Malmö

The following articles have been tagged with "Malmö":

'Every wasted krona amounts to theft'

Analysis & Opinion: 18 Mar 10
Recognizing frustration among a heavily taxed electorate, the Swedish Taxpayers Association has joined hands with the free-market think tank Timbro to appoint a special ombudsman to which citizens can report wasteful government spending. 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 »

Swedish house prices top two million barrier

Business & Money: 17 Mar 10
The price of the average Swedish house has passed the two million kronor ($300,000) mark for the first time, new statistics show. READ »

Sweden offers refuge to exiled Iranian activist

National: 16 Mar 10
Iranian journalist and women's rights activist Parvin Ardalan has accepted Sweden's offer of refuge after she was sentenced to several jail terms in her native country. READ »

Shots fired at Malmö police station

National: 15 Mar 10
At least one shot was fired at the main police station in Malmö on Sunday evening. The shot shattered, but did not penetrate, a window and police suspect that it was fired from distance. READ »

Ombudsman backs police on pepper spray at refugee wedding

National: 12 Mar 10
The Swedish Parliamentary Ombudsman has ruled that there is no case to answer for the police officers who interrupted a wedding to arrest a 24-year-old groom at Malmö city hall, using pepper spray on him in the process. READ »

What's On in Sweden: March 12th - 18th

Lifestyle: 11 Mar 10
What’s on in Sweden: Fly Fishing in Stockholm, Josh Rouse (pictured) in Gothenburg and the scouts hold a jumble sale in Malmö. READ »

Bicycle thieves pedal off with Malmö art work

National: 11 Mar 10
A bronze sculpture worth 136,000 kronor ($19,000) was stolen from an art gallery in Malmö on Wednesday evening. Two men smashed a window, grabbed their loot and fled on their bikes. READ »

Blogger profile: Patrick Reilly

Analysis & Opinion: 8 Mar 10
New arrival and active blogger Patrick Reilly speaks to Peter Vinthagen Simpson about his nascent attempts to become a fully-fledged Swedetalker. READ »

Iraqi expats flock to polling booths in Sweden

National: 7 Mar 10
At least 26,000 Iraqis living in Sweden cast their absentee ballots at the weekend, ahead of the Iraqi general elections on Sunday. Some 80,000 Iraqis live in Sweden. READ »

Roma duped into seeking Swedish asylum

Society: 5 Mar 10
An estimated 1,000 Roma people, primarily from Serbia, have been lured this year alone into travelling to Sweden in the vain hope of securing residence permits, the Swedish Migration Board has said. READ »

US immigrant sent on Swedish bank run-around

National: 4 Mar 10
When US citizen Sylvie Acra arrived in Sweden and began her search for a job she decided it would be wise to open a standard bank account, but after three visits to three major Swedish banks she remains dissatisfied. READ »

Spring comes to southern Sweden

National: 4 Mar 10
As the rest of the country looks on in disbelief, spring has officially arrived in southwestern Skåne. READ »

Malmö mayor blasted for 'Israeli lobby' comment

Politics: 4 Mar 10
Representatives for the Jewish Community in Malmö have slammed the city's mayor, Ilmar Reepalu, for his use of the term "Israeli lobby" in a Danish television interview. READ »

What's On in Sweden: March 5th - 11th

Lifestyle: 3 Mar 10
What’s on in Sweden: The Middle East Peace Orchestra play Stockholm, Women's Arm Wrestling in Gothenburg and Tindersticks in Malmö. READ »

Swedish rail operator compensates travellers

National: 3 Mar 10
Swedish national rail operator, SJ, has apologised for recent travel chaos by offering compensation for cancelled and delayed trains. READ »

Immigrants cleaning Swedish cities: report

National: 2 Mar 10
Immigrants workers make up 41 percent of Sweden's cleaners despite accounting for only 16 percent of the workforce. In the cities the numbers are even higher, a new report shows. 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 »

Malmö-Gothenburg high-speed trains suspended

National: 27 Feb 10
The Swedish railway (SJ) will cancel the X2000 high-speed train between Malmö and Gothenburg for two weeks beginning on Monday due to a shortage of trains, many of which are out of service for repairs. READ »

Malmö mayor says unaware of level of attacks on Jews

Politics: 26 Feb 10
Malmö mayor Ilmar Reepalu conceded that he has not been sufficiently well informed about the vulnerable situation faced by Jews after meeting with community leaders on Thursday. READ »

Sahlin raps Malmö mayor over Jew comments

Politics: 25 Feb 10
Social Democrat party leader Mona Sahlin has described as "unfortunate" comments made by Malmö mayor Ilmar Reepalu regarding a recent spate of attacks on the city's Jewish population. READ »

