
Wednesday, 01 February 2012

The Swedish industrial sector is looking to start expanding again as in the PMI leaped to 50.4 points.
Higher oil prices hitting Swedish households Monday, 30 January 2012

The price of petrol can run up to Skr20 per litre and could even go up more due to the boycott of Iranian oil which could lead leads to a global crisis, according to Swedish experts. But even small increases will be felt in the household economies.
Friday, 27 January 2012
Swedes household loan mountain continues to grow at an increasingly slower pace.
Wednesday, 25 January 2012
The perpetual fall in prices of Swedish real estates has to come to an end and these declines must now turn to a rise. This is the believe of Swedish real estate brokers, assessed by SBAB in its Brokerage Survey.
Friday, 20 January 2012
Algae can become a new source of renewable fuels and chemicals. Scientists have been able to develop bacteria that can turn the sugar in brown algae into ethanol.
Tuesday, 17 January 2012

The Swedish unemployment rate was 4.7 percent of the country’s workforce in December, compared with 4.4 percent the previous month. In December 2010, unemployment was 4.7 percent.
Wednesday, 11 January 2012

Swedish alcohol retail monopoly, Systembolaget, sold nearly 46 million litres of alcohol in 2011. That is a slight decrease from the previous year, but still, Systembolaget’s sales revenue increased according to reports from Radio sweden.
Saturday, 07 January 2012

The Danish housing market has reached a very painfully poor state that all indications show the situation getting worse or not...
Saturday, 07 January 2012

Russia has for the first time given the green light for a Norwegian gas tankers to take the shortcut over the Northeast Passage to Asia.
Friday, 06 January 2012
The euro's value has fallen to the lowest in almost a year and a half. On Thursday, the fall corresponds to €1 to $ 1.2789.
Wednesday, 04 January 2012
The Swedish purchasers managers index (PMI) for the services sector leapt in December signalling some amount of recovery in economic activity in the sector.
Tuesday, 03 January 2012

Oil prices climbed upward for the second consecutive day due to the escalating tone between Iran and the U.S..
Monday, 02 January 2012
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The Nordic stock exchange indices ticked to the positive side of the market indications, joining Europe which also became also more positive in a gloomy climate on Monday.
Monday, 02 January 2012
Swedish Purchasing Managers Index, (PMI) which reflects economic activity in industry, rose in December to 48.9, compared with 47.6 months before.
Swedish State subsidies for biogas production Wednesday, 28 December 2011

The new biogas plant in Marieholm in Gothenburg, Sweden has been made possible via a government grant of Skr2.2 million.
Wednesday, 28 December 2011
Every fourth of Danish Construction Company is threatened to run aground something the government is called to take seriously.
Monday, 19 December 2011

Swedish emissions of greenhouse gases increased sharply in 2010, more than the year before by eleven percent.
Wednesday, 01 February 2012

The Norwegian government wants to lend more money to the International Monetary Fund, in addition to Nkr55 billion previously borrowed out to the organisation.
Tuesday, 31 January 2012
French Dassault Rafale fighter aircraft beats Saab’s Jas Gripen jet fighter in India as the government there decided finally on which fighter jet to choose in beefing up their air defences.
Tuesday, 31 January 2012
Sweden is accepting to fully join the euro countries' fiscal pact according to the Prime Minister, Fredrik Reinfeldt, whose request for Swedish influence in the whole process was being considered at the Euro summit.
Tuesday, 31 January 2012
The surplus in the Swedish state budget for 2011 was Skr67.8 billion. It is Skr69.8 billion higher than 2010, which ended with a deficit.
Sunday, 29 January 2012

From February 1 the rules on how the Swedish police use tear gas and pepper spray will changed. The rules for pepper spray, tear gas in the past was tightened but now it may relaxed to be used outdoors.
Sunday, 29 January 2012

Finland's reputation abroad is being strained as a result of growing racism acknowledged the Finish newspaper, Helsingin Sanomat.

