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One presumed dead in snowmobile drowning

Sport: 10 Feb 12
Two men on snowmobiles went through the ice on a lake near Östersund in northern Sweden on Thursday, in what is believed to have been a fatal accident for one. READ »

Avalanche kills man at Swedish ski resort

Sport: 7 Feb 12
A ski patroller has died after being buried in an avalanche at the Funäsfjällen ski resort near Härjedalen in northern Sweden on Monday, while assessing the avalanche risk in the area. READ »

'Fake' hotel in Swedish resort advertised online

Business & Money: 12 Jan 12
A hotel in the popular Swedish ski resort Åre, advertised on the internet, turned out to be fake when it was recently revealed that there has never been a hotel in that location. READ »

Strip club owner reports politician for libel

National: 4 Jan 12
Strip club owner Dragan Bratic, due to open up a club near ski resort Åre in the north of Sweden, has reported the local politician who said his new club would “attract criminal elements” to the police for defamation. READ »

Sweden struggles with wrath of storm Dagmar

Science & Technology: 27 Dec 11
Close to 40,000 homes across Sweden remained without power on Tuesday midday and many rail passengers were still stranded in the wake of storm “Dagmar”, which tore through the country over the Christmas holiday weekend. READ »

Slick roads disrupt Swedes' Christmas travel

Science & Technology: 23 Dec 11
Slippery roads left more than a dozen trucks in the ditch and led to at least one multi-vehicle crash on Friday, as freezing rain prompting warnings as Swedes embarked on treacherous holiday travel on the day before Christmas Eve. READ »

Club's 'naked bottoms' divide Swedish village

Society: 15 Dec 11
A small village near the ski resort Åre, in northern Sweden, is in two camps over plans to convert a traditional country inn, located between the church and the cemetery, into a strip club. READ »

A musical celebration of Swedish Lucia

Lifestyle: 13 Dec 11
For people unable to attend a Lucia concert this year, contributor Fern Scott Olsson offers some video footage from one of the biggest Lucia concerts in the world. READ »

Late snow 'no concern' for Swedish resorts

National: 20 Nov 11
As Sweden's first real snowfall for the season is set to hit the northern-most regions over the weekend, the winter tourism industry isn't overly concerned at the late start. READ »

Young girl raped by mother, brother

National: 10 Nov 11
A 44-year-old woman and her son have been convicted for raping the family's underage daughter over a period of several years. The children were made to believe that sex between siblings was "normal". READ »

Swedish maternity ward in 'birth tourism' push

Society: 4 Oct 11
Sweden's smallest maternity ward, at Sollefteå hospital in the north of the country, is hoping to reverse the trend of contracting numbers by launching a 'birth tourism' initiative to attract expectant couples from far and wide. READ »

Norwegian 'wild man' faked famed blog while living in a Swedish hotel

Society: 15 Sep 11
A Norwegian man who became a celebrity for documenting “a year” of living in the Norwegian wilds has confessed he spent much of the time living in a hotel in northern Sweden. READ »

Farmers seek to shoot potato-munching cranes

National: 5 Sep 11
Exasperated farmers in Jämtland in northern Sweden have grown so tired of their crops being destroyed by cranes that they have sought permission to shoot the endangered birds. READ »

Fake digs fool flat hunting students

Education: 8 Aug 11
Flat-hunting students in Sweden have been swindled into forking out cash for accommodation that doesn't exist, causing one housing site to issue a warning to its users. READ »

Contraceptive coil miss causes 25 years of pain

National: 13 Jul 11
Chronic pain, bleeding and a miscarriage – these were all ailments that befell a woman from the north of Sweden, caused by a forgotten contraceptive coil lodged in her body for a quarter of a century. READ »

Woman marooned for 3 days with dead husband

National: 30 May 11
An elderly woman was stuck alone on an island with her dead husband for three days after he drowned and washed up on shore after a boating accident on a lake in northwestern Sweden last Wednesday. READ »

Swedish schools urged to utilise student English skills

Education: 24 May 11
Swedish schools fail to properly utilise students' English language skills, acquired through the consumption of film and music, according to a report by the Schools Inspectorate. READ »

Säpo investigates Reinfeldt threat

National: 9 May 11
Sweden's Security Service (Säpo) has confirmed that it is investigating a threat made against prime minister Fredrik Reinfeldt and the leader of the Social Democrats Håkan Juholt. READ »

