There was a jubilant atmosphere at the polling booth in Sjöbo, Skåne, on Sunday, a town where the anti-immigrant Sweden Democrats (SD) hope to get a third of the vote.
The number of women killed by their partner or ex-partner every year has gone down since the early 2000s, according to a report by the Swedish Crime Prevention Council.
Last summer’s massive forest fire in Västmanland might have been less serious if the response had been different, a new report said. Mistakes by emergency services, communes and counties made a bad situation worse.
A new report by the International Telecommunication Union has ranked Sweden in third place, behind South Korea and Denmark, in terms of access to information and communication technology.
Swedish bank Nordea on Thursday posted falling profits in the second quarter while competitor Handelsbanken announced growing figures for the same period.
Swedish truck manufacturer Scania announced on Friday that it would step up production to meet demand in Europe, after a decline in profits in the second quarter.
Swedish home appliance maker Electrolux reported a fall in second quarter profits in the second quarter on Friday, citing difficulties in European markets.
Swedish defence firm Saab has reported a dramatic decline in profit, posting a net profit of 11 million kronor ($1.66 million) in the second quarter, down from 732 million in the corresponding period of 2012.
Swedish telecom firm Ericsson has reported a net profit of 2.16 billion kronor for the second quarter 2013, news which sent the firm's stock tumbling by almost 5 percent in early trading on Thursday.
Sweden's biggest bank Nordea reported a 6.0-percent fall in net profits in the second quarter on Wednesday, blaming the drop on uncertain and volatile markets.
Sweden's SKF, the world's biggest maker of industrial bearings, has reported a second quarter profit ahead of analyst forecasts, with stock markets responding positively to the news on Tuesday morning.
Swedish heavy vehicle maker Volvo on Thursday posted a quarterly loss of 101 million kronor ($15.3 million), which came as a shock to market analysts who had predicted profits of over 1 billion kronor.
The largest Nordic bank, Nordea, on Wednesday posted rising quarterly profit amid falling loan losses that helped it shrug off the effects of lower interest rates and sluggish demand for corporate credit.
Swedish construction and civil engineering group Skanska announced Thursday its net profit doubled in the first quarter year-on-year, but its residential sector performed poorly.
Electrolux, a leading global maker of household appliances, posted Thursday a 48-percent plunge in net profit in 2011, as price pressure, high material prices and weak demand hit earnings.
Volvo, the world's second-largest truck maker, reported Tuesday a lower-than-expected third quarter profit and forecast a shrinking market in Europe next year but growth in North America.
Swedish state-owned energy concern Vattenfall on Thursday announced a massive net loss in the second quarter, blaming the decision in Germany to abandon nuclear power.
Swedish telecom equipment maker Ericsson on Thursday reported a 65 percent rise in net profit in the second quarter on the back of strong sales, but its shares dropped by nearly 7 percent as figures fell short of analyst expectations.
Swedish-Finnish telecoms firm TeliaSonera's reported earnings on Wednesday below analyst expectations on the back of a strong Swedish currency and problems in its Turkish operations.
Swedish household appliance-maker Electrolux on Tuesday reported a profit slump because of high materials prices and weak demand, and warned of difficult trading conditions for the rest of the year.
Swedish-Swiss engineering giant ABB on Thursday said its 2010 net profit fell 12 percent to $2.56 billion but insisted this year will be much better while announcing large cost cuts.
Scandinavian airline SAS on Wednesday posted larger than expected losses for the final quarter 2010, although said that it hopes to return to profit in 2011 as the market recovers.
