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Plane crashes in southern Sweden

National: 27 Mar 11
A small single-engine sport aircraft crashed on Sunday when it came in to land at Höganäs airport in southern Sweden, with the pilot miraculously escaping unhurt. READ »

Flooding and ice wreak havoc across Sweden

National: 16 Jan 11
Freezing conditions in northern Sweden and flooding in the south caused traffic chaos across the country on Sunday. READ »

Swedish coastguard aids blazing ferry

National: 17 Nov 10
The Swedish coastguard on Wednesday came to the aid of a Danish ferry travelling from Oslo to Copenhagen after a fire broke out onboard. READ »

Abba stars sue Denmark's far-right

Politics: 23 Sep 10
Benny Andersson and Björn Ulvaeus, the Abba stars behind the hit musical Mamma Mia have instructed their lawyers to contact the Danish People's Party after the far-right party used and changed one of their songs to honour its leader. READ »

Danish nationalist rallies for Sweden Democrats

Politics: 10 Sep 10
Pia Kjærsgaard, the leader for the Danish People's Party has accepted an invitation from the far-right Sweden Democrats to take part in an election rally in Högänäs in southern Sweden on Saturday. READ »

Vilks arsonists face appeals court trial

National: 6 Sep 10
Two brothers sentenced to prison for firebombing the home of Swedish artist Lars Vilks in mid-May will appear in court on Monday to appeal the ruling. READ »

Brothers indicted for Vilks arson attack

National: 1 Jul 10
Two brothers suspected of setting fire to the home of the Swedish Muhammad cartoonist Lars Vilks were charged with arson on Thursday. READ »

Fire rages at Helsingborg printing works

National: 17 Apr 10
Plumes of smoke poured in over Helsingborg in southern Sweden on Saturday morning as flames engulfed a printing works in the northern part of the city. READ »

Swimmers flock for Christmas dip

Society: 25 Dec 09
More than 100 people jumped into the freezing ocean near Halmstad on the southwest coast of Sweden on Wednesday morning for the traditional Christmas swim. READ »

Court bans sale of energy drink Cocaine

National: 28 Nov 09
The planned launch of a new energy drink called Cocaine has been halted by a court ruling before the product had a chance to hit the shelves in Sweden. READ »

EU gives failing grade to eight Swedish beaches

Society: 12 Jun 09
The water at eight Swedish bathing areas failed to meet European water quality standards last year, according an annual report from the European Commission. READ »

Teacher taped young boy's mouth shut

Education: 31 Mar 09
A pre-school teacher in Sweden has been reported to police for taping a six-year-old’s mouth shut after he refused to be quiet. READ »

Swedish town adopts euro

Society: 2 Jan 09
Tired of government inactivity, the town of Höganäs, a popular tourist destination on the south-west coast of Sweden, has decided to adopt the euro. READ »

German and Russian sailors missing off Swedish coast

National: 5 Aug 08
Two men were reported missing and feared to have drowned on Tuesday after they were washed off their sailboats in a heavy storm. READ »

More Swedish bathing areas below EU standards

Society: 2 Jun 08
The water at 23 Swedish bathing areas did not meet EU requirements last year, according to a new report READ »

Surfers organize to battle proposed breakwater

Society: 25 Apr 08
Surfers from around Sweden are planning to demonstrate on Sunday in frustration over negotiations on a proposed breakwater near one of Sweden’s best known surf spots. READ »

Hit and run driver suspected of murder attempt

National: 2 Jun 07
Four people were run over by a motorist on Centralgatan in Höganäs late on Friday night. Police have arrested a man and are treating the incident as attempted murder. READ »

Home Guard man kills himself after murder attempt

National: 14 Apr 07
A man who shot a 45-year-old woman on Friday evening killed himself early on Saturday morning after a night of negotiations with police. He was a member of the Swedish National Home Guard. READ »

Höganäs murder: men not guilty

National: 21 Dec 06
The two men blamed each other for the murder of 18-year-old Julia Olteanu. Now they have both been found not guilty after a court found there was not enough evidence for a conviction. READ »

Men released after blaming each other for murder

National: 24 Nov 06
Two men who blamed each other for murdering an 18-year-old woman during a 1998 break-in in Höganäs, southern Sweden, have been released. The move indicates neither will be convicted. READ »

Diver knocks into woman's body

National: 3 Jul 06
A diver says he bumped into a female corpse off the coast of Skåne on Sunday. Coastguard divers were on Monday afternoon combing the area for signs of the body. READ »

Second man arrested over 1998 murder

National: 1 Jun 06
Another man has been taken in by police suspected of killing 18-year old Julia Oltenau in Höganäs, southern Sweden, over seven years ago. The 29-year old already arrested for the crime was remanded on Thursday. READ »

Man questioned over 1998 murder

National: 30 May 06
A 29-year old man was taken into custody in Skåne on Monday accused of murdering Julia Oltenau seven years ago. READ »

Window cleaners trapped fifty metres up

National: 29 Jan 06
A rescue operation was underway on Sunday to rescue two window cleaners stranded outside the twentieth floor of Sweden's tallest building, the Turning Torso in Malmö. READ »

Explosion risk in Halmstad

National: 16 Jan 06
A large area around the Höganäs factory in the eastern part of Halmstad was evacuated and cordoned off on Monday morning after moisture leaked into a 1,200 kilo container of calcium carbide, creating a risk of explosion. READ »

Low spirits at Systembolaget

Business & Money: 7 May 04
The ongoing bribery scandal keeps on going, and Systembolaget becomes the second biggest drinks supplier in the country. Not bad for a monopoly. READ »


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"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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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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