The Local Sweden

'Nip the virus in the bud': How Germany showed Europe the way on coronavirus testing

Fri, 26 Jun 2020 14:22:57 +0200

It’s taken other countries in Europe months to develop an adequate coronavirus testing regime needed to combat the pandemic. Rachel Stern examines how Germany managed it much sooner and how the country continues to lead the way.

Does Volvo's latest report suggest there's trouble down the road?

Wed, 24 Apr 2019 14:05:24 +0200

Swedish truck maker Volvo Group said sales and profits grew in the first quarter, but orders for its trucks fell by over a third.

Why Nasa is testing these Swedish mini-drones

Tue, 01 Nov 2016 12:09:50 +0100

A Swedish company's miniature drones have caught the attention of US space agency Nasa thanks to their groundbreaking autonomous positioning technology.

Show of support for tech talent told to leave Sweden

Tue, 04 Oct 2016 10:30:03 +0200

Over a hundred entrepreneurs and supporters gathered at the Stockholm Chamber of Commerce on Monday to throw their weight behind a developer who has been told to leave Sweden because of an administrative error.

Startup heavyweights back tech ace told to leave Sweden

Mon, 26 Sep 2016 13:47:33 +0200

Major names in the tech community have rallied behind a developer who was told he must leave Sweden within a month due to an admin error made by his former employer.

'World class' developer told to leave Sweden over admin slip

Fri, 23 Sep 2016 14:09:18 +0200

A 'world class' developer working for a Stockholm startup has been told that he only has three weeks left in Sweden because of an administrative error made by a previous employer.

Swedes most worried about organized crime

Sun, 13 Jan 2013 13:00:00 +0100

Sweden's defence and security elite gathers for three days of debating, dining and skiing amid reports that a majority of Swedes believe organized crime is the biggest security threat.

Teaching the 'wild man' of Swedish rock how to speak English

Tue, 25 Oct 2011 12:06:00 +0200

When Irishman Morty McCarthy came to Sweden for love a decade ago, he had no idea he'd end up teaching English to folically flamboyant Swedish rock n'roller Magnus Uggla live on national radio, The Local's Geoff Mortimore explains.

YouTube 'game' sends Swedish teen to hospital

Sat, 03 Sep 2011 12:10:00 +0200

Classmates threw flammable fluids on a 14 year-old boy in Trollhättan, in southern Sweden, and then lit a match. The highly dangerous 'game' ended with the boy being severely burned, and taken to the hospital.

Sweden spied on CIA 'terror flights': report

Fri, 24 Apr 2009 11:04:00 +0200

The government led by former Prime Minister Göran Persson knew that Sweden was used as a transit destination for clandestine CIA flights transporting suspected terrorists, according to a report in the Expressen newspaper on Friday.

Sweden named most innovative country

Fri, 15 Feb 2008 17:26:00 +0100

Sweden has once again topped a survey measuring innovation performance among several industrialized countries, but a top official from Sweden’s innovation community cautioned against reading too much into the figures.