Swedish hunter savaged by wild boar
A hunter became the hunted this week when a 200kg wild boar savaged and hospitalised an elk shooter in Sweden. The Aftonbladet newspaper reports that ...
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Nokia Siemens falls further behind Ericsson
Finnish-German telecoms giant Nokia Siemens Networks has fallen further behind mobile phone rival Ericsson of Sweden, according to an analysis of both...
WikiLeaks: Swedish weapons used in Iraq
Swedish weapons were used by both sides in the Iraq war, according to around 400,000 classified U.S. files released by WikiLeaks last week. The websit...
Body Shop not smoked out by hemp ad critics
A Body Shop advert has been condemned in a Swedish city for using cannabis leaves to promote its range of hemp products. The crime prevention unit in ...
Refugee housing company pocketing millions
A care company which provides transitional housing for refugee children in Sweden has been slammed for pocketing nearly SEK 3 million (USD 456,330) in...
Assange denied residency in Sweden
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has been denied permanent residence in Sweden by the National Migration Board. The Australian citizen applied for a r...
Granddad takes wrong toddler from day-care
A grandfather has prompted a review of safety procedures at a day-care centre in Sweden after taking the wrong child home with him. The unfortunate mi...
Bungee daredevil in Oresund Bridge jump
Authorities in Denmark are considering whether to press charges against a Swedish man who surreptitiously stole onto Oresund Bridge and performed a bu...