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Malmö takes a stand against growing violence

Analysis & Opinion: 12 Jan 12
The grieving father of a murdered 15-year-old, attempting to climb down into his dead son's grave, was a sombre reminder of the consequences of the escalating violence in southern Sweden, reports contributor Patrick Reilly. READ »

Customs 'not focused' on weapons smuggling

National: 5 Jan 12
The Öresund bridge has long been known to be an important route for weapons smugglers to get their wares into Sweden. Despite this, only seven illegal weapons were seized there over the course of 2011. READ »

New law gives transport operators the green light

Business & Money: 2 Jan 12
The government is to allow private transport companies to provide public bus services, in a bid to improve services and prompt people to use public transport. READ »

Suspected khat smuggler crashes after car chase

National: 30 Dec 11
A man believed to be carrying 200 kilogrammes of the amphetamine-like substance khat in his car crashed into a guardrail after trying to flee Swedish customs officials at the Öresund bridge on Friday morning. READ »

Sweden to Denmark subway line suggested

Society: 18 Dec 11
Ever-growing numbers of commuters between Malmö and Copenhagen require new infrastructure solutions. A bold new suggestion currently being investigated involves a subway line connecting the neighbouring countries. READ »

Storm 'Berit' leaves 80,000 without power

National: 28 Nov 11
Some 80,000 households remained without electricity in southern Sweden on Monday morning in the wake of the weekend's storm, while rail and air traffic continued to suffer disruption. READ »

Class 3 warning issued as storms lash Sweden

Science & Technology: 27 Nov 11
With parts of southern Sweden still reeling from the damage caused by the storm dubbed Berit, residents have been warned that even worse weather is on its way and urged not to go out unless absolutely necessary. READ »

HQ scandal splits Swedish business duo

Business & Money: 16 Nov 11
Sven Hagströmer and long-term business partner Mats Qviberg have announced that their holding firm Öresund is to be divided in the wake of a scandal involving the now defunct HQ bank. READ »

Swedes warned of Danish sex jaunt risks

Society: 15 Nov 11
Swedish men travelling to Copenhagen to partake of the Danish capital's plethora of sex clubs, massage parlours and swinger clubs have been warned that they face a heightened risk of being infected with sexually transmitted diseases. READ »

Drug bust reveals poopy diaper surprise

Society: 4 Nov 11
Customs officers acting on a tip about a case of alleged drug smuggling in southern Sweden were surprised to discover a stinking diaper full of baby poo instead of illegal drugs. READ »

Top stately spots for a Swedish wedding party

Lifestyle: 26 Oct 11
For those planning a grand wedding in Sweden and searching for a suitable location to host a reception, The Local has put together a list of top spots, from fairytale castles to 19th century homes, as well as some more modest options. READ »

Conductor nearly tossed from moving train

National: 16 Sep 11
A man travelling without a ticket on a train in southern Sweden has been arrested after trying to throw a conductor from the moving train. READ »

Danish love refugees flee to Malmö

Politics: 14 Sep 11
As Denmark prepares to go to the polls on September 15th, Katherine Dunn explores the contentious election issue of immigration policy and exposes the effects it has had on Sweden's third city Malmö. READ »

'Tropical hurricane' Katia batters Sweden

National: 13 Sep 11
Parts of Sweden were left reeling on Tuesday in the wake of torrential rains and gusty winds accompanying the remnants of hurricane Katia as it made its way across the country. READ »

Sweden braces for wrath of 'tropical hurricane'

Science & Technology: 12 Sep 11
The remnants of Hurricane Katia are set to reach Sweden's west coast on Monday evening, carrying heavy rain and strong winds and prompting the the country's meteorological agency to issue a weather warning. READ »

Sweden fears swimming Danish raccoon invasion

Science & Technology: 23 Aug 11
Swedish game wardens have sounded alarm bells that the rapid growth in the raccoon and raccoon dog population in Denmark could result in the invasive species swimming across the Öresund channel and establishing themselves in southern Sweden. READ »

Helium balloon stops Malmö tunnel train

National: 1 Aug 11
Passengers were left waiting for two hours before being evacuated from an SJ X2000 train on Sunday after a helium balloon caused a power outage in Malmö's city tunnel. READ »

Absent Danish controls greet EU border mission

National: 15 Jul 11
European officials visiting Denmark's controversial controls on the border to Sweden on Thursday found to their surprise that there was no sign of the customs officers deployed earlier this month. READ »

Hollywood scraps filming after Malmö Jews alert

National: 12 Jul 11
A Hollywood film company was planning to set a movie with a Jewish theme in Skåne in southern Sweden but changed its mind due to concerns over anti-Semitism in Malmö. READ »

