Following the ongoing rioting in until-now-calm Sweden, we thought it interesting to revisit the increasing chance of more broad-based social unrest in Europe. With the summer rapidly approaching, austerity still heavy in the air (well fauxsterity at

How can a high-tax welfare state also be so strongly entrepreneurial, writes Ben Rooney.

STOCKHOLM, May 22 (Reuters) - A Swedish prosecutor wants toquestion Victor Muller, former chairman of bankrupt carmakerSaab, for an inquiry into suspected tax offences, a Swedishnewspaper reported...

STOCKHOLM, May 22 (Reuters) - A Swedish prosecutor wants to question Victor Muller, former chairman of bankrupt carmaker Saab, for an inquiry into suspected tax offences, a Swedish newspaper reported on Wednesday.

Sparked by the police shooting of a machete-wielding 69 year-old man, traditionally calm-and-collected Sweden is suffering amid its third night of riots. It seems underlying tensions from high youth unemployment and rising nationalism against the nat

Sweden's capital was hit with a third night of riots, as unrest that began in a relatively small suburban borough north of Stockholm predominantly populated by immigrants spread to several other pockets of the city.

STOCKHOLM, May 22 (Reuters) - Management at Swedish metal powders firm on Wednesday told shareholders to accept a raised buyout offer of 325 crowns per share from Sweden's Wallenberg family and minority shareholder Lindengruppen.

This weekend was the 58th Eurovision song contest, a campy, nationalistic song contest that briefly united Europe (and places we wouldn't traditionally consider Europe) for one night of singing in Malmö, Sweden. Unfortunately, as the dust f

STOCKHOLM, May 21 (Reuters) - Swedish prosecutors have questioned the former head of bankrupt car maker Saab and two others in an investigation into suspected tax offences relating to the running of the company, officials said on Tuesday.

STOCKHOLM, May 21 (Reuters) - Swedish prosecutors havequestioned the former head of bankrupt car maker Saab and twoothers in an investigation into suspected tax offences relatingto the running of...

STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - Ericsson announced on Tuesday plans to shut its telecom cable manufacturing facility in Sweden and would take a 500 million Swedish crown ($75 million) charge as a result.

STOCKHOLM, May 21 (Reuters) - Ericsson announced on Tuesday plans to shut its telecom cable manufacturing facility in Sweden and would take a 500 million Swedish crown ($75 million) charge as a result.

STOCKHOLM, May 21 (Reuters) - Ericsson announced on Tuesday plans to shut its telecom cable manufacturing facility in Sweden and would take a 500 million Swedish crown ($75 million) charge as a result.

STOCKHOLM, May 21 (Reuters) - Swedish prosecutors have detained the former chief executive of bankrupt car maker Saab and two others in an investigation into suspected tax offences relating to the running of the company, officials said on Tuesday.

STOCKHOLM, May 21 (Reuters) - Swedish prosecutors havedetained the former chief executive of bankrupt car maker Saaband two others in an investigation into suspected tax offencesrelating to the...

Three former top executives from car maker Saab Automobile have been arrested in Sweden on suspicion of accounting fraud charges.

Debate has heated up in Sweden regarding American Apparel's sexualization of its female models. The retailer's shock-tactic ads featuring naked women are certainly nothing new. But this week Swedish blogger Emelie Eriksson made headlines by juxtaposi

STOCKHOLM, May 16 (Reuters) - Sweden's Recipharm has hired UBS to advise on either a partial sale of the pharmaceutical company or a listing on the Stockholm exchange, a source close to the process...

STOCKHOLM, May 16 (Reuters) - Sweden's Recipharm has hired UBS to advise on either a partial sale of the pharmaceutical company or a listing on the Stockholm exchange, a source close to the process...

STOCKHOLM, May 16 (Reuters) - Sweden's Recipharm has hired UBS to advise on either a partial sale of the pharmaceutical company or a listing on the Stockholm exchange, a source close to the process told Reuters on Thursday.

STOCKHOLM, May 16 (Reuters) - Sweden's Recipharm has hired UBS to advise on either a partial sale of the pharmaceutical company or a listing on the Stockholm exchange, a source close to the process told Reuters on Thursday.

