World Cup 2010: Nordic roundup
A 1-0 Danish victory over their Nordic neighbours Sweden has left the Swedes in peril of failing to qualify for the 2010 World Cup football finals in ...
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Immigrants to Sweden now able to get ID cards
It has been a long two-and-a-half-year wait, but immigrants who arrive in Sweden are once again able to get a Swedish national identity card. As of 1 ...
Somali pirates arrested by Swedish navy forces
The Swedish Armed Forces have confirmed that a Swedish naval patrol in the Gulf of Aden arrested seven pirates caught operating the region. Crewmember...
Sweden snubbed by French President
The issue of Turkey’s admission into the EU has again reared its contentious head, this time over comments made by Sweden’s Foreign Minister, Carl Bil...
Overweight inmate sues Swedish prison
An obese inmate at the southern Swedish prison of Karlskrona has submitted an official request for monetary damages because the prison authorities wer...
Nordic region must lead way in climate change
At their summit in Iceland, environment ministers from the Nordic region stressed in a public statement that “The Nordic Region must show the way and ...
Swedish billionaire buys English village
Stefan Persson, the billionaire owner of Sweden’s clothing retail chain H&M, is set to sign the papers to purchase an entire village in the southe...
Belgians will help Volvo
The regional government of Flanders in Belgium has confirmed that it will acquiesce to Volvo’s recent appeal for help. Volvo Cars CEO Stephen Odell me...