'Record bust' of hashish in southern Sweden

National: 7 Jul 11
A 43-year-old man has been sentenced to 14 years in prison for organising the smuggling of close to half a ton of hashish, and over nine kilogrammes of amphetamine. READ »

Danes deploy increased border controls

National: 6 Jul 11
Denmark on Tuesday deployed 50 new customs officers at its borders with Germany and Sweden as part of a widely-criticised government plan to reintroduce permanent controls at border crossings. READ »

Veolia takes over Öresund train services

Business & Money: 28 Jun 11
Veolia Transport is to take over rail operations on the Swedish side of the Öresund after an agreement reached in light of financial difficulties at Danish-British operator DSB First. READ »

Borg positive to Danish border controls

National: 13 May 11
Sweden's finance minister, Anders Borg, sees no immediate problems with Denmark's decision to increase border controls between the two countries. READ »

Swedish media join in foolish April fun

Society: 1 Apr 11
Shampoo for shaggy hardrocker festival-goers, dog poop fireworks to save the environment, as well as The Local's own anti-feminist Viking village, were among the April Fools' Day hoaxes in the Swedish media on Friday. READ »

Snowfalls put Swedish spring on ice

Science & Technology: 18 Mar 11
A weather front of snow has swept in across Sweden on Friday causing a slew of traffic accidents, while falling ice forced a closure of the Öresund bridge. READ »

Power cut as storms batter southern Sweden

Science & Technology: 8 Feb 11
Over 35,000 people were left without power on Monday night as storm winds swept across southern Sweden, leaving widespread traffic problems due to fallen trees and debris. READ »

Winter winds prompt Swedish weather warning

Science & Technology: 5 Feb 11
Wind gusts of up to 90 kilometres an hour along the west coast of Sweden have resulted in reduced speeds across the Öresund bridge and warnings from Swedish weather agency SMHI. READ »

Smuggled Swede sweets eat away Danish tax take

Society: 28 Dec 10
An estimated 300 million kronor ($44.18 million) worth of illegally smuggled sweets and chocolate from Sweden are sold in Denmark every year, the Danish tax authority announced on Tuesday. READ »

Swedish King opens new Malmö City Tunnel

National: 5 Dec 10
Sweden's King Carl XVI Gustaf opened the Malmö City Tunnel at 5.30pm on Saturday afternoon, with the opening ceremony attended by an estimated 6,000 spectators at the city's Posthusplatsen. READ »

Rail and air travel suffer widespread disruption

Society: 2 Dec 10
Sweden's train services remained disruption for the third straight day, the country's national rail operator announced on Thursday, as traffic delays extended to flights in Stockholm and Malmö. READ »

Swedish train services halted across country

National: 30 Nov 10
Train service in eastern Sweden's Östergötland came to a grinding halt on Tuesday due to downed electrical wires in two separate places between Nörrköping and Mjölby. READ »

Swedish banks join fight against child porn

Business & Money: 24 Nov 10
Cooperation between Swedish banks and police to stop the purchase of child pornography images over the internet has proved effective, the national banking association announced on Wednesday. READ »

Foreign firms look to locate in Stockholm

Society: 21 Nov 10
An increasing number of foreign companies are deciding to locate their regional headquarters in Stockholm, according to a recent study. READ »

A populist lexicon: freedom fries and the Swedish far-right

Analysis & Opinion: 18 Nov 10
The Local's Peter Vinthagen Simpson exposes the orthodoxy and self-serving folksy truisms of far-right PC in a lexicon of populist platitudes. READ »

Police call for tougher gun crime penalties

National: 21 Oct 10
Police in Skåne in southern Sweden want to see tougher penalties for gun crimes in hopes of cutting down on the number of shootings in the region. READ »

High figures for Swedish marijuana seizures

Society: 18 Oct 10
Swedish customs agents are nabbing more cannabis smugglers than in past years, and people traveling across the Öresund Bridge with small amounts of the drug figure prominently in the statistics. READ »

Amnesty accuses police over Roma 'dumping'

National: 29 Sep 10
Human rights group Amnesty has reported the Swedish border police to the Parliamentary Ombudsman over the deportation in February of 30 Roma, who were deposited on the Öresund Bridge. READ »

Carnegie takes over HQ Bank

Business & Money: 3 Sep 10
Investment bank Carnegie has signed a deal to take over crisis-hit sector colleague HQ Bank, with payment amounting to 268 million kronor ($36.8 million) to settle employee stock options and client obligations. READ »

