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 The Malmö company behind the premium smartwatch brand Kronaby has filed for bankruptcy after an abrupt shift in strategy at its Chinese backers. https://www.thelocal.se/20190208/malm-company-behind-kronaby-watches-files-for-bankruptcy Fri, 08 Feb 2019 11:08:38 +0100 malm-company-behind-kronaby-watches-files-for-bankruptcy Sweden's hottest Hollywood star Joel Kinnaman is the latest name to emerge from a Wikileaks' publication of over 170,000 internal Sony Pictures emails stolen in a massive hacker attack last year, alongside one of the Pirate Bay founders and information about the fourth book in the famous Swedish Millennium series. https://www.thelocal.se/20150417/swedish-robocop-star-in-wikileaks-email-scandal Fri, 17 Apr 2015 17:43:44 +0200 swedish-robocop-star-in-wikileaks-email-scandal UPDATED: Swedish telecom giant Ericsson is set to cut 2,200 jobs in Sweden, the company has announced in a press release. https://www.thelocal.se/20150311/ericsson-to-slash-2200-jobs-in-sweden Wed, 11 Mar 2015 11:23:48 +0100 ericsson-to-slash-2200-jobs-in-sweden UPDATED: Nearly half of the work force at Sony Mobile's facility in Lund, Sweden, will be laid off in a money-saving move, the company confirmed at a press conference on Monday afternoon. https://www.thelocal.se/20150309/sony-to-slash-1000-jobs-in-southern-sweden Mon, 09 Mar 2015 14:05:56 +0100 sony-to-slash-1000-jobs-in-southern-sweden Sony said Thursday it would chop 15 percent of the workforce at its struggling mobile phone unit and move its headquarters to Tokyo from Sweden as the Japanese consumer electronics giant slashes costs. https://www.thelocal.se/20120823/42788 Thu, 23 Aug 2012 16:09:00 +0200 42788 The Swedish telecommunications equipment maker Ericsson posted Wednesday a first quarter net profit that was more than double the level recorded a year earlier, owing to a major one-off divestment. https://www.thelocal.se/20120425/40466 Wed, 25 Apr 2012 12:18:00 +0200 40466 Sony Mobile in Lund announced it was laying off 149 employees on Tuesday, after initial warnings that staff numbers would have to be cut down following Sony's purchase of its joint venture with Swedish telecom giant Ericsson in February. https://www.thelocal.se/20120327/39924 Tue, 27 Mar 2012 18:02:00 +0200 39924 Ericsson on announced a worse-than-expected 73 percent drop in its fourth quarter net profits, sending shares in the Swedish telecom giant plummeting in Wednesday morning trading. https://www.thelocal.se/20120125/38712 Wed, 25 Jan 2012 10:49:00 +0100 38712 Mobile phone manufacturer Sony Ericsson said Thursday that intense competition hit fourth quarter sales hard and forced the company to post a loss of €247 million ($318 million) for the year. https://www.thelocal.se/20120119/38592 Thu, 19 Jan 2012 13:05:00 +0100 38592 Sony on Tuesday launched its first mobile handsets without the “Sony Ericsson” brand name at an electronics show in Las Vegas, marking a symbolic end to the company's ten year collaboration with the Swedish telecoms giant. https://www.thelocal.se/20120110/38430 Tue, 10 Jan 2012 16:38:00 +0100 38430 Japanese electronics giant Sony hopes to work more closely with Swedish joint venture partner Ericsson on smart phone products, senior executive Kazuo Hirai said on Friday, describing rumours of Sony buying the Ericsson stake as "speculation". https://www.thelocal.se/20111021/36876 Fri, 21 Oct 2011 09:44:00 +0200 36876 Swedish telecom equipment maker Ericsson on Thursday reported a six-percent jump in third quarter net profit to 3.8 billion kronor ($570 million) in line with analyst expectations. https://www.thelocal.se/20111020/36862 Thu, 20 Oct 2011 14:21:00 +0200 36862 Mobile phone manufacturer Sony Ericsson on Friday said it broke even in the third quarter due to a declining sales environment in Europe. https://www.thelocal.se/20111014/36752 Fri, 14 Oct 2011 17:25:00 +0200 36752 In a push to enhance its smartphone business, Japan's Sony is nearing a deal to buy out Swedish telecom firm Ericsson's stake in their mobile phone joint venture, according to the Wall Street Journal. https://www.thelocal.se/20111007/36600 Fri, 07 Oct 2011 11:35:00 +0200 36600 The enduring popularity of Abba shows little sign of abating in the 21st century, with news that a new dance based video game is set for release as software giants around the world limber up for the lucrative Christmas rush. https://www.thelocal.se/20111002/36480 Sun, 02 Oct 2011 11:03:00 +0200 36480 Swedish music streaming service Spotify said Tuesday it had reached one million paying users, a number that has doubled in under a year but still represents fewer than one out of six Spotify users. https://www.thelocal.se/20110308/32472 Tue, 08 Mar 2011 18:07:00 +0100 32472 Swedish online music service Spotify has inked its first United States distribution deal, bringing the popular music service one step closer to the desktops and mobile phones of US-based listeners. https://www.thelocal.se/20110121/31568 Fri, 21 Jan 2011 16:55:00 +0100 31568 The Larz Kristerz orchestra waltzed away as champion of the hard-fought Dansbandskampen talent show on Saturday night, effectively claiming the title of Swedish dance band of the year. https://www.thelocal.se/20081221/16502 Sun, 21 Dec 2008 19:29:00 +0100 16502 Sony Pictures in Sweden has employed methods worthy of James Bond in an attempt to protect against the pirating of Quantum of Solace. https://www.thelocal.se/20081105/15478 Wed, 05 Nov 2008 15:50:00 +0100 15478 Given a choice, Swedish students would most like to work for search engine giant Google, a new study has shown. https://www.thelocal.se/20080411/11052 Fri, 11 Apr 2008 16:31:00 +0200 11052