| Swedes prefer text to telephone calls Swedes sent a total of 16.3 billion text messages in 2009, an increase of 65 percent on 2008 and more than the number of calls made on the country's mobile telecom networks, a new report shows. thelocal.se |
"Black Widow" sentenced to life in prison A 48-year-old woman dubbed the "Black Widow" has been sentenced to life in prison for murder, attempted murder and aggravated arson in Grängesberg in central Sweden in January. thelocal.se |
Soderling Is Learning to Enjoy Tennis’s Top Echelon Still seen by many as glum, Robin Soderling, the Swede who will face Roger Federer on Wednesday, has learned to enjoy life at the top of tennis. nytimes.com |
Lars Vilks to fulfill Uppsala lecture Lars Vilks, the Swedish artist who courted controversy by depicting the Prophet Muhammad as a dog, will finish his lecture at Uppsala University, where he was attacked in May. thelocal.se |
Britain looks to Sweden for austerity plan ideas As Britain braces for massive spending cuts, observers say Prime Minister David Cameron should take note of Sweden's successful battle to shrink its huge deficit in the 1990s, writes AFP's Nina Larson. thelocal.se |