Daughter of Swedish bookseller jailed in China says Anna Lindstedt set up meetings in Stockholm

Anna Bergstrom had a dilemma. She loved the glitzy world of high fashion, but had also come to feel that it was unsustainable and bad for the planet. She's now found peace of mind by running a stylish shopping mall in Sweden, where everything is second-hand. "Do you notice the smell?" Anna Bergstrom says, as she surveys her mall from the mezzanine level. "It smells nice here, doesn't it?" It's very important to Anna that this place is enticing, because she feels it is making a statement. Everything for sale here, in 14 specialist shops covering everything from clothes to DIY tools, is recycled.

The world’s biggest iron ore tunnel mine is about to swallow the Swedish city of Kiruna. The company’s answer? Move the city

Malmö Upcycling Service presents an exhibition of furniture made from recycled materials, You Can't Sit With Us! Unless... at Stockholm Furniture Fair

Thieves have made away with an estimated 2.1 million bees from bee harvesters in southern Sweden. Two farms near Eslöv, southern Sweden, were hit this week in what appears to be a bee heist. The robbers got away with around 50 beehives, as well as bee wax and over 1,000 litres of honey.

High temperatures and low rainfall have fueled fires across the country. Elsewhere in Europe, drought in Britain and Ireland has exposed ancient structures.

Sweden's coast guard was on Monday working to clear up an oil spill caused by heavy winds after a large freight ship ran aground off the country's southeastern coast. The 139-metre freight ship Makassar Highway first ran aground on July 23rd and began leaking oil. Initially the coast guard was able to contain the spillage, but heavy winds on Saturday and Sunday meant the oil began to leak into the Baltic Sea, before the salvage operation could begin.

Swedish police shot dead a 20-year-old man with Down syndrome in Stockholm early Thursday. He had run away from home carrying a harmless toy gun. The policemen say they opened fire because of a "threatening situation", according to media reports.

Sweden will buy the Patriot air defense missile system from U.S. arms manufacturer Raytheon Co, the government said on Thursday, as it looks to boost its defenses amid growing tensions with Russia. Sweden’s Defense Materiel Administration (FMV), which handles military logistics, began negotiations over Patriot in November last year aiming to replace the current air defense system which cannot shoot down ballistic missiles.

Scaring temperatures from Europe's summer of extreme heat has melted so much ice on Sweden's tallest peak, that it is no longer the tallest. The southern peak of Kebnekaise mountain, in northern Sweden, has shrunk by 14ft in the month of July because of the unusually hot sun melting the ice on top of it, according to figures published by Swedish news site TheLocal.se. It used to be 6892.4 ft, but thanks to the hot weather is now only 6879.2 ft.

Dozens of cars have been set alight in Sweden overnight, in what police say may be a co-ordinated criminal action. Up to 80 vehicles were badly damaged by gangs of black-clad youths, beginning at about 21:00 local time (19:00 GMT). Most of the damage took place in the western city of Gothenburg, but incidents were also reported in cities up to 100km (60 miles) away.

The people of Sweden are voting in a general election - where an anti-immigration party is vying to make large gains. The nationalist Sweden Democrats (SD), which polls suggest have 20% support, are tipped for second place. Prime Minister Stefan Lofven called the SD a "racist" party as he cast his ballot in Stockholm.

The Swedish student who livestreamed her onboard protest against the deportation of an Afghan asylum seeker over the summer is being charged with violating Sweden’s Aviation Act, broadcaster SVT reported on Friday. Student activist Elin Ersson protested against the Swedish government’s policy of deporting some rejected asylum seekers to Afghanistan by boarding an Istanbul-bound flight that carried an Afghan man who was to be returned home after being denied asylum.

Sweden and Switzerland have expressed their willingness to, upon request, send a team to inspect North Korea's possible dismantlement of nuclear and missile programmes, a US broadcaster reported on Saturday (Sept 22), according to Yonhap news agency.

