Swedbank, Sweden`s fourth largest bank hit hard by the economic turbulance in the Baltics raises 2.1 billion dollars in extra capital

Sweden to phase out national conscription by July next year

The annual World water week in Stockholm is underway but has it run its course?

Fancy a walk on Stockholm`s roofs, a Viking tour, or a Swedish safari? A new wave of Swedish entrepreneurs is making it all happen

And there`s music too from Mando Diao, first though we start at the Radio Sweden newsdesk for a round-up of the day`s top stories