World news about “Sweden” published by euronews.
Scania cuts jobs and investment A slowdown in truck orders has led Scania to cut jobs and delay investment in the business. The Swedish lorry maker saw a boom in demand in 2010 and early… 01/02/2012
Assange appeals extradition at the Supreme Court WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange is appealing his extradition to Sweden to face sex crime charges at Britain’s Supreme Court. Assange was detained in the … 01/02/2012
Julian Assange makes fresh extradition appeal WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange will ask Britain’s Supreme Court on Wednesday to quash a decision to extradite him to Sweden. Swedish prosecutors want… 31/01/2012
Spanish airline collapse leaves 20,000 stranded The collapse of Spanair, Spain’s fourth biggest airline, has stranded more than 20,000 people in Europe and Africa. As Spanair filed for bankruptcy after… 30/01/2012
Malmö shows off its green regeneration Malmö, Scandinavia’s bridge to Europe, is Sweden’s third largest city with 300,000 inhabitants. About a third of them are immigrants. Malmö is a city in… 26/01/2012
Ericsson’s profits hit by slowdown Ericsson, the world’s biggest maker of mobile phone exchange equipment, said its profit halved in the fourth quarter of 2011. Telecoms operators invested… 25/01/2012
Eurozone fears prompt Swedish rate cut The eurozone’s problems have caused Sweden to cut its main interest rate by a quarter of a percent to one and a quarter percent. The central bank said it… 20/12/2011
Saab reaches end of the road The Dutch owner of Saab has filed for bankruptcy, ending a nine-month battle to rescue the struggling Swedish carmaker. That comes after Saab’s former… 19/12/2011
No gender please, we’re pupils Some people think that educating boys and girls separately boosts academic success. Others feel that single-sex schools have no place in the modern world. And… 19/12/2011
Chinese buyers vow long-term financing for Saab Bosses of the Chinese companies that are buying Saab have been in Sweden and talking about its future. Under the agreed sale to China’s Pang Da and… 01/11/2011
Chinese firms snap up Sweden’s Saab A deal appears to have been struck for the Chinese firms Pang Da and Youngman to buy 100 per cent of the shares in the struggling carmaker Saab. Lawyers who… 28/10/2011
Saab’s future looking ever more shaky The Swedish car maker Saab has said it is terminating a 245 million euro investment deal with two Chinese companies. Saab’s owners said carmaker Zhejiang… 24/10/2011
End of the road for Saab? How close is Saab to reaching the end of the road? Several reports say the administrator in charge of the Swedish car maker’s restructuring under court… 11/10/2011
Scania puts brakes on production Swedish lorry maker Scania is to cut back production in Europe due to weakening demand. It will reduce output by 10 to 15 percent from November compared… 10/10/2011
US economists win Nobel prize The winners of this year’s Nobel Prize for Economics have been announced in Stockholm with the award going to US economists Thomas Sargent and Christopher… 10/10/2011
Court setback for Saab A Swedish court has rejected Saab’s application for protection from creditors, pushed the ailing carmaker closer to collapse. Saab had gone to the court to… 08/09/2011
Bankruptcy protection is Saab’s last hope Saab seems to be creeping closer to the end of the road. The Swedish carmaker, which is seeking to stave off its creditors, has filed for bankruptcy… 07/09/2011
Overconfidence in IVF threatening fertility rates Women are leaving it longer and longer to have children because of over-confidence in IVF treatment, according to Swedish researchers. They are warning… 12/07/2011
Sweden raises cost of borrowing again As expected Sweden’s central bank has raised its benchmark interest rate from 1.75 percent to 2.0 percent to try to rein in rising inflation. It is the… 05/07/2011
Saab near to return of Russian investor Near-bankrupt car maker Saab has moved closer to having Russian businessman Vladimir Antonov return as an investor. Antonov has to sell his shares in the… 04/07/2011
