Sweden calls on Israel to clarify aid convoy attack
Sweden's foreign minister Carl Bildt has summoned the Israeli ambassador to explain reports that Israeli armed forces have boarded the "Ship to Gaza" humanitarian convoy, killing at least ten people. 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 |
Convicted serial killer acquitted of murder
In a widely expected ruling, convicted serial killer Thomas Quick was acquitted on Friday for the 1988 murder of an Israeli citizen. thelocal.se |
Paw-print signature puzzles public officials
Officials from Värmdö municipality near Stockholm were forced to think twice recently after receiving a funding request signed with a paw print. thelocal.se |
Helsingborg celebrates 'the art of becoming king'
It is exactly 200 years since Jean Baptiste Bernadotte set foot on Swedish soil in Helsingborg to found the royal dynasty that bears his name, and the southern city plans to celebrate his remarkable journey to the throne. thelocal.se |