The head of the Swedish post office has agreed to go without pay for his entire time in the position, repaying anything he has already been paid. Lars Nordstrom had come under fire after the newspaper Dagens Nyheter reported that he was being paid twice as much as his predecessor as chief executive officer of Posten, The Local reported. Nordstrom, who receives more than $500,000 in an annual pension from his years as head of a state-owned bank, and other income from directorships, was being paid 900,000 kronor ($106,000) a month.

Nuclear power is enjoying significant new public support in Sweden, a new poll reported Monday.

Rolling Stones guitarist Keith Richards has demanded an apology from Swedish newspapers for their scathing reviews of the group's performance in the country earlier this month. Tabloids Expressen and Aftonbladet gave thumbs down to the Aug.

Sweden invests in marine environment STOCKHOLM, April 12 (Xinhua) -- The Swedish government is going to earmark around 72 million U.S. dollars over the next three years to help restore damaged Baltic and North Sea environments, local media reported on Thursday.

STOCKHOLM, Sweden - Swedish authorities Saturday were investigating how a man calling himself a "stateless American" ended up floating on a raft of oil barrels and wood planks in the waters between Denmark and Norway.