Tsunami

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Swedes missing after Chile earthquake

National: 1 Mar 10
More than 100 Swedes are reported to be missing after the massive earthquake that hit Chile on Saturday. The foreign ministry has received unconfirmed reports of one Swede among the more than 700 dead. READ »

Bildt: Swedes in foreign disasters to pay their way

National: 18 Feb 10
Swedish tourists who get caught up in natural disasters and other crises abroad will in future have to pay for their own healthcare and trips home, Foreign Minister Carl Bildt has said. READ »

January in Sweden: Week one, thirteenth day, thinking time

Lifestyle: 5 Jan 10
The Year in Sweden - January: Journalist Kim Loughran sketches a month by month account of the country he has called home ever since his accidental migration in 1966. READ »

Swine flu named year's top Swedish news story

National: 30 Dec 09
Swine flu beat out both the June death of Michael Jackson and the Stockholm helicopter heist in September as the top Swedish news story of 2009, according to a new study. READ »

Swedish generosity on the rise

National: 21 Dec 09
Swedes have become all the more generous despite – or perhaps because of – the economic crisis. The total amount donated to charity in 2009 will be around 5.2 billion kronor ($715 million). READ »

Swedish 'tsunami' message mystifies Irish beachcomber

Society: 10 Dec 09
A mysterious bottle that washed up on the shores of Ireland with a cryptic Swedish message inside has a local woman wondering if the note may have been authored by a Swede whose children perished in the 2004 tsunami. READ »

Apocalypse soon: Disasters abound at Stockholm Film Festival

Analysis & Opinion: 10 Nov 09
It's the end of the world as we know it at this year's Stockholm Film Festival, which promises everything a budding apocalypticist could ever need. But there are also plenty of more upbeat cinematic treats in store if global doom isn't your bag, writes David Stavrou. READ »

Sweden seeks to bury tsunami tapes

National: 4 Oct 09
The contentious tape detailing data traffic from the government offices in connection with the 2004 Asian tsunami is set to be classified for 70 years, according to a new proposal. READ »

Two Swedes missing after Samoa tsunami

National: 2 Oct 09
Two young Swedes are reported to be missing after the tsunami which swept across the South Pacific islands of Samoa on Tuesday evening. READ »

Sweden and the US pit their wits for homeland security

Science & Technology: 1 Oct 09
The Swedish and US agencies of homeland security are meeting in Stockholm this week to discuss "preparedness and resiliency against a broad spectrum of threats." READ »

A royal mess: Why Sweden can’t have its own Obama

Analysis & Opinion: 27 Jan 09
At a time when the United States has just elected its first black president, Noel McCarthy wishes Sweden would reconsider its constitution in order to enable greater diversity when choosing a head of state. READ »

Charitable Swedes defy credit crunch

National: 16 Dec 08
Swedish charities are predicting a record year for fundraising despite the ongoing financial crisis. Private donations have continued to increase despite credit crunch concerns although some companies are cutting back. READ »

Sweden develops transportable airport

Science & Technology: 6 Nov 08
Sweden’s military is testing a mobile airport in the north of the country which it hopes to deploy in the wake of natural disasters at home or overseas. READ »

Finding the toilet in Stockholm

Analysis & Opinion: 22 Aug 08
This week a mix of ministers, water sanitation experts, royalty and corporate leaders are gathered for World Water Week in Stockholm to mull over the world’s biggest global public health crisis. The problem is that not enough people are paying attention, writes John Sauer. READ »

Lars Danielsson appointed as Hong Kong consul

National: 7 Aug 08
The government has appointed former under-Secretary of State to Göran Persson, Lars Danielsson, as Sweden's consul-general to Hong Kong and Macau. The Social Democrats have accused foreign minister Carl Bildt of engaging in a personal vendetta. READ »

Report: Sweden's crisis readiness 'insufficient'

National: 12 Jun 08
The government’s ability to govern, coordinate, and follow up on crisis preparedness is insufficient, according to a report from the Swedish National Audit Office (SNAO). READ »

