Attacks against Swedish Jews on the rise
In the wake of the ongoing conflict involving Israel and Hamas militants operating from the Gaza Strip, Sweden has been experiencing a rash of anti-Se...
Sweden loses world junior hockey title to Canada
In the second time in as many years, Sweden’s junior national ice hockey team has lost the world championship title to Canada. This was Canada’s fifth...
Major Nordic drug smuggling ring busted
Police in Norway and Sweden worked together to bust a major international smuggling ring that they had been tracking since the summer of 2007. Codenam...
Jumbo jet becomes hostel at Stockholm airport
Passengers arriving at Stockholm’s Arlanda Airport will discover that one of the aeroplanes has missed a turn, parking itself atop a hill just outside...
Swedes break own world SMS record
It may still be nice to receive a Christmas card through the post – but these days the real king of holiday greetings is the mobile phone text message...
Dogs save Swedish man from crazed elk
Proving that they truly are man’s best friend, a pack of dogs saved a 75 year-old Swedish man as he was being attacked by an angry elk. The unusual in...
Swedish Christmas goat torched by vandals
In what seems to have become a devious tradition in the northern Swedish town of Gavle, the town’s giant Christmas goat made from straw has been burne...
Latvia bailed out by Denmark and Sweden
In a gesture of help to struggling Latvia, the central banks of Denmark and Sweden have offered the small Baltic nation a credit line worth EUR 500 mi...