Sweden

Drunken Swede tries to row back home from Denmark

Copenhagen - A heavily inebriated 78-year-old Swede, who did not have enough money to travel home from Denmark on the ferry, stole a rowing boat and tried to row back home, police confirmed Tuesda

Swedish jazz fans mourn pianist Esbjorn Svensson

Swedish FlagStockholm- Swedish jazz fans Monday continued to pay tribute to acclaimed pianist Esbjorn Svensson who died over the weekend in a scuba diving accident.

Svensson, 44, formed the Esbjorn Svensson Trio - known as EST - with Dan Berglund on base and drummer Magnus Ostrom in 1993.

The trio were lauded for blending other genres including rock and electronic music and improvisation, and won numerous awards.

"We are a rock band that plays jazz," Svensson once said.

Test rules out nesting birds as factor in spread of forest fires

StockholmNesting Birds - A theory in play that nesti

Swedish media group buys pay-TV group C More Entertainment

Stockholm  - Swedish TV4 Group said Monday it has bought pay- TV company C More Entertainment from Germany's ProsiebenSat. 1 Group.

Court renews custody for German woman accused of killing toddlers

Swedish FlagStockholm- A Swedish district court on Friday ruled to extend the custody of a 31-y

Reactor at Swedish nuclear plant offline

Stockholm - A reactor at the Swedish nuclear plant Ringhals has been offline for a month after problems with auxiliary coolant pumps were detected during annual maintenance work, the plant said Fri

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