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Sweden's hockey juniors beat Finland in semi-final

Sport: 4 Jan 12
The Swedish ice-hockey juniors reached the World Cup final after a gut wrenching turn against sister nation Finland during the night to Wednesday. READ »

Women arm wrestlers bring home the gold

Sport: 4 Dec 11
When the dust had settled after the last match of the world championship in arm wrestling in Kazakhstan on Saturday, ten Swedish women held no fewer than twelve medals in different classes - four gold, seven silver, and one bronze. READ »

Sweden to meet England in Euro 2012

Sport: 2 Dec 11
Sweden has been drawn in the same group as England, France and Ukraine at next summer’s European Football Championship. READ »

Poland seeks Swedish help before Euro 2012

Sport: 30 Nov 11
The Polish government has asked for assistance from the Swedish police concerning the security situation when Swedish supporters travel to the Euro 2012 football championships. READ »

'Swedish society forces 'immigrants' to emigrate'

Analysis & Opinion: 28 Nov 11
Swedish society is failing its "immigrants", many of whom, such as football star Zlatan Ibrahimovic, are forced to look elsewhere to build successful careers, social commentator and author Tove Lifvendahl argues. READ »

Stockholm International School celebrates its 60th anniversary

Education: 22 Nov 11
Stockholm International School has seen thousands of students pass through its doors since it was founded in 1951. To mark its fiftieth birthday, Maggie Dankiewicz, Valerie Evers, Caroline Engström-Roberts and the students of Grade 5 tell of its fascinating history. READ »

Sweden to play England to open Swedbank Arena

Sport: 15 Nov 11
England will face Sweden's national side in a friendly next year to mark the opening of Sweden's new national stadium, Swedbank Arena, in Stockholm. The two teams also square off on Tuesday night at Wembley in London. READ »

Zlatan nets record sixth 'Golden Ball'

Sport: 8 Nov 11
AC Milan star Zlatan Ibrahimovic brought home a record sixth, and fifth consecutive, Golden Ball at Sweden's football gala on Monday evening, underlining his status as Sweden's leading player. READ »

'Svennis' sacked by Leicester City

Sport: 25 Oct 11
Swede Sven-Göran “Svennis” Eriksson, former coach of the English national football team, has been been sacked by Leicester City after just over a year at the helm. READ »

Swede Lagerbäck to lead Iceland

Sport: 15 Oct 11
Former Sweden coach Lars Lagerbäck has been named the new head coach of Iceland's national football team. READ »

Sweden to face England at Wembley

Sport: 14 Oct 11
Sweden are set to play England next month in a friendly international as coach Erik Hamrén seeks to prepare his side for next year's European Championship finals, the English Football Association announced on Thursday. READ »

The Austrian resort that made me learn to love skiing

Travel: 19 Sep 11
With an eight months ski season, incredible facilities and spectacular shows, Sölden – a popular skiing resort in eastern Austria – has something for everyone, as travel writer and ski-beginner Malin Nyberg discovers. READ »

Swedes drop sticks for Quidditch cup

Lifestyle: 9 Aug 11
In the wake of the cinema release of the final instalment of the Harry Potter films, Hogwarts devotees are gearing up to clash their imaginary broomsticks at the Swedish National Quidditch Cup which begins on Friday. READ »

Swedish World Cup stars given heroes' welcome

Sport: 19 Jul 11
Götaplatsen in Gothenburg in western Sweden was teeming with exulted football fans on Monday evening, gathered to give the bronze-medal winning women's World Cup team a jubilant welcome back from Germany. READ »

Sundhage stoic as Japan claim World Cup glory

Sport: 18 Jul 11
Pia Sundhage, the Swedish coach of defeated World Cup finalists the United States, was gracious after her team's loss to Japan, blaming "a couple of mistakes" and underling that the margin between success and failure was slight. READ »

Sweden secures World Cup bronze

Sport: 17 Jul 11
Sweden finished third at the women's World Cup after beating France 2-1 in Saturday's play-off despite finishing the game with 10 players. READ »

Swedes gunning for France in bronze game

Sport: 15 Jul 11
Having lost in the women's World Cup semi-finals, Sweden take on France on Saturday in the third-place play-off with both sides insisting they are going for bronze. READ »

