| Söderling faces Spanish rival in Barcelona final Swedish tennis star Robin Söderling is aiming to break years of Spanish dominance when he takes on Fernando Verdasco in the final of the Barcelona Open on Sunday. thelocal.se |
Too soon for exit dates from Afghanistan: Bildt Swedish Foreign Minister Carl Bildt said that it was too early to speak of exit dates for troops from Afghanistan, calling them "wrong" and "dangerous." thelocal.se |
Train breaks down from Stockholm to Malmö A high-speed X2000 train from Stockholm to Malmö experienced an engine breakdown on Thursday afternoon outside Skebokvarn in Södermanland southwest of Stockholm. thelocal.se |
Foreign tourists boost Swedish retail sales Last year was a bumper year for tourism in Sweden, with foreign tourists spending more money in Sweden than Swedish tourists spent overseas, according from retail group Svensk Handel. thelocal.se |
Sweden's welfare state has endured centre-right rule: experts As Sweden's centre-right government hopes to win another four years in power, fears that conservative rule would cripple Sweden's welfare state may have been unfounded, the AFP's Nina Larsson explains. thelocal.se |