| Olofsson happy with Geely Volvo assurances Sweden's enterprise minister Maud Olofsson has discussed the Volvo-Geely deal with senior Chinese management and received confirmation that the firm plans to retain its Swedish connection and maintain production in the country. thelocal.se |
Adopted daughter left behind in The Gambia A 13-year-old adopted girl has been left behind in her homeland of The Gambia by her adoptive parents. She had lived in Sweden since March 2007. thelocal.se |
Government slammed on environment policy The Swedish Society for Nature Conservation (SSNC) has in a new report criticised the government for having "gone backwards" in several key environmental issues, arguing that the smaller parties have had to defer to the Moderates. thelocal.se |
How to vote in the Swedish elections Voting may not seem that complicated, but doing so in a different country can be. The Local has thus endeavoured to help any first-time voters by covering some of the basics about how to vote in Sweden. thelocal.se |
Three share Nobel Prize in economics Three researchers were awarded the the 2010 Nobel Prize in Economics "for their analysis of markets with search frictions", work which is often applied to the study of labour markets. thelocal.se |