Swede arrested for attempted child rape in Kenya

National: 30 May 08
Kenyan police have arrested a Swedish man in his 50s accused of the attempted rape ofa 7-year-old girl. READ »

Bildt struggles to crack Belgian nut

Politics: 16 May 08
Sweden's foreign minister Carl Bildt is faced with a tricky conundrum as his old rival, former state secretary Lars Danielsson, emerges as the only relevant applicant for the vacant ambassador post in Brussels. READ »

State should evacuate Swedes from overseas disasters

National: 2 Apr 08
The Swedish state should be responsible for evacuating Swedes from major catastrophes which occur outside of the country like the 2004 tsunami, suggests a new report. READ »

Royal medals for tsunami service

National: 28 Jan 08
Lottie Knutson gets among the medals for her efforts to help tourists stranded in Thailand during the 2004 tsunami disaster. READ »

Ryanair settles with Persson and Freivalds

Business & Money: 17 Dec 07
Ryanair has settled out of court its dispute with Göran Persson and Laila Freivalds. READ »

New CD find reawakens tsunami investigation

Politics: 26 Nov 07
Data CDs have been found at government offices that may have important implications for an investigation into the 2004 tsunami crisis. READ »

Secrecy for tsunami tapes 'unconstitutional'

Politics: 8 Nov 07
Back-up tapes containing information relating to the last government's much criticized handling of the 2004 tsunami disaster should not be subject to a 70-year secrecy order, top government lawyers have said. READ »

Media question Reinfeldt's leadership

Politics: 2 Nov 07
Swedish Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt's leadership abilities were criticised by the media on Friday after a scandal forced the resignation of his influential top aide. READ »

Tearful Ambassador alerted Sweden to tsunami

National: 15 Jun 07
Sweden's government failed to realize that thousands of Swedes were caught up in the 2004 Asian tsunami until it received a tearful call from its ambassador in Bangkok, more than 24 hours after the event. READ »

'Danielsson was too passive' - Catastrophe Commission

Politics: 14 Jun 07
The Catastophe Commission established to look into the government's handling of the tsunami disaster in 2004 has reinforced its previous view that staff at government offices were too passive during the initial stages of the crisis. READ »

Snow falling in central Sweden

National: 14 Jun 07
It might be only one week to Midsummer, but nobody seems to have told mother nature. Snow has returned to parts of central Sweden, with five centimetres falling in some places. READ »

Danielsson criticizes Catastrophe Commission

Politics: 14 Jun 07
Sweden's Catastrophe Commission is due to present new findings relating to government handling of the December 2004 tsunami. But former state secretary Lars Danielsson is questioning the Commission's methods. READ »

Danielsson tsunami story contradicted by tapes

National: 9 Jun 07
Back-up tapes investigated by a Commission into the Swedish government's handling of the tsunami crisis once again call into question the story given by the most senior aide to the then Prime Minister Göran Persson. READ »

Officials 'to face tsunami criticism'

Politics: 3 Jun 07
Top civil servants will face stern criticism for giving incorrect answers to the parliamentary inquiry over Sweden's handling of the 2004 tsunami catastrophe, according to reports. READ »

Government criticized for appointment of ambassador to USA

Politics: 24 May 07
The government has announced the appointment of Jonas Hafström as Sweden's new Washington ambassador, prompting opposition criticism that the Moderates have failed to implement changes to the appointments system. READ »

Princess Madeleine harassed by fanatical sect

National: 2 Apr 07
In 2005, the anti-gay, anti-Semitic, anti-Muslim, anti-Catholic Westboro Baptist Church added Sweden to its list of foes. And according to the Royal Court, Fred Phelps and his small sect have not gone away. READ »

Swedish royals unshaken by Japanese earthquake

National: 25 Mar 07
Sweden's King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia have begun their almost week-long state visit to Japan - on the same day that an earthquake struck off the Honshu coast. READ »

Catastrophe Commission looks to security guards

Politics: 21 Mar 07
Security guards at government offices have been given permission to break their vow of professional silence to speak out about the the period surrounding the tsunami crisis in 2004. READ »

