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 A man from southern Sweden, who was accused of murdering his wife, is suing for damages after it was established that she was in fact killed by an elk. https://www.thelocal.se/20150926/swedish-man-sues-in-elk-murder-mystery Sat, 26 Sep 2015 12:09:29 +0200 swedish-man-sues-in-elk-murder-mystery The best-paid CEOs in Sweden saw their collective paychecks balloon by nearly 100 million kronor ($15.1 million) in 2012, found a new review that also discovered that Sweden's highest earner last year was a woman. https://www.thelocal.se/20131211/swedens-highest-paid-ceos-keep-getting-richer Wed, 11 Dec 2013 12:04:00 +0100 swedens-highest-paid-ceos-keep-getting-richer Suicide rates have risen dramatically since 1995 among young people in Sweden with disabilities that leave them with reduced working capacities, according to a new study. https://www.thelocal.se/20130516/47950 Thu, 16 May 2013 19:12:00 +0200 47950 The thousands of Swedes mistreated in foster care during the 1900s on Monday received an official apology from the state for having failed to provide them with a safe upbringing. https://www.thelocal.se/20111121/37476 Mon, 21 Nov 2011 15:53:00 +0100 37476 Roughly half of Sweden's financial firms have failed to abide by rules for handing out performance-based bonuses, a new report has shown. https://www.thelocal.se/20110221/32174 Mon, 21 Feb 2011 13:34:00 +0100 32174 A Swedish court ruled Wednesday that Irish low-cost airline Ryanair had no obligation to compensate a couple stranded in Brussels when one of its flights was cancelled due to heavy fog. https://www.thelocal.se/20100526/26870 Wed, 26 May 2010 17:29:00 +0200 26870 Pay cheques for Swedish CEOs are less than half the size of those of their counterparts in other European companies, a new study shows. https://www.thelocal.se/20091215/23868 Tue, 15 Dec 2009 17:36:00 +0100 23868 Swedish Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt took aim at bonuses common at large banks when he opened the Swedish parliament on Tuesday, saying big bonuses "must come to an end". https://www.thelocal.se/20090916/22102 Wed, 16 Sep 2009 09:28:00 +0200 22102 Holidaying Swedes are prepared to pay extra to offset their carbon emissions when they travel, but are not prepared to go as far as to change their habits, a new survey published on Monday shows. https://www.thelocal.se/20090720/20788 Mon, 20 Jul 2009 11:16:00 +0200 20788 The Swedish armed forces has agreed to compensate a poultry farmer in northern Sweden after an air force exercise caused the death of 31 chickens. https://www.thelocal.se/20090608/19938 Mon, 08 Jun 2009 12:35:00 +0200 19938 A 66-year-old woman is seeking damages after she was badly bitten by a police dog while out for a walk in Växjö in southern Sweden. https://www.thelocal.se/20090331/18574 Tue, 31 Mar 2009 13:36:00 +0200 18574 The Swedish government has said it wants to end bonuses and variable compensation for executives at state-owned companies and has urged company boards to renegotiate contracts to bring about the change. https://www.thelocal.se/20090324/18406 Tue, 24 Mar 2009 08:23:00 +0100 18406 Finance minister Anders Borg on Thursday admonished the boards of Sweden’s state-owned companies for "grave infractions" in awarding executive bonuses, and promised that the government would review current guidelines. https://www.thelocal.se/20090305/18004 Thu, 05 Mar 2009 14:47:00 +0100 18004