The centre-right coalition government has rejected a proposal by Social Democratic leader Mona Sahlin to force municipalities to accept refugees.

Sweden’s largest lake, Vänern, which is also the third largest lake in Europe, will be lowered by 15 centimetres.

Swedish Foreign Minister Carl Bildt has condemned the shooting at a school in Jerusalem as an unacceptable act of terrorism - where a lone Palestinian killed 8 students.

A new proposal from the Swedish government wants to make it compulsory for girls from an immigrant background to take part in sex education.

A silent diplomatic dispute between Sweden and Iran is revealed to have been taking place during the past few months.

Swedish Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Enterprise and Energy Maud Olofsson is in the US to talk about Swedish energy and environmental policies.

A new opinion poll shows that the governing centre-right coalition government is clawing back at the opinion poll lead currently held by the opposition Social Democrat, Left and Green parties.

Sweden’s foreign minister Carl Bildt has called on Serbia not to isolate itself from the rest of Europe as Belgrade’s refusal to recognize Kosovo’s independence threatens future efforts to join an enlarged EU.

Sweden’s Finance Minister has revised downwards predictions made last autumn regarding the country’s economic growth forecast for 2008 and 2009.

More than half of all heart problems in Sweden could be avoided if Swedes lived more healthily.

The International Atom Energy Agency, IAEA has completed its three week long safety review of Sweden’s Forsmark Nuclear Power Plant.