Karlskrona

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Woman threatened to set fire to her children

National: 26 Feb 10
A woman was taken into psychiatric care on Friday afternoon after threatening to set fire to herself and her three children in an apartment in Karlskrona in southern Sweden. READ »

'Auschwitz thief no priority': Swedish police

National: 11 Feb 10
Swedish police have issued an arrest warrant for the man suspected of being behind the theft of the "Arbeit Macht Frei" sign from the Auschwitz death camp, but the matter has not been given a high priority. READ »

Politician causes stir with sex play outburst

Society: 26 Nov 09
A Green Party politician from southern Sweden is defending the use of sex organ slang during a local council debate about Swedishness. READ »

Prison closures needed to keep authority afloat

National: 25 Oct 09
An overhaul of Swedish prisons will see 14 institutions affected by closures and cutbacks as the appointed authority is forced to juggle figures in line with its budget for 2010. 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 »

Police car runs over 14-year-old

National: 6 Aug 09
A police vehicle ran over a 14-year-old boy in Karlskrona in southeastern Sweden on Wednesday night as the boy was fleeing the scene of a robbery. READ »

Thigh injury to keep Klüft out for six months

Sport: 9 Jul 09
Sweden’s Carolina Klüft will miss the world athletics championships in August following a serious injury to her thigh muscle earlier this week. READ »

Injury could sideline Sweden's Klüft from worlds

Sport: 8 Jul 09
Swedish track and field star Carolina Klüft may not be able to compete in next month's world athletics championships in Berlin, her coach said on Tuesday. READ »

Telenor to cut 400 jobs in Sweden

Business & Money: 3 Jun 09
The Swedish business of Norwegian telecom operator Telenor announced plans on Wednesday to slash 400 jobs in Sweden due to disappointing sales figures. READ »

Overweight inmate seeks damages for svelte fatigues

Society: 25 May 09
An inmate at Karlskrona prison in southern Sweden has applied for damages after the prisons service was unable to provide adequate attire to cover his considerable frame. READ »

Swedish press: file sharing still ahead of the law

National: 18 Apr 09
The Swedish press weighs in on prosecutorial victory yesterday in the Pirate Bay case. Although the guilty verdict was not surprising, they write, the harsh sentencing was. READ »

Swedish man dies from rare parrot fever

Science & Technology: 15 Apr 09
A 50-year-old man from Karlskrona in southern Sweden has died from parrot fever. READ »

Homeless commit crimes to avoid sleeping rough

Society: 15 Mar 09
Many of Sweden's homeless commit crimes during the winter months to avoid sleeping rough, according to media reports. READ »

Russians in Sweden: taming a fear of the bear

Analysis & Opinion: 30 Jan 09
In the first of a series highlighting different communities in Sweden, The Local’s David Landes takes a look at how the sprawling and complex history of Swedish-Russian relations affects life for Russians living in Sweden today. READ »

Swedish schools to offer 'elite' courses

Education: 15 Jan 09
Sweden’s National Agency for Education on Thursday named 10 high schools to participate in a new initiative designed to give top performing students a chance to take university-level courses. READ »

Men, women and dog fall through thin ice

National: 2 Jan 09
Three people fell through the ice near Västerås in central Sweden on Friday afternoon, adding to a raft of accident reports earlier in the day. READ »

International students in plagiarism probe

Society: 19 Dec 08
Nearly 80 foreign Masters students at a Swedish university are facing disciplinary measures after being accused of copying large parts of their coursework from the internet. READ »

Doctors missed pencil in Swedish boy's brain

Science & Technology: 17 Dec 08
Two doctors from Karlskrona in southern Sweden have been reprimanded for failing to spot the five centimetre chunk of a pencil lodged in the brain of a 14-year-old boy. READ »

Resident in elderly living facility found dead after six weeks

National: 11 Dec 08
A 67-year-old woman is believed to have been lying dead for up to six weeks in an apartment in a living facility for the elderly located in Karlskrona in southern Sweden. READ »

Ombudsmen critical of racist school book

Education: 27 Nov 08
Two Swedish ombudsman offices have added their voices to the chorus of criticism about a school book accused of having racist and sexist contents, but are powerless to do anything about it. READ »

Swedish mall's fee scares off Red Cross volunteers

Society: 17 Sep 08
A mall in southern Sweden has drawn fire for its decision to charge a fee to charity organizations like the Red Cross and Salvation Army for placing volunteers in the mall to collect donations. READ »

Hospital criticized for asylum seeker's death

Science & Technology: 27 Jun 08
A 25-year-old asylum seeker suffering from a cerebral hemorrhage died after doctors sent him to emergency psychiatric care without ever performing a physical examination. READ »