Man jailed for Malmö Davis Cup riot

National: 25 Feb 10
A 23-year-old man from Stockholm has been sentenced to six months imprisonment for rioting in connection with a Davis Cup match between Sweden and Israel in Malmö last spring. READ »

What's On in Sweden: February 26th - March 4th

Lifestyle: 25 Feb 10
What’s on in Sweden: Spiders in Stockholm, Horse Show in Gothenburg and The Rumble hits Malmö. READ »

Theft of deadly medicine prompts 'catastrophe' concerns

National: 24 Feb 10
The theft of an extremely strong sedative from a Lund hospital has caused alarm. On the street the drugs could have catastrophic consequences with one ampoule enough to kill 50 men. READ »

Swedish pensioner hid drugs in porcelain dog

Society: 23 Feb 10
A woman in Malmö is suspected of trying to boost her pension by selling drugs. When police raided her home they found two kilogrammes of amphetamines hidden in a faux gold porcelain dog. READ »

Tito Beltran swaps jail for home bracelet

National: 20 Feb 10
Swedish-Chilean opera singer Tito Beltran has been granted the right to exchange his prison cell for an ankle monitor and serve out the remainder of his sentence for rape in the comfort of his own home. READ »

Swede signs up to Virgin Galactic space flight

National: 18 Feb 10
A Malmö man has become the first Swede to sign up to Richard Branson's Virgin Galactic space adventure after he shelled out 1.4 million kronor to fly to the frontier of space. READ »

Nine-year-old sold drugs to Malmö police officer

National: 18 Feb 10
A nine-year-old boy in Malmö has been caught trying to sell a bag of amphetamines to an undercover police officer. His father has been arrested for using his young son as a drugs courier. READ »

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

Lifestyle: 18 Feb 10
What’s on in Sweden: Action Impro in Stockholm, Fresh Fish Fashion in Gothenburg and Muslim punk in Malmö. READ »

Sweden counts cost of winter snowfalls

National: 18 Feb 10
Swedish municipalities are struggling to balance budgets as the cost of keeping streets and buildings free of snow continues to escalate as winter keeps its hold on the country. READ »

Refugees staying put in problem spots

National: 17 Feb 10
A Swedish government project focused on enticing refugees to leave problem-ridden areas in Sweden's big cities has failed to achieve its goals. After two years, just 286 people have made use of the scheme. READ »

Smuggler with underpants package bites Swedish customs officer

Society: 17 Feb 10
A suspected drug smuggler, caught with almost 100 grammes of cocaine in his underpants, tried to bite his way out of the clutches of the Swedish customs. READ »

Holocaust survivor wins right to Jewish care

National: 15 Feb 10
An 86-year-old man, who survived the Nazi Holocaust in Poland and fled to Sweden in 1946, has won his court battle against a Swedish district council for the right to a place in a Jewish nursing home. READ »

Snow halts trains in southern Sweden

National: 14 Feb 10
Winter doesn’t necessarily come as a surprise in northerly Sweden. But unusually low temperatures and heavy snowfalls continue to set the agenda and disrupt traffic timetables. READ »

Outrage at court ruling against traffic wardens

National: 13 Feb 10
A court in Malmö in southern Sweden has ruled that traffic wardens must be prepared to take abuse as part of their daily work. READ »

What's On in Sweden: February 12th - 18th

Lifestyle: 10 Feb 10
What’s on in Sweden: Jedi Mind Tricks and Joyce Carol Oates in Stockholm, thousands of kisses in Gothenburg and Beethoven in Blue Jeans in Malmö. READ »

Ingrid, 79, declared dead by Swedish tax authorities

National: 9 Feb 10
79-year-old Ingrid Ståhl of Malmö in southern Sweden found out to her surprise that she had been registered as dead after a mistake by the Swedish Tax Agency. READ »

'Malmö should be called Mothvirgin in English'

Society: 8 Feb 10
Residents of Malmö have received food for thought from a concerned countryman who has proposed translating the city's name to Mothvirgin, thus making it more accessible in the English-speaking world. READ »

Christmas shopping stop for Jacob Zuma in Swedish grocery store

Society: 5 Feb 10
The President of South Africa, Jacob Zuma, became so enamoured with traditional Swedish advent candlesticks while attending the December climate summit that he took 15 of them home with him. READ »

Newspaper cleared of defaming ex-Lindh murder suspect

Society: 4 Feb 10
Southern Swedish newspaper Sydsvenskan has been cleared of libel charges after being sued by the initial suspect in the murder of Swedish foreign minister Anna Lindh in 2002. READ »

