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Occupy Stockholm: 'We have no goal'

National: 19 Dec 11
It’s a movement without leaders and it kicked off with a bang in mid-October when Stockholmers joined hundreds of cities worldwide in protesting. Contributor Judi Lembke finds out more about the Swedish Occupy movement. 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 »

Police rescue man from sealed luggage locker

National: 12 Nov 11
In the middle of the night a man called the Jönköping police station and requested their help in rescuing him from a sealed baggage locker at Nässjö's Central Station. READ »

Major disruption hits Stockholm trains

National: 3 Oct 11
Commuter trains in the south of Stockholm were hit by widespread disruption on Monday morning after weekend work on the Stockholm City Line tunnel project was not completed in time. READ »

Starbucks to open new Swedish stores

National: 29 Aug 11
Starbucks, the Seattle-based chain of coffee houses, has announced the opening of its first stores in Sweden open to the general public. 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 »

Stockholm bus station opens Arlanda check-in

Society: 25 Apr 11
Travellers flying from Stockholm Arlanda Airport will be soon be able to check their luggage in at the city's main transport terminal before boarding the bus. READ »

Major spending boost for Swedish railways

Politics: 8 Apr 11
The Swedish government on Friday announced plans to invest an additional 800 million kronor ($128 million) in the country's rail system during 2011 following a harsh winter in which the country's trains were plagued by malfunctions. READ »

Wind storm wipes out Stockholm train service

National: 7 Apr 11
Gusty winds brought train traffic to a standstill in Stockholm on Thursday afternoon, and also left thousands of Swedes without power in the south of the country. READ »

Malmö braces for Scandinavia's largest shopping mall

Lifestyle: 30 Mar 11
A mall billed as one of Europe’s most spectacular shopping centres is under construction in Malmö, but questions remain as to whether the city can handle the massive expansion in retail space, The Local's Karen Holst discovers. READ »

Police officer charged with drunken assault of football supporter

National: 28 Mar 11
An off-duty, drunk police officer has been charged with assaulting a football supporter in a Stockholm metro station last October. READ »

'Lazy' Malmö commuters given lesson on how to ride

Society: 25 Feb 11
A flood of complaints from disgruntled commuters have forced the operators of Malmö's new City Tunnel to educate local residents about the the dos and don'ts of travelling on a big-city transit system. READ »

Traffic problems persist as snowfalls continue

Science & Technology: 11 Feb 11
Sweden's Transport Administration has advised drivers in Stockholm to leave their cars at home as the continuing heavy snowfalls and winds leave much of the region at a standstill and commuters stranded. READ »

Heavy snow wallops central Sweden

Science & Technology: 10 Feb 11
Winter has returned to central Sweden, with heavy snowfall of up to 20 centimetres expected on Thursday. READ »

Malmö train wreck removal completed

National: 4 Jan 11
Authorities have completed the removal of a train that crashed at Malmö Central Station on the morning of New Year's Day. READ »

Malmö train crash likely caused by human error

National: 3 Jan 11
Human error was most likely behind the train crash at Malmö Central station which saw an X2000 train crash into a stop barrier on the morning of New Year's Day. READ »

One injured in train crash at Malmö station

National: 1 Jan 11
An out-of-control X2000 train drove into a buffer stop earlier this morning at Malmö Central Station. One person was taken to hospital. READ »

Sweden could be a 'catalyst of understanding' after attack

Analysis & Opinion: 21 Dec 10
While Sweden is left asking why after experiencing its first suicide bombing, Fulbright scholar and US Muslim Dr. Abdul-Majeed Azad calls on the country to deploy its history of neutrality to build bridges across Europe to defeat the radicalisation of Muslim youth. READ »

Suicide bomber was 'unknown' to Säpo

National: 13 Dec 10
Swedish intelligence officials on Monday said they are "98 percent" certain about the identity of the man who blew himself in central Stockholm on Saturday, adding he was "completely unknown" to intelligence agencies. 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 »

Live Blog: election night in Sweden

Politics: 20 Sep 10
The Local's correspondents bring you all the latest news from the Swedish election, live from the main parties' headquarters in Stockholm. See the drama unfold live here. READ »

