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Sweden's 'silliest' place names revealed

Lifestyle: 7 Jan 12
Some people will always hesitate to reveal the name of their hometown, whether it's due to tragic history, bad reputation, or that the name itself is enough to make anyone blush. The Local’s Joel Linde has gathered a few of the latter from all over Sweden. READ »

Stockholm set for first ever Halloween parade

Lifestyle: 31 Oct 11
It's close to winter, and something evil's lurking in the dark, after a call to all monsters, ghosts, and resurrected rock stars to haunt the streets of Stockholm as Sweden hosts its inaugural Halloween parade, The Local's Joel Linde explains. READ »

Basshunter beats Scottish sex assualt rap

Society: 15 Jun 11
Swedish star DJ Basshunter has been cleared of charges that he sexually assaulted two women following a performance at a Scottish nightclub in December. READ »

Rowdy Finns 'invade' Swedish border town

Sport: 16 May 11
Several thousand Finnish ice hockey fans crossed the border to Haparanda in northern Sweden late on Sunday night after their spectacular 6-1 World Championship win, forcing local police to call for reinforcements to control order. READ »

Red-Greens: Troops out of Afghanistan 2011

Politics: 27 Aug 10
A Red-Green government would begin the withdrawal of Swedish troops from Afghanistan in July 2011, with the last soldiers home by the 2013, the three party opposition coalition announced on Friday. READ »

Imam charged with sex offences

National: 6 May 10
A 48-year-old imam who teaches children about the Koran has been charged with sexually molesting an 11-year-old female student. READ »

Introducing... Basshunter

Lifestyle: 14 Jan 10
Introducing... is The Local's guide to the ins and outs of Swedish celebrity. This week Malin Nyberg sits too close to the telly and gets sucked into the wacky world of commercial dance artist Jonas Altberg, aka Basshunter. READ »

Swedish star: 'Tiger tried to recruit me as a lover'

Society: 9 Dec 09
One of Sweden’s top female celebrities is claiming she was approached by an agent on behalf of Tiger Woods about having a fling with the star golfer. READ »

Force smokers to quit before surgery: agency

Society: 27 Nov 09
Surgeons should be able to demand that a patient refrains from smoking in the period before and after an operation, the director-general of the Swedish Welfare Board argued on Friday. READ »

Sweden passes divisive wiretapping law

Politics: 14 Oct 09
An amended version of Sweden's controversial new signals intelligence law was passed in the Riksdag on Wednesday, with 158 members voting in favour and 153 against, while one member abstained from voting. READ »

Carolina Gynning: hectic days in the life of one non-blonde

Lifestyle: 21 Sep 09
Swedish celebrity Carolina Gynning takes time out from her career juggling to chat with The Local about taking control over her life and nascent plans to save the planet. READ »

Swedish TV presenter sells breast implants

Society: 17 Aug 09
Swedish television presenter and former Big Brother contestant Carolina Gynning has sold her silicone implants and is donating the proceeds to charity. READ »

'EU Big Brother planning to watch you more closely'

Analysis & Opinion: 15 Jul 09
The European Union's wide-ranging Stockholm Programme risks further damaging citizens' hard earned privacy rights, argues Pirate Party member and libertarian commentator Henrik Alexandersson. READ »

Taking the night train to Oslo

Travel: 11 Jun 09
Sponsored article: Surrounded by hills and forest on three sides and a spectacular fjord to the south, Oslo is like no other capital city in Europe. During the summer, arrive the romantic way by taking the night train from Stockholm or Malmö. READ »

Sweden's political pirates signal internet's election power

Analysis & Opinion: 9 Jun 09
If tech-savvy campaigning helped power Barack Obama to the White House, the election of Sweden's Pirate Party in Europe signals that internet and related privacy issues are political drivers for young voters, writes AFP's Marc Preel READ »

Swedish pirates have wind in their sails for EU vote

Analysis & Opinion: 1 Jun 09
Sweden's Pirate Party could become one of the surprise new entrants to the European parliament this week. READ »

