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Major disruption hits Stockholm trains

National: 3 Oct 11
Commuter trains in the south of Stockholm were hit by widespread disruption on Monday morning after weekend work on the Stockholm City Line tunnel project was not completed in time. READ »

Sweden's top children's playgrounds

Lifestyle: 1 Jul 11
With the summer sun in the ascendancy, it’s time to lather on the sunscreen, pack a picnic, and head out to explore some of the 50,000 playgrounds on offer across Sweden. The Local’s Karen Holst tips some of the country’s best. READ »

Heavy snow wallops central Sweden

Science & Technology: 10 Feb 11
Winter has returned to central Sweden, with heavy snowfall of up to 20 centimetres expected on Thursday. 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 »

Stockholm gallery makes art of al fresco dining

Lifestyle: 8 Jul 10
After mustering the courage to venture out of Stockholm's inner city, Emy Gelb found Färgfabriken's new eco-inspired artsy outside space, complete with super plant-infused drinks, well worth the trip. READ »

Police called in to calm bus stop tumult

National: 24 Feb 10
Police were called to a Stockholm bus terminal on Tuesday night as tempers flared among the 1,000 hard-hit travellers trying to get home as transport problems continued to afflict many areas of Sweden. READ »

TeliaSonera launches 4G mobile broadband in Stockholm

Science & Technology: 14 Dec 09
New 4G mobile services are now available for customers of Nordic telecom operator TeliaSonera in Stockholm and Oslo, the company announced on Monday. 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 »

Art student convicted over faked psychosis

Society: 31 Aug 09
Art student Anna Odell has been fined by Stockholm District Court after acting out a faked suicide attempt as part of an art project. READ »

'Psychotic' art student trial opens

National: 24 Aug 09
The trial has begun of Swedish art student Anna Odell, who was charged with false alarm, violent resistance and fraudulent practice after a faked psychosis she acted out as a part of a final year art project. READ »

What's on in Sweden: July 3 - 9

Lifestyle: 1 Jul 09
What's on in Sweden: Millennium trilogy tour and roots festival in Stockholm; BB King in Gothenburg; Anthony Joseph & The Spasm Band (UK) in Malmö. READ »

Art off the beaten track in Stockholm

Lifestyle: 7 May 09
Art critic Katarina Wadstein MacLeod slips into the suburbs and side streets of Stockholm in search of hidden gems outside the mainstream. READ »

Man butted by deer at Stockholm supermarket

National: 28 Mar 09
A man was butted by an unexpected assailant while shopping at his local supermarket in a Stockholm suburb on Friday - a roebuck deer. READ »

House prices: gulf widens between downtown and suburbs

Society: 25 Jul 07
Living in central Stockholm is more expensive than ever, but an almost identical apartment can cost half as much in the suburbs. But certain suburbs are also becoming hot, with culture and commerce following residents. READ »

Asylum seeker 'may have invented rape story'

National: 11 Jul 07
Police say they have reason to doubt the story of an Iraqi asylum seeker who claimed she was raped by three masked men in a Stockholm apartment last week. READ »

Iraqi asylum seeker bound and raped

National: 9 Jul 07
A 29-year-old Iraqi woman was rescued by police on Sunday following a five day ordeal during which she was tied up and raped by three masked men. READ »

Stabbed man found in Stockholm doorway

National: 8 May 07
A man was found with serious knife injuries in the doorway of his apartment block in a Stockholm suburb late on Monday afternoon, police have said. READ »

Stockholm stations to get library book dispensers

Lifestyle: 6 Jan 06
Stockholm's City Library unveils a plan to install automatic book dispensers - containing 700 titles - on station platforms in an attempt to reach out to those who "wouldn't otherwise be reading books". READ »

Rush hour chaos on Stockholm underground

National: 6 Oct 05
Wildcat strike action by train drivers - in support of a union man fired last week - threw Stockholm's underground system into chaos on Thursday morning. READ »

Poison leaks into Stockholm water

National: 20 Sep 05
900 litres of hydrogen peroxide has drained into the water south of Stockholm. The local water company assures the public that there is no risk of it poisoning drinking water. READ »

21 year old arrested for Liljeholmen rape

National: 25 Jan 05

In the last ten years the number of children raped in Sweden has almost doubled, prompting tougher rape laws to be introduced earlier this month. Meanwhile, a man is in custody suspected of brutally raping a young girl in a Stockholm suburb. 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 Local's Oliver Gee finds out why the star of Sweden's version of 'The Office' thinks Sweden is the most PC country in the world
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'Drunkorexia' on the rise in Sweden: report
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Seven Swedish designs that will blow your mind
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Star Wars in Swedish causes fan outrage
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What's On: The Local's guide to upcoming attractions and events in Stockholm, Gothenburg and Malmö.
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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
Madonna set for July 4th concert in Sweden
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Madonna set for July 4th concert in Sweden
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GALLERY »
An inside look at 'The Office' in Swedish
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SOCIETY »
Swedish mother gave 3-year-old cigs and beer
Photo: Fredrik Persson/Scanpix
SOCIETY »
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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LIFESTYLE »
Five Swedish songs that never made Eurovision
Q&A with Swenglish comedy star Ben Kersley
LIFESTYLE »
Swenglish comedy star Ben Kersley explains how ‘three bespectacled English guys’ plan to make Swedes laugh
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SOCIETY »
Move over Bugs – a Swedish bunny is rapidly becoming the most popular rabbit in the world!
Photo: Sony Pictures
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How Millennium films tap deep into Swedish angst
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Braving the cold: Ten reasons to spend winter in Sweden
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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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