Decision by Sweden to allow the Russian-led Nord Stream pipeline to pass through its waters has unleashed strong reactions.

• Sweden gives go-ahead for criticized gas pipeline

A court in Norway has rejected calls from the entertainment industry to force communications giant Telenor to block Swedish file sharing site The Pirate Bay.

• Three million Swedes download illegally
• The Pirate Bay reopened – from warfare bunker

STOCK MARKET – Although the Stockholm exchange is expected to keep increasing there are some companies that may be overheated.

Sweden's Prime Minister criticised US President Barack Obama's efforts to adopt new climate change legislation.

• Reinfeldt and Obama in climate deal talks

Sweden’s government has authorized Russia's Nord Stream gas pipeline to pass under its waters.

Mats Jansson, head of Scandinavian airline SAS, surprised by posting the company’s first quarterly profit in two years.

A Swedish diplomat is accused of handing official secret documents to Western Sahara-linked "separatists".

"The politicians in Brussels live in their own world and are not aware of the problems in the truck industry", said Leif Östling, CEO of Swedish truck manufacturer Scania, when meeting EU officials.

The Swedish krona is the talk of the town on financial markets as currency experts say it will gain a lot of ground against the euro.

Iceland and London are the world's best-value destinations thanks to the economic crisis, travel guide firm Lonely Planet said.

Brazil and France are continuing talks over Brasilia's stated plan to buy fighter jets – but refused to say whether they were going ahead with the purchase.

• Sweden sweetens bid for Brazil fighter jet deal
• Saab's fight in Brazil 'not yet over'

Poor leaders increase not only the amount of sick leave taken at a workplace, but also the risk of sickness amongst employees later on in life, Swedish research shows.

“Flying has generally never been an overly lucrative industry“, Skyway's Chairman said after he sold the company for 1 krona.

Finnish-German telecom equipment maker Nokia Siemens will reduce its 64,000-strong workforce by up top 6,000 jobs.

US President Barack Obama and Swedish Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt expressed hope for an "important deal" at the upcoming Copenhaguen conference on climate change.

• Denmark's PM: Climate summit will fail
• Sweden tells US to step up on climate change

Despite desperate times for the auto industry, Ford’s Sweden-based Volvo Cars managed to increase sales and nick market shares.

• Volvo's image at risk in Chinese hands

A Swedish journalist who caused outrage in Israel with allegations that soldiers stole organs of dead Palestinians defended his article to a hostile audience in southern Israel.

"The once-strong public relations industry is losing ground to an even stronger advertising industry", writes author and communication consultants Stefan Engeseth.

The family of Stieg Larsson, the author who died before his "Millennium" trilogy became a cult hit worldwide, has offered Larsson's partner a settlement to end a dispute.

STOCK MARKET – Three out of four companies on the Stockholm exchange have reported better-than-expected earnings and analysts believe in continued growth.