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.

A Swedish co-founder of file-sharing website The Pirate Bay has gone on trial, charged with hacking and stealing data from an IT services company with ties to the Swedish tax authority and other government agencies.

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.

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

A piece of history brought back from the depth leaves Graham Reid in awe.

When this unique slice of Swedish real estate came to market some 200 bidders wanted to get their hands on it.

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

Nordic skating is a favourite winter pastime on the pristine ice that stretches amid the islands of Stockholm's archipelago, writes Aglaja Adam.

Robert Pattinson reveals that part of his derriere had to be censored in the latest intallment of the Twilight franchise.

Scandinavia's frozen north is a magical winter wonderland, complete with reindeer, huskies and Santa-spotting locales.

In the frozen north of Scandinavia, Lapland is starting to look its seasonal best, says Chris Leadbeater.