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Q&A with Swenglish comedy star Ben Kersley

Lifestyle: 2 Feb 12
Sweden’s only 'Swenglish' comedian, Ben Kersley, talks to The Local about his latest comedic venture, The Tuesday Chinwag, starring ‘three bespectacled English guys’ and music by Swedish Idol’s Nicholas Perry. READ »

Group slams English name for Swedish region

Business & Money: 27 Jan 12
A Swedish language preservation network has blasted plans by the "Twin Cities of Sweden" to market their common metropolitan area using the name of a small town in central Texas in the United States. READ »

Swedish nurses up in arms over doc's extra pay

Business & Money: 11 Jan 12
Nurses at a hospital in central Sweden who received a modest pay raise for working the Christmas weekend are disgruntled upon learning that the physician who was on duty at the same time earned a whopping six times his normal pay. READ »

Police waive speeding tickets in 120 zones

National: 4 Jan 12
Police have stopped reporting speedsters on certain roads in Sweden after a glitch in the law governing maximum speeds suddenly made it impossible to implement, according to a new report. READ »

Knutby nanny who killed lover's wife set free

Society: 14 Dec 11
Sara Svensson, the nanny convicted of killing the wife of a pastor with whom she was having an affair, in the village of Knutby, eastern Sweden, in 2004, has been ordered released from institutional psychiatric care. READ »

Swedish prof 'insinuates' Israel tie to Breivik attack

National: 14 Dec 11
A Swedish academic has come under fire in Norway after writing an article suggesting that Israel played a part in the July 22nd massacre carried out by Anders Behring Breivik that claimed 77 lives. READ »

Convicted killer jailed for raping 12-year-old girl

National: 13 Dec 11
A 41-year-old man previously convicted of murder was on Tuesday sentenced to four years in prison for raping a 12-year-old girl in a stairwell in Stockholm in July. READ »

Man in hiding after wife's 'antifreeze cocktail'

National: 13 Dec 11
A Swedish man has gone into hiding in Norway after claiming that his wife tried to kill him by serving him antifreeze in a glass of Coke. READ »

'Wheelchair man' jailed for four years for fraud

National: 10 Dec 11
A man in southern Sweden who scammed the Swedish social insurance agency for almost 14 million kronor ($2 million) has been sentenced to four years in prison. READ »

Rule change makes schools ban Lucia photos

Society: 2 Dec 11
Parents in Linköping, southern Sweden, will not be allowed to take photos of their pre-schoolers' performance in the Lucia celebrations next week, to protect them from having their pictures published on social media. READ »

Researchers probe track and field sex abuse

Sport: 23 Nov 11
Researchers at Linköping University have been tasked with establishing how common sexual harassment is within Sweden athletics, in the wake of revelations by Olympian Patrik Sjöberg that he was abused by his coach. READ »

Worker's hand minced in Swedish meatball mishap

Business & Money: 22 Nov 11
A worker at a Swedish meatball plant lost two fingers on Tuesday morning while trying to unjam a meat grinder at a processing facility in central Sweden. READ »

Swedish police sent loaded rifle by post

National: 22 Nov 11
Police in Örnsköldsvik, in the north of Sweden, recently sent a loaded rifle through the post to the forensic laboratory for analysis. READ »

Immigrant kids 'doing just fine': study

Society: 14 Nov 11
Children born in Sweden of immigrants parents, enjoy as good mental health as children with Swedish-born parents, a new study shows. READ »

Swedish sperm donors 'well-adjusted': study

Science & Technology: 11 Nov 11
Swedish sperm donors are more stable, mature and have better social skills than the average Swedish man, according to a new study. READ »

Sweden struggles to come to grips with high school hazing

Education: 19 Sep 11
Reports of young Swedish teens being subjected to humiliating, sometimes sex-themed games, have once again put the subject of high school hazing back into the spotlight in Sweden, The Local's Joel Linde explains. READ »

