| Court raises glass to late night outdoor drinking A ruling in Sweden's Supreme Administrative Court has paved the way for bars and restaurants to allow customers to sit outside with their drinks until half an hour after closing time, even if last orders outdoors are taken at 11pm. thelocal.se |
Swedes prefer text to telephone calls Swedes sent a total of 16.3 billion text messages in 2009, an increase of 65 percent on 2008 and more than the number of calls made on the country's mobile telecom networks, a new report shows. thelocal.se |
Brutal murder in Stockholm suburb A 43-year-old man in Solna has been arrested for murder after a man was shot in the face in the stairwell of an apartment block on Friday afternoon. thelocal.se |
Borg: Strong economic recovery continues Sweden appears to be making a spectacular recovery from the deep recession its export-reliant economy experienced during the global financial crisis. thelocal.se |
Swedish princess goes in search of French roots Sweden's Crown Princess Victoria and Prince Daniel arrived in France on Monday to retrace the footsteps of the Bernadotte dynasty's French ancestor who became Sweden's king almost 200 years ago. thelocal.se |