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Surprise dip in Sweden's unemployment rate

Business & Money: 19 Nov 09
Unemployment in Sweden shrunk unexpectedly in October, dropping to 8.1 percent of the workforce, according to new statistics. Nevertheless, one in four Swedes under age 25 remain out of work. READ »

Sweden's labour market continues to wobble

Business & Money: 17 Nov 09
Sweden’s manufacturing sector shed more than 80,000 jobs in the third quarter compared with the same period in 2008, marking the sector’s sharpest year-on-year employment drop since 1993. READ »

Immigrants fuel upswing in company start ups

Business & Money: 9 Oct 09
Foreign-born residents of Sweden are helping to boost the booming figures of new business start ups across the country in recent years, a new report indicates. READ »

Swedes now spend more on fun than on food: study

Business & Money: 30 Sep 09
Swedes spend more money on their recreation than they do on food, according to a new study. READ »

Less trouble and strife: Swedes and the single life

Analysis & Opinion: 29 Sep 09
Fed up of being cut off from the couples-only dinner party circuit, Swedish singles are fighting back. As The Local’s Christine Demsteader finds out, they are throwing their frozen meals-for-one aside to attend Sweden’s Biggest Singles Party. READ »

Swedish integration policies 'a failure'

Politics: 23 Sep 09
Immigrants to Sweden continue to flock to a few, high-immigrant concentration areas, new statistics show, prompting one politician to conclude the country's integration politics have failed. READ »

Swedish economy bounces back to growth

National: 11 Sep 09
Sweden’s economy returned to growth in the second quarter, ending a year of contraction and indicating that the worst of the country’s recession may be over. READ »

Swedish prices deflate due to cheap vacations

National: 10 Sep 09
Cheaper holiday packages sent Sweden’s consumer prices sliding further in August, according to new statistics released on Thursday. READ »

Unemployment hits 9.1 percent: report

Business & Money: 20 Aug 09
454,000 Swedes were registered as unemployed during the second quarter of 2009, new figures from Statistics Sweden show. READ »

Collapse in Swedish residential construction

Business & Money: 19 Aug 09
Residential construction collapsed by 45 percent during the first half of 2009, new figures show. Analysts warn of housing shortages and high prices as a result. READ »

Fewer claiming benefits in Sweden: report

Society: 17 Aug 09
The number of people claiming benefits in Sweden declined for the fourth consecutive year in 2008, according to new figures. But the tide is about to turn, analysts warn. READ »

Population up despite financial crisis: report

Society: 17 Aug 09
Sweden's population increased to almost 9.3 million people during the first half of 2009 due to a higher birthrate, new figures indicate. READ »

Stockholm exchange climbs new peak

Business & Money: 13 Aug 09
The Stockholm stock exchange continued its meteoric rise since the turn of the year and set a new annual high on Thursday. READ »

Many Swedish students failing maths: report

Education: 12 Aug 09
More than one in ten Swedish school pupils fall below minimum standards for entering high school, according to new statistics from the Swedish Board of Education. READ »

Smacking kids is never acceptable: Swedish politician

Analysis & Opinion: 12 Aug 09
Thirty years have passed since Sweden banned parents from smacking their children. But Liberal Party MP Helena Bargholtz is dismayed to learn that New Zealand is holding a referendum to reintroduce the practice. READ »

Consumer prices keep dropping in Sweden

Business & Money: 11 Aug 09
Sweden's inflation rate continued to fall in July as consumer prices dropped for the fourth straight month, according to new figures from Statistics Sweden. 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 »

Tax agency rejects Swedes' Michael Jackson naming tribute

Society: 29 Jul 09
A Swedish family’s bid to honour late pop star Michael Jackson by naming their daughter Michael has been scuttled by the country’s tax agency. READ »

Swedish women keep working after 65 despite job cuts: study

Business & Money: 28 Jul 09
Despite recent job cuts in the wake of the financial crisis, there are almost twice the number of women over the age of 65 working in Sweden today than four years ago, new statistics published on Tuesday show. READ »

Swedish lesbians more likely to wed than gay men

Society: 21 Jul 09
More female than male same-sex couples have chosen to marry since Swedish homosexuals were granted the legal right to marry on May 1st of this year. READ »

Swine flu to infect over 400,000 Swedes: agency

Science & Technology: 14 Jul 09
More than 400,000 Swedes may be infected by the swine flu this autumn even if vaccination programmes get off to a quick start, the country’s health authorities predict. READ »

