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Långholmen FC prepare for Stockholm Cup final

Sport: 26 Sep 11
The Local's partner club Långholmen FC are getting ready for the biggest night in the young club's nine year history on Wednesday when they take on Sollentuna United in the final of the prestigious Stockholm Cup. READ »

Win tickets for Långholmen FC's international party

Lifestyle: 30 Mar 11
To celebrate the start of the new football season, Långholmen Football Club is hosting a sparkling international party at a top Stockholm venue. As the club’s proud partner, The Local has five pairs of tickets to give away. READ »

Stockholm's five best bathing spots

Lifestyle: 20 Jul 10
There is no need to leave the the big smoke to beat the heat -the city is teeming with hot places to take a cool dip. Emy Gelb has been checking them out. 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 »

Långholmen claim three points in historic win

Sport: 16 Jun 10
Långholmen FC notched a new historic first after recording their first win in Division 3 with a well-earned 2-0 victory over fellow national league newcomers Mälarhöjden READ »

Summer Rail Destinations: Stockholm

Travel: 11 Jun 10
Sponsored article: The antiquity of Gamla Stan, the forests of Djurgården, the cliffs of Södermalm and of course the surrounding blue sea: all these elements combine to help make Stockholm one of the world’s most beautiful cities. READ »

Depleted Långholmen claim first point

Sport: 6 May 10
Långholmen claimed their first points of the season after holding Vagnhärad, who will be bitterly disappointed that they did not take more from the match against a weakened Stripes. READ »

Aussie rules in world's tallest volleyball team

Lifestyle: 19 Apr 10
Billed as the world's tallest volleyball team, Linköping went into this weekend's Swedish title decider knowing its mix of local lads and gigantic Australians would need to put in a towering performance to see off gutsy Falkenberg. Ben Kersley followed the action. READ »

Långholmen wins opt-out on 'Swedish player' rule

Sport: 25 Mar 10
In a decision with some parallels to the landmark Bosman ruling, the Swedish Football Association has granted The Local's partner football club Långholmen FC a dispensation from regulations requiring a quota of Sweden-bred players. READ »

Stockholm prison island hostel lands tourist group's top prize

Society: 25 Nov 09
A former prison on the outskirts of downtown Stockholm has been honoured as the 2009 hostel of the year by the Swedish Tourist Association. READ »

Långholmen crowned champions in final day drama

Sport: 5 Oct 09
The Local's partner football club Långholmen FC earned promotion to Division 3 on Sunday in a dramatic final day of the season that saw the Stripes overtake the pre-game table toppers with a 3-1 win over Reymersholms IK. READ »

Blogger Profile: Scot James

Lifestyle: 28 May 09
Football blogger Scot James explains why Långholmen FC is his club of choice in Sweden. READ »

Edwin stars to sink Reymers

Sport: 17 Apr 09
Reymersholm IK 0-3 Långholmen FC READ »

Långholmen FC and the teams to beat

Sport: 13 Apr 09
With The Local's partnership football club Långholmen FC starting their league campaign this Wednesday, Keith Moore takes a look at who they will be facing in the 2009 Division 4 Central. READ »

Långholmen advance to cup quarter finals

Sport: 5 Apr 09
Atletico Nacka 2-5 Långholmen FC READ »

Långholmen way too hot to Handel for students

Sport: 8 Feb 09
Långholmen FC advanced to the next round of the Stockholm Cup on Sunday with a comprehensive 6-1 win over last year's beaten finalists Handelskamraternas IS. READ »

The Local and Långholmen - a winning team

Sport: 19 Jan 09
With the new season just around the corner, The Local has teamed up with Långholmen FC, a football club that more than makes up for its short tradition with an ever lengthening list of nationalities. READ »

Laughter and pain in Stockholm on Saturday

Society: 31 May 08
Six hours of pain or ten hours of laughter are on offer for Stockholmers on Saturday as two very different marathons compete for an audience. READ »

Man found hanged on Stockholm island

National: 20 May 08
A man was found hanging from a tree with a plastic bag over his head on the island of Långholmen in Stockholm on Tuesday. READ »

Join the Club: Football

Lifestyle: 16 Jan 08
Interested in joining a football club? The Local has some tips for players of all levels. Above: Långholmen FC pulls in the punters. READ »

'Turn me into the Queen Mother of Yummy Mummies'

Lifestyle: 8 Jun 07
Tipping Point: Kathleen Harman finds an oasis to recharge in her battle against Stockholm's buffed, designer clad metrosexual daddies. READ »

Deer mauled by mad dog

National: 6 May 07
Pleasure boat owners in central Stockholm looked on in horror on Sunday as a deer was mauled by a mad dog, said to be a Rhodesian Ridgeback. Neither the dog nor its owner have been found. READ »

Man dead after Stockholm bridge fall

National: 1 Jul 06
The body of a man who jumped in the water by Stockholm's Västerbron bridge was found by divers on Friday evening. READ »

Man feared drowned by Västerbron

Smörgåsbord: 30 Jun 06
Police fear that a man who jumped in the water from the base of Stockholm's Västerbron bridge has drowned. 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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The Swedish language needs a new pronoun free of preconceived notions about gender, a Swedish linguist and representatives from a publishing house argue
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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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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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