People are saying I am the queen of Sweden because of the legend of King Arthur

Proponents of the chips say they're safe and largely protected from hacking, but one scientist is raising privacy concerns around the kind of personal health data that might be stored on the devices.

Disgusting Food Museum invites visitors to explore the world of food and challenge their notions of what is and what isn’t edible. Could changing our ideas of disgust help us embrace the environmentally sustainable foods of the future? The exhibit has 80 of the world’s most disgusting foods. Adventurous visitors will appreciate the opportunity to smell and taste some of these notorious foods. Do you dare smell the world’s stinkiest cheese? Or taste sweets made with metal cleansing chemicals?

Plans for the company’s vast new ‘gathering place’ have been shelved after a backlash. But Apple is growing bolder in its designs on public space

Bahnhof has suffered a major defeat against publisher Elsevier after a court ordered the Swedish ISP to block a series of domain names, including Sci-Hub. The decision goes against everything the company stands for but it can't ignore the blocking order. Instead, the ISP has gone on the offensive by blocking Elsevier's own website and barring the court from visiting Bahnhof.se.

Cash is disappearing in the country faster than anyone thought it would. Now, officials are trying to slow its demise as they determine the societal costs.

After being ordered to block a number of piracy-related domains following a complaint from academic publisher Elsevier, Swedish ISP Bahnhof retaliated by semi-blocking Elsevier's own website and barring the court from visiting Bahnhof.se. Those actions have now prompted Sweden's telecoms watchdog to initiate an inquiry to determine whether the ISP breached net neutrality rules.

2014 blir ännu ett rekordår för svensk avfallsimport. I fjol importerade Sverige drygt 2,3 miljoner ton sopor, enligt preliminär statistik som SvD Näringsliv tagit del av. För de svenska sopförbränningsanläggningarna är importen en miljardaffär - men nu växer kritiken mot avfallsförbränningens konsekvenser.

En av de omkomna i gårdagens bilexplosion i Göteborg är en tongivande gängmedlem i 30-årsåldern. Det uppger källor till SVT Nyheter. Totalt dog fyra personer i explosionen, varav en är ett barn i förskoleåldern.

Vid årsskiftet blir Sverige ett samfund fattigare. Efter 110 år lägger Svenska Frälsningsarmén ner verksamheten.

Allianssamarbetet luckras obönhörligen upp. Nu tillsätter partierna en utvärderingsgrupp.

Sverige genomförde tillsammans med ett flertal Nato-länder en amfibieövning på Österlen i Skåne på lördagen.

Like a 21st century Cinderella, Ex-reality TV star Sofia Hellqvist has been elevated from commoner to Princess Sofia after marrying Sweden's Prince Carl Philip in a royal wedding on Saturday.

A hospital in Stockholm is set to become the first in the country with an emergency department specifically for male rape victims. The clinic at Södersjukhuset is scheduled to open this autumn.

Swedish researchers studying the mummified remains of a 17th century bishop have discovered a fetus hidden at the feet of the prominent clergyman.

Despite being on the menu at royal weddings and Copenhagen super-restaurant Noma, Västerbottensost can only be made in a single Lapland village – and no one knows why.

Malmö in southern Sweden was shaken by a hand grenade attack overnight – less than 12 hours after another explosion rocked residents in a series of blasts in Sweden's third largest city this summer.

Four grenade attacks this week have rocked Malmo, the third largest city in Sweden, prompting police to sound an alarm over the increasing violence. Multiple explosions, shootings and arson struck the city, which has a large migrant population.

A wrecked mini-submarine was found last week in waters off of Sweden’s eastern coast, media in Sweden reported on July 27. Authorities believe it is a Russian model, primarily because of Cyrillic letters on the hull. They have not disclosed the exact location of the wreckage, but say it is around 1.5 nautical miles from the Swedish coast.

Defense experts debate whether the submarine ran aground recently or as far back as WWI