Saami against Canadian mining project
Saami people have claimed that a proposal by a Canadian company for gold-mining in Sweden’s northeast violates their UN-recognised human rights and wi...
Sweden to accept Somali and Eritrean refugees
Sweden has joined a dozen fellow European nations in agreeing to UNHCR quotas for the acceptance of Eritrean and Somali refugees from camps in Sudan a...
Sami reindeer herders to be given more freedom under new proposal
A government appointed work group has declared that the indigenous Sami population of Sweden should be granted further freedom to undertake activities...
Swedish major fired after drunken antics in Congo
Excessive drinking and allegations of sexual relations with a native woman whilst stationed abroad in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) have cost...
Swedish celebrity housewife slams her “tragic” homeland
Anna Anka, the Swedish-born wife of legendary cabaret singer Paul Anka, has berated Swedish men for their “tragic” house husbandry ways in her column ...
Unrest and arson strikes across Sweden
Swedish police forces fear an escalation of violence after a weekend which saw a spate of arson and unrest reports. At least eight vehicles were destr...
Swedish terror suspect arrested in Pakistan
Swedish newspaper The Local has revealed that one of the three Swedish suspects arrested in Pakistan on suspicion of ties with Al-Qaeda is Mehdi Gheza...
Illegal immigrant wins Swedish lottery
In 2003, Eritrean man Tesfaldet Tesloy arrived in Sweden to start a new life with his brother, who had lived in the country for some 20 years. In 2006...