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Seven Swedish designs that will blow your mind

Lifestyle: 9 Feb 12
From classic Scandinavian functionality to naked men and lambs, Stockholm Design Week has something for everyone. Here's The Local's pick of the weirdest and best designs on display this year. READ »

A YouTube salute to Sami National Day

Lifestyle: 6 Feb 12
As Sweden's indigenous Sami celebrate their National Day on February 6th, The Local offers up a few video clips highlighting their unique vocal traditions. READ »

Dutch court orders ISPs to block Pirate Bay

Business & Money: 12 Jan 12
Access to Swedish file sharing site The Pirate Bay was ordered blocked on Wednesday for clients of two internet service providers (ISPs) in the Netherlands following a ruling by a Dutch court citing copyright concerns. READ »

'Now I know just how Ingrid Bergman felt'

Lifestyle: 30 Dec 11
Contributor Julie Lindahl catches up with Paavo Turtiainen, a Manhattan-based chef and events planner featured in a new film detailing how Swedish screen legend Ingrid Bergman helped launch his extraordinary career. READ »

Stockholm traffic 'worst in Scandinavia': report

National: 7 Dec 11
Stockholm drivers spend longer in traffic jams than their counterparts in other Scandinavian cities, a new study published on Wednesday shows. READ »

Triple murderer held after Finnish jailbreak

National: 1 Dec 11
A Finnish man, previously convicted of murdering three people in northern Sweden in 1988, has been arrested in Helsinki following his escape from a prison in Finland last week. READ »

Enjoy historic St Petersburg - without the visa

Travel: 3 Oct 11
Imagine visiting St. Petersburg, one of the most majestic cities in the world, without having to fly there and avoiding the headache of the visa-application process. A unique cruise line makes this possible. READ »

Ibra returns to boost Milan, Sweden

Sport: 27 Sep 11
Zlatan Ibrahimovic returned to full training on Monday, giving a timely boost to AC Milan ahead of their Champions League clash against Czechs Viktoria Plzen and Sweden in their crucial Euro 2012 in Helsinki next weekend. READ »

Baltic cruise ship adrift after power failure

National: 16 May 11
A cruise liner carrying some 2,000 crew and passengers spent much of Sunday adrift in the Baltic seas after a power outage, according to the Swedish sea rescue. READ »

Sweden to host NHL season openers

Sport: 14 Apr 11
The NHL's New York Rangers, featuring Swedish netminder Henrik Lundqvist, will play its season opener in Stockholm in October as part part of a the three city, four club European tour. READ »

Sweden slammed over EU oceans directive

Politics: 21 Mar 11
Swedish Greenpeace experts have accused the Swedish government of breaking European law as the government after failing to implement safeguards against the exploitation of the seas. READ »

Swedes find right-wingers more 'attractive'

Politics: 24 Feb 11
A study conducted by Swedish and Finnish economists has shown that Swedes find politicians on the right of the political scale to be better looking than their left wing counterparts and reward them for it at the ballot box. READ »

Business master's courses tempt overseas students to Stockholm

Education: 18 Feb 11
A strong academic base, English-language instruction and superb career prospects have made Stockholm University School of Business one of the most popular destinations for overseas Master’s Students in Sweden. READ »

Stockholm runners spark rat poison panic

Society: 16 Dec 10
A mysterious pink powder thought to be rat poison deployed by a "drinking club with a running problem" inadvertently caused panic among dog walkers in Stockholm's Södermalm district this week. READ »

Swedish group The Ark disbands after 20 years

Society: 8 Dec 10
Swedish glam rockers The Ark shocked their fans by announcing that they will disband after 20 years together at the end of their summer tour next year. READ »

Baltic ships slammed over sewage dumping

Business & Money: 22 Sep 10
The shipping industry has been slammed in a World Wildlife Fund report which showed that more than half of the cruises ships plying the Baltic dump their sewage directly into the sea, despite a pledge to clean up its act. READ »