Swedish court sentences drunk captain to prison

National: 31 Aug 10
The Ukrainian captain of a Dutch ship that ran aground this month near the southwestern Swedish port of Helsingborg was on Monday sentenced to one month in prison for "aggravated drunkenness at sea," news agency TT reported on Monday. READ »

Uncertain future after bank liquidation

Business & Money: 30 Aug 10
The administrator of the collapsed HQ Bank has said he wants to find a new owner who can keep the business running. READ »

HQ banks a billion kronor in rights issue

Business & Money: 27 Aug 10
The board of crisis-hit Swedish financial concern HQ has announced a preferential rights issue to shore up the company's finances. The right issue carries a full guarantee from existing shareholders. READ »

Court charges skipper with 'drunkenness at sea'

National: 27 Aug 10
The captain of a Dutch ship which ran aground off the west coast port of Helsingborg this month was on charged with "aggravated drunkenness at sea" by a Swedish court on Thursday. READ »

Skipper charged over drunken ship crash

National: 14 Aug 10
The skipper of a Dutch freight ship has been formally charged with aggravated drunkenness and carelessness in sea traffic after the vessel ran aground off the south coast of Sweden on Friday. READ »

Ship runs aground, captain suspected drunk

National: 13 Aug 10
A Dutch freighter has run aground off the coast of Helsingborg in southern Sweden, with the captain taken in for police questioning after he appeared drunk at the helm. READ »

Malmö celebrates as Öresund bridge turns 10

National: 2 Jul 10
Tens of thousands of people lined Malmö's beaches on Thursday to watch a massive fireworks display to celebrate the tenth anniversary of the opening of the Öresund bridge. READ »

HQ board quits as trading losses are declared

Business & Money: 30 Jun 10
The board of embattled financial concern HQ Bank, including founder Mats Qviberg, have resigned a day after the bank announced a 1.23 billion kronor ($158 million) closure settlement of its trading portfolio. READ »

Malmö: A decade with the Öresund bridge

Analysis & Opinion: 30 Jun 10
The Öresund bridge celebrates its 10th birthday this week. The Local's Peter Vinthagen Simpson takes a look at how the link has changed Sweden's third city and its relations to its neighbours. READ »

HQ shares spike after approval of fund sale

Business & Money: 14 Jun 10
Swedish investment firm Öresund has been has been authorized by the Financial Supervisory Authority to buy its investment fund operation HQ Fonder, sparking a rally in the shares of the HQ bank. READ »

Dutch half-marathon runners outpace Malmö thief

Society: 12 Jun 10
Six Dutch runners set to participate in Saturday’s half marathon over the bridge between Sweden and Denmark were easily able to track down a thief who broke into their camper van on Friday afternoon. READ »

HQ rescue plan triggers new share collapse

Business & Money: 8 Jun 10
Financial services group HQ must immediately strengthen its finances and will temporarily sell its fund management company HQ Fonder to its principal owner Öresund for 850 million kronor ($105.07 million). READ »

Absent Swedes share in World Cup fever

Sport: 8 Jun 10
Despite Sweden's failure to qualify for this year's World Cup in South Africa, many Swedes plan to join in the fun when the month-long feast of football kicks off on Friday. READ »

Swedish Rail Destinations: Malmö

Travel: 2 May 10
Sponsored Article: Once in the shadow of its larger, more glamorous neighbour Copenhagen, the construction of the Öresund Bridge means Malmö today forms the proud gateway to Sweden. READ »

Malmö-Gothenburg high-speed trains suspended

National: 27 Feb 10
The Swedish railway (SJ) will cancel the X2000 high-speed train between Malmö and Gothenburg for two weeks beginning on Monday due to a shortage of trains, many of which are out of service for repairs. READ »

Class 1 weather warning for south-east Sweden

National: 30 Jan 10
The Swedish Met Office (SMHI) has issued a class 1 warning for the Österlen area of Skåne, southern Sweden, over the next two days with strong winds and more heavy snowfall expected. READ »

Snowstorms hit traffic and preschool kids

Science & Technology: 27 Jan 10
A preschool was evacuated in western Sweden on Wednesday as high winds threatened to topple a 55-metre chimney. Heavy snowfall has also played havoc with traffic nationwide. READ »

Murder suspect crashes victims' memorial service

National: 21 Jan 10
A 35-year-old man suspected of a double murder in southwestern Sweden unexpectedly showed up at a memorial service arranged by the family of the victims. READ »

Icebreakers do battle with Swedish waters

National: 4 Jan 10
All but one of Sweden's icebreakers have been called into action as half of the Gulf of Bothnia separating Sweden and Finland freezes over. READ »

