February 14, 2012
The following articles have been tagged with "Lycksele":
National: 15 Nov 11
Local authorities in northern Sweden are overjoyed at the continued interest in the area, having received over 900 applications from enthusiastic Russian families keen to move to the region.
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Society: 23 Jun 11
A 65-year-old man in northern Sweden, who had been complaining from stomach pains for 25 years, recently found out that his pain stemmed from a piece of wood odged in his bowels.
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National: 4 Jul 10
Saturday was the hottest day of the year so far in Sweden with temperatures sneaking above 32 degrees Celsius in parts.
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National: 16 Apr 10
Swedish and Norwegian health authorities and experts have urged caution after volcanic ash blew across the region from Iceland, although the grounding of helicopter ambulance services caused more concern than air quality.
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National: 16 Apr 10
Swedish authorities have begun reopening airspace in the north of the country although widespread disruption persists with Stockholm's main Arlanda airport unlikely to open until Saturday morning at the earliest.
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Society: 18 Sep 09
Erold Sigurdsson, a 65-year-old man from northern Sweden, is once again counting his blessings and picking up the pieces after a truckload of timber slammed into his house on Thursday – for the third time.
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Analysis & Opinion: 28 Jul 09
Even though there’s an ocean between Per Hanefjord and Hollywood, the budding Swedish film director explained to The Local’s Lydia Parafianowicz that tinsel town honours aren’t out of reach.
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Society: 24 Dec 08
Despite vandals managing to get to and burn some of its smaller siblings, the traditional Gävle goat has managed to survive until Christmas.
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National: 19 Dec 08
It has become something of a Swedish Christmas tradition for the famous Gävle goat to be burned by vandals. Now its smaller counterpart has suffered a similar fate.
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Society: 11 Dec 08
A man in northern Sweden got stuck attempting to rescue his cat from a tree, eventually needing the fire department to bring both him and his cat down safely.
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Society: 6 Oct 08
Young people from Sweden’s indigenous Sami community are demanding that more be done to reduce the number of suicides within the community,
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National: 25 Jul 08
A 72-year-old man died when his motor glider crashed near a beach in Lycksele in northern Sweden on Friday morning. Bathing onlookers tried in vain to save the man.
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National: 7 May 08
The national weather service, SMHI, has issued a warning for extremely strong currents in streams near the coast in southern Norrbotten in northern Sweden.
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Business & Money: 3 Oct 07
Several Swedish airports could be under threat after a report suggested that they should not received state aid.
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Sport: 21 Jun 07
Reigning world champion Arsen Liliev has been disqualified from the European Championships in Arm Wrestling after he found a novel way to meet the weight requirements.
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National: 28 May 07
A plane with 48 passengers on board was forced to return to Stockholm Arlanda Airport on Monday morning after smoke appeared in the cabin.
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National: 5 May 07
Despite complex tax regulations and last year's labour dispute, a new attempt is being made to attract foreign berry pickers to Sweden in time for the early autumn picking season.
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National: 28 Nov 06
Three courts in northern Sweden were evacuated on Tuesday after telephone bomb threats were received. Umeå district court was still sealed off on Tuesday evening.
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National: 19 Sep 06
Around 400 Thai berry pickers in Björksele, in southern Lappland, began a protest over pay on Tuesday. They believe they have been conned.
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Business & Money: 18 Apr 06
Lappland Goldminers AB said it has applied for a court permit to start mining and processing gold at a site at Fäboliden, near the northern town of Lycksele along Sweden's 'Gold Line'.
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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 »
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 »
"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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