February 14, 2012
The following articles have been tagged with "Dalsland":
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.
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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
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National: 9 May 11
A German man with a cramp died on Sunday following a freak accident on a lake in western Sweden.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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National: 17 Mar 08
Winter made a belated return to western Sweden on Monday morning with snow causing major traffic problems.
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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.
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National: 24 Sep 07
A man whose body was found in a Malmö apartment on Sunday night may have been murdered, police have said.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Travel: 3 May 06
A handy list of Sweden's tourist offices, along with their phone numbers, email addresses and web sites.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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 »
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 »
"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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