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The following articles have been tagged with "Dalsland":

Sweden braces for wrath of 'tropical hurricane'

Science & Technology: 12 Sep 11
The remnants of Hurricane Katia are set to reach Sweden's west coast on Monday evening, carrying heavy rain and strong winds and prompting the the country's meteorological agency to issue a weather warning. READ »

Eco thumbs up for Swedish beaches

Science & Technology: 2 Jun 11
Seventy two ports and beaches in Sweden have received the prestigious Blue Flag status this year for their environmental friendliness READ »

German man dead after falling into Swedish lake

National: 9 May 11
A German man with a cramp died on Sunday following a freak accident on a lake in western Sweden. 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 »

7,000 without power in western Sweden

National: 27 Dec 09
Heavy snowfall left many around the country without electricity on Boxing Day. Around 7,000 of Vattenfall's customers in western Sweden experienced power outages. READ »

Milk price hike to save dairy farmers

Business & Money: 31 Aug 09
Dairy company Milko will raise the price of milk next week by one krona ($0.14) in order to save the livelihoods of dairy farmers. READ »

Dam nears breaking point in central Sweden

National: 13 Jul 09
Rescue services and volunteers are working hand over fist to stem the growing risk of a dam breaking in Säter in central Sweden as water levels continue to rise in the wake of weekend downpours. READ »

Western Sweden caught in downpour

National: 12 Jul 09
Rain has been pouring down over western Sweden over the weekend. In Åmål, around 100 properties have been flooded and the Swedish Road Administration was forced to close several roads. READ »

Eight years in prison for raping stepdaughter

National: 16 Jul 08
A man from Dalsland in western Sweden was sentenced on Wednesday to eight years in prison for sexually abusing his underage stepdaughter hundreds of times over several years. READ »

Politician says critics ‘jealous they didn’t see my body’

Society: 13 May 08
Centre Party politician Mats Hallsten had his candidacy for municipal county chair stopped in part because of his involvement in a scantily clad comedy group. READ »

Return of snow causes traffic delays

National: 17 Mar 08
Winter made a belated return to western Sweden on Monday morning with snow causing major traffic problems. READ »

Woman dies trying to rescue a dead chicken

National: 17 Feb 08
A 63-year-old woman died on Saturday night after falling down a well while trying to fish out a dead chicken. READ »

Man's body found in Malmö flat

National: 24 Sep 07
A man whose body was found in a Malmö apartment on Sunday night may have been murdered, police have said. READ »

Snow and wind leave 30,000 without power

National: 21 Jan 07
As another wave of harsh weather conditions sweeps over Sweden on Sunday, around 30,000 customers of the country's three biggest suppliers were without electricity. READ »

Storm leaves three dead and 280,000 without power

National: 14 Jan 07
Storms battering western and southern Sweden gathered strength on Sunday, flattening trees and causing power cuts. Three people have died and over 280,000 households were without electricity on Sunday night. READ »

Second hunter found dead

National: 11 Oct 06
Two hunters have been found dead in the woods around Mellerud in the Dalsland region. The first body was found on Tuesday by the man's hunting companion. Today a second body was found not far from the first. READ »

Girl and man die in tractor accident

National: 3 Oct 06
A man and a five-year old girl have died after a tractor turned over on top of them at a farm in Dalsland, central Sweden, on Tuesday morning. READ »

Storm warnings for southern Sweden

Society: 9 Aug 06
A class-2 storm warning has been issued for southern Sweden during Wednesday. Extensive and frequent thunder is predicted, which could cause power outages. READ »

Tourist offices around Sweden

Travel: 3 May 06
A handy list of Sweden's tourist offices, along with their phone numbers, email addresses and web sites. READ »

Canadian company plans uranium search

Business & Money: 3 May 06
A company that has applied for a licence to mine gold on a site in western Sweden says the area could also contain exploitable amounts of uranium. READ »

Wolf killer wants pardon

National: 12 Jan 06
A man sentenced to jail for shooting a wolf on his farm in Dalsland is appealing for a pardon from the government. Ten of the farmer's sheep had been killed by a wolf two days earlier. READ »

Finnish hunter kills Swedish wolf

National: 4 Sep 05
A Finnish hunting tourist shot dead a wolf which attacked his hunting dog on Friday - the first such killing since the early 90s. The only reason he had come to Sweden was that he was afraid of encountering a wolf on a hunt in Finland. READ »


Highlights from Follow Sweden

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 »


Blog Update: Julie's Nordic Island

12 February 21:30

The consciousness of one »

"The ice dripped in the winter sun. It was the first day when the light had been intense enough to cause dripping in the sunlight. To hear it was an extraordinary wakeup call. The cycle was happening again as it always does, always will (or so we think). I imagined that on my summer island, the bees..." READ »

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An inside look at 'The Office' in Swedish
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Swedish mother gave 3-year-old cigs and beer
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A duvet cover designed to look like cardboard boxes, on sale at a luxury department store in Stockholm, has some arguing that the city's homeless are being exploited for profit.
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Five Swedish songs that never made Eurovision
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Swenglish comedy star Ben Kersley explains how ‘three bespectacled English guys’ plan to make Swedes laugh
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Move over Bugs – a Swedish bunny is rapidly becoming the most popular rabbit in the world!
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Swedish word of the day

fin

adjective

Fin means anyhting from sweet to proper. When someone says, Du är så fin it's quite a compliment.


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