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Groupon float boosts Kinnevik billions

Business & Money: 7 Nov 11
Swedish investment firm Kinnevik has reported that its net asset value has increased by some 2.14 billion kronor ($324 million) as a result of the successful initial public offering of discount coupon firm Groupon. READ »

MTG stock falls despite profits hike

Business & Money: 19 Oct 10
Swedish media concern Modern Times Group has reported a pre-tax profit of 499 million kronor ($75 million) for the third quarter 2009, up from 336 million kronor in the corresponding period of 2009, while disappointing the markets. READ »

Roxette star among wedding guests

National: 17 Jun 10
Roxette’s Per Gessle, Eurovision contestant Malena Ernman and businesswoman Cristina Stenbeck: the great, the good and the celebrated of Sweden will be out in force at Saturday's royal wedding. READ »

Sweden's MTG surges on strong profits

Business & Money: 22 Jul 09
Swedish media concern Modern Times Group (MTG) has reported a pre-tax profit of 566 million kronor ($74 million) for the second quarter 2009, exceeding market forecasts. READ »

Tele2 shares soar on booming profits

Business & Money: 22 Jul 09
Swedish telecom firm Tele2 has reported a dramatic rise in profits for the second quarter and the firm's stock shot up 5.9 percent in early trading on Wednesday. READ »

Tough times hit Sweden's billionaires

Business & Money: 14 Nov 08
Despite their billions, Sweden’s wealthiest individuals have shown that not even they can withstand the effects of the financial crisis coupled with a dismal year on the stock market. READ »

Buoyant start to stock exchange week

Business & Money: 3 Nov 08
The Stockholm stock exchange has begun the week on a high note with the OMXS index gaining 4.6 percent on Monday. READ »

Three Swedes among world's most powerful businesswomen

Society: 29 Sep 08
Three Swedish women are among Fortune magazine’s most powerful business women in the world, with SEB bank CEO Annika Falkengren coming in seventh place. READ »

Princess Madeleine most desirable Swedish Valentine

Dating: 13 Feb 08
Swedish singles hold Princess Madeleine and actor Michael Nyqvist close to their hearts. READ »

Sweden's financial families ride economic rollercoaster

Business & Money: 7 Dec 07
Two of Sweden's most powerful financial families, the Wallenbergs and the Stenbecks, have had a bumpy ride on this year's turbulent stock market. READ »

Store removes 'racist' dolls

Society: 29 Nov 07
Stockholm's top department store has had to remove some controversial dolls from its window following complaints. READ »

Kiwis knock Swedes out of America's Cup

Sport: 8 May 07
Swedish yacht Victory Challenge has ended its pursuit of the 32nd America's Cup, bowing out after losing a close-fought encounter with Emirates Team New Zealand. READ »

Persson slammed for PR job

Politics: 8 May 07
Former Swedish Prime Minister Göran Persson has been criticized by former colleagues and political experts for taking a job with a PR firm. Persson is joining a sector he himself has frequently slammed. READ »

3 wins battle for magic number

Business & Money: 3 Apr 07
A three-year dispute has ended with mobile operator 3 preserving the right to use the number 3 despite an appeal launched by the owners of TV3. READ »

Stenbeck nominated as Kinnevik chair

Business & Money: 28 Mar 07
Cristina Stenbeck has been proposed as the new chairwoman of Kinnevik, the family investment company in which she is principal owner. READ »

The Swede who puts Madonna and Gore on the spot

Lifestyle: 16 Mar 07
Sweden's top interviewer Stina Lundberg Dabrowski tells Christine Demsteader about asking awkward questions of Madonna, discovering Margaret Thatcher's sense of humour and her 20-year pursuit of Fidel Castro. READ »

Stenbeck 'to take over at Kinnevik'

Business & Money: 8 Mar 07
Cristina Stenbeck, 29, is to take over as chairwoman of family holding company Kinnevik in May, it has been reported. Kinnevik controls major companies including Metro International. READ »

Metro CEO announces plans to quit

Business & Money: 13 Feb 07
Pelle Törnberg, the CEO of newspaper group Metro International, has said he will quit his post. The move came as the company announced profits of $11.5 million. READ »

Top financier dead

Business & Money: 13 Feb 07
Swedish financier Johan Björkman has died at the age of 62. He was chairman of investment company Nordstjernan at the time of his death. READ »

Sweden home to 125 billionaires

Business & Money: 16 Nov 06
Some 125 Swedes have a fortune greater than 1 billion kronor, according to a new list. Ikea boss Ingvar Kamprad is by far the richest Swede, with Skype founder Niklas Zennström a new entrant to the club. READ »

Stenbeck's wife gets nothing

National: 31 Jan 06
The estranged wife of millionaire Swedish financier Jan Stenbeck will inherit nothing in his will, documents released today confirm. But his illegitimate son will receive his share of the 638 million kronor fortune. READ »

Battle for 3 rights continues

Business & Money: 26 Jul 05
Television channel TV3 wants to stop mobile operator 3 from using the number 3 in its branding. The court disagreed but now TV3 is appealing. Three's a crowd, indeed. READ »

Half of those refused asylum stay in Sweden

National: 15 Jul 05
...and of the half who have actually been sent home, a full 20% bounce straight back to Sweden to try their luck again. As the cost of deporting people soars, the Board of Migration considers a departure from the Geneva Convention. READ »

Metro to launch web portal

Business & Money: 11 Apr 05
Metro, the Swedish free morning newspaper group, is to open a global portal offering a variety of services including dating, gaming and music downloads. The new site will also offer a news service from the autumn. READ »

Tele2 to delist from NASDAQ

Business & Money: 21 Mar 05
Telecom operator Tele2 AB today announced that it has decided to delist from the NASDAQ National Market. READ »

Metro boss resigns after racist "joke"

National: 13 Jan 05
Free morning newspaper Metro makes headlines of its own after revelations that one of its board members opened an after-dinner speech with the words "Good evening ladies, gentlemen and niggers". READ »

IKEA wins dispute in Russia

Smörgåsbord: 20 Dec 04
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Gyllenhammar back in Swedish business

Business & Money: 27 Aug 04
The big daddy of Swedish industry, Pehr G Gyllenhammar, swaggers back into town with a glamorous young blonde on his arm. Oh, hang on - that's his new boss. READ »


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