Hospital seeks advice on buying human body parts

Science & Technology: 30 Aug 11
Uncertainty about Swedish rules governing trade in human body parts has prompted Karolinska University Hospital in Stockholm to seek guidance on its plans to buy human body parts to overcome a shortage of donated cadavers. READ »

Sweden fails to close cardiac care gender gap

Science & Technology: 29 Aug 11
Female heart attack patients in Sweden still receive inferior treatment than men, according to a new study. READ »

New fees prompt fears of cuts at Swedish universities

Analysis & Opinion: 22 Aug 11
Despite scholarships designed to attract foreign students following the introduction of tuition fees, some Swedish universities may be forced to cut course offerings in the face of declining foreign student enrollment, The Local's Clara Guibourg discovers. READ »

Another Swede's breast removed in vain

Society: 30 Jul 11
A woman had one of her breasts removed in south central Sweden and was told after surgery that she did not have breast cancer. This makes it the nation’s third such case during July. READ »

Train disruption to continue until Friday

National: 26 Jul 11
Delays in train services continue to affect travellers on key routes across Sweden, with disruption expected to last until Friday. READ »

Researchers nearing Norovirus treatment in Sweden

Science & Technology: 16 Jul 11
Swedish researchers have uncovered the mysterious reasons for why we vomit when infected with the Norovirus. A medicine, already in circulation, can be used in future to help both sick Swedes and third world children risking death from stomach flu. READ »

Royal revellers brave birthday downpour

Society: 14 Jul 11
Despite the nasty weather a brave crowd had gathered to congratulate Crown Princess Victoria on her birthday at the Royal Family’s summer residence Solliden on the Baltic island of Öland on Thursday. READ »

Swedes tan and burn the most: study

Science & Technology: 6 Jul 11
Swedes use least sun protection and suffer most sun damage, and every year 2,800 people in Sweden are diagnosed with malignant melanoma, now one of the most common forms of cancer in Sweden, according to a report in Swedish media. READ »

Peace, love and 'the delirium of existence'

Lifestyle: 5 Jul 11
Ever wondered what a small Swedish town looks like when 50,000 music lovers invade its streets? Contributor Caroline Bursell finds out as she joins the throngs of festival-goers at Sweden's Borlänge Peace & Love festival 2011. READ »

Thunderstorms leave southern Sweden reeling

Science & Technology: 3 Jul 11
Flooded roads and railroads, closed stores, fires caused by lightning strikes, and thousands of homes left without power - a heavy thunderstorm left southern Sweden reeling from the chaos in its wake this weekend. READ »

Three injured in 'gang-related' shootout

National: 29 Jun 11
Three people were seriously injured in what police suspect may have been a gang-related shooting in Norrköping in eastern Sweden on Tuesday night. READ »

Gothenburg cancer scandal grows

National: 8 Jun 11
At least 24 more cases of missed cancer diagnoses from a doctor employed at Sahlgrenska University Hospital in Gothenburg in western Sweden have been discovered. READ »

Gang rivalry leading to more violence: police

Society: 1 Jun 11
An increase in the number of criminal gangs in Sweden is behind a rise in violent crime in the last two years, according to police. READ »

Outgoing US ambassador to Sweden looks back

Analysis & Opinion: 27 May 11
In the final days of his shortened term as US ambassador to Sweden, Matthew Barzun tells The Local's David Landes about what Sweden can teach the world about balance as he prepares to help US President Barack Obama get reelected. READ »

Iceland ash could impact Swedish flights: agency

National: 24 May 11
Swedish air traffic could be affected when volcanic ash from Icelandic Grimsvötn reaches western Sweden on Tuesday afternoon, according to the country's Civil Aviation Administration. READ »

Swedish schools urged to utilise student English skills

Education: 24 May 11
Swedish schools fail to properly utilise students' English language skills, acquired through the consumption of film and music, according to a report by the Schools Inspectorate. READ »