Swedish prices continue to drop

Business & Money: 9 Jul 09
Consumer prices in Sweden dropped by 0.6 percent in June on a 12-month basis, according to new figures from Statistics Sweden. READ »

Euro support hits six-year high: poll

Business & Money: 23 Jun 09
Support for Sweden joining the eurozone has reached its highest point since the 2003 referendum, with voters in favour of retaining the krona maintaining a lead of just one percentage point in a new poll. READ »

Swedish unemployment hits 9 percent

Business & Money: 18 Jun 09
With job losses continuing to mount in the mining, manufacturing and energy sectors, Sweden's unemployment rate rose to 9 percent in May, according to new figures from Statistics Sweden. READ »

Far-right climbs over pirates in May poll

Politics: 17 Jun 09
Despite its recent success in the European Parliament elections, the Pirate Party would garner fewer votes than the far-right Sweden Democrats if a general election were held today, a new poll shows. READ »

More Swedes seeking love online in tough economic times

Dating: 13 Jun 09
The financial crisis has led more and more Swedes to look for love online, making them among the most internet-dating inclined nationalities in the world. 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 »

Swedish exports drop 20 percent

Business & Money: 8 Jun 09
Swedish exports declined by 21.4 percent in volume during the first quarter of 2009, according to new figures from Statistics Sweden. 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 »

Swedish unemployment stabilizes at 8.3 percent

Business & Money: 26 May 09
The number of unemployed in Sweden stabilized at 8.3 percent of the workforce in April with 403,000 out of work, according to a new report published on Tuesday. 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 »

Swedish unemployment rises to 8.3 percent in March

National: 23 Apr 09
Sweden's unemployment rate climbed to 8.3 percent in March, the fifth consecutive monthly rise and up from 8.0 percent in February Statistics Sweden (SCB) said on Thursday. READ »

Transforming Sweden through social media

Analysis & Opinion: 22 Apr 09
On paper, Sweden became transparent in 1776 with the enactment of freedom of information and freedom of speech laws. About 70 countries have freedom of information laws in use today. On the web, we’re just about getting our feet wet, writes Sweden.se editor Rikard Lagerberg. READ »

Foreigners buying up more Swedish holiday homes

Society: 17 Apr 09
An increasing share Sweden’s holiday homes are owned by foreigners, according to new statistics. READ »

Swedish inflation slows to near zero

Business & Money: 14 Apr 09
Swedish inflation slowed to 0.2 percent in March from 0.9 percent in February, Statistics Sweden (SCB) said on Tuesday. 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 »

Swedish vegetable prices at 15-year high

National: 21 Mar 09
Swedish vegetable prices have risen 15.6 percent over the past year and are at now at their highest for 15 years, according to new figures from Statistics Sweden. READ »

Sharp drop in asylum applications to Sweden

National: 20 Mar 09
Fewer people are seeking asylum in Sweden, with the number of applications dropping 33 percent last year, according to new statistics. READ »

Sweden's baby boom hits new high

Society: 20 Mar 09
Swedish women are giving birth to more babies than at any point since the earlier nineties, new figures show. READ »

Surprise jump in unemployment

Business & Money: 19 Mar 09
Sweden’s unemployment rate rose to 8 percent in February, much to the surprise of many analysts, who didn’t expect the economic crisis would hit the country’s labour market so hard and so fast. READ »

Birthplace matters in Swedish job market

Analysis & Opinion: 12 Mar 09
Foreign-born graduates of Swedish universities suffer discrimination in the Swedish labour market and are often under-paid and over-qualified, a new report shows. Action is demanded to meet the challenges of an ageing workforce. READ »

'Baby bonus' would pay Swedish parents to have children

Society: 9 Mar 09
In an effort to boost Sweden’s birthrate, the Christian Democrats are considering a proposal that would pay families 10,000 kronor ($1,085) for every newborn child. READ »

Workplace inequality persists in Sweden: study

National: 8 Mar 09
As the world celebrates International Women's Day a new report from Statistics Sweden indicates that the self-styled "most equal country in the world" still has some work to do. READ »

Swedish economy in 'long, dark winter'

Business & Money: 27 Feb 09
Sweden’s GDP fell by 4.9 percent in the 4th quarter of 2008, marking the first time the country’s economy shrunk on an annual basis since measurement began in 1994. READ »

Sweden's jobless rate climbs by 14 percent

Business & Money: 19 Feb 09
The unemployment rate in Sweden jumped up over 7 percent in January, according to new statistics released on Thursday. READ »