Swedes undone by rampant Japan

Sport: 14 Jul 11
Sweden proved incapable of coping with an impressive Japan who booked their place in the women's World Cup final against the United States with a emphatic 3-1 victor in Wednesday's semi-final. READ »

'Leggy' Swedes have no advantage: coach

Sport: 13 Jul 11
Sweden coach Thomas Dennerby is playing down suggestions that the Japanese will be at a height disadvantage when playing the "long-legged" Swedes for Wednesday's semi-final in the women's World Cup. READ »

Sweden wary of Japan World Cup challenge

Sport: 12 Jul 11
Sweden coach Thomas Dennerby is hoping his side can continue to dance their way into the women's World Cup final, but is wary of the threat posed by semi-final opponents Japan. READ »

Swedes to print South African cash

Business & Money: 11 Jul 11
The banknote printing company Crane & Co's Stockholm-based mill has been contracted to print 8 billion kronor ($1.25 billion) worth of bills for South Africa's Reserve Bank to replace a prior faulty batch. READ »

Sweden ease through to World Cup semi-final

National: 10 Jul 11
Sweden have progressed to the semi-finals of the FIFA Women’s World Cup after a comfortable 3-1 victory over Australia on Sunday, lining up a clash with Japan. READ »

Swedish women make quarter-finals

Sport: 7 Jul 11
Sweden stunned two-time winners the United States 2-1 in their final Group C game at the women's World Cup on Wednesday, but both teams march into the quarter-finals. READ »

Swedish women one step closer to quarter finals

Sport: 3 Jul 11
Sweden secured their second straight 1-0 victory on Saturday, beating North Korea and coming one step closer to reaching the 2011 Women's World Cup quarter-finals. READ »

Swedes set sights on North Korean scalp

Sport: 30 Jun 11
Sweden's World Cup team are looking to follow up Tuesday's victory over Colombia with a second win against the tougher test of North Korea on Saturday, with coach Thomas Dennerby noting that the Asian team are a familiar foe. READ »

Sweden coach defends squad's 'bully girl' tactics

Sport: 29 Jun 11
The head trainer of Sweden's national women's football team defended his squad against accusations of rough play in their 1-0 victory of Colombia on Tuesday. READ »

Sweden downs Colombia to win World Cup opener

Sport: 28 Jun 11
Sweden eked out a 1-0 victory against underdogs Colombia on Tuesday in the first match of its 2011 women's World Cup campaign. READ »

Swedish women start 2011 World Cup quest

Lifestyle: 28 Jun 11
As Sweden kicks off their FIFA Women's World Cup campaign on Tuesday in Germany, contributor Oliver Gee takes stock of the Swedes' chances of being crowned the world champions of women's football. READ »

Swedes to face Finland in ice hockey final

Sport: 14 May 11
Sweden reached its first ice hockey World Cup Final in five years on Saturday, following a comprehensive victory over the Czech Republic. READ »

Kids' team suspended after parents attack ref

Sport: 9 May 11
An entire team of eight-year-old footballers in Malmö in southern Sweden has been suspended after several parents chased a teenage referee around the pitch to register their disgust over a decision. READ »

Sweden's Jönsson wins Stockholm palace sprint

Sport: 17 Mar 11
Emil Jönsson became the first Swede to claim victory in the Stockholm palace sprint on Wednesday, beating off the challenge of a slew of Norwegian skiers in the World Cup event. READ »

Sweden's Ekholm claims world biathlon gold

Sport: 10 Mar 11
Sweden's Helena Ekholm won the gold in the women's 15km at the biathlon world championships in Khanty Mansiysk in Russia on Wednesday. READ »

Two Swedes notch wins at Nordic World Cup

Sport: 21 Feb 11
Swedes topped the podium twice over the weekend with Nordic World Cup wins in Norway. A Swedish alpine skier also won silver in the slalom at the World Ski Championships in Germany. READ »

Sweden's Pietilä Holmner claims world ski bronze

Sport: 19 Feb 11
Sweden's Maria Pietilä Holmner won the bronze medal at the world skiing championships in Germany on Saturday, coming in behind Austria's Marlies Schild and Kathrin Zettel. READ »

