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Late-season freeze sets Baltic ice record

Science & Technology: 5 Apr 13
Ice breakers navigating the Gulf of Bothnia have been astounded at the record spread of ice on the Baltic Sea, while scientists say they have never seen anything like it. READ »

Swede collects benefits for candy and hairspray

Society: 24 Jan 13
A Swedish woman receiving benefits to help fund her addiction to hairspray, make-up, and candy is upset that authorities have gone to court in an attempt to slash her entitlement. READ »

Woman saved after 18 hours in frozen car

National: 13 Dec 12
A woman in small town in far northern Sweden has been rescued after she was stuck in her snowed-in car for 18 hours. READ »

Jail for 'fake' grandkids who conned pensioners

National: 24 Oct 12
Two men have been jailed after tricking a series of elderly Swedes into giving them money by acting as their grandchildren, earning the pair over one million kronor ($149,000). READ »

Over 20,000 ‘fake’ sandals to be destroyed

Business & Money: 29 May 12
Tens of thousands of imitation sandals stored at a Swedish outlet will have to be destroyed after the district court deemed them to be too similar to the popular sandals "Crocs", yet shoe-sellers have protested that it is a waste of a useful product. READ »

Petrol-sucking Swede sparks vacuum blast

Society: 4 Apr 12
A man who needed extra fuel for his snow-blower made the mistake of using a household vacuum cleaner to suck petrol from his car, causing the vacuum to explode and his car to catch on fire. READ »

Suspected gang rape in city park

National: 24 Mar 12
A 24-year-old woman walking home through a town in northern Sweden was dragged into a city park by several men and raped in the early hours of Saturday morning. READ »

Stealthy snake hid inside hotel trouser press

Society: 3 Feb 12
A woman staying at a hotel in northern Sweden was recently shocked to see a snake staring back at her from inside the hotel room's trouser press. READ »

Löfven takes over: 'our values are timeless'

Politics: 27 Jan 12
Stefan Löfven was formally installed as the new leader of Sweden's struggling Social Democrat party on Friday, following the resignation of Håkan Juholt last weekend. READ »

Stefan Löfven: 'the only name all could agree on'

Analysis & Opinion: 26 Jan 12
With union leader Stefan Löfven set to take over as head of the Social Democrats, The Local takes a look at how a welder from northern Sweden found his way to the top ranks of Swedish politics. READ »

Union boss tipped as new Social Democrat head

Politics: 26 Jan 12
Stefan Löfven, current chair of Sweden’s IF Metall trade union, is set to take over as interim head of the Social Democrats, according to Swedish media reports, which were subsequently confirmed by his mother. READ »

Swedish police sent loaded rifle by post

National: 22 Nov 11
Police in Örnsköldsvik, in the north of Sweden, recently sent a loaded rifle through the post to the forensic laboratory for analysis. READ »

Schools' shortcomings not remedied: agency

Education: 6 Nov 11
Despite glaring reports from the National School Board and the Schools Inspectorate over the past several years, many of Sweden’s municipalities have failed to address the complaints. READ »

Lace 'em up: Sweden’s five best hiking trails

Travel: 9 Jun 11
As the warm summer weather beckons, contributor Alec Forss offers up a list of some of Sweden's best hiking trails. READ »

'Not OK' for pastors to operate machine guns: Swedish church

Society: 27 Apr 11
The Church of Sweden has ruled that pastors are not allowed to man machine gun turrets while serving in the field with Swedish troops in Afghanistan. READ »

Sweden in 'coldest December in 100 years'

Science & Technology: 17 Dec 10
Sweden is experiencing its coldest December in more than a century, according to meteorologists, as the country wrestles with the effects of another snowstorm which forecasters say isn’t over yet. READ »

Take the SJ train to Jämtland

Travel: 11 Nov 10
Home to one of Sweden's most popular ski resorts, the province of Jämtland will not disappoint travellers looking for a classic Swedish winter experience. READ »

Jobless Swedes told to look for work abroad

Business & Money: 11 Nov 10
With unemployment reaching double digits in some parts of northern Sweden, job seekers are being encouraged to look for work in other countries. READ »

