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Business & Money: 17 Jun 13
Sweden is second in line to benefit the most from an EU free-trade deal with the US, for which negotiations were finally given the all-clear in a move welcomed by pro-business groups in Sweden.
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Business & Money: 7 Jun 13
With Sweden's solid paternity laws and encouraged gender equality, AFP's Camille Bas-Wohlert examines how Swedish fathers are more involved in raising their children than fathers in other countries are.
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Politics: 5 Jun 13
A majority of the unions in the Swedish Trade Union Confederation (LO) wants the Social Democrats to enter the 2014 elections alone, and not to promise a ministerial post to the Greens or the Left Party.
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Politics: 4 Jun 13
As Sweden's political parties react to the latest Statistics Sweden opinion poll, the results point to the possibility of new political constellations following the 2014 parliamentary elections.
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Politics: 4 Jun 13
Sweden's centre-left opposition parties have the support of the majority of Swedish voters, a much-watched opinion poll revealed on Tuesday, while support for Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt's Moderates continues to sink.
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Business & Money: 29 May 13
The Swedish economy has outperformed predictions forecasting modest growth this year, with GDP seeing an 0.6 percent upswing in the first quarter of 2013.
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Business & Money: 29 May 13
Sweden's Financial Markets Minister said on Wednesday the country would benefit from further income-tax reductions, as he addressed investors in Stockholm, but added that unemployment was Sweden's "Achilles' heel".
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Society: 28 May 13
The number of foreigners who own summer houses in Sweden has doubled since 2000, with Danes, Germans, and Norwegians taking the lead in purchasing a Swedish smultronställe for their families.
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Analysis & Opinion: 24 May 13
As white-collar union Saco slammed Sweden for not helping well-educated foreigners into the labour market, The Local spoke to researcher Josefin Edström about the disconnect between foreign professionals and Swedish employers.
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Business & Money: 23 May 13
The white-collar union Saco has lambasted Sweden's Employment Agency for its failure to help well-educated, foreign-born job seekers, whose unemployment rate is more than three times the average for people born in Sweden.
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Business & Money: 15 May 13
The living conditions of most Swedes have improved in recent decades, but income inequality is growing rapidly, according to a new OECD report, which saw Sweden drop 14 spots from its first place ranking in 1995.
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National: 6 May 13
The black market for first-hand rental contracts in Stockholm is alive and well as Swedes desperate for a place to live won't report illegal sales to the police, an investigation has revealed.
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National: 3 May 13
Coca-Cola said it would have been "too provocative" to include Muhammad in a Swedish publicity campaign in which the US beverage giant replaced its curlicue logo with some of the most common names of young Swedes.
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Lifestyle: 3 May 13
With Romania's Eurovision entry considered something of an underdog this year, The Local's Patrick Reilly discovers why many of the thousands of Romanians in Sweden can relate to that uphill slog.
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Business & Money: 23 Apr 13
The unemployment figures for Sweden rose to 8.8 percent last month, with almost 450,000 Swedes without a job across the country, according to new statistics released on Tuesday.
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Society: 17 Apr 13
For years, Johansson has been the most common surname in Sweden, but fresh statistics reveal the storied name can no longer lay claim to the top spot.
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National: 17 Apr 13
Statistics Sweden has predicted that eleven percent of girls born in 2012 will live to be older than 100, with about six percent of boys reaching the same age.
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Lifestyle: 11 Apr 13
In the latest in a series profiling different communities in Malmö as the city prepares to host the Eurovision Song Contest, The Local's Patrick Reilly talks to Greeks in Malmö to find out where their loyalties lie.
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Society: 2 Apr 13
As Malmö prepares to host the Eurovision Song Contest, The Local's Patrick Reilly discovers how the city's Polish community feels about not being able to cheer on their compatriots.
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Science & Technology: 1 Apr 13
Archaeologists called to the depths of the Citybanan tunnel project in Stockholm were stunned to find what they believe to be Mjölnir, the hammer of Norse lightning god Thor.
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Business & Money: 25 Mar 13
Rising underemployment and curtailed access to job insurance is hitting Sweden's younger workers with a double whammy as they attempt to shore up their income security, unions have warned.