Anja Pärson claims world bronze

Sport: 11 Feb 11
Sweden's Anja Pärson claimed a dramatic 12th world championship medal on Friday after she claimed the bronze medal in the super combined in Garmisch-Partenkirchen. READ »

Swede narrowly misses FIFA best goal award

Sport: 10 Jan 11
Swedish striker Linus Hallenius was among the finalists to take home FIFA's award for the "most beautiful" goal of 2010, but lost out to Hamit Altintop of Turkey. READ »

Sweden's Pärson second in downhill to Vonn

Sport: 8 Jan 11
American ski superstar Lindsey Vonn beat Swedish veteran Anja Pärson for her 20th downhill victory on the World Cup circuit in Zauchensee, Austria on Saturday. READ »

Two Swedish skiers reach World Cup podium

Sport: 7 Jan 11
Swede slalom specialist Andre Myhrer claimed his second career World Cup victory on Thursday in Zagreb, Croatia, while countryman Mattias Hargin came in third. READ »

Swede Pietilä Holmner notches second World Cup win

Sport: 3 Jan 11
Sweden’s Maria Pietilä Holmner emerged victorious in the parallel slalom event in Munich, Germany on Sunday, marking her second World Cup victory this season. READ »

Swedish ski resort hit by avalanches

Science & Technology: 29 Dec 10
Two avalanches were triggered in two consecutive days at the Swedish ski resort of Åre this week, prompting warnings about increased avalanche risk in the Swedish mountains. READ »

Sweden's Ekholm third in biathlon World Cup event

Sport: 6 Dec 10
Sweden's Helena Ekholm finished third in the World Cup women's 10 kilometre biathlon pursuit in Östersund on Sunday. READ »

Sweden's Jönsson wins cross-country World Cup

Sport: 5 Dec 10
Sweden's Emil Jönsson won his sixth title on the World Cup circuit on Saturday when he crossed the line first in the cross-country freestyle sprint final in Düsseldorf, Germany. READ »

Sweden's Pietilä Holmner wins first World Cup title

Sport: 29 Nov 10
Sweden's Maria Pietilä Holmner won her first World Cup title in the women's alpine slalom on Sunday in Aspen, Colorado. READ »

Swedish skier sets pace in alpine World Cup

Sport: 28 Nov 10
Swedish skier Maria Pietilae-Holmer led the field after the opening leg of the women's alpine World Cup slalom on Sunday. READ »

Nordic ski season opens with Swedish victory

Sport: 20 Nov 10
Sweden’s Marcus Hellner opened the Nordic skiing World Cup season with a first place finish on Saturday, while fellow Swede Charlotte Kalla settled for second in the women’s opening race. READ »

Swedes hold Germany in drab stalemate

Sport: 18 Nov 10
Sweden and Germany played out a dull defensive goalless draw in Gothenburg on Wednesday night, underlining how important the absent Zlatan Ibrahimovic is to Euro 2012 qualification plans. READ »

Arrest made in Swedish honeymooner killing

National: 16 Nov 10
South African police have arrested a man in connection with the weekend killing of a Swedish woman was was visiting the country on her honeymoon. READ »

Zlatan to sit out friendly against Germany

Sport: 15 Nov 10
Star Swedish striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic will not play in Wednesday's friendly against visiting Germany on Wednesday, national side coach Erik Hamrén announced Monday. READ »

Swedish honeymooner killed in South Africa

National: 15 Nov 10
A Swedish woman on honeymoon in South Africa with her British millionaire husband has been found dead following a carjacking incident outside of Cape Town. READ »

Myhrer runner up in Alpine season opener

Sport: 14 Nov 10
Sweden's André Myhrer claimed a creditable second place behind France's Jean-Baptiste Grange in the opening slalom race of the World Cup series in Levi, Finland on Sunday. READ »

Allsvenskan 2010: the season in review

Lifestyle: 8 Nov 10
As Malmö continues to celebrate its Swedish championship gold medal, contributor Nic Townsend looks back at a season that ended quite differently than many observers of Swedens’ expected premier football league expected. READ »