Sunday, 29 January 2012
The Social Democrats just changed their leader last week et the effects is not yet being felt as later opinion poll show the party in another historic low
Sunday, 29 January 2012
The four Swedish opposition parties want to tear up the ruling Alliance coalition’s tax reform from 2009 which requires that that a single client will satisfy VAT tax, according to radio Sweden.
Suspected financial misappropriation in communal energy company, Gothenburg Energy
Sunday, 29 January 2012
A suspected misappropriation has erupted in Göteborg Energi in Gothenburg and the police has bee reportedly called in, reports Swedish daily, Goteborg Posten.
Friday, 27 January 2012

Men with reduced fertility have a significantly lower risk of developing prostate cancer than other men, according to a new Swedish study.
Thursday, 26 January 2012

German group ThyssenKrupp Marine is about to sell out the Swedish defence secrets. They want to off load composite production workshop and composite technology in Kockums to a mysterious newly formed Swedish company Swedish defence, FMV will stop the deal.
Thursday, 26 January 2012

Stefan Löfven and Osterberg, the duo who will lead the Social
After a barriage of “NOs” to the leadership question of the Swedish Social Democrats party, Stefan Löfven and Sven-Erik Österberg have accepted to become the Social Democrats new management duo reports Swedish television.
Thursday, 26 January 2012
The Swedish industrial sector continues to be depressed whereas households have become less pessimistic, according to a new business tendency survey.
Thursday, 26 January 2012
US Billionaire George Soros praises the Swedish model of handling the financial crisis reports Swedish business daily Dagens Industri.
New job for Maud Olofsson
Wednesday, 25 January 2012
Former Swedish Centre Party leader, Maud Olofsson has been appointed chairman of one of four subgroups of the U.S. Secretary of State, Hillary Clinton's team of female entrepreneurship and leadership.
Former Swedish opposition party leader nominated for top UN job
Tuesday, 24 January 2012
The Swedish government has nominates former Social Democrat party leader, Mona Sahlin as a candidate for the post of Director General of the International Labour Organisation (ILO) in Geneva.
Higher earning in Stockholm than in New York, Paris and London
Tuesday, 24 January 2012
Professionals in Stockholm, the Swedish capital earn more money than their counterparts in the New York, USA, Paris France and even Londoners, according to a new study.
Tuesday, 24 January 2012
Swedish GDP fell last quarter of last year and a further decline is expected in the first quarter of this year, according to an assessment made by Swedbank.
Tuesday, 24 January 2012

Swedish Social Democrats Party could breathe a sign of relief if what is seen as a sign of acceptance for the top leadership opposition of the party by some of its heavy hitters, Margot Wallström is confirmed.
Monday, 23 January 2012
Even a small amount of alcohol can trigger a miscarriage, according to a Danish study.
Sunday, 22 January 2012
Sauli Niinistö leads first round of voting
When nearly 99 percent of the votes in the Finnish presidential election was counted later last night, it is clear that the pre-tipped Niinistö from the National Coalition Party has had nearly 37 percent of the votes cast.
Sunday, 22 January 2012
The number of seizures of illegal weapons in Sweden has increased dramatically in recent year as and intensity of spat of shootings in Malmö, Southern Sweden was blamed on loose illegal weapon ownership.
Sunday, 22 January 2012
All Danish college students should take a period abroad for Denmark to survive in global competition.
Wednesday, 18 January 2012
Sweden tops the list of countries that are classed to be most creative in the world, flowed by the other Scandinavian countries that also crowd the top position.
Wednesday, 18 January 2012
Europe is in a simultaneous financial crisis, debt crisis and the crisis of confidence which will also affect the Swedish economy for many years.
Tuesday, 17 January 2012
Swedish defence buys new tracked vehicles from military hard ware producer Hägglunds in Örnsköldsvik.
Tuesday, 17 January 2012
The Swedish opposition party, the Social Democratic have put their feet firm on the ground and maintained their stance on rejecting the proposal for Sweden supporting the euro pact.
Monday, 16 January 2012
Sweden is among the countries that export significant amounts of weapons and armaments to places around the world.
Monday, 16 January 2012

Only 12 countries receive the coveted AAA-rating by rating agencies, and Denmark is one of them. All Scandinavian countries except Iceland have the envious AAA rating.

