With the likes of Wonder Woman, Dunkirk, Guardians of the Galaxy 2 and Star Wars: The Last Jedi released, 2017 was a huge year for blockbusters, and the big-hitters grossed billions at box-offices across the globe.
Not everyone is in the market for a building designed to withstand a nuclear attack, but that's exactly what one estate agent has to try and sell in Sweden.
The release of two new Star Wars movies in just over a year has produced an unusual side effect in Sweden, causing a surge in dogs named after Princess Leia to be registered in the country.
A group of photographers in northern Sweden who help tourists experience one of the world's most beautiful natural phenomena believe they may have captured the first audio of a sound created by the Aurora Borealis, better known as the Northern Lights.
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A Lego collector in southern Sweden has been compensated by Swedish Customs after his Star Wars spaceship package was opened by customs officials, drastically devaluing the collectors item.
Lucasfilm, the production company of Star Wars director George Lucas, has lost its bid to prevent a Swedish firm from registering the trademark "Brandroid" despite concerns it is too similar to other Lucasfilm "droid" trademarks.
From flying embryos to heroin-dealing grannies, here's a quick look at a some eyebrow-raising tidbits circulating among the big headlines in Sweden this week. Brace yourself for the first installment of Sweden's News In Brief.