| Pirate Party sees membership slashed Sweden's Pirate Party is shedding members rapidly as enthusiasts who signed up in conjunction with last year's high profile Pirate Bay case fail to renew their membership. thelocal.se |
Expat Swedes gather for Manhattan Midsummer With the Statue of Liberty providing the backdrop, modern-day exile Swedes gather to enliven the traditions of the mother country to celebrate Midsummer in lower Manhattan's Battery Park, writes Mischa Benoit-Lavelle. thelocal.se |
Big claims, little evidence: Sweden's law against buying sex A new review of Sweden's ban on buying sex has provided little hard evidence that the policy of prohibition has worked, writes Laura Agustín, but few politicians have dared to point out its obvious failings. thelocal.se |
Hospital demands probe of Anna Lindh's care Karolinska University Hospital has requested an inquiry into the care it gave former foreign minister Anna Lindh after her fatal stabbing in September 2003. thelocal.se |
Smartphone sales boost profits for TeliaSonera Nordic telecoms giant TeliaSonera said on Monday that sales of smartphones, coupled with growth in eastern Europe and Asia, boosted third-quarter profits and its outlook for fiscal-year results. thelocal.se |