Swedish teen pop star blogs ‘a swine is a swine’
Swedish artist Zara Larsson who performed at a Stockholm teen festival at the centre of a massive police 'cover-up' scandal has slammed a debate linking sex assaults to ethnicity.
Day: January 12, 2016
World goes nuts for ‘lonely’ Swedish PM pics
Sweden's prime minister has become the unexpected victim of a global meme, after a lonely-looking picture from parliament went viral with the help of creative Reddit users.
Naked Swedish boss recreates Lennon pose
One of the managers at iconic Swedish brand Acne has told The Local why he stripped off for a moving image which revisits a classic Rolling Stone magazine cover.
Swedish human rights worker held in China
A Swedish man working for a human rights group in China has been detained on suspicion of endangering state security, another advocacy organization said on Tuesday.
Qatar bans Scandinavian sex change movie
Swedish actress Alicia Vikander has been praised for her performance alongside Eddie Redmayne in 'The Danish Girl'. But Qatar has banned the transgender film following complaints of depravity.
VW will be investigated by Swedish fraud squad
Sweden's National Anti-corruption Unit (Riksenheten mot korruption) has announced it is launching an investigation into German car maker Volkswagen, which it suspects of serious fraud.
Pizza thieves flushed out after owner hits back
A gang of burglars caught red handed when they tried to break into a pizza restaurant in central Sweden, were forced to hide in the toilet to escape "the owner's wrath".
Knife man ‘siege’ ends in Stockholm suburb
UPDATED: A police negotiation with a man armed with a knife ended hours after he locked himself and another person in an apartment in the north of the city.
‘Networking in Sweden needs more guanxi’
Jimmy Zhao, CEO and founder of mentoring app Lunchback, argues that the fast-paced Swedish startup community needs to learn from Chinese traditions when it comes to relationship-building.
Sweden checks change refugee flow around EU
Tougher border controls in Sweden and Denmark appear to be having a knock-on effect on other countries in Europe.