Sun causes rail traffic delays

National: 4 Jul 10
Just months after heavy snowfall prompted major rail traffic disturbances in Sweden, the sun has now staked its claim as a disruptive force by causing rails to expand and delaying trains in Malmö on Saturday. 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 »

Summer Rail Destinations: Stockholm

Travel: 11 Jun 10
Sponsored article: The antiquity of Gamla Stan, the forests of Djurgården, the cliffs of Södermalm and of course the surrounding blue sea: all these elements combine to help make Stockholm one of the world’s most beautiful cities. READ »

Ministers take the train to counter opposition

Politics: 4 May 10
A total of 14 ministers, including Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt, have embarked on a cross-country train trip to win support for the government ahead of September's election. READ »

Stranded in Europe - readers' tales

National: 22 Apr 10
The week-long air travel chaos brought about by the eruption of a volcano in southern Iceland has led to thousands of travellers finding themselves stranded across Europe. The Local has asked a few of them how they have coped. READ »

The animal horror picture show

Lifestyle: 2 Mar 10
If you go down to the woods today, you'll probably encounter nothing more dangerous than a mushroom that's lost it's magic or bombardment from an avian bottom. But the fear of marauding beasts still haunts the Swedish psyche, as Ben Kersley discovers. READ »

Reinfeldt dismayed by transport freeze

National: 22 Feb 10
Swedish prime minster Fredrik Reinfeldt has expressed disappointment at the inability of the country's infrastructure to cope with snow and cold weather. "Winter is after all one of the four seasons in this country," he said. READ »

Fire stops traffic on Stockholm metro

National: 5 Sep 09
A fire broke out near the Stockholm subway’s central station late Saturday morning, shutting down large portions of the city’s metro system. READ »

Madonna aftermath: 'People were vomiting and fights broke out'

Society: 12 Aug 09
Madonna's concert in Copenhagen finished in tumultuous scenes on Tuesday as Swedish fans tried to return home by train. READ »

Malmö hit by wave of car fires

National: 10 Aug 09
More than ten cars were set alight in a series of arson attacks across Malmö on Sunday night. Police were unable to confirm on Monday whether the attacks were linked. READ »

Swedes join public King of Pop dance tribute

Society: 9 Jul 09
A large crowd led by the Bounce dance troupe performed a collective dance tribute to deceased pop legend Michael Jackson in Stockholm's city centre on Wednesday. READ »

Västerås: A walk back in time

Travel: 2 Jul 09
As classic cars assemble for the annual Power Big Meet, Robert La Bua takes in the medieval charm of host town Västerås. READ »

Elk couple on Sunday morning stroll through Gothenburg

Society: 28 Jun 09
A pair of elks went on a morning walk through central Gothenburg on Sunday morning, passing by a hamburger restaurant before finding their way to the more familiar territory of nearby parkland. READ »

Stockholm hotel offers free haven for creative souls

Lifestyle: 15 May 09
Anyone planning a trip to the Swedish capital might be a bit aghast at the cost of a place to lay their head at night, but Creators Inn by Elvine might just sport the most shocking price tag of all. Charlotte West reports on the world's first hotel-in-hotel. READ »

Armless beggar handlers go to jail

National: 31 Jan 09
Four people who forced an armless man from Ukraine to beg in the Stockholm metro were handed prison sentences on Friday. READ »

The great Swedish taxi rip-off

Analysis & Opinion: 12 Jan 09
With taxi rip-offs on the rise, Doug Lansky takes a look at how this un-Swedish practice started, why it’s allowed to continue, and what you can do to protect yourself from the scam. READ »

'We woke up screaming in our sleep'

National: 16 Dec 08
Fear, panic, and surprise gripped residents across southern Sweden on Tuesday morning as a rare 4.7 magnitude earthquake rumbled across the region, causing Malmö's signature high rise to sway. READ »

Armless man forced to beg on Stockholm metro

National: 6 Dec 08
A disabled Ukrainian man, 28, was forced to beg for money on Stockholm's metro by five people now charged for holding him in captivity for several years. READ »

