The Local Sweden

Sweden to split siblings in deportation case

Tue, 22 Jan 2013 17:31:00 +0100

Sweden is set to split two siblings from their younger sister as they are deported to Serbia along with their mother who left them in such a state of neglect that child services intervened in 2009.

'Why I fled the Stockholm toddler ghetto for Berlin'

Mon, 21 Jan 2013 15:15:00 +0100

Do we still have to define adulthood as wanting to have children, asks freelance writer Tomas Hemstad who fled Stockholm's middle class offspring boom for Berlin where childless adults are treated with respect.

Maja and Lukas top popular names list in Sweden

Mon, 19 Jan 2009 15:01:00 +0100

Maja and Lukas were the most popular names given to new born babies in Sweden in 2008. Iris and Harry are hot on their heels however.

More kids living with single dads

Fri, 07 Dec 2007 12:30:00 +0100

Increasing numbers of children in Sweden are growing up with single fathers, new figures have revealed. Single father families also generally have fewer financial worries than single mother households, according to Statistics Sweden.