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New law gives transport operators the green light

Business & Money: 2 Jan 12
The government is to allow private transport companies to provide public bus services, in a bid to improve services and prompt people to use public transport. READ »

Transport trouble to continue on Thursday

National: 23 Dec 10
A new snowstorm pushing in through the south of Sweden, with more snow and winds forecast, has led to the cancellation of train services in some areas as operators are forced to prioritise key routes. READ »

Rail chaos continues as snow record awaits

Science & Technology: 21 Dec 10
Train services in the south of Sweden remained in disarray on Tuesday with problems set to extend over the Christmas period with record snowfalls forecast. READ »

Swedes sour on train travel: survey

Society: 6 Dec 10
Swedes are losing faith in national rail service SJ, according to a recent consumer satisfaction survey. Meanwhile, results for airlines and bus companies are up. READ »

Swedish flights grounded until Monday

National: 18 Apr 10
SAS has said almost all its flights in Scandinavia will remain grounded until after the weekend, while Ryanair has cancelled all services until Monday lunchtime. READ »

Flights stay grounded amid hovering ash

National: 17 Apr 10
Aviation authorities expect most Swedish airspace to remain closed on Saturday, with a cloud of volcanic ash settling over vast swathes of the country as the weekend begins. READ »

Arlanda airport to remain closed until Saturday

National: 16 Apr 10
Swedish authorities have begun reopening airspace in the north of the country although widespread disruption persists with Stockholm's main Arlanda airport unlikely to open until Saturday morning at the earliest. READ »

Trains in demand after airspace shutdown

Business & Money: 15 Apr 10
Swedish national rail operator SJ is trying to increase seats on its trains as demand rockets following a decision to close almost all of Sweden's airspace from 6pm on Thursday. READ »

Nine injured in bus accident

National: 27 Mar 10
Nine people were injured early on Saturday morning when a bus drove into a ditch on the E6 motorway, north of the village of Tanumshede in Bohuslän in western Sweden. READ »

Swedes slam service at rail company SJ

Business & Money: 7 Dec 09
Passengers on Sweden’s national railway SJ have derided the company for poor service and punctuality, slapping SJ with one of the worst scores in the transit industry in a recent survey. READ »

Molestation charges for face-licking bus driver

Society: 31 Mar 09
A bus driver in Falun in central Sweden has been charged for licking the faces of young girls while on duty. READ »

Six injured in bus accident

National: 18 Nov 08
Six people have been taken to hospital after a bus on its way from Stockholm to Copenhagen collided with a road maintenance truck early on Tuesday morning. READ »

Bus strike over

National: 15 Jul 08
The bus drivers and their employers announced late Tuesday night that they had each signed off on a new agreement, ending the bus strike. READ »

Bus strike set to spread

National: 8 Jul 08
A strike by bus drivers is set to spread beyond central Stockholm to other parts of the country and to airport shuttle buses after talks between employers and unions failed. READ »

Stockholm bus strike called off - for now

National: 4 Jul 08
The bus strike in Stockholm has been called off - until further notice. The opposing parties have not yet reached an agreement, however. READ »

Stowaway 'mini thieves' bag bus loot

National: 21 Jan 08
A criminal network containing at least one person of very short stature is believed to be behind a recent spate of robberies on Swedish buses. READ »

Stone-throwing youths force bus route closures

National: 31 Dec 07
Swebus decides to close several bus stops in Södertälje to protect bus drivers and passengers. READ »

Bus runs amok in Gävle

National: 20 Nov 06
A bus driver in Gävle has been commended after his bus started spontaneously and ran amok around the town centre. He avoided hitting pedestrians, eventually crashing into a hedge. READ »

Bus drivers banned from taking cash

National: 27 Oct 06
Stockholm buses will not be allowed to accept cash payments from January, after a decision by the Swedish Work Environment Authority. The move is part of a bid to reduce attacks on drivers. READ »

Drunk bus driver suspended

National: 6 Jul 06
A bus driver who was stopped by police in Värmland on Wednesday evening had a blood alcohol level of 1.88 promille - nine times over the Swedish limit. READ »

Posten customers most unhappy

Business & Money: 9 Jan 06
Customers of airline SAS and the Swedish rail network SJ are increasingly satisfied - but the postal service, Posten, still gets the thumbs down from its customers. READ »

Bus evacuated after Norwegian ?bomb drama?

National: 12 Dec 04
A man has been arrested after a bomb scare on a Swedish bus in Norway. The bus was evacuated after the strange behaviour of one passenger caused concern. READ »


Highlights from Follow Sweden

20 things to know before moving to Sweden

As diverse as Sweden is, there are a few societal norms that are distinctly Swedish. Understanding a handful of them will hopefully prepare you culturally before you relocate. When you're invited home to a Swede, you better be on time and take your shoes off, writes expat Lola Akinmade-Åkerström. Read more »

How far can English take you in Sweden?

Sweden is a country where almost everyone can speak English. So why bother to learn Swedish? Edina Varnagy from Hungary managed with English for a whole year but then found that Swedish could open doors – to a job, a social life and greater understanding. Read more »


Blog Update: Julie's Nordic Island

12 February 21:30

The consciousness of one »

"The ice dripped in the winter sun. It was the first day when the light had been intense enough to cause dripping in the sunlight. To hear it was an extraordinary wakeup call. The cycle was happening again as it always does, always will (or so we think). I imagined that on my summer island, the bees..." READ »

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Star Wars in Swedish causes fan outrage
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Madonna set for July 4th concert in Sweden
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An inside look at 'The Office' in Swedish
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Swedish mother gave 3-year-old cigs and beer
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A duvet cover designed to look like cardboard boxes, on sale at a luxury department store in Stockholm, has some arguing that the city's homeless are being exploited for profit.
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Five Swedish songs that never made Eurovision
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Swenglish comedy star Ben Kersley explains how ‘three bespectacled English guys’ plan to make Swedes laugh
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Move over Bugs – a Swedish bunny is rapidly becoming the most popular rabbit in the world!
Photo: Sony Pictures
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Swedish word of the day

fin

adjective

Fin means anyhting from sweet to proper. When someone says, Du är så fin it's quite a compliment.



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