Swedish rock mums roll up for riff camp

Society: 4 Feb 10
If you are a "madame" aged "18 to eternity" and have long harboured dreams of stardom, a new music camp at cities across Sweden may help you hone your rock star poise and hot licks. READ »

What's On in Sweden: February 4th - 11th

Lifestyle: 3 Feb 10
What’s on in Sweden: Bodypoppers in Stockholm, launch of The Boat Show in Gothenburg and Bob Marley is celebrated in Malmö. READ »

Lindh murder suspect sues newspaper for defamation

National: 3 Feb 10
A libel case involving Swedish newspaper Sydsvenskan and the initial suspect in the murder of Swedish foreign minister Anna Lindh in 2002 opened in a Malmö court on Wednesday. READ »

Skavsta reopens for air traffic

National: 3 Feb 10
All traffic in and out of Skavsta airport has come to a halt as heavy snow covers takeoff and landing strips and strong winds make flying treacherous. The harsh weather has also led to a number of school closures. READ »

Fatal shooting in central Malmö

Society: 31 Jan 10
A 26-year-old man was shot dead in Malmö in southern Sweden early on Sunday morning. READ »

Class 1 weather warning for south-east Sweden

National: 30 Jan 10
The Swedish Met Office (SMHI) has issued a class 1 warning for the Österlen area of Skåne, southern Sweden, over the next two days with strong winds and more heavy snowfall expected. READ »

Homeless need more help: Health minister

National: 30 Jan 10
Sweden's Public Health Minister Maria Larsson has called for new measures to help those living on the streets and a review of legislation to stop children being evicted from their homes. READ »

Taxi driver charged with raping customers

National: 29 Jan 10
A 34-year-old illegal taxi operator has been charged in Malmö on eight counts of rape and attempted rape. READ »

What's On in Sweden: Jan. 29th - Feb. 4th

Lifestyle: 27 Jan 10
What’s on in Sweden: Antiques and Reggae in Stockholm, The International Film Festival in Gothenburg, and Ian Brown swaggers into Malmö. READ »

Jews flee Malmö as anti-Semitism grows

Society: 27 Jan 10
Threats and harassment are becoming increasingly commonplace for Jewish residents in Malmö in southern Sweden, leading many Jews to leave the city out of fear for their safety. READ »

Foreign docs' poor Swedish leading to errors

Society: 27 Jan 10
A doctor’s insufficient Swedish skills are being blamed for delaying the removal of a patient’s tumour by nearly two months, prompting concern among health officials about the number of doctors who don’t speak the language well enough. READ »

Tourist wounded in Malmö shooting

National: 25 Jan 10
A foreign tourist and a local teen were shot in in the Sofielund neighbourhood of Malmö in southern Sweden on Sunday night. READ »

Alice and Lucas top Swedish name list

Society: 25 Jan 10
Alice and Lucas have topped the list for the most popular names given to newborns in Sweden in 2009. It was a dark year for Jennifer and Johan, however, two previous favourites that have dropped out of the top 100. READ »

Stockholm swells with millionaire men

Business & Money: 21 Jan 10
Stockholm-area men dominate the ranks of the roughly 40,000 Swedes who earn more than one million kronor ($139,000) per year, fresh statistics show. READ »

What's On in Sweden - January 22nd to 28th

Lifestyle: 20 Jan 10
What’s on in Sweden: Hair raising opera in Stockholm, blowing bubbles in Gothenburg and a postcard from Scotland in Malmö. READ »

Three convicted for sex trafficking of Slovak teen

National: 14 Jan 10
Three men were sentenced to prison on Thursday for their role in a sex trafficking scheme in which a 17-year-old girl was forced to sell sex to several men in Skåne in southern Sweden. READ »

Shipworms pose risk for Baltic treasures

Science & Technology: 14 Jan 10
A number of maritime treasures off Sweden’s southern coast are under threat from the shipworm, which is gaining a foothold in the Baltic Sea due to climate change, according to researchers at the University of Gothenburg. READ »

Swedish police crack down on Topdogz gang

National: 14 Jan 10
Six suspected gang members were arrested on Wednesday as police in southern Sweden seized weapons and explosives in a sting operation targeting the Topdogz criminal organization. READ »

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

Lifestyle: 14 Jan 10
What’s on in Sweden: Bankers dancing in Stockholm, The 69 Eyes in Gothenburg and musical legend Andy Votel comes to Malmö. READ »

