Saturday 28th January, 2012
Employment increases slightly in Sweden
The number of employed has increased slightly in the country, authorities said. The number of employed persons aged 15 to 74 in Sweden in December 2011 indicated a slight increase, according to a ...
Abba to release unheard song with deluxe edition of final album
Pop legends Abba are set to release an unheard demo on a deluxe edition of their final album, 'The Visitors'. The unreleased track, 'From A Twinkling Star To A Passing Angel', marks the first time ...
Scandinavian for great design
It could be a ballsy belief in human capital. It certainly involves an impressive investment in research and development. It doesn’t hurt that it embraces richly financed educational and ...
Sweden repays bankrupt Saab's EIB loan, bidders circle
General SourcesSTOCKHOLM (Reuters) - Sweden's Debt Office has paid back loans the European Investment Bank made to Saab, making the Nordic country the bankrupt car company's biggest creditor and ...
EU Commission: Go ahead, Sony, own 'Sony Ericsson'
CNetnod from the European Commission this week removes one more impediment for Sony to dissolve its mobile partnership with Ericsson and assume full ...
Volvo Rents acquires Midwest Aerials & Equipment
St. Louis Business JournalFollow this company . Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Midwest is an aerial platform and rental company with locations here and in Kansas City, Springfield, Mo., and in Bloomington, ...
A girl's Nordic fairy tale weekend in Stockholm
The National"Listen, princess," said my uncle. "There's your life before kids and then your life after them. You'll just have to get used to it." And so I compliantly left my fine ...
Four arrested for human trafficking
Stockholm NewsThe Norwegian police have arrested four people with Albanian origin who is believed to have organized human trafficking with Sweden and Norway as transit countries. The United Kingdom was the final ...
Raoul Wallenberg remembered in Stockholm
Stockholm NewsToday is the International Holocaust Remembrance Day. This is also the year when the Swedish diplomat Raoul Wallenberg, who saved thousands of Hungarian Jews from the Nazis, would have turned ...
Unreleased ABBA track on new album
KRQEIn this June 14, 1974 file photo, Swedish pop group ABBA, Bjorn Ulvaeus, back left, Benny Andersson, back right, Agnetha Faltskog, front left, and Anni-Frid Lyngstad are shown. (AP Photo, ...
Fashion agenda: Stockholm, Madrid and Copenhagen Fashion Weeks
General SourcesWith New York Fashion Week just around the corner, some of Europe's smaller-scale fashion weeks including Stockholm and Copenhagen will be setting the tone in the coming week. All eyes will be ...
Diary 129: A Month of London, Stockholm and Uddevalla; Such Inspirations & Loveliness
General SourcesLate December I went home to Sweden. First to Stockholm and then to my home town Uddevalla for Christmas:). In Stockholm I went around Djurgarden each morning (images 1&2, the view from coming ...
Sweden can support EU pact, with terms: parliament
General Sources) - Sweden's parliament on Friday gave as expected the government a green light to support the eurozone pact on fiscal discipline at an EU summit next week, as long as certain terms are met. ...
Journalists share Sweden's Olof Palme Prize
Euro NewsTwo journalists will share Sweden’s Olof Palme Prize for what the jury called their ';tireless and lonely struggle for the benefit of others';. Roberto Saviano and Lydia Cacho have ...
Group slams English name for Swedish region
The LocalA Swedish language preservation network has blasted plans by the "Twin Cities of Sweden" to market their common metropolitan area using the name of a small town in ...
Sweden can back eurozone pact: Riksdag
General SourcesReinfeldt was free to negotiate terms with Brussels for joining the pact. With its blessing, the committee formalized the mandate the minority centre-right government received when it reached a ...
Ukraine draws Sweden, France and England for Euro 2012
General SourcesDec 2, 2011 at 20:00 | Mark Rachkevych Ukraine will face Sweden, France and England in next year’s European soccer championship, today’s Euro 2012 final draw in Kyiv announced. The blue ...
ABBA to release song after two decades
NDTVLondon: They ruled the music scene in the 1970s and now the legendary Swedish band ABBA is releasing a never-before-heard number "Twinkling Star to a Passing angel" after almost two ...
Woman fined for crotch grab assault
The LocalFacebook account to indicate he was gay and then later attacked him by grabbing his testicles and biting him has been convicted for the assault by a court in southern ...
Social Democrats might accept the euro-pact
Stockholm NewsThere is now a broad political agreement that Sweden should join the proposed euro pact, provided the government is successful in the negotiations. The Social Democrats previously said no but now ...
Ice hockey derby was delayed
Stockholm NewsThe Stockholm ice hockey derby between AIK and Djurgården last night was delayed with 30 minutes due to problems on the stands. Some supporters from both teams clashed with police officers. ...
Politicians Shouldn’t Pressure ECB on Losses, Sweden’s Borg Says
General SourcesJan. 27 (Bloomberg) -- Politicians shouldn’t pressure the European Central Bank to join private creditors in taking losses on Greek debt, Swedish Finance Minister Anders Borg ...
End of the road for Shaw Saab in Norwell
Business JournalAfter 44 years under the same family's ownership, the Shaw Saab dealership in Norwell will close next Friday, a victim of Saab's bankruptcy filing in Sweden last month and the blocking of ...
Northern lights over Sweden: a sampler
The LocalIn case you missed the spectacular northern lights display that had the skies above Sweden glowing earlier this week, The Local has collected a few video clips that aptly capture the awe-inspiring ...
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