Womb transplant to go ahead in Sweden A team of surgeons in Sweden is hoping to perform the first successful womb transplant. The highly complex procedure, planned for next spring, will take… 30/06/2011
Chinese order is lifeline for Saab There is a glimmer of hope for Saab as a big new order will enable it to pay wages and suppliers and resume making cars. Last week Saab said it did not have… 27/06/2011
Saab crisis deepens as wages go unpaid Unions at Saab are threatening legal action if workers at the troubled car firm are not paid their wages by Monday. Saab says it cannot pay the employees… 23/06/2011
Graffiti: not a blot but pricy art in Stockholm Despite the Swedish capital’s zero tolerance approach to graffiti, a large auction of graffiti works is to be held in Stockholm. Graffiti used to be a… 25/05/2011
Spyker finds new Chinese rescuer for Saab Saab appears to have avoided collapse with a rescue deal involving China’s largest listed car distributor. Saab’s Dutch owner Spyker is to get as much as… 16/05/2011
Saab stake to be sold to China’s Hawtai Saab’s owner Spyker is selling 30 percent of the Swedish marque to Chinese car maker Hawtai for 120 million euros. The Chinese will also loan Spyker 30… 03/05/2011
Sweden ups interest rates to counter inflation Sweden raised its benchmark interest rate from 1.5 percent to 1.75 percent. It is the sixth increase in a row as the Swedish central bank moves to cap… 20/04/2011
Swedes convert body heat into central heating Some 250,000 passengers travel through Stockholm’s Central Station each day, producing a lot of wasted body heat. Special heat exchangers have therefore… 20/04/2011
Spyker cash crunch prompts Saab sale-leaseback talks Spyker, the loss-making Dutch owner of Saab, is addressing a cash crunch by moving to sell and then lease back the Swedish carmaker’s factories and other… 11/04/2011
Volvo plans expansion to meet increasing demand Volvo Cars has announced expansion plans, including hiring 1,200 new workers. The Swedish carmaker – which was bought by China’s Geely from Ford last year –… 29/03/2011
Sweden hosts challenging new Iranian art show Iranian art is at the heart of a new event in the Swedish town of Goteborg. Iran today holds one of the most thriving, controversial art scenes… 22/03/2011
Imprisonment of Swedish journalists in Ethiopia sparks outrage in EuropeThe detention of two Swedish journalists in Ethiopia has provoked anger by their own government and at by European Union, and both the EU and the Swedish… 27/12/2011
Ethiopia jails Swedish reporters for aiding rebelsTwo Swedish journalists have been jailed for 11 years in Ethiopia for entering the country illegally and helping an outlawed rebel group. Martin Schibbye… 27/12/2011
Assange wins right to appeal extraditionA court in Britain has ruled that Julian Assange, the founder of whistle-blowing website Wikileaks, can appeal an earlier decision allowing his extradition to… 05/12/2011
Swedish minister criticised as journalists face Ethiopian trialSweden’s foreign minister has been criticised for supposedly neglecting the plight of two Swedish journalists facing terrorism charges in Ethiopia. Carl… 17/10/2011
Women dominate 2011 Nobel Peace PrizeThis year’s Nobel peace prize has been shared between three women for ‘their non-violent struggle for the safety of women and for women’s rights in… 07/10/2011
Candidates for the Nobel Peace PrizeThe role of a woman involved in the Arab Spring, the revolution that swept through North Africa, could soon be recognised when the Nobel Peace Prize is… 07/10/2011
Sweden’s most famous living poet wins Nobel prizeThe Nobel Prize for Literature has come home to Sweden for the first time in nearly four decades. Swedish poet Tomas Transtroemer won this year’s… 06/10/2011
Swedish poet wins Nobel literature prizeThe 2011 Nobel Prize for Literature has been awarded to Swedish poet Tomas Transtroemer. The 80-year-old will receive a cash prize of just over one million… 06/10/2011
Three starry-eyed winners of Nobel physics prizeThe Nobel Prize for Physics has been won by three Americans for their work mapping the universe. Saul Perlmutter, Brian Schmidt and Adam Riess have spent… 04/10/2011
