Säpo bodyguard ‘shot and missed’ reindeer
Deputy Prime Minister Maud Olofsson’s bodyguards made a failed attempt on Monday afternoon to put down two reindeer that had been injured in a collision with a car.
Day: February 25, 2008
Sweden
Germany
Hamburg vote could forge ‘black-green’ alliance
The convoluted results of Sunday's state elections in Hamburg could alter Germany's political landscape with the country's first ever conservative-Greens coalition.
Sweden
12-year-old girl sends teacher to hospital
A twelve-year-old school girl from Mölndal in western Sweden is suspected of assaulting her female physical education teacher after being asked to leave class for rowdy behavior.
Sweden
Police criticized in Rödeby case
Karlskrona's social services department has wiped its hands of responsibility for the events that led to the fatal shooting of a 15-year-old boy in Rödeby in October last year.
Sweden
Triple murderer released
Triple murderer Nikita Joakim Foughantine, formerly known as Juha Valjakkala, has been released from a Finnish jail.
Germany
Swedish band attacked in Leipzig
Three members of Swedish industrial metal group Pain were the victims of a brutal assault in Leipzig on Friday night.
Sweden
Swedish band attacked in Germany
Three members of Swedish industrial metal group Pain were the victims of a brutal assault in Leipzig on Friday night.
Germany
German police dogs get special footwear
Police in the German city Düsseldorf are outfitting their canine officers with special shoes for while they’re on patrol.
Sweden
Riksbank was split on interest rate decision
The leadership of the Riksbank was split in its decision to raise the repo rate during its monetary policy meeting on February 12th.
Sweden
Discrimination in Sweden’s judicial system
A new report has shown that Sweden’s judicial system suffers from discrimination.
Sweden
Surf’s up in Sweden
Aussie surfer Tyson Ballard braves the elements to discover the Swedish coastline's chilly charms.
Sweden
Greens call for state-run unemployment insurance
The Green Party has said it wants to transform Sweden’s current system of unemployment insurance (a-kassa) into a state-run program and combine it with social insurance (Försäkringskassan).
Sweden
Travel trumps savings in Swedish households
Once the bills are paid, more Swedes elect to treat themselves to a vacation rather than save their extra kronor for a rainy day.
Sweden
Gender-neutral military conscription proposed
The outgoing head of the National Service Administration (Pliktverket) has proposed making military conscription gender-neutral.
Sweden
Councils fail in duty to provide mother-tongue instruction
Over half of Sweden’s municipalities don’t offer lessons taught in students’ native languages, according to a survey carried out by Swedish Radio.
Sweden
Swede wins Oscar for sound
Swede Per Hallberg took home the Oscar for Best Sound Editing at last night’s Academy Awards ceremony in Hollywood for his work 'The Bourne Ultimatum.'