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Few Swedes ready to work until they're 75: poll

Business & Money: 8 Feb 12
An overwhelming majority of Swedes disagree with Swedish prime minister Fredrik Reinfeldt's suggestion that workers should be ready to stay on the job until they are 75, a new poll shows. READ »

Swedes should work until they’re 75: Reinfeldt

Politics: 7 Feb 12
Swedish prime minister Fredrik Reinfeldt said on Tuesday that Swedes need to be prepared to work up to ten years longer than they do today if they want to maintain their standard of living. READ »

Alice and William top Swedish baby names list

Society: 21 Jan 12
Alice reclaimed top spot in the annual Swedish baby names list, with William riding a royal wave to ascend to the throne of top boy names, a new report shows. READ »

Average Swede likes sweets, booze, and TV

Society: 19 Jan 12
Despite Sweden's reputation as a home for attractive young blondes, the average Swede is 40+, munches on a weekly bag of sweets, washed down with a glass or two of alcohol, while relaxing in front of the TV, a new report shows. READ »

'500,000 Swedes' risk jail time for filesharing

Business & Money: 30 Dec 11
Up to half a million Swedes who have illegally downloaded as few as ten movies could be be charged with crimes punishable by time in prison, according to precedents set by prosecutors in recent filesharing cases. READ »

Sweden's growing wealth gap 'troubling': Borg

Business & Money: 29 Dec 11
Figures showing financial improvements for Sweden's middle and upper classes, at the same time the country's poorest have seen their incomes decline have given finance minister something to fret about. READ »

Somalis 'shut out' of Sweden's health system

Science & Technology: 28 Dec 11
Many Somalis in Sweden feel dismissed when visiting a doctor in Sweden, according to a new study, which shows that many end up looking abroad for medical treatment as a result. READ »

Social Democrats sink to record low: poll

Politics: 7 Dec 11
Support for the Social Democrats is at a new record low of 27.7 percent, according to a new major poll by Statistics Sweden, beating a previous low of 29 percent. READ »

Steep hike in immigrant unemployment

Politics: 26 Nov 11
More than one third of people registered as unemployed come from outside Sweden, according to a new unofficial report revealed by Dagens Nyheter. READ »

Migrant workers on the rise in Sweden

Politics: 23 Nov 11
The number of people coming to Sweden to work is rising at the same time as the number of refugees coming to the country is falling, according to new figures from Statistics Sweden. READ »

'Sweden can't afford to lose clever immigrants'

Analysis & Opinion: 7 Nov 11
Sweden can't afford to keep discriminating against those living in the suburbs and thereby missing out on the payback of years of investment in education and skills, journalist Carlos Rojas argues. READ »

No recession cuts in Swedes' 'vanity' budget

Business & Money: 31 Oct 11
Despite the turbulent financial climate, Swedes aren't cropping their beauty budget, according to recent figures from Statistics Sweden. READ »

Swedish women doing less housework: study

Society: 31 Aug 11
While Swedish women are spending less time on household chores that they were a decade ago, they continue to take a greater share than their male partners, a new study shows. READ »

Swedish inflation climbs in July

Business & Money: 11 Aug 11
Sweden's inflation rate rose at a higher clip in July than in the previous month, partly due to rising mortgage interest costs, although consumer prices remained flat. READ »

Swedish lesbians more keen to wed: study

Society: 2 Aug 11
More Swedish lesbians than gay men have taken advantage of rules allowing same-sex couple's to get married, new statistics show. READ »

More Swedes having three kids: study

Society: 23 Jun 11
Since the 1990's it has become increasingly more common for Swedish families to choose to have a third child, a new study from Statistics Sweden shows. READ »

Swedish town mulls IVF discount to combat population drain

Society: 16 Jun 11
A municipality in northwestern Sweden wants to offer financial aid to employees in need of fertility treatment in an attempt to recruit new residents to the area and boost dwindling population figures. READ »

Swedes’ opposition to euro hits record high

Business & Money: 15 Jun 11
Nearly two thirds of Swedes say they are against adoption of the euro, the highest figure since polling began, according to a new survey. READ »

Sweden tourism heads for new record year

Society: 9 Jun 11
The number of foreign tourists visiting Sweden climbed 3 percent during the first four months of 2011, new statistics from the Swedish Agency for Economic and Regional Growth show, prompting hopes of a new record year. READ »

Opposition more popular than government: poll

Politics: 8 Jun 11
Sweden's centre-left opposition political parties have more support among voters than the governing centre-right Alliance, according to a poll by Statistics Sweden. READ »

