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 Skånska doesn't only sound different from normal Swedish, it has a whole different vocabulary. Take our quiz to check on how much you've picked up. https://www.thelocal.se/20200910/quiz-how-well-do-you-know-southern-swedish-dialect Thu, 10 Sep 2020 18:35:16 +0200 quiz-how-well-do-you-know-southern-swedish-dialect How well do you know the southern Swedish dialect Scanian (or skånska)? Take The Local's quiz for Members and find out. https://www.thelocal.se/20180427/swedish-for-members-do-you-know-these-southern-swedish-dialect-words Fri, 27 Apr 2018 14:00:05 +0200 swedish-for-members-do-you-know-these-southern-swedish-dialect-words Swedish Finance Minister Magdalena Andersson has expressed anger after it was revealed that some of Sweden's largest multinational corporations pay little or no corporate tax. https://www.thelocal.se/20160607/sweden-sees-red-over-big-business-tax-stunts Tue, 07 Jun 2016 18:18:09 +0200 sweden-sees-red-over-big-business-tax-stunts A consortium led by Swedish construction company Skanska has been picked for a $3.6 billion (30.5 billion kronor) project to modernize New York's LaGuardia Airport, regional transport officials have announced. https://www.thelocal.se/20150529/swedish-firm-wins-huge-new-york-airport-bid Fri, 29 May 2015 09:49:05 +0200 swedish-firm-wins-huge-new-york-airport-bid Swedish engineering giant Skanska has decided to pull out of the South American market after being dragged into a corruption scandal involving the Brazilian oil major Petrobras. https://www.thelocal.se/20141128/skanska-quits-south-america-over-corruption Fri, 28 Nov 2014 08:58:00 +0100 skanska-quits-south-america-over-corruption Swedish construction giant Skanska posted on Friday a rising annual profit for 2013, citing a strong performance in the US and a thundering fourth quarter cash flow. https://www.thelocal.se/20140207/skanska-posts-strong-2013-profits-after-us-boom Fri, 07 Feb 2014 15:02:00 +0100 skanska-posts-strong-2013-profits-after-us-boom Swedish construction firm Skanska has been named in the builder blacklist scandal currently making its way through the British courts, with disgruntled builders demanding compensation after being denied jobs due to union affiliations. https://www.thelocal.se/20130829/49912 Thu, 29 Aug 2013 09:04:00 +0200 49912 Swedish construction and engineering firm Skanska reported higher than expected second quarter profits on Thursday, helped by growth in its US construction operations, but added that competition remains "intense". https://www.thelocal.se/20130718/49134 Thu, 18 Jul 2013 15:51:00 +0200 49134 Swedish construction and civil engineering group Skanska said Thursday its net profit fell by 59 percent to 3.3 billion kronor ($521 million). https://www.thelocal.se/20130207/46060 Thu, 07 Feb 2013 13:43:00 +0100 46060 Swedish builder Skanska posted on Thursday a 23-percent fall in third-quarter net profit as economic uncertainty in Europe weighed on results, but said demand in the US market was picking up. https://www.thelocal.se/20121108/44310 Thu, 08 Nov 2012 12:25:00 +0100 44310 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 Peruvian rebels released 36 construction workers on Saturday, 28 of whom were employed by Swedish construction firm Skanska, bringing an end to a five day hostage drama. https://www.thelocal.se/20120415/40266 Sun, 15 Apr 2012 11:05:00 +0200 40266 The Peruvian government on Friday called for patience and trust from relatives of 36 kidnapped workers, 28 of whom are employed by Swedish construction company Skanska, in its bid to secure their release from leftist guerrillas. https://www.thelocal.se/20120414/40262 Sat, 14 Apr 2012 12:49:00 +0200 40262 The Peruvian government Thursday ruled out negotiating with a leftist guerrilla group demanding a $10 million dollar ransom for 36 workers kidnapped from a Swedish construction firm. https://www.thelocal.se/20120413/40236 Fri, 13 Apr 2012 09:18:00 +0200 40236 Peru has deployed 1,500 troops to cordon off a remote area where 36 gas transportation workers have been taken hostage, allegedly by the Shining Path rebel group, the defense ministry said. https://www.thelocal.se/20120412/40220 Thu, 12 Apr 2012 13:47:00 +0200 40220 Thirty-six workers who provide services to a gas transportation company are being held hostage in Peru by suspected Shining Path guerrillas, one of the companies that employ the workers reported Tuesday. https://www.thelocal.se/20120411/40194 Wed, 11 Apr 2012 11:32:00 +0200 40194 Swedish construction firm Skanska has reported a pre-tax profit of 451 million kronor for the first quarter of 2011, less than half the 936 million kronor posted in the corresponding period of 2010.  https://www.thelocal.se/20110505/33588 Thu, 05 May 2011 11:23:00 +0200 33588 Swedish construction and civil engineering giant Skanska on Thursday posted an increase in sales in the fourth quarter 2011, the first rise since the outbreak of the financial crisis, but full-year profits remained firmly in the red. https://www.thelocal.se/20110210/31956 Thu, 10 Feb 2011 12:25:00 +0100 31956 Swedish construction and engineering group Skanska said Wednesday it would make a €556 million ($730 million) gain from the sale of a 50 percent share in a company that owns a Chilean highway concession. https://www.thelocal.se/20101229/31136 Wed, 29 Dec 2010 11:55:00 +0100 31136 Swedish construction concern Skanska reported a better-than-expected third quarter profit, with the company's CEO adding that it has fared well despite challenging economic circumstances. https://www.thelocal.se/20101104/30016 Thu, 04 Nov 2010 11:49:00 +0100 30016