The Ark runs tax gauntlet with music magazine
Swedish glam band The Ark's novel approach to combating music industry monetary woes by releasing its new album as a magazine freebie could have fallen foul of tax agency regulations and ultimately prove costly for the band. thelocal.se |
Oil firm war crimes probe could draw in Bildt
Sweden's international prosecutor will investigate Lundin Oil over whether it had any role in war crimes committed in Sudan. Foreign Minister Carl Bildt was a director of the company at the time. thelocal.se |
Sweden's Rosenberg heading to Spain
German football club Werder Bremen has loaned Swedish striker Markus Rosenberg, whose goal lifted the team into this season's Champions League, to Spanish first division side Racing Santander. 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 |
Woman reports rape in Örebro
A 34-year-old woman was raped in Örebro in central Sweden on Friday night, the latest in an extended string of attacks in the city. thelocal.se |