Supporter cleared over hooligan battle
A 36-year-old Hammarby supporter has successfully appealed a conviction for assault following an arranged fight between around 100 rival football fans in a small town in southern Sweden. thelocal.se |
Mortgages could be capped at 85 percent
Sweden's Financial Supervisory Authority has proposed that banks limit the amount offered for new residential mortgages to 85 percent of a property's market value. thelocal.se |
Mobile phone use tops 5 billion: study
The number of mobile phones in use worldwide has exceeded 5 billion for the first time due to high demand in India and China, Swedish telecom giant Ericsson has shown in a new study published on Thursday. thelocal.se |
Swedish aid minister appointed to UN panel
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has appointed Sweden's Minister for International Development Cooperation Gunilla Carlsson as a member of the new UN High-level Panel on Global Sustainability. thelocal.se |
Dead Swede returns to Afghanistan base
A memorial service for Kenneth Wallin, the Swedish soldier who died near Mazar-i-Sharif in Afghanistan on Saturday, is to held by Swedish forces on Sunday after the return of his body to Camp Northern Light. thelocal.se |