Far-right politician votes for mosque

National: 13 Jun 08
A far-right Sweden Democrat politician surprised his colleagues in the southern Swedish town of Karlskrona by voting in favour of allowing Muslims to convert a former recreation hall into a mosque. READ »

Welfare board 'broke the law' prior to Rödeby shooting

National: 4 Jun 08
The social welfare board in Karlskrona in southern Sweden was too passive in its relationship with the 17-year-old boy who survived the Rödeby shooting drama last autumn. READ »

Pious pets get Swedish church blessing

Society: 2 Jun 08
Choral hymns accompanied by barking dogs made for a blessed mix as a church in southern Sweden welcomed four-legged visitors to Sunday services. 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 »

Snow replaces May heatwave

National: 15 May 08
Meteorological agency SMHI has issued a weather warning for central and northern Sweden, with heavy snowfalls forecast for Thursday night and Friday morning. READ »

'Sweden can no longer defend itself'

National: 15 May 08
Armed Forces Supreme Commander Håkan Syrén fears that proposed cuts to the military will diminish its capacity to defend Sweden's borders. READ »

Suspicious pants point police to massive find

National: 24 Mar 08
Three men pulled over in a routine traffic stop in Karlskrona probably wished they had chosen different clothing. READ »

Thousands without power in southern Sweden

National: 22 Mar 08
Heavy snow falls have left thousands without power in southern Sweden on Saturday morning. READ »

Carola left out in the cold in Kiruna

National: 9 Mar 08
Eurovision queen Carola Häggkvist was knocked out of Sweden's Melodifestival in Kiruna. Hard rockers Nordman and Sibel (middle) took the second chance road to Globen. READ »

What’s on in Sweden: March 7th – 13th

Lifestyle: 6 Mar 08
Värtinnä in Stockholm, Mando Diao in Gothenburg, A Mountain of one in Malmö, and much more besides in our weekly guide. READ »

Perelli and Bengtzing win Eurovision heat

Society: 2 Mar 08
Hot favourites Charlotte Perelli (left) and Linda Bengtzing (right) won the final Melodifestivalen heat on Saturday evening. READ »

Something for the Weekend: NaxXxos, Fröken, Montys Loco

Lifestyle: 28 Feb 08
Something for the weekend: Five Stockholm club tips, Strindberg-inspired dance in Gothenburg, pop duo Montys Loco in Malmö. READ »

Police criticized in Rödeby case

National: 25 Feb 08
Karlskrona's social services department has wiped its hands of responsibility for the events that led to the fatal shooting of a 15-year-old boy in Rödeby last year. READ »

Bodies Without Organs win Eurovision heat

National: 24 Feb 08
Hotly-tipped Bodies Without Organs (back) won the third heat of the Melodifestivalen in Linköping on Saturday. They will be joined by outsider Frida (front) in the final in Globen. READ »

Doctors send home boy with a pen in his head

National: 24 Feb 08
A 13-year-old boy got a pen stuck in his head after an unlucky fall. Doctors stitched him up and sent him home - with a piece of the pen still in his head. READ »

'Witch burning' causes women shelter outrage

Society: 28 Jan 08
Women's shelters in southern Sweden have expressed dismay over a band's plan to symbolically burn a witch during the country's Eurovision heats. READ »

All that Jazz: What's on this weekend

Lifestyle: 18 Jan 08
Something for the Weekend: Women of all ages provide reasons to get out of the house this weekend. Swedish Grammy winner Säkert plays in Gothenburg, Marianne Faithfull hits movie theatres, and there's a Maj Lindström exhibition in Malmö. Or you can grab a jazz brunch if you're in Stockholm. READ »

Two killed in Baltic lifeboat accident

National: 10 Jan 08
Two crew members were killed and a third was injured when a lifeboat they were working on plunged into the sea. The victims hailed from India and Pakistan. READ »

Police guard teen murder trial

National: 9 Jan 08
Police assembled in Karlskrona on Wednesday to guard the trial of a 50-year-old man charged with the murder of a 15-year-old boy. READ »

Boy fights for life after firework blast

National: 1 Jan 08
Sweden ushered in the New Year overnight with a wave of fires, firework injuries and stabbings. READ »

Moderates: 'no more deals' with Sweden Democrats

Politics: 23 Nov 07
After days of heavy criticism, local councillors for Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt's Moderate Party have said there will be no more deals with the far-right Sweden Democrats. READ »

