Provides the latest RSS feeds for Sweden News. For more headlines on Breaking, National, Business, Finance, Sports and World News, visit our home page Stockholm News.net http://www.stockholmnews.net/index.php/cat/2855359589592863/ en-us Wed, 19 Jun 2013 21:25:54 -0400 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 21:25:54 -0400 30 The amount of applause an audience gives after a performance is a "contagious" chain reaction where people are influenced by one another, and do not depend on the quality of the performance, a Swedish study has found. Scientists from the University of Uppsala have found that it takes a few people to start clapping for the applause to spread through a group, BBC reported. It similarly takes just ... http://www.stockholmnews.net/index.php/sid/215293893/scat/2855359589592863 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 08:30:01 -0400 http://www.stockholmnews.net/index.php/sid/215293893/scat/2855359589592863 A patient in a Swedish hospital who had no relatives died in the intensive care unit and the body was then left in a visitation room for days, officials said. A deceased patient is customarily left in a visitation room at the Orebro University Hospital in Orebro for as long as six hours and is then brought to a pathologist, but the body wasn't discovered until five days later when another ... http://www.stockholmnews.net/index.php/sid/215307123/scat/2855359589592863 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 17:38:46 -0400 http://www.stockholmnews.net/index.php/sid/215307123/scat/2855359589592863 UEFA Women's EURO on Twitter Sweden made the perfect start at the Sderstadion when Nilla Fischer headed in an Antonia Gransson corner in the sixth minute, and the two combined to produce the best of the home side's other chances in the game. However, the finals hosts were pegged back when Andressa levelled from the penalty spot.Sweden's strong start included not only the opening ... http://www.stockholmnews.net/index.php/sid/215305839/scat/2855359589592863 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 17:06:20 -0400 http://www.stockholmnews.net/index.php/sid/215305839/scat/2855359589592863 The 19-year-old has joined the Black Cats from IFK Goteborg for an undisclosed fee and has signed a four-year contract. Sweden Under-19 international Karlsson began his career at IFK Mariestad, but left for Goteborg, for whom he has made 10 appearances this season, in 2010 and picked up a Swedish Cup winners' medal last month. He will go into the development squad along with fellow new ... http://www.stockholmnews.net/index.php/sid/215304779/scat/2855359589592863 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 15:47:53 -0400 http://www.stockholmnews.net/index.php/sid/215304779/scat/2855359589592863 A glass-enclosed area in downtown Falkoping, Sweden, giving alcoholics and drug users a place to socialize, was proposed and then tabled by local politicians. The proposal by two members of the Moderate Party called for a space akin to a bus shelter in the central square of the village of 13,000 where addicts could spend time with each other, not feel isolated from society and lessen their ... http://www.stockholmnews.net/index.php/sid/215304697/scat/2855359589592863 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 15:19:58 -0400 http://www.stockholmnews.net/index.php/sid/215304697/scat/2855359589592863 NSA Director Gen. Keith Alexander testifies before the House Select Intelligence Committee on the NSA's PRISM program during a hearing in Washington, D.C., on June 18, 2013. (Saul Loeb/AFP/Getty Images) (SAUL LOEB) PARIS - In 2007, Belgian police were keeping close watch ... http://www.stockholmnews.net/index.php/sid/215304780/scat/2855359589592863 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 15:18:27 -0400 http://www.stockholmnews.net/index.php/sid/215304780/scat/2855359589592863 STOCKHOLM (AFP) - Iceland said Wednesday it has held informal talks with an intermediary of US intelligence leaker Edward Snowden who reportedly may want to seek political asylum there."A representative of his has, to my knowledge... had some informal discussions with some employees of a couple of ministries, but no formal discussions," Prime Minister Sigmundur David Gunnlaugsson said ... http://www.stockholmnews.net/index.php/sid/215303555/scat/2855359589592863 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 14:27:39 -0400 http://www.stockholmnews.net/index.php/sid/215303555/scat/2855359589592863 London, June 19 : WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has said that he has been advised