https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Sweden in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed There are more Swedish billionaires than ever before, an annual list has found, with 147 Swedes able to put at least nine zeros on the end of their bank account balance. https://www.thelocal.se/20141230/zlatan-joins-swedens-growing-billionaire-list Tue, 30 Dec 2014 11:07:00 +0100 zlatan-joins-swedens-growing-billionaire-list H&M owner Stefan Persson was the highest placed Swede on the Forbes billionaire list published on Tuesday, with five more Swedes making the annual list compared to the year before. https://www.thelocal.se/20140304/nineteen-swedes-make-forbes-billionaire-list Tue, 04 Mar 2014 13:49:00 +0100 nineteen-swedes-make-forbes-billionaire-list H&M owner Stefan Persson was the highest placed Swede on the Forbes billionaire list published on Tuesday, with 13 other Swedes possessing a fortune large enough to join him in the elite club. https://www.thelocal.se/20130305/46552 Tue, 05 Mar 2013 11:18:00 +0100 46552 An annual list of Swedish billionaires released on Thursday has eleven more names than it did ast year, with Ikea founder Ingvar Kamprad finishing streets ahead of the other 118 Swedes who made the cut.. https://www.thelocal.se/20121213/45052 Thu, 13 Dec 2012 17:22:00 +0100 45052 Ikea founder Ingvar Kamprad is recovering after undergoing heart surgery in Switzerland. https://www.thelocal.se/20111022/36904 Sat, 22 Oct 2011 14:04:00 +0200 36904 Venture capital company Cevian Capital, led by Christer Gardell, and American billionaire Carl Icahn have together bought 4.64 percent of the shares in Swedbank, according to a disclosure notice on Monday. https://www.thelocal.se/20100823/28536 Mon, 23 Aug 2010 19:35:00 +0200 28536 A sprawling estate near Beverly Hills, California owned by Swedish socialite Suzanne Saperstein and valued at $125 million dollars, has landed at the top of Forbes magazine’s list of the most expensive homes. https://www.thelocal.se/20081124/15900 Mon, 24 Nov 2008 17:13:00 +0100 15900 A London court has formally dropped drugs charges faced by Tetra-Pak heir Hans Kristian Rausing and his wife Eva. The pair were charged after Eva Rausing tried to smuggle in crack cocaine and heroin into a US embassy reception in London in April this year. https://www.thelocal.se/20080812/13648 Tue, 12 Aug 2008 15:48:00 +0200 13648 Swedish Tetra Pak heir Hans Kristian Rausing, 44, is currently on the run from the British Metropolitan police following a car accident on Monday allegedly involving drink or drugs, according to UK media reports. https://www.thelocal.se/20080617/12486 Tue, 17 Jun 2008 13:51:00 +0200 12486 Russian billionaire and Chelsea football team owner Roman Abramovich docked his stupendous yacht Pelorus in Stockholm city centre on Thursday morning, business news site Affärsvärlden reports. https://www.thelocal.se/20080523/11972 Fri, 23 May 2008 17:36:00 +0200 11972