Swedish couples pay the price of marriage
Some 48,000 Swedes tied the marital knot in 2009, with most couples footing the bill themselves, a new report shows. thelocal.se |
Record enrolment for Swedish language classes
A record number of students signed up in the school year 2008/2009 for courses in Swedish for Immigrants, according to new figures from the Swedish National Agency for Education. thelocal.se |
Human head scares swimming children
Two children have reported that they saw a human head in the water off popular swimming spot Hamnvik in Nynäshamn south of Stockholm on Monday, with police classifying the report as "very credible". thelocal.se |
Break in at Stockholm royal palace
Thieves broke into the Chinese Pavilion at Drottningholm Palace - the home of Sweden's king - in western Stockholm on Thursday night. Police have not yet established what has been taken but believe that it was a contract job. thelocal.se |
Taxes on companies still high in Sweden: study
Despite recent cuts to corporate tax rates, Sweden still taxes companies more than many other countries in Europe, a new study shows. thelocal.se |