New Swedish doc probed for missed cancer cases

Science & Technology: 19 May 11
Linköping University Hospital in central Sweden announced plans to review diagnoses by a doctor previously reported seven times for misdiagnosing cancer following revelations of similar errors at a Gothenburg hospital. READ »

Single transplant drains Swedish blood supplies

Science & Technology: 2 May 11
A single organ transplant operation in Gothenburg emptied blood supplies throughout southern Sweden, forcing the hospital to buy blood from Finland. READ »

'Pay funeral costs in return for organs': study

National: 14 Apr 11
Swedish county health authorities should be allowed to pay for funerals in return for the relatives allowing the donation of the deceased's organs, Swedish researchers have argued in a new study. READ »

Clinic 'forgot' baby due to summer holidays

Science & Technology: 6 Apr 11
A 10-month-old baby suffering from malnutrition was hospitalised after Swedish healthcare workers failed to follow up on the case due to the onset of the summer holiday season. READ »

Man convicted over 'murder list'

National: 29 Mar 11
A man dubbed the "Bolt pistol man" after a livestock anaesthetizing device was used in an attack in Linköping in eastern Sweden in January, has been found guilty and is set to undergo a psychiatric examination. READ »

Top marks for Stockholm School of Economics

Education: 23 Mar 11
Stockholm School of Economics has overtaken Karolinska Institutet in an annual ranking of Sweden's top 30 universities and colleges. READ »

DJ Danny looks to make Swedes 'shake booty'

Lifestyle: 18 Mar 11
UK comedian and air guitar specialist Danny Robins, also known by his alter-ego DJ Danny, talks to contributor Anita Badejo about his plans to get Swedish audiences to take off all their clothes during his upcoming tour. READ »

Sweden treats first case of deadly Lassa fever

Science & Technology: 8 Mar 11
A woman in her thirties has been admitted to a Swedish hospital with the deadly disease Lassa fever, the first case of the disease ever to be treated in Sweden. READ »

Man faces charges over 'murder list'

National: 8 Mar 11
A man dubbed the "Bolt pistol man" after a livestock anaesthetizing device was used in an attack in Linköping in eastern Sweden in January, is set to be charged with planning 17 murders. READ »

Swedes still keen on finding love abroad

Lifestyle: 14 Feb 11
While Swedes no longer take to Viking longboats in search of foreign booty, research shows they remain adept at bringing back trophies of love from their adventures abroad, The Local's Ben Kersley discovers. READ »

High earners jump surgery queue: study

Science & Technology: 3 Feb 11
Wait times for general surgery are 34 percent shorter for people with high incomes compared to those with lower salaries, according to a new Swedish study. READ »

Condemn the Swedish model, not Kamprad

Analysis & Opinion: 2 Feb 11
Rather than denounce Ikea founder Ingvar Kamprad, people should instead take aim at the Swedish system that forced him to move the company’s fortunes abroad, argues business school professor Hans Sjögren. READ »

Nurse tells Ukrainian to 'go home' after complaint

Science & Technology: 28 Jan 11
A Ukrainian woman who sought a referral for an endocrinologist in Sweden was told to go back to Ukraine after expressing her frustrations to a nurse. READ »

More cheaters booted from Swedish colleges

Education: 17 Jan 11
The number of students expelled from Sweden's colleges and universities for cheating went up by nearly 50 percent in 2010 compared to the year before, new statistics show. READ »

Örebro rape suspect admits to more attacks

National: 10 Jan 11
A 24-year-old Örebro man who has been detained since October for a string of sexual assaults has admitted to four more attacks. READ »

Lakes emit greenhouse gases: Swedish scientist

Science & Technology: 7 Jan 11
Greenhouse gas emissions from inland waters are greater than previously thought, a Swedish-led study has found. READ »

Centre Party councillor backtracks on obesity tax

Politics: 4 Jan 11
A local Swedish politician who suggested levying a tax linked to people's weight has apologised for the controversial proposal after it was reported to Sweden's Ombudsmen for Justice. READ »

