global Sustainability. READ »

Sahlin urges tougher EU fiscal sanctions

National: 7 Aug 10
Social Democrat leader Mona Sahlin has called for the EU to mete out tougher punishments to any member states found to have mismanaged their finances over a long period of time. READ »

Half of Swedes text at the wheel: poll

Society: 16 Jul 10
Almost every second Swede has read or written mobile phone text messages while driving, according to a new study. READ »

Health experts warn against obesity drugs

Science & Technology: 14 Jul 10
Experts attending the 11th International Congress on Obesity in Stockholm this week warned that over-the-counter slimming supplements were a waste of money and could in fact be detrimental to health. READ »

Baltic algal blooms linked to nerve disease

Science & Technology: 12 Jul 10
The seasonal outbreaks of blue-green algae in the Baltic Sea emit a nerve poison which can have a link to Alzheimer's, Parkínson's and Lou Gehrig's disease, Swedish researchers have claimed. READ »

Sharp rise in complaints to schools authority

Education: 8 Jul 10
Complaints to the Office of the Children and School Pupils Ombudsman have increased sharply, the Swedish Schools Inspectorate reported on Thursday. READ »

Swedes and their quirky habits laid bare

Analysis & Opinion: 6 Jul 10
Plucking out little cultural differences and critiquing them to death is the part-time hobby of almost any expat anywhere in the world and US exile Doug Lansky shows that he is no different. READ »

Church of Sweden warns of SMS opt-out service

Society: 2 Jul 10
The Church of Sweden has reacted angrily to a company offering a fast-track SMS service for those wishing to resign their membership. READ »

Swedish SMS text championships kick off

Science & Technology: 29 Jun 10
Sweden's nimble-fingered youth gather in Borlänge in central Sweden on Thursday to kick start the heats for the national SMS text-message championships, which culminates in a Stockholm final on August 14th. READ »

Social services stood by while girl sold sex

Society: 24 Jun 10
Social service chiefs in Helsingborg are under fire for not intervening to help a 16-year-old girl, despite receiving several reports that she was abusing drugs and selling sex. READ »

Stricter requirements for SMS loans

Business & Money: 10 Jun 10
Sweden's government has proposed placing tighter requirements on SMS-loan companies to carry out credit checks. READ »

Shopping baskets flunk hygiene test

National: 31 May 10
In a test of shopping baskets from grocery stores in Bollnäs in central Sweden, none of them passed standards for safe food handling. READ »

Swedes depart church in droves

Society: 27 May 10
Swedes continue to turn their backs on the Church of Sweden with new figures indicating that the longer term fall in members has now started to hit baptisms and weddings. READ »

Swedes struggle with unforeseen expenses

Business & Money: 26 May 10
Nearly one in four households, or 22 percent, would have difficulty dealing with an unforeseen cost of 5,000 kronor, according to a study by Länsförsäkringar. READ »

Fine line between genius and insanity: study

Science & Technology: 18 May 10
The distinction between psychological illness and creative thinking is wafer thin, new Swedish research confirms, arguing that there is a feasible explanation for why the age-old myth of genius bordering on insanity could in fact be true. READ »

Increased oversight of financial firms proposed

Business & Money: 12 May 10
Sweden's government has proposed the supervision of a wide range of financial businesses involved in foreign exchange, money transfers, deposits and SMS loans. READ »

Humans bred with Neanderthals: study

Science & Technology: 7 May 10
A Swedish-led team of scientists has drafted a genome sequence for the Neanderthal and believes its results show that the extinct 'great apes' interbred with humans. READ »

Nightmare start for BP chairman Svanberg

Business & Money: 30 Apr 10
The oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico is a tough start for Swedish BP chairman Carl-Henric Svanberg, who started in January. The company has lost $25 billion since the current crisis began. READ »

Volcano forces early end to Swedish rail monopoly

National: 22 Apr 10
Travel disruption caused by the volcanic eruption in southern Iceland has prompted the Swedish government to announce that it will lift the monopoly on key routes run by national rail operator SJ. READ »

Thinner girls at greater risk of cancer: study

Science & Technology: 16 Apr 10
The risk of contracting cancer after the menopause is greater for girls who are considered thin at the age of seven than their chubbier counterparts, a new Swedish study published on Wednesday claims. READ »

Health experts call for candy tax

Society: 1 Apr 10
Health experts have called for a sugar tax as Swedes remain the highest global consumers of sweets and soft drinks with an escalating public health situation as a result. READ »

'Tomatoes could help cancer fight': study

National: 26 Mar 10
The humble tomato could be a weapon to deploy in the fight against cancer, a new study from Sweden's Lund University has shown. READ »

'Inflexible welfare model keeping young Swedes out of work'

Analysis & Opinion: 5 Mar 10
An excessively rigid labour market is at the root of Sweden's high youth unemployment and helps explain the recent proliferation of young people in early retirement schemes, argues Nima Sanandaji, CEO of the Captus think tank. READ »

Churches for children: dangerous mind-play or harmless fun?

Analysis & Opinion: 17 Feb 10
Keen to keep his daughter occupied, Joel Sherwood finds sanctuary in Sweden's many church play areas. Which beg the question: Are the country's legions of latte mamas soon to be overtaken by a new generation of chapel papas? READ »

Why deny a princess her fairytale? Republicans and the royal weddings

Analysis & Opinion: 15 Feb 10
With Sweden's royal wedding year now upon us, writer and commoner Allan Burnett hoists the flag for an influential group catering for the anti-monarchy needs of a large and flabbergasted minority. READ »

SMS loan defaults at record high: report

National: 3 Feb 10
The Swedish Enforcement Authority received notice of 46,000 unpaid text message loans in 2009, an increase of 30 percent on 2008. READ »

Swedish church losing 1 million members by 2020

National: 10 Jan 10
The Church of Sweden says it will lose 1 million members within 10 years. READ »

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