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 There was a jubilant atmosphere at the polling booth in Sjöbo, Skåne, on Sunday, a town where the anti-immigrant Sweden Democrats (SD) hope to get a third of the vote. https://www.thelocal.se/20180909/more-than-a-third-of-people-in-sjbo-could-vote-sweden-democrat Sun, 09 Sep 2018 17:04:09 +0200 more-than-a-third-of-people-in-sjbo-could-vote-sweden-democrat The number of women killed by their partner or ex-partner every year has gone down since the early 2000s, according to a report by the Swedish Crime Prevention Council. https://www.thelocal.se/20170228/fewer-women-killed-by-partners-report-deadly-violence-sweden-crime Tue, 28 Feb 2017 17:59:52 +0100 fewer-women-killed-by-partners-report-deadly-violence-sweden-crime Last summer’s massive forest fire in Västmanland might have been less serious if the response had been different, a new report said. Mistakes by emergency services, communes and counties made a bad situation worse. https://www.thelocal.se/20150307/response-to-huge-forest-fire-inadequate-report Sat, 07 Mar 2015 11:25:00 +0100 response-to-huge-forest-fire-inadequate-report A new report by the International Telecommunication Union has ranked Sweden in third place, behind South Korea and Denmark, in terms of access to information and communication technology. https://www.thelocal.se/20141125/sweden-third-most-connected-nation-in-the-world Tue, 25 Nov 2014 09:44:00 +0100 sweden-third-most-connected-nation-in-the-world Sweden is set to buck the European trend of rising air prices with fares expected to drop next year according to a new report. https://www.thelocal.se/20140920/swedish-airfares-to-get-cheaper-in-2015 Sat, 20 Sep 2014 15:51:00 +0200 swedish-airfares-to-get-cheaper-in-2015 Swedish bank Nordea on Thursday posted falling profits in the second quarter while competitor Handelsbanken announced growing figures for the same period. https://www.thelocal.se/20140717/handelsbanken-reports-profit-rise-nordeas-fall Thu, 17 Jul 2014 18:11:00 +0200 handelsbanken-reports-profit-rise-nordeas-fall Swedish truck manufacturer Scania announced on Friday that it would step up production to meet demand in Europe, after a decline in profits in the second quarter. https://www.thelocal.se/20130720/49172 Sat, 20 Jul 2013 09:32:00 +0200 49172 Swedish home appliance maker Electrolux reported a fall in second quarter profits in the second quarter on Friday, citing difficulties in European markets. https://www.thelocal.se/20130719/49158 Fri, 19 Jul 2013 15:05:00 +0200 49158 Swedish defence firm Saab has reported a dramatic decline in profit, posting a net profit of 11 million kronor ($1.66 million) in the second quarter, down from 732 million in the corresponding period of 2012. https://www.thelocal.se/20130719/49146 Fri, 19 Jul 2013 10:12:00 +0200 49146 Swedish telecom firm Ericsson has reported a net profit of 2.16 billion kronor for the second quarter 2013, news which sent the firm's stock tumbling by almost 5 percent in early trading on Thursday. https://www.thelocal.se/20130718/49124 Thu, 18 Jul 2013 11:19:00 +0200 49124 Sweden's biggest bank Nordea reported a 6.0-percent fall in net profits in the second quarter on Wednesday, blaming the drop on uncertain and volatile markets. https://www.thelocal.se/20130717/49118 Wed, 17 Jul 2013 17:23:00 +0200 49118 Sweden's SKF, the world's biggest maker of industrial bearings, has reported a second quarter profit ahead of analyst forecasts, with stock markets responding positively to the news on Tuesday morning. https://www.thelocal.se/20130716/49086 Tue, 16 Jul 2013 11:31:00 +0200 49086 Swedish heavy vehicle maker Volvo on Thursday posted a quarterly loss of 101 million kronor ($15.3 million), which came as a shock to market analysts who had predicted profits of over 1 billion kronor. https://www.thelocal.se/20130425/47550 Thu, 25 Apr 2013 11:47:00 +0200 47550 The largest Nordic bank, Nordea, on Wednesday posted rising quarterly profit amid falling loan losses that helped it shrug off the effects of lower interest rates and sluggish demand for corporate credit. https://www.thelocal.se/20130424/47532 Wed, 24 Apr 2013 15:21:00 +0200 47532 The largest Nordic bank, Nordea, posted a 19 percent rise in annual profit on Wednesday after it cut jobs and attracted more customers. https://www.thelocal.se/20130130/45910 Wed, 30 Jan 2013 15:01:00 +0100 45910 Swedish construction and civil engineering group Skanska announced Thursday its net profit doubled in the first quarter year-on-year, but its residential sector performed poorly. https://www.thelocal.se/20120510/40760 Thu, 10 May 2012 18:57:00 +0200 40760 Electrolux, a leading global maker of household appliances, posted Thursday a 48-percent plunge in net profit in 2011, as price pressure, high material prices and weak demand hit earnings. https://www.thelocal.se/20120202/38878 Thu, 02 Feb 2012 14:58:00 +0100 38878 Volvo, the world's second-largest truck maker, reported Tuesday a lower-than-expected third quarter profit and forecast a shrinking market in Europe next year but growth in North America. https://www.thelocal.se/20111025/36950 Tue, 25 Oct 2011 13:09:00 +0200 36950 Swedish state-owned energy concern Vattenfall on Thursday announced a massive net loss in the second quarter, blaming the decision in Germany to abandon nuclear power. https://www.thelocal.se/20110728/35214 Thu, 28 Jul 2011 14:15:00 +0200 35214 Swedish telecom equipment maker Ericsson on Thursday reported a 65 percent rise in net profit in the second quarter on the back of strong sales, but its shares dropped by nearly 7 percent as figures fell short of analyst expectations. https://www.thelocal.se/20110721/35074 Thu, 21 Jul 2011 13:51:00 +0200 35074