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 A Swedish Lego lover has put his 300 kilo prize collection of building blocks up for sale for 75,000 kronor ($11,500) in a bid to avoid the wrath of his wife. https://www.thelocal.se/20140504/swede-puts-lego-up-for-sale-to-save-marriage Sun, 04 May 2014 09:36:00 +0200 swede-puts-lego-up-for-sale-to-save-marriage Sweden's ruling minority Alliance coalition may lose yet another vote in parliament after the Sweden Democrats announced their intention to support a motion tabled by the Social Democrats and Green Party to stop or restrict the sale of state-owned enterprises. https://www.thelocal.se/20110121/31564 Fri, 21 Jan 2011 13:12:00 +0100 31564 Shares in Scandinavian airline SAS jumped nearly 10 percent on Tuesday, adding to sharp gains as speculation grew that its state owners are moving to sell the carrier. https://www.thelocal.se/20110104/31256 Tue, 04 Jan 2011 18:35:00 +0100 31256 Sweden's SEB bank on Tuesday posted higher-than-expected second quarter profits and said it had "turned the page" in the Baltic countries, where it had been heavily exposed to the financial crisis. https://www.thelocal.se/20100713/27764 Tue, 13 Jul 2010 15:57:00 +0200 27764 The board of embattled financial concern HQ Bank, including founder Mats Qviberg, have resigned a day after the bank announced the extent of the losses incurred by the closure of its trading portfolio. https://www.thelocal.se/20100630/27528 Wed, 30 Jun 2010 16:43:00 +0200 27528 Swedish free newspaper publisher, Metro International has announced the sale of its Greek arm due to the parlous economic situation in the country, which has hit advertising revenues. https://www.thelocal.se/20100625/27450 Fri, 25 Jun 2010 18:00:00 +0200 27450 Green Party spokesman Peter Eriksson believes that state power company Vattenfall is a major problem and is willing to sell off parts of the company. https://www.thelocal.se/20100618/27318 Fri, 18 Jun 2010 19:14:00 +0200 27318 Swedish investment firm Öresund has been has been authorized by the Financial Supervisory Authority (Finansinspektionen - FI) to buy its investment fund operation HQ Fonder. https://www.thelocal.se/20100614/27214 Mon, 14 Jun 2010 17:35:00 +0200 27214 The Christian Democrats believe the government should continue selling off state-owned companies. https://www.thelocal.se/20100610/27148 Thu, 10 Jun 2010 16:12:00 +0200 27148 Financial services group HQ must immediately strengthen its finances and will temporarily sell its fund management company HQ Fonder to its principal owner Öresund for 850 million kronor ($105.07 million). https://www.thelocal.se/20100608/27110 Tue, 08 Jun 2010 20:12:00 +0200 27110 SAS has reached an agreement with the Estonian government to sell its 49 percent stake in Estonian Air. https://www.thelocal.se/20100604/27048 Fri, 04 Jun 2010 19:10:00 +0200 27048 The Swedish National Debt Office's (Riksgälden) controversial takeover of investment bank Carnegie in 2008 has been given the green light by the European Commission. https://www.thelocal.se/20100514/26646 Fri, 14 May 2010 17:48:00 +0200 26646 SEB Group has confirmed it is talking to potential buyers regarding the sale of its German retail banking business. https://www.thelocal.se/20100514/26636 Fri, 14 May 2010 11:32:00 +0200 26636 Higher interest rates and rising prices for food and fuel put pressure on Sweden’s building materials and electronics sales in June, but the overall retail sales picture remains strong, according to new statistics. https://www.thelocal.se/20080729/13354 Tue, 29 Jul 2008 23:25:00 +0200 13354