Sweden 'failing' in fight against child poverty

Society: 7 Jun 11
Failed family policies and a welfare system that has become less fair are to blame for an increase in child poverty in Sweden, according to charity Save the Children. READ »

Swedish GDP grows by 6.4 percent

Business & Money: 27 May 11
The Swedish economy continues to expand, growing by 6.4 percent in the first quarter of 2011, according to new statistics, although GDP growth has slowed slightly. READ »

Stockholm illustrates growing wealth divide

Business & Money: 9 May 11
The divide between Sweden's wealthiest and poorest areas is increasing, according to new statistics, which also reveal that nearly all of the 100 wealthiest areas can be found in Stockholm. READ »

Building of new student flats grinds to a halt

Education: 9 May 11
The number of newly-built student apartments completed in 2010 fell sharply compared to the year before, amounting to only about one tenth of the number of units completed in 2009. READ »

Stockholm suburb claims top spot in business-friendliness ranking

Business & Money: 3 May 11
The north Stockholm suburb of Solna has been named the most business-friendly municipality in Sweden, according to a new ranking. READ »

Housing, clothes push up Swedish inflation

National: 12 Apr 11
Swedish inflation rose at a higher rate in March than the previous month driven by price hikes for clothing and footwear and housing, official data showed on Tuesday. READ »

Sweden Democrat MP in racist blog post

Politics: 11 Apr 11
A Sweden Democrat member of parliament has escaped censure from the party hierarchy despite linking group rape to men with foreign backgrounds and arguing that their "culture of gender inequality" was to blame. READ »

Swedes eat more meat

Society: 27 Mar 11
As meat prices continue to fall, Swedes are taking the chance to eat more and more, new figures show. READ »

Swedes working overtime at record levels

Business & Money: 18 Mar 11
As the economy continues to heat up, Swedes are working more overtime than ever before, with extra hours clocked in the sectors shooting up by more than 30 percent. READ »

Swedes can expect to live longer: report

National: 17 Mar 11
Swedes are living longer than ever before, according to new statistics, with residents of one upscale Stockholm suburb claiming the highest average life-expectancy for both sexes. READ »

Swedish unemployment falls to below 8 percent

Business & Money: 17 Mar 11
Sweden's unemployment rate dropped to 7.9 percent in February according to official statistics, as the rapid recovery from recession gathered pace. READ »

Foreign-born rule the ranks of Sweden's bakers

Society: 4 Mar 11
Sweden's bakers and confectioners make up the profession with the highest proportion of workers born outside Europe, new statistics show. READ »

'Record growth' for Sweden's economy

Business & Money: 1 Mar 11
The Swedish economy expanded at a record 7.3 percent in 2010, a growth rate not seen in the country since 1970. READ »

Sweden's population nears 9.5 million

Society: 18 Feb 11
Sweden's population continued to grow at the end of 2010, despite a drop in immigration for the first time since 2004. READ »

Swedish inflation advances in January

Business & Money: 17 Feb 11
Sweden's inflation rate rose at a higher clip in January than the previous month, partly due to rising housing costs. But underlying inflation rose less than expected. READ »

Child poverty increases in Sweden: report

Society: 1 Feb 11
Some 220,000 children were living in poverty in Sweden in 2008 and the figure is increasing, a new report from Save the Children Sweden shows. READ »

Sweden's mortgage cap keeps out new buyers

Business & Money: 28 Jan 11
Home lending in Sweden has cooled following the introduction of a new mortgage cap, a majority of real estate agents believe, but has also resulted in the virtual disappearance of first-time home buyers. READ »

Swedes: older, fatter and drinking more

Society: 20 Jan 11
The average Swede may be getting older, heavier, and consuming more alcohol, but he also cares more about the environment, according to new study. READ »

Most popular Swedish baby names unveiled

Society: 20 Jan 11
Alice and Lucas are no longer the most popular names for children born in Sweden, new statistics show. READ »

Housing costs cause Swedish inflation spike

Business & Money: 13 Jan 11
A substantial increase in housing costs and higher prices for electricity and food raised Sweden's inflation rate to the unexpectedly high level of 2.3 percent in December, exceeding the central bank's target. READ »

Sweden's childcare allowance 'a fiasco'

Politics: 10 Jan 11
Sweden's childcare allowance, strongly promoted by the Christian Democrats as a way to help parents who wish to spend more time at home with their young children, has been a fiasco, according to a previously unreleased report. READ »

