Top bloggers take on tax agency
Three women with enormously popular lifestyle blogs have joined forces in a rearguard action against the Swedish Tax Agency, which plans to tax the scribes for gifts they've received from firms keen to promote their products online. thelocal.se |
Swedes recruited by Somali terror group
An al-Qaeda linked extremist group in Somalia has recruited more than twenty young people from Sweden to fight in the war-torn African country, the Swedish Security Service (Säpo) fears. thelocal.se |
Geely head to lead Volvo Cars
Li Shufu, the chairman of Chinese firm Geely, will also lead Volvo Cars when the acquisition of the Swedish firm is complete, the two firms said on Thursday. thelocal.se |
Berry pickers lock up bosses in protest
Vietnamese berry pickers in Dalarna locked six of their team leaders into a school building on Tuesday, in a dispute over pay. thelocal.se |
4,000 travellers hit after cancelled trains
Swedish national rail operator SJ cancelled around 20 trains on Friday after cracks were found in a couple of wheels, affecting 4,000 passengers, with more interruptions expected over the weekend. thelocal.se |