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Ice and snow cause motorway mayhem

National: 4 Feb 12
The E4 motorway was closed between Gävle and Söderhamn in northern Sweden on Friday afternoon after over 50 accidents were recorded in the icy conditions. READ »

Bear attack was 'like a slaughterhouse'

Society: 1 Feb 12
A Swedish hunter, attacked and mauled by a fully grown bear over the weekend, woke in hospital on Tuesday after a nine-hour operation. READ »

Arlanda Express resumes normal service

National: 27 Dec 10
The Arlanda Express airport train is running as normal again after an interruption lasting several hours on Monday morning due to a signalling problem. READ »

Two dead after being hit by train

National: 20 Nov 10
Two men were killed after being hit by a train in eastern Sweden on Friday night. READ »

'Tattoo' filming on hold as star injured: report

Society: 23 Sep 10
Rooney Mara, the actress cast to play the role of Lisbeth Salander in the US remake of Stieg Larsson's Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, has been injured in Stockholm, forcing a delay in filming. READ »

Sweden preps for filming of Hollywood's 'Tattoo'

Society: 15 Sep 10
Several locations in Sweden are bracing for a Hollywood invasion this autumn, with filming of the English-language version of "The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo" set to start within weeks. READ »

Hälsingland prepares for Hollywood welcome

Society: 24 Aug 10
The region of Hälsingland looks set to host the cast of the Hollywood remake of "The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo" - the first of the Stieg Larsson Millennium trilogy, with at least some of the location shots likely to take place in the area. READ »

Shopping baskets flunk hygiene test

National: 31 May 10
In a test of shopping baskets from grocery stores in Bollnäs in central Sweden, none of them passed standards for safe food handling. READ »

Alm free to claim fiancée's life insurance

National: 29 May 10
Mattias Alm, 35, is free to claim the one million kronor ($130,000) joint life insurance policy he signed with his 32-year-old fiancée Linda Chen now that a court has cleared him of her murder. READ »

Fiancé not guilty of Linda Chen murder: court

National: 28 May 10
Mats Alm, 35, has been found not guilty in a preliminary ruling by Falun district court of the murder of his 32-year-old fiancée Linda Chen. READ »

Murder mystery trial opens in Swedish town

National: 29 Mar 10
The trial of a 34-year-old Swedish man for the murder of his 32-year-old fiancée has opened in Falun in central Sweden, in a case whose intricate mystery has generated massive interest. READ »

Elin Nordegren's mother in surprise US trip: report

Society: 7 Dec 09
Barbro Holmberg, the mother of golfer Tiger Woods’ Swedish wife Elin Nordegren, has unexpectedly cleared her schedule for the week and traveled to the United States, according to Swedish media reports. READ »

Fewer obese children in Sweden: report

Science & Technology: 5 Dec 09
The number of obese and overweight ten-year-olds is higher in Bollnäs, Västerås and Ystad than in Karlstad and Umeå. These were the findings in a comparison between municipal councils that the National Public Health Institute has carried out. READ »

Hunter attacked by bear in northern Sweden

National: 16 Nov 08
A 39-year-old man is recovering in hospital after he was attacked by a bear near Kramfors in northern Sweden on Saturday. READ »

Man attacked by bear in northern Sweden

National: 13 Nov 08
A 39-year-old man has been taken to hospital after he was attacked by a bear outside Bollnäs in northern Sweden. READ »

Gothenburg club and concert tips - June 13 - 19

Lifestyle: 12 Jun 08
Where to go out in Gothenburg this weekend? Monthly Magazine has the answers (Click links for more information). READ »

Norwegians celebrate National Day in Stockholm

Society: 18 May 08
The Norwegian community was out in force in central Stockholm on Saturday. 8,000 turned up to celebrate National Day. READ »

What’s on in Sweden: March 14th – 20th

Lifestyle: 13 Mar 08
Looking for something to do this week? Attend the St Patrick's Day parade in Stockholm, the World Figure Skating Championship in Gothenburg, Canadian electro pop in Malmö. 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 »

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

Lifestyle: 30 Nov 07
Fancy taking in a traditional Swedish Christmas market? Or what about an evening of jazz in Stockholm? All this and more in our weekly guide to what's on in Sweden's main cities this weekend. READ »

Federley quits as Centre's youth leader

Politics: 1 Mar 07
The high-profile leader of the Centre Party's youth wing, Fredrick Federely, has said he plans to quit. "I've become the group's old hag," the 28-year-old member of parliament said. READ »

Introducing...Victoria Silvstedt

Lifestyle: 26 Feb 07
The Local takes a long, lingering look at Victoria Silvstedt, the former child skiing star now known worldwide for her frequent lapses into semi-nudity. READ »

Two injured in train crash

National: 1 Feb 07
A train crashed into a car at a level crossing near the town of Bollnäs on Thursday morning. Two people travelling in the car were taken to hospital. READ »

A Swedish Christmas 2006

Lifestyle: 22 Nov 06
The decorations are going up, the stores are bracing themselves, and now Sweden's traditional Christmas markets are underway. We've gathered together the best the country has to offer. God Jul! READ »

Four men drown in Swedish lakes

National: 16 Jul 06
Four men drowned in separate incidents on Saturday in Sweden, two in lakes near Gothenburg, one near Gävle and one on a beach in central Helsingborg. READ »

Gay hate group set free

National: 14 Dec 05
Four men who distributed far-right homophobic propaganda outside a school in Sundsvall have been found not guilty of hate crimes by an appeal court, which drew parallels with the Åke Green case. READ »

Students guilty of molesting teacher

National: 12 Aug 05
A court delivers its verdict on two boys accused of molesting their female teacher, after one took photographs the other's penis with her mobile phone's camera. Disgusting, said the teacher - but did the evidence stand up in court? READ »

Bank robber cop hunts himself

National: 1 Feb 05
A policeman in Söderhamn robs a bank while on duty and later that day is put on the case to catch the villain. Who says Swedes don't have a sense of humour? READ »


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20 May 17:38

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Harald Kindermann, the German ambassador to Sweden, talks to The Local about the importance of the German language, nuclear power, and the legacy of the Stasi.
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Sweden drifting from 'Swedish model': report
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The problem of profiting ex-politicos isn't simply money, money, money, argues contributor and historian David Linden
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The Local catches up with Sweden’s comedian of the year Al Pitcher and preview our first ever “Local Lockdown” video segment.
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Sweden strips foreign doctoral candidates of the same rights as other tax-paying migrant workers, argue a group of doctoral candidates from the Royal Institute for Technology (KTH).
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Sweden looking for redemption at Euros
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'Are Swedes really more polite in English?'
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lång

adjective

Lång means long, tall and can be used for height, distance or time.


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