Swedish trade surplus continues to swell

Business & Money: 29 Dec 10
Sweden boasted a trade surplus of 10 billion kronor ($1.4 billion) for November, nearly a five-fold increase from November of last year, statistics published on Wednesday reveal. READ »

Sweden home to more than 1,600 centenarians

Society: 28 Dec 10
Slightly more than 1,600 individuals in Sweden are more than a 100 years old, Sweden's statistics agency reported on Tuesday. READ »

Swedish household loan growth continues to slow

Business & Money: 28 Dec 10
Growth in lending to Swedish households by banks and mortgage institutions continued to slow last month, Sweden's statistics agency revealed on Tuesday. READ »

Swedish population growth slows

National: 20 Dec 10
The Swedish population continued to grow in 2010, but at a slower pace than 2009, according to new official statistics. READ »

Stockholm house prices place 12th in global study

Business & Money: 20 Dec 10
Sweden's capital Stockholm is the 12th most expensive city in which to buy a home, according to a major international study. READ »

Riksbank raises interest rate by 0.25 percent

Business & Money: 15 Dec 10
Sweden’s central bank, the Riksbank, once again hiked the country’s benchmark interest rate by 0.25 percent on Wednesday, bringing the interest rate up to 1.25 percent. READ »

Swedish euro support remains weak: survey

Business & Money: 14 Dec 10
A survey reveals that Swedish support for the euro remains weak in November, Statistics Sweden announced on Tuesday. READ »

Swedish inflation accelerates in November

Business & Money: 9 Dec 10
Sweden's consumer price index (CPI) continued its climb in November, fuelled by ever-increasing housing and electricity prices, Sweden's statistics agency announced on Thursday. READ »

Moderates largest party in Sweden: survey

Politics: 8 Dec 10
Sweden's ruling Moderate Party have overtaken the Social Democrats, which for decades dominated the country's political scene, as the country's biggest political party, according to a new survey released on Wednesday. READ »

Swedish companies spend less on R&D

Business & Money: 2 Dec 10
Swedish enterprises are spending less on research and development, with the majority of spending concentrated in the country's metropolitan areas. READ »

Swedish economy posts record growth

Business & Money: 29 Nov 10
Sweden's economy continued its rapid expansion in the third quarter, easily beating analyst expectations and registering the highest year-on-year GDP growth rate on record, the national statistics agency reported on Monday. READ »

Swedish home prices continue upward climb

Business & Money: 18 Nov 10
Swedish house prices have risen for the 18th straight quarter and home construction is booming, but that doesn't meant that house hunters can't find something spacious for a reasonable price. READ »

Swedish unemployment continues decline

Business & Money: 18 Nov 10
Sweden's unemployment rate continued to decline in October to 7.5 percent from 7.8 percent in September, Statistics Sweden announced on Thursday. READ »

Swedes' borrowing increases at record pace

Business & Money: 15 Nov 10
Swedish households increased their bank loans by 53 billion kronor ($7.72 billion) in the third quarter, the highest increase ever recorded for July to September, Statistics Sweden (SCB) reported on Monday. READ »

Swedish births boom during summer holidays

Society: 5 Nov 10
A summer birth trend in Sweden that has lasted for the last several years continued in 2010, with births so far this year peaking in July. READ »

Sweden's employment picture brightens

Business & Money: 21 Oct 10
Sweden's unemployment rate fell to 7.8 percent in September from 8.3 percent the previous month, Statistics Sweden announced on Thursday. READ »

Sweden amends growth forecast

Business & Money: 12 Oct 10
The Swedish government has forecast higher economic growth in 2010, but projects growth to slow more than expected in 2011 according to the financial outlook included in the budget proposition made public on Tuesday. READ »

More Swedish investors seek profits abroad

Business & Money: 5 Oct 10
Swedish foreign portfolio investments rose 16 percent or 407 billion kronor ($60.63 billion) to 2.96 trillion kronor at the end of 2009. READ »

Housing rent increases down in 2010

Business & Money: 1 Oct 10
Housing rents in Sweden increased by an average 1.6 percent in 2010, down from a 3.3 percent rise in 2009 with an average two bedroom apartment costing an average of 5,644 kronor ($844) per month. READ »

Sweden's GDP continues growth in second quarter

Business & Money: 22 Sep 10
Sweden's GDP continued its strong development in many areas in the second quarter, rising 4.6 percent in seasonally adjusted figures compared to the same quarter last year, Statistics Sweden reported on Wednesday. READ »

