Officials from several government agencies conducted a surprise inspection of steelmaker Stegra's construction site in northern Sweden Wednesday, following questions about the finances of the low-carbon start-up, police told AFP.

As well as the police, representatives from the Swedish Work Environment Authority and the Swedish Tax Agency, were among those who visited the company's Boden site.

Local media reports said police officers had inspected the documents of several workers among the 3,000-strong workforce before taking some of them away.

Swedish newspaper Aftonbladet reported that some 60 police officers had been brought in from across the country to take part in the inspection.

"It is a joint workplace inspection carried out by the authorities," police spokeswoman Maria Fredriks

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