The Local Sweden

Swedish kids' TV cooks up storm with condom haggis

Tue, 26 Jul 2016 18:10:42 +0200

Swedish parents have complained after they turned on their television and sat down with their kids… only to watch a puppet character use a condom to make the Scottish delicacy haggis.

Sex app launched for 'unsafe' Swedish youth

Tue, 19 Jun 2012 16:21:00 +0200

A new safe-sex initiative has seen the launch of Provligget (‘The Test Bonk’), a Facebook application which allows young Swedes the chance to virtually trial sex with their friends and aims to raise condom awareness.

Fewer young Swedes use condoms: report

Tue, 30 Aug 2011 09:19:00 +0200

Every other Swede aged 25 to 35-years-old opts not to use a condom when having sex with a new partner, a new survey shows, raising fears of an explosion in sexually transmitted diseases (STD).

Most young Swedes don't use condoms: study

Tue, 05 Apr 2011 14:19:00 +0200

Only 30 percent of young Swedes use a condom during sex, according to a new study mapping out Swedish sexual habits presented Tuesday.

Swedish dairy product yields unwelcome condom surprise

Wed, 16 Mar 2011 11:13:00 +0100

A woman in western Sweden who drank two cups of soured milk has been unable to eat for days after a condom later slipped out of the package of the popular Swedish dairy product.

New Swedish film puts sex back on the map

Fri, 14 Jan 2011 11:39:00 +0100

Sweden’s last official sex education film became a hit in XXX-cinemas around the world. Four decades later, it's time for the sequel, but the new film probably won't enhance Sweden's reputation for sin, The Local's Ben Kersley reports.

Swedish authority lifts ban on condom brand

Fri, 15 Oct 2010 13:15:00 +0200

The Medical Products Agency (Läkemedelsverket) has rescinded its sales ban on the PutOn condoms brand after originally ruling that it failed to meet Swedish safety requirements.

Swedish authorities put off by PutOn condoms

Tue, 12 Oct 2010 19:56:00 +0200

Sweden's Medical Products Agency (Läkemedelsverket) has banned the sale of the PutOn condom brand in Sweden, claiming that the Chinese-manufactured product falsified its EU safety certification.

Chlamydia helps young men feel more 'manly': Swedish study

Sat, 22 Aug 2009 12:03:00 +0200

Young men who contract sexually transmitted diseases often view their afflictions as an affirmation of their manhood, a new Swedish study shows.

Swedish men's condoms need more rubber: study

Mon, 01 Dec 2008 12:10:00 +0100

Swedish men come second only to the French in a study of the state of European members, a new study has shown.

Condom ad banned by Gothenburg transit agency

Tue, 25 Nov 2008 15:47:00 +0100

Bus and tram passengers in Gothenburg have been spared riding in cars with an advertisement featuring two young men which asks, “Do you want to see us put on a condom?”

Swedish teens shun condoms and cigarettes

Wed, 25 Jun 2008 17:18:00 +0200

Swedish teens drink and smoke less than their peers in most other countries, but when it comes to sex, young people in Sweden are far from being the most careful.