Giving birth in Stockholm these days has women in stitches. Literally. One in five births in the capital is now carried out by Caesarian section, which is higher than anywhere else in the country. But Stockholm ladies opting for a natural birth might want to give the heavy breathing a miss - they could inhale something unpleasant.
If you happen to notice a certain model of lightweight ladies trousers becoming surprisingly popular this summer, it won't be the advice of the fashionistas that will have them running off the shelves. Rather, it will be down to the clothing chain Lindex trying to offload the 'trouser mountain' that has resulted from a monumental cock-up in its ordering.
It's a rich man's world, as Agnetha and Anni-Frid so eloquently put it, and anyone on the hunt for a nice millionaire could do worse than come to Sweden. But once they've found him, they would be well advised to teach him how to spend it.
There was bad news for the Swedish phalanx of TV presenters, pop stars and advertising executives this week. Cocaine, the narcotic of choice for endless minor celebs, seems to be losing its exclusivity.
It might be hard to see the point of having a national day if nobody celebrates, but it seems that many Swedes were distinctly unaffected by feelings of national pride on Sunday.
Planning on leaving the rat race, putting your feet up in your little summer house by the sea, and living off the fruits of your hard-earned pension? Time to think again. This week brought grim news for the pensioners of the future, but anyone already in the autumn of their life can afford to feel a little smug.
Swedes are well known to be a tolerant bunch, but nobody seems to have told the authors of a textbook that appears to claim that homosexuality can be cured by electric shock treatment.
Judging by the contents of this week's papers you would be forgiven for believing that Sweden was a dangerous place to live. The Knutby trial may still be dominating the headlines, but it's not the only crime to have attracted journalists' attention.
The Lutheran spirit is alive and well in Sweden, if the papers' concern over the smoking and drinking of the weak-willed citizenry is anything to go by.
If you're on sick leave and want to get back on the job, don't ask the state for help. This was the conclusion of a study by researchers at Lund University, according to Monday's DN.
With talk of interest rate rises in the air, the papers have been getting agitated about the state of the property market. Aftonbladet reported that property prices in Sweden are higher than they have ever been. A place in central Stockholm will set you back a whopping 33,400 crowns per square metre, and prices in Gothenburg aren't far behind, according to Svenska Dagbladet.
