Shares in DNO, a small Norwegian oil company, fell by nearly half on Thursday after Kurdish authorities suspended its activities in the Kurdish area of Iraq in a row over stock trading.

Swedish export companies may be hit by lower sales as the Swedish currency is expected to strengthen against the euro, analysts said.

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad did not cross the "red line" that would have prompted a walkout by all EU states in his speech at the United Nations, the Swedish foreign ministry said.

The sale of organic foods reached record high levels in Sweden last year and now accounts for 3.4 percent of total sales.

The confidence among business managers and consumers are getting stronger as more believe the recession has came to an end.

Swedish clothing retail giant H&M; made a better-than-expected pretax profit although sale in august failed to meet analysts outlooks.

• H&M; sales drop “no drama”

Robbers made off by helicopter with an undisclosed amount of money after breaking into a banknote storage in Stockholm.

Swedish Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt told a climate change summit that it was time to break the deadlock in talks for a new global warming deal.

• Danish PM invites heads of state to climate talks
• Sweden tells US to step up on climate change

Stockholm's Roman Catholic bishop said Wednesday the Vatican knew that a rebel bishop had denied the existence of Nazi gas chambers two months before the pope lifted his excommunication.

China's Geely Automobile said Wednesday it was raising 334 million US dollars from Goldman Sachs as its parent company mulls a potential bid to buy Volvo from ailing Ford.

• Volvo Cars to ink €198 million loan

European Union agriculture ministers will hold an extraordinary meeting on October 5 in Brussels to discuss the crisis over collapsed milk prices, the Swedish EU presidency said on Wednesday.

Estonia will set to sell its 27-percent stake in leading telecoms provider Eesti Telekom to TeliaSonera.

Personal items belonging to the late Swedish filmmaker Ingmar Bergman will go up for auction in Stockholm on September 28 in line with his final wishes.

• Ingmar Bergman's house goes on sale

A Danish soldier who wrote a book about elite commando operations in Afghanistan may face charges of violating confidentiality laws.

• Afghan ex-prisoner sues Denmark over torture

Swedish defense company Saab Group plans to lay off more 1,000 employees in a move to adapt to difficult conditions.

• Saab prepares for 'life after Gripen'

Swedish female soldiers are demanding the military provide them with combat-tested bras.

The EU and Russia are due to hold their next summit in Stockholm, despite Moscow's reluctance for it to take place in Sweden.

• Tension increases between Sweden and Russia

Sweden's King Carl XVI Gustaf got a firsthand glimpse of Spain's high-speed rail network which is set to become the world's largest.

Managers at small businesses in Sweden have a positive view of the upcoming quarter – and plan to employ more staff.

Sweden, the EU presidency, on Tuesday called for a negotiated settlement in Honduras and urged all parties to avoid violence after deposed President Manuel Zelaya made a surprise return home.

• EU to limit contact with Honduras, Sweden say