http://www.stockholmnews.comLatest news from Stockholm News, daily Swedish news in English from Stockholm, Sweden.enCopyright 2011- Stockholm NewsOn June 11 the European football championships starts for Sweden with a match against Ukraine, one of the hosts of the tournament. Sweden will also face England and France in the group stage. Last Monday, the national team coach Erik Hamrén...http://www.stockholmnews.com/more.aspx?NID=8534Wed, 16 May 2012 16:48:01 GMT A Polish woman is missing in Sweden. She was last seen in Stockhom 20 April. A photo of the women is attached below. Her name is Agnieszka Mardyla and she comes originally from Krakow. She is 37 years old and has lived in Stockholm since 11 years....http://www.stockholmnews.com/more.aspx?NID=8533Fri, 11 May 2012 14:09:51 GMTLast Monday, the prosecutor initiated charges against 40-year-old Peter Mangs from Malmö, southern Sweden, for three murders and twelve attempted murders. Mangs is also prosecuted for two counts of aggravated assault, one case of obstructing the...http://www.stockholmnews.com/more.aspx?NID=8532Wed, 09 May 2012 20:22:11 GMTYesterday was the 1st of May, the international workers’ day, when parties and groups to the left held demonstrations and manifestations around the world; so also in Sweden. But also the Christian Democrats arranged a manifestation. Many people were...http://www.stockholmnews.com/more.aspx?NID=8531Wed, 02 May 2012 16:36:13 GMTQuestions concerning youth unemployment and difficulties with school-to-work transitions remain in the political centre. However, there are claims that the statistics about young people´s unemployment and difficulties are hard to interpret and that...http://www.stockholmnews.com/more.aspx?NID=8530Tue, 01 May 2012 22:24:33 GMTWhen the government wanted to invite some former Ministers to a dinner party a few days ago they got an unexpected guest. One of the invited was the former Minister for Agriculture Margareta Winberg. However, the government accidently invited the...http://www.stockholmnews.com/more.aspx?NID=8529Wed, 25 Apr 2012 19:21:01 GMTDuring the last weeks there has been some focus on Telia Sonera’s and Ericssons business in Belarus. The companies are criticized by human rights’ organisations and democracy activists. The mentioned companies claim they do nothing wrong. After the...http://www.stockholmnews.com/more.aspx?NID=8528Wed, 25 Apr 2012 19:05:21 GMTWhen Skellefteå beat Brynäs with 3-2 in last night’s Swedish ice hockey final it means that the struggle for the championship title will continue at least until tomorrow when they meet again in Gävle. Stockholm has at the same time since long lost...http://www.stockholmnews.com/more.aspx?NID=8527Wed, 18 Apr 2012 11:21:50 GMTAt the end of 2008, the government ended the almost 35 years long heavy restrictions on labour immigration to Sweden. But this new regime has not been without problems. The trade unions complain about people being exploited by ruthless employers,...http://www.stockholmnews.com/more.aspx?NID=8526Wed, 11 Apr 2012 19:22:12 GMTSweden´s third largest city, Malmö, has for the past year attracted much attention in national media for the sharp increase in deadly violence. For example, the wave of people being gunned down in the streets, five of them during the timespan of one...http://www.stockholmnews.com/more.aspx?NID=8525Wed, 04 Apr 2012 22:20:31 GMTHenrik Lindberg, argues that Sweden is mentally still a ´Social Democratic´ country rather than liberal or conservative and that this is the main factor behind the rising support for the Social Democratic party. Sociological data demonstrates that...http://www.stockholmnews.com/more.aspx?NID=8524Sat, 31 Mar 2012 12:52:35 GMTThe prospects for Sweden’s youth looks dim. The latest figures show that one in five of the country´s youth is unemployed. And the effects of an early unemployment is difficult to compensate. The persistent financial crisis and recession makes the...http://www.stockholmnews.com/more.aspx?NID=8523Wed, 28 Mar 2012 22:38:08 GMTThe Swedish Riksdag voted about the Data Retention Directive today. The directive was adopted with 233 votes against 41. Nineteen members of the Riksdag didn’t vote at all. The outcome was known beforehand since the major parties have announced their...http://www.stockholmnews.com/more.aspx?NID=8522Wed, 21 Mar 2012 20:49:19 GMTSwedish politicians have an ambition to make Stockholm a major player in the international financial sector. However, it seems like it´s a long road ahead, especially when it comes to financial supervision. Last year, around 100 cases of suspected...http://www.stockholmnews.com/more.aspx?NID=8521Thu, 15 Mar 2012 00:58:12 GMT Two top politicians from the Liberal Peoples’ Party (fp) have joined the debate about an extension of the metro system in Stockholm. Erik Ullenhag, chairman of (fp) in the Stockholm region and Birgitta Rydeberg, chairman of the regional party...http://www.stockholmnews.com/more.aspx?NID=8520Fri, 09 Mar 2012 16:39:56 GMT There was an explosion yesterday near the restaurant Gamle Port in Gothenburg. The police suspect there was some kind of bomb that someone put there intentionally. No one was injured and the police have so far no suspect. (Sr)   http://www.stockholmnews.com/more.aspx?NID=8519Fri, 09 Mar 2012 16:17:53 GMTThe Swedish ice hockey play offs starts this Saturday. Stockholm News has analyzed the four quarter finals. Ice hockey is one of the two biggest sports in Sweden when it comes to audience and media attention (the other one is football (soccer))....http://www.stockholmnews.com/more.aspx?NID=8518Fri, 09 Mar 2012 01:00:01 GMT The plans for Östersund to apply for the 2022 Winter Olympics seem to be canceled. The reason is lack of support from the government. Minister for Culture and Sports Lena Adelsohn-Liljeroth (Moderate Party) has announced that the government...http://www.stockholmnews.com/more.aspx?NID=8517Fri, 09 Mar 2012 00:47:32 GMT Stockholm’s publically owned housing companies will sell 2900 of their apartments to private housing companies. Stockholm News has already reported about this. Now, the Left Party is planning to make an official police report since the board...http://www.stockholmnews.com/more.aspx?NID=8516Fri, 09 Mar 2012 00:47:12 GMTTaxi drivers who charge tourists excessively high prices are becoming a really big problem in Stockholm. It has gone so far that hotels now usually warn tourists of the expensive taxis. Therefore the City administration wants to explore how to stop...http://www.stockholmnews.com/more.aspx?NID=8515Thu, 08 Mar 2012 18:04:03 GMT