Tight race centred on the economy, unemployment and welfare.

• Swedes living abroad start voting now
• Sweden's far-right party gains support

SAS Scandinavian Airlines has a punctuality above 90 percent.

Swede Niklas Zennström has launched his latest creation - Rdio.

• Dozens hurt at heavy metal festival in Finland

Polar bear severely clawed archaeologist during a dig in Greenland.

130,000 Swedes abroad registered to vote in the fall's election.

A third of of the country's jobless in June were full-time students. 

• Sweden's economy grows faster than expected

Swedish education minister suggests ban on veils in schools.

"We are going to send a flotilla if the siege is not lifted".

Anglo-Swedish pharmaceuticals giant upset after comment by French health insurance fund.

• Pharma group Novo Nordisk raises outlook

Swedish oil firm rallies in Stockholm trading after upbeat outlook.

• Danish oil firm pays fine to the United States

Icelandic megastar Björk aims to save Iceland's energy resources.

• Iceland probes energy company takeover
• Björk and CEO in public spat over Iceland energy 

Former chief executive of SAS Anders Ehrling new head of Scandic.

A Spanish warship foiled an attack on a Norwegian chemical tanker.

Sweden risks messy parliamentary situation after the election.

Sweden's government ready to bolster Afghan troop levels.

• Sweden ends compulsory military service
• Swedish troops killed in action inspires patriotism

Strike at bus plant in India costs Volvo 10 million dollars.

Greece declared an emergency on the tourist island of Samos.

Geely will invest 900 million dollars to improve the Volvo brand.

China's Geely completes takeover of Swedish carmaker Volvo.

Banking and fishing hot issues for cool Icelanders.

Sweden's Industry Minister wants create a new green-energy firm.

Sweden's FinMin: "We want Sweden to be a modern country where it is possible to choose how and with whom you want to live".

• Florida church plans Koran burning on 9/11 

Two Swedish brands are among the world’s most valuable brands.

Late Swedish crime writer Stieg Larsson the first novelist to sell more than one million e-books on Amazon.com.

• Daniel Craig stars in Hollywood's Millennium Trilogy
• Stieg Larsson first to sell one million books in Amazon's Kindle store

Situation for Roman people in Europe described as "alarming".

WEEKLY UPDATE – Stocks in Stockholm dived after depressing US economic growth data.

• European stocks close lower on US growth data
• White House hails 'solid' US growth   • US economy grew less than forecast

Sweden's GDP increased by 3.7 percent in the second quarter.

• US economy grew less than forecast
• White House hails 'solid' US growth

A former Swedish police chief was sentenced to six and a half years in jail for sex crimes including three rapes.

• Swede Knut Dreyer named OSCE police chief

“Sweden is the most mature market in Europe”, Capgemini said as it expects the European smart-meter market to boom.

• Smart electricity meters boom in Europe