Sweden's annual immigrant tally hit six figures in 2008

Society: 18 Feb 09
More than 100,000 people emigrated to Sweden in 2008, marking the first time the country’s annual immigrant count hit six figures, according to new statistics. 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 »

Men at 40 have highest incomes in Sweden: study

Business & Money: 22 Jan 09
Forty-year-old men are the top earners in Sweden, new statistics show. READ »

Inflation takes record tumble

Business & Money: 13 Jan 09
Inflation fell back to 0.9 percent in December from 2.5 percent in November, new figures from Statistics Sweden show. Consumer prices fell on average 1.3 percent, mainly due to a sharp decrease in mortgage costs. READ »

Meatballs reign supreme in Swedish kitchens: study

Society: 7 Jan 09
Swedes love their meatballs, according to a new study examining cooking habits among Swedish households. READ »

Currency woes hit Swedish wallets

Business & Money: 29 Dec 08
The recent devaluation of the Swedish krona has made the nation poorer. If the currency's 15 percent decline against the euro stands there is a risk of Sweden dropping down the OECD wealth league table. READ »

Voters abandon Social Democrats in droves

Politics: 20 Dec 08
The Social Democrats lost 372,000 voters in the past year, as the gap between Sweden’s two main political blocs continues to shrink, according to a new poll. READ »

Segregation 'widespread' for Swedish immigrants

Politics: 18 Dec 08
A study released on Thursday by Statistics Sweden (SCB) reports widespread segregation in the fields of education, housing, employment and politics. READ »

Immigrants central to swelling population

National: 18 Dec 08
Sweden’s foreign-born population is expected to reach 14 percent by the end of 2008, a year in which the country’s overall population had its greatest increase since 1970. READ »

File sharing reaches the masses in Sweden

Science & Technology: 17 Dec 08
Nearly 700,000 Swedes, or close to 8 percent of the population, used peer-to-peer file sharing programs in early 2008, according to new statistics. READ »

More ayes for the EU, fewer nays for the euro

Politics: 16 Dec 08
Swedish support for joining the euro has increased since May as support for EU membership has reached record levels, a new survey shows. READ »

More voter support for Alliance parties in recent poll

Politics: 10 Dec 08
The distance between Sweden’s two main political blocs is shrinking, according to a new poll. READ »

Swedish inflation drops sharply in November

Business & Money: 9 Dec 08
Swedish inflation slowed in November to 2.5 percent from 4.0 percent in October, the sharpest decline in almost 15 years, Statistics Sweden (SCB) said on Tuesday. READ »

Sweden stumbles into recession

Business & Money: 28 Nov 08
Seasonally adjusted data shows that Sweden’s gross domestic product (GDP) contracted by 0.1 percent in both the second and third quarters, technically putting the country in a recession. READ »

More Swedes favourable toward the euro: poll

Politics: 24 Nov 08
Support for the euro in Sweden is increasing, although a majority of Swedes would still vote to retain the krona if a referendum on the matter were held today, according to a new poll. READ »

Sweden taking in record numbers of immigrants

National: 18 Nov 08
As the flow of immigrants into Sweden reaches record levels, growing numbers are choosing to live in communities featuring universities rather than in cities traditionally known for their large immigrant populations. READ »

Higher birth rates among Sweden's foreign-born

Society: 3 Nov 08
Foreign-born women living in Sweden are giving birth to more children on average than women born in Sweden, new statistics show. READ »

Swedish consumption hit record levels in 2007

Society: 24 Oct 08
Household consumption in Sweden rose by a record seven percent in 2007, reaching an all-time high, while the gap between rich and poor expanded to new levels, Statistics Sweden said on Thursday. READ »

Women plagued by harassment in Swedish workplaces

Society: 15 Oct 08
One in five female managers in Sweden has been harassed on account of her gender, while only three percent of male managers have suffered the same treatment. READ »

Riksbank: crisis 'clearly affecting' Sweden

Business & Money: 2 Oct 08
The Riksbank’s top two officials have publicly acknowledged that the global financial crisis has arrived in Sweden as they announced an additional lending facility to help ease up tight credit markets. READ »

Swedish court allows boy to be named November

Society: 23 Sep 08
The parents of a boy in Västerbotten in northern Sweden are rejoicing after the country administrative court found there was nothing wrong with them naming their child November. READ »