'Drunkenness aplenty, but little violence': police

Society: 1 Jan 11
Drunkenness aplenty, but not much blood, was Gotland's police station's summary of the events of New Year's Eve, a summary that seems to apply for much of Sweden. READ »

Snow chaos continues in southern Sweden

Science & Technology: 25 Dec 10
Snow, freezing temperatures and driving winds continue to cause chaos in parts of southern Sweden. READ »

Swedish train services halted across country

National: 30 Nov 10
Train service in eastern Sweden's Östergötland came to a grinding halt on Tuesday due to downed electrical wires in two separate places between Nörrköping and Mjölby. READ »

Labour migration law 'costs Sweden IT jobs'

Business & Money: 16 Nov 10
Top Swedish IT companies are facilitating the disappearance of Swedish jobs by abusing work permits which allow them to bring skilled foreign workers into the country, a Swedish union has complained. READ »

'Hell is worse for women bishops': Swedish pastor

Society: 4 Nov 10
A Church of Sweden pastor could lose his job over comments regarding the suitability of women priests to spread the word of God, including the assertion that there were worse "grades of punishment in hell" for female bishops. READ »

Student filmed bullied youth's suicide attempt

Education: 22 Oct 10
A school in Linköping in central Sweden has reported an incident to police that culminated in a student using his mobile phone to film the attempted suicide of another boy at the school. READ »

Man imprisoned after setting himself alight

National: 20 Oct 10
A 28-year-old man who set himself alight last year after having his application for asylum rejected, sustaining serious injuries, has been sentenced to prison after being convicted of arson. READ »

English funnyman comes to make Swedes laugh

Lifestyle: 18 Oct 10
English funnyman Paul Foot arrives in Sweden on Wednesday for his first-ever tour of Sweden. He chats with The Local's Vivian Tse about his impressions of Sweden and the Swedes and recounts his long, strange trip towards a career of making people laugh. READ »

'Priceless' medieval church artifacts stolen

National: 18 Oct 10
National alerts were issued for several 'priceless' church artifacts stolen overnight on Sunday from Tidersrums church in southeastern Sweden's Kisa. READ »

Remand hearing request for Örebro rape suspect

National: 14 Oct 10
Prosecutors have requested a remand hearing for the 23-year-old man suspected of committing several rapes in Örebro in central Sweden following “certain admissions” to police about a March attack. READ »

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

Lifestyle: 13 Oct 10
What’s on in Sweden: Death by chocolate in Stockholm, a free Free Jazz Fest in Gothenburg and The Magic Numbers come to Malmö. Plus cult comedians in Linköping READ »

Teen aimed gun at teacher during class

Education: 8 Oct 10
A French lesson at a Swedish middle school was disrupted recently when a teenage boy who wasn't a student at the school aimed an air rifle at the teacher's head. READ »

Swedish team targets addict relapse molecule

Science & Technology: 17 Sep 10
People who have used cocaine are at a greater risk of becoming addicted even after long drug-free periods, researchers at Sweden's Linköping University have discovered. READ »

Ryanair dispute heads to Swedish Supreme Court

National: 14 Sep 10
A couple from Linköping in central Sweden who were marooned in Brussels after Ryanair cancelled their flight home will have their case heard by Sweden’s highest court. READ »

Crashed train 'may have been speeding'

National: 13 Sep 10
The high-speed X2000 train which collided with a backhoe near Kimstad in eastern Sweden on Sunday evening could have been travelling above the speed limit, accord to a police report. READ »

One seriously injured after Sweden train crash

National: 12 Sep 10
The Swedish Accident Investigation Board is now investigating a train accident on Sunday night in which 18 people were injured, one seriously, in eastern Sweden. READ »

Synthetic corneas restore sight: Swedish study

Science & Technology: 30 Aug 10
A Swedish study has revealed that biosynthetic corneas can help regenerate and repair damaged eye tissue and improve vision in humans, the Science Translational Medicine reported last week. READ »

