Sweden Sweden avoids election as political parties reach agreement Sweden’s political parties have reached an agreement that allows the minority centre-left government to remain in office and sideline the 27/12/2014
Sweden Swedish PM: Religious freedoms must be defended after latest mosque attack Sweden’s prime minister says his country must stand up to threats against religious freedoms, in the wake of a Christmas Day mosque attack. Five 27/12/2014
Sweden Arson attack at Swedish mosque leaves five injured Swedish police are treating a fire at a mosque in the town of Eskilstuna as arson. Five people were reportedly injured in the attack, which happened 26/12/2014
Sport Marcel Hirscher's skiing double hits the headlines in Gravity Welcome to Gravity, our weekly show dedicated to downhill skiing. Today we start Marcel Hirscher’s double in the Swedish resort of Are. (Oree). On 14/12/2014
Sport Historic slalom win for Sweden's Pietilae-Holmner Maria Pietila-Holmner sealed the first win for a Swede in a ladies’ Slalom in Are. The combined times of her two runs on home snow led to the 13/12/2014
Sweden Synthetic marijuana drug Spice causes hundreds of overdoses in Sweden A synthetic marijuana drug is being blamed for hundreds of overdoses in Sweden this year. The designer drug known as Spice is available legally over 13/12/2014
Sweden Snap election in Sweden after new government's first budget is defeated Sweden is set to go to the polls on March 22 next year in a snap election called after the centre-left minority government lost a budget vote in parliament. 03/12/2014
Sweden Swedish government faces budget defeat as PM threatens to resign Sweden’s minority centre-left government is in trouble after the anti-immigration Sweden Democrats said it would join the centre-right opposition in 02/12/2014