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Game of Thrones: how it's based on Sweden

Game of Thrones: how it's based on Sweden

The blockbuster TV show Game of Thrones is meant to be pure fantasy, but a closer inspection suggests this isn't the case. In fact, we've found ten sure-fire indicators that the fictional land of Västerås, err... Westeros, is actually based on Sweden. READ () »

Swedes in England
Swedish fitness trend makes Londoners sweat

Swedish fitness trend makes Londoners sweat

In our second look at Swedes in England, The Local finds out how a Swedish workout trend from the 1970s has gained a foothold in London four decades later. READ () »

Madeleine Marries
Princess Madeleine's royal wedding: Live Blog

Princess Madeleine's royal wedding: Live Blog

Sweden's Princess Madeleine marries Chris O'Neill today in a lavish royal wedding ceremony in Stockholm. We're following the whole thing live - with reporters around Stockholm providing the latest news, details, and reactions. READ () »

Swedish expats use book club to survive London

Swedish expats use book club to survive London

In a new three-part series, The Local takes a look across the North Sea and at how Swedish transplants behave in London. This week, we visit a Swedish book club and find out what they been reading.... for ten years. READ () »

Striking a chord
'Swedes don't generally have great music taste'

'Swedes don't generally have great music taste'

In his latest column on Swedish music, Paul Connolly chats with the best Swedish electronic indie pop act you've probably never heard of and offers up his choices for Swedish album and gig of the month. READ () »

Swede of the Week
Madeleine: A private princess in the spotlight

Madeleine: A private princess in the spotlight

Sweden's Princess Madeleine was an easy shoe-in for Swede Of The Week, with her wedding to financier Chris O'Neill this Saturday scheduled to turn heads across the globe. But what does the world actually know about this private princess? READ () »

The Local List
The ten best things about Sweden revealed

The ten best things about Sweden revealed

In honour of Swedish National Day on June 6th, The Local has put together a list of the ten best things about Sweden. And no, there's not a mention of Abba, Ikea, or meatballs. READ () »

Madeleine Marries
The Local's Swedish royal wedding guide

The Local's Swedish royal wedding guide

With Princess Madeleine's wedding only days away, The Local shares everything you need to know about the wedding, the soon-to-be newly weds, the best place to see the cortège, and a look at the princess throughout the years. READ () »

US baseball players look to create a field of dreams in Gothenburg

US baseball players look to create a field of dreams in Gothenburg

While baseball is known as America's favorite pastime, it can be hard to find in Sweden. But two US baseball players and their teammates in Gothenburg are hoping to change that, one home run at a time, contributor Lisa Mikulski discovers. READ () »

The Local List
Top ten reasons why Swedes are so happy

Top ten reasons why Swedes are so happy

With Swedish people ranked on Tuesday as the second happiest in the world, The Local took to the streets of Stockholm and asked Swedes just what exactly was making them so happy. READ () »

Think You Know Sweden?
Quiz: 'A Swedish city with a pulse'

Quiz: 'A Swedish city with a pulse'

For this week's secret location picture gallery quiz, we head to a city that's among the top 20 in terms of population size. Can you guess which one it is in nine clues? READ () »

Northern Sweden Dispatches
Driving in Sweden: Elk, reindeer, and road rage

Driving in Sweden: Elk, reindeer, and road rage

Fresh from another near miss with a hulking behemoth of an elk, ex-Londoner Paul Connolly offers up a theory on how the prospect of imminent collisions with wayward wildlife affects the driving habits of Swedes up north. READ () »

Fashion prize turns Rookies into players

Fashion prize turns Rookies into players

Swedish designers who fight for brand-name recognition in the notoriously hard-to-crack fashion business tell The Local's Victoria Hussey about the importance of the Swedish Rookies Award. READ () »

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Blog Update: Stripes News

13 June 22:03

This weeks results..week 24/25 »

"A weekend full of surprises and LFC football. Results look like this: Div 5 Men won 4-2, K1 lost 5-0, K2 won 2-1, Vets lost 3-2, R1 lost 4-1. Korpen Ladies play Monday night and on the 26th the Div5 Men close the first half season with the last match before the summer kicks in. /LFC " READ »

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