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Police

Arson suspect held over fire at Portuguese embassy in Stockholm

A man is being held on suspicion of starting a fire in the Portuguese embassy in Stockholm.

lisbon

'The idea is to show Sweden there's more to Portugal than food and the beach'

Juggling working as a nurse with handling communications for a film festival, it's amazing Joana Almeida finds time to sleep. She tells The Local why you can't just live for your day job, and why Portuguese cinema deserves some recognition in Sweden.

Football

Sweden coach: Ignore all the Zlatan-Ronaldo hype

Sweden coach Erik Hamren has warned his team not to get carried away by the hype surrounding Friday's World Cup play-off duel between superstars Cristiano Ronaldo and Zlatan Ibrahimovic.

portugal

Sweden's Karlsson and Edfors shoot their way to the top in Portugal

Swedish golfers Robert Karlsson and Johan Edfors stood at the top of the leader board after the opening round of the Portugal Masters on Thursday.

sweden

Sweden 'fully prepared' for Greek fallout : Borg

Sweden's Finance Minister Anders Borg has declared that Sweden is fully prepared for any emergency resulting from the debt crisis in the euro zone, as the Stockholm stock market continued its slide on Friday.

Football

Larsson to miss World Cup qualifier against Portugal

The captain of Sweden's national side, Henrik Larsson, will miss Saturday's World Cup qualifier against Portugal in Stockholm, due to a strain in his right thigh muscle, the Swedish Football Association said Tuesday.