The Local Sweden

Smash-and-grab raid on iconic Stockholm store NK

Wed, 30 Aug 2017 09:58:30 +0200

Police are hunting a number of burglars who launched a smash-and-grab raid on the famous department store Nordiska Kompaniet (NK) in central Stockholm in the early hours of Wednesday.

Swedish opposition announces no-confidence motion against three government ministers

Wed, 26 Jul 2017 11:15:18 +0200

The Swedish government is holding an emergency meeting after the opposition Alliance coalition announced it plans a motion of no confidence against three ministers following the transport data leak that made top secret police databases available to foreign IT workers.

Bildt bashes new Sweden Democrat poll rise

Fri, 09 Nov 2012 11:18:00 +0100

Yet another poll has found the far-right Sweden Democrats are the country's third-largest political party, prompting claims by Foreign Minister Carl Bildt of the Moderate Party that the far-right party "damages Sweden".

Swedish inmates 'awash in drugs, guns and porn'

Mon, 27 Feb 2012 18:16:00 +0100

Many of Sweden's most dangerous convicts have access to illicit drugs, guns, and child pornography from inside the walls of psychiatric clinics where they are serving their sentences, newly released documents show.

Police hunt snowblower, find moonshine

Mon, 07 Nov 2011 12:28:00 +0100

When police in northern Sweden were busy searching for a stolen snowblower they accidentally stumbled upon 130 litres of illegally distilled alcohol hidden in the same garage.

Man shot at Gothenburg night club

Sat, 15 Oct 2011 11:59:00 +0200

A man was shot at a strip club in central Gothenburg late Friday night, and has been taken to. Sahlgrenska hospital.

Swedes’ opposition to euro hits record high

Wed, 15 Jun 2011 19:37:00 +0200

Nearly two thirds of Swedes say they are against adoption of the euro, the highest figure since polling began, according to a new survey from Statistics Sweden (Statistiska Centralbyrån - SCB).

Woman held captive with poisonous snakes

Mon, 14 Feb 2011 16:29:00 +0100

A mother and her baby were trapped in an apartment in a Stockholm suburb of Vårberg on Sunday under threat from a man with several poisonous snakes.

Swedish daily to jointly publish WikiLeaks

Mon, 24 Jan 2011 10:26:00 +0100

Three major newspapers in northern Europe will join forces with a Norwegian paper to comb through about 250,000 cables originally exclusively handled by WikiLeaks' media partners, newspaper Svenska Dagbladet told AFP on Sunday.

How Moderate success could doom the Alliance

Mon, 06 Dec 2010 16:56:00 +0100

While Sweden’s Moderate Party basks in the glow of record high support, the struggle by its junior partners for recognition and a unique identity could ultimately spell the end of the four-party centre-right Alliance, contributor Naomi Powell explains.

Headmaster fired after Facebook pic scandal

Thu, 18 Jun 2009 14:02:00 +0200

A high school principal in northern Sweden has left his post after publishing risqué photos of himself on Facebook and joining a number of sexually-themed groups on the popular social networking site.

Haga man suspect reports Expressen

Wed, 05 Apr 2006 20:44:00 +0200

Expressen have been reported to the press ombudsman for publishing the name and a photograph of the Haga man suspect.