Sweden's unemployment rate drops to 7.4 percent

Business & Money: 16 Sep 10
Sweden's unemployment rate dropped to 7.4 percent in August from 8 percent the previous month, Statistics Sweden announced on Thursday, ahead of general elections on Sunday focussing on the economy and jobs. READ »

Swedish inflation drops slightly in August

Business & Money: 9 Sep 10
Consumer prices remained unchanged between July and August, according to Statistics Sweden with the annual inflation rate dropping to 0.9 percent, down from 1.1 percent in July. READ »

Swedish GDP growing faster than expected

Business & Money: 8 Sep 10
Sweden's second quarter GDP growth was even greater previously reported, according to revised figures from Statistics Sweden. READ »

Swedish unemployment drops in July

Business & Money: 26 Aug 10
Unemployment in Sweden dropped significantly in July to 8 percent from 9.5 percent in the previous month, Statistics Sweden reported on Thursday. READ »

Experts: politicians misled voters on pensions tax

National: 18 Aug 10
Sweden's politicians have been slammed by leading economists who argue that they are misleading the electorate by claiming that income taxes discriminate against pensioners, who in actual fact pay less tax than those in work. READ »

Girls more stressed in high school than boys

Education: 16 Aug 10
Stress related to school is most common among secondary school students in Sweden, Statistics Sweden (Statistiska centralbyrån) reported on Monday. READ »

Orders fall in June - but are up on 2009

Business & Money: 13 Aug 10
Swedish industry saw orders fall by 2.5 percent between May and June, according to preliminary figures from Statistics Sweden. But the figures were a 15.5 percent rise on June 2009. READ »

Social Democrats focus on jobless youths

Politics: 12 Aug 10
The Social Democrats are to focus on youth unemployment in a series of campaign posters ahead of next month’s election. READ »

Swedish inflation rises to 1.1 percent in July

Business & Money: 12 Aug 10
Inflation climbed slightly to 1.1 percent in Sweden in July, up from 0.9 percent in June, new figures showed on Thursday. READ »

Borg: economy will continue to strengthen

Politics: 5 Aug 10
The Swedish economy will continue to strengthen in coming months, Finance Minister Anders Borg has said. But he also warned that there remained risks to global economic stability. READ »

Sweden reports 3.7% GDP growth in Q2

Business & Money: 30 Jul 10
Sweden's gross domestic product (GDP) grew by 3.7 percent in the second quarter compared with the same period last year, Statistics Sweden (Statistiska centralbyrån, SCB) reported on Friday. READ »

Swedish house prices keep rising

Business & Money: 15 Jul 10
House prices in Sweden rose by two percent in the second quarter compared to the first quarter, according to new figures from Statistics Sweden. READ »

Sweden posts gains in industrial output

Business & Money: 9 Jul 10
Sweden reported significant gains in industrial output in May, mirroring improvements elsewhere in Europe, according to new figures released on Friday. READ »

Malmö: A decade with the Öresund bridge

Analysis & Opinion: 30 Jun 10
The Öresund bridge celebrates its 10th birthday this week. The Local's Peter Vinthagen Simpson takes a look at how the link has changed Sweden's third city and its relations to its neighbours. READ »

Trade surplus decreases in May

Business & Money: 28 Jun 10
In May, Sweden's net trade surplus declined to 2.7 billion kronor ($348.59 million) from 8.1 billion the previous year, Statistics Sweden (Statistiska centralbyrån, SCB) reported on Monday. READ »

Unemployment unchanged in May

Business & Money: 22 Jun 10
New unemployment figures from Statistics Sweden for the month of May show no increase in the number of unemployed for the first time in 18 months, with 434,000 people out of work, corresponding to 8.8 percent of the workforce. READ »

Women taking over 'male' professions

Business & Money: 21 Jun 10
Women are set to dominate professions that have traditionally been the reserve of men and within 20 years will be the majority among economists, lawyers, architects and doctors, a new forecast shows. READ »

Fewer Swedes favour euro over krona: poll

National: 15 Jun 10
A clear majority of Swedes would vote against 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 »

Labour market shows green shoots of recovery

National: 14 Jun 10
Unemployment in Sweden in May amounted to 8.5 percent of the workforce with 395,000 registered job-seekers, according to new Public Employment Service figures, which indicate that young people are not as badly off as claimed. READ »

Government pulls ahead in poll

Politics: 13 Jun 10
Sweden's Moderates have overtaken the Social Democrats as the country's largest party, according to a new Sifo poll which shows the government coalition nosing ahead of the opposition. READ »

