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...
Sweden leads FTTH technology
FTTH, or Fibre To The Home technology, continues to be dominated by Scandinavian countries in the latest statistics released by the FTTH Council Europ...
Sweden and Norway announce first Swine-flu deaths
Norway and Sweden have both reported their first swine flu deaths recently, the first from the H1N1 virus in any Nordic country.
Sweden Bans ‘Bank’ Domain Names
The Post and Telecom Agency of Sweden (PTS), which monitors postal and communication sectors in the country, has taken a surprising and unusual step i...
Sweden Finds Last Russian Tsar’s Hidden Jewels
A treasure trove of valuables belonging to Nicholas II, the last Tsar of Russia who abdicated following the 1917 Revolution, has been found in the Swe...
Swedish Bank Buys Denmark’s Fionia
The Swedish Nordea AB Bank was quoted this week as having signed a contract to purchase Denmark’s Fionia Bank from the Danish State at a cost of EUR 1...
Sweden fears invasion of raccoon dogs from Denmark
The raccoon dog, an omnivorous canine native to Siberia, Manchuria and Japan, has migrated over the years as far afield as Europe and Scandinavia. Alt...
Swedish online news site banned in China
Just as Sweden recently expelled one of China’s diplomats, the Asian nation returned in kind by expelling a Swedish diplomat and apparently also block...