Study: Swedish docs dig one another

Dating: 19 Sep 08
Love is in the air at Swedish hospitals, at least according to a new set of statistics compiled by the magazine Du & Jobbet (‘You and Work’) and Statistics Sweden (SCB). READ »

Borg: Statistics error to cost state 'millions'

Business & Money: 11 Sep 08
A calculating error by Statistics Sweden (SCB) will cost the government several hundred million kronor in 2009, the finance minister has said. READ »

Swedish statistics agency published faulty inflation data

Business & Money: 9 Sep 08
Sweden’s central bank was relying on bad inflation data when it decided to raise interest rates last week, Statistics Sweden has revealed. READ »

Housing reform would 'force 50,000 to move'

Business & Money: 8 Sep 08
The proposal put forward by a state inquiry into Sweden’s housing market would most affect people with low incomes, claims the head of the national tenant association. READ »

Sweden's welfare rolls continue to shrink

Business & Money: 5 Sep 08
For the third year in a row, Sweden has experienced a drop in the number of people dependent on social assistance. READ »

Swedish salaries on the rise

Society: 4 Sep 08
Monthly salaries in Sweden averaged 25,800 kronor ($3920) last year, an increase of 800 kronor compared with the previous year. READ »

Sweden projects budget surplus

Business & Money: 3 Sep 08
Despite concerns about economic growth at home and overseas, Sweden's budget authority ESV said on Wednesday it expects a 2008 budget surplus of 163 billion kronor ($25 billion dollars). READ »

Swedish household wealth declines

Business & Money: 26 Aug 08
Swedish households have seen their accumulated wealth decline for the fifth consecutive quarter, new figures from Statistics Sweden show. READ »

Government slashes growth forecasts

Business & Money: 23 Aug 08
Sweden's centre-right government on Friday slashed its 2008 and 2009 growth forecasts but said the country was still well-positioned to ride out the global economic slowdown. READ »

Fewer Danes migrate to Sweden

Society: 14 Aug 08
The number of people moving from Denmark to Skåne in southern Sweden has more than halved over the last year, according to new figures from Statistics Sweden. READ »

Stockholm population reaches highest level since 1960s

Society: 14 Aug 08
High immigration figures have contributed to increased population figures across Sweden. READ »

Inflation hits 15-year high

Business & Money: 7 Aug 08
Sweden's inflation rate hit 4.4 percent in July - the highest for 15 years. Experts now forecast an interest rate hike in the autumn. READ »

Government criticized over growth figures

Politics: 1 Aug 08
The government has come in for stinging criticism over new figures indicating that Sweden's growth is at its lowest levels in seven years. READ »

No growth recorded in Sweden's economy

Business & Money: 1 Aug 08
Sweden’s gross national domestic product (GDP) remained unchanged during the second quarter this year, compared with the first quarter, marking the worst growth level since 2003. READ »

Retail sales robust despite rising food and petrol prices

Business & Money: 29 Jul 08
Higher interest rates and rising prices for food and fuel put pressure on Sweden’s building materials and electronics sales in June, but the overall retail sales picture remains strong, according to new statistics. READ »

Cash not credit is the currency of recession in Sweden

Business & Money: 28 Jul 08
As talk of the global economic slowdown gathers pace Swedes are turning their backs on fast credit to buy their consumable items. READ »

Dating Swedish men: bring your own beers

Dating: 14 Jun 08
Dating in Sweden: When Isabel March arrived in Sweden from America, she set out to find her own blond bombshell. But dating US-style left her ill-prepared for dealing with the strong, silent types she found in Scandinavia. READ »

New system proposed for personal ID numbers

National: 10 Jun 08
Sweden is running out of personal identity numbers (personnummer), but a government commission has suggested a new system featuring numbers which no longer contain a person’s exact date of birth. READ »

Higher inflation worries analysts

Business & Money: 10 Jun 08
Consumer prices rose 0.4 percent in May compared to April, giving Sweden an annualized inflation rate of 4.0 percent and prompting analysts to forecast an interest rate hike by the Riksbank. READ »

Swedish tourism remains strong

Business & Money: 2 Jun 08
Tourism in Sweden appears to be immune to deteriorating global economic conditions. READ »

Churches vital for Christian Iraqis in Sweden

Analysis & Opinion: 2 Jun 08
For many Christian Iraqis who have found a safe haven in Sweden, integrating into a strange new culture is a trying process. But their churches, present in Sweden for decades, play a big role in easing the way, writes AFP's Sophie Mongalvy. READ »