3 Swedish universities make top 100 list

Education: 18 Aug 10
Three Swedish universities, Karolinska Institute (KI) and Uppsala and Stockholm Universities, made the top 100 of the Academic Ranking of World Universities compiled annually by Shanghai Jiao Tong University. READ »

Card-skimming devices found at H&M stores

National: 23 Jul 10
Several H&M stores in Sweden have discovered so-called skimming devices on their card readers in Linköping, Täby, Löddeköpinge and Malmö. READ »

IVF children have higher cancer risk: study

Science & Technology: 20 Jul 10
A study on Swedish children born after in vitro fertilisation (IVF) has shown that they have a moderately higher cancer risk than other children. READ »

Man arrested over boy's death

National: 15 Jul 10
A 24-year-old man has been arrested in Linköping on suspicion of murdering a two-year-old boy. READ »

Obama meeting will be Svanberg's toughest test

National: 14 Jun 10
BP’s problems are proving to be the toughest test yet in the career of Swedish business’s golden boy Carl-Henric Svanberg, writes James Savage. READ »

Woman reports gang rape at cemetery

National: 12 Jun 10
A 25-year-old woman has told police she was raped by three men at a cemetery in Motala in south central Sweden on Friday night. READ »

What's On in Sweden: June 11th - June 17th

Lifestyle: 10 Jun 10
What’s on in Sweden: Cookin' Koreans in Stockholm, Thoughtful Brits in Gothenburg, KISS plays Malmö plus Magnus Betnér, in English, in Linköping. READ »

Students choosing wrong courses: report

Education: 9 Jun 10
While an increasing number of high schools compete for a declining number of students, many students are choosing the wrong schools and programs in high school, a new report shows. READ »

Thousands descend on Stockholm for annual Jesus fest

Society: 23 May 10
Christian bikers were among the crowds pouring into Stockholm on Saturday for the third annual “Jesus Manifestation”, as some 25,000 people took part in a religious service in the city centre. READ »

Divorce kids in rude mental health: study

Society: 29 Apr 10
A new Swedish study has found no significant differences in the adult mental health of the children of divorced parents and those from unbroken homes. READ »

Opposition announces high-speed rail plans

National: 26 Apr 10
The left-green opposition parties have agreed to invest heavily in rail and public transport if they win the election in September, including the construction of high-speed railway lines. 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 »

Supporter cleared over hooligan battle

Sport: 9 Apr 10
A 36-year-old Hammarby supporter has successfully appealed a conviction for assault following an arranged fight between around 100 rival football fans in a small town in southern Sweden. READ »

Retail union announces Easter strike

Business & Money: 22 Mar 10
The Swedish Commercial Employees' Union has served notice of strike action from April 1st, covering 5,000 employees and affecting retail chains such as Ica, H&M, Ikea, Åhléns and Hemköp. READ »

What's On in Sweden: March 19th - 25th

Lifestyle: 17 Mar 10
What’s on in Sweden: Ship shape tour in Stockholm, Cameroonian Jazz in Gothenburg and a spin on Cinderella in Malmö. Plus English comedy in Linköping. READ »

Student expresses regret over massacre threat

National: 16 Mar 10
A 33-year-old man arrested in connection with a massacre threat at the Royal Institute of Technology (KTH) in Stockholm on Monday has expressed "deep regret" over his actions, as a wave of copycat threats spread across the country. READ »

The animal horror picture show

Lifestyle: 2 Mar 10
If you go down to the woods today, you'll probably encounter nothing more dangerous than a mushroom that's lost it's magic or bombardment from an avian bottom. But the fear of marauding beasts still haunts the Swedish psyche, as Ben Kersley discovers. READ »

Deadly snow storm heading for Sweden

National: 1 Mar 10
Storm Xynthia, which has claimed several lives in Portugal, Spain and France, will hit southern areas of Sweden on Monday - although significantly weaker in force. READ »

