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'We need to defend the transatlantic economic link'
Less openness to foreign trade risks making both the US and countries such as Sweden poorer, argue Maria Rankka and Andreas Hatzigeorgiou of the Stockholm Chamber of Commerce.
Petrol firm tries to woo women to pumps with new name
A Statoil petrol station in Stockholm on Tuesday becomes the first in Europe to undergo a makeover that bosses hope will attract more women and young people to its forecourts and convenience stores.
Swedish activists push for gender neutral toilets
No more “I'll just pop to the ladies'”, or “have you seen the queue over at the gents'?” Transgender activists have been covering public toilet signs with stickers as part of a campaign to make more toilets in Sweden gender neutral.
Swedish docs deny transsexual's boob job
A Swedish transsexual has reported three plastic surgery clinics to Sweden's Equality Ombudsman (Diskrimineringsombudsmannen – DO) after repeatedly being turned down for breast implant surgery.
Facebook gives kissing women film ad the boot
A Swedish film distributor's attempt to use an image of two women kissing in a Facebook advertising campaign has been rejected by the popular social networking website.
Sweden issues fewer licences to foreign docs
The National Board of Health and Welfare (Socialstyrelsen) issued fewer medical licenses in 2009 to doctors with foreign medical degrees than in previous years, new figures show.
Stockholm mum charged over Polish 'slaves'
A 46-year-old mother of four has been charged with trafficking and other offences after keeping her Polish nannies and cleaner under "slave-like" conditions in her Solna home.