| Västervik: dreaming of Midsummer Whether you want to quack like a frog around a May Pole in June or collect seven enchanted flowers to find true love: Västervik is place to be. thelocal.se |
Prosecutor to investigate oil firm accusations A Swedish prosecutor has indicated that there will be an investigation into claims made in a report that Swedish company Lundin Oil was involved i war crimes in Sudan during the time that Foreign Minister Carl Bildt sat on the board. thelocal.se |
Plotting Doubted in WikiLeaks Case Those who have knowledge of Swedish prosecutors’ sexual abuse accusations against Julian Assange discount conspiracy theories linking it to efforts to discredit WikiLeaks. nytimes.com |
Sweden stands alone on car phone free-for-all Sweden is the only country in Europe which still allows car drivers to talk on their phones without using a handsfree; a situation which is dangerous and has to change, according to the Swedish Automobile Association. thelocal.se |
Man held over Malmö Art Museum theft A man has been arrested in connection with the theft of art worth millions of kronor from the Malmö Art Museum which was only discovered when police unearthed a work by Edvard Munch during a raid on a flat in Landskrona. thelocal.se |