by his lawyers to not leave the Ecuadorian embassy even if Sweden drops charges against him fearing US extradition on espionage ... http://www.stockholmnews.net/index.php/sid/215301917/scat/2855359589592863 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 13:36:02 -0400 http://www.stockholmnews.net/index.php/sid/215301917/scat/2855359589592863 STOCKHOLM: Sweden has sold nearly half its remaining stake in Nordea, the region's biggest bank, raising US$3.0 billion (RM9.48 billion) which will be used to pay down debt as the centre-right government heads into an election next year. Sweden sold 260 million Nordea shares, raised from an original goal set on Tuesday of 230 million, due to what it called strong investor demand for the ... http://www.stockholmnews.net/index.php/sid/215302198/scat/2855359589592863 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 13:19:32 -0400 http://www.stockholmnews.net/index.php/sid/215302198/scat/2855359589592863 , in fact, be extradited from Sweden to Denmark to face prosecution for hacking offenses – as long as he’s not already been imprisoned in his home country for completely separate hacking offenses committed in Sweden. Clearly, for Gottfrid Svartholm Warg, being partly responsible for one of the most well-known hubs of pirated media and material wasn’t enough of an online ... http://www.stockholmnews.net/index.php/sid/215302199/scat/2855359589592863 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 13:19:23 -0400 http://www.stockholmnews.net/index.php/sid/215302199/scat/2855359589592863 LOS ANGELES — A homeless woman has been convicted of second-degree murder in the death of an 84-year-old woman who was pushed off a Los Angeles train platform. Jackkqueline Pogue was found guilty late Tuesday shortly after her case was submitted to a jury. Pogue's lawyer said during the trial that she was an unmedicated schizophrenic who had been released from a hospital three days ... http://www.stockholmnews.net/index.php/sid/215300266/scat/2855359589592863 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 12:18:03 -0400 http://www.stockholmnews.net/index.php/sid/215300266/scat/2855359589592863 consumer confidence improved and unemployment declined, damping speculation the central bank will cut interest rates further. Sweden's currency strengthened versus all 16 of its major counterparts after a government research institute said the Riksbank will keep its benchmark interest rate at 1 percent this year as the economy improves. Investors should bet the krona will appreciate to ... http://www.stockholmnews.net/index.php/sid/215298192/scat/2855359589592863 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 10:55:45 -0400 http://www.stockholmnews.net/index.php/sid/215298192/scat/2855359589592863 STOCKHOLM, June 19 | Wed Jun 19, 2013 10:48am EDT STOCKHOLM, June 19 (Reuters) - Finnish insurance group Sampo held back from buying more shares in biggest Nordic bank Nordea during a sale of stock by the Swedish state, a Sampo spokesman said on Wednesday. The Swedish government earlier completed a sale of 260 million shares at 75 crowns each to raise $3.0 billion. Sampo is the biggest ... http://www.stockholmnews.net/index.php/sid/215300042/scat/2855359589592863 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 10:48:39 -0400 http://www.stockholmnews.net/index.php/sid/215300042/scat/2855359589592863 That page doesn't exist. If you have followed a link from an email, the link itself may have got chopped off halfway by your email service. 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When the Ethical Council identifies a breach of convention, it often indicates that a company has failed to acknowledge ... http://www.stockholmnews.net/index.php/sid/215296499/scat/2855359589592863 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 09:29:04 -0400 http://www.stockholmnews.net/index.php/sid/215296499/scat/2855359589592863 The Second Swedish National Pension Fund/AP2 has recorded a sharp fall in its market worth for 2008, amounting to a return of -24 per cent on net assets. The return value, SEK -55.1bn, meant the Fund’s capital assets totalled SEK 173.3bn at the end of December 2008, and had a net inflow of SEK 0.9bn. The capital asset value was SEK 54.2bn lower than in 2007. The drop has been ... http://www.stockholmnews.net/index.php/sid/215296501/scat/2855359589592863 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 09:28:57 -0400 http://www.stockholmnews.net/index.php/sid/215296501/scat/2855359589592863 Holdings in companies that market cluster weapons are to be sold by the Second Swedish