Swedish welfare state survives privatisation
Since Sweden elected a centre-right government in 2006, the country has seen a number of liberal reforms, including the privatisation of the Swedish v...
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Skin cancer on the increase in Sweden
In a recent report from the Gothenburg-based Sahlgrenska University Hospital it was revealed how more Swedes have been diagnosed with skin cancer sinc...
Swedes keep track of their dogs with mobile phones
A company in Sweden is introducing a dog tracking system that uses mobile phones fitted with GPS. The product may help the owners of more than 15,000 ...
Police retrieve stolen Strindberg painting
Last week police in Sweden arrested two men in conjunction with a lost Strindberg painting, reports the Canadian Press. A spokesperson for the police ...
Ikea insults Denmark
Swedish furniture giant Ikea has a habit of naming high end products after towns in Sweden, Finland and Norway. But academics in Copenhagen have found...
Somalis arrested in Sweden
Two men are being held in custody in Sweden on suspicion of helping militant groups in Somalia, according to the Associated Press. Prosecutors told a ...
Swedish GDP increases in fourth quarter of 2007
Statistics Sweden recently announced that the country’s gross domestic product (GDP) increased 2.8 percentage points in the fourth quarter of last yea...
Protesters urge Sweden not to recognize Kosovo
On Saturday hundreds of people took to the streets of Sweden to protest at the country’s pro-Kosovo stance, reported the Associated Press. Three of Sw...