Lemming hordes perish in Swedish roadside 'massacre'

Society: 27 Apr 11
Hordes of lemmings are making their way down from the Swedish mountains, falling victim to traffic in what has been described as a real "massacre". READ »

Expert: parasite behind stomach flu outbreak

Science & Technology: 23 Apr 11
All indications point to the parasite Cryptosporidium as being the source behind the stomach flu epidemic that has affected thousands in the municipality of Skellefteå in Northern Sweden. READ »

Over 1,500 people hit by water parasite

National: 21 Apr 11
As many as 1,500 inhabitants in the municipality of Skellefteå in northern Sweden have confirmed in a survey that they have experienced stomach flu symptoms probably caused by a parasite outbreak. READ »

Stomach bug strikes second Swedish town

National: 19 Apr 11
The drinking water in Skellefteå in northern Sweden has been contaminated by the same intestinal parasite that sickened thousands of residents in Östersund earlier this winter. READ »

Court frees doc accused of kissing patient

Society: 13 Apr 11
A doctor from northern Sweden facing sexual molestation charges for forcibly kissing a female patient has been acquitted by a local district court. READ »

Swedish airlines flout consumer rights: report

Business & Money: 28 Mar 11
Airlines operating domestic routes in Sweden skies apply terms and conditions in contravention of passengers' legal rights, according to a new report from the National Consumer Agency, which has threatened action. READ »

Fears grow for abandoned bear cubs

Society: 28 Mar 11
The female bear which attacked and injured a 12-year-old skier in Funäsdalen in northern Sweden on Friday fled into the woods, leaving her cubs to fend for themselves and who are now at risk of starvation. READ »

Swedish boy mauled by bear

Society: 26 Mar 11
A 12-year-old boy was bitten in both legs by a brown bear on Friday after he disturbed the hibernating animal while out skiing in Funäsdalsberget in northern Sweden. READ »

Sausage contained 104 percent meat

Society: 20 Mar 11
A Swedish man has reported a charcuterie to the consumer agency after finding too much meat in the sausages. READ »

Avalanche rattles Swedish ski area

National: 6 Mar 11
An avalanche rumbled down a valley near Åre in northern Sweden on Sunday afternoon, prompting search teams with dogs to be dispatched to the area. READ »

Swedish doctor charged for kissing patient

Society: 23 Feb 11
A general physician working in Jämtland in the north of Sweden has been charged with trying to French kiss and fondle a mentally disabled patient. READ »

Swedish city declares tap water 'drinkable'

Science & Technology: 18 Feb 11
After almost three months of boiling their water supplies following a parasite outbreak, the residents of Östersund in northern Sweden have been told that their tap water is once again safe to drink. READ »

Extradition looms for war crimes suspect

National: 5 Feb 11
A man being held in Östersund in northern Sweden on suspicion of war crimes is set to be extradited to Bosnia-Herzegovina. READ »

Suspected war criminal to remain in jail

National: 30 Dec 10
A man arrested on Wednesday in northwestern Sweden on suspicions of having committed war crimes in the former Yugoslavia will remain in custody pending the his possible extradition. READ »

Suspected war criminal arrested in Sweden

National: 29 Dec 10
A man has been arrested in northwestern Sweden on suspicions of having committed war crimes in the former Yugoslavia. READ »

Source found for stomach bug outbreak

National: 9 Dec 10
The source of the intestinal parasite that sickened thousands in the town of Östersund in northern Sweden has been identified, according to city officials. READ »

Sweden's Ekholm third in biathlon World Cup event

Sport: 6 Dec 10
Sweden's Helena Ekholm finished third in the World Cup women's 10 kilometre biathlon pursuit in Östersund on Sunday. READ »

Swedish city traces source of water parasite

National: 2 Dec 10
Officials in Östersund in northern Sweden may have found the source of an intestinal parasite which has contaminated the city's drinking water, sickening thousands of residents. 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 city takes fight to water parasite

National: 1 Dec 10
Ozone and chlorine are among the measures deployed by Östersund municipality in northern Sweden to try kill off the parasite which has afflicted the stomachs of thousands of residents and rendered the water undrinkable. READ »