Sweden's Alshammar takes World Cup crown

Sport: 8 Nov 10
Sweden's Therese Alshammar of Sweden netted $100,000 (659,150 kronor) for topping swimming's overall World Cup standings on Sunday. READ »

What's On in Sweden: November 5th - 11th

Lifestyle: 4 Nov 10
What’s on in Sweden: Elite swimmers make a splash in Stockholm, a London style design market in Gothenburg and The Tallest Man On Earth looms large in Malmö. READ »

Sweden: a world away from the World Series

Lifestyle: 20 Oct 10
As Sweden hunkers down to face the onset of winter, contributor Joshua Gregory explains how fans of America’s favourite pastime cope with having their remedy for the winter blues remain a world away. READ »

Eriksson Leicester debut ends in stalemate

Sport: 17 Oct 10
Sven-Göran Eriksson's first game in charge of struggling Championship side Leicester ended in a disappointing 1-1 draw against Hull on Saturday. READ »

'Svennis' slams Capello following England draw

Sport: 15 Oct 10
Former England manager Sven-Gorän Eriksson of Sweden has lashed out at current manager Fabio Capello of Italy for not treating his players like adults. READ »

Sweden smothered by dominant Dutch

Sport: 13 Oct 10
Two devastating first half mistakes by Sweden paved the way for a crushing 1-4 defeat at the hands of World Cup finalists the Netherlands in Euro 2012 qualifying play on Tuesday. READ »

Ibrahimovic in TV tiff after Milan win

Sport: 16 Sep 10
Swedish striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic found himself embroiled in an ugly TV clash with Italy legend Arigo Sacchi on Wednesday after scoring twice to help his new club AC Milan beat Auxerre in the Champions League. READ »

Sweden impress in Hungary win

Sport: 4 Sep 10
A brace of goals from Pontus Wernbloom were enough to secure Sweden a comfortable 2-0 win against Hungary in Stockholm on Friday in their Euro 2012 opening qualifier. READ »

Inter boss plays down rival's Ibra signing

Sport: 30 Aug 10
Rafael Benitez, Inter Milan's new coach, has said that AC Milan's signing of former Inter favourite Zlatan Ibrahimovic from Barcelona would have little long-term effect on the title race. READ »

Barça pursuing sale of Ibrahimovic to AC Milan

Sport: 24 Aug 10
Barcelona still hopes to sell out-of-favour Swedish striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic to AC Milan despite denials by his agent, Spanish sports newspapers reported on Tuesday. READ »

Swedish octopus 'tips' Alliance election win

Politics: 20 Aug 10
The centre-right alliance will win the upcoming parliamentary election election, according to Melvin the octopus at the Universeum science centre in Gothenburg. READ »

Ibrahimovic in squad for Scotland clash

Sport: 3 Aug 10
Barcelona star Zlatan Ibrahimovic has been named in the Sweden squad to face Scotland in a friendly at Råsunda stadium in Solna on August 11th, marking the end of a nine month national team hiatus. READ »

Ibrahimović confirms he will stay at Barcelona

Sport: 30 Jul 10
Barcelona's Swedish striker Zlatan Ibrahimović quashed rumours on Thursday that he is leaving football club FC Barcelona, saying that he will remain at the club. READ »

Swedes impress at FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup

Sport: 27 Jul 10
Although Sweden missed out on the World Cup in South Africa this year, the women's team at the FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup in Germany impressed the crowds in its tournament debut. READ »

Lagerbäck spurns chance to keep coaching Nigeria

Sport: 23 Jul 10
Sweden's Lars Lagerback has turned down an offer to continue coaching the Nigerian football team, the national football federation (NFF) confirmed on Friday. READ »

Ibrahimovic returns to Swedish national team

Sport: 16 Jul 10
Barcelona star Zlatan Ibrahimovic is set to return as captain of the Swedish national team after a nine month absence, the Swedish Football Federation confirmed at lunchtime on Friday. READ »

Stockholm Spanish celebrate hard-fought win

Sport: 12 Jul 10
Stockholm's Spanish community rejoiced in the city centre on Sunday as the European Champions added the World Cup to their list of achievements. READ »