Police catch up with 79-year-old sex offender

National: 18 Aug 10
Sten Erik Eriksson, a 79-year-old sex offender and dangerous convicted paedophile who escaped while on a leave of absence on Tuesday, was detained by police shortly before midnight while on a train to Oslo. READ »

Woman left with longer leg after failed hip op

Science & Technology: 11 Aug 10
A Swedish woman has reported two doctors for bit having told her that her hip operation was unsuccessful and left her to find out for herself that her walking problems were caused by having one leg "much longer" than the other. READ »

New EU rules open Sweden's airspace

National: 23 Apr 10
Flights are now permitted across the whole of Sweden, as Stockholm-Arlanda, Bromma and Malmö airports all remained open overnight. The latest reports from Iceland indicate that the volcano remains stable. READ »

Westerly winds bringing more ash to Sweden

National: 22 Apr 10
Malmö Sturup Airport reopened on Thursday morning, only to close again in the afternoon as volcanic ash continues to hinder air traffic in Sweden. READ »

Threats rain down on Bjästa school

National: 10 Apr 10
Staff at Bjästa School in northern Sweden have received some 400 threats via email following television revelations about a 14-year-old girl who was bullied and left isolated after being raped at the school. READ »

Boy taken into care after village rape case

National: 31 Mar 10
The boy convicted of raping two girls in a high profile case in Bjästa near Örnsköldsvik in northern Sweden will be taken into municipal care on his release from youth custody. READ »

Reinfeldt weighs in on village rape case

National: 28 Mar 10
Sweden's prime minister Fredrik Reinfeldt has added his voice to the outcry over the treatment of a 14-year-old girl shunned by her village community after being raped in a school toilet. READ »

Wave of outrage hits Swedish community

National: 27 Mar 10
Public outrage continues to build against a small community in northern Sweden after revelations that a 14-year-old girl was raped and then driven out of town amid an internet smear campaign. READ »

Girl raped and rejected by Swedish community

National: 26 Mar 10
A storm of outrage has met revelations that a 14-year-old girl from a small Swedish community was raped at her school only to be rejected by her friends and adult society when she reported the attack. READ »

Millions switch on for Eurovision heat

Society: 8 Feb 10
Saturday's Melodifestivalen heat was watched by almost three million Swedes as Hollywood actor Dolph Lundgren did his bit to ensure that Eurovision fever gripped the country once again. READ »

Dozens arrested in Swedish doping raid

National: 9 Dec 09
Swedish police have arrested 40 people in a nationwide doping raid, according to a statement. READ »

Six airports to be sold in turbulent times

Business & Money: 20 Nov 09
Swedish Airports and Air Navigation Services (LFV) is to sell off six of its airports to municipalities or other local parties in connection with a reorganisation of the company in 2010. READ »

Swedish arms maker battles for lost contract

Politics: 8 Jul 09
Controversy is mounting following the Swedish military’s recent decision to pass over a local supplier of armoured vehicles in favour of a Finnish company, a move resulting in major job losses for Swedish firm Hägglunds. READ »

Test sites named for Swedish language-learning bonus

Society: 11 Jun 09
Thirteen Swedish municipalities have been chosen to participate in the first phase of a plan to reward newly arrived immigrants who perform well in state-funded language classes. READ »

Swedish CEO 'lays himself off' rather than fire more workers

Business & Money: 15 May 09
The head of a manufacturing company in Örnsköldsvik in eastern Sweden decided he’d rather quit than lay off more employees. READ »

Burger King sets its sights on northern Sweden

Business & Money: 26 Mar 09
A burger war is brewing in northern Sweden, pitting the country’s own Max hamburger restaurants against American fast food giants McDonald’s and Burger King. READ »

State pays for drunk driver's wine

National: 22 Jan 09
A man from northern Sweden is to receive compensation from the state after he had his box wine confiscated by police in connection with a drink driving conviction. READ »

Politician resigns over 'naked Jesus' exhibition

Politics: 19 Jun 08
A local Moderate Party politician has resigned over the upcoming 'Ecce Homo' exhibition in Örnsköldsvik, northern Sweden. READ »

Sweden to import ethanol produced in Ghana

Business & Money: 4 May 08
A Ghanaian company has announced it will start exporting ethanol to Sweden by the end of 2010. READ »