Security Service drops tsunami tapes investigation

National: 16 Mar 07
The Swedish Security Service is satisfied that nobody has tampered with security copies of e-mails sent at the time of the tsunami catastrophe in December 2004. READ »

Catastrophe Commission guarantees anonymity

Politics: 9 Feb 07
Sweden's Catastrophe Commission has stated that, if requested, it will not reveal the identity of witnesses willing to shed light on the previous government's handling of the tsunami disaster. READ »

Danielsson: I can't handle another media storm

Politics: 4 Feb 07
Lars Danielsson, the aide to former prime minister Göran Persson blamed in the media for the ex-government's slow reaction to the South Asian tsunami, has spoken of the pressure his family has been under. READ »

Commission resumes tsunami investigation

Politics: 1 Feb 07
All of Sweden's main parties have pledged their support for a renewal of investigations surrounding the previous government's handling of the tsunami crisis. READ »

Tsunami commission recalled

Politics: 30 Jan 07
Johan Hirschfeldt, chairman of the Catastrophe Commission, which investigated the former government's handling of the South Asian tsunami, has called for the commission to be recalled. READ »

Tsunami tapes expose Danielsson contradictions

Politics: 29 Jan 07
New information has emerged that contradicts Lars Danielsson's account of the government's handling of the tsunami crisis. READ »

Persson government reported over tsunami emails

Politics: 14 Jan 07
Someone made sure that emails sent from Government Offices in the aftermath of the tsunami were not revealed to the catastrophe committee. A further inquiry hopes to establish who and why. READ »

Freivalds makes millions from apartment

Politics: 13 Jan 07
It was the apartment that caused her resignation as justice minister, after she bought it in contravention of government policy. But Laila Freivalds can comfort herself with a profit of 5 million kronor. READ »

Bildt calls for crisis clarity

Politics: 7 Jan 07
Foreign minister Carl Bildt has called for clearer rules governing the assistance that can be given to Swedes who find themselves caught up in disaster situations abroad. READ »

Freivalds cashes in on controversial flat

National: 3 Jan 07
Laila Freivalds was forced to step down as justice minister in 2000 when her property dealings ran counter to government policy. Now its payback time. READ »

Unidentified tsunami victims remembered

National: 26 Dec 06
Sweden was represented by the consul general in Phuket at the opening of a memorial garden to the unidentified victims of the tsunami. READ »

Sweden concerned over tsunami aid 'misuse'

National: 26 Dec 06
Sweden is one of a number of countries raising concerns that money donated to aid the identification of victims of the 2004 tsunami could have been misused. READ »

Psychological suffering for one in four 'tsunami Swedes'

Society: 4 Dec 06
A new study reveals lasting effects on the mental health of Swedes affected by the 2004 tsunami - and continued dissatisfaction with the way the Swedish authorities handled the crisis. READ »

Swedish foreign ministry blocks Borg's Thai Christmas holiday

Politics: 4 Dec 06
Sweden's finance minister Anders Borg has cancelled his plans for a family Christmas trip to Thailand - on the advice of the Ministry for Foreign Affairs. READ »

Bildt savages Danielsson

Politics: 30 Nov 06
Sweden's foreign minister Carl Bildt has underlined his intention not to give a job to former Göran Persson aide Lars Danielsson. "One may not lie to Parliament. Write that in capital letters and underline," Bildt said. READ »

Danielsson 'frozen out' by Bildt

Politics: 29 Nov 06
Göran Persson's controversial former foreign policy advisor, Lars Danielsson, is receiving no wage from the foreign ministry and has been given no work to do. Unions say Danielsson's talents are being wasted. READ »

Aftonbladet wants Jämtin to lead party

Politics: 23 Nov 06
Former development minister Carin Jämtin should be made leader of the Social Democrats, Sweden's largest paper Aftonbladet has argued in a leader column. READ »

'Missing' tsunami tapes reported to police

Politics: 16 Nov 06
The Swedish government has told the police that tapes that could contain information relating to the former government's actions during the 2004 tsunami appear to have gone missing. READ »

