Sweden's 1-0 win over South Korea in their opening fixture of the 2018 World Cup was a special moment for many, but it was particularly special for veteran Marcus Berg and his young son.
Marrying a Swede has some major benefits, argues The Local contributor Oliver Gee (who researched the subject so extensively he's going to marry a Swede himself).
The mother of late Swedish MP William Petzäll, who died last week after a long battle with drug addiction, blasted what she saw as government foot-dragging on efforts to better Sweden's drug addiction treatment policies.
A number of years ago, back when we lived in California, I read an article run in Swedish daily Expressen called, “Jag är hemmafru, men jag är inte desperate,” or “I’m a Housewife, but I’m not Desperate.”
Saturday sees the Eurovision Song Contest final take place in Kiev, Ukraine. The event promises to be a spectacular showcase for the newly democratic country. However, the talk over here has been of "panic" in the Swedish camp. Nothing's gone right for our boy, Martin Stenmarck, as everyone from SVT bosses to Norwegian glam rockers queues up to have a go at him.