SAS cancels Swedish flights

National: 29 Oct 07
SAS Sweden has cancelled eight flights on Monday following the airline's decision to permanently ground its fleet of Dash Q-400 planes. READ »

Swedbank names new national stadium

Business & Money: 15 Oct 07
Sweden's new national stadium is to bear the name Swedbank Arena. The bank has paid 153 million kronor ($23 million) for the right to use the name until 2023. READ »

Peter Forsberg to launch new airline

Business & Money: 10 Oct 07
Swedish ice hockey legend Peter Forsberg is preparing to launch a new airline to service the route between his home town of Örnsköldsvik and Stockholm. READ »

Two dead in E4 smash

National: 29 Sep 07
Two men died on Saturday morning in a head-on collision between two cars on the E4 motorway outside of Örnsköldsvik. It is thought that they were both killed instantly. READ »

SAS cancels more flights

National: 13 Sep 07
SAS has cancelled more flights on Thursday, following two accidents earlier this week. Flights to London, Hamburg and the Baltic states are affected, as well as domestic services. READ »

Driving tests easier in northern Sweden

Society: 16 May 07
A new report has found major discrepancies in driving test pass rates in different parts of the country. 82 percent of applicants in Umeå passed, compared to 69 percent in Malmö. READ »

Sports digest: Is Evander Holyfield coming to Sweden?

Sport: 16 Apr 07
Promoter says Holyfield will box at Swedish event. Modo win Swedish ice hockey championship. Hammarby weekend winners in Allsvenskan. READ »

Sports digest: Sweden advances to Davis Cup semi final

Sport: 10 Apr 07
Swedes serve up a tennis treat in Gothenburg. New boys Brommapojkarna pull off a scalp in Allsvenskan. Linköping looking good in hockey final. Stenson fails to shine in Augusta. READ »

17-year-old Swede missing in Syria

National: 7 Apr 07
A 17-year-old girl from Örnsköldsvik has disappeared while on holiday in Syria. The circumstances surrounding her disappearance are unclear, but her relatives suspect that she has been kidnapped. READ »

Sports digest: Zlatan returns for Belfast qualifier

Sport: 26 Mar 07
Sweden face Northern Ireland in Euro qualifier. Linköping and MODO well placed in ice hockey semis. Synchronized divers get timing right in Melbourne. READ »

Sports digest: Ice hockey season reaches semi final stage

Sport: 19 Mar 07
Wednesday sees the start of the semi finals of Elitserien. Zlatan bags a brace. Edsbyn's bandy team breaks Hammarby hearts. Golf still not tax deductible. Victory again for peerless Pärson. READ »

Evacuations as blaze destroys warehouse

National: 10 Mar 07
45 apartments were evacuated on Friday night as a fierce fire swept through a warehouse near a wooden residential building in central Örnsköldsvik. READ »

Sonja and Sanna confound Melodifestivalen pundits

National: 4 Mar 07
In a surprise result, Sonja Aldén and Sanna Nielsen were the Swedish public's choice as the last pair to go to the final round of Melodifestivalen in Stockholm next week. READ »

Idol takes over Melodifestivalen

National: 18 Feb 07
The power of the Idol franchise was shown at Saturday night's Melodifestivalen semi-final, with both finalists drawn from Swedish Idol. Veteran Magnus Carlsson failed to make it. READ »

Melodifestivalen: Victory for The Ark and unknown teacher

Society: 11 Feb 07
Old pros The Ark will be joined in the final of Melodifestivalen by a schoolteacher with no prior stage experience. READ »

Swedish homebuyers feel the pinch

Business & Money: 18 Dec 06
Rising interest rates and rising house prices mean it is getting harder for Swedes to afford to buy a home. That is according to a new survey from Swedbank. READ »

Swedish arms exports boom

National: 9 Aug 06
Weapons and defence equipment worth 8.6 billion kronor was exported from Sweden last year, double what was sold abroad four years before. Saab and Bofors, owned by BAE Systems, lead the pack. READ »

Police informer in court on child porn charge

National: 20 Mar 06
The man was a paid informer of the Swedish police. But according to the prosecution, he was one of Europe's leading distributors of child porgnography. His trial opened today. READ »

Family dies on day of snowmobile tragedies

National: 23 Jan 06
Three people died and two are missing after several serious snowmobile accidents on Sunday. READ »

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