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Ten reasons why it's awesome being knocked up in Sweden

Fri, 23 Sep 2016 12:05:41 +0200

Raising a child in a foreign country can be both stressful and rewarding. Here, US writer Lisa Ferland shares her top reasons why she thinks Sweden is wonderful for expecting mums.

'It's not that I'm good, it's that your husband is bad'

Tue, 20 Sep 2016 08:59:00 +0200

Swedish blogger Stefan Lagergren explains why he thinks dads shouldn't be glorified for pulling their weight with their kids.

Sweden ranks fifth best place to be a mother

Tue, 05 May 2015 13:35:20 +0200

Sweden remains among the top five countries in the world to be a mother, according to Save the Children's annual global scorecard, with Stockholm singled out for tackling inequality among women.

Two of 'locked up' adult kids back with mother

Tue, 24 Feb 2015 14:13:00 +0100

Two of the three adult daughters believed to have been kept locked up by their mother in southern Sweden have moved back in with her. The youngest daughter has not returned.

Son stabbed mother after video games row

Sat, 10 May 2014 13:34:00 +0200

A 16-year old boy in southern Sweden is being prosecuted for stabbing his own mother after she labelled him "useless" for playing too many video games.

Car-bomb mum convicted for trying to kill her kids

Mon, 16 Dec 2013 15:25:00 +0100

A central Sweden court on Monday found a woman guilty of trying to kill her own children in an attempted car explosion, after she claimed they "should go with her" into death. Her violent past included shooting and killing her parents as a teen.

'I see bike lanes and I just think 'Stoner''

Tue, 26 Nov 2013 10:59:00 +0100

US comedian Margaret Cho is touching down in Stockholm as part of her latest European ‘Mother’ tour. She tells The Local about beautiful Swedes, her love of dill and what the audience can expect from her latest show.

Mum fesses up 42 years after abandoning baby

Sat, 15 Jun 2013 12:37:00 +0200

A woman who left her infant boy in a stairwell in northern Sweden in 1972 has stepped forward in the hope of meeting her son to ask for forgiveness before she dies.

Swedish dads stay home as mothers work

Fri, 07 Jun 2013 14:09:00 +0200

With Sweden's solid paternity laws and encouraged gender equality, AFP's Camille Bas-Wohlert examines how Swedish fathers are more involved in raising their children than fathers in other countries are.

Sweden 'second best' place to become a mum

Tue, 07 May 2013 11:56:00 +0200

Sweden is the second best country in the world in which to be a mother, according to a new ranking which looked at pregnancy risks and infant health.

Man jailed for 15 years for killing his mother

Mon, 08 Apr 2013 14:40:00 +0200

A 44-year-old man was sentenced to prison on Monday for killing his mother and hiding her body under the deck of a house in southern Sweden.

Swedish cat-food mum loses custody of baby

Fri, 05 Apr 2013 09:35:00 +0200

A Swedish mother who fed cat food to her infant has lost the right to care for her child after she posted video clips of the incident to Facebook.

'Not taking out maternity leave is taboo in Sweden'

Fri, 22 Mar 2013 09:05:00 +0100

Missing her daughter's "irretrievable" babyhood haunts photographer Linda M. Thompson on her 45-minute commute to and from university, but she says it's time to stop condemning Swedish mothers who don't take out all their parental leave.

Mum charged over suicide jump with baby

Sun, 25 Nov 2012 11:25:00 +0100

A 33-year-old Stockholm woman, who suffered serious injuries after jumping from a bridge holding her 3-month-old baby in July, has been charged over the child's death.

Mum arrested for murder suicide jump with baby

Mon, 13 Aug 2012 18:57:00 +0200

A 33-year-old Stockholm woman, in hospital after jumping from a bridge holding her 3-month-old baby, has been interrogated by police, who after the baby’s death classify the case as a suspected murder.

Baby dies after Stockholm suicide jump

Fri, 03 Aug 2012 19:32:00 +0200

A 3-month-old baby boy who was severely injured after his mother leapt from a bridge in central Stockholm with him in her arms last Saturday, has died in hospital.

Mum and baby in suicide jump from bridge

Tue, 31 Jul 2012 12:31:00 +0200

A 33-year-old woman is suspected of attempted murder after jumping from a bridge holding her 3-month-old baby in central Stockholm on Saturday morning in an apparent suicide attempt.

Swedish ski legend Anja Pärson becomes a mum

Fri, 06 Jul 2012 13:40:00 +0200

Swedish alpine skiing star Anja Pärson revealed on Thursday she has become a mother to a baby boy after ending years of rumours last month when she revealed she had a long-term girlfriend.

Babies often in same bed when Swedes have sex

Thu, 14 Jun 2012 17:37:00 +0200

Three in ten Swedish mothers have sex with their partners while their infant babies are lying in the same bed, a new survey has found.

Mother threatened to toss her son off balcony

Sat, 02 Jun 2012 12:45:00 +0200

A mother from Örebro in southern Sweden is facing child abuse charges on suspicions that she repeatedly beat, threatened and harassed her 4-year-old son, including threats to throw him from a balcony.