| Olympic champions line up for King's medals King Carl XVI Gustaf will award 40 His Majesty the King's medals (H.M. Konungens medalj) to a number of prominent Swedes on Tuesday afternoon. thelocal.se |
Riksbank raises repo rate to 0.5 percent Sweden's central bank, the Riksbank, has raised its key interest rate by 0.25 percentage points to 0.5 percent on Thursday, matching most analyst estimates. thelocal.se |
Suspect: Double murder was 'impulse thing' The 24-year-old suspect of a double murder of a couple outside Båstad in 2007 described parts of the scuffle that led to their deaths an "impulse thing" in a hearing on Friday. thelocal.se |
Brains behind Moderates' success steps down Per Schlingmann, the Moderate party secretary largely credited as the mastermind behind the party's two successful election campaigns, is leaving his post, to be replaced by Sofia Arkelsten. thelocal.se |
Many Swedes 'uninvolved' in information society: survey One in two Swedes feel the information society is passing them by despite the country having one of the world's highest rates of internet usage, a new study has showed. thelocal.se |