Trading halted by paper giant merger rumours

Business & Money: 2 Sep 10
Trading in the shares in Nordic paper giants Holmen, Stora Enso and Norske Skog has been halted on Thursday amid rumours of a partial merger. READ »

Swedish feels the squeeze in Finland

Lifestyle: 19 Aug 10
Swedish has been spoken in Finland for hundreds of years, yet declining numbers of speakers and a lack of support from many Finnish speakers mean the language is under pressure like never before, writes Carina Chela. READ »

Drunk Swede rode 130 km/h above speed limit

National: 16 Aug 10
A Swedish motorcycle rider stopped by Finnish police doing 233 kilometres/hour on the motorway has been held on suspicion of being under the influence of alcohol and driving without a licence or registration. READ »

Ryanair reverses plan to axe London route

National: 5 Aug 10
Ryanair has reversed plans to axe its route between Stockholm Västerås and London, the airline has confirmed. Meanwhile, a number of new routes have been announced. READ »

Green flies high to grab last gasp Swedish medal

Sport: 2 Aug 10
Swedish high-jumper Emma Green showed that there is life in Swedish athletics by beating her personal best to clinch a silver medal at the European Championships in Barcelona on Sunday. READ »

Finnair starts Bromma service in August

Business & Money: 27 Jul 10
Finnair will launch a new connection from Helsinki to Stockholm through Bromma on August 16th in addition to its services to Arlanda, the airline has announced. READ »

Probe launched into averted midair jet crash

National: 21 Jul 10
The Swedish Accident Investigation Board (Statens haverikommission) will investigate an incident when two passenger jets nearly collided with each other over Östersund in central Sweden earlier this month. READ »

Two struck by lightning in northern Sweden

National: 27 Jun 10
A man and a woman in their fifties were seriously injured on Saturday evening when they were struck by lightning near Kiruna in the far north of Sweden. READ »

The Royal Wedding: Live Blog

National: 19 Jun 10
Today's the day that Crown Princess Victoria will get her man of the people. We'll be following the whole thing live - with reporters around Stockholm providing the latest news, reactions and (hopefully) informed speculation from the Royal Wedding. READ »

Lady Gaga set to hit Sweden

Lifestyle: 5 May 10
Eccentric singing sensation Lady Gaga is set to hit Stockholm this weekend on the first date of her European tour. Now promoters have released extra tickets to her concerts. READ »

Southern Sweden faces airspace shutdown

National: 19 Apr 10
A new airspace shutdown has been announced for southern parts of Sweden from 8pm on Monday. Stockholm-Arlanda Airport is set to remain open, although a new cloud of volcanic ash moving in towards Norway could spell trouble. READ »

Stockholm to host NHL opener

Sport: 10 Feb 10
Stockholm has been named as one of three cities which will play host to the six opening games of the National Hockey League next season. READ »

Two year wait for Stockholm flat: report

National: 8 Feb 10
The wait for a rental apartment in Stockholm averages 104 weeks, rising to as much as 20 years for attractive areas. In many comparable EU cities apartments can be found immediately, a new survey shows. READ »

Russian officer denies Swedish dumping report

National: 5 Feb 10
The former commander of the Russian navy's Baltic fleet denied on Friday that Russia dumped radioactive and chemical waste into Swedish waters in the Baltic Sea in the early 1990s. READ »

Reinfeldt seeks answers on Russian dumping

National: 5 Feb 10
Swedish Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt has asked for an explanation from the previous Social Democrat government over Russia's release of toxic waste into Swedish waters in the Baltic Sea. READ »

What's On in Sweden: January 15th - 21st

Lifestyle: 14 Jan 10
What’s on in Sweden: Bankers dancing in Stockholm, The 69 Eyes in Gothenburg and musical legend Andy Votel comes to Malmö. READ »

