| Court clears Shell for Sweden gas drilling UK-Dutch energy firm Royal Dutch Shell has received the retroactive backing of an environmental court over its test drilling for natural gas in Skåne in southern Sweden. thelocal.se |
Swedes pay less tax than Danes Danes pay the highest level of tax in the EU, measured as a tax-to-GDP ratio, pushing Sweden into second place with a a tax take of 47.1 percent, new statistics show. thelocal.se |
Swedish banks pass EU stress test Sweden's four main banks are well equipped to withstand the fallout from a financial crisis, according to the results of stress tests carried out on banks in the European Union. thelocal.se |
What's On in Sweden: October 1st - 7th What's on in Sweden: Madchester and Action Impro in Stockholm, Open Culture in Gothenburg and The Red Sparowes fly into to Malmö. thelocal.se |
Electrolux CEO upbeat despite profits fall Outgoing CEO Hans Stråberg was upbeat as Swedish home appliance maker Electrolux reported a 15 percent slump in third quarter profits on Wednesday, arguing that operating margins indicated a brighter future of the firm. thelocal.se |