Auschwitz theft suspect extradited 'this week'
Former Swedish neo-Nazi Anders Högström is to be extradited to Poland this week to answer charges in connection with the theft of the "Arbeit Macht Frei" sign from the Auschwitz death camp, a prosecutor said on Tuesday. thelocal.se |
Palace invites tabloid journo in wedding party mix-up
Håkan Kjellgren, a tabloid journalist living in Stockholm, has found himself invited to a pre-wedding dinner hosted by the Crown Princess Victoria and her fiancé Daniel Westling after a Royal Court mix up. thelocal.se |
Dairy pays Greek man for Turkish yoghurt pic
A dairy in Jönköping in Sweden has paid almost two million kronor ($270,000) in compensation to a Greek man whose picture was used on a Turkish yoghurt product without permission. thelocal.se |
Sahlin urges tougher EU fiscal sanctions
Social Democrat leader Mona Sahlin has called for the EU to mete out tougher punishments to any member states found to have mismanaged their finances over a long period of time. thelocal.se |
What's On in Sweden: October 15th - 21st
What's on in Sweden: Death by chocolate in Stockholm, a free Free Jazz Fest in Gothenburg and The Magic Numbers come to Malmö. Plus cult comedians in Linköping thelocal.se |