Sweden braces for record freeze

Science & Technology: 30 Nov 10
Stockholm is forecast to experience its coldest seasonal temperatures for over 100 years this week as winter weather takes hold of the country. READ »

Stomach bug outbreak prompts criminal probe

National: 30 Nov 10
As authorities work to find out how an intestinal parasite made its way into the municipal water supply in Östersund in northern Sweden, a local prosecutor has launched a probe into possible criminal negligence. READ »

Stomach bug wreaks havoc on Swedish town

Science & Technology: 29 Nov 10
More than 2,000 residents of Östersund in northern Sweden have become ill with a suspected intestinal parasite. Officials confirmed on Monday the city's drinking water may is to blame. 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 »

Bear leaves faecal greeting in front of Swedish town hall

Society: 3 Nov 10
Town councillors in Ytterhogdal in northern Sweden arrived at work on Tuesday to discover that a member of the local bear population had left an insalubrious pile of dung outside the front door. READ »

Jobless man must repay funds for taking Swedish

Business & Money: 9 Oct 10
A Northern Irishman who studied in a Swedish class for immigrants while unemployed has been ordered to repay nearly 200,000 kronor ($30,000) in benefits after incorrectly filling out a form. READ »

Passing the 'man test': elk hunting in Sweden

Lifestyle: 1 Oct 10
Hunting elk in Sweden isn't for the faint of heart, explains London-native Keith Moore. Especially when it means sitting next to the rifle-toting father of your Swedish girlfriend. READ »

George Clooney says sorry over Jämtland snub

Society: 14 Sep 10
Hollywood actor George Clooney has apologised to residents in Jämtland in western Sweden for not crediting the area in his latest film, "The American", parts of which were filmed there. READ »

Red Cross sends aid to freezing berry pickers

National: 21 Aug 10
Bangladeshi berry pickers working in the woods of northern Sweden received warm clothes from the Red Cross on Friday as temperatures dropped to just above zero. READ »

Svenska Spel chair to repay expenses

Business & Money: 19 Aug 10
Svenska Spel chair, former deputy prime minister Margareta Winberg, will repay more than 22,000 kronor ($2,982) that she received erroneously in expenses for her role, according to the company's report to the Ministry of Finance. READ »

Bear family frightens peeing 11-year-old tourist

Society: 17 Aug 10
A tourist group from the Netherlands and Belgium got more great outdoors than they bargained for when a female bear and her cubs visited their tented camp in Rötviken in central Sweden on Monday. READ »

Finnair starts Bromma service in August

Business & Money: 27 Jul 10
Finnair will launch a new connection from Helsinki to Stockholm through Bromma on August 16th in addition to its services to Arlanda, the airline has announced. READ »

Probe launched into averted midair jet crash

National: 21 Jul 10
The Swedish Accident Investigation Board (Statens haverikommission) will investigate an incident when two passenger jets nearly collided with each other over Östersund in central Sweden earlier this month. READ »

Maltese player probed after 'karate' kick at ref

Sport: 11 Jul 10
A 15-year-old football player from a Maltese team was questioned by police after kicking a referee in the chest at Storsjöcupen in Östersund on Friday. READ »

Lady Gaga set to hit Sweden

Lifestyle: 5 May 10
Eccentric singing sensation Lady Gaga is set to hit Stockholm this weekend on the first date of her European tour. Now promoters have released extra tickets to her concerts. 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 »

Health experts warn of volcano ash fallout

National: 16 Apr 10
Swedish and Norwegian health authorities and experts have urged caution after volcanic ash blew across the region from Iceland, although the grounding of helicopter ambulance services caused more concern than air quality. READ »

Arlanda airport to remain closed until Saturday

National: 16 Apr 10
Swedish authorities have begun reopening airspace in the north of the country although widespread disruption persists with Stockholm's main Arlanda airport unlikely to open until Saturday morning at the earliest. READ »

Jönsson claims third biathlon win of the season

Sport: 17 Dec 09
Sweden’s Helena Jönsson, the reigning biathlon World Cup champion, cruised to her third victory in five races on Thursday be winning the women's 15km individual race in Slovenia. READ »

Health workers' nitrous oxide stunt no laughing matter

Society: 8 Dec 09
Five health sector employees from Östersund in northern Sweden may lose their jobs following a staff party last week that got out of control. READ »