National Pension Fund (AP2) and Forsta AP-fonden (AP1). The decisions have been made on the recommendation by the Ethical Council of the Swedish National Pension Funds, a convention endorsed by Sweden in May 2008, and the First to Fourth Swedish National Pension Funds have been advised to exclude ... http://www.stockholmnews.net/index.php/sid/215296503/scat/2855359589592863 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 09:28:32 -0400 http://www.stockholmnews.net/index.php/sid/215296503/scat/2855359589592863 Nordic countries are facing an economic slowdown as stronger inflation and higher interest rates begin to take their toll, says Nordic and Baltic financial services group, Nordea. Economists at Nordea have predicted that these sluggish economies will not pick up until 2010, and warned that there are clear signs that the unemployment rate will rise in the future. Nordea’s ... http://www.stockholmnews.net/index.php/sid/215296651/scat/2855359589592863 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 09:28:27 -0400 http://www.stockholmnews.net/index.php/sid/215296651/scat/2855359589592863 Reducing operational risk and increasing support for new products were among the key concerns for Nordic institutional investors surveyed as part of a recent White Paper published by BNY Mellon Asset Servicing. The ... http://www.stockholmnews.net/index.php/sid/215296517/scat/2855359589592863 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 09:28:06 -0400 http://www.stockholmnews.net/index.php/sid/215296517/scat/2855359589592863 Swedish pension fund AP7 will sell all its holdings in companies making cluster bombs and nuclear weapons. The move by AP7, one of seven state-owned pension funds in Sweden, means holdings in Airbus parent EADS and US-based Lockheed Martin Corp. and General Dynamics Corp. will be sold. AP7 manages pension savings worth around 90bn kroner (about $15bn). The move follows news in April ... http://www.stockholmnews.net/index.php/sid/215296507/scat/2855359589592863 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 09:28:02 -0400 http://www.stockholmnews.net/index.php/sid/215296507/scat/2855359589592863 Swedish pension companies were given favourable evaluations by The Swedish Financial Supervisory Authority, Finansinspektionen (FI), in the Q2 2007 traffic light report. No insurance companies received a red light during that period, while pension companies as a whole – including life insurance companies and occupational pension funds – showed a larger margin to the red light ... http://www.stockholmnews.net/index.php/sid/215296652/scat/2855359589592863 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 09:27:47 -0400 http://www.stockholmnews.net/index.php/sid/215296652/scat/2855359589592863 Sweden’s AP1 – one of the buffer funds assigned by the Swedish Parliament to manage the Swedish people’s pension funds – has posted strong performance figures in both absolute and relative terms for the first half of 2007. The Forsta AP-fonden, which manages assets with a value of SEK 221bn, reported a total return on net assets of 6.3%, which is equal to SEK 1.3 bn ... http://www.stockholmnews.net/index.php/sid/215296653/scat/2855359589592863 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 09:27:46 -0400 http://www.stockholmnews.net/index.php/sid/215296653/scat/2855359589592863 The European Commission opened an in-depth probe on Wednesday to see if state aid given to Scandinavian Airlines by Sweden and Denmark conformed to EU ... http://www.stockholmnews.net/index.php/sid/215294865/scat/2855359589592863 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 08:57:48 -0400 http://www.stockholmnews.net/index.php/sid/215294865/scat/2855359589592863 (57 mins ago) US President Barack Obama said US spies were not ';rifling'' through emails of Germans, French or American citizens, as he defended the National Security Agency’s secret surveillance programmes that have come under fire after being exposed. Speaking in Berlin, Obama defended the sweeps of global phone and internet data during a visit to Germany, where they ... http://www.stockholmnews.net/index.php/sid/215294566/scat/2855359589592863 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 08:33:17 -0400 http://www.stockholmnews.net/index.php/sid/215294566/scat/2855359589592863 Charlie Naylor (left) and Max Naylor, both 3, from Geneva, pose in their viking hats Tuesday during the Swedish Days Festival in downtown Geneva. (Michaela Simone – ... http://www.stockholmnews.net/index.php/sid/215293360/scat/2855359589592863 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 