A man unexpectedly pulled out a gun and fired several shots at ambulance workers who had arrived to help him in a Stockholm suburb on Wednesday afternoon.
Teacher salaries in Sweden are lower than in countries with higher–performing schools, according to an extra OECD evaluation requested by the government on the heels of Sweden's dismal performance in the latest Pisa rankings.
The Royal Court has revealed what sort of pomp and circumstance is planned for when Princess Madeleine gives birth to Sweden's next royal baby. Social media will play a role as well.
Controversial website Lexbase, which lets Swedes pay to see their neighbours' criminal records, is set to reopen from servers in the United States with operators convinced it will make them "really rich".
Frequent and systematic attacks against the Swedish Migration Board (Migrationsverket) have prompted the agency's head to plea for more help from police and the public.
Sweden has a secret action plan to influence a referendum in Switzerland on the purchase of 22 new Jas Gripen fighter jets by the Swiss air force, according to Swedish media reports.
Tommy Zethraeus, sentenced to life in prison for killing four people in 1994 in the so-called "Stureplan Murders", will be eligible for early release in 2016, a Stockholm court ruled on Tuesday.
Police believe a man being held for a suspected rape in Stockholm may be a serial rapist who lived a double life and is responsible for several sex attacks in the Swedish capital.
A report indicating the US National Security Agency (NSA) likely has key evidence about the mysterious death of Swedish diplomat Dag Hammarsköld will be presented to the United Nations General Assembly, Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon has decided.
A daring, rush hour armoured car heist north of Stockholm left several motorists with flat tyres, one car burning, and police on the hunt for at least three assailants.
Seven of ten soldiers in Sweden's all-volunteer military drop out before their contracts expire, a retention rate below the worst predictions calculated when Sweden scrapped mandatory conscription.
Sweden ranks number one in the world in a new measure of economic growth and development, maintaining the country's hold on the top spot despite the global financial crisis.
Swedish Justice Minister Beatrice Ask has rejected a proposal from Norway to rent space in Swedish prisons for its inmates. But she left the door open to the two countries "helping each other" in the future.
On the heels of continued international criticism over Sweden's lack of political party funding transparency, new efforts are underway to ban anonymous party donations.
Bomb technicians were dispatched to the home of Swedish artist Lars Vilks, who has previously received death threats after depicting the prophet Muhammad as a dog, for what turned out to be a false alarm.
A 72-year-old woman from western Sweden is finally facing court on murder charges nearly 20 years after she allegedly killed her husband with a stun gun.
Close relatives and family of cancer patients in Sweden rarely get the help they need to cope with the effects of treating the disease, a new survey has found.
Swedish bank Nordea has vowed to review its holding in two Israeli banks for possible ties to the building of Israeli settlements in the occupied territories.
The court of appeal in Malmö was evacuated on Monday morning due to the discovery of a suspicious package. Earlier on Monday, the city's district court was hit by an explosion.
An explosion rocked a courthouse in Malmö in southern Sweden in the early hours of Monday morning, damaging the facade and blowing out several windows.
