March 17, 2010
Piteå
The following articles have been tagged with "Piteå":
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.
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Cartwheels in underwear leave schoolgirl with frostbite
Society: 22 Jan 10
A schoolgirl in northern Sweden is recovering from frostbite injuries to her fingers and toes after turning cartwheels in the snow in her underwear as part of a day of events organized by her high school's student union.
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Swedish Rail Destinations: the surreal attractions of Piteå
Travel: 17 Dec 09
From sunbathing at midnight in summer to long walks over frozen ice in winter, Piteå is never short on fun and surreal activities.
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Man thrown off bus in gender row
National: 3 Oct 09
A jobsworth bus driver in northern Sweden refused to allow a man to travel with his girlfriend on transport arranged for a ladies night out.
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Fortified wine to prevent spread of swine flu: Church of Sweden
National: 7 Sep 09
A number of Swedish churches have decided to serve fortified wine during communion in hopes of reducing the risk of spreading swine flu.
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'EU Big Brother planning to watch you more closely'
Analysis & Opinion: 15 Jul 09
The European Union's wide-ranging Stockholm Programme risks further damaging citizens' hard earned privacy rights, argues Pirate Party member and libertarian commentator Henrik Alexandersson.
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Sweden set to break wind farm record
Science & Technology: 6 Apr 09
Sweden looks likely to play host to Europe's largest wind farm after a northern county gave its seal of approval to a major new energy project.
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Säpo to investigate chicken glass mystery
National: 1 Apr 09
Sweden's security police (Säpo) have been called in to assist national police in the investigation into a slew of recent incidents involving glass in chicken products. Meanwhile chicken is being taken off menus across Sweden.
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Glass turns up in restaurant chicken
National: 31 Mar 09
A man in Piteå in the far north of Sweden is the latest to find traces of glass in his chicken, while eating lunch at a local restaurant on Monday.
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Layoffs hit Sweden's schools
Education: 11 Mar 09
Teachers are in danger of losing their jobs in roughly one third of Sweden’s 290 municipalities.
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Bloggers defend man's 'right to pee in public'
Society: 22 Feb 09
Bloggers have come out in support of a test driver in Arvidsjaur in northern Sweden who has been fined for urinating in public.
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Missing Swede returns home after 15 years
Society: 12 Feb 09
Håkan Johansson, 46, has returned home to his family in Piteå in northern Sweden fifteen years after he disappeared without a trace.
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Sweden develops transportable airport
Science & Technology: 6 Nov 08
Sweden’s military is testing a mobile airport in the north of the country which it hopes to deploy in the wake of natural disasters at home or overseas.
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Carolin Stenvall 'may have been shot'
National: 27 Oct 08
Prosecutors believe that 29-year-old Carolin Stenvall's death can not have resulted from a push, as the main suspect has claimed.
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Smuggling charges dropped when couple revealed party plans
Society: 22 Oct 08
The busy social life of an elderly couple from Piteå in northern Sweden has helped free them of smuggling charges after being caught transporting thousands of litres of alcohol from Germany into Sweden.
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Suspect admits to killing missing woman
National: 20 Oct 08
During questioning by police on Monday, the 50-year-old man suspected of having murdered Carolin Stenvall confessed to killing the 29-year-old woman.
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Proposal to shield car companies from industrial spies
Politics: 30 Sep 08
A Riksdag member from Arjeplog in northern Sweden is proposing a new bill which may restrict one of Sweden’s most cherished rights in order to protect the auto industry from industrial espionage.
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Search for missing Swedish woman intensifies
National: 22 Sep 08
Police are expanding their search for 29-year-old Carolin Stenvall, who disappeared more than a week ago in Norrbotten in northern Sweden.
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Northern Sweden to test new 'smart' roadway
Science & Technology: 19 Sep 08
Just in time for winter, a stretch of motorway in the far north of Sweden has been outfitted with high-tech equipment to help warn drivers about perilous driving conditions.
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Police fear for safety of missing woman
National: 14 Sep 08
A 29-year-old woman is missing in the north of Sweden. The woman has not been seen since leaving her home in Piteå on Friday and police fear for her safety after her car was found abandoned on Saturday afternoon.
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Volvo gives go-ahead for black liquor car fuel
Science & Technology: 11 Sep 08
A unique project set up to demonstrate the viability of DME as a new eco-friendly fuel was given the go-ahead by Volvo on Tuesday. If the BioDME scheme proves to be successful, DME could become a major fuel source in Sweden, writes Jennifer Heape.
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Stanley Cup makes baptism tour of Sweden
Sport: 31 Jul 08
The Stanley Cup, ice hockey's holy grail, was put to unorthodox use as it made its way across Sweden this July - as a baptismal font.
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Petrol station owner fights for porn-free town
National: 30 Jun 08
A trade union dispute over pornographic material has taken a curious new twist.
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Union to picket petrol station over porn
National: 26 Jun 08
A branch of the Syndicalist trade union has threatened strike action at a petrol station in northern Sweden if managers refuses to remove pornographic material from the shelves.
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Path clear for world's biggest elk
Society: 18 Jun 08
Politicians in northern Sweden have finally given the all-clear for the construction on the top of a mountain of the world's largest elk.
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Swede held in Colombia thought to still be alive
National: 19 May 08
The family of a 69-year-old Swedish man being held captive in Colombia for the past year has received a letter they claim confirms their father is still alive.
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Drunken axe-man arrested after dramatic car chase
National: 30 Apr 08
A 45-year-old man was arrested early Wednesday morning after attacking another man with an axe and then leading police on a wild car chase in northern Sweden.
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Baby born feet first in hospital dash
Society: 6 Aug 07
Annica Sandström from Piteå in northern Sweden was forced to give birth at the side of the road after her husband was informed that there were no ambulances available.
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Man has scrotum ripped by angry woman
National: 1 Aug 07
A 46-year-old woman from Älvsbyn in northern Sweden has been taken into custody following allegations that she tore at a man's scrotum and left him needing 24 stitches.
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Policeman shot in the arm
National: 4 Jul 07
Swedish police have been served a fresh reminder of the precarious nature of their jobs after an officer in northern Sweden is shot while trying to break up a fight.
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Sweden goes Dolly Parton crazy
Society: 16 Mar 07
After an absence of almost thirty years, Dolly Parton is back in Sweden. Back then she was barely made welcome. But this time she has almost earned the status of visiting royalty.
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Taxi driver loses roof in rescue
National: 7 Feb 07
A taxi driver in northern Sweden will think twice before stopping to help next time he sees an accident after having the roof of his car cut off by rescue workers.
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Snowmobile drivers furious as tourists break the ice
National: 31 Dec 06
The town of Piteå in the far north of Sweden usually experiences exceedingly cold winters. But mild temperatures have caused a bitter rift between ice-breaker operators and snowmobile enthusiasts.
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Swedish homebuyers feel the pinch
Business & Money: 18 Dec 06
Rising interest rates and rising house prices mean it is getting harder for Swedes to afford to buy a home. That is according to a new survey from Swedbank.
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Triple murderer escapes Finnish prison
National: 28 Nov 06
A national alert has gone out in Sweden after a man who killed a family in a graveyard in 1988 escaped from prison in Finland. Juha Valjakkala, who was awaiting a pardon, murdered a couple and their 15-year old son.
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83-year-old charged with rape
National: 31 Oct 06
An 83-year-old man from northern Sweden has been charged with raping a disabled woman at his home during the summer.
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Dolly Parton 'honoured' to be Piteå citizen
National: 7 Aug 06
Country legend Dolly Parton has