| Sweden increases refugee forecast again Sweden's Migration Board has increased its forecast of the number of people expected to seek asylum this year to 31,000. thelocal.se |
Big surge in new business startups The number of new businesses started in Sweden increased 16.4 percent in the first five months of 2010, compared to over the same period last year, according to new statistics. thelocal.se |
Berry pickers arrested for locking up bosses Swedish police detained five berry pickers from Vietnam on Wednesday on suspicion of assault after they locked up their team leaders in a school building on Tuesday in a dispute over pay. thelocal.se |
HQ Bank under investigation for fraud The Swedish Economic Crime Authority is launching an investigation into suspected fraud and accounting crimes at HQ Bank. thelocal.se |
Swedish boxer wins women's world title Swedish boxer Mikaela "Destiny" Laurén took the World Professional Boxing Federation title in the welterweight class in Karlstad in western Sweden on Friday. thelocal.se |