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Lifestyle: 13 Mar 13
Exactly 1,288 men in Sweden are Odd by name, and that's just the beginning. The Local has collected ten of the strangest names from across the country.
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National: 8 Mar 13
Birgitta Ohlsson made waves when she was appointed European Affairs Minister while pregnant, but she still wonders why Sweden lags behind its neighbours in having a woman head the government, the AFP's Camille Bas-Wohlert discovers.
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Business & Money: 1 Mar 13
Sweden's economy grew by 1.4 percent in the fourth quarter of 2012 compared to the same period a year earlier, surprising analysts who had flagged for a possible recession.
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Business & Money: 28 Feb 13
Rising mortgage lending is outpacing the increase in property prices in Sweden, leading a key state oversight board to raise a warning flag.
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National: 20 Feb 13
Sweden welcomed record numbers of immigrants in 2012, with Syrian newcomers tripling compared to 2011, according to a new Statistics Sweden report that also showed that returnee Swedes dominated the league table.
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Politics: 18 Feb 13
Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt said the Social Democrats were largely at fault for Sweden's growing wealth gap following the publication on Monday of a report examining changes in Swedes' standard of living.
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National: 18 Feb 13
Refugees who came to Sweden during the Balkan war are faring comparatively well almost two decades after immigration peaked in 1994, with seven out of ten employed today, although figures were gloomier for the less-educated.
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Business & Money: 7 Feb 13
New housing figures reveal that would-be homeowners will be set back back 1 million kronor ($157,634) on average when buying a house anywhere in Sweden.
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Business & Money: 4 Feb 13
As Swedes are about to receive their yearly public pension prediction in the post, the authorities note there are ways to calculate pensions even if you have spent part of your career working abroad.
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Society: 21 Jan 13
For the second year in a row, the most common names given to Swedish babies were William and Alice, while a stack of new names managed to sneak into the ranks of 2012's most popular monikers.
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Society: 17 Jan 13
The average Swede is just over 40 years old, enjoys a bag of sweets per week, yet likes to keep active, according to the 2013 Statistical Yearbook of Sweden from Statistics Sweden.
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National: 20 Dec 12
Sweden Democrat MP Johnny Skalin, whose party describes unemployed immigrants as being "a burden on society", has lived on state benefits most of his adult life.
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Politics: 16 Dec 12
The Swedish Centre Party believes free immigration into Sweden could solve the country's labour-power needs.
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Business & Money: 14 Dec 12
Almost half of all Swedes will pay more in tax next year as municipalities across the country raise the taxes levied on residents.
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Society: 12 Dec 12
Immigrants to Sweden who move here before their 35th birthday have enough time to work towards a pension that is almost equal to people born in Sweden, but older immigrants risk lagging behind socio-economically, a new statistics review shows.
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Business & Money: 12 Dec 12
Swedish interest in joining the eurozone has never been lower, show new statistics from Statistics Sweden, which also reveal sagging enthusiasm for Swedish EU membership.
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National: 11 Dec 12
A review of European statistics shows Swedes pay among the highest food prices, clocking in at 20 percent more expensive than the EU average and only topped by prices in neighbouring Norway and Denmark.
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Politics: 5 Dec 12
Support for the Sweden Democrats has risen 2.5 percentage points to 7.9 percent according to a new poll published on Wednesday, despite the scandals that have plagued the party since mid-November.
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Society: 4 Dec 12
Fathers of young children in Sweden are spending fewer hours at work, while women with children are working more than ever, a new overview of statistics reveals.
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Business & Money: 29 Nov 12
The Swedish economy grew faster than analysts expected in the third quarter, increasing 0.7 percent year-on-year statistics published on Thursday showed.
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Business & Money: 20 Nov 12
After Sweden's 2012 growth forecast was slammed for being "overly optimistic", Swedish Finance Minister Anders Borg announced on Tuesday that the figures would be revised.
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Society: 19 Nov 12
With Sweden's youth unemployment statistics consistently high and more young Swedes forced to seek greener pastures in Norway, AFP's Soren Billing looks into the Swedish model and how it's leaving young Swedes jobless.