Tsunami email tapes 'disappear'

Politics: 15 Nov 06
Tapes containing emails from government offices at the time of the tsunami catastrophe have mysteriously disappeared, it has been reported. Of a supposed 154 tapes only 119 can be found. READ »

Bildt: I won't give Danielsson a job

National: 11 Nov 06
Lars Danielsson, former aide to Göran Persson, will not be given a job as an ambassador, foreign minister Carl Bildt has said. READ »

Top official 'tried to destroy tsunami emails'

National: 23 Oct 06
A leading civil servant tried to have security tapes containing emails relating to the tsunami catastrophe destroyed, it has been reported. But administrators saved copies of the deleted emails. READ »

Swedish media gorges on Reinfeldt's black week

Politics: 14 Oct 06
The week's revelations about ministers' unpaid TV licences, cash-in-hand nannies and private finances was the favourite theme for most of Sweden's leader writers on Saturday morning. READ »

Tsunami email backups found in government drawer

National: 13 Oct 06
Prime minister Fredrik Reinfeldt announced at a hastily-arranged press conference on Friday that tapes containing details of emails sent after the tsunami have been found in the Government Offices. READ »

Tsunami phone data deleted early

Politics: 6 Oct 06
Records of telephone calls made from Sweden's Government Offices during the tsunami were deleted six months early, it has been revealed. READ »

Profile: Göran Persson, the big man of Swedish socialism

Politics: 13 Sep 06
Respected by some as a skilled statesman and criticised by others as a power-loving politician, Swedish Prime Minister Göran Persson, who has been in power for a decade, is an innately political animal. READ »

Lars Danielsson resigns

Politics: 30 Aug 06
Göran Persson's most senior aide quits after a report accuses him of obstructing an official inquiry into the tsunami catastrophe. READ »

Persson aide slammed by ombudsman

Politics: 29 Aug 06
Göran Persson's closest aide, Lars Danielsson, obstructed an official investigation into the government's handling of the tsunami crisis. He did not lie, but he failed to cooperate as he should, the Justice Ombudsman says. READ »

The Centre Party: Eager beavers bet on jobs

Analysis & Opinion: 16 Aug 06
They might have a homespun image, but the Centre Party has a hard-nosed view of how Sweden's economy needs to change. And economic spokesman Roger Tiefensee tells James Savage that the Alliance is focused on winning. READ »

The Alliance: putting faith in unity

Analysis & Opinion: 8 Aug 06
By the end of September, the four parties of the Alliance could well be ruling Sweden. But how can they ensure success, and how will they govern together if they win? David Stavrou finds out. READ »

Swede tells of frantic tsunami search

Society: 21 Jul 06
A Swedish tourist has told of the agonizing 24 hours he spent looking for his two sons after Monday's tsunami. "They were very lucky," says Peter Damareau. READ »

Mobile technology aids Swedish evacuation

Analysis & Opinion: 20 Jul 06
Despite reports of disorganisation and chaos, Sweden's evacuation of its citizens has been held up as a model of order by commentators in other countries. Louis Roper explains how text messaging has played a key role. READ »

Swedish tsunami children found alive

National: 18 Jul 06
A Swedish man was among more than 300 people killed in a tsunami which hit the Indonesian island of Java, the Swedish foreign ministry said on Tuesday. But two Swedish boys missing since Monday have been found. READ »

Swedish children missing in tsunami

Smörgåsbord: 17 Jul 06
Two Swedish children are missing in Indonesia after a tsunami strick the island of Java, the foreign ministry has said. The children's father is in hospital. READ »

Swedish aid agency criticises tsunami relief

Society: 14 Jul 06
Aid work after the Asian tsunami on December 26th, 2004, could have been better, according to the largest humanitarian assessment completed to date. READ »

Royals spent 12 million on entertaining

National: 12 Jun 06
The royal household spent 12 million kronor on travel and official entertaining in 2005, according to accounts released on Monday. The king received 23 ambassadors and held 3 banquets. READ »

