30 Swedish firms in Forbes Global 2000
Forbes Magazine has included 30 Swedish companies on its list of the world's most successful major companies, including Nordea Bank, ABB and H&M.
Day: May 12, 2010
Pirate Bay judges ruled unbiased
The judges appointed to preside over the appeal of the four men found guilty in the Pirate Bay appeals hearing in September have been cleared from bias allegations, the Supreme Court (Högsta Domstolen) ruled on Wednesday.
Jehovah’s Witness claims she was fired for beliefs
A care assistant from northern Sweden has reported her employers after they allegedly fired her for her religious beliefs.
Three men arrested for triple murder
Three men have been arrested for a triple murder in Härnosand, northern Sweden.
Parties hold firm on euro despite Greek crisis
The Local's Peter Vinthagen Simpson and Vivian Tse review party policy as Sweden's backing of a €750 million ($1 trillion) eurozone bailout brings the issue of Sweden's membership back into focus.
Reinfeldt slams EU plan to vet national budgets
Sweden’s Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt has criticized proposals that would mean all EU countries' budgets being reviewed in advance by the European Commission.
Reinfeldt congratulates Cameron on victory
Swedish Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt on Wednesday congratulated his new British counterpart David Cameron and called on him to reduce the deficit left behind by Gordon Brown's Labour Party.
Increased oversight of financial firms proposed
Sweden's government has proposed increasing the supervision on a wide range of financial businesses.
Suspects in Vilks attack released
Three suspects arrested for an attack on controversial artist Lars Vilks have been released on Wednesday, police have said.
Voter support split evenly between coalitions: poll
Sweden's ruling centre-right coalition has registered its strongest support since 2006 in a new poll, and is now in a statistical dead heat with the Red-Green opposition.
Swede teen claims damages for ‘lost youth’
A teenager diagnosed with autism has filed a demand for damages with Sweden's highest legal official after being taken into involuntary care, a decision which was rejected as lacking legal grounds after two years.
Syrian diplomat expelled over ‘kidnap plot’
Syria's top envoy to Sweden has been expelled and a Swedish politician arrested on suspicion of plotting to kidnap the diplomat's daughter because of a relationship she was having, Sveriges Television (SVT) reported on Tuesday.