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Three freed after Swedish cartoonist plot arrests

Three Muslims freed after three-and-a-half days of questioning.

 

SAS saves €50 million a year in union deal

Scandinavian airline SAS' deal with pilots and cabin crew to freeze salaries is a key step for its 5 billion kronor rights issue.

 

Vattenfall offloads German high-voltage grid

Belgian buyer Elia plans to create a European power market – and integrate larger part of renewable energy sources.

 

Arctic 'doomsday' vault hits half-million mark

The Arctic "doomsday" stockpile to become the most diverse collection of food seeds in history – watch the TED speech.

 

'No regrets' over Mohammed cartoon

The cartoon seen as a gesture in defense of freedom of speech.

 

Race to win Swedish wind power fight steps up

This week two competing wind power firms have announced plans for stock exchange listing and to raise new cash, including PG Gyllenhammar’s Arise Windpower.

 

Ikea founder slips in Forbes' list of billionaires

Two Swedish entrepreneurs among the world's 20 richest people.

 

China's Geely secures financing to buy Volvo

Carmaker Geely has secured financing for its purchase of Volvo Cars.

 

Swedish wind power firm looking for fresh cash

The race to build new wind power stations intensifies in Sweden as O2 Vind eyes massive capital hike through stock exchange listing.

 

Nord Stream uncovers shipwrecks in Baltic Sea

A dozen previously unknown shipwrecks, some of them believed to be up to 1,000 years old, has been discovered.

 

Head of Scandic hotels steps down

Frank Fiskers becomes partner of a London-based hotel real estate investment firm.

 

Swedish steel maker SSAB a 'carbon fat cat'

Industrial carbon quota system enriches the biggest polluters.

 

Number of bankruptcies plunge in Sweden

Swedish companies recover strength after the downturn.

 

Investor AB acquires Saab

Defense firm BAE offloads half of its Saab stake to the powerful Swedish industrial holding firm Investor.

 

Swedish retail sales strongest in Europe

The strongest sales gain in the EU was recorded in Sweden.

 

Drugmaker AstraZeneca shuts R&D sites


Pharmaceutical giant AstraZeneca shuts research and development sites in Britain and Sweden and reduce US operations.

 

Head of SAS looking for a buyer

Beleaguered Scandinavian carrier SAS would be better off if it were sold or joined forces with another airline, CEO Mats Jansson said.

 

Sweden to build 2,000 wind power stations

Sweden's government takes new steps to meet its 50 percent renewable energy target.

 

Saab facing harder competition from F/A-18

 

Hummer to pass through Saab déjà vu?

General Motors is studying new offers for its Hummer brand of sport utility vehicles – two days after announcing plans to end the brand.

 

Anger after deadly H&M factory fire

Locked exit gates may to be blame for the high death toll from a fire at a Bangladesh factory that makes sweaters for H&M.

 

Saab deal a relief for dealer

Saab dealers can finally move forward with a little more certainty.

 

Coca-Cola sells bottling operations in Sweden

 

New branding concept promotes Swedish firms

Millions of people each day use Swedish brands – without knowing that they are Swedish.

 

Swedish charter sales booming

The freezing winter has taken its toll on the Swedes – and they are determined to not miss out on the sunshine this summer.

 

Swedish post office to axe 2,000 staff

The state-owned postal service proposes 200 million dollar in dividend to its owners – as it plans to cut 2,000 jobs.

 

Swedish financial officers eye higher profits

The potential for price increases has improved and expectations that profits for Swedish companies will rise this year are high.

 

Brazil to make fighter jet decision next month

Brazil's air force prefers Gripen NG jet from Sweden's Saab.

 

How Spyker will swing Saab back to profit

Saab "will become more entrepreneurial", said Victor Muller after the purchase of the iconic Swedish brand was finalised.

Spyker's purchase of Saab finalised

 

Spyker a notorious late payer

Saab's new owner put at the highest possible risk for bankruptcy.

 

Spyker's purchase of Saab finalised

Dutch sportscar maker Spyker has finalised the purchase of Swedish carmaker Saab from General Motors.

How Spyker will swing Saab back to profit

 

Thirsty Russians and Asians hoist Carlsberg

Danish brewer Carlsberg expects profit to jump this year as its market shares in eastern Europe and Asia swell.

 

AstraZeneca settles British tax dispute

Anglo-Swedish drugmaker AstraZeneca to pay 505 million pounds.

 

Websites crash after severe weather chaos

Overload due to arctic blitz leaves Swedish travelers in the dark.

 

Ikea made $7 billion profit - despite the crisis

How Ikea manages to keep profits flat during global economic crisis.

 

Metals giant to increase production in Sweden

Russian metals giant Rusal plans to increase aluminium production at its Swedish plant after output plunged last year.

 

Life raft to save sinking SAS

The Scandinavian governments will financially help its ailing airline.  

 

Antonov wants to open Saab factory in Russia

"There is unfortunately widespread economic crime in Russia but we don't take part in that", Russian billionaire Vladimir Antonov said.

 

Ingvar Kamprad 'heartbroken' over bribery affair

"I sat in my old armchair and cried. I wept like a child", Ikea's founder said after the Russian bribery affair.

 

‘SAS worst in class’

Scandinavian airline SAS struggles to cut costs and axe staff – but still has labour costs three times the industry average.

 
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