Stockholm
Ireland hit by triple injury blow
Mar 16, 2013 16:17 EDT
Republic of Ireland manager Giovanni Trapattoni was hit by a triple injury blow on Saturday as Aiden McGeady, Anthony Pilkington and Paul McShane were ruled out of his team's World Cup qualifiers against Sweden and Austria.
Sweden bids farewell to Princess Lilian
Mar 16, 2013 12:18 EDT
Sweden's Welsh-born Princess Lilian, who waited three decades to marry her prince, was buried Saturday after thousands of Swedes paid their respects to one of the most popular members of the royal family.
Swedish film edited after Palme slander claims
Mar 13, 2013 12:39 EDT
A scene in a Swedish film showing a character similar to slain prime minister Olof Palme having sex with an underaged prostitute has been cut after his family called it slanderous, their lawyer said Wednesday.
Flags fly half-mast for Sweden's Welsh-born princess
Mar 11, 2013 11:51 EDT
Flags flew at half-mast across Sweden on Monday as the country mourned the death of Princess Lilian, a Welsh-born commoner who stole Swedes' hearts by waiting three decades to marry her lifelong love Prince Bertil.
Flags fly half-mast for Sweden's fairytale princess
Mar 11, 2013 11:50 EDT
Flags flew at half-mast across Sweden on Monday as the country mourned the death of Princess Lilian, a Welsh-born commoner who stole Swedes' hearts by waiting three decades to marry her lifelong love Prince Bertil.
Former Abba singer Agnetha stages comeback
Mar 11, 2013 11:37 EDT
Agnetha Faeltskog, former singer of legendary Swedish pop group Abba, will release her first album in nine years in May, her record company said Monday.
Princess Lilian of Sweden dies aged 97
Mar 10, 2013 16:33 EDT
Swedish Princess Lilian, who waited over three decades to marry her lifelong love Prince Bertil, passed away at her Stockholm home on Sunday at the age of 97, the royal palace said in a statement.
Thai PM says she 'sometimes' thinks like her brother
Mar 04, 2013 11:11 EST
Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra said Monday during a visit to Stockholm that she "sometimes" thinks like her brother, the controversial and exiled former premier Thaksin Shinawatra.
Sweden makes new push to solve premier's 1986 murder
Mar 02, 2013 11:33 EST
More than 100 people have answered a new police appeal for leads into the murder of Swedish prime minister Olof Palme 27 years ago, the Swedish TT news agency reported Saturday.
Lufthansa trims Berlin services as airport woes drag on
Mar 01, 2013 10:05 EST
Lufthansa, Germany's biggest airline, said Friday it will cut back flights to and from Berlin in face of the seemingly never-ending debacle surrounding the German capital's new airport.
Swedish transsexuals seek damages for sterilisations
Feb 27, 2013 07:44 EST
Sweden is often hailed as a forward-thinking society promoting equality for all, but transsexuals who had to accept to be sterilised to complete their sex changes are pushing for compensation after a change in the law.
Australia dismisses Assange fears as 'fantasy'
Feb 25, 2013 18:50 EST
Australian Foreign Minister Bob Carr has dismissed as "fantasy" claims by WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange that Sweden's case against him is a conspiracy to have him extradited to the United States.
Nobel prize for discovering DNA up for auction
Feb 25, 2013 14:17 EST
The Nobel prize awarded to Francis Crick in 1962 for discovering the structure of DNA has been put up for auction by his family along with one of his lab coats, his books and other memorabilia.
Mobile apps reshape urban taxi landscape
Feb 24, 2013 15:26 EST
Before the smartphone, riders summoned a taxi by waving an arm or calling a dispatcher -- but mobile apps are changing that, helping both drivers and passengers.
Belarus jails border guard over 'teddy bear invasion'
Feb 19, 2013 02:35 EST
Belarus has convicted and jailed for two years a border guard for failing to report that a foreign plane full of teddy bears had crossed into national airspace from Lithuania last July, the Belarus Supreme Court said Tuesday.
Crisis-hit arms market shrinks, first time since 1994: SIPRI
Feb 17, 2013 20:01 EST
For the first time since the mid-1990s, sales of the 100 biggest arms dealers excluding China declined in 2011 as the economic crisis prompted budget cuts, a Stockholm-based think tank said on Monday.
Dutch Ahold to sell stake in Sweden's ICA to Hakon
Feb 11, 2013 05:11 EST
Dutch retail giant Ahold said on Monday that it was selling its majority stake in Scandinavian supermarket chain ICA to Stockholm-based Hakon Invest in a deal worth more than two billion euros.
Sweden resumes wolf hunt despite controversy
Jan 31, 2013 14:00 EST
Sweden is to resume its wolf hunt in what authorities have described as a bid to limit inbreeding and maintain healthy stocks, but environmentalists argued Thursday that the hunt violates EU law.
Cole set for 100th England cap after Brazil call
Jan 31, 2013 11:38 EST
Ashley Cole is poised to become the seventh player to win 100 England caps after being named on Thursday in Roy Hodgson's squad for next week's friendly with 2014 World Cup hosts Brazil at Wembley.
Stockholm museum to display recovered Matisse painting
Jan 24, 2013 13:25 EST
Stockholm's Museum of Modern Art said Thursday it will put on display this weekend "Le Jardin", a Matisse painting stolen 25 years ago and returned to Sweden this week.
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| Stockholm | |
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| Coordinates: 59°21′N 18°04′E / 59.35°N 18.067°ECoordinates: 59°21′N 18°04′E / 59.35°N 18.067°E | |
| Country | Sweden |
| Province | Södermanland and Uppland |
| County | Stockholm County |
| Municipalities | |
| First mention | 1252 |
| Charter | 13th century |
| Area [1] | |
| - City | 188 km2 (72.6 sq mi) |
| - Urban | 377.30 km2 (145.7 sq mi) |
| - Metro | 6,519 km2 (2,517 sq mi) |
| Population (2009-11-11)[2] | |
| - City | 825,057 |
| - Density | 4,388.6/km2 (11,366.4/sq mi) |
| - Urban | 1,252,020 |
| - Urban Density | 3,318.4/km2 (8,594.5/sq mi) |
| - Metro | 2,011,047 |
| - Metro Density | 308.5/km2 (799/sq mi) |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) |
| - Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) |
| Area code(s) | +46-8 |
