Massive search launched for missing elderly woman
A massive search with police and canine units has been launched to find an 80-year-old woman who is missing in a forest outside of Glimåkra in Skåne in southern Sweden. Relatives called police when she didn't return home yesterday evening. thelocal.se |
Google downgrades Sweden Democrats
The far-right Sweden Democrats have almost disappeared from the Google search engine, as attacks from opponents and their own oversight have cut exposure just when they need it most - as an election beckons. thelocal.se |
SEB sells German retail banking operation
Swedish bank SEB announced on Monday that it has signed a €555 million euros ($698 million) agreement to sell its German retail banking business to Spanish bank Santander. thelocal.se |
Unemployment jumps to 9.5 percent in June
Unemployment in Sweden climbed to 9.5 percent of the workforce in June, from 8.8 percent in May but remained down on last year, new figures showed on Thursday. thelocal.se |
Prosecutor asks to keep Pirate Bay prison terms
The prosecution in the appeals trial of three founders and a financier of Swedish filesharing site The Pirate Bay demanded that the defendants' one-year prison sentences be upheld. thelocal.se |