More gambling may be coming to Sweden
The Swedish government is considering opening its doors to foreign gaming companies, The Local reports. It will be a tricky proposition, however, as t...
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Swedes capture images of mythical sea monster
Sweden’s equivalent of the Loch Ness Monster, the Storsjoodjuret or Great Lake sea monster, has apparently been captured on film by Swedish hunters. T...
2008 Polar Music Prize honours Pink Floyd
British rock legends Pink Floyd and American soprano Renee Fleming were honoured at this year’s Polar Music Prize in Stockholm. The musicians received...
German found guilty on Sweden murder charges
Christine Schurrer, a German national, was found guilty in a Swedish court of murdering two Swedish infants and critically injuring their mother durin...
Sweden’s trains going green
Sweden has unveiled a new high-speed train that will reduce energy use by 30 per cent over its existing trains. The Grona Taget (Green Train), which c...
Malmo gang violence flares up again
A recent spate of gang violence has flared up again in the southern Swedish town of Malmo when a grenade exploded in an apartment block. The grenade, ...
Palestinian refugees relocating to Scandinavia
The United Nations refugee agency has announced it will relocate some of Iraq’s most desperate refugees to Sweden and Iceland under an agreement made ...
Huge weapons bust made near Stockholm
Police in Sweden have arrested six men and charged them with illegal possession of weapons, seizing an exceptionally large cache of explosives and wea...