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May 18, 2012
Swedish ferry crashes into Polish port
Swedish ferry the Stena Spirit was involved in an accident in the Polish harbour of Gdynia on Thursday morning which left a damaged crane and three port employees requiring hospital treatment. READ (2 COMMENTS) »
Swedish coach set on attack at the Euros
After guiding Sweden to their first major football tournament for six years, Swedish coach Erik Hamrén has promised that Sweden approach at Euro 2012 will be to "try to win... with as positive and attack-minded play as possible". READ »
School burns in Tensta teenager unrest
Eight teenagers were arrested on Wednesday night on suspicion of offences including throwing stones at police, vandalism and setting fire to a school in the Stockholm suburb of Tensta. READ (17 COMMENTS) »
Police renew search for mystery Mustang driver
Swedish police on Wednesday launched a new search operation for a 26-year-old Czech man believed to have gone missing near Jokkmokk in northern Sweden after apparently abandoning his white Ford Mustang. READ (2 COMMENTS) »
Firm sued over Facebook 'threats' sacking
Swedish trade union Unionen has opened legal action against a firm from Piteå in northern Sweden on behalf of two employees fired after posting "threatening" comments against a manager on Facebook. READ (2 COMMENTS) »
Two held for shooting imam in northern Sweden
Two men have been arrested in connection with the attempted murder of an imam who remains in a coma nearly three months after being shot in the head in northern Sweden. READ (14 COMMENTS) »
Comedian Al Pitcher in the Local Lockdown
With Sweden’s comedian of the year Al Pitcher releasing his first book this week, The Local catches up with him to find out more, and we preview our first ever “Local Lockdown” video segment. READ »
Supreme Court mulls manga child porn appeal
The highly publicized appeal of a Swedish translator of Japanese manga comics convicted of child pornography crimes was brought up in Sweden’s Supreme Court on Wednesday, to an auditorium filled to the rafters. READ (11 COMMENTS) »
Swedes' pension hopes tied to Facebook IPO
Close to 3 million Swedes will be watching the upcoming stock market debut of Facebook with added interest after news emerged Thursday that a major Swedish pension fund planned to invest in the social networking site. READ (6 COMMENTS) »
IMF warns Swedish economy 'vulnerable'
The growth of the Swedish economy is vulnerable due to its exposure to weak European economies, International Monetary Fund wrote in a report released on Tuesday. READ (8 COMMENTS) »
- 15/05 Astra Zeneca slashes 400 more jobs in Sweden »
- 15/05 Patient blackmails doc after affair turns sour (3 comments) »
- 14/05 Swedish union plea to Obama: 'help save Saab' (6 comments) »
- 14/05 Deserted Swedish homes used to grow cannabis (9 comments) »
- 11/05 PEAB founder freed in arena bribery scandal (2 comments) »
'Give foreign PhDs a clear path to residency in Sweden'
Sweden needs to change rules that strip foreign doctoral candidates of the same rights as other tax-paying migrant workers, argue a group of doctoral candidates from the Royal Institute for Technology (KTH). READ (19 COMMENTS) »
Has Stockholm become too expensive?
Tourist season is coming, and The Local took to the streets to quiz people in Stockholm about what 100 kronor ($14) can get you. It begged the further question: has this city become just too expensive? READ (35 COMMENTS) »
'Sweden isn't a socialist hell hole after all'
Sweden can be eye-opening for any foreigner, but for American Carmen Price, it took more time than she expected in Sweden to disarm her American cultural defense mechanisms. READ (59 COMMENTS) »
'Are Swedes really more polite in English?'
After a curious claim by a bartender about Swedes' manners, The Local's Oliver Gee looks deeper into the question of whether a whole nation may be more polite when using English instead of Swedish. READ (27 COMMENTS) »
Irish invasion as Gaelic football hits Stockholm
The opening of the Nordic Gaelic football championships takes place this weekend in Stockholm, and with more Irish people coming to Sweden to escape their homeland's economic gloom, the event promises to be the biggest yet. READ »
What's On in Sweden
Check out The Local's guide to the main attractions and events in Stockholm, Gothenburg and Malmö - in association with DoToday. READ »
- 16/05 Swedish MP convicted of drugs offences (13 comments) »
- 16/05 Man zapped in freak fat-burning foul-up (4 comments) »
- 16/05 VW Sweden hit by Fiat Google photo bomb (3 comments) »
- 16/05 Mosques' advice: 'don't report abusive husbands' »
- 16/05 Bikini booster blamed for Swede’s burned boobs (6 comments) »
- 16/05 Fake cop arrested after failed pick-up attempt (6 comments) »
- 15/05 Terror suspect 'Swede' held in Kenya was Swiss (1 comment) »
- 15/05 Malmö sniper suspect denies murder charges (1 comment) »
- 15/05 Örebro man held over spying allegations (1 comment) »
- 15/05 Swedish teen victim of shopping cart ‘assault’ (5 comments) »
Strindberg, king of drama
August Strindberg's plays shocked society, dazzled audiences and revolutionized drama. A century after his death, Strindberg, with his powerful, timeless themes, is celebrated around the world. Read more »
Internet freedom in Sweden — a closer look
Sweden promotes internet freedom globally. But what about internet freedom within Sweden? Just how free are people emailing in Umeå, linking in Linköping or downloading in Dalarna? Read more »
"What the heck was I thinking when I decided to take the late evening flight from London to Stockholm. It arrived at half 12 Swedish time and I had to go up at eight for a job interview… And my trip to Heathrow wasn’t the smoothest either. My bus from Cardiff was supposed to arrive..." READ »
- 11/5 14:21 “Som” eller “att” (The Swedish Teacher)
- 10/5 18:26 Stockholm sighting: Urban assault on “pink army”? (Boston Blatte)
- 09/5 20:05 Grattis pÃ¥ fredag! The hashtag that’s sweeping the kingdom! (Snuggling With the Enemy)
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