Brewers celebrate summer heat

National: 12 Jul 10
Swedish breweries are happy over the recent heat wave, with sales booming after a slow start to July and currently 10 percent above the average summer. READ »

Ambassador gracious in Spanish defeat

Sport: 8 Jul 10
"We're disappointed, but such is life," Germany's Ambassador to Sweden, Joachim Rucker, said after watching his team exit the World Cup at the Goethe-Institut in Stockholm with his countrymen - and a sole exalted Spanish family. READ »

Stockholm goes orange as Dutch claim final spot

Sport: 7 Jul 10
The Dutch embassy in Stockholm played host to a carnival atmosphere of 150 Dutch expats, Swedes, Germans and even a Welshman, as the Netherlands beat Uruguay 3-2 to reach the World Cup final for the first time since 1978. READ »

Eriksson backs England ahead of Germany clash

Sport: 25 Jun 10
As the World Cup nears the end of the group stages England have received the backing of a former manager, Sven-Göran Eriksson, ahead of their second round clash with old rivals Germany. READ »

Women's American football goes global in Sweden

Sport: 24 Jun 10
The world's best female American football players are gathering for the sport's first World Championships - in the unlikely location of Stockholm. READ »

What's On in Sweden: June 25th - July 1st

Lifestyle: 24 Jun 10
What’s on in Sweden: Women's American Football in Stockholm, Mountain Man in Gothenburg and Japandroids come to Malmö. READ »

Lagerbäck upbeat as Nigeria crash out

Sport: 23 Jun 10
Nigeria coach Lars Lagerbäck praised his team's performance in drawing with South Korea on Tuesday but expressed disappointment at crashing out of the World Cup at the group stage. READ »

World's press hails 'fairytale romance'

Society: 20 Jun 10
Sweden’s royal wedding has made a major mark on media outlets around the world, although its impact has been greatly diminished by a boycott on the part of three leading international news agencies. READ »

Eriksson rejects Brazilian fears over Drogba cast

National: 20 Jun 10
Ivory Coast coach Sven Göran Eriksson has brushed aside Brazilian concerns over an arm cast worn by star striker Didier Drogba as the two sides prepare for Sunday's mouth-watering World Cup fixture. READ »

The Royal Wedding: Live Blog

National: 19 Jun 10
Today's the day that Crown Princess Victoria will get her man of the people. We'll be following the whole thing live - with reporters around Stockholm providing the latest news, reactions and (hopefully) informed speculation from the Royal Wedding. READ »

Lagerbäck retains hope after Greek tragedy

Sport: 18 Jun 10
Nigeria coach Lars Lagerbäck remained hopeful of progressing to second round despite losing to Greece in their group b match. The Swede called for more dialogue with referees after the Super Eagles were left ruing the cost of a sending off. READ »

Lagerbäck upbeat after 'peaceful' week

Sport: 17 Jun 10
Lars Lagerbäck is confident that his Nigerian team can get their World Cup back on track after the defeat to Argentina when they meet Euro 2004 champs Greece in Bloemfontein on Thursday. READ »

Eriksson enters 'Jabulani' World Cup ball debate

Sport: 16 Jun 10
Ivory Coast manager Sven-Göran Eriksson has joined the controversy over the Jabulani, the broadly criticized Adidas ball being used at the World Cup in South Africa, calling for a review. READ »

Sven 'not completely happy' with draw

Sport: 16 Jun 10
Sven-Göran Eriksson conceded that his Ivory Coast team had left themselves a challenge after settling for a 0-0 draw with Portugal on Tuesday, while he expressed satisfaction that Didier Drogba came through the match unscathed. READ »

Earthquake rocks northern Sweden

National: 16 Jun 10
An earthquake measuring 3.8 on the Richter scale shook homes in parts of Västerbotten in the north of Sweden late Tuesday evening. READ »

Singers drown out Sweden's World Cup woes

Lifestyle: 15 Jun 10
Having failed to qualify for the World Cup, Sweden isn’t exactly gripped by football fever. Cue a musical collective of international Stockholmers who are hyping up the tournament with the help of a handful of Swedes. The Local’s Christine Demsteader meets The Grippers. READ »