Gaelic invasion: It's football, Sven, but not as we know it

Lifestyle: 27 Nov 09
Ireland's national sport of Gaelic football is growing rapidly in Sweden and it isn't just the ex-pats who are sinking a few points, writes Patrick Reilly. READ »

Stockholm Q & A: Where can I find a nice sauna to book

Stockholm: 26 Nov 09
A reader wants to find a nice sauna that you can book for group in and around Stockholm. But which one? Peter Vinthagen Simpson has the answer. READ »

North Korean diplomats' smuggling scheme up in smoke

National: 20 Nov 09
Two North Korean diplomats are being held on suspicion of trying to smuggle 230,000 cigarettes from Russia into Sweden. READ »

Stockholm's bunnies burned to keep Swedes warm

Society: 12 Oct 09
The bodies of thousands of rabbits culled every year from Stockholm parks are being used to fuel a heating plant in central Sweden. READ »

Swedish MPs back filmmaker's battle with US food giant

National: 1 Oct 09
Several members of Sweden’s parliament expressed their support on Thursday for a Swedish-made documentary film that is the target of a lawsuit by Dole Foods. READ »

Growth hormones 'could repair brain damage': Swedish study

Science & Technology: 30 Sep 09
Brain damage due to alcohol abuse, previously considered irreversible, may by repairable with the help of growth hormones, Swedish researchers have learned. READ »

Baltic bliss: boating in the Stockholm archipelago

Travel: 14 Sep 09
Having lived for some time in a city so dominated by waterways and islands, Alannah Eames decides it's high time to take the plunge and join the boat set. READ »

Sweden navigates complex waters of EU foreign policy

Analysis & Opinion: 3 Sep 09
With an important meeting of EU's foreign ministers taking place in Stockholm this weekend, David Stavrou examines the changing roles of Sweden and the EU in world affairs. READ »

Åland: a gem in Stockholm's back yard

Travel: 21 Jul 09
Alannah Eames visits Finland's Swedish-speaking Åland islands, and finds gorgeous scenery, great food and a fascinating history. READ »

Report dumps on Baltic cruise ship discharge

Science & Technology: 17 Jul 09
Sweden's coastal waters are under threat from tonnes of human and other waste being regularly dumped into the Baltic by passenger liners, according to a new report. READ »

Stockholm to host Detroit Red Wings NHL opener

Sport: 16 Jul 09
A number of Swedish stars from North America’s National Hockey League (NHL) will have the chance to open their 2009-2010 season in Stockholm, the league announced on Wednesday. READ »

What's on in Sweden: June 5 - 11

Lifestyle: 4 Jun 09
What's on in Sweden: Lewis Black and Early Music Festival in Stockholm; Beer festival & World Cup football in Gothenburg; Buju Banton & Mandela exhibition in Malmö. READ »

Fire erupts onboard nuke plant boat hotel

National: 17 Apr 09
A fire onboard a passenger ferry used to house workers at the Oskarshamn nuclear plant in southern Sweden forced the evacuation 240 people late Thursday night. READ »

What's your top Swedish tourist tip?

Travel: 19 Mar 09
Every week we quiz our regular panelists about a particular aspect of life in Sweden. This week: the country's top travel destinations. READ »

What does Sweden have against rational Nordic energy solutions?

Analysis & Opinion: 10 Mar 09
Sweden’s continued opposition to a natural gas pipeline running along the floor of the Baltic Sea is more political than it is environmental, but that doesn’t make it any more rational, argues researcher Timo Kivimäki. READ »

Sweden posts record annual drop in industrial output

Business & Money: 10 Mar 09
Industrial production in Sweden suffered a record year-on-year fall in January, according to new figures released on Tuesday, adding to fears about the health of the Nordic region’s economies. READ »

Swedish court grants asylum to ex-Guantanamo prisoner

National: 18 Feb 09
A Swedish court has overturned a deportation order for a former Guantanamo Bay prisoner from China. READ »

