Nazis suspected of political arson attacks

Police suspect Swedish neo-Nazi groups of burning down a Stockholm cultural centre and setting fire to an apartment occupied by a young family in two separate arson attacks in the last week. READ »

Sweden rejects Bosnian war crime pardon request

Sweden’s justice ministry has denied a second pardon request from Biljana Plavsicm, the former Bosnian Serb president and convicted war criminal, to have her 11-year-jail sentence ended. READ »

Forgotten patient dies in Stockholm emergency room

A patient admitted to the emergency room of a Stockholm hospital later died after being forgotten by hospital staff for more than an hour. READ »

Swedish texts 'filled with ideological bias'

Several books used to teach Swedish as a second language are plagued with ideological bias, according to a recent academic study. READ »

Swedish study shows women prefer older men

Researchers in Sweden studying personal ads have found more evidence to support the old cliche that men like younger women, and women prefer older men. READ »

Warning for icy roads across Sweden

Weather forecasters in Sweden are warning drivers for slippery roads throughout the country on Thursday, with snow to blame in the north and ice in the south. READ »

Sweden to unveil new stimulus package

The Swedish government is discussing a package of measures to cushion the economy from the blow of the global financial crisis, a government source said on Thursday. READ »

Experiment allows people to 'shake hands with themselves'

Neuroscientists at Sweden's Karolinska Institutet have succeeded in getting subjects to perceive another person's the body as their own. READ »

Ford values Volvo at $6 billion: report

Ford has said it wants to sell Volvo Cars for $6 billion, just shy of what the US carmaker paid when it bought the Swedish company a decade ago. READ »

Riksbank slashes interest rates

The Riksbank cut Sweden’s benchmark interest rate nearly in half on Thursday, shaving 1.75 percent off the repo rate, leaving it at 2.0 percent. READ »

Are Swedish taxes too high?

Every week we ask a panel of readers for their views on a particular topic relating to life in Sweden. This week, we wonder whether Swedish taxes rock the panelists’ cradle or have them wishing for an early grave. READ »

Protect Saab from public sector 'mediocrity'

If Saab is to preserve its tradition of excellence it needs to remain in the private sector, argues Steven Wade following a recent flurry of calls to nationalize the Swedish car maker. READ »

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Swedish copyright laws 'a joke'

The director and producers of Let The Right One In, a Swedish movie that has proved an enormous box office and critical success, have lent their voices to Sweden's ongoing intellectual property debate with an open letter to the government. READ »

Spring fashion: Frills, thrills and jumpsuits

The weather might be bleak outside, but that's no excuse not to start planning your spring wardrobe as Jennifer Heape rounds up the hot trends for the new year. READ »

Club and concert tips: Stockholm, Gothenburg and Malmö

Find a club or concert to suit your tastes with The Local’s weekend guide, produced in association with entertainment buffs Djungeltrumman. READ »

What's on in Sweden: December 5 - 11

What's on in Sweden: December 5th - 11th. Hootchy Kootchy burlesque and Cirkus Cirkör in Stockholm; Motorhead and "making a difference" in Gothenburg; Status Quo in Malmö/Lund. READ »