Jonsson follows sports award with world cup biathlon win

Sport: 3 Dec 09
The day after scooping up one of Sweden’s most prestigious athletic awards, biathlete Helena Jonsson won the season-opening World Cup 15km race in Östersund in northern Sweden. READ »

Prison closures needed to keep authority afloat

National: 25 Oct 09
An overhaul of Swedish prisons will see 14 institutions affected by closures and cutbacks as the appointed authority is forced to juggle figures in line with its budget for 2010. READ »

Husqvarna slashes staff in Sweden as profits fall

Business & Money: 23 Oct 09
Swedish outdoor power products manufacturer Husqvarna has responded to a third quarter drop in profits by announcing the closure of factories in Sweden and the USA, impacting 1,200 jobs. READ »

Snow storms strike in northern Sweden

National: 7 Oct 09
Heavy overnight snowfalls have been playing havoc with traffic conditions in inland areas of northern Norrland on Wednesday morning. READ »

Irish 'Yes' paves way for two new Swedish MEPs

National: 4 Oct 09
The Irish "Yes" vote to the Lisbon treaty means that two further Swedes are set to take their place in an expanded EU Parliament - provided that the Irish vote is backed up by the Czechs. READ »

Two Swedes missing after Samoa tsunami

National: 2 Oct 09
Two young Swedes are reported to be missing after the tsunami which swept across the South Pacific islands of Samoa on Tuesday evening. READ »

Hand gel faulted for fouling up Swedish bus service

Society: 1 Oct 09
Bus service in Östersund in northern Sweden has been disrupted due to an increase in the number of drivers using alcohol-based hand sanitizer. READ »

Wounded bear attacks hunter

Society: 31 Aug 09
A hunter in northern Sweden was bitten on the arm on Sunday by an onrushing bear that had already survived two gunshots. "It was if the bear was running even though it was already dead," said hunter Omar Jonsson. READ »

Classified military documents missing

National: 22 Aug 09
The Swedish military has lost several hundred classified documents containing information about secret facilities throughout the north of the country. READ »

Bear attacks elk at kids' playground

Society: 7 May 09
Stunned witnesses looked on in disbelief on Wednesday as a brown bear chased and attacked an elk by a children's playground in Hede in northern Sweden. The wounded elk had to be put down after the attack. READ »

An uncommonly calm Valborg

National: 1 May 09
Beefed up security efforts on Walpurgis Night paid off this year. Police and parents on patrol, piles of confiscated liquor and teenagers escorted home resulted in a Valborg without major incident. READ »

Facebook off limits for county employees

Science & Technology: 20 Apr 09
The Jämtland County Council in western Sweden has decided to ban its employees from using office computers to visit the Facebook social networking website. READ »

Drunken 'rescuer' smashes snowmobile into tree

National: 23 Feb 09
A mountain rescuer from western Sweden has been relieved of his duties after attempting a rescue while under the influence. READ »

Woman convicted for seducing Swedish teen

National: 11 Feb 09
A 28-year-old Swedish woman has been sentenced to six months in prison for having forced a boy under the age of 15 to have sex with her. READ »

Camera ban hinders hunt for Swedish sea monster

Science & Technology: 31 Jan 09
Sweden's legendary Great Lake Sea Monster (Storsjöodjuret) remains the focus of photographers hunting for its image despite a Jämtland county council order banning cameras by the lake. READ »

Man dies as snowmobile goes through the ice

National: 18 Jan 09
A 65-year-old man died as a result of his snowmobile crashing through thin ice on a lake near Rättvik in central Sweden on Saturday evening. One of several accidents across the country over the weekend. 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 »

Biathlon World Cup win for Poland's Sikora

Sport: 7 Dec 08
Poland's Tomasz Sikora won the men's biathlon World Cup 12.5 kilometres pursuit race in Östersund in northern Sweden on Sunday. READ »

Swedish town and ski resort for sale

Society: 26 Nov 08
Ski-loving real estate investors interested in rubbing elbows with royalty may want to venture north to the Swedish village of Storlien, which is on the market for 365 million kronor ($45.6 million). READ »

Three die in car crash in northern Sweden

National: 16 Nov 08
Three young people were killed in a car accident on the E14 motorway in Jämtland in northern Sweden in the early hours of Sunday morning. READ »

