Baltic leaders under pressure to save sick sea

Baltic Sea so toxic that pregnant women should not to eat the fish.

 

SAS shares plunge as it begs for more money

Scandinavian airline SAS expects "economic recovery" after more job cuts, heavy cost savings and new money from its owners.

 

Climate change impact of soil underestimated

Finnish researchers calls for a revision of climate change estimates.

 

Finnish trade surplus falls to 18-year low

 

Swedbank to be profitable this year

Sweden's fourth largest bank made a bigger-than-expected loss but said it will swing back into profit this year.

 

Spyker secures financing for Saab deal

Spyker has landed a 25 million dollar loan that will secure its acquisition of General Motors' loss-making Saab unit.

 

Jan Myrdal: 'The United States is not invincible'

"The war in Afghanistan is doomed to fail in the long run and the U.S. is not invincible," said Swedish Leftist intellectual Jan Myrdal.

 

Carl Bildt the new King of Sweden?

Sweden Foreign Minister gave himself an unexpected promotion.

 

Nokia to cut 285 jobs at Finnish plant

World's top mobile phone maker focus production on smartphones.

 

Baltic pressure eases on Swedish banks

Sweden’s biggest banks expected to post lower loan losses.

 

EU approves Swedish guarantee for loan to Saab

The EU's competition watchdog on Monday approved Swedish plans to act as guarantor for a loan to automaker Saab.

 

Cyber fraudsters attack carbon trading system

Norway blew the whistle on online fraudsters that have carried out a "widespread" cyber attack on the EU's Emissions Trading Scheme.

 

Two Swedish officers killed in Afghanistan

Swedish patrol came under attack in northern Afghanistan Sunday.

 

Analysts eye ‘strong growth’ in Nordic telecoms

Raised target price on Tele2 while TeliaSonera faces “political risk”.

 

Shares plunge as Pigs try to fly

WEEKLY UPDATE – Swedish stocks plunged as investor fears over rising debt levels in some eurozone states became more acute.

 

Saab dealers ready to give Spyker $24 million

If Victor Muller fails to find investors to finance payment, Swedish Saab sellers are ready to step in to save the deal.

 

Russia denies radioactive dumping off Sweden

"This is complete nonsense and a clear provocation".

 

Volvo sees market returning to growth

Swedish truck maker AB Volvo posted a bigger-than-expected fourth-quarter loss – but now sees signs of stabilisation.

 

Iceland urges EU not to link Icesave and IMF aid

Iceland's prime minister under pressure to secure IMF money.

 

Swedish shares plunge as debt fears sharpen

Swedish stocks plunged on Thursday as investor fears over rising debt levels in some eurozone member states became more acute and US data offered scant hope for a recovery in the jobs market there.

 

Sweden demands answers on Russian dumping

Did Russia dump chemical weapons and radioactive waste off the shores of Gotland?

 

Dagens Nyheter to shed one in six staff

Sweden's top-selling broadsheet newspaper will slash one sixth of its workforce to rein in costs after racking up multi-million-euro losses.

 

Saab can still win Brazil fighter jet deal

Brazil's government denies that it has made a final decision to buy 36 Rafale fighter jets from France.

Saab's Brazil fighter jet deal is slipping

 

Is Sweden really a frontrunner on equality?

A seminar in London asked why Sweden ranks low on female representation in corporate management.

 

Metro reports best ever quarterly results

The Swedish publisher of free newspapers had its best ever quarter in the final three months of 2009 – but finished the year with a loss.

 

Stora Enso sees slow market improvement

Europe's top paper maker Stora Enso reported improved fourth quarter earnings – but said demand would improve slowly and paper prices remain under pressure this year.

 

Danske Bank profit dented on bad debt

Danske Bank facing "another challenging year".

 

Mobile security apps in cars to boom

Insurance companies put pressure on consumers to install wireless tracking and security devises in cars.

 

Sweden reviews GM's sale of Saab to Spyker

This final review could jeopardise Sweden's guarantee of the loan.

 

Scania shares rally on upbeat outlook

Swedish truck maker sees signs of stability.

 
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