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Politics: 14 Nov 12
Sweden needs to introduce language and cultural knowledge requirements for would-be Swedish citizens, according to one political scientist at an expert panel in Stockholm on Wednesday.
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Business & Money: 7 Nov 12
Men still earn more money than women in Sweden, a country that prides itself on promoting gender equality, despite continued efforts to eradicate the wage gap, a new study shows.
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Business & Money: 18 Oct 12
Swedes who earn a salary on par with the average municipal worker contribute the equivalent of 70 percent of their monthly salaries in taxes, a new study has found.
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Business & Money: 14 Sep 12
Sweden's economic growth was far weaker in the second quarter than previously expected, expanding only 0.7 percent, according to new figures published on Friday.
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Education: 12 Sep 12
Sweden plans to spend 409 million kronor ($62 million) to improve education for foreign-born children, an increasing number of whom have struggled to make the grade after arriving in Sweden.
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Analysis & Opinion: 13 Aug 12
Contributor Lola Akinmade Åkerström finds that there are few topics that get Sweden boiling with debate more than immigration, integration and all that comes in between.
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Business & Money: 30 Jul 12
The Swedish economy grew by 1.4 percent in the second quarter, compared to the first three months of 2012, according to official figures released Monday.
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Business & Money: 15 Jun 12
Swedes are working more hours today than at any point in the last two decades, according to a new study, which found that Swedes today work nearly one hour more per week on average than they did in 2006.
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Politics: 4 Jun 12
The far-right Sweden Democrats are Sweden's third largest political party, according to a new poll, while another survey shows the three centre-left parties have enough support to command a majority in parliament.
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Education: 18 Apr 12
Non-European immigrants are arriving in Sweden with increasingly higher levels of education, according to a new study, although fewer highly-educated immigrants are arriving from Europe and the Nordic countries.
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Education: 16 Apr 12
Earning college credit online is becoming increasingly popular in Sweden, where one in four university students now enrolls in a programme conducted over the internet.
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Business & Money: 4 Apr 12
Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfelt has rejected the Liberal Party's proposal to lower young people's pay in the wake of rising youth unemployment in Sweden, and has urged politicians around the nation to follow suit.
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Business & Money: 2 Apr 12
Increasing numbers of foreign-born women are taking the plunge into self-employment in Sweden in order to overcome the difficulties of finding a job, new statistic show.
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Business & Money: 29 Mar 12
More and more foreigners are snapping up summer homes in Sweden, new statistics show, with Norwegians, Germans, and Danes among those most eager to own a slice of Swedish summer paradise.
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Analysis & Opinion: 20 Mar 12
Frustration with being shut out of the Swedish job market has prompted several Swedes with immigrant backgrounds to seek – and find – success in the melting pot that is New York City, contributor Rafaela Stålbalk discovers.
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National: 12 Mar 12
In the Malmö district of Rosengård over 70 percent of children are living in relative poverty, according to fresh figures from Statistics Sweden, which measures the growing economic divides across the country.
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Science & Technology: 9 Mar 12
Swedish women sleep worse than men and often wake up several times nightly, a new study shows, and professors claim that stress may be at the root of the problem.
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Business & Money: 9 Mar 12
Sweden's industrial output is on the rise, reported Statistics Sweden on Friday, revising some of its 2011 figures due to a calculation error.
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Business & Money: 29 Feb 12
Sweden's economy contracted in the last quarter of 2011, shrinking by 1.1 percent compared to the previous quarter and showing the export-dependent economy's vulnerability to the eurozone crisis.
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National: 21 Feb 12
2011 marked the largest exodus from Sweden in history as more than 50,000 people left the country, with China proving to be an ever more popular destination for Swedes who move abroad.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Business & Money: 31 Oct 11
Despite the turbulent financial climate, Swedes aren't cropping their beauty budget, according to recent figures from Statistics Sweden.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Society: 27 Mar 11
As meat prices continue to fall, Swedes are taking the chance to eat more and more, new figures show.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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