Moderate council strikes deal with Sweden Democrats

Politics: 21 Nov 07
A council in southern Sweden breaks with Moderate Party policy to cooperate with right-wing populists. READ »

'Police could have prevented teen shooting'

National: 11 Oct 07
Police in the Blekinge region have been reported to the Justice Ombudsman for failing to do enough to hinder the killing of a 15-year-old boy in southern Sweden. READ »

Teenage boy shot dead

National: 6 Oct 07
A 50-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of having shot and killed a 15-year-old boy in a small town in southern Sweden in the early hours of Saturday morning. READ »

Reinfeldt: cuts will affect arms industry

Politics: 10 Sep 07
Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt could provide little comfort to protesting shipbuilders during a visit to the southern naval port of Karlskrona. The workers fear the latest round of defence cuts threaten their jobs. READ »

Defence budget cuts hit arms industry

Politics: 8 Sep 07
Concerns have been raised that government plans to cut the defence budget will threaten Sweden's arms industry. A project to develop new surface ships is to be axed, reports say. READ »

Swedish navy mothballs largest ship

National: 3 Sep 07
The Swedish navy's largest ship, HMS Carlskrona, is to be mothballed due to a lack of officers. A decision on whether to refit, sell or scrap the minelayer will be made later in the autumn. READ »

Police arrest Karlskrona murder suspect

National: 8 Aug 07
A 22-year-old man suspected of murdering his ex-girlfriend's father was arrested on Tuesday evening following a massive police search. READ »

Search continues for Karlskrona murder suspect

National: 7 Aug 07
Police are still searching for a 20-year-old man suspected of stabbing a 62-year-old man to death in Karlskrona on Monday morning. READ »

German pedestrian dies after collision with cyclist

National: 2 Aug 07
A 65-year-old German man died on Wednesday from the injuries he sustained after being run over by a cyclist in Karlskrona. READ »

ABB workers 'gutless' - union boss

National: 27 Jul 07
Workers at ABB in Karlskrona have said that they feel threatened by the local union boss, who has sent out a newsletter in which he called non-members 'gutless'. READ »

Dead camel mystery solved

National: 2 Jul 07
Police were left perplexed on Monday morning when they found a camel lying dead at the side of the road. But soon the elusive owner emerged with details of the animal's tragic death. READ »

Dead camel found on Swedish road

National: 2 Jul 07
Accidents involving large animals such as elks are common on Swedish roads. But a camel? Police suspected a prank when they first received reports of a dead dromedary on the E22 outside Karlskrona. READ »

DSB wins bid to operate Öresund trains

Business & Money: 27 Jun 07
Danish rail company DSB has fought off opposition from Deutsche Bahn, Arriva and SJ to earn the right to operate the rail service between Sweden and Denmark. READ »

Car crash baby in fine fettle

Society: 14 Jun 07
A baby boy in southern Sweden got his life off to a dramatic start when his father fainted and crashed the family car just seconds after his birth. READ »

The mystery of Karlskrona's da Vinci

Lifestyle: 22 May 07
The city of Karlskrona on Sweden's south-eastern tip is home to a mystery that has remained unsolved for a decade: why has the art establishment ignored two Bosnian aristocrats' seemingly mouthwatering private collection? Paul O'Mahony investigates. READ »

Sweden Democrats gather for conference

Politics: 18 May 07
The controversial far-right Sweden Democrats have been gathering in Karlskrona ahead of their weekend conference. Left-wing groups have promised to campaign against the meeting. READ »

Sacked embassy man runs for Sweden Democrat job

Politics: 2 May 07
A man who was fired as an intern at the Swedish Embassy in Tel Aviv is to run for a top position in the far-right Sweden Democrats. READ »

Prisoners fight for baking rights

National: 14 Mar 07
Inmates at a Karlskrona jail have lodged a formal protest after prison leaders prevented them from baking cakes and buns. Baking was banned by prison staff on 'security grounds'. READ »

Man blames right-hand driving for crash

National: 14 Feb 07
A 79-year-old man fined for careless driving in southern Sweden has blamed his erratic car control on the fact that he hadn't driven in the town centre since Sweden switched to right-hand driving forty years ago. READ »

Sweden's storm chaos continues

National: 15 Jan 07
Storms have claimed millions of acres of Swedish forests and left hundreds of thousands of people without telephones or electricity. Many people could be without services for days. READ »

Storms batter Sweden - warnings of worse to come

National: 13 Jan 07
Over 24,000 households were suffering power cuts and roads and rail lines were blocked by trees after storms on Friday night. Weather forecasters warn that winds on Saturday night could reach hurricane force. READ »