Swedish coaches carry African World Cup hopes

Sport: 12 Jun 10
Two African nations are counting on the tactical know-how of wily Swedes Sven Göran Eriksson and Lars Lagerbäck to help them go far in the first ever World Cup to be held on the continent. READ »

Absent Swedes share in World Cup fever

Sport: 8 Jun 10
Despite Sweden's failure to qualify for this year's World Cup in South Africa, many Swedes plan to join in the fun when the month-long feast of football kicks off on Friday. READ »

Lagerbäck and Eriksson rue key player injuries

Sport: 5 Jun 10
The Swedish coaches involved at the World Cup, Lars Lagerbäck and Sven-Göran Eriksson, have been left counting the cost of injuries to star players Jon Obi Mikel and Didier Drogba could rule the pair out of the tournament. READ »

Lagerbäck: Nigeria can beat anyone

Sport: 3 Jun 10
Lars Lagerbäck, the Swedish coach leading Nigeria at the World Cup, has said that his adopted nation can beat anyone as the team arrived in South Africa. READ »

What's On in Sweden: June 4th - June 10th

Lifestyle: 3 Jun 10
What’s on in Sweden: Ambassadorial football in Stockholm, picnic for unity in Gothenburg and Canadian poetry in Malmö. READ »

Eriksson seeks to shrug off ghosts of tournaments past

Sport: 22 May 10
Sven-Göran Eriksson is hoping to lead the Ivory Coast out of a World Cup group populated by Brazil and Portugal, two sides that dumped England out of three major tournaments with the Swede at the helm. READ »

'No hesitation over Ivory Coast job': Sven-Goran Eriksson

Sport: 5 Apr 10
Former English national team coach Sven-Goran Eriksson had no qualms about accepting an offer to coach the Ivory Coast football team in the World Cup finals, he said in an interview with Swedish television on Sunday. READ »

Eriksson talks up Ivory Coast World Cup hopes

Sport: 30 Mar 10
Swedish coach Sven-Göran Eriksson has declared his faith in the abilities of his adopted nation, the Ivory Coast, to survive the World Cup's 'group of death' and progress into the knockout stages in South Africa. READ »

Ivory Coast appoints Sven-Göran Eriksson

Sport: 29 Mar 10
Ex-England and Mexico coach Sven-Göran Eriksson has been confirmed as the man to lead the Ivory Coast at the 2010 World Cup finals in South Africa. READ »

Champs held as football season gets underway

Sport: 15 Mar 10
Swedish champions AIK got off to a slow start with a home draw against top-flight newcomers Mjällby. The 2009 runners-up IFK Gothenburg meanwhile opened the season with a flurry of goals, dispatching Kalmar 0-3. READ »

Police identify Uruguayan star's tormentors

Sport: 11 Mar 10
Police have identified nine of the sixteen Hammarby supporters who crashed an AIK training session on Wednesday and threatened Uruguayan international midflieder Sebastián Eguren. READ »

Olsson claims new cross-country bronze

Sport: 1 Mar 10
Johan Olsson claimed Sweden's 11th medal of the Vancouver 2010 Olympic games when fortune favoured him in the battle for the bronze in the men's 50 kilometre cross-country classic. READ »

Lagerbäck appointed Nigeria coach

National: 27 Feb 10
Following his resignation from the Swedish football team in October 2009, Lars Lagerbäck has been appointed Nigeria's coach until the end of the World Cup in South Africa, the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) announced on Saturday. READ »

Swedes dominate in men's cross-country

National: 21 Feb 10
Sweden's Marcus Hellner made up for just missing out in the 15km race when he powered away from his rivals in the home stretch to claim gold in the men's cross-country 30km pursuit. READ »

Spectacular crash ends Järbyn's Olympics

Sport: 20 Feb 10
Veteran Swedish skier Patrik Järbyn saw his Olympic career come to an abrupt end on Friday as he crashed out of the super-G at the Vancouver Olympics. READ »

Spirited Haag snags sensational silver

Sport: 19 Feb 10
Swedish cross-country skier Anna Haag clinched a superb second spot on Friday in the 15 km pursuit event at the 2010 Olympics in Vancouver. READ »


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