Hype ramps up ahead of Swedish royal wedding
With less than a month before the big event, socialite magazines are in top gear anticipating the events of the much anticipated wedding of Princess M...
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Swedish migration board denies asylum to hunger strikers
Sweden’s migration board will not re-open the asylum application files for the eight Afghan men participating in a hunger strike in Boden. The ...
Sweden’s Walpurgis celebrations marred by violence
Walpurgis is the holiday when Swedes traditionally celebrate the arrival of spring in their country, but the festivities did not end happily for many ...
Arctic Council Ministerial Meeting to take place in Kiruna
On 15 May 2013 the Arctic Council will hold its biennial Ministerial Meeting in Kiruna in the north of Sweden. Approximately 300 people – ministers, d...
Swedish police social media sites not prepared for terrorism
Social media sites such as Facebook and Twitter played important roles in finding and capturing the Boston Marathon bombers last week, but a recent st...
Swedish Customs workers grow marijuana plants on the job
Police recently reported two Swedish Customs employees who grew cannabis plants on the job. The customs workers, based in the southern Swedish communi...
Head of Islamic association says Swedish Social Democrat party crumbled under pressure
The controversial politician and head of Sweden’s Islamic association, who recently left a high profile Social Democrat party position, has brok...
Pirate Bay co-founder charged with hacking into Swedish bank
One of the four people charged with hacking into and attempting to transfer money out of a Swedish bank is Gottfrid Svartholm Warg, co-founder of the ...