Biggest Nordic bank puts the brakes on traders from buying VW shares
byThe biggest bank in the Nordic region, Nordea, said Thursday it was barring its traders from buying Volkswagen shares and bonds for six months…
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Swedish “dansband” music swings to new highs
bySwedish House Mafia, Abba, First Aid Kid, Jose Gonsalez, Tove Lo, Robyn – all Swedish artists known around the world. But there’s another, lesser-known…
The Swedish spy who sold out his country
byHe worked most of his career as an officer with the Secret Service, but many Swedes remember him today as the man who sold military…
Funeral director: Swedes delay burials because of a fear of death
bySwedes used to have two months after the death of a loved one to bury them. A few years ago that was changed to one…
NATO an unanswered question for Sweden: SR
byJust last month, Sweden and six Nato-member nations carried out a simulated peace-keeping mission in the country’s sub-Arctic north and now the Swedish military is…
Controversy over Swedish Joy Division musical
byA Swedish musical, “Kärleken kommer att skilja oss åt” (Love Will Tear Us Apart), has been made from Joy Division’s songs – and some fans…
Carl Bildt to Advise Russian Oil Company
bySwedish Radio reports that former foreign minister Carl Bildt has been become an adviser to a Russian oil company, LetterOne. LetterOne’s owner, Mikhail Fridman,…
Nendo’s Rolled Paper Interior For Stockholm Camper
byJapan’s Nendo has unveiled a new retail space designed for Camper, the shoe company based in the Spanish island of Mallorca. Following the initial…
Minority report: the plight of Estonia’s ethnic Swedes
byEstonia’s Swedes survived revolution, invasion and exile. Their struggles tell the story of 20th-century Europe. In 1993 I found myself living on a former…
Swedish PM Calls Snap Election After Red-Green Budget Fails
bySwedish Prime Minister Stefan Löfven announced that Swedes will go back to the polls for a second time in just over six months, on…