07:29:28 -0400 http://www.stockholmnews.net/index.php/sid/215293360/scat/2855359589592863 STOCKHOLM, June 19 | Wed Jun 19, 2013 6:57am EDT STOCKHOLM, June 19 (Reuters) - The Swedish Debt Office said on Wednesday government bond auction volumes would remain unchanged following the government's sale of Nordea shares. Sweden sold nearly half its remaining stake in Nordea, the region's biggest bank, raising $3.0 billion which will be used to pay down debt. The lower ... http://www.stockholmnews.net/index.php/sid/215293246/scat/2855359589592863 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 06:57:33 -0400 http://www.stockholmnews.net/index.php/sid/215293246/scat/2855359589592863 In The Local's new Fashion Fix column on Swedish trends, Englishwoman Victoria Hussey gets up close and personal with shoes - namely "brothel creepers" from WWII that have been making a steady return ... http://www.stockholmnews.net/index.php/sid/215292108/scat/2855359589592863 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 06:45:00 -0400 http://www.stockholmnews.net/index.php/sid/215292108/scat/2855359589592863 Imported frozen raspberries should be boiled before eaten according to new advice from Sweden's National Food Agency, which warns that the berries may carry the novo virus that is more known for causing winter vomiting ... http://www.stockholmnews.net/index.php/sid/215292107/scat/2855359589592863 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 06:44:59 -0400 http://www.stockholmnews.net/index.php/sid/215292107/scat/2855359589592863 H&M posted a steeper than expected fall in quarterly profit on Wednesday, citing currency headwinds and a challenging retail climate but said June sales were "off to a good ... http://www.stockholmnews.net/index.php/sid/215292106/scat/2855359589592863 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 06:44:58 -0400 http://www.stockholmnews.net/index.php/sid/215292106/scat/2855359589592863 The patient died soon after being admitted to the intensive care unit in late May. Hospital staff put the body in a room where friends and relatives can go to say their final goodbyes. But the patient had no relatives and staff simply forgot the body was in the room - until five days later when another deceased patient was brought in. In that period, nobody had come to say their goodbyes to ... http://www.stockholmnews.net/index.php/sid/215291139/scat/2855359589592863 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 05:40:18 -0400 http://www.stockholmnews.net/index.php/sid/215291139/scat/2855359589592863 STOCKHOLM - Swedish fashion retailer Hennes & Mauritz AB on Wednesday said profits fell by 11 per cent in the second quarter due to the strong Swedish krona and increased markdowns as it tried to shift its products. The company said its net profit for the March-May period dropped to 4.66 billion kronor ($720 million) from 5.22 billion a year earlier. Sales for the quarter slipped marginally ... http://www.stockholmnews.net/index.php/sid/215291140/scat/2855359589592863 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 05:18:39 -0400 http://www.stockholmnews.net/index.php/sid/215291140/scat/2855359589592863 STOCKHOLM - The Swedish government says it has raised 19.5 billion Swedish kronor ($3 billion) by almost halving its stake in Nordic banking group Nordea AB. The government Wednesday said the sale, which cut its holding from 13.4 per cent to 7 per cent, will be used to reduce the Swedish state debt. The shares were sold at 75 Swedish kronor ($11.6) each. The deal is in line with the ... http://www.stockholmnews.net/index.php/sid/215291142/scat/2855359589592863 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 05:18:25 -0400 http://www.stockholmnews.net/index.php/sid/215291142/scat/2855359589592863 By Charles Duxbury STOCKHOLM--Growth in the Swedish economy will pick up towards the end of this year amid a rise in domestic demand, particularly from households, Swedish think tank the National Institute of Economic Research said Wednesday. Economic output will increase by 1.5% this year and 2.5% next year, the NIER said in a report. That is more than the 1.3% and 2.3% it forecast in March ... http://www.stockholmnews.net/index.php/sid/215291141/scat/2855359589592863 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 05:18:23 -0400 http://www.stockholmnews.net/index.php/sid/215291141/scat/2855359589592863 Stockholm bus traffic was at a standstill Wednesday as drivers and other staff launched a major strike at midnight, but a group of Conservative youths disrupted the action by replacing a bus route