Body Shop not smoked out by hemp ad critics
A Body Shop advert has been condemned in a Swedish city for using cannabis leaves to promote its range of hemp products. The crime prevention unit in ...
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Refugee housing company pocketing millions
A care company which provides transitional housing for refugee children in Sweden has been slammed for pocketing nearly SEK 3 million (USD 456,330) in...
Assange denied residency in Sweden
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has been denied permanent residence in Sweden by the National Migration Board. The Australian citizen applied for a r...
Granddad takes wrong toddler from day-care
A grandfather has prompted a review of safety procedures at a day-care centre in Sweden after taking the wrong child home with him. The unfortunate mi...
Bungee daredevil in Oresund Bridge jump
Authorities in Denmark are considering whether to press charges against a Swedish man who surreptitiously stole onto Oresund Bridge and performed a bu...
Swedes arrested in global sex-pill sting
A global crackdown on the sale of illegal sex pills over the internet has resulted in the arrests of a number of Swedes. According to reports by broad...
Spooky donor campaign gets blood boiling
A Hallowe’en-themed campaign aimed at attracting blood donors in Gothenburg, Sweden, has been scrapped after the community reacted in horror to ...
Stockholm hosts green capital conference
On 20-22 October 2010, the first European Green Capital Conference will take place. It will be hosted in Stockholm; the first European Green Capital f...