May 28, 2012
The following articles have been tagged with "Nynäshamn":
Sport: 11 Oct 11
While the season's first winter storm sends most Swedes scrambling for warmth, a group of dedicated Swedish surfers instead rejoice at the chance to ride out the blustery weather from their boards, The Local's Joel Linde discovers.
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Science & Technology: 20 Aug 11
A fast-moving storm swept into Stockholm’s achipelago, rousing severe problems for recreational sailing Friday night. Gale force winds are expected to persist.
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National: 14 Aug 11
A van full of stolen goods, including a boat motor, previously confiscated by police in Sweden was returned to the man convicted of trying to move the items out of the country following his trial.
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Lifestyle: 24 Mar 11
In this month's column on what some enthusiasts like to call the amber nectar, blogger Darren Packman reminds us that brews come in all colours and that staying loyal to one is like having a cheeseburger for breakfast, lunch and dinner.
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Politics: 22 Feb 11
Ilija Batljan, one of the key figures in the Social Democrat election campaign in Stockholm and one of the early names mentioned as a possible new leader, has announced that he is leaving politics.
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Science & Technology: 8 Nov 10
The Swedish weather agency has issued a class 2 warning after predicting several centimetres of snowfall will fall on parts of the country's east coast overnight.
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National: 8 Aug 10
It was a case of all hands to the pump for emergency services in the greater Stockholm area on Saturday night as the city was illuminated by 2,500 lightning flashes in a single hour.
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National: 7 Aug 10
Police officers in Nynäshamn were forced into a retreat on Friday night when a group of around twenty people turned on them as they intervened to break up a pitched fight in a local pub.
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National: 13 Jul 10
Two children have reported that they saw a human head in the water off popular swimming spot Hamnvik in Nynäshamn south of Stockholm on Monday, with police classifying the report as "very credible".
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Lifestyle: 22 Feb 10
Darren Packman, one of Sweden’s leading beer experts, give his tips on what you should (and should not) be pouring into your beer glass.
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Lifestyle: 22 Feb 10
“That’s the Way I Wanna Rock and Roll” is a track from Sigtuna Brygghus head brewer Mattias Hammenlind’s favourite hard rock band AC/DC. It also sums up nicely his approach to brewing beer, writes Darren Packman.
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National: 2 Aug 09
An employee on one of the ships involved in the Gotland ferry crash in July, has been fired for talking to local radio.
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National: 28 Jul 09
There is nothing to indicate that a third ship was directly involved in last week’s ferry crash near Nynäshamn off of Sweden’s east coast, according to preliminary interviews.
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National: 25 Jul 09
Disruptions in ferry traffic between the island of Gotland and the Swedish mainland will continue following the Thursday collision of two passenger ferries near the port of Nynäshamn off Sweden's east coast.
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National: 23 Jul 09
Two passenger ferries have collided in heavy fog near the port of Nynäshamn off Sweden's east coast. Ten people sustained minor injuries.
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National: 1 Jul 08
More than 6,000 Stockholm-area bus drivers went on strike at midnight, causing commuting headaches for thousands of area residents.
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National: 30 Jun 08
Buses in Stockholm County will come to a standstill at midnight on Monday as bus drivers plan to follow through on their threat to go on strike.
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National: 22 May 08
Thieves in the south east of Sweden acted on Wednesday exactly as police had predicted a day earlier -- they entered a car dealership and stole a number of airbags.
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Lifestyle: 20 Dec 07
Provocative poses from ex-Big Brother star Carolina Gynning in Malmö, Christmas Blues and Soul in Stockholm and Christmas markets just about everywhere in The Local's weekend guide.
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National: 14 Nov 07
Motorists are once again being advised to exercise caution on the roads as icy conditions prevail in much of Sweden following a day of heavy snowfall.
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National: 13 Nov 07
Fire chiefs were calling in help from the military on Tuesday night after large numbers of people became trapped in cars and trucks on a snow-blocked road south of Stockholm. "The situation is getting serious," said a fire chief.
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Travel: 5 Sep 07
This weekend offers the last opportunity to visit a sandy, car-free outpost of Gotland. Fiona Basile finds camping out on Gotska Sandön to be a magical experience.
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Science & Technology: 10 Aug 07
The scourge of Sweden's Baltic bathers is back. A slimy blanket of blue-green algae has drifted north from the waters around the island of Gotland and has now reached the Stockholm archipelago.
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Lifestyle: 10 Aug 07
Fiona Basile dons her tunic and watches Gotland turn back the clock hundreds of years for Visby's Medieval Week.
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Business & Money: 29 Sep 06
An engine oil factory near Stockholm leaked 174 cubic metres of oil over a ten hectare area on Thursday night. Owner Statoil says it's launching an investigation.
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National: 9 Aug 06
The fire brigade received reports of a forest fire near Stockholm on Wednesday. But the fire turned out not to be in Sweden, but in St Petersburg.
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National: 23 Jun 06
It could be a crazy weekend on Sweden's roads. Last year, 11 people died in car accidents during the Midsummer holiday, and there were 32 crashes in the Stockholm area alone.
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National: 2 Jun 05
An Ericsson plant has been outed for secretly branding workers as 'paedophiles', 'Nazis' or 'troublemakers'. The company has distanced itself from the list, but unions say they will take action.
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Smörgåsbord: 24 Feb 05
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Business & Money: 22 Feb 05
Four hundred Ericsson employees lose their jobs as the telecoms company closes a factory near Stockholm, just two weeks after it announced record profits. The company should face up to its responsibilities to workers, say unions.
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National: 30 Dec 04
The Lithuanian man who confessed to the murder of Stockholm psychologist faces a life sentence, while his girlfriend gets four years for abduction.
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National: 28 Oct 04
The police were getting a taste of their own medicine this week. As one former police officer was sent down for drugs offences, his former boss was also finding that the law might not always be on her side.
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National: 13 Oct 04
Stones thrown at trains, bicycles dumped on the tracks and conductors strangled and spat at - and nobody's interested. Cancel a few rush hour trains and suddenly it's the week's biggest story.
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National: 8 Oct 04
At the beginning of September police admitted that they didn't have a clue who had killed a well-known Stockholm psychologist. But after a month of international co-operation they think they've got their man - and woman.
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National: 8 Sep 04
The tabloids are hot on the trail of a suspect in the Stockholm psychologist murder case - even if police are not.
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National: 30 Aug 04
The body of Helena Bering, the psychologist missing for eleven days, has been found in thick forest north of Stockholm. As two potential key witnesses appear to prefer talking to the press than detectives, everyone seems to have their own theory about what happened.
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National: 27 Aug 04
The disappearance of a high-profile psychologist has police searching from Östermalm to Latvia - with every passing day bringing more questions than answers.
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Prime Minister Reinfeldt chats with The Local »
"If you missed it yesterday, here’s The Local’s editor David Landes snagging Prime Minister Reinfeldt for a chat before Princess Estelle’s baptism. Always nice to know the PM has time for TL!" READ »
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