Four held over terrorist plot in SwedenSweden’s National Security Service have arrested four people on suspicion of plotting a terrorist attack in Gothenburg. An art gallery in the centre of the… 11/09/2011
Swedish police accused of thieving from their own safesSwedish police are alleged to have stolen almost 50,000 euros of the public’s valuables placed in police safes. Surveillance footage shows an officer… 31/08/2011
The IKEA experience – or is it?It looks like IKEA, complete with blue and yellow colour scheme. Its name sounds like IKEA in Chinese. Even bags and miniature pencils are provided. But a… 02/08/2011
Extradition decision on Wikileaks’ Assange put backA British court has deferred a decision on whether to allow Wikileaks’ founder Julian Assange to be extradited to Sweden over allegations of sexual assault… 13/07/2011
Disaster-prone honeymooners survive to tell the taleIs it good luck or bad? A Swedish couple’s honeymoon struck disaster six times. During their trip with baby Elinor they witnessed flooding in Australia… 07/04/2011
Swedish interest rates up againSweden’s central bank has put up its main interest rate from 1.25 percent to 1.50 percent. It also forecast slightly faster rate hikes ahead. That is to keep… 15/02/2011
WikiLeaks founder to argue against extraditionWikiLeaks founder Julian Assange will appear in a London court today as his lawyers attempt to block his extradition to Sweden. The 39-year-old Australian… 07/02/2011
Busy Swedish PM at Davos praises euroFredrik Reinfeldt came to power in 2006 having led his centre-right ‘The Alliance for Sweden’ coalition to victory. The result would end 10 years of Social… 28/01/2011
Swedish tourists beaten up in tense TunisA group of Swedish tourists on a boar hunting trip in Tunisia have been dragged from their taxis and beaten and kicked by locals in Tunis. The men were… 17/01/2011
Dead bird mystery spreads to SwedenAs many as 100 dead birds have fallen from the sky in Sweden. Residents of Falköping found the bodies of the jackdaws on Wednesday. Investigators believe… 05/01/2011
More dead birds fall from US skiesBlackbirds are having a hard time staying alive in the United States at the moment. Just days after 5,000 plummeted to their deaths from the Arkansas sky… 05/01/2011
Next extradition hearing in New Year for AssangeJulian Assange must now wait until the new year for the next hearing to decide if he will be extradited to Sweden. This is normal procedure. Stockholm is… 17/12/2010
Swedish bomb inquiry takes in UKThe focus of the investigation into Saturday’s bomb attacks in Sweden has now broadened to encompass the UK. An unassuming house on a quiet street in Luton… 13/12/2010
Islamist website claims Swedish bomb blastsPolice in Stockholm investigating Saturday’s bomb blasts suspect the man who died was a suicide bomber and may have lived at one time in the UK. As evidence… 13/12/2010
Speculation surrounds Swedish explosionsA day after what Swedish police now say were “terrorist attacks”, the realisation in Stockholm is that they could have been so much worse. Singe marks are… 12/12/2010
Stockholm bomb blasts an act of terrorismSwedish authorities have confirmed the twin blasts in central Stockholm were the result of a terrorist attack. One of the explosions killed the suspected… 12/12/2010
Suicide bomber strikes in StockholmA suicide bomber has struck in the Swedish capital of Stockholm, reports said on Saturday. Swedish television reported the bomber was the only person to die… 12/12/2010
WikiLeaks founder faces fresh arrest warrantAuthorities in Sweden have issued a fresh arrest warrant for WikiLeaks founder, Julian Assange saying previous technical difficulties hindering his detention… 02/12/2010
Swedish economy still on the upSweden’s economy is going from strength to strength, bucking the trend of its European neighbours. Swedish GDP for the third quarter jumped 2.1 percent… 29/11/2010
Swedish court orders arrest of WikiLeaks’ creatorA Swedish court has ordered the arrest of WikiLeaks founder, Julian Assange, on suspicion of rape, something he strongly denies. The decision is expected… 18/11/2010
