Bangladeshi author seeks refuge in Uppsala
Taslima Nasreen, a controversial author from Bangladesh, has been offered refuge in Uppsala, Sweden. According to reports in The Local, Nasreen has be...
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Bathing in the midnight sun?
As June truly gets underway and the sun is increasingly unwilling to dip behind the horizon, Scandinavians are rejoicing at the good weather they are ...
Iceland handballers to Beijing
Iceland’s handball team have secured their place in the Beijing Olympics this summer after their shock victory over Sweden on Sunday. Iceland played S...
Woman sentenced for violent rape
A 32-year-old woman has been sentenced to six years in prison for raping a woman in her 60s in the northern Swedish town of Haparanda. According to re...
Forest fires fought in Sweden
Forest fires have been raging out of control in the north of Sweden for a week, according to reports in The Local. With the work of 100 fire fighters ...
Swedish bathing waters investigated
The European Commission recently released a report on the quality of bathing water in Sweden. According to The Local, the water in 23 bathing areas wa...
Swedish feminist swears at cappella group
Last Friday, Lund University held a formal dinner in honour of newly awarded PhDs. According to reports in The Local, the dinner was interrupted by a ...
Forest fires rage in Sweden
Forest fires in central Sweden continue to rage according to reports in The Local. On Monday afternoon last week an official with the local fire and r...