| Liberals propose state unemployment insurance The Liberal Party (Folkpartiet) has reiterated its call for a state-run unemployment insurance fund, risking a conflict with the Swedish Trade Union Confederation who consider unemployment insurance to be a union matter. thelocal.se |
HIV positive doc gets jail for sex A male senior physician has been jailed by Stockholm District Court after he had unprotected sex with two men despite knowing that he was HIV positive. thelocal.se |
Fiery debate over Red-Green spending plan Anders Borg on Wednesday took aim at the opposition's "rampant" spending programme, prompting his Social Democratic counterpart to call the finance minister's analysis "defective and silly". thelocal.se |
Sweden's strongest beer brewed at 18.5 percent A microbrewery near Stockholm has brewed Sweden's strongest beer ever, containing a whopping 18.5 percent alcohol content. thelocal.se |
Dead Swede returns to Afghanistan base A memorial service for Kenneth Wallin, the Swedish soldier who died near Mazar-i-Sharif in Afghanistan on Saturday, is to held by Swedish forces on Sunday after the return of his body to Camp Northern Light. thelocal.se |