Swedish consumer group urges Israel boycott
A consumer organization in western Sweden with some 350,000 members has called on the country's Coop supermarkets to stop selling all goods from Israel. thelocal.se |
SAS counts cost of volcano ash chaos
Scandinavian airline SAS has estimated that the disruption caused by the Icelandic volcanic eruption has cost the airline between 650 million and 700 million kronor ($91 million) to date. thelocal.se |
Foreigners 'blocked' from college courses
Sweden's new university admissions system discriminates against foreign students and breaks EU law, according to the country's university regulator. thelocal.se |
'I wasn't the pilot - I was high on drugs'
A TV producer has denied being the pilot of a helicopter used in a spectacular robbery at a Stockholm cash depot - telling the court he was high on drugs on the night in question. thelocal.se |
Handelsbanken profits up as loan losses fall
Sweden's Handelsbanken reported 12 percent increase in net profits for the third quarter on Wednesday, as reduced losses on lending activities made up for falling net interest income. thelocal.se |