Court decides no retrial for Pirate Bay Four
The Swedish Court of Appeals has ruled that there will be no retrial in the case of the Pirate Bay file-sharing website. Claims were made that one of ...
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Sweden faces tough road with EU presidency
As Sweden assumes the presidency of the European Union today, it inherits financial crisis, a tenuous balance of power in the region, and major concer...
Sex scandals shake Church of Sweden
After another wave of sex scandals has hit the institution this year, the Church of Sweden is trying to limit damage and maintain the faith of its flo...
Nordic Internet child porn ring busted
Authorities from four Nordic nations cooperated in a secret sting operation tracking Scandinavians distributing and downloading child pornography. Aft...
Midsummer Day brings usual mix of fun and violence
In Finland, the weather was soggy, grey and chilly for the Midsummer Day festivities. This apparently dampened the enthusiasm of boaters both at sea a...
Swedish sports car maker Koenigsegg buys Saab
The bankrupt US carmaker, General Motors has signed a preliminary agreement with the Swedish sports car manufacturer Koenigsegg to purchase Saab. All ...
Head banging Swedes get their own congregation
It will seem a total paradox to traditional Christians, but Swedish heavy metal fans who have an equally passionate love for Jesus Christ now have a s...
Most Swedes support ban on outdoor smoking
A new survey by Synovate that was commissioned by the Swedish Network of Tobacco Prevention reveals that 73 percent of Swedes support a ban on smoking...