Police fear for safety of missing woman

National: 14 Sep 08
A 29-year-old woman is missing in the north of Sweden. The woman has not been seen since leaving her home in Piteå on Friday and police fear for her safety after her car was found abandoned on Saturday afternoon. READ »

Swedish sea monster 'caught on film'

Society: 28 Aug 08
Filmmakers claim to have captured images of Sweden’s legendary Great Lake Sea Monster (Storsjöodjuret). READ »

Man hopitalized in grocery store axe attack

National: 27 Aug 08
One person was hospitalized on Wednesday after a man suddenly began swinging an axe inside a grocery store in Östersund in northern Sweden. READ »

German and Russian sailors missing off Swedish coast

National: 5 Aug 08
Two men were reported missing and feared to have drowned on Tuesday after they were washed off their sailboats in a heavy storm. READ »

Drunken disorder plagues Midsummer

National: 21 Jun 08
Midsummer celebrations were typified by drunken revelry, fighting, assault, drink driving, an alleged rape and three shootings. Calmer than usual, police report. READ »

Two dead in plane crash

National: 19 Jun 08
Two people died when a small plane crashed during take off in Östersund in northern Sweden on Wednesday night. READ »

Teenage girl sued for millions over swimming pool fire

National: 24 May 08
An insurance company is seeking 32 million kronor ($5.4 million) in damages from a 16-year-old girl who burned down a swimming pool complex near Östersund in June 2007. READ »

'Sweden can no longer defend itself'

National: 15 May 08
Armed Forces Supreme Commander Håkan Syrén fears that proposed cuts to the military will diminish its capacity to defend Sweden's borders. READ »

Fetishist convicted for molesting bicycles

National: 11 May 08
A 40-year-old man from Östersund was convicted on Friday on three counts of sexual molestation for satisfying himself on the saddles of women’s bicycles. READ »

Matilda, 4, bitten by beaver

Society: 5 May 08
A four-year-old girl has been attacked and bitten by a beaver near Östersund in northern Sweden. READ »

Bike fetish gave man an ‘overwhelming sense of calm’

National: 29 Feb 08
A man has been indicted for satisfying himself on the seats of women’s bicycles. READ »

Reindeer catastrophe overshadows Sami national day

Society: 5 Feb 08
The Sami population of Lappland are busily getting ready for the party of the year, with clothes fit for the Milan catwalks being sewn. Meanwhile catastrophe looms for the reindeer. READ »

Court gives thumbs up to anal massage technique

Society: 10 Jan 08
A Stockholm has revoked a warning issued to a doctor who used an anal massage technique to cure various aches and pains. READ »

Teacher charged in sex for grades scandal

National: 8 Jan 08
A high school teacher from Östersund stands accused of promising better grades in exchange for oral sex. READ »

Reinfeldt faces deluge of criticism

Politics: 2 Nov 07
Swedish Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt faced a deluge of criticism Friday over his leadership abilities after the latest in a string of scandals capped a stormy first year in power for the centre-right government. READ »

Media question Reinfeldt's leadership

Politics: 2 Nov 07
Swedish Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt's leadership abilities were criticised by the media on Friday after a scandal forced the resignation of his influential top aide. READ »

Needle exchanges ineffective in battle against HIV

Science & Technology: 8 Oct 07
Access to free hypodermic needles has not reduced the spread of HIV, according to new research from Skåne. READ »

Northern Sweden gets the best of summer sun

National: 10 Aug 07
Anyone who headed south to find the Swedish summer sun this year was heading in the wrong direction. The sunniest places in Sweden in June and July were all in the north of the country. READ »

Five hurt in fairground accident

National: 24 Jun 07
Five people were taken to hospital in the small hours of Sunday morning after an accident at a funfair in Oviken, south west of Östersund. READ »

Journalists receive death threats

National: 13 Jun 07
"A day will come when you will be rewarded with a shot in the neck." - Just one of the threats received by journalists at northern Swedish newspaper Östersunds-Posten. READ »

Fire guts swimming pool

National: 10 Jun 07
A fire at a sports complex in northern Sweden on Saturday night has left a swimming pool building completely destroyed. READ »

Red Cross reports ad calling Stockholmers 'queens'

Society: 9 May 07
'Mire of Queens' - that's what many in northern Sweden call Stockholm, alluding to the capital's supposedly effeminate male population. Discrimination, the Red Cross says. READ »

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