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 man has been arrested in Finland over a bomb threat on a plane taking off from Stockholm’s Arlanda airport. The alert has now been lifted. https://www.thelocal.se/20150611/man-arrested-over-arlanda-bomb-threat Thu, 11 Jun 2015 13:32:08 +0200 man-arrested-over-arlanda-bomb-threat A company owned by scandal-hit Swedish industry giant SCA is suspected of having been part of two secret cartels to push up the price of, among other things, toilet paper and diapers in Colombia, according to a Swedish newspaper. https://www.thelocal.se/20150519/swedish-firm-sca-in-colombian-diaper-probe Tue, 19 May 2015 09:52:50 +0200 swedish-firm-sca-in-colombian-diaper-probe A major corporate scandal involving the “excessive” use of private jets claimed a fresh victim on Monday as the main owners of investment giant Industrivärden blocked the under-fire CEO Anders Nyrén from taking over as chairman. https://www.thelocal.se/20150427/next-head-rolls-in-swedens-private-jets-scandal Mon, 27 Apr 2015 12:19:41 +0200 next-head-rolls-in-swedens-private-jets-scandal The CEO of Swedish banking giant Nordea is under investigation for taking free hunting trips, weeks after a similar scandal forced the resignation of another leading Swedish businessman. https://www.thelocal.se/20150202/finance-authority-probes-swedish-bank-giant-over-hunting-trips Mon, 02 Feb 2015 18:39:00 +0100 finance-authority-probes-swedish-bank-giant-over-hunting-trips The Volvo Ocean Race is one of the toughest sporting challenges known to man. For SCA this journey started in 2012 when the Swedish hygiene and forest products company decided to participate with an all-female crew, Team SCA. This is the first all-female entry in this epic race since 2002. https://www.thelocal.se/20141014/all-female-team-sca-hold-pole-position-in-volvo-ocean-race-tlccu Tue, 14 Oct 2014 10:41:00 +0200 all-female-team-sca-hold-pole-position-in-volvo-ocean-race-tlccu Swedish paper group Svenska Cellulosa (SCA) said on Wednesday that it was geared to make acquisitions in emerging economies such as Latin America, Eastern Europe and Eurasia. https://www.thelocal.se/20140115/swedish-paper-group-sca Wed, 15 Jan 2014 13:57:00 +0100 swedish-paper-group-sca Swedish forestry companies have come under fire over accusations they use migrant workers from Africa to plant trees for low pay, with many ending up broke and stranded in Sweden. https://www.thelocal.se/20130123/45768 Wed, 23 Jan 2013 09:53:00 +0100 45768 Swedish hygiene and forestry products company SCA (Svenska Cellulosa Aktiebolaget) is cutting 1,500 jobs in a bid to save billions of kronor, the company revealed in Stockholm on Monday. https://www.thelocal.se/20121105/44240 Mon, 05 Nov 2012 13:10:00 +0100 44240 Swedish paper firm SCA said Thursday that it had placed a 12.6 billion kronor ($1.9 billion) bid to purchase the European tissue wing of US pulp and paper company Georgia-Pacific, a firm owned by Tea Party movement financiers David and Charles Koch. https://www.thelocal.se/20111110/37282 Thu, 10 Nov 2011 15:02:00 +0100 37282 Swedish insurance executive Rickard Gustafson, current head of Codan/Trygg-Hansa, has been named the new chief executive of SAS, the Scandinavian airline announced on Thursday. https://www.thelocal.se/20100916/29048 Thu, 16 Sep 2010 14:47:00 +0200 29048 Swedish paper maker SCA planned to shutter 11 factories and cut 2,200 European jobs, the company announced on Tuesday. https://www.thelocal.se/20090428/19128 Tue, 28 Apr 2009 16:23:00 +0200 19128 Swedish paper group Svenska Cellulosa (SCA) on Tuesday reported its second quarter net profit rose 18.9 percent to 1.57 billion kronor (171.12 million euros, 236 million dollars), boosted by stronger operating margins, with packaging operations showing sharply improved profitability. https://www.thelocal.se/20070724/7982 Tue, 24 Jul 2007 18:46:00 +0200 7982 Two crew members on a German ship docked in a Swedish port have died due to oxygen deprivation. https://www.thelocal.se/20070523/7393 Wed, 23 May 2007 22:19:00 +0200 7393 The Swedish group Svenska Cellulosa AB (SCA) said Monday it had acquired the European paper products division of Procter and Gamble of the United States for €512 million ($674,000). https://www.thelocal.se/20070312/6666 Mon, 12 Mar 2007 15:26:00 +0100 6666 Swedish paper and packaging company, SCA AB, said it has purchased the remaining 7.5 percent of shares in SCA Packaging Asia (formerly Central Package Group) for about 45 million Swedish kronor. https://www.thelocal.se/20061227/5920 Wed, 27 Dec 2006 19:52:00 +0100 5920 Swedish paper and packaging company Svenska Cellulosa AB, perhaps best known as an international paper towel supplier, has announced a 25 percent rise in second quarter pretax profits, compared to the same period last year. https://www.thelocal.se/20060725/4423 Tue, 25 Jul 2006 21:26:00 +0200 4423 Forestry company SCA has decided to implement a sweeping cost-cutting programme which will result in the loss of 3,600 jobs. The package of cuts is expected to lead to annual savings of around 1.6 billion kronor. https://www.thelocal.se/20050825/1957-5 Thu, 25 Aug 2005 15:02:00 +0200 1957-5