between two of the ... http://www.stockholmnews.net/index.php/sid/215290196/scat/2855359589592863 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 04:35:14 -0400 http://www.stockholmnews.net/index.php/sid/215290196/scat/2855359589592863 Sweden Democrat MP Kent Ekeroth has to pay tax for money sent to his bank account as donations to two far-right websites that he claims to have nothing to do with ... http://www.stockholmnews.net/index.php/sid/215290198/scat/2855359589592863 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 04:35:13 -0400 http://www.stockholmnews.net/index.php/sid/215290198/scat/2855359589592863 Deputies adopted a proposal from the centre-right government, which said that in "normal circumstances" the Swedish contingent would be around 70. The Swedish military will also provide materiel to the UN mission. "Armed extremist groups and criminal groups have since the beginning of 2012 committed extensive acts of cruelty which have caused great human suffering in ... http://www.stockholmnews.net/index.php/sid/215290197/scat/2855359589592863 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 04:35:12 -0400 http://www.stockholmnews.net/index.php/sid/215290197/scat/2855359589592863 STOCKHOLM ... http://www.stockholmnews.net/index.php/sid/215296650/scat/2855359589592863 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 04:26:38 -0400 http://www.stockholmnews.net/index.php/sid/215296650/scat/2855359589592863 The following is a press release from Statistiska Centralbyran, or SCB, the Sweden central government authority for official statistics. STOCKHOLM--In May 2013 the number of employed persons aged 15-74 amounted to 4.67 million (34,000). Compared to May 2012, this is an increase of 51,000 persons. The employment rate was 65.3 ( 0.5)%. The number of employed women increased by 34,000 and ... http://www.stockholmnews.net/index.php/sid/215290199/scat/2855359589592863 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 04:14:42 -0400 http://www.stockholmnews.net/index.php/sid/215290199/scat/2855359589592863 By Charles Duxbury STOCKHOLM--Swedish consumer and manufacturing confidence rose slightly in June amid a more upbeat outlook for the economy. The National Institute of Economic Research's consumer confidence indicator, or CCI, rose to 98.2 in June from 97.7 in May. "Consumers' assessment of the Swedish economy, both at present and 12 months ahead, was less negative than in ... http://www.stockholmnews.net/index.php/sid/215290200/scat/2855359589592863 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 04:14:35 -0400 http://www.stockholmnews.net/index.php/sid/215290200/scat/2855359589592863 HEN.L ) Wednesday said profit in the second quarter declined from the prior year, hurt by negative currency impact and unfavourable weather. CEO Karl-Johan Persson said, ''This quarter has been marked by substantial negative currency translation effects, which have had a negative impact on both sales and profits in SEK.''Profit after tax fell to 4.66 billion Swedish kronor ... http://www.stockholmnews.net/index.php/sid/215289273/scat/2855359589592863 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 03:28:46 -0400 http://www.stockholmnews.net/index.php/sid/215289273/scat/2855359589592863 For some foreigners living in Sweden, a natural "inner Swede" can develop that often doesn't show its face until you're back home again. The Local's Irishman Patrick Reilly lists the top ten ways this inner Swede can change your ... http://www.stockholmnews.net/index.php/sid/215288371/scat/2855359589592863 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 02:27:39 -0400 http://www.stockholmnews.net/index.php/sid/215288371/scat/2855359589592863 The seven most popular far-right websites attract a total of 145,000 unique visitors a day, according to the report, which was prepared by the government-run Swedish Media Council and handed to the government on Tuesday. "I'm surprised to find out that (the sites) have seven times more visitors than the total of all parties in parliament," Ulf Dahlquist, the council's ... http://www.stockholmnews.net/index.php/sid/215288370/scat/2855359589592863 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 02:27:38 -0400 http://www.stockholmnews.net/index.php/sid/215288370/scat/2855359589592863 The sale of 230 million shares, worth 18.1 billion kronor ($2.8 billion) at Tuesday's market close in Stockholm, will take place on Wednesday. "The state's role is to regulate the banks, not to own them. Banking shares are risky assets," Minister for Financial ... http://www.stockholmnews.net/index.php/sid/215288369/scat/2855359589592863 