What’s On in Sweden: September 10th – 16th
What’s on in Sweden: Irish artwork in Stockholm, organic food in Gothenburg and a killer queen comes to Malmö.
Day: September 8, 2010
Swedish fashion house launches trans collection
Swedish fashion label Acne has released a new "transvestite and cross-dressing collection", promising to make gender bending easier.
Borg: Strong economic recovery continues
Sweden appears to be making a spectacular recovery from the deep recession its export-reliant economy experienced during the global financial crisis.
Introducing the Greens
The Greens are bidding to become the second largest party within the centre-left Red-Green coalition that is fighting to wrestle back power after four years in opposition.
Assange: ‘I’m the only victim’ in rape scandal
Julian Assange has alleged the United States pressured Swedish intelligence to deny WikiLeaks "safe-haven", claiming in an interview that the rape charges against him are part of "a clear set-up".
Swedish military turns to jobless to fill ranks
Job-seekers with a military background could be required to accept a vacancy as a soldier when the Public Employment Service (Arbetsförmedlingen - AF) begins recruiting professionals for the Swedish Armed Forces (Försvarsmakten) in the autumn.
Swedes voting early in record numbers
More than 400,000 Swedes have already cast their vote for the 2010 elections, even though election day is more than 10 days away.
Stockholm acts to block drunken bus drivers
Stockholm public transport operator SL will install ignition locks on all of its buses within the next two years, ensuring drivers who have been drinking can't start their vehicles.
Swedish GDP growing faster than expected
Sweden's second quarter GDP growth was even greater previously reported, according to revised figures from Statistics Sweden (SCB).
Most Swedes hit by internet crime: survey
More than half of all Swedes have been exposed to crime on the internet, a new survey published on Wednesday indicates.
Introducing the Liberals
The Liberals are one of the three smaller parties which make up the centre-right Alliance coalition that has been in government since 2006, having polled 7.5 percent in the 2006 general election.
Parties court pensioner votes in tight election
As strikes ripple across debt-ridden Europe over pension reforms, the two coalitions battling it out in Sweden's close upcoming elections on September 19th are courting elderly voters, who may end up holding the balance, writes AFP's Rita Devlin Marier.
Alliance dominates the polls as election nears
The centre-right Alliance coalition enjoyed a clear lead in a brace of new opinion polls published on Wednesday.
Best schools in Sweden’s far north: survey
Six towns in northern Sweden ranked among the top ten municipalities with the best schools in the country, according to a ranking by the Swedish Teachers' Union (Lärarförbundet).
Ibrahimovic scores twice in 10-man Euro rout
Star striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic netted two goals in front of a hometown crowd in Malmö, as Sweden beat San Marino 6-0 on Tuesday in Euro 2012 football qualification.
Iceland MP: Assange should resign
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange should step aside as a spokesman for the website in light of rape allegations against him in Sweden, an Icelandic parliamentarian and close associate of the site said on Tuesday.