Sweden Democrats score five percent in major poll

Politics: 10 Dec 09
The far-right Sweden Democrat party enjoys the support of 5.1 percent of the electorate, according to a major new survey from Statistics Sweden. READ »

Obama to 'shut down' Öresund Bridge

National: 30 Sep 09
Even though US president Barack Obama isn't setting foot in Sweden, his planned visit to Copenhagen on Friday is expected to cause headaches for Malmö-area businesses and commuters. READ »

Danes propose tunnel to Sweden

Society: 11 Sep 09
Danish researchers have concluded that the nearly decade-old Öresund Bridge linking Sweden and Denmark is insufficient, proposing that a tunnel also be built between the two countries to facilitate the region’s growth. READ »

Swedish hunters to target marauding raccoon dogs

National: 4 Sep 09
Swedish elk hunters have been encouraged to shoot on sight any raccoon dogs that they may chance across. READ »

From midnight sun to electric eels: The Swedish Golf Experience

Lifestyle: 5 May 09
Author and golf enthusiast Gene Oberto bisects the fairways of the nation in this above par guide to the golf courses of Sweden. READ »

Danes flock to Sweden to shop

Business & Money: 23 Mar 09
Buoyed a strong domestic currency, Danish shoppers are travelling over the Öresund Bridge by the busload to snap up cross-border bargains. READ »

Danish gang war spills over into Malmö

National: 3 Mar 09
A Danish gangster from has been remanded into custody on suspicion of blackmail by a Malmö court as police fear that a Copenhagen gang war is spilling over onto the southern Swedish city's streets. READ »

Couple suspected of khat smuggling arrested in Malmö

National: 19 Feb 09
Police in Malmö have arrested a man and a woman on narcotics charges after finding the pair had two suitcases filled with amphetamine-like substance khat. READ »

Military offers proposal on defence cuts

Politics: 30 Jan 09
Sweden’s top military commander on Friday handed over to the government a lengthy report detailing a range of proposed reductions to the country’s armed forces. READ »

Furious minister storms out of parliament

Politics: 16 Jan 09
Sweden's labour market minister Sven Otto Littorin left parliament in a rage on Friday following a heated verbal exchange with a member of the opposition. READ »

Malmö club and concert tips: Saturday, Jan 17

Lifestyle: 14 Jan 09
The Djungeltrumman club editor's tips. READ »

Mogul's losses could cost Handelsbanken millions

Business & Money: 8 Jan 09
The stock deals by finance and real estate tycoon Maths O. Sundqvist which brought down the Carnegie investment bank may also end up costing Handelsbanken close to one billion kronor ($127 million). READ »

Malmö club and concert tips: Saturday, Dec 13

Lifestyle: 11 Dec 08
The Djungeltrumman club editor's tips. READ »

Winter rail destinations: Copenhagen

Travel: 8 Dec 08
Sponsored article: Perched on the other side of the Öresund strait, cosmopolitan Copenhagen is just a short train ride away. READ »

Malmö club and concert tips: Saturday, Nov. 29

Lifestyle: 27 Nov 08
The Djungeltrumman club editor's tips. READ »

What are your survival tips for the Swedish winter?

Analysis & Opinion: 12 Nov 08
Every week a panel of readers will give their views on the state of play in Sweden. This week: woolly undies and trips to Spain are among the suggestions for getting through the winter. READ »

Prison sentences for people smugglers

National: 12 Nov 08
Two men at the heart of a massive people smuggling operation were each sentenced to three years in prison by a Swedish court on Wednesday. READ »

Malmö nightclub tips: Saturday, Oct 25

Lifestyle: 23 Oct 08
Throw on your glad rags and your dancing shoes and get out and about in Malmö this Saturday night. READ »

'They put a firecracker in her mouth'

National: 1 Oct 08
Police in Malmö are still looking for the person who stuffed a firecracker in the mouth of a female train driver and then lit the explosive amidst the mayhem that preceded a football match in the city. READ »

Three charged in people smuggling case

National: 25 Sep 08
Three men have been charged for arranging to have 49 foreign citizens smuggled into Sweden. READ »

Malmö weekend nightclub tips: September 12 -13

Lifestyle: 12 Sep 08
Going out in Malmö has never been easier as The Local teams up with the knowledgeable nightlifers at Djungeltrumman to point you in the right direction. READ »

Fewer Danes migrate to Sweden

Society: 14 Aug 08
The number of people moving from Denmark to Skåne in southern Sweden has more than halved over the last year, according to new figures from Statistics Sweden. READ »

