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Three freed after Swedish cartoonist plot arrests

Three Muslims freed after three-and-a-half days of questioning.

 

SAS saves €50 million a year in union deal

Scandinavian airline SAS' deal with pilots and cabin crew to freeze salaries is a key step for its 5 billion kronor rights issue.

 

Shares rally although investors fear recoil

WEEKLY UPDATE – Stocks in Sweden rose to new high, but analysts fear that markets may be overheated.

 

Vattenfall offloads German high-voltage grid

Belgian buyer Elia plans to create a European power market – and integrate larger part of renewable energy sources.

 

Turkey fury over Sweden's 'genocide' vote

Turkey's foreign ministry summoned the Swedish ambassador.

Sweden calls mass killing of Armenians genocide

 

Carl Bildt puts pressure on Iceland

Bank deal failure could block IMF aid to the crisis-hit island.

 

Ikea founder slips in Forbes' list of billionaires

Two Swedish entrepreneurs among the world's 20 richest people.

 

Arctic 'doomsday' vault hits half-million mark

The Arctic "doomsday" stockpile to become the most diverse collection of food seeds in history – watch the TED speech.

 

Sweden calls mass killing of Armenians genocide

The Swedish parliament labeled the massacres of Armenians during World War I as genocide – immediately sparking a diplomatic row.

 

'No regrets' over Mohammed cartoon

The cartoon seen as a gesture in defense of freedom of speech.

 

Race to win Swedish wind power fight steps up

This week two competing wind power firms have announced plans for stock exchange listing and to raise new cash, including PG Gyllenhammar’s Arise Windpower.

 

Swedish court allows extradition of ex neo-Nazi

Former Swedish neo-Nazi leader to face trial in Poland for the theft of a sign from the one-time Auschwitz death camp.

 

'Jihad Jane' visited Ireland over Swedish plot

Irish police have been granted more time to quiz suspects.

 

'The government shouldn’t control share prices'

OPINION – A price drop on the stock exchange or real estate market is not harmful to the economy, professors of economics John Hassler and Per Krusell writes.

 

More Serbs seeking asylum in Sweden

Increasing numbers of Serbian citizens have sought asylum in Sweden following the introduction of a visa-free system.

 

Finland's ports remain shut as strike continues

No end in sight for port strike that has crippled foreign trade.

 

China's Geely secures financing to buy Volvo

Carmaker Geely has secured financing for its purchase of Volvo Cars.

 

Swedish wind power firm looking for fresh cash

The race to build new wind power stations intensifies in Sweden as O2 Vind eyes massive capital hike through stock exchange listing.

 

Mohammed cartoon published again in Sweden

Cartoon of Mohammed with the body of a dog republished.

 

'Jihad Jane' behind terror plot to kill cartoonist

A US woman operating online under the name "JihadJane" recruited jihadist fighters to carry out the murder of a Swedish resident.

 

Muslims planned to kill Swedish cartoonist

100,000-dollar bounty on cartoonist's head from Al-Qaeda-group.

'JihadJane' behind terror plot to kill cartoonist
Swedish cartoonist: I'm not shaking with fear

 

Tobacco giant Philip Morris to sue Norway

Tobacco giant Philip Morris will take the Norwegian state to court in an attempt to overturn a law in the Scandinavian country.

 

Russia slams Sweden for aiding 'bandits'

"The [Chechen] bandits have unfortunately found refuge in Sweden", Russian President Dmitry Medvedev said.

 

Swedish Iceland loan conditioned on bank deal

Iceland must "honour its international commitments," Sweden's Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt said.

 

China denies Swede spied for Beijing

"This kind of accusation is totally groundless and has ulterior motives," China's foreign ministry spokesman Qin Gang said.

 

Statoil to invest in Azerbaijan oil field

Go-ahead received for a 6.0-billion-dollar oil investment.

 

Dock strike hits Finland's key industries

Finnish dock workers' strike has crippled the country's foreign trade.

 

EU court tells Sweden not to deport Iranian

Iranian asylum seeker's claims of torture appeared to be true.

 

Nord Stream uncovers shipwrecks in Baltic Sea

A dozen previously unknown shipwrecks, some of them believed to be up to 1,000 years old, has been discovered.

 

Swedish policewoman named UN's top cop

UN chief Ban Ki-moon marked International Women's Day by appointing a seasoned Swedish policewoman as UN's top cop.

 
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