Statoil could face difficulties because of the moratorium on deepwater drilling imposed in the Gulf following the BP oil spill.

The polar bear came into the tourist's tent, grabbed a man and pulled him for about 40 metres.

Geely plans to expand Volvo's presence in China.

AstraZeneca faces a steep drop in sales over coming years.

Protection of journalistic sources is very strong in Sweden.

Argentina and Uruguay strike eco-deal over Finnish paper mill.

Demand for Scania and Volvo trucks and SKF ball bearings vital indicators of activity in every sector of the economy.

Swedish travel company Flyhome filed for bankruptcy Wednesday.

Saab turned a profit – while sales plunged almost 60 percent.

Nokia happy as Apple struggles with government approvals in Korea.

• Apple iPhone 4 spreads to Sweden on Friday

PM wants to restore public ownership of Iceland's power groups.

• Björk and CEO in public spat over Iceland energy
• Iceland told to win back public over membership

Over one million digital copies of the books in Larsson's Millennium Trilogy sold at Kindle.

• Daniel Craig stars in Hollywood's Millennium Trilogy
• Unpublished manuscripts by Stieg Larsson found
• Stieg Larsson's partner turns down $2.82 million

Happiness, seen as a combination of high income and psychological wellbeing, thrives in Sweden while personal wealth swells.

Carl-Henric Svanberg survives to fight another day as BP appoints a non-Briton as chief executive for the first time.

• White House warns BP on CEO change
• Will BP's chairman Svanberg step down tonight?

Apple's latest generation iPhone will become available starting Friday in more than a dozen additional countries.

Sweden's Foreign Minister warns that tough sanctions on Iran is not enough to resolve the nuclear dispute.

New law means more commercials, product placements in programming and more money for the TV channels.

• Upbeat advertising markets boost Metro Int.

The largest electricity operators in Europe to roll out smart metering.

Banks gain on the Stockholm stocks exchange after Friday's verdict
– but the exams might not be tough enough to restore confidence.

• Analysts' comments on bank 'whitewash'
• All major Swedish banks pass EU stress test • Seven European banks fail the tests

The icy waters around Norway's archipelago of Svalbard may seem clear – but are facing disastrous effects of acidification.

Sweden's major banks have enough capital to weather even more severe scenarios than what was assumed in the stress test.

• Analysts' comments on bank 'whitewash'
• Seven European banks fail EU stress tests   • German bank Hypo fails EU stress test
• Five Spanish savings banks fail EU stress tests   • Greece's ATEbank failed EU stress tests   • All British banks pass European stress tests   • ECB hails results of European bank stress tests   • All Nordic banks pass EU stress test

WEEKLY UPDATE – Ericsson weigh heavily on the Stockholm stock market after disappointing earnings.

• German bank Hypo fails EU stress test

WTO warns about growing competition for natural resources.

• India develops 35-dollar 'laptop' for schools

Dutch-Swedish chemical group Akzo Nobel said its net profit soared – but it remained cautious over the economic recovery.

Swedish truck maker posts profit well above analysts' forecast.

Swedish telecom giant posts profit well below analysts expectations.

A heat wave searing the Baltic region has warmed the usually frigid waters of the Baltic Sea to temperatures seen in more tropical climes.

• Urgent measures needed to save the Baltic Sea

Saab's earnings hit by terminated customer contract.