Vehicle manufacturer Volvo says it has suspended a project with a Russian company to build an armoured combat vehicle due to the ongoing crisis in Ukraine, news agency AFP reports. Renault Trucks Defense, which is owned by Volvo, cancelled its … Read More
About 100 robberies, thefts and violent crimes are closer to being solved after Finnish and Swedish police began sharing DNA database records this week. The collaboration is part of an EU project to combat terrorism and transnational crime. A total … Read More
Sweden’s average hourly labour costs are just over €40 per hour, high enough to land the country at the top of the EU28 charts, according to a new survey. An hour of labour came in at €40.1 (359 kronor) in … Read More
A large-scale break and entry by Greenpeace activists at the Oskarshamn nuclear power station in the south of Sweden in early March cost between 25-30 million kronor (3-4 million euro) according to plant operator OKG. The whopping bill was the … Read More
Sweden gave protection to 53 percent of people claiming asylum in the country last year, significantly higher than the EU average of 34 percent and the highest per capita of all the EU28 countries, figures released yesterday show. The country approved … Read More
One of the Russian businessmen on the US sanctions list has sold his stake in a major energy company to his Swedish partner. In response to the Russian takeover of Crimea, the US has struck at rich and influential people … Read More
Swedish media says crooks from Estonia caused 80 million kronor worth of harm. On October 27th 2010 family of Stefan Bengtsson, a well known entrepreneur in Sweden and co-owner (by 0.66 percent) in fast fashion chain H&M, had a frightening … Read More
Sweden was the worst among its Nordic neighbors at helping entrepreneurs set up new companies, the World Bank has warned. The World Bank looked at how easy it was to set up a new company in countries worldwide and the … Read More
Starting yesterday (Sunday) 1,400 Swedes will take part in a two-week military exercise with Nato member close to the Russian border in northern Norway, newspaper Dagens Nyheter reports. The biannual exercise, called ‘Cold Response’, invites a total of 16,000 soldiers … Read More
Two in five schools in Sweden use commercial cloud services to store data online, despite that the Data Inspection Board says it puts their students’ privacy at risk. According to Swedish Television, SVT, as many as 123 of the country’s … Read More
The Swedish government is threatening to take the European Commission to court, saying the Commission is delaying issuing the criteria needed to prevent the use of endocrine disrupting chemicals (EDC’s) currently found in antibiotic chemicals known as biocides, used in … Read More
The EU forced Swedish wolf hunters to hang up their rifles, but increasingly audacious predators have rural dwellers speaking of torment, injured dogs, clawed livestock, and a ban that disrespects democracy. Farmers and hunters in Sweden are crying foul over a … Read More
A new nuclear waste inspection has revealed rust on every fourth barrel containing radioactive material at one of Swedish energy giant Vattenfall’s nuclear power plants in Germany. While a quarter of the barrels showed some signs of rust, the inspection … Read More
Sweden has seen its largest population increase in nearly 70 years, according to fresh figures from Statistics Sweden, which explained that the reason for the growth in 2013 was significant immigration from countries in turmoil, among others Syria and Somalia. Immigration was … Read More
At least three people in Sweden have died from a new wave of swine flu and experts are worried that more fatalities are on the way. Northern Sweden has been the hardest hit. Just over 500 people in Sweden have … Read More
Sweden ranks number one in the world in a new measure of economic growth and development, maintaining the country’s hold on the top spot despite the global financial crisis. The ranking, compiled by accountancy firm PwC, is based on a … Read More
Swedish researchers have warned smokers and lung cancer patients that taking vitamins may help the growth of tumours, a study published Wednesday revealed. People who smoke or have lung cancer should think twice about taking vitamin supplements, according to a … Read More
Increased sales of four-wheel drive vehicles is threatening Sweden from reaching its envrionmental goals for automobiles, according to the Swedish Transport Administration. According to the Transport Administration the number of four-wheel drive cars on the roads is increasing. “Never before have … Read More
Four new wind parks, to be built in southern Sweden, will power internet giant Google’s data center in Finland. The Swedish wind power company Eolus has signed a 10 year contract with Google. Eolus vice president and head of sales … Read More
Swedish moist snuff, commonly known as snus, can increase the risk of mothers giving birth to babies with a cleft palate, a new review of the condition has revealed. Researchers at Karolinska institutet and Uppsala University looked at almost one … Read More
