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Stockholm hospitals to cut hundreds of jobs amid growing budget deficit

Mon, 25 Nov 2019 12:44:50 +0100

Two Stockholm hospitals on Monday announced plans to cut hundreds of jobs, just a few weeks after another major hospital warned it was laying off 600 medical staff.

Swedish hospital cancels dozens of operations over lack of surgical supplies

Fri, 11 Oct 2019 17:58:07 +0200

A shortage of supplies has forced Uppsala University Hospital, one of Sweden's biggest hospitals, to postpone all non-essential surgeries until next week.

'I wrote a book about my Nazi grandparents – but it's also a universal tale'

Tue, 02 Apr 2019 09:00:00 +0200

Brazilian-born author Julie Lindahl speaks to The Local about finding out that her German grandparents were members of Hitler’s elite SS, the ways in which writing her book, The Pendulum, helped her process the trauma – and how she’s now using the experience to speak out against a growing politics of exclusion.

Students turn Swedish viral scream into Trump protest

Fri, 25 Nov 2016 16:54:44 +0100

Every night at 10pm, students at Sweden’s Uppsala University take part in the 'Flogsta scream' or 'Flogsta roar': a bizarre phenomenon where residents of the Flogsta area open their windows and scream at the top of their lungs, leading to viral videos that have caused people the world over to think that Swedes are absolutely insane.

Sweden scraps plan for new mortgage rules

Thu, 23 Apr 2015 13:40:28 +0200

Sweden's financial watchdog announced on Thursday that it was abandoning its controversial bid for a price hike on new mortgages – just three months before the proposed plan would have come into effect.

Swedish students' howls echo across the world

Sun, 13 Jan 2013 10:43:00 +0100

A video featuring the spontaneous, unsettling screams of university students in Sweden is making waves across the world, shedding light on a curious Swedish university tradition the origins of which remain unclear.

Sweden looks to make subletting flats easier

Fri, 30 Mar 2012 15:24:00 +0200

Sweden is looking at loosening current restrictions facing flat owners who want to sublet their apartments in an effort to help ease the current housing crunch in large cities.

Report: 'Russia lied in Wallenberg probe'

Tue, 02 Aug 2011 12:19:00 +0200

A new book containing statements from a cellmate of missing Swedish diplomat Raoul Wallenberg proves that Russian officials deliberately withheld information about the fate of the man credited with saving thousands of Jews from the Holocaust, researchers allege.

Swedish economy posts record growth

Mon, 29 Nov 2010 12:46:00 +0100

Sweden's economy easily beat expectations to post record growth in the third quarter, driven by strong domestic demand, as the government warned against over-confidence.

Auschwitz theft suspect extradited 'this week'

Wed, 07 Apr 2010 09:57:00 +0200

Former Swedish neo-Nazi Anders Högström is to be extradited to Poland this week to answer charges in connection with the theft of the "Arbeit Macht Frei" sign from the Auschwitz death camp, a prosecutor said on Tuesday.

Auschwitz theft suspect awaits extradition

Thu, 11 Mar 2010 14:57:00 +0100

Former Swedish neo-Nazi Anders Högström is to be extradited to Poland in connection with the theft of the "Arbeit Macht Frei" sign from the Auschwitz death camp, Stockholm district court ruled on Thursday.

Swede denies Auschwitz sign theft charges

Fri, 12 Feb 2010 16:16:00 +0100

One-time neo-Nazi leader Anders Högström has denied the charges against him following his arrest on Thursday in connection with the theft of the "Arbeit Macht Frei" sign from Auschwitz.

Sweden arrests Auschwitz sign suspect

Thu, 11 Feb 2010 16:35:00 +0100

Police in Stockholm have arrested former neo-Nazi Anders Högström in connection with the theft of the "Arbeit Macht Frei" sign from the Auschwitz death camp.

Swede charged over Auschwitz sign theft

Thu, 14 Jan 2010 09:05:00 +0100

The Swedish ex-Nazi who admitted to having a role in planning the theft of the "Arbeit Macht Frei" sign from the World War II death camp in Auschwitz was indicted by Polish justice officials on Wednesday.