| Fewer Destructive Beetles in Sweden Swedish biologists say they have found a dramatic reduction of those devasting bark-boring beetles among the fallen trees in large areas of southern Sweden badly hit by storm winds a few years ago.This is explained by the cold and rainy summer so far.The beetles had been multiplying by the tens of thousands, destroying the fallen timber before it could be harvested and drilling into still-standing trees which survived the storm. sr.se |
Sweden Reaches Quarter Final Sweden’s football women have reached the quarter final of the European Championship in Finland after a draw in their final group match against England. Playing 1-1 against the English squad in Turku, Sweden secured the top spot in group C. Next opponents in the quarter final on Friday will be Norway. sr.se |
Ericsson hit by falling profits Swedish telecom equipment manufacturer Ericsson announced third quarter pretax profits of 4 billion kronor ($580 million), a 35 percent drop from the 6.2 billion kronor reported for the same quarter last year. thelocal.se |
Protests over housing for refugee children A former youth hostel in Vellinge outside of Malmö in southern Sweden opened its doors on Thursday as temporary housing for refugee children, despite bitter complaints from local residents and politicians. thelocal.se |
BAIC closer to Saab deal with loan approval Prospective Saab buyer BAIC has received approval for a loan of 20 billion Yuan, approximately 20 billion Swedish kronor ($2.9 billion), from the Bank of China. thelocal.se |