Monday, 16 January 2012
The Finnish presidential election edge closer, concerns about the Euro single currency has now been raised again. The call is that Finland should abandon the euro.
Monday, 16 January 2012
Although their economy s not among those which has a credit downgrade recently, the Swedes are beginning to have a bleak view of their economy over the next year, according to a new study by the Swedish organisation, Svenskt Kvalitetsindex (Swedish Quality Index) (SKI) in a recent survey
Sunday, 15 January 2012
On Saturday, there were several demonstrations against Swedish Foreign Minister, Carl Bildt for his involvement with swedes jails in Ethiopia and his rule in the oil company Lundin Petrolume.
Friday, 13 January 2012
Finnish private investors have the biggest stock portfolios in the Nordic countries, according to online investment portal Nordnet. At the same time, Swedish companies lead the classification of companies with the most valuable shares.

Friday, 13 January 2012
The Danish agricultural productivity and competitiveness has deteriorated sharply over the past decade according to a new report.
Friday, 13 January 2012
As the Finnish presidential candidates debated in front of a youthful audience on Thursday night, high on the agenda were issues surrounding racism, internationalism and discrimination.
Thursday, 12 January 2012
The Swedish government is self-critical after it was revealed that big corporations through a loophole in the law could ferry away large sums in taxes.
Wednesday, 11 January 2012
Denmark's central bank sees the need for more capital in a Danish bank, according to new stress tests.
The two Swedish journalists held in Ethiopia are applying for clemency
Wednesday, 11 January 2012
The two Swedish journalists convicted for supporting terrorism in Ethiopia intends to apply for amnesty and will not appeal against their sentences.
What generous benefits in Sweden? More are homeless as the Swedish welfare system gradually falls.
Tuesday, 10 January 2012

Today, 34,000 people in Sweden are homeless according to data from the Swedish Board for health and welfare in a survey. This is an increase from last survey made in 2005.

Tuesday, 10 January 2012
New orders for Swedish industry decreased by 4.8 percent in seasonally adjusted figures in November compared to October.
Tuesday, 10 January 2012
Swedish Central government payments gave a surplus of Skr68 billion in 2011, according to figures from the Swedish National Debt Office.
Monday, 09 January 2012
Between 3000 and 3500 customers who have booked flights with Norwegian the Norwegian budget airline, at the end of last week have been paying too much for their tickets, according to reports.
Sunday, 08 January 2012
Immigration to Sweden is still at a high level. But the number of refugees has halved in recent years - instead it's citizens, mainly from Poland and Romania, which accounts for the largest increase, according to new statistics.
Sunday, 08 January 2012
The workers’ Unions of the Saab automobile factory are worried about the actions of those managing the company’s bankruptcy proceedings.
Saturday, 07 January 2012
Some of the salary of the consultant in the Swedish automotive sector are said to be okay and normal with the tax system but that some, a big chuck, rests in the black economy which is later ferried to tax havens such as the English Channel Island.
Scandal in Swedish military: Providing “Slave Contracts” to its personnel
in Afghanistan Saturday, 07 January 2012
Kitchen staff at the Swedish military base in Afghanistan have been reportedly employed in slave-like contracts, according to Swedish television news program Rapport.
Saturday, 07 January 2012
The Swedish opposition party, the Left Party has a new leader. He is called Jonas Sjöstedt and he started his new position with strong words when he said that “it is a punishment to live in Stockholm.”

Friday, 06 January 2012
Danish economist fear that it is far from over with bank failures or forced mergers in the Danish banking world.
Friday, 06 January 2012
The Norwegian government received a threatening phone calls a few months before Anders Behring Breivik massacres and bombings. The evidence suggests that it came from Breivik yourself.
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Thursday, 05 January 2012
Penny wise, Pound foolish. How Swedish customs focus less on illegal weapons crossing the border
Thursday, 05 January 2012
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Swedish Internet entrepreneurs have received over Skr1.6 billion from international investors on a quarterly basis pushing strongly the idea that the internet boom which crashed in Sweden in the dying years of the 2000s left behind a strong creativity continuity.
Tuesday, 31 January 2012
A handful of interested parties that want to purchase the bankrupt Saab Automobile were presented by the administrators on Tuesday morning. But whether a specific buyer will soon be presented and whether such a buyer has already made a bid, the administrators became tough tight.
Monday, 30 January 2012