Drinking coffee reduces Alzheimer's risk: study

Science & Technology: 15 Jan 09
Middle-aged people who consume modest amounts of coffee can significantly lower their risk of developing Alzheimer's disease, according to a new study by Finnish and Swedish researchers released on Thursday. READ »

Release date set for triple murderer

National: 17 Dec 08
Nikita Fouganthine, the man responsible for the brutal murders of three people in a village in northern Sweden in 1988, is to be released from jail in February, a Helsinki court ruled on Wednesday. READ »

Girl feared kidnapped found safe in Finland

National: 1 Dec 08
The 16-year-old girl from northern Sweden who was feared kidnapped has been found across the border in Finland. READ »

Swedish baby born in skies above Kazakhstan

Society: 21 Nov 08
A Swedish mother is celebrating the remarkable birth of her new daughter, who was welcomed to the world high above Kazakhstan in the back of a Finnair jet. READ »

Equality official resigns over Swedish embassy breast attack

Society: 6 Nov 08
A top level civil servant at the Finnish equality ministry has resigned after groping several women's breasts at a reception at the Swedish embassy in Helsinki. READ »

Chilling out with a Baltic spa experience

Travel: 22 Sep 08
If you're looking to pamper yourself this autumn, a spa trip to the Baltics could be just the ticket, writes Alannah Eames. READ »

Crowds throng Stockholm for gay fest

Society: 3 Aug 08
Hundreds of thousands of people braved pouring rain in Stockholm Saturday to watch or participate in this year's colourful EuroPride parade to protest discrimination against homosexuals. READ »

Klüft: 'I am finished with the heptathlon'

Sport: 31 Jul 08
Reigning champion Caroline Klüft confirmed on Thursday she is done competing in the heptathlon for good. READ »

No early release for triple murderer

National: 26 Jun 08
A Helsinki court has ruled that triple murderer Nikita Fouganthine, previously known as Juha Valjakkala, will not be released in July as previously planned. READ »

Stockholm stock trading delayed again

Business & Money: 3 Jun 08
The Stockholm stock exchange finally opened for trading at 2:30pm on Tuesday, the second day in a row trading has been delayed by a technical problem. READ »

Sweden opens the doors to its secret spaces

Travel: 22 May 08
On Saturday Swedes and tourists alike will have the chance to visit 27 of Sweden's hidden property treasures, as the National Property Board hosts an open day on a grand scale. READ »

Triple-murderer re-arrested

National: 12 May 08
Recently re-leased triple-murderer Nikita Fouganthine, previously known as Juha Valjakkala, was arrested Sunday evening in Northern Finland, Helsinki police told the Finnish news agency FNB. READ »

US Congress praises Södertälje mayor

Society: 11 Apr 08
Södertälje mayor Anders Lago received praise while in Washington this week from US presidential candidate Barack Obama and other members of congress for how well his city has handled its influx of Iraqi refugees. READ »

Stockholm design district: SoFo no good?

Analysis & Opinion: 25 Mar 08
In the first of a series of regular columns, David Bartal searches high and low for Stockholm's design district. Eventually he finds it -- in Finland. READ »

Triple murderer released

National: 25 Feb 08
A man who killed three people in a village in northern Sweden in 1988 has been released from jail in Finland. READ »

Swedish pop, photo art and Marilyn Monroe: What's on in Sweden

Lifestyle: 15 Feb 08
Something for the weekend: Marilyn exhibition in Gothenburg, Lykke Li in Stockholm, Erwin Wurm in Malmö. READ »

Finns in demo for jailed MS patient

National: 5 Feb 08
Demonstrators in Finland staged a protest on Monday evening in support of a Swedish multiple sclerosis patient who was sentenced to jail after growing cannabis for medicinal purposes. READ »

Government advisors give thumbs up for OMX-Nasdaq deal

Business & Money: 25 Jan 08
The Financial Markets Advisory Committee sees benefits for stock exchange operator OMX from linking with Nasdaq/Borse Dubai. READ »