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 02:27:37 -0400 http://www.stockholmnews.net/index.php/sid/215288369/scat/2855359589592863 SABMiller and Sweden’s Kopparberg Brewery had entered into a co-operative agreement for the long-term licence of Kopparberg cider products in selected markets where the Swedish firm does not have an interest, SABMiller said yesterday. All Kopparberg cider products, including Pear and Naked Apple, would be available for distribution. The Australian unit was the first SABMiller operation to ... http://www.stockholmnews.net/index.php/sid/215288296/scat/2855359589592863 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 02:19:13 -0400 http://www.stockholmnews.net/index.php/sid/215288296/scat/2855359589592863 /enpproperty--> Nordic countries have joined an international race to team up with China in exploring science and technology opportunities. "Countries with a tradition of innovation gradually take the lead in social and economic development, which in turn make them internationally competitive," said Huang Xing, China's ambassador to Finland. Information and communication ... http://www.stockholmnews.net/index.php/sid/215283681/scat/2855359589592863 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 20:48:26 -0400 http://www.stockholmnews.net/index.php/sid/215283681/scat/2855359589592863 Manchester United will conclude the preparations for the defence of its Premier League crown with a pre-season match against Swedish side ... http://www.stockholmnews.net/index.php/sid/215282571/scat/2855359589592863 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 19:38:28 -0400 http://www.stockholmnews.net/index.php/sid/215282571/scat/2855359589592863 KGLED01.OL ) purchases two warehousing and office buildings in Hgsbo in the municipality of Gothenburg at a total price of around SEK 71.5 million including transaction costs. The initial direct yield is approximately 8.3 per cent. The two properties have a total lettable area of around 13,700 square meters and the rental value amounts to SEK 10.2 million. The biggest tenants are ... http://www.stockholmnews.net/index.php/sid/215282829/scat/2855359589592863 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 19:33:44 -0400 http://www.stockholmnews.net/index.php/sid/215282829/scat/2855359589592863 (Reuters) - British buyout firm 3i Group Plc (III.L), which is carrying out a major restructuring, confirmed on Tuesday that the head of its UK private equity operation has left and that his counterpart in the Nordic region plans to leave soon. ... http://www.stockholmnews.net/index.php/sid/215281181/scat/2855359589592863 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 18:27:33 -0400 http://www.stockholmnews.net/index.php/sid/215281181/scat/2855359589592863 Carla Suarez Navarro gained the quarterfinals Tuesday at the grass-court Topshelf Open. Vinci, who titled at s'Hertogenbosch in 2011, breezed into the second round with 6-3, 6-3 decision over Estonian Kaia Kanepi. She next faces last week's Nuremberg, Germany, titlist Simona Halep. Spain's Suarez Navarro, meanwhile, posted a second-round triumph over ... http://www.stockholmnews.net/index.php/sid/215281435/scat/2855359589592863 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 18:15:25 -0400 http://www.stockholmnews.net/index.php/sid/215281435/scat/2855359589592863 STOCKHOLM (AFP) - Extreme-right websites in Sweden are far more popular than websites run by parties represented in parliament, said a report presented to the government on Tuesday.The seven top far-right websites attract a total of 145,000 unique visitors a day, according to the report, which was prepared by the government-run Swedish Media Council."I'm surprised to find out that (the ... http://www.stockholmnews.net/index.php/sid/215276419/scat/2855359589592863 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 14:26:56 -0400 http://www.stockholmnews.net/index.php/sid/215276419/scat/2855359589592863 , said it would sell up to 230 million ordinary shares in Nordea, worth some 18.1 billion Swedish crowns $2.8 billion (1.7 billion pounds) at current market prices, though such bloc sales are usually done at a discount.It will use the proceeds to reduce the national debt.On completion of the sale, Sweden's current 13.4 percent stake in Nordea - a legacy of the country's banking crisis ... http://www.stockholmnews.net/index.php/sid/215276420/scat/2855359589592863 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 14:26:55 -0400 http://www.stockholmnews.net/index.php/sid/215276420/scat/2855359589592863