Principals backtrack on Sweden Democrat demonstration

National: 5 Jan 07
School principals in Karlskrona will not now be encouraging their pupils to demonstrate against the politics of the Sweden Democrats. "I can't imagine demonstrating against democratic decisions," said one principal. READ »

Karlskrona pupils to demonstrate against Sweden Democrats

Society: 4 Jan 07
School principals in Karlskrona want their pupils to take to the streets and protest against the growing influence of the Sweden Democrat party. READ »

Blaze destroys Ronneby heritage building

National: 4 Dec 06
A fire broke out around 4pm at the Wiener café in Ronneby, one of the old wooden buildings in the famous Brunnsparken. The café could not be saved. READ »

Sweden Democrats hold balance in many towns

Politics: 6 Nov 06
The anti-immigrant Sweden Democrats hold the balance of power in at least twelve municipalities across the country. Established parties from the left and right are being forced to work together to keep extremists out. READ »

File sharer: my computer was hit by lightning

National: 4 Oct 06
A local official in Karlskrona who admitted illegally downloading music from the Internet has been spared a trial after his computer was destroyed by a lightning strike. READ »

Hitler moustache angers Sweden Democrat

National: 19 Sep 06
A member of the anti-immigrant Sweden Democrats said he was angry after a newspaper picture was sabotaged to make him appear to be sporting a scribbled Hitler moustache. READ »

Heat leads to postponed operations

Science & Technology: 29 Jul 06
Operations at a hospital in southern Sweden were postponed after humidity made the floors of the operating theatre slippery. READ »

College building cleared after bomb threat

National: 16 May 06
A building at Blekinge Institute of Technology was cordoned off today after the latest in a series of threatening letters was received. Police feared that an explosive device would be detonated. 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 »

US Navy to continue hunt for Swedish sub

National: 18 Apr 06
For almost a year the US Navy has been practising hunting a Swedish submarine, the HMS Gotland, off America's west coast. Time after time, the Gotland and its crew have eluded their pursuers. READ »

Puppy smugglers arrested in Karlskrona

Society: 19 Mar 06
Smugglers were caught trying to bring eleven puppies into Sweden via Karlskrona on Saturday night. A trade being fed by the fashion for small dogs, customs officers say. READ »

Birds on Gotland have flu

Science & Technology: 10 Mar 06
The first cases of a highly pathogenic strain of H5 bird flu have been found on Gotland, bringing the total number of confirmed cases in Sweden to 13. READ »

Search for birds continues

Science & Technology: 9 Mar 06
The hunt for sick and dead birds is continuing along Sweden's east coast following the discovery on Wednesday of a number of birds with suspected H5N1 bird flu. READ »

Bird flu found in two Swedish towns

Science & Technology: 8 Mar 06
The aggressive form of bird flu has been found in birds in two towns in south-eastern Sweden. Experts say that they expect more cases to be found elsewhere in the country. READ »

Singapore to buy Swedish subs

National: 24 Sep 05
Sweden is to ship two of its seven navy submarines off to Singapore in a deal thought to be worth around one billion kronor. READ »

Two fishermen killed off south coast

Smörgåsbord: 29 Jun 05
Two Lithuanian fishermen have been killed and one injured onboard a fishing boat off Sweden's south coast. The men appear to have inhaled toxic fumes, say rescuers in Blekinge. READ »

Neo-Nazi faces damages claims "worth millions"

National: 9 Jun 05
A Swedish neo-Nazi who kept a list of names of over 1,000 people could be liable to pay over a million kronor in damages, following a judgement in Helsingborg. The man categorized people as "Jewish", "nigger", or "paedophile". READ »

Fighter jet crashes off Swedish coast

National: 1 Jun 05
A JAS-39 Gripen fighter jet crashed into the sea 40km south of Karlskrona during a routine exercise on Wednesday. The pilot was able to eject safely, say military officials. READ »

Unions in standoff with councils

Society: 2 Apr 05
Low-paid local authority workers failed to secure better wages from their employers in this week, leading to a breakdown in talks between union Kommunal and employers. The two sides are calling in arbitrators to try to avoid a strike. READ »

Swedish tourists arrive home from earthquake horror

National: 28 Dec 04
"Evacuation planes" have begun bringing Swedes home from the disaster-struck region of Phuket in Thailand. Crisis teams are in place at airports across the country. READ »

Swedish film: quantity or quality?

Lifestyle: 15 Jul 04
The Swedish film industry banks on the 'Kurt Wallander' novels - they'll be churning out thirteen of them in the next two years. And operatic monkey business at Drottningholm Theatre unites critics. READ »

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