Winter chill causes home heating headache
The cold winter in Sweden has left every fifth household struggling to pay their electricity bills, according to a new survey. thelocal.se |
Voter support split evenly between coalitions: poll
Sweden's ruling centre-right coalition has registered its strongest support since 2006 in a new poll, and is now in a statistical dead heat with the Red-Green opposition. thelocal.se |
'Heil Hitler' song deemed not hate speech: ruling
The Chancellor of Justice (Justitiekanslern, JK) will not bring criminal charges against a car owner who played late rockabilly singer Eddie Meduza's song "Heil Hitler" over loudspeakers to a large group of people in a parking lot. thelocal.se |
Politicians misled voters on pensions tax - experts
Sweden's politicians have been slammed by leading economists who argue that they are misleading the electorate by claiming that income taxes discriminate against pensioners, who in actual fact pay less tax than those in work. thelocal.se |
Many mobile broadband users complain: survey
Nearly one in four Swedes who use mobile broadband has complained to the provider about the service received, according to findings from the Swedish Quality Index. thelocal.se |