Suspect held over Swedish race shootingsSwedish police have arrested a man in connection with a series of sniper attacks targeting people from immigrant backgrounds. Suspected of one murder and… 08/11/2010
US surveillance in Scandinavia under scrutinyAmerican activities in Scandinavia have come under the spotlight after revelations US embassies conducted surveillance inside the countries without the… 07/11/2010
Volvo upbeat on sales recoveryVolvo has rolled out stronger-than-expected earnings and said sales growth for its trucks should remain in double digits in both Europe and North America next… 22/10/2010
Swedish PM unveils new governmentSwedish Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt unveiled his minority government on Tuesday as the far-right Sweden Democrats took their seats in parliament for the… 06/10/2010
Russians receive Physics prize for material “stronger than steelTwo Russian scientists have won the Nobel Prize for Physics. Konstantin Novoselov and Andre Geim have developed a new form of carbon called graphene. The… 05/10/2010
Stockholm stages anti far-right protestsThousands of people have protested in the Swedish capital of Stockholm as the far-right Sweden Democrats entered parliament the first time. The Sweden… 04/10/2010
H&M profit threatened by rising costsSwedish fashion giant Hennes & Mauritz has posted third-quarter pretax profits that was just below expectations and warned that rising costs were affecting… 29/09/2010
Pirate Bay in court again over copyright breachThe operators of Pirate Bay, the world’s biggest free file-sharing website, are back in court to appeal against their conviction for breaching copyright… 28/09/2010
Bomb scare plane leaves SwedenA Pakistani airliner that diverted to Stockholm because of a bomb scare has left Sweden after no explosives were found. A passenger who was arrested was… 25/09/2010
Man held in Sweden after plane bomb threatA Canadian man in his 30s is being questioned by Swedish police after a bomb threat forced a passenger jet bound for Pakistan to land in Stockholm. The… 25/09/2010
Man held after plane bomb threatSwedish police have detained a man for questioning after a bomb threat forced a passenger jet to make an emergency landing in Stockholm. The aircraft, a… 25/09/2010
Plane diverted to Sweden after bomb threatSwedish police have confirmed that a passenger jet flying from Canada to Pakistan has landed in Sweden after being diverted because of a bomb threat. The… 25/09/2010
Sweden’s ruling party set for minority ruleSweden’s ruling centre-right coalition has fallen two seats short of a majority in parliament after a final recount of votes from Sunday’s election. Prime… 23/09/2010
Swedish parties play the waiting gameThe shape of Sweden’s future government remains uncertain after the Green Party rebuffed an overture from the ruling centre-right. The Alliance lost its… 21/09/2010
New face of far-right politics in Sweden31-year-old Jimmie Akesson is the new face of Sweden’s extreme right. A committed Swedish democrat since the age of 15, in 5 years he has managed to get the… 20/09/2010
Swedish elections mark ‘the end of an era’Is Sweden’s love affair with social democracy over? That’s the question Swedish media asked on Monday following the country’s general election. Some have… 20/09/2010
Swedish PM given second termSweden’s prime minister has won re-election but lost his majority. Frederik Reinfeldt becomes the first centre-right leader to be given a second term in what… 20/09/2010
Exit poll puts Sweden’s ruling centre-right aheadThe first exit poll in the Swedish general election suggests that the prime minister’s centre-right coalition is ahead of the centre-left opposition, but may… 19/09/2010
Sweden votes in tightly-contested electionSwedes are voting in a general election which Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt’s centre-right coalition is narrowly expected to win. Sweden has benefited… 19/09/2010
Far-right could enter parliament in Sweden pollThe people of Sweden are voting in elections that could see the far-right enter parliament for the first time. The anti-immigrant Sweden Democrats could… 19/09/2010
