Lesbian love ad banned by Swedish newspapers
Two Swedish newspapers have deemed that an advertisement which features a trio of half-naked women is inappropriate for publication, much to the surpr...
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Rising anti Semitism in Malmo
Jewish residents in the southern Swedish city of Malmo are being increasingly targeted by anti-Semitic threats and harassment, causing many to flee th...
FBI delayed Saab sale deal
A Swedish government-requisitioned investigation into Dutch car manufacturer Spyker and its Russian investors temporarily halted the takeover of the f...
Suggestive Swedish church forced into name change
Northern Swedish church leaders in the municipality of Storuman have come under fire from local parishioners after ordering a name change for the Kata...
Interest rate rises predicted for Sweden
The state-owned Swedish mortgage lender SBAB has advised that home owners will suffer reduced spending power under sharp autumn interest rate increase...
Swedish weight watchers break through the floor
Around 20 participants in a Swedish Weight Watchers clinic in the south central town of Vaxjo were given an unwanted demonstration of how poorly the b...
Swedes working more under new sick leave rules
New rules governing sick leave introduced in 2008 have resulted in more Swedes returning to work earlier and reduced long-term sickness related absent...
Swedish wolf hunt ends in criticism
The Swedish government remains under fire from ecologists following the end of the country’s first official wolf hunt in 45 years. The hunt ended last...