| Stockholm shutdown looms as ash cloud nears Stockholm-Arlanda Airport is to be closed for air traffic from 8pm on Tuesday, following on the heels of the city's smaller Bromma Airport which shut at 3pm as a cloud of volcanic ash drifts in over the capital. thelocal.se |
Swedish Customs targets EU garlic smugglers The Swedish Customs (Tullverket) has exposed a garlic smuggling operation which operates across the EU, after a shipment of the offending onion was recently seized in western Sweden. thelocal.se |
Sweden's Enquist wins Austrian literature prize Sweden's Per Olov Enquist, a prolific writer of historical novels and one of the country's most famous authors, was awarded Austria's State Prize for European Literature late on Sunday. thelocal.se |
Swedish prince accepts foreign duty ultimatum Prince Carl Philip, second in line to the Swedish throne, has accepted the offer of a new employment contract from the Armed Forces, where he is a reserve officer, including a controversial obligation to serve overseas. thelocal.se |
Billions more needed to rid housing shortage A national government agency has estimated that another 19 billion kronor ($2.81 billion) are needed to "build away" Sweden's housing shortage every year. thelocal.se |