Swedish military apologizes for mink massacre
The Försvarsmakten, or the Swedish Armed Forces, apologized for flying their planes low over a mink farm in Svenljunga prompting the death of some 500...
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Sweden sentences cocaine kingpin to 18 years in jail
The head of one of Sweden’s largest ever drug rings has been sentenced to nearly two decades behind bars. Forty-year-old Jonas Oredsson had been charg...
Drunken Swede stumbles into bed with 70-year-old man
An elderly man in Sweden got quite a shock last week when a young drunken male stumbled into his bed. The incident took place on Sunday 11 March in th...
Sweden’s TV fee extended to smartphones and computers
Swedish lawmakers have extended the country’s fee for TV owners to those owning only smartphones and computers.
Norwegian business head: Norway cannot save unemployed youth in Sweden
A top Norwegian business official has said that Norwegian workers are becoming overwhelmed by young unemployed Swedes looking for work across the bord...
Australian foreign minister: Julian Assange safer in Stockholm than London
Australia’s foreign minister has said that WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange is safer in the Swedish capital than London, despite his efforts to avoid ...
Gay Ugandan couple granted right to stay in Sweden
Two gay men from Uganda are to remain in Sweden in order to ensure their safety, the Swedish Migration Board ruled this week. Swedish resident Jimmy S...
Finnish population on the rise in Sweden
The number of inhabitants in Sweden with Finnish backgrounds has increased substantially in recent years, new figures have shown. The news comes via a...