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 UPDATED: One thousand workers are set to be let go after Swedish state-owned energy company Vattenfall announced major staff cuts on Tuesday morning, in a bid to curb costs. https://www.thelocal.se/20150428/1000-jobs-to-go-at-swedish-energy-giant Tue, 28 Apr 2015 11:32:14 +0200 1000-jobs-to-go-at-swedish-energy-giant Swedish telecom giant Ericsson has buckled under the pressure of European competition and will turn off the switch on a cable production plant in Sweden, leaving 350 employees without jobs. https://www.thelocal.se/20130522/48052 Wed, 22 May 2013 11:49:00 +0200 48052 Sweden's Volvo Group announced plans on Tuesday to cut 160 white collar jobs at its aeronautics arm while at the same time more than 300 other workers were told their jobs had been spared. https://www.thelocal.se/20090610/19978 Wed, 10 Jun 2009 09:20:00 +0200 19978 The Swedish business of Norwegian telecom operator Telenor announced plans on Wednesday to slash 400 jobs in Sweden due to disappointing sales figures. https://www.thelocal.se/20090603/19850 Wed, 03 Jun 2009 15:29:00 +0200 19850 Swedish defence company Saab announced plans on Tuesday to lay off 370 employees at four different plants located around the country. https://www.thelocal.se/20090602/19828 Tue, 02 Jun 2009 16:45:00 +0200 19828 Companies in Sweden are using the economic crisis as an excuse to fire workers who don’t measure up, according to a new study. https://www.thelocal.se/20090528/19726 Thu, 28 May 2009 17:55:00 +0200 19726 Swedish paper maker SCA planned to shutter 11 factories and cut 2,200 European jobs, the company announced on Tuesday. https://www.thelocal.se/20090428/19128 Tue, 28 Apr 2009 16:23:00 +0200 19128 Shrinking tax revenues will force one in three Swedish municipalities to lay off employees this year. https://www.thelocal.se/20090320/18342 Fri, 20 Mar 2009 08:43:00 +0100 18342 Saab Automobile has given notice to 750 employees that their jobs at the company’s Trollhättan facilities in central Sweden may be cut. https://www.thelocal.se/20090312/18154 Thu, 12 Mar 2009 10:54:00 +0100 18154 Teachers are in danger of losing their jobs in roughly one third of Sweden’s 290 municipalities, a sign that the weak economy is now set to take its toll on the country’s schools. https://www.thelocal.se/20090311/18126 Wed, 11 Mar 2009 10:55:00 +0100 18126 Swedish ball bearings manufacturer SKF announced on Tuesday that weakening demand in the automotive and industrial sectors has forced the company to trim its global workforce by 2,500 jobs. https://www.thelocal.se/20081210/16242 Wed, 10 Dec 2008 09:55:00 +0100 16242 Volvo Cars announced on Monday it would be shedding 2,721 of the 3,900 Swedish jobs it has previously announced would be cut. https://www.thelocal.se/20081208/16212 Mon, 08 Dec 2008 15:26:00 +0100 16212 Swedish steelmaker SSAB announced plans on Monday to reduce staff by 1,300 employees as part of a billion kronor ($122 million) savings programme. https://www.thelocal.se/20081208/16202 Mon, 08 Dec 2008 10:24:00 +0100 16202 The Sandvik engineering group announced on Thursday it would be laying off more than 1,000 employees in Sweden. https://www.thelocal.se/20081120/15818 Thu, 20 Nov 2008 10:31:00 +0100 15818 October 2008 was the worst month for layoffs in Sweden in more than 15 years, according to new statistics. https://www.thelocal.se/20081103/15406 Mon, 03 Nov 2008 12:19:00 +0100 15406 Volvo Cars announced on Friday it would be laying off an additional 900 employees. https://www.thelocal.se/20080912/14290 Fri, 12 Sep 2008 12:15:00 +0200 14290