A lavish Christmas banquet and a gift - or nothing. There are significant differences in what employees are getting at work for Christmas, TT's new survey shows.
Santino, the painting chimp and favourite of Crown Princess Victoria, died this morning as the Furuviksparken escape drama came to an end and zoo officials admitted mistakes were made.
The three surviving chimpanzees at Furuviksparken have now been taken to a safe enclosure, the zoo said in a statement. A total of four of the park's seven chimpanzees are now confirmed dead.
A chimpanzee named Santino is one of the chimpanzees that died after the escape, Furuviksparken zoo confirmed in a press release. The work to get the other escaped animals into their enclosure continues.
An independent comparison of around a hundred Christmas food and drink items showed an increase of 14 percent on last year. If you throw in rising energy prices and inflation, it looks like it could be an expensive Christmas in Sweden this year.
A planned change of an internal digital control system by the Swedish Transport Administration has raised concerns about major disruptions in train traffic - but so far, everything is running smoothly, according to the authority.
The Swedish Schools Inspectorate have given the Internationella Engelska Skolan (IES) in Täby until January 27th to abolish its dress code, stating that it limits students' individual freedoms.
The European Union (EU) plans to force Sweden to increase the tax on snus, which could result in its price skyrocketing, the Aftonbladet has reported citing "a secret, leaked" document.
Connected cars are increasingly exposed to security threats. Therefore, a major government initiative is now being launched via the research institute Rise.
Swedish weather forecaster SMHI has warned of "heavy and persistent" snowfall in parts of the east coast on Saturday with some areas already reporting 25-cm-deep snow.
The currently mild weather is favourable for ticks. As a result, more cases of tick-borne encephalitis (TBE) are expected this winter, the Swedish Public Health Agency (FHM) warns.
The latest US inflation figures were not as high as most experts expected. However, when it comes to Sweden, consumers will have to wait a while longer before the inflation becomes more moderate, Nordea's chief analyst Torbjörn Isaksson believes.
The parliamentary political parties in Sweden agree that state subsidies to organizations linked to extremism must be stopped. But the implementation of stricter rules is now being postponed.