Students mourn murdered friend

Society: 29 May 06
Classmates of the 12-year old Stockholm girl stabbed to death at the weekend have been consoling each other and receiving support as they returned to school. READ »

The Social Democrats' dilemma

Analysis & Opinion: 29 May 06
The economy is growing well, official unemployment is falling, and the welfare state is still supported by most Swedes. Are Social Democrats a victim of their own success, asks David Stavrou. READ »

Estonia investigator accused of destroying evidence

National: 27 May 06
The president of Sweden's Court of Appeal, Johan Hirschfeldt, has been reported to the Justice Ombudsman for allegedly destroying all the background material from his investigation into the transport of military equipment on the Estonia. READ »

Persson aide 'takes time out'

Politics: 19 May 06
After a week in the media spotlight over his whereabouts on the day of the southeast Asian tsunami, the prime minister's state secretary Lars Danielsson is to take 'time out'. READ »

Persson aide may sue over affair rumours

Politics: 19 May 06
Lars Danielsson has said he could sue over allegations that he lied about his whereabouts on the day of the tsunami to cover up an affair. READ »

Liberals slammed over Danielsson affair rumours

Politics: 18 May 06
Two Liberal politicians spread rumours on the Internet that Lars Danielsson had lied about his actions on the day of the tsunami in order to cover up an affair. This is incredibly serious, says Marita Ulvskog. READ »

Tsunami child handed to wrong family

Society: 16 May 06
The body of a Swedish child who died in the South Asian tsunami was handed to a British woman, who believed it was her child. The ashes have now been returned to Sweden. READ »

Danielsson: I was at the office on tsunami day

Politics: 12 May 06
Lars Danielsson, Göran Persson's closest advisor, has insisted he was at Swedish government HQ on the day the tsunami struck South Asia. His evidence comes in interviews released on Friday. READ »

King reaches 60 secure on his throne

Lifestyle: 27 Apr 06
This weekend will see King Carl XVI Gustaf feted by foreign royalty, parliamentarians and thousands of his people. As he celebrates his 60th birthday, Sweden's king can satisfy himself with approval ratings that would make a politician green with envy. READ »

Sweden's new foreign minister settles in

National: 25 Apr 06
Jan Eliasson has started work at the Swedish foreign ministry, a month after his appointment by Göran Persson. Government supporters hope he will bring stability and gravitas to the troubled department. READ »

Government takes voter poll lead

Politics: 3 Apr 06
Support for the ruling Social Democrats is at its highest since October 2004, pushing the government and its coalition partners back into the lead over the opposition alliance, according to the latest opinion poll. READ »

Analysis: tsunami response - who didn't do what

Analysis & Opinion: 30 Mar 06
In the immediate aftermath of the tsunami tragedy, Swedes on the ground in Thailand were vocal in their criticism of the lack of assistance from the Swedish government. Now a parliamentary committee has delivered its verdict. READ »

Tsunami committee slams ministers

Politics: 30 Mar 06
ANALYSIS: WHO DIDN'T DO WHAT
The inquiry by the parliamentary constitution committee into the Swedish government's response to the tsunami disaster closed on Thursday with damning criticism of six ministers, including prime minister Göran Persson. READ »

Social Democrats in row over monarchy

National: 24 Mar 06
Nalin Pekgul, chairwoman of the Social Democrats' women's group, thinks it's time to scrap the party's demand for a republic. Pekgul believes a monarchy is good for democracy. There was no support forthcoming from party secretary, Marita Ulvskog, however. READ »

Persson hopes Dahlgren will stay

Politics: 21 Mar 06
Senior foreign ministry aide Hans Dahlgren formally resigns, but may get to resume his post. Bosse Ringholm will not remain foreign minister for long, Göran Persson makes it clear. READ »

Analysis: Why Freivalds had to go

Analysis & Opinion: 21 Mar 06
After a year of unrelenting criticism over her handling of the tsunami disaster and latterly of the Muhammad cartoons, Persson had little choice but to accept Laila Freivalds' resignation. READ »