Finnish group buys Swedish hotels

Business & Money: 18 Jan 08
British real estate group Northern European Properties (NEPR) said Friday it had sold 39 hotels in Finland and Sweden to the Finnish investment fund CapMan for 805 million euros. READ »

Riga: Strangely unfamiliar

Travel: 18 Jan 08
Taking a ferry out of Stockholm need not mean a booze cruise to Helsinki. Alannah Eames went to Latvia to check out one of Sweden's most charming neighbours. READ »

Bergqvist: I quit

Sport: 7 Jan 08
Champion Swedish high-jumper Kajsa Bergqvist says she plans to retire from top-flight athletics, citing a lack of motivation. READ »

HIV infections on the rise in Sweden

National: 3 Jan 08
Drug users in Stockholm were among the hardest hit. READ »

OMX board recommends acceptance of Borse Dubai bid

Business & Money: 2 Jan 08
Announcement comes following approval for the deal by U.S. regulators READ »

US clears way for Dubai-Nasdaq OMX bid

National: 1 Jan 08
US officials have approved Borse Dubai's investment in Nasdaq, paving the way for a joint bid for Stockholm's OMX. READ »

Language tensions mount in bilingual Finland

Lifestyle: 4 Dec 07
Finland's small Swedish-speaking minority is concerned the country's second official language is at risk, writes AFP's Gael Branchereau. READ »

Triple murderer granted pardon

National: 3 Dec 07
Helsinki's court of appeal has agreed to release a man found guilty of three murders in northern Sweden in 1989. Juha Valjakkala, who has changed his name to Nikita Joakim Fouganthine, is to be released from prison on July 1st 2008. READ »

Dubai bid for OMX approved

Business & Money: 12 Nov 07
The Swedish Financial Supervisory Authority, Finansinspektionen (FI) has approved Borse Dubai's bid for Swedish stock exchange operator OMX. READ »

OMX posts new trading record

Business & Money: 5 Nov 07
The OMX Nordic Exchange reached record heights in October. The company's Nordic president says he expects the trend to continue. READ »

Reinfeldt expresses concerns over party morals

Politics: 5 Nov 07
Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt has voiced concerns about the seeming unwillingness of some of his party colleagues to pay taxes. READ »

OMX deal 'set for February launch'

Business & Money: 24 Oct 07
Borse Dubai and Nasdaq's public offer for Nordic stock exchange operator OMX should be launched in January, OMX chief executive Magnus Böcker said on Wednesday. READ »

Stockholm 'less popular as business location'

Business & Money: 9 Oct 07
Stockholm has fallen five places on a list of the best places in Europe to base a company, but is still the most business-friendly city in the Nordic region, according to a new survey. READ »

Nasdaq given go-ahead for OMX takeover

Business & Money: 27 Sep 07
Sweden's financial market authority ruled Thursday that the US exchange Nasdaq meets the conditions needed to take over the Nordic and Baltic stock market operator OMX. READ »

Borse Dubai sweetens offer for OMX

Business & Money: 26 Sep 07
Borse Dubai said Wednesday it had sweetened its takeover offer for Nordic market operator OMX and had secured 47.6 percent of shares in the group. READ »

Bidding war expected as Qatar buys into OMX

Business & Money: 20 Sep 07
Nordic market operator OMX looked set Thursday to become the centre of takeover bidding battle between Gulf rivals Dubai and Qatar. The Qataris "have more money than God", says one analyst. READ »

New bid for OMX in Nasdaq-UAE deal

Business & Money: 20 Sep 07
US high-tech market Nasdaq and the United Arab Emirates group Borse Dubai have reached an agreement to jointly take over Nordic market operator OMX, with Borse Dubai taking 19.99 percent of Nasdaq. READ »

Borse Dubai submits offer for OMX

Business & Money: 15 Sep 07
Borse Dubai has submitted an offer to acquire the Nordic market operator OMX to financial authorities in Sweden, the Swedish market regulator FI has said. READ »

