A Swedish newspaper has intensified a decades-old allegation by dead crime novelist Stieg Larsson about who was behind the 1986 murder of the country's Prime Minister.

The apartment where Pippi Longstocking creator Astrid Lingren lived for more than half a century is set to be opened to the public.

In the Swedish capital, Winston Aldworth finds some surprising parallels with home.

The museum manages a clever walk between satisfying ABBA obsessives while engaging with the casual admirer, writes James Lane.

Sweden unveiled a permanent monument to arguably its greatest cultural influences since the Vikings this northern Spring... Abba The Museum.

He was once Sweden's most infamous serial killer, a self-confessed cannibal who claimed to have murdered 30 people. But Sture Bergwall could soon be freed.

The pace of the neighbourhood watch suddenly picks up. "Here's the fire we've been waiting for," grins Samiy, an Iraqi in a bulky jacket.

Stockholm was braced for a fifth night of riots as violent unrest that began almost a week ago in the northern suburbs of the Swedish capital continued to spread to other corners of the city.

It's taken a couple of years of tough negotiations, but local brewing giant Lion has secured a distribution deal that will see its Steinlager Pure beer brand sold in 382 retail stores, bars and restaurants in Sweden.

Travelling by train with a young family turns the journey into part of the holiday, as Mark Rowe has discovered.

In our second debate on the Electoral Commission's recommendations for MMP, Graeme Edgeler and Muriel Newman put the arguments for and against reducing the threshold. Join the debate and leave your comments at the end.

What really stirs behind the pretty facades of villages, like the Swedish one in which mystery series Wallander is set? asks Graham Reid.

Abi Jackson rounds up some elevated accommodation options and finds treehouse living has come a long way.

Not many people know that Denmark and Sweden are joined by the longest road-and-rail bridge in Europe.