Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt blamed the Social Democrats for Sweden's growing wealth gap following the publication on Monday of a report showing that Swedes are nevertheless much better off today than they were a decade ago.
Scantily clad Swedish firefighters have landed in hot water after hopping onto the Harlem Shake internet video craze in a fundraising bid that continues to tally clicks despite their supervisor's disapproval.
Lidl has pulled two types of ready-made meals from the shelves of its Swedish stores amid fears they could contain horsemeat, the company said on Monday.
Refugees who came to Sweden during the Balkan war are faring comparatively well almost two decades after migration peaked in 1994, with seven out of ten employed today, although figures were gloomier for the less-educated.
Hundreds of free lunches were served on a Stockholm square on Sunday as part of a local group's efforts to raise awareness about homelessness in the Swedish capital.
Swedish police and security agencies want the government to ensure Sweden is ready for future terror attacks, emphasizing the need for simulation training and more special response officers.
A Swedish luxury hotelier has bought a 180,000-kronor ($28,350) bottle of rum but says he won't open it until his manor house in central Sweden welcomes a true VIP, such as US President Barack Obama.
Stockholm suicide bomber Taimour Abdulwahab received more money from the Swedish state than from his terrorist financiers, including a 54,000-kronor ($8,550) payout made after he bled to death in his failed terror bid.
Women and young politicians in Sweden are the most likely to abandon elected office at the municipal level, a new review of political parties' personnel challenges showed on Monday.
Many Swedish teenager girls are copying traditionally masculine aggression, Swedish youth centre workers at the organization Fryshuset have warned.
Stockholm-based think tank Sipri has found that sales made by the 100 biggest arms dealers, excluding China, has declined for the first time since the mid-1990s.