Scandinavian airliner, SAS saw red on the stock exchange Monday as past weekend just added more strain into the ailing company.
Friday, 27 January 2012
Shares in Nordea and DnB NOR, Norway’s leading bank, today fell as the banks developed intense headache caused by a failing shipping business which they are exposed to.
Friday, 27 January 2012

The new version of the Volvo S60 is being positively reviewed in the USA after crash tests conducted by the U.S. NHTSA.
Thursday, 26 January 2012

Clothing giant Hennes & Mauritz reported a profit before tax of Skr6.802 million for the period September-November, the fourth quarter in the company's broken financial year.
Wednesday, 25 January 2012
Investigation into the activities surrounding the former workers of Handelsbanken, accused of suspicion of embezzlement, swells considerably.
Ericsson is expected to fall on the markets today after report poorer than
expected results Wednesday, 25 January 2012
Telecom Company, Ericsson's fourth-quarter results was well below analysts' expectations.
Sunday, 22 January 2012
The Turkish consortium interested in the bankrupt Saab foundation, Brightwell Holdings is still showing signs of interest in the company amidst refusal the other day by GM to release the licence of some of the Saab flagship.
Friday, 20 January 2012

Ikea Group has sets new profit record with Skr33 billion for 2011. Despite tough times in many countries, the Swedish furniture mater and retailer has managed to increase both sales and profits...
Skanska issues profit warning as looses in Finland and Norway create concerns Friday, 20 January 2012
Construction Company, Skanska reported an expensive fourth quarter of 2011 with Skr520 million of construction in Finland and Norway, according to a statement.
Wednesday, 18 January 2012

The Swedish Gift company Wrapp has been reportedly received a boost from one of the leading heads in the IT world.
Tuesday, 17 January 2012
Paper Company SCA sells its packaging operations, excluding the two kraft mills in Sweden, to UK based DS Smith.
The deal expected to ba approved with no problem.
Monday, 16 January 2012
It had been extremely expensive to insure against that Scandinavian airlines, SAS would not default on its payments.
Monday, 16 January 2012
Swedish oil company, Lundin Petroleum has completed the drilling of the first well in a program to evaluate the deposit Avaldsnes off the coast of Norway.
Saturday, 14 January 2012

The oil industry in Sweden wants to recruit 200 workers from Saab automobile as the future of the company remains extremely uncertain.
Friday, 13 January 2012

In November 2011 the Swedish FSA communicated plans for new higher capital requirements for Swedish banks.
Ericsson's billion Krona businesses finally driven home
Thursday, 12 January 2012
Ericsson's purchase of American Telcordia for some Skr8 billion has now been completed, notify the telecommunications giant.
Wednesday, 11 January 2012
The subsidiary of the Swedish Defence company, Saab, Saab Combitech is buying a consultancy firm Sörman Information.
Wednesday, 11 January 2012

When the big electronics show in Las Vegas was inaugurated yesterday, one major body missing for the first time in such a forum was the famous Swedish Ericsson’s logo.
Norwegian TV2 sold to Denmark
Tuesday, 10 January 2012
Norway's biggest commercial TV channel, TV2 has been sold to a Denmark.
Nokia launches 4G Windows phone in US
Tuesday, 10 January 2012
Nokia unveiled its Windows-based smartphone at an annual technology-related trade show in Las Vegas on Monday.
Smaller companies in Sweden are having it hard to get a loan
Monday, 09 January 2012

Lending to small and medium-sized businesses had decreased at an increasing rate in Sweden blamed on bank's rejecting the smaller business man
Hypocrisy in deregulation: Why is the Swedish government’s owned Apotek accused of growing far too big Thursday, 05 January 2012
Several of the newer privately owned pharmacy chains in Sweden believe that government owned Apoteket is growing too fast and much too big
Belgian chefs launch backlash against Ikea which they accuse of price dumping their super restaurant.
Tuesday, 03 January 2012

Belgian restaurateur accuses Swedish furniture giant Ikea for predatory pricing in its department store restaurants.
Tuesday, 03 January 2012
The list of stakeholders wanting to put their hands into the bankrupt at Saab Automobile's estate is growing. Latest is the mention of Dongfeng.
Bankruptcy trustees in Saab Automobile have high hopes for a "some continued activity" at the factory in Trollhattan.