Pirates maintain course for EU parliament

Politics: 31 May 09
The Swedish Pirate Party, which supports a filesharing free-for-all, remains on course to claim seats in the EU parliament as the country takes to the polls this week with civil liberties high on the political agenda. READ »

Swedish animal park welcomes newborn gorllia

Society: 22 May 09
Enzo, the 3-year-old gorilla at Sweden’s Kolmården animal park, has a new sibling, officials announced on Thursday. READ »

Brussels seat in sight for Pirate Party

Politics: 30 Apr 09
A new poll shows the Pirate Party may soon be representing Sweden in the European Parliament, as it rides a wave of popular support in the wake of the guilty verdict in The Pirate Bay trial. READ »

Swedish Easter snaps lovers crave company of Mede or Nyqvist

Society: 8 Apr 09
Actor Mikael Nyqvist and comedian Petra Mede are the number one Easter drinking partners of choice, according to a survey polling 1,000 men and women about the Swedish celebrity with whom they would most like to sip snaps. READ »

The Pirate Bay: 'Political trial of the decade'

Analysis & Opinion: 11 Feb 09
Next week sees the start of the long-awaited Pirate Bay trial. With the eyes of the world on Sweden, Pirate Party leader Rick Falkvinge argues that there is much more at stake than the future of the site's operators. READ »

Newspaper rich lists: public service or invasion of privacy?

Analysis & Opinion: 6 Feb 09
Income details are public property in Sweden - so much so that neighbourhood rich lists are regularly published in the press. Paul O’Mahony peers behind the figures to examine attitudes to a practice that is coming under increasing fire. READ »

Teen blogger tops Swedish celebrity search list

Society: 10 Dec 08
Blogging teenager Isabella 'Blondinbella' Löwengrip was Sweden's most sought after celebrity in 2008, according to a new list released by Google. READ »

Is Sweden obsessed with booze?

Analysis & Opinion: 6 Aug 08
As champagne showers come bucketing down over Stockholm, David Bartal wonders if excessive drinking is the key to successful living in Sweden. READ »

Nordic neighbours concerned by snoop law

Politics: 11 Jul 08
Denmark, Finland and Norway voiced concerns this week about a new law in Sweden that allows all emails and phone calls to be monitored in the name of national security. READ »

Reinfeldt: critics 'don't understand' snoop law

National: 3 Jul 08
Despite the six million protest emails sent to Sweden’s parliament, Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt doesn’t think the controversial surveillance law needs to be changed. READ »

Sweden trails Denmark in happiness league

Society: 2 Jul 08
Swedes have a bit of catching up to do if they want to be as merry as the Danes, if the results of a new study are anything to go by. READ »

Social Democrats 'must reject Big Brother'

Analysis & Opinion: 27 Jun 08
Sweden's government has voted through its controversial eavesdropping law. Now its time to make sure that Mona Sahlin rips up the legislation if she wins the next election, argues Social Democrat Catti Ullström. READ »

'Yes' to surveillance law

Politics: 18 Jun 08
Swedish lawmakers came down in favour of a fiercely contested surveillance bill in a vote at the Riksdag on Wednesday evening. READ »

Princess Madeleine most desirable Swedish Valentine

Dating: 13 Feb 08
Swedish singles hold Princess Madeleine and actor Michael Nyqvist close to their hearts. READ »

Something for the Weekend: The Local's Guide to What's On

Lifestyle: 20 Dec 07
Provocative poses from ex-Big Brother star Carolina Gynning in Malmö, Christmas Blues and Soul in Stockholm and Christmas markets just about everywhere in The Local's weekend guide. READ »

Marie Picasso wins Idol 2007

Society: 8 Dec 07
Marie Picasso shook off the cobwebs of her less than illustrious television past to win over the viewing public in the final of Idol 2007. READ »

State to stop asking for wealth declaration

Business & Money: 12 Sep 07
Residents of Sweden will no longer have to declare their wealth to the state after the abolition of wealth tax next year. The decision represents a u-turn by the government. READ »

Ericsson in mobile TV deal with Big Brother firm

Business & Money: 6 Sep 07
Swedish telecoms company Ericsson has signed a global deal with Dutch TV production giant and Big Brother creator Endemol to develop interactive television services for mobiles. READ »

