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Dumped Swede warms hearts with concert plea

Tue, 20 Oct 2015 17:14:05 +0200

A heartbroken Swedish student has received thousands of offers after his social media appeal to find a date for a concert went viral – just a week after his girlfriend broke up with him.

Stockholm's Grand Hotel aims high with newly-renovated suites

Wed, 03 Apr 2013 13:37:00 +0200

Stockholm's storied Grand Hotel is set on being one of the top-ten luxury hotels in Europe by 2015, and recently offered a rare, behind-the-scenes look at a set of newly renovated suites that owners hope will help it get there.

'It can't be wrong to sing O Holy Night': minister

Tue, 27 Nov 2012 08:10:00 +0100

Two government ministers said on Monday they are ready to change Sweden's school laws after an agency ruled schools could not include religious elements in Advent services.

Carema admits flaws in patient's starvation death

Sat, 03 Dec 2011 11:04:00 +0100

Carema has come in for harsh criticism following suspicions that a 90-year-old woman died of starvation at one of the private care company's homes. Carema now admits that more could've been done for the elderly woman.

'Bag of groceries' named Christmas gift of 2011

Tue, 15 Nov 2011 11:18:00 +0100

When Santa's sleigh departs after having completed its Christmas rounds of Swedish households this year he will have deposited bags of groceries complete with recipes, according to a prediction from the HUI Research (formerly the Swedish Retail Institute).

Outrage over handcuffing of 12-year-old boy

Thu, 06 Oct 2011 10:09:00 +0200

A YouTube video showing a 12-year-old boy being handcuffed and wrestled to the ground by two security guards in a Stockholm metro station has prompted strong reactions from family members, but police claim the guards did nothing wrong.

'Avoid studying in large cities': minister

Thu, 25 Aug 2011 09:46:00 +0200

Sweden's housing minister suggested on Wednesday that students should avoid enrolling in universities in big cities where housing is scarce, drawing sharp criticism from a number of quarters.

Nurse charged over ambulance call fatality

Thu, 28 Jul 2011 15:25:00 +0200

A nurse formerly employed at emergency services operator SOS Alarm has been charged with aggravated manslaughter for refusing to dispatch an ambulance to a dying 23-year-old, the prosecutor has confirmed.

New Swedish litter law met with criticism

Sat, 02 Jul 2011 11:26:00 +0200

In a week the new litter law will come into effect, which is expected to tidy up the streets and parks of Sweden.

SOS service under review after ambulance errors

Tue, 17 May 2011 09:33:00 +0200

Sweden's emergency response service SOS Alarm has been put under review by the National Board of Health and Welfare (Socialstyrelsen).

Venezuela slams Sweden over FARC deportee

Sat, 30 Apr 2011 10:51:00 +0200

Venezuela's foreign minister Nicolás Maduro is counterattacking Sweden in the Venezuelan press over the arrest and deportation of a Swedish citizen to Colombia.

Man died after calls for ambulance ignored

Wed, 13 Apr 2011 09:23:00 +0200

A 23-year-old man from Stockholm died after emergency help line operators opted not to send an ambulance, despite the man's repeated calls for help.

Ten Swedes make Forbes billionaires list

Thu, 10 Mar 2011 12:06:00 +0100

Ten Swedes have made it onto the Forbes billionaires list for 2011, with H&M owner Stefan Persson placing highest among the Swedes considered to be the world's wealthiest.

Swedes lifted from Libya

Sun, 27 Feb 2011 17:46:00 +0100

After sending a military transport plane to Libya to evacuate foreign and Swedish nationals, seven Swedes have now safely arrived in Paris, a stop over before heading home.

Reinfeldt slams Stockholm rental 'market'

Mon, 14 Feb 2011 12:26:00 +0100

Swedish Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt has criticised the system for how rental apartments are apportioned in Stockholm, advocating that rental apartments in the Swedish capital be converted to tenant-owner apartments.

'Karolinska shares patient data illegally'

Mon, 24 Jan 2011 19:09:00 +0100

Stockholm’s Karolinska University Hospital has been criticised for its failure to address “serious” shortcomings in how it handles patient information.

UK pharmacy Boots set to open in Sweden

Mon, 10 Jan 2011 13:27:00 +0100

UK pharmacy chain Alliance Boots has confirmed its imminent plans to enter the Swedish pharmacy market in the first quarter of this year.

Newspaper bomb threat traced to police

Mon, 01 Nov 2010 19:30:00 +0100

A bomb threat which emptied the offices of a newspaper in Luleå in northern Sweden last week has been traced to the town’s police headquarters.

Agency pockets millions for refugee housing

Mon, 25 Oct 2010 10:56:00 +0200

A care company providing transitional housing for refugee children has pocketed nearly 3 million kronor ($456,330) in profit from the city of Malmö since April.

Swedish feels the squeeze in Finland

Thu, 19 Aug 2010 19:09:00 +0200

Swedish has been spoken in Finland for hundreds of years, yet declining numbers of speakers and a lack of support from many Finnish speakers mean the language is under pressure like never before, writes Carina Chela.