Experience the beauty and eccentricity of Ven

Travel: 18 Jul 08
An island nestled between Sweden and Denmark, Ven offers visitors a unique combination of natural beauty and historical oddities. Matt O'Leary explains what makes the island so special. READ »

Strong support for new Öresund tunnel

National: 31 May 08
There is strong support among residents of Helsingborg for a tunnel to Helsingör in Denmark, a new poll shows. READ »

Sweden opens the doors to its secret spaces

Travel: 22 May 08
On Saturday Swedes and tourists alike will have the chance to visit 27 of Sweden's hidden property treasures, as the National Property Board hosts an open day on a grand scale. READ »

Webcams: see Sweden in sixty seconds

Travel: 15 May 08
Take a webcam tour of Sweden and see how much of the country looks with just a few clicks of the mouse. READ »

Scania and Ericsson see shares tumble

Business & Money: 4 Mar 08
Shares in Scania and Ericsson plummeted on the Stockholm stock exchange on Tuesday. READ »

Charges dropped because man ‘thought ecstasy was gone’

National: 27 Feb 08
A 28-year-old man being held on drug smuggling charges was released despite having ecstasy when stopped by police. READ »

Ikea guilty of 'cultural imperialism': Danes

Society: 20 Feb 08
Danish newspapers have accused Swedish furniture giant Ikea of "bullying" Denmark. READ »

Wave of illegal weapons hits Sweden

Society: 9 Feb 08
Weapons crimes have increased by 20 percent in Sweden since 2000. READ »

Four die on icy roads

National: 6 Jan 08
Four people have died as treacherous driving conditions caused a wave of road accidents in Sweden on Saturday. Forecasts indicate that roads will remain icy on Sunday. READ »

Accident forces closure of Öresund Bridge

National: 7 Nov 07
The Öresund Bridge between Denmark and Sweden has been closed to traffic following an accident on Wednesday afternoon. READ »

Danish blockade 'could continue until Christmas'

National: 5 Nov 07
Danish truck drivers are stopping goods traffic from crossing from Denmark into Sweden by blockading the Öresund Bridge and the ferry port in Helsingör. READ »

Swedes fall for Danes

Dating: 24 Oct 07
Cross-border marriages between Danes and Swedes are flourishing as never before. The number of Danish-Swedish matches have more than doubled in the last decade, according to new figures. READ »

Viking clash: Danes and Swedes battle to be biggest

Lifestyle: 18 Oct 07
When Stockholm's Mayor donned a t-shirt proclaiming the city 'Capital of Scandinavia', the reaction from the neighbours was predictably indignant. Daniel Boman looks at how Stockholm and Copenhagen are battling to prove who's biggest and best. READ »

Swedes flock to Denmark

Business & Money: 11 Sep 07
More and more Swedes are working in Denmark. Some 4,400 Swedes got a job there in the first eight months of the year - 800 more than during the whole of last year. READ »

Housing bubble shows no signs of bursting

Business & Money: 10 Sep 07
The cost of houses and apartments in Sweden is continuing to rise. And new statistics suggest continued growth for the foreseeable future. READ »

Triathlete resumes Baltic swim

Society: 20 Aug 07
A Lithuanian triathlete is once more on his way to Gotland after resuming his attempt to to swim across the Baltic Sea and raise awareness of environmental problems. He was forced to turn around in July because of storms. READ »

The Turning Torso: Living the High Life

Lifestyle: 17 Jul 07
Malmö’s famous Turning Torso skyscraper is among the tallest housing blocks in Europe. Behind the ultra-modern exterior is one of the world's most luxurious apartment complexes, writes Paul Steele. READ »

Triathlete to swim from Sweden to Lithuania

Society: 13 Jul 07
A Lithuanian triathlete has announced plans to embark on a potentially world record breaking swim from Kalmar in Sweden to the coast of his home country. READ »

DSB wins bid to operate Öresund trains

Business & Money: 27 Jun 07
Danish rail company DSB has fought off opposition from Deutsche Bahn, Arriva and SJ to earn the right to operate the rail service between Sweden and Denmark. READ »

Sports digest: 'Most hated man in Denmark' apologizes

Sport: 4 Jun 07
Football: Pitch-invading Danish supporter apologizes. Tennis: Jonas Björkman becomes oldest player in 35 years to reach fourth round of French Open. Ice Hockey: Daniel Alfredsson hopes to captain Ottawa Senators to Stanley Cup glory. READ »

Schyman in u-turn on EU

Politics: 22 May 07
Former Left Party leader Gudrun Schyman has said she no longer supports Sweden leaving the European Union. The demand is not realistic, she says. READ »

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