Åsa Vilbäck boyfriend jailed for burning down own villa
The boyfriend of Swedish celebrity doctor Åsa Vilbäck has been jailed for four years after being found guilty of burning down his own luxury villa. Ma...
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Sweden rejects Colbert’s Twitter bid
After weeks of wrangling, VisitSweden officials have decided to deny US comedian Stephen Colbert’s appeal to manage their Twitter account @sweden.
Swedish archaeologists push for shipwreck excavation
Swedish archaeologists are keen to secure funding to excavate an 800-year-old shipwreck that was discovered off the country’s south coast.
Swedish scientists prove Popeye right
Researchers at Sweden’s Karolinska Institute are backing Popeye’s diet after finding spinach and some other vegetables significantly improved the stre...
Explosive found at Swedish nuclear plant
The threat level at all nuclear facilities in Sweden has been raised after an explosive was found at a plant in Ringhals near Gothenburg.
VisitSweden Twitter woman slammed for Jew comments
An advertising campaign by VisitSweden has attracted controversy after the citizen controlling their Twitter account posted comments about gay people ...
Forged coin mocks Sweden’s ‘whorer’ king
Police and coin experts in Sweden have been baffled by the discovery of a one-krona coin that comments on King Carl XVI Gustaf’s reported womanising....
Swedes eating more ‘bad fats’ in quest to stay slim
Retail trends show that Swedes are eating more dangerous fats than ever before as the movement towards Atkins-style weight loss regimes continues.