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Swedish military drunk on foreign duty in Congo, risks getting fired

Sweden | 2009-06-01

Nuclear waste to be stored north of Stockholm

Sweden | 2009-06-03

Theology teaching at universities ‘too christian’

Sweden | 2009-06-04 | 1 comment
Several Swedish universities risks loosing their right to examine students in subjects like science of religion and theology, after a review by the...

Here comes the rain

Sweden | 2009-06-09
Forget the beach. Grab your rain clothes and umbrella. The weather forecast for...

Shorter waiting lists for surgery in Sweden

Sweden | 2009-06-10
The waiting lists for surgery have been cut substantially during the last six months. The government claims it is thanks to their reforms.

Criticism in UN-report about children´s situation

Sweden | 2009-06-12
The United Nations’s Committee on Childrens’ Rights gives Sweden both positive and negative feedback on the situation for children in the country.

Same sex marriage suggested by board of Church of Sweden

Sweden | 2009-06-13 | 24 comments
The Central Board of Church of Sweden has decided to propose that the Church Assembly should apply to the state for a continued right transact marriage in accordance to the new marital law. The new law was implemented May 1 and states that couples of same sex shall be given the same right of marriage as others.

New ID-cards for immigrants cause chaos at Swedish tax agencies

Sweden | 2009-06-14 | 4 comments
Since 1 June, it is possible for immigrants without Swedish citizenship to get ID-card. This has caused a flow of people which has created a small chaos.

Less liquor for midsummer?

Sweden | 2009-06-15

"Free condoms to teenagers to limit unwanted pregnancies"

Sweden | 2009-06-17 | 2 comments

Favorable court ruling do not save file-sharing

Sweden | 2009-06-18

Big oil spill in Finland

Sweden | 2009-06-21
One hundred thousand litres of waste fuel and bilge water of oil has leaked from a tank in an industrial area in the Finish city Turkku (Åbo in Swedish). The leak has been plugged but cleaning operations will probably take weeks according to newspaper YLE.

Gloomy prospects on the Swedish labour market

Sweden | 2009-06-26
Teachers, health personnel and specialist technicians will have the brightest outlook on the Swedish labour market for this autumn and next year. But for most occupational groups will the rate of...

Norwegians and Danes invades Sweden – as tourist

Sweden | 2009-06-27
More and more Norwegians and Danes chose Sweden as a vacation spot. This shows new numbers from Statistics Sweden. But almost the whole increase is centered to the southern and western parts of the...

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