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måndag 20 maj 2013
Prison sentences for mock executions in barn Two men who created a fake profile of a young girl on an internet dating site have been sentenced to 3.5 years in prison by the Jönköping district court for kidnapping, robbery and blackmail, local media ...
Two men who created a fake profile of a young girl on an internet dating site have been sentenced to 3.5 years in prison by the Jönköping district court for kidnapping, robbery and blackmail, local media report. The men, aged 19 and 20, reportedly used the fake profile to contact men who showed interest ...
Politicians react to Husby riots Swedish politicians reacted this afternoon to events in the Stockholm suburb of Husby, the scene of violent riots on Sunday. Minister of Integration Erik Ullenhag of the Liberal Party (Folkpartiet) told ...
Swedish politicians reacted this afternoon to events in the Stockholm suburb of Husby, the scene of violent riots on Sunday. Minister of Integration Erik Ullenhag of the Liberal Party (Folkpartiet) told TT that "We have to create a positive belief in the future in the affected areas."
Army officer disciplined over Hitler salute A military officer in Skövde, western Sweden received a warning from the Swedish Armed Forces' staff disciplinary board after making repeated Hitler salutes to his colleagues at a teambuilding event, reports ...
A military officer in Skövde, western Sweden received a warning from the Swedish Armed Forces' staff disciplinary board after making repeated Hitler salutes to his colleagues at a teambuilding event, reports Swedish Radio.
Blue for boys and pink for girls? A major Swedish supermarket chain has been forced to back down, after a customer accused it of using lazy stereotypes in its advertising. ICA has over 2,200 shops in Sweden, Norway and the Baltic. But ...
A major Swedish supermarket chain has been forced to back down, after a customer accused it of using lazy stereotypes in its advertising. ICA has over 2,200 shops in Sweden, Norway and the Baltic. But it was a lone customer in their store in Borås, central Sweden, that got the giant to back down.
Three ex-Saab bosses suspected of tax evasion Police suspect three former Saab Automobile executives of tax evasion, reports Swedish Radio Väst. News agency TT reports that all three have been arrested after they were taken in for questioning, two ...
Police suspect three former Saab Automobile executives of tax evasion, reports Swedish Radio Väst. News agency TT reports that all three have been arrested after they were taken in for questioning, two in Gothenburg in western Sweden and one in Lund, southern Sweden. They are suspected of probable ...
Södertälje We travel on to Södertälje, about 30 kilometers southwest of Stockholm, and at the end of the capital’s commuter rail network. With a population of around 90,000, in recent years Södertälje ...
We travel on to Södertälje, about 30 kilometers southwest of Stockholm, and at the end of the capital’s commuter rail network. With a population of around 90,000, in recent years Södertälje has become noteworthy for the enormous number of refugees the community has opened its doors to. ...
Swedish Cities: Södertälje Swedish Cities: Södertälje (5:58)Our journey around Sweden continues in Södertälje, about 30 kilometers southwest of Stockholm, and at the end of the capital’s commuter rail network. With a population of around 90,000, in recent years Södertälje has become noteworthy for the enormous number of refugees the community has opened its doors to. Today nearly half the population was born outside Sweden or has parents born outside this country.
Måndag 20 maj 2013 kl 15:33 (Radio Sweden)
Teen admits "Instagram abuse" Last December saw a small riot outside a Gothenburg high school, as teens searched for the person who had posted hundreds of abusive pictures on the social media service Instagram. On Tuesday, two teenage ...
Last December saw a small riot outside a Gothenburg high school, as teens searched for the person who had posted hundreds of abusive pictures on the social media service Instagram. On Tuesday, two teenage girls are to appear in court over the incident, and face paying damages of up to SEK 700,000 ...
Retailers upset over banknote change New banknotes featuring stars such as Greta Garbo and Astrid Lindgren are due to enter circulation in around two years' time, but Sweden's central bank wants traders to handle phasing out old ...
New banknotes featuring stars such as Greta Garbo and Astrid Lindgren are due to enter circulation in around two years' time, but Sweden's central bank wants traders to handle phasing out old notes, something that retailers say will be enormously costly for them.
Children "desensitised" by violent games: report A Swedish researcher says that violent video games can make children desensitised and eventually lead to people taking violence less seriously. Malena Ivarsson at Stockholm University compared the physical ...
A Swedish researcher says that violent video games can make children desensitised and eventually lead to people taking violence less seriously. Malena Ivarsson at Stockholm University compared the physical reaction to playing different kinds of computer games.
Former Ericsson execs on embezzlement charges Swedish telecoms giant Ericsson has accused three of its former executives of stealing more than SEK 200 million Swedish from the group, reports Swedish business daily Dagens Industri (DI). According ...
Swedish telecoms giant Ericsson has accused three of its former executives of stealing more than SEK 200 million Swedish from the group, reports Swedish business daily Dagens Industri (DI). According to DI, the money was taken from bank accounts in Switzerland that Ericsson used to make secret ...
Children deported from psych clinics Swedish police deport children directly from some mental health clinics, although others will not allow the police to enter, reports Swedish Radio News. Ahmed, aged 15, from Afghanistan, says he ...
Swedish police deport children directly from some mental health clinics, although others will not allow the police to enter, reports Swedish Radio News. Ahmed, aged 15, from Afghanistan, says he was confined in a clinic in Jönköping for three weeks, mostly sedated. "I woke and there were four ...
Zlatan named top player in France Zlatan Ibrahimovic has been named player of the season by his fellow players in France, reports news agency Reuters. The Paris St.Germain striker, originally from the southern Swedish city of Malmö, ...
Zlatan Ibrahimovic has been named player of the season by his fellow players in France, reports news agency Reuters. The Paris St.Germain striker, originally from the southern Swedish city of Malmö, has also scored the most goals this season in France's Ligue 1. Zlatan's tally of 29 goals is the ...
Police criticised after Husby riot Cars were burnt and stones thrown at the police, in the Stockholm suburb of Husby on Sunday night. But some witnesses say that the police were unnecessarily violent against unarmed youths. And ...
Cars were burnt and stones thrown at the police, in the Stockholm suburb of Husby on Sunday night. But some witnesses say that the police were unnecessarily violent against unarmed youths. And local organisation Megafonen says that the riots were a protest against the police shooting of a 69-year-old ...
Swedes celebrate ice hockey victory Sweden are the ice hockey champions of the world, after beating Switzerland 5-1 on Sunday night. This is the ninth time Sweden have taken the title. Swedish Radio Sport reports that the game was effectively ...
Sweden are the ice hockey champions of the world, after beating Switzerland 5-1 on Sunday night. This is the ninth time Sweden have taken the title. Swedish Radio Sport reports that the game was effectively decided five minutes into the third period, when Simon Hjalmarsson put the puck past the Swiss ...
"It's quite an achievement" "It's quite an achievement" (6:18)Sweden`s hockey team are celebrating today after clinching World Championship gold at the Globe Arena in Stockholm, Sunday. The Tre Kronor beat Switzerland 5-1 in the final to win their 9th World Championship and their first ever on home soil. Radio Sweden`s Dave Russell spoke to the head of Sveriges Radio Sport, Stefan Elofsson.
Måndag 20 maj 2013 kl 14:13 (Radio Sweden)