Immigrant employment rates vary by region

Business & Money: 11 Jun 10
Employment rates between local- and foreign-born workers differ by more than 30 percentage points in some areas of Sweden, according to a report from Statistics Sweden. READ »

Middle-aged men dominate election lists

Politics: 11 Jun 10
The majority of candidates running for the parliamentary election in the fall are middle-aged men, according to a survey from Sveriges Radio's (SR) news service Ekot. READ »

Swedes are exercising more

Sport: 10 Jun 10
Swedes are taking more exercise than ever, according to a new survey. Some 46 percent of the population exercise more than twice a week, compared to 38 percent ten years ago. READ »

Small rise in inflation in May

Business & Money: 10 Jun 10
Consumer prices in Sweden rose by 0.2 percent in May, according to new figures from Statistics Sweden. Inflation was 1.2 percent, compared with 1 percent in April. READ »

Opposition retain lead in major poll

Politics: 10 Jun 10
The "red-green" coalition enjoys the support of 50.2 percent of the electorate, according to a major new survey from Statistics Sweden (SCB). READ »

Swedish exports back in the black

Business & Money: 2 Jun 10
Exports of goods from Sweden increased by 7.6 percent by volume in the first quarter, in comparison with the first quarter of 2009; imports climbed by 8.2 percent, new statistics show. READ »

Swedish growth hits European big league

Business & Money: 28 May 10
Sweden has exceeded analysts' economic forecasts with quarterly growth up 1.4 percent and year-on-year figures placing the country at the top of the European pile. READ »

'Birthplace Sweden but differences remain'

Society: 26 May 10
Parental origins affect natural born Swedes for their entire lives, with children of foreign-born parents less inclined to start families, suffering lower life expectancy, and showing divergent housing and migration patterns, a new report shows. READ »

Swedish unemployment rises in April

Business & Money: 25 May 10
Unemployment in Sweden climbed in April to 9.8 percent of the workforce with 483,000 registered job-seekers, exceeding expectations and up 80,000 on the corresponding month of 2009, a new report shows. READ »

Vacancies increase in first quarter

Business & Money: 18 May 10
After seven straight quarters of a steady decline in the number of available jobs, the demand for labour has increased in the first quarter. READ »

Stockholm markets recoil on debt crisis concerns

Business & Money: 11 May 10
The Stockholm stock exchange followed markets across Europe and Asia downwards on Tuesday morning after a day of significant gains on Monday and indicating that the recent turbulence remains. READ »

Unemployment falls for first time since crisis

Business & Money: 10 May 10
For the first time since the financial crisis, the unemployment rate has begun to fall compared to the situation a year ago. At the end of last week, 221,622 were registered as unemployed with the Public Employment Service (Arbetsförmedlingen), a decrease of 2,765 from the week before. READ »

Stockholm plays host to 186 nationalities

National: 27 Apr 10
The county of Stockholm is now home to over 2 million people, among whom can be found people born in 186 countries, according to a new report from the County Administrative Board of Stockholm. READ »

Sweden sees first quarter trade surplus shrivel

Business & Money: 26 Apr 10
Sweden's trade surplus for the first three months of 2010 was 25.3 percent lower than the same period last year, according to new figures from Statistics Sweden. READ »

Swedish population to top 10 million in 2021

National: 15 Apr 10
Sweden's population increased by 84,000 people in 2009 and is set to grow by 600,000 over the next ten years, passing the 10 million mark in 2021, according to a new forecast. READ »

More single parents living in poverty: report

Society: 12 Apr 10
As average incomes increase, more people in Sweden are falling below the line classified as relative poverty, with single parents particularly affected, new statistics show. READ »

Swedes return to restaurants and cafés

Business & Money: 7 Apr 10
Turnover at Swedish restaurants and cafés increased by 3.2 percent and 6.8 percent respectively in February as the economy continues to show signs of recovery, according to a new report. READ »

Pension gaps continue to grow: report

Politics: 3 Apr 10
Income gaps among Swedish pensioners, and between pensioners and the wider population, have grown over the last 10 years, according to a report from Statistics Sweden covering 1999-2008. READ »

Foreigners buying more Swedish summer houses: report

Business & Money: 30 Mar 10
Foreigners own 33,168 summer houses in Sweden, an increase of four percent on 2008 and nine percent on 2007. Germans, Danes and Norwegians dominate the statistics, a new report shows. READ »

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