Saab dealers: we'll help pay for Spyker deal

Business & Money: 5 Feb 10
Swedish Saab dealers have said they are willing to stump up millions of kronor to help Dutch sportscar maker Spyker secure its purchase of Saab Automobile. READ »

Snow removal worker killed by train

National: 1 Feb 10
A person employed to clear snow off the tracks was killed on Monday morning after being hit by an X2000 high speed train in central Sweden. READ »

Record cold snap to stay

Science & Technology: 31 Jan 10
The Swedish Met Office (SMHI) has issued a weather warning for mountainous northern areas and says extreme cold and snowy weather conditions will continue across the country next week. READ »

No one safe from vomiting bug: study

National: 24 Jan 10
A new study from Linköping University suggests the so-called winter vomiting bug is far more infectious than previously thought. READ »

Girl fined for Sweden Democrat egg attack

Society: 19 Jan 10
A 17-year old girl was convicted on Tuesday for an egg attack on the leader of the far-right Sweden Democrat party, Jimmie Åkesson, during a rally by the party in Linköping in central Sweden last May. READ »

Ponies replace yachts in wintertime Västervik

Travel: 14 Jan 10
Sponsored article: There's only one way to see the picturesque town of Västervik during the winter months - and that's from the back of an Icelandic pony, writes Vic Bassey. READ »

Swedish teen grows back face after pill horror

Society: 13 Jan 10
A Swedish teen who saw much of her skin blister away due to a rare allergic reaction to an over the counter painkiller has resumed a normal life following a long and difficult recovery. READ »

Professor trashes Saab suitor Spyker

Business & Money: 11 Dec 09
Dutch luxury sports carmaker Spyker, which has expressed its interest in buying Saab Automobile, is an even less reliable potential suitor than Koenigsegg, claims a professor in industrial organization. READ »

Five festive pointers for the perfect Swedish Christmas

Lifestyle: 8 Dec 09
It’s that time of year when people are starting to flippantly use the C-word. Or Jul as it is known in Sweden. But what are the secret ingredients to the perfect Swedish Christmas? Ben Kersley investigates. READ »

'It's not the fart that kills...'

Lifestyle: 9 Nov 09
As a bilingual video has the internet public in stitches, The Local's Elizabeth Dacey-Fondelius catches up with the men behind the merging of comedy and the Swedish language. READ »

Nurses's moist wipe helps drunken driver escape conviction

Society: 21 Oct 09
A 36-year-old Swedish man who confessed to driving while drunk has been acquitted because of uncertainty caused by the way a nurse took a blood sample. READ »

Two die of legal drug overdose

National: 14 Oct 09
Two young men in Linköping in south-east Sweden have died after overdosing on the psychoactive drug methedrone, a substance that is not yet illegal in Sweden and can be bought on the internet. READ »

Swedish secret agent's 15th century castle up for auction

Society: 13 Oct 09
A 15th century castle in southern Sweden belonging to a man who once supplied secret Russian technology to the Swedish military, is set to go up for auction in November. READ »

Sweden to replace top legal official

National: 8 Oct 09
Sweden’s highest legal official, Chancellor of Justice Göran Lambertz, is stepping down from his post and will be replaced by supreme court justice Anna Skarhed, the government announced on Thursday. READ »

Pre-teen girl reports rape at Swedish school

National: 2 Oct 09
A ten-year-old girl has reported that she was raped by three boys aged 12-13-years-old on her lunch break at a school in Linköping in central Sweden. READ »

What's on in Sweden: October 2 - 8

Lifestyle: 1 Oct 09
What's on in Sweden: International poetry festival & American football in Stockholm; International art biennial & World music festival in Gothenburg; Kings of Convenience (NO) in Malmö/Lund. READ »


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Fin means anyhting from sweet to proper. When someone says, Du är så fin it's quite a compliment.


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