Government had early tsunami warning

Politics: 21 Mar 06
More government officials - including ministers Bosse Ringholm and Ulrica Messing - were alerted to the Thailand tsunami early on the morning of the disaster than was previously known. READ »

Freivalds quits

Politics: 21 Mar 06
ANALYSIS: WHY FREIVALDS HAD TO GO
Foreign Minister Laila Freivalds has resigned, said Prime Minister Göran Persson at a press conference at Rosenbad on Tuesday morning. She said the situation was "damaging to the government, to the party and to the foreign ministry". READ »

Persson aide faces 'lies' investigation

Politics: 9 Mar 06
Lars Danielsson, Göran Persson's closest advisor, faces an investigation by Sweden's justice ombudsman. Nils-Olof Berggren will decide whether Danielsson lied to two inquiries over his actions following the 2004 Asian tsunami. READ »

Tsunami cost Swedish authorities 315 million kronor

National: 6 Mar 06
The Swedish authorities incurred costs of 315 million kronor last year for the relief effort following the tsunami catastrophe in the Indian Ocean, in which 543 Swedes lost their lives. READ »

Bildt: Danielsson lied to enquiry

Politics: 21 Feb 06
Carl Bildt has accused Göran Persson's most senior aide of knowingly lying to an official enquiry. If this were the US, Lars Danielsson would be on his way to jail, Sweden's former PM argues. READ »

Greens call for Freivalds to go

Politics: 16 Feb 06
One of the government’s key allies says that the foreign minister should resign for her handling of the tsunami disaster. The Greens’ stance has the potential to force Laila Freivalds out. READ »

Persson: "I don't have any real answers"

Politics: 16 Feb 06
A contrite Göran Persson has appeared before the parliamentary inquiry into the Swedish government's response to the tsunami disaster. But while the prime minister admits that there were "many human failings" he refuses to point the finger. READ »

Freivalds regrets suffering of tsunami Swedes

Politics: 16 Feb 06
Foreign Minister Laila Freivalds was not following the news on the day of the tsunami, she tells the parliamentary committee's inquiry into the Swedish government's response to the tsunami disaster. "I have to show my family that they don't always come second," she said. READ »

Official in cartoon row ticked off by PM

Politics: 15 Feb 06
FEATURE: PREACHERS, FASCISTS AND CARTOONISTS
The foreign ministry official who acted to close a website that had published pictures of Muhammad has been publicly rebuked by Göran Persson. But it was fine for Säpo to act, says the prime minister. READ »

Aid minister "never thought to call foreign minister"

Politics: 14 Feb 06
See also: Tsunami: health minister blames foreign ministry
Minister for International Development Carin Jämtin tells the inquiry into the Swedish government's response to the tsunami disaster that she was most concerned with sending aid to Sri Lanka - and that she did not want to disturb foreign minister Laila Freivalds. READ »

Tsunami: health minister blames foreign ministry

Politics: 13 Feb 06
Sweden's health minister Ylva Johansson tells a parliamentary committee that she regrets going on holiday just three days after the tsunami catastrophe. But even so, the government's late response was the foreign ministry's fault. READ »

Persson aide grilled on tsunami

Politics: 9 Feb 06
Prime Minister Göran Persson was told by his most senior official on the day of the tsunami catastrophe that the situation was 'under control', a parliamentary inquiry hears. Lars Danielsson says nobody else realised how serious the disaster was either. READ »

Ambassador: I kept Stockholm informed on tsunami

Politics: 7 Feb 06
Sweden's ambassador to Thailand says he spoke to the Foreign Ministry in Stockholm up to 30 times on the day of the South Asian tsunami, which killed 543 Swedes. They seemed to understand what had happened, says Jonas Hafström. READ »

Tsunami: government shunned emergency drill

Politics: 26 Jan 06
As public hearings open Sweden into the heavily-criticized handling of the December 2004 tsunami crisis, it has emerged that the government refused to participate in an emergency drill just three months before the disaster. READ »

Poll boost for Social Democrats

Smörgåsbord: 12 Jan 06
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