| Foreigners buying more Swedish summer houses: report Foreigners own 33,168 summer houses in Sweden, an increase of four percent on 2008 and nine percent on 2007. Germans, Danes and Norwegians dominate the statistics, a new report shows. thelocal.se |
Söderling faces Spanish rival in Barcelona final Swedish tennis star Robin Söderling is aiming to break years of Spanish dominance when he takes on Fernando Verdasco in the final of the Barcelona Open on Sunday. thelocal.se |
"Gestapo" reg plate falls afoul of transport agency The Swedish Transport Agency manages applications for personal number plates in Sweden and its guidelines dictate that plates deemed inappropriate or offensive are rejected - for example SS or Sexyboy. thelocal.se |
Century-old steamers inspire awe and nostalgia AFP's Francois Campredon savours a bygone era on vintage Stockholm steamer S/S Storskär, which is over 100 years old, as it cruises through the archipelago and the Baltic Sea for an annual summer steamship parade. thelocal.se |
Four people refused entry to Vilks lecture Four people were refused entry to a lecture given by controversial artist Swedish Lars Vilks at Uppsala University on Thursday after going through a security check. thelocal.se |