| Reinfeldt and Sahlin lock horns in televised debate While both Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt and Social Democrat leader Mona Sahlin could agree that Sweden should support troubled euro area countries, the tone of their Sunday evening televised debate was often heated. thelocal.se |
Man held after Migration Board hostage drama A man has been arrested on suspicion of assault after two people were taken hostage during an attempted break out at the Migration Board detention centre in Ljungaskog in southern Sweden on Friday. thelocal.se |
House price climb cools off in July The increase in Swedish housing prices has eased with prices in greater Stockholm falling by 4 percent over the past month, according to a new report which attributes the impact of the pending general election. thelocal.se |
Parties court pensioner votes in tight election As strikes ripple across debt-ridden Europe over pension reforms, the two coalitions battling it out in Sweden's close upcoming elections on September 19th are courting elderly voters, who may end up holding the balance, writes AFP's Rita Devlin Marier. thelocal.se |
Ibrahimovic breaks Ajax goal jinx Swedish striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic scored against his old team Ajax at the fourth attempt to help AC Milan to a 1-1 draw in Amsterdam on Tuesday evening. thelocal.se |