Green car sales soar 49 percent in Sweden
Swedish sales of environmentally friendly cars rose by 49 percent in 2007 largely thanks to financial incentives from the state, Sweden's Environmental Protection Agency said Friday.
Day: January 19, 2008
Sweden
Sweden should participate in EU defence forces – poll
A Swedish research institute reports that more Swedes support the country’s participation in EU defence forces than are against the idea.
Sweden
Two wounded in pizzeria shooting
A 20-year-old man has been taken into custody in connection with a double shooting in Nyköping on Friday evening.
Sweden
Tax authorities to investigate Swedish-owned firms overseas
Swedes who start companies in Estonia and Great Britain are to receive closer scrutiny from Swedish tax authorities.
Sweden
Stiff prison sentences in SEB embezzlement scandal
A 39-year old man was sentenced to seven years in prison for serious fraud and accounting crimes in connection with a multi-million scheme to cheat SEB offices in Gothenburg.
Sweden
Opposition parties unite around emissions goal
Sweden’s opposition political parties want to see Sweden’s green house gas emissions reduced by 40 percent by the year 2020.
Sweden
Two arrests after dramatic bank robbery
Police have arrested two men on suspicion of involvement in at least one of two armed robberies carried out in Västerhaninge on Friday morning.
Sweden
Storm pummels western Sweden
Westerly wind gusts of nearly 115 kilometres an hour swept into Sweden early on Saturday morning as a powerful storm slammed Sweden’s west coast.