Introducing...Marcus Schenkenberg

Lifestyle: 23 Apr 07
His little black book contains the numbers of some of the world's hottest female celebrities - as befits the world's first male supermodel. Paul O'Mahony looks beyond the washboard abs of Marcus Schenkenberg. READ »

'Big brother' surveillance makes waves in Sweden

Analysis & Opinion: 7 Mar 07
A far-reaching wiretapping programme proposed by the government has stirred up a fiery debate, with critics decrying the creation of a 'big brother' state. READ »

Big Brother star's implants to go under the hammer

National: 9 Jan 07
Former Big Brother winner Carolina Gynning plans to have her breast implants removed and sold on the internet. The proceeds of the sale will go to victims of the Rwandan civil war. READ »

Introducing...Linda Rosing

Lifestyle: 8 Jan 07
She first became known for having sex on live television in the Swedish version of Big Brother. Now, Linda Rosing, aka Bionda, has become a politician and a woman of letters. READ »

Introducing...Carolina Gynning

Lifestyle: 6 Nov 06
She's best known, in the words of one of her talk show guests, for her "lovely onions." But as an ex-Big Brother contestant who has actually got herself a showbiz career, Carolina Gynning must be doing something right. READ »

Introducing... Bingo Rimér

Lifestyle: 30 Oct 06
He's Sweden's answer to Hugh Hefner, and is now turning his hand to the tiresome business of selling ladies' underwear. Being Bingo sure is a tough way to earn a living. READ »

Swedish men order foreign prostitutes online

Society: 11 Oct 06
Those behind prostitution and human trafficking in Sweden have begun to change their tactics to avoid the Swedish police and to get around the country's legislation, according to a new report. READ »

Axén Olin toasts Stockholm win

Politics: 18 Sep 06
Mayor Annika Billström and her Social Democrats are decisively rejected by voters in Stockholm, who put their faith in the Moderates' Kristina Axén Olin to lead the city for the next four years. READ »

Sweden?s snoop laws are worthy of Soviet Union

Analysis & Opinion: 27 Jul 06
New laws proposed by Sweden’s government would require internet service providers to snoop on all of us, says the Pirate Party’s Björn Lindh. READ »

Boy slashed in throat after row

National: 17 Jul 06
A 12-year old boy in Malmö suffered knife injuries to his throat after being attacked by the father of a boy he had been fighting with. READ »

'Ban youngsters from Reality TV'

Politics: 3 Jul 06
The Christian Democrats used their day in the Almedalen limelight to push themselves as the family-friendly party, slamming reality TV shows and saying that parents should be allowed more time with their kids. READ »

Worry over young Swedes' sex habits

Society: 17 May 06
Young Swedes are more likely to have group sex, more likely to be promiscuous and more likely to be sexually harassed than previous generations, according to a new report. READ »

Brit leads Swedes on the dancefloor

Lifestyle: 9 Jan 06
As 'Let's Dance' puts Sweden’s minor celebrities to the test on the dance floor, Englishman Tony Irving, chairman of the judges, tells The Local that so far the Swedes are "better than in the US and Denmark". (But not as good as the Brits.) READ »

Security cameras to be installed on Stockholm's underground

National: 30 Sep 04
Increased concerns about passenger safety and vandalism prompt SL to begin installing CCTV in every station, adding to around 14,000 cameras already watching Stockholmers' every move. READ »

TV blackout misses docusoaps

Lifestyle: 30 Apr 04
What are the chances of that happening? A children's quiz goes off the air and, like the kids, the culture minister wants answers. READ »

20 things to know before moving to Sweden

As diverse as Sweden is, there are a few societal norms that are distinctly Swedish. Understanding a handful of them will hopefully prepare you culturally before you relocate. When you're invited home to a Swede, you better be on time and take your shoes off, writes expat Lola Akinmade-Åkerström. Read more »

How far can English take you in Sweden?

Sweden is a country where almost everyone can speak English. So why bother to learn Swedish? Edina Varnagy from Hungary managed with English for a whole year but then found that Swedish could open doors – to a job, a social life and greater understanding. Read more »

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