Centre-right favourites to take Swedish general electionSweden goes to the polls on Sunday with the centre-right coalition of Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt predicted to win a new term of office. Reinfeldt’s… 18/09/2010
Far-right hoping for inroads in Swedish voteSwedes head to the polls this weekend with all eyes on the country’s far right. Led by Jimmie Akesson the anti-immigrant Sweden Democrats are looking to… 18/09/2010
Volvo puts the hammer down as sales jumpSwedish truckmaker Volvo has seen deliveries soar by 62 percent year-on-year last month. The world number two saw sales rise by 94 percent in Europe and by 56… 15/09/2010
Wikileaks founder faces rape chargeThe authorities in Sweden say they have issued a warrant for the arrest of the Wikileaks founder Julian Assange who is wanted on suspicion of rape and… 21/08/2010
Stylish July profits for H&MSwedish fashion giant Hennes & Mauritz enjoyed sharply higher sales in July. The retailer, which is the world’s third biggest in terms of turnover, said… 16/08/2010
Footage released of Swedish helicopter heistDramatic security camera pictures have been released of a daring commando-style heist in Sweden last year. A helicopter was seen delivering masked gunmen… 20/07/2010
Smartphones boost Sony Ericsson’s profitMobile phone maker Sony Ericsson has posted a second consecutive quarterly profit. The Swedish-Japanese joint venture benefited from a rise in sales of its… 16/07/2010
Santander buying SEB’s German branchesSpain’s largest lender Santander is buying Sweden’s SEB retail banking division in Germany for 555 million euros. Chairman Emilio Botin said: “This is a… 12/07/2010
Swedish interest rate raisedSweden’s central bank raised the cost of borrowing there on Thursday, for the first time since the financial crisis started two years ago. Saying there is a… 01/07/2010
Royals cut a dash at Sweden’s wedding of the yearThere may be a global financial crisis but that won’t stop a royal wedding with all the trimmings tradition, elegance, pageantry and in the case of Sweden’s… 20/06/2010
Royal wedding fever in SwedenA wedding extravaganza has been held for the heir to the Swedish throne. Crown Princess Victoria has tied the knot with her former personal trainer Daniel… 19/06/2010
Sweden dresses up for royal weddingSweden is in royal wedding mood as Crown Princess Victoria prepares to marry her white collar boyfriend Daniel Westling, who will take the title of HRH Prince… 19/06/2010
Swedish jobless rate surgesSweden’s unemployment rate surged unexpectedly in April. It jumped to 9.8 percent of the working population from 9.1 percent in March. Analysts had expected… 25/05/2010
H&M’s profit upSwedish fashion chain Hennes & Mauritz says its profit in the first three months of the year was stronger than expected. H&M, which is the world’s third… 08/04/2010
Chinese carmaker agrees to buy Sweden’s VolvoChina’s largest private-run car maker has agreed to buy Volvo cars. Zhejiang Geely Holding Group is paying Ford Motors 1.3 billion euros in cash for the… 28/03/2010
Volvo sale snagIt seems the talks between Ford and China’s Geely over the sale of Volvo are turning out to be tougher than anticipated. Geely’s chairman Li Shufu told the… 19/03/2010
Turkish anger at Swedish genocide voteThere has been outrage in Turkey against Sweden after the country’s parliament narrowly voted to describe as genocide the killing of Armenians in the First… 12/03/2010
Armenians happy with Swedish stanceThe Swedish vote describing the killings of Armenians during World War I as genocide has been welcomed in Yerevan. Armenia says up to one and a half million… 12/03/2010
Truckmaker Volvo’s losses increaseSwedish lorry maker Volvo made a bigger than expected loss in the fourth-quarter. The world’s second largest truck company said its operating loss was 224… 05/02/2010
“Ukraine should modernize to be part of the European economy”, Carl Bildt, foreign minister of SwedenOn a special Ukraine elections event in Davos, Carl Bildt, Foreign Minister of Sweden expresses to euronews’ reporter Constantino de Miguel his views on the… 04/02/2010
