A Swedish dog has died after showing symptoms similar to a mystery illness believed to have claimed the lives of more than 40 dogs in Norway in recent weeks.
When Michelle Job, a photographer and blogger from India, relocated to Stockholm one of the first things that caught her eye was people's close relationship with their pets in Sweden.
A Swedish police dog got more than it bargained for when it was released into a basement to hunt for suspected burglars and instead found two people in the middle of an "intimate situation".
Swedish-owned startup DogBuddy, which offers AirBnB-style services for pooches, is hoping to lap up international customers as it launches in its founder's homeland.
When Leo the maremmano sheepdog was rescued in January from an abusive owner the police thought it would be difficult to find a new home for the dog. They were wrong.
When Sofie Järvi and Marie Strinnholm left their dogs in their car to go have some lunch at the Hotel Laponia in Arvidsjaur, northern Sweden, in the summer, little did they expect the patter of 28 tiny paws would be imminent.
Barking mad dog lovers descended on southern Sweden for the first ever Swedish International Grooming Competition (Swedgroom). Check out some of the best shots of the show, which drew a strong crowd in Malmö.
Police in southern Sweden are taking to social media in order to find new homes for rescued dogs, after a similar experiment last year in another part of the country proved successful.
UK native and children's author Jules Nilsson tells The Local about leaving London for the Swedish coast, how dogs inspired her new book series, and what fans can expect at her reading in Stockholm on Saturday.
A television commercial with a Chinese family mocking Swedish crayfish parties while happily tucking into a traditional dog-meat feast has landed Swedish grocery chain Ica in hot water with animal-rights campaigners.
Almost 2,000 puppies are smuggled illegally to Sweden every year, new statistics reveal, putting Sweden at risk of rabies while endangering the life and health of the trendy dogs.
Swedes hoping a new dog will make the perfect Christmas present have been warned they may end up feeding to a recent rise in dog smuggling, with pugs having replaced chihuahuas as the canine of choice in the illegal puppy trade.
Following the success of Missing People, a group that helps find Swedes that have been reported missing, a dog lover in central Sweden has launched a similar project for missing family members of the canine variety.
Sweden's local government minister Mats Odell has proposed a ban on fighting dogs, citing security concerns for those living in large apartment buildings.
A 75-year-old Swedish man escaped with minor injuries after a pack of dogs chased off an aggressive elk from an orchard in the center of Gällivare in northern Sweden on Saturday evening.
Choral hymns accompanied by barking dogs made for a blessed mix outside of the Amiralitet Church in Karlskrona in southern Sweden, where four-legged visitors were welcome at Sunday services.
