| Unemployment falls for first time since crisis For the first time since the financial crisis, the unemployment rate has begun to fall compared to the situation a year ago. At the end of last week, 221,622 were registered as unemployed with the Public Employment Service (Arbetsförmedlingen), a decrease of 2,765 from the week before. thelocal.se |
What's On in Sweden: June 4th - June 10th What's on in Sweden: Ambassadorial football in Stockholm, picnic for unity in Gothenburg and Canadian poetry in Malmö. thelocal.se |
Flooding in Malmö as heavens open Torrential rain showers pummelled southern Sweden on Saturday night, causing flooding and road closures in parts of Skåne. thelocal.se |
Swedes voting early in record numbers More than 400,000 Swedes have already cast their vote for the 2010 elections, even though election day is more than 10 days away. thelocal.se |
Amnesty accuses police over Roma 'dumping' Human rights group Amnesty has reported the Swedish border police to the Parliamentary Ombudsman over the deportation in February of 30 Roma, who were deposited on the Öresund Bridge. thelocal.se |