Vellinge council in refugee children reversal

National: 13 Jan 10
The local council in Vellinge in southern Sweden has agreed to allow the municipality to house refugee children, reversing its long standing position on the issue. READ »

Drunken Swedish artist forgets painting four women

Society: 12 Jan 10
An artist from southern Sweden has been charged with assault for spray painting four women while in a drunken stupor. READ »

Convicted double murderer found dead

National: 11 Jan 10
Ulf Olsson, who had been in court-ordered psychiatric care since his 2004 conviction for two murders, was found dead early on Sunday morning shortly after blogging about his desire to kill himself. READ »

Norwegian mafia tied to car trunk murder case

National: 11 Jan 10
Police in Oslo are to investigate suspicions that Norwegian drug gangs may be connected to the grisly find of two burned bodies in the boot of a car in western Sweden last week. READ »

Blast rocks Malmö nightclub

National: 11 Jan 10
A powerful explosive device detonated at the entrance of a night club in central Malmö early on Monday morning. READ »

What's On in Sweden: January 8th - 14th

Lifestyle: 7 Jan 10
What’s on in Sweden: Borderless clowns in Stockholm, pampered pooches in Gothenburg and the English National Symphony Orchestra does ABBA in Malmö. READ »

Takeover bid sees Ticket trading halted

Business & Money: 5 Jan 10
Trading in shares of the Ticket travel company was halted on the Stockholm stock exchange on Tuesday morning after the company’s stock price shot up 22 percent on rumours of a takeover bid by the firm's primary owner. READ »

Conviction for Sweden's 'youngest female pimp'

National: 4 Jan 10
A 17-year-old girl from Malmö in southern Sweden has been convicted for selling the sexual services of a 14-year-old mentally disabled girl. The 20-year-old man suspected of masterminding the pimping operation was acquitted. READ »

Swedish police give gang of left shoe thieves the boot

National: 3 Jan 10
Police in Skåne in southern Sweden have busted an international ring of left shoe robbers. Two men have been arrested for stealing seven single shoes. READ »

Missing Malmö girl alive and well in Iraq: police

National: 3 Jan 10
Four-year-old Maryam Ali Abdulhadi, who disappeared on New Year's Eve in Malmö in southern Sweden, is with all likelihood alive and well in Iraq, the Skåne police said in a statement. READ »

Search continues for 4-year-old Maryam

National: 2 Jan 10
Despite a massive search, a four-year-old girl who disappeared on New Year's Eve in Malmö in southern Sweden is still missing. Her mother claims she was kidnapped by two men and was being taken to her father, who lives abroad. READ »

No suspects in attack against Malmö mosque

National: 2 Jan 10
As of New Year's Eve evening, police had no suspects for an attack against a mosque in Malmö earlier in the day when shots had been fired through the window. READ »

Four-year-old girl missing in Malmö

Society: 1 Jan 10
A four-year-old girl disappeared just after midnight from a New Year’s Eve party in Gustav Adolf Square in central Malmö. A wide-scale police search for the girl was ongoing today. READ »

What's On in Sweden: January 1st - 7th

Lifestyle: 30 Dec 09
What’s on in Sweden: Tango with Superheroes in Stockholm, tickle cockroaches in Gothenburg and Blame it on the Stones in Malmö. READ »

Afghan teens left in the cold by train operator

National: 29 Dec 09
The five Afghan teens found wandering in the cold near Sävsjö in southern Sweden had not been left in the forest by smugglers, it emerged on Monday, but had instead been kicked off a Swedish passenger train. READ »

From Silicon Valley to Stockholm: Meeting the US Ambassador, Part 1

Analysis & Opinion: 28 Dec 09
In Part 1 of a two-part interview, The Local's David Landes speaks to new US Ambassador Matthew Barzun about fundraising for Obama, adjusting to life in Sweden, Alfred Nobel's legacy, and engaging citizens in online networks. READ »

Swimmers flock for Christmas dip

Society: 25 Dec 09
More than 100 people jumped into the freezing ocean near Halmstad on the southwest coast of Sweden on Wednesday morning for the traditional Christmas swim. READ »

What's On in Sweden: December 25th - 31st

Lifestyle: 23 Dec 09
What’s on in Sweden: Choral Christmas in Stockholm, a New Year's Eve run in Gothenburg and get your skates on in Malmö. READ »

Young Swedish women more likely to have sex with each other: study

Society: 23 Dec 09
Young Swedes have ever more fluid definitions of sex and sexuality, according to a new study from Malmö University in southern Sweden. Women in particular are more likely to pursue sexual activities with others of the same gender. READ »