Destination of the week: Sigtuna

Travel: 4 Dec 08
Just a short journey from the capital, the pretty medieval town of Sigtuna is one of Sweden's historic gems, writes Jennifer Heape. READ »

Power outage halts main Swedish rail line

National: 17 Jul 08
Trains operating on the main Stockholm-Malmö route were held up on Thursday due to damage to an overhead power line near Linköping. The disruption is set to continue until 8pm. READ »

Electrocuted rat brings trains to a halt

National: 5 Apr 08
Rail traffic at Stockholm Central Station was seriously disrupted on Saturday morning by the untimely death of a large rat. READ »

Man arrested for Uppsala wife killing

National: 1 Mar 08
A 36-year-old man was remanded into custody in Uppsala this morning on suspicion of murdering his wife. The man had reported his wife missing in January. READ »

7-year-old Brit on Arlanda Express joyride

Society: 24 Feb 08
A 7-year-old British boy had been found alive and well in central Stockholm after having run away from his mum at Arlanda Airport. READ »

Bold new hotel offers rooftop pool and design delights

Lifestyle: 5 Feb 08
Charlotte West has had a snoop around the new Clarion Hotel Sign, which opens its doors to the public this week. READ »

Travellers' body heat to warm Stockholm office block

Science & Technology: 2 Jan 08
The body heat from hundreds of thousands of hot and bothered people passing through Stockholm's Central Station each day is to be used to heat a new office building. READ »

Man arrested for stabbing school principal

National: 28 Nov 07
A 22-year-old man has been arrested in connection with the stabbing of a school headmaster in Stockholm. READ »

Knife man entered employment ministry

National: 29 Sep 07
A man carrying a large hunting knife succeeded in entering the Ministry for Employment before being arrested later in central Stockholm, it has been revealed. READ »

Woman has leg amputated after train accident

National: 30 Aug 07
A woman in Stockholm has had to have part of her leg amputated after she was run over by a train at Central Station on Wednesday. Passengers say they pulled the emergency brake, to no effect. READ »

Bus driver sacked after Muslim veil incident

Society: 2 May 07
A bus driver in Malmö has been told by his employer that he is no longer welcome after he tried to prevent a young woman in a niqab from boarding his bus. "It feels good," says 'Leonora'. READ »

Veil woman 'stopped by bus driver'

Society: 25 Apr 07
A bus driver in Malmö has been suspended after allegedly trying to stop a woman from boarding because she was wearing Islamic headgear. "Wearing a burqa doesn't make me a threat," 'Leonora' says. READ »

Bilbo the lemur takes metro to work

Society: 13 Apr 07
There is a new passenger on the Stockholm metro. Every morning Bilbo the lemur climbs aboard with his surrogate mother on his journey to work at Skansen-Akvariet. READ »

Passenger sleeps through great train robbery

National: 31 Oct 06
After a seven hour train ride, Günter Lundholm was shocked to find that a man had been hiding under his bed. He then found that all his money had disappeared - apart from a fake 50 kronor note. READ »

100 arrested in football brawl

National: 8 May 06
Over 100 Djurgården supporters were arrested before an Allsvenskan match against Gais in Gothenburg on Sunday after rioting on Kungsportsavenyn. READ »

Two held after Stockholm riots

National: 2 May 06
Two people were held overnight by police after a demonstration by the 'Reclaim the City' group descended into rioting in Stockholm on Sunday. In total, 140 people were arrested during the day. READ »

Stockholm Syndrome: The Waiting Game

Analysis & Opinion: 22 Sep 05
Hopping from one queue to another, our Stockholm Syndrome correspondent discovers one good thing about bad service in Sweden: at least it's distributed fairly. READ »

Swedes demand EU vote as 120,000 sign petition

Politics: 23 Mar 05
In 1994 they said yes to EU membership. In 2003 they said no to the Euro. Now, europhobe Swedes are fighting for their voice on Europe to be heard once again. A referendum on the new EU constitution? Not likely, says the Swedish government. 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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