KIRUNA, Sweden, May 15 (Reuters) - The Arctic Council agreed on Wednesday to admit emerging powers China and India as observers, reflecting growing global interest in the trade and energy potential of the planet's far north.

KIRUNA, Sweden (Reuters) - The Arctic Council agreed on Wednesday to admit China and other Asian nations as observers, reflecting growing global interest in the trade and energy potential of the planet's far north.

KIRUNA, Sweden, May 15 (Reuters) - The Arctic Council agreed on Wednesday to admit China and other Asian nations as observers, reflecting growing global interest in the trade and energy potential of the planet's far north.

From Climate Central's Andrew Freedman: With ministers from the eight Arctic states meeting Wednesday in Kiruna, Sweden, for the 2013 ministerial meeting of the Arctic...

VARGARDA, Sweden, May 14 (Reuters) - Auto safety gear maker Autoliv on Tuesday set out new financial targets for the group and outlined guidelines on its debt that will allow it to spend up to $1.3 billion on acquisitions or shareholder returns.

Instead of eating lunch at their desks, workers are going clubbing for an hour at daytime dance parties that are springing up in New York City and around the world. The trend first started in Sweden with Lunch Beat, dreamed up by Molly Range, Forbes

A new museum devoted to the 1970s Swedish pop band ABBA just opened in Stockholm, Sweden. The museum, called ABBA The Museum, is devoted to all things ABBA, showcasing the band's albums, costumes, and memorabilia. Visitors will also be able to karaok

Here are a pair of interesting You-Tube videos on fractional reserve lending sent by reader Magnus who lives in Sweden.Godfrey Bloom Blasts Fractional Reserve Lending as Fraud"The problem that we have is a flawed banking system, a fractional reserve

STOCKHOLM, May 7 (Reuters) - Senegalese singer YoussouN'Dour has won a share of Sweden's $150,000 Polar music prize -awarded in the past to Paul McCartney, Bob Dylan and violinistYo-Yo Ma - for promoting understanding between faiths as well asfor his

STOCKHOLM, May 6 (Reuters) - The catchy tunes, outlandishcostumes and shimmering boots that made ABBA a global phenomenonall feature in a new museum dedicated to the band, but rumoursthe exhibition may presage a reunion by Sweden's most famousexport

Forty years after lifting Sweden's musical profile, ABBA is getting a museum in the heart of Stockholm's "golden triangle" of tourist attractions.

* Burden on taxpayers greatest in Denmark, Sweden, Belgium, France

OSLO, April 26 (Reuters) - Norway's sovereign wealth fund,one of the world's biggest investors, said it wants to play amore active role in management of companies in which it isheavily invested, a list that includes Sweden's Volvo.

OSLO, April 26 (Reuters) - Norway's sovereign wealth fund, one of the world's biggest investors, said it wants to play a more active role in management of companies in which it is heavily invested, a list that includes Sweden's Volvo .

After police noticed a "strong smell" coming from Justin Bieber's tour bus parked on a fan-infested street outside of the Grand Hotel in Sweden Wednesday, cops raided the bus and found "a small amount of narcotics," reports TMZ. "When the b

STOCKHOLM, April 24 (Reuters) - Swedish private equity firm Altor said on Wednesday it had agreed to sell its stake in Danish food services firm Euro Cater to a group of reinvesting employees that...

Erik Arnberg, a reader of The Aviationist, brought to my attention an episode that occurred on the night of Mar. 29, 2013, when Russian military aircraft simulated a large scale bomb run on Sweden. The episode got a lot of media attention a

As Europe’s banks continue to mend their broken balance sheets, Sweden provides a place for bank investors to see out the turmoil elsewhere

Sex and beer apparently don't mix in Sweden, where government-owned liquor stores have banned a brewer from using a cartoon of a topless woman on...

By Marc Chandler:The Swedish krona is somewhat firmer today but it is the biggest loser among the major currencies this week. It has lost about 2.3% against the dollar and 2.1% against the euro. According to Bloomberg, this is the single biggest week

DUBLIN (Reuters) - A growing number of EU countries do not want the European Commission to launch an investigation into Chinese telecoms equipment makers Huawei and ZTE, Sweden said on Thursday.

* EU worried about retaliation from China, loss of business

* EU worried about retaliation from China, loss of business

* EU worried about retaliation from China, loss of business

* EU worried about retaliation from China, loss of business