'Catholics in Sweden must challenge Rome'
The Catholic Church in Sweden must demand that the Vatican abolish celibacy for priests, allow women to be ordained, stop oppressing homosexuals, and reverse its ban on contraception, argues Swedish Catholic and poet Marcus Birro. thelocal.se |
Sweden in plea to save stinky fermented herring
Sweden's agriculture minister Eskil Erlandsson pleaded with the EU's health and consumer policy commissioner on Tuesday to save one of the country's most loved - and loathed - delicacies: stinky fermented herring. thelocal.se |
TeliaSonera Q2 profits rise as expected
TeliaSonera reported on Tuesday that profit rose in the second quarter near expectations, adding that earnings in the second half of the year would be similar to the first half. thelocal.se |
Sweden Democrat 'members' site shut down
The website featuring the leaked Sweden Democrat membership list has been shut down after it was discovered that Pirate Bay founder Gottfrid Swartholm Warg did not own the domain. thelocal.se |
Dead soldier returns home to Sweden
The body of Kenneth Wallin, the 22-year-old Swedish soldier killed in Afghanistan on Saturday, returned home to Sweden on Tuesday evening, as further Swedes came under fire in the war-torn country. thelocal.se |