Europe’s richest person to return to Sweden
IKEA founder and Europe’s richest person Ingvar Kamprad has said he plans to return to Sweden. Kamprad, who has a fortune of $51.7bn and is the world’...
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Swedish bus strikes spread to other cities
A bus driver strike has affected transport services in Stockholm and Umeå last week before spreading to other cities across Sweden as unions and emplo...
Sweden sentences Stanislas Mbanebabde over Rwandan genocide crimes
A Swedish court has jailed Stanislas Mbanenande for life for his role in the Rwandan genocide in 1994. Mbanenande, who is of Rwandan origin but now a ...
Sweden struggling to control puppy smuggling problem
Around 2,000 puppies are smuggled into Sweden each year, putting the country at risk of rabies, according to new statistics. Swedish Customs and the A...
Stockholm Abba museum criticised for child entry policy
The newly opened Abba museum in Stockholm has been criticised over its entry policy after a woman was made to pay an entry fee for a child she was car...
Sweden: greater unemployment rate amongst men
The difference between the male and female jobless rates in Sweden increased last year, with a higher number of men now unemployed, revealed figures f...
Gonorrhea becoming more prevalent in Sweden
Gonorrhea cases in Sweden are increasing as bacteria in the sexually transmitted diseases is becoming stronger. The number of recorded cases in the co...
Swedish train drivers can swap skirts for shorts
A Swedish train company has lifted a shorts ban which had led to a group of disgruntled drivers wearing skirts to work in protest at the initial rulin...