Alzheimer’s dentist to stop work
A dentist in the Skane region of southern Sweden has been carrying out her delicate job despite being an Alzheimer’s disease sufferer for many years. ...
Bangladeshi author seeks refuge in Uppsala
Taslima Nasreen, a controversial author from Bangladesh, has been offered refuge in Uppsala, Sweden. According to reports in The Local, Nasreen has be...
Woman sentenced for violent rape
A 32-year-old woman has been sentenced to six years in prison for raping a woman in her 60s in the northern Swedish town of Haparanda. According to re...
Forest fires fought in Sweden
Forest fires have been raging out of control in the north of Sweden for a week, according to reports in The Local. With the work of 100 fire fighters ...
Forest fires rage in Sweden
Forest fires in central Sweden continue to rage according to reports in The Local. On Monday afternoon last week an official with the local fire and r...
Defending Finland and Sweden: cooperative future
Finland’s defence minister, Jyri Hakamies and Sweden’s defence minister, Sten Tolgfors published a column which was printed in a Finnish and Swedish n...
Sweden orders high speed trains
Sweden’s state-owned railway recently put in a USD 348 million order for high speed trains with the world’s largest train maker, Bombardier Inc. The c...
Freak snowfall in Sweden
A cold snap has caused confusion in Sweden, as heavy snow fell on northern parts of the country on Saturday. According to reports in The Local, weathe...