The Local Sweden

Transforming Sweden through social media

Wed, 22 Apr 2009 19:42:00 +0200

On paper, Sweden became transparent in 1776 with the enactment of freedom of information and freedom of speech laws. About 70 countries have freedom of information laws in use today. On the web, we’re just about getting our feet wet, writes Sweden.se editor Rikard Lagerberg.

Rosengård: Integration in the eye of the storm

Fri, 27 Mar 2009 14:58:00 +0100

Malmö suburb Rosengård has come to symbolise Sweden's struggles with integration. AFP's Marc Preel examines a community grappling with its identity after a winter marred by rioting and clashes with the police.

Licensing restrictions hit Swedish online music service

Thu, 12 Feb 2009 15:35:00 +0100

The Sweden-based online music service Spotify, welcomed by many as a giant leap forward in the distribution of music online, has raised intellectual property rights concerns from several record labels.

Telia Sonera 'not concerned' over telecom regulator powers

Tue, 18 Mar 2008 16:49:00 +0100

The government wants to give telecom regulator PTS greater powers in order to increase competition in the market for high speed internet services, a move which may have immediate consequences for Finnish-Swedish telecom operator Telia Sonera.