Dad jailed for faking daughter’s mental illness
A father has been jailed in Sweden after keeping his daughter in isolation for years and forcing her to pretend she had a mental illness in order to s...
Debate blows up around hand grenade Christmas baubles
The Swedish Army Museum (Armémuseum) has defended selling hand grenade-shaped baubles as part of its Christmas charity drive.
H&M defends fake body models
Swedish clothing retailer H&M has admitted tacking models’ heads onto computer-generated bodies in order to sell swimwear and lingerie.
Hospital staff: abused women to blame
A third of the staff members working in the largest hospital accident and emergency department in Sweden believe women are to blame if they are physic...
Thirsty fireman mistook ammonia for water
Fire chiefs in Gothenburg are unable to explain how one of their men accidentally downed a bottle of ammonia during a routine exercise.
Christmas goat sacrificed already
As is an unofficial Christmas tradition, a 13-metre straw goat has already succumbed to arsonists in an eastern Swedish town.
Tree huggers branching out with threats
Stockholm officials who made the final decision to fell a beloved oak tree in the city centre have been issued with bodyguards because of threats made...
Stockholmers shocked by giant chipmunk invasion
An invasion of giant chipmunks at the turning-on ceremony for Stockholm’s Christmas lights has shocked residents and city officials alike.