OMX faces probe over resistance to Borse Dubai

Business & Money: 4 Sep 07
The Swedish financial service regulator said Tuesday it would investigate suspected illegal moves by Nordic market operator OMX to defend itself against a hostile takeover bid by Borse Dubai. READ »

Klüft looking for perfect end to her reign

Sport: 22 Aug 07
Sweden's Olympic and world heptathlon gold medallist Carolina Klüft will be hoping the 2007 world championships are to be the beginning of a perfect end to her reign. Klüft plans to quit the seven-sport spectacle after the Beijing Olympics in 2008. READ »

Gotland steps back in time

Lifestyle: 10 Aug 07
Fiona Basile dons her tunic and watches Gotland turn back the clock hundreds of years for Visby's Medieval Week. READ »

Suspected terrorists denied residency

National: 5 Aug 07
The Swedish Security Service has taken action to ensure that suspected terrorists are prevented from taking up residency in Sweden. But human rights organizations have questioned the organizations methods. READ »

Nokia delists from Stockholm exchange

Business & Money: 1 Jun 07
Finnish mobile phone maker Nokia is delisting from the Stockholm stock exchange, having had a listing there since 1983. READ »

SAS cancels Friday flights

National: 24 May 07
With no immediate resolution in sight in its conflict with union HTF, Scandinavian airline SAS has been forced to cancel the majority of Friday's flights from Sweden. "We would like to apologize to our customers," says CEO Anders Ehrling. READ »

SAS strike looms ever larger

Business & Money: 23 May 07
Trade union HTF has turned down a final offer made by mediators brought in to help resolve a dispute with SAS. Unless a solution is found by Thursday morning, most flights operated by SAS will be cancelled on Friday. READ »

Disappointment for The Ark in Helsinki

National: 13 May 07
Swedish band The Ark came 18th in the 2007 Eurovision Song Contest on Saturday night, despite being one of the favourites. Whoever represents Sweden next year will now have to qualify for the final. READ »

A quickie with...Charlotte Perrelli

Lifestyle: 10 May 07
The Local asks Charlotte Perrelli, the last Swede to bring the Eurovision trophy to Stockholm, for her top tips ahead of this weekend's extravaganza in Helsinki. READ »

Sweden a good bet for Eurovision

Lifestyle: 8 May 07
Yes, it's that time of year again: the eyes of Europe will be on Helsinki on Saturday for the annual kitsch-fest that is the Eurovision Song Contest. And The Ark have put Sweden in among the favourites. READ »

Introducing...The Ark

Lifestyle: 7 May 07
They're the bell-bottom wearing, glam-rocking sons of Sweden following in the footsteps of Abba to defend Swedish pride in Saturday's Eurovision Song Contest. Paul O'Mahony takes a closer look at The Ark. READ »

'Kick UK out of Eurovision Song Contest'

Society: 28 Mar 07
Swedish artist Pandora is furious about the United Kingdom's entry to the Eurovision Song Contest, claiming that Scooch stole the chorus to one of her old songs. READ »

CIA Egyptian applies for Swedish residency

National: 19 Mar 07
An Egyptian deported on a CIA plane from Sweden in 2001 has applied for a Swedish residence permit. The move follows a government decision to revoke the original order to deport Mohammad Alzery. READ »

The Ark triumph in Globen

National: 10 Mar 07
The favourites before the contest proved to be the experts' favourites and the public's favourites: on Saturday evening The Ark won Melodifestivalen 2007 with 'The Worrying Kind' and will represent Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest in May. READ »

Tension builds as Sweden gears up for Melodifestivalen final

National: 10 Mar 07
The Local's predictions | Who gets your vote?
All of Sweden is abuzz with anticipation of the year's big television event: the Melodifestivalen final, in which the country's musical standard-bearer will be selected for the Eurovision Song Contest. READ »


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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 »

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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