February 14, 2012
The following articles have been tagged with "Lysekil":
Society: 4 Nov 11
Police in western Sweden responded to an unusal call this week when a local fisherman requested a police escort for a rare blue lobster caught off Sweden's west coast.
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National: 22 Sep 10
A recent spike in the number of asylum seekers coming to Sweden has forced the Migration Board to convert a campground on Sweden's west coast into temporary housing for would-be refugees.
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Science & Technology: 11 May 10
Kurt Ove Eriksson, a 73-year-old fisherman living in Bohuslän in western Sweden, made an unexpected discovery when he went down to his hut by the harbour - a 3.50 metre Giant Oarfish, last seen in Swedish waters 131 years ago.
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National: 24 Feb 10
The Swedish meteorological service warns of the possibility of severe flooding with a spring thaw. At greatest risk are the areas of Götaland in southern Sweden and the mid-Sweden province of Södermanland.
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Science & Technology: 7 Nov 09
Plans to built the country's first wave power plant in the sea, northwest of Smögen on Sweden’s west coast, have been proposed by Uppsala-based company Seabased Industry.
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Travel: 15 May 08
Take a webcam tour of Sweden and see how much of the country looks with just a few clicks of the mouse.
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National: 17 Jul 07
Severe storms swept across parts of southern Sweden on Tuesday, bringing thunder and lightning and torrential rain. In one area over a thousand lightning flashes were recorded in an hour.
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National: 13 May 07
A fire broke out at a refinery owned by petrol company Preen in Hisingen, in Gothenburg, on Sunday. Thick smoke was seen rising above the area.
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National: 4 Jan 07
Detours brought about by the collapsed stretch of the E6 in western Sweden should come to an end in March when a temporary road will be fully in place.
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National: 21 Dec 06
A landslide in western Sweden caused a 400 metre section of the E6 road to collapse taking with it cars carrying 28 people. A nearby railway also collapsed. It's a miracle we managed to rescue everyone, say the emergency services.
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Travel: 15 Dec 06
Is the darkness of winter getting you down? Time to recharge those flickering energy reserves. Elizabeth Dacey-Fondelius has top tips for winter breaks near Stockholm, Gothenburg and Malmö.
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Science & Technology: 13 Sep 06
An increase in the number leukemia cases in two small towns in south-western Sweden have been linked to a nearby oil refinery by a new study from the Sahlgrenska hospital in Gothenburg.
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National: 2 Jan 06
The disappearance of a 16 year old girl near Lysekil sparked a massive police hunt in mountainous, forested terrain overnight. And then she was found - at her friend's flat.
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Science & Technology: 14 Mar 05
In the last two years the number of people murdered by mental health patients has become an embarrassment to Sweden. Now, the man appointed by the government to overhaul the system tells The Local that the main obstacle to progress is the politicians themselves.
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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.
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National: 2 Jul 04
Insolent rats, flat frogs and purifying mussels - the animal world makes its presence felt in Sweden.
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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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