| Riksbank votes no to base rate hike The Swedish Riksbank has decided to leave base interest rates unchanged at 0.25 percent, it was announced on Tuesday. thelocal.se |
Sweden's youth back opposition parties: poll A clear majority of voters aged 18 to 29-years-old support the red-green opposition coalition ahead of the autumn election, a new survey shows. thelocal.se |
Sahlin makes first visit to Afghanistan The Social Democrats' leader, Mona Sahlin, is visiting Afghanistan for the first time. During her trip, she will visit Swedes in the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF). thelocal.se |
Skarsgård pitches in for Stockholm club Swedish actor Alexander Skarsgård has announced that he plans to auction memorabilia from HBO's vampire-themed True Blood and Hollywood thriller Straw Dogs in aid of his cash-strapped home town football club Hammarby. thelocal.se |
The failure of Sweden's Red-Green alliance The uneasy alliance between Sweden's Social Democrats, Greens, and Left Party was doomed from the start, argues Social Democratic politician and communications consultant Niklas Nordström. thelocal.se |