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 record amount of newly built apartments are available on the Swedish housing market, with the number rising most in Västra Götaland. https://www.thelocal.se/20181204/record-number-of-newly-built-apartments-for-sale-in-sweden Tue, 04 Dec 2018 09:59:09 +0100 record-number-of-newly-built-apartments-for-sale-in-sweden The rate of construction of new homes in Sweden is expected to fall significantly in the coming years, dropping from 55,000 new buildings in 2018 to 46,000 in 2019. https://www.thelocal.se/20180322/housing-construction-in-sweden-predicted-to-slow-drastically Thu, 22 Mar 2018 08:14:24 +0100 housing-construction-in-sweden-predicted-to-slow-drastically Bribery is present in the Swedish construction industry, according to a survey of managers in the field. https://www.thelocal.se/20160718/swedish-construction-industry-rocked-by-bribery-claims Mon, 18 Jul 2016 10:00:43 +0200 swedish-construction-industry-rocked-by-bribery-claims Swedish construction and engineering firm Skanska reported higher than expected second quarter profits on Thursday, helped by growth in its US construction operations, but added that competition remains "intense". https://www.thelocal.se/20130718/49134 Thu, 18 Jul 2013 15:51:00 +0200 49134 A looming construction workers' strike that threatened to shut down work on dozens of major infrastructure projects across Sweden was narrowly averted on Monday night after unions agreed to a last-minute deal. https://www.thelocal.se/20130402/47080 Tue, 02 Apr 2013 09:52:00 +0200 47080 The Gothenburg Court of Appeal (Göta hovrätt) ruled on Friday that a construction company does not have to compensate 23 families seeking redress for moisture damage linked to a specific insulation technique. https://www.thelocal.se/20130118/45680 Fri, 18 Jan 2013 12:35:00 +0100 45680 A documentary film maker on a mission to identify the workers in the iconic Lunch Atop a Skyscraper image says a Swedish family's claim to recognizing two of the men perched on a beam could be plausible. https://www.thelocal.se/20130108/45494 Tue, 08 Jan 2013 15:30:00 +0100 45494 Members of a family in western Sweden have claimed their migrant worker father is one of the men seated on a steel beam and having lunch high above the skyscrapers in the iconic picture from 1930s New York City. https://www.thelocal.se/20130107/45460 Mon, 07 Jan 2013 11:24:00 +0100 45460 Swedish construction and civil engineering group Skanska announced Thursday its net profit doubled in the first quarter year-on-year, but its residential sector performed poorly. https://www.thelocal.se/20120510/40760 Thu, 10 May 2012 18:57:00 +0200 40760 Swedish construction firm Skanska has reported a pre-tax profit of 451 million kronor for the first quarter of 2011, less than half the 936 million kronor posted in the corresponding period of 2010.  https://www.thelocal.se/20110505/33588 Thu, 05 May 2011 11:23:00 +0200 33588 Swedish construction and civil engineering giant Skanska on Thursday posted an increase in sales in the fourth quarter 2011, the first rise since the outbreak of the financial crisis, but full-year profits remained firmly in the red. https://www.thelocal.se/20110210/31956 Thu, 10 Feb 2011 12:25:00 +0100 31956 Swedish construction and engineering group Skanska said Wednesday it would make a €556 million ($730 million) gain from the sale of a 50 percent share in a company that owns a Chilean highway concession. https://www.thelocal.se/20101229/31136 Wed, 29 Dec 2010 11:55:00 +0100 31136 Sweden's capital Stockholm is the 12th most expensive city in which to buy a home, according to a major international study. https://www.thelocal.se/20101220/30954 Mon, 20 Dec 2010 09:42:00 +0100 30954 Prices for apartments in Sweden have climbed to their highest levels ever in the last quarter, a property agency has revealed. https://www.thelocal.se/20101214/30832 Tue, 14 Dec 2010 12:00:00 +0100 30832 Swedish construction concern Skanska reported a better-than-expected third quarter profit, with the company's CEO adding that it has fared well despite challenging economic circumstances. https://www.thelocal.se/20101104/30016 Thu, 04 Nov 2010 11:49:00 +0100 30016 Construction of new apartments in Sweden is approaching levels not seen since the height of the mid-2000s boom, with industry groups forecasting a need for thousands of new workers as a result. https://www.thelocal.se/20101013/29596 Wed, 13 Oct 2010 17:37:00 +0200 29596 Bankruptcies rose 15 percent in September, snapping the streak of declining bankruptcies observed so far this year. https://www.thelocal.se/20101006/29450 Wed, 06 Oct 2010 13:53:00 +0200 29450 Corporate bankruptcies have continued to decline in Sweden, falling 25 percent in April compared to the same period last year. https://www.thelocal.se/20100506/26490 Thu, 06 May 2010 12:47:00 +0200 26490 Sweden's anti-corruption unit has opened an investigation into allegations of aggravated bribery against several officials in Gothenburg after revelations by Sveriges Television (SVT) concerning a construction magnate. https://www.thelocal.se/20100430/26384 Fri, 30 Apr 2010 13:01:00 +0200 26384 Things didn’t go as planned for a 42-year-old man when he tried to retrieve his car after it crashed through the ice on a lake near Lidköping in central Sweden. https://www.thelocal.se/20100104/24180 Mon, 04 Jan 2010 09:21:00 +0100 24180