http://www.stockholmnews.comLatest news from Stockholm News, daily Swedish news in English.enCopyright 2008- Stockholm NewsThe Public Employment Centre has been sentenced to pay 60 000 SEK to a Muslim man. The reason is that they have denied him his regular unemployment benefits after he refused to shake hand with a woman at his presumptive trainee-job. In 2006, the 24...http://www.stockholmnews.com/more.aspx?NID=4787Mon, 08 Feb 2010 21:22:57 GMTTwo Swedish officers today was killed when their foot patrol was fired upon, west of Mazar-i-Sharif in Afghanistan, the Swedish Armed Forces report. “It is a captain and a lieutenant," said Torbjörn Gustafsson, Communications Officer...http://www.stockholmnews.com/more.aspx?NID=4782Sun, 07 Feb 2010 18:08:53 GMT Photo: Wikipedia Sweden had some luck when the drawing for the 2012 European championship was made today. The Netherlands is the toughest competitor, but looking at the rest of the teams, it could have been worse. Except Holland, Sweden will play...http://www.stockholmnews.com/more.aspx?NID=4781Sun, 07 Feb 2010 13:45:14 GMTA Finnish ship today lost several containers in the Baltic Sea outside the coast of the island Gotland. One of the containers hold hazardous substances. The accident occurred this morning in international waters, south of Gotland. “As we...http://www.stockholmnews.com/more.aspx?NID=4780Sun, 07 Feb 2010 01:22:45 GMTSwedish government agencies do not have codes of conduct concerning sexual issues for personnel working abroad, argues Minister for Gender Equality, Nyamko Sabuni, referring to a recent report on the situation in the state administration. A majority...http://www.stockholmnews.com/more.aspx?NID=4779Sun, 07 Feb 2010 01:10:46 GMTFollowing allegations that Russia has dumped radioactive waste in the Baltic Sea, Sweden´s Chief Prosecutor at the National Unit for the Environment has commenced an investigation about environmental crimes. Yesterday the investigative television...http://www.stockholmnews.com/more.aspx?NID=4770Thu, 04 Feb 2010 23:25:52 GMT Annelie Enochson, Photo: Riksdagen Annelie Enochson, Member of Parliament for the Christian Democrats has donated a sleeping bag to homeless people and urge her colleagues to do the same reports the public service Swedish radio. Sancta Klara church...http://www.stockholmnews.com/more.aspx?NID=4763Wed, 03 Feb 2010 21:21:01 GMTThe so called sms-loans are increasing rapidly and more people get problem paying them back. SMS loans are considered much easier to obtain than normal bank loans, but the sums are also smaller. Basically one just sends an SMS to a credit company and...http://www.stockholmnews.com/more.aspx?NID=4760Wed, 03 Feb 2010 12:46:08 GMTAs usual, the future looks bright for physicians and specialist nurses. This shows the Public Employment Services 2010 Professional Compass, published today. In overall, the Public Employment Service finds that it is now visible light in the tunnel...http://www.stockholmnews.com/more.aspx?NID=4759Tue, 02 Feb 2010 22:52:36 GMTFour months ago, the decedent estate of the legendary film maker Ingmar Bergman seemed to spread adrift over the world. But in October a Norwegian multi-millionaire suddenly appeared from nowhere and rescued both Bergman´s furniture and house, with...http://www.stockholmnews.com/more.aspx?NID=4754Mon, 01 Feb 2010 22:28:46 GMTCreating an e-mail address in somebody else’s name and claiming to be them is not a crime. This can create some nasty effects for those who have an enemy who want to hurt them. This happened to Harriet Wallberg Henriksson, principal at the Karolinska...http://www.stockholmnews.com/more.aspx?NID=4745Sun, 31 Jan 2010 13:00:52 GMTThe police today held a press conference because of the suspicions of sex crimes against the former police chief, Göran Lindberg. The aim was to stop the spreading of rumours that arose after the case became known. After the allegations against the...http://www.stockholmnews.com/more.aspx?NID=4744Sat, 30 Jan 2010 22:24:20 GMTThere have been many passengers stuck at the central station in Stockholm tonight. A broken train south of the city stopped many other southbound trains from the central station, leading to delayed and cancelled departures. When things like this...http://www.stockholmnews.com/more.aspx?NID=4737Fri, 29 Jan 2010 21:28:15 GMTEvery 25th year the border between Sweden and Finland changes. This time, Sweden is the net gainer, and will be a few hectares larger. The government today approved an agreement on the new boundary with the eastern neighbouring country. A similar...http://www.stockholmnews.com/more.aspx?NID=4733Thu, 28 Jan 2010 19:19:11 GMTThe ice hockey team AIK in Stockholm might be the first Swedish team that plays in the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL), with mainly Russian teams. A decision will be made by the club members tonight. AIK is in a very bad financial shape and faces the...http://www.stockholmnews.com/more.aspx?NID=4727Wed, 27 Jan 2010 18:23:27 GMTUpdated. General Motors have agreed to sell Saab to the Dutch Spyker Cars. This they confirm in a press release. “Today’s announcement is great news for Saab employees, dealers and suppliers, great news for millions of Saab customers and...http://www.stockholmnews.com/more.aspx?NID=4719Tue, 26 Jan 2010 19:06:57 GMTZiaul Hasan will in a series of chronicles, share his personal experiences of the life as a foreign student in Sweden. In this first part he describes the time before leaving his home-country....http://www.stockholmnews.com/more.aspx?NID=4718Mon, 25 Jan 2010 23:49:34 GMTThe Dutch company Spyker Cars´ purchase of Saab Automobile from GM is now decided. This according to SVT Rapport. According to SVT, the European Investment Bank has accepted the loan. The same goes for the Swedish National Debt Office. The government...http://www.stockholmnews.com/more.aspx?NID=4713Mon, 25 Jan 2010 14:17:15 GMTNorrbro in Stockholm is the bridge leading from the royal castle to Gustav Adolfs torg and the opera house. It was opened yesterday after more than two years of reconstructions. The museum for medieval history, located under the bridge was re-opened...http://www.stockholmnews.com/more.aspx?NID=4712Sun, 24 Jan 2010 16:16:46 GMTOne of the government´s main reform this term, the job tax credit, is mostly unknown among the Swedish public, a new poll shows. The tax credit, whose fourth step was introduced this month, is the darling of the Minister for Finance, Anders Borg. It...http://www.stockholmnews.com/more.aspx?NID=4707Sat, 23 Jan 2010 20:21:40 GMT