TOP 100 SWEDISH SITES
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| Skilled Workers Sought in Far North Sweden is trying to find out how to attract highly qualified and skilled labour from abroad to thinly populated and cold-weather areas in the face of tough international competition. Swedish industry and the Swedish chamber of commerce have commissioned a study on this by Oxford Research – a specialised knowledge company based in several Nordic countries. Radio Sweden discusses this with the author of the report, Thomas Brunk., Karin Stjärna – the mayor of the northern Swedish town of Strömsund and Henrik Andersson, chief analyst at the chamber of commerce in southern Sweden: sr.se |
Blackout on Passenger Ferry Passengers onboard the Viking Line ferry "Mariella" had an unpleasant experience early Saturday morning. On its daily route from Helsinki in Finland to Stockholm in Sweden, the ship was hit by a total electricity blackout some 40 kilometers off the coast - leaving the nearly 1,200 people on the ship in the dark for 45 minutes. sr.se |
Preschool teacher held for alleged sexual abuse A preschool teacher at an independent Christian school in Jönköping in south central Sweden is in custody on suspicions of having sexually abused several children. thelocal.se |
Swedish media sceptical over Volvo sale to Geely Ford's Wednesday announcement that it would sell its Swedish auto brand Volvo to China's Geely met a chilly reception in the Swedish media this week. thelocal.se |
Equality Ombudsman sued for discrimination An employee at an agency tasked with defending Sweden's anti-discrimination laws has sued the organization for discrimination following disparaging comments by a supervisor. thelocal.se |