After meetings with executives from General Motors and Ford, a Swedish government official reiterated that the state had no intention of buying Saab and Volvo. READ »
Data gathered during Sweden’s mid-December earthquake shows that cows in Skåne barely noticed the shaking beneath their feet, disappointing researchers who suspected the animals had an innate ability to detect natural disasters. READ »
A prominent Social Democrat likened Israel to apartheid South Africa and Nazi Germany in calling for a boycott of Sweden’s upcoming Davis Cup tennis match against the Middle Eastern country. READ »
The risk of being infected by HIV may be determined by the presence of a molecule in a person’s blood cells, according to a discovery made by Swedish scientists working as part of an international research team. READ »
After a few turbulent months, apartment prices in central Stockholm finally crept back upwards in December. READ »
Snowmobile accidents claimed eighteen lives in Sweden in 2008. With an estimated two thirds of deaths caused by excessive alcohol intake, interest groups have begun calling for the more widespread use of alcohol locks. READ »
A 29-year-old former American Express employee has received a three year jail sentence after she was found guilty of paying for 121 luxury holidays with customers' credit cards. READ »
Assistance from the Swedish state is the only way Saab Automobile can bring any new models to market, a General Motors (GM) executive said over the weekend. READ »
Swedish-Finnish telecommunications operator TeliaSonera gave notice to 1,200 employees in Sweden on Monday as part of the firm's ongoing "efficiency measures". READ »
New Wave Group, owner of famed Swedish glassmaker Orrefors Kosta Boda, announced on Monday it will cut an addition 200 jobs at three glass plants in Sweden in a further effort to avoid bankruptcy. READ »
Wine merchant Mark Majzner is angered by his treatment at the hands of Sweden's powerful cooperative union after a lucrative deal fell through at the eleventh hour. READ »
Learning Swedish is a noble pursuit. When in Rome and all that. But mastering the majority mother tongue is only the beginning, as many more languages loom large on the horizon, writes Alec Forss. READ »
How many years does it take before Sweden's quirky Christmas traditions start to get irksome? Eight, says Mark Majzner. READ »
What's on in Sweden: January 9th - 15th. The Stranglers and Lindy Hop in Stockholm; Manfred Mann and Belgian electronica in Gothenburg; Future Cop! in Malmö. READ »
Time to shake off that post-Christmas lethargy and get out and about in Sweden’s main cities this weekend. READ »
As 2008 draws to a close, The Local takes a look back at some of the stories that caught our attention over the last twelve months. READ »
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