Transport agency puts brakes on FCKU2MF number plate
A mucky-minded motorist has been refused the number plate of his dreams after being told FCKU2MF is too offensive.
Sweden demands cash back for Angel’s hellish back pain fib
A Hell’s Angels leader has been ordered to pay back more than a million kronor in sickness benefits, after the Swedish Social Insurance Agency c...
Prisoners revolt over nappy-wearing inmate
Jailbirds at a prison in northern Sweden are threatening to strike, after authorities moved a 78 year-old incontinent man onto their block. According ...
Wedding cancelled after groom threatens to kill bride
A wedding in Sweden had to be cancelled this weekend after the groom-to-be was arrested for threatening to kill his fiancée the night before their big...
Israel returns writer’s bag…full of women’s clothes
A Swedish novelist could be excused for getting his knickers in a twist after he received his confiscated bag back from the Israeli government, only t...
Young job hunters desert Sweden for Norway
As youth unemployment soars in Sweden, more youngsters are fleeing across the border to Norway in an attempt to find work. A quarter of Swedes aged be...
Couple fined for nameless baby
A Swedish couple has been fined by the Tax Agency for failing to give their 16-month-old son a name. The boy’s father has been forced to pay SEK 4,000...
Unsavoury cartoon ruling sparks debate in Sweden
A Swedish man who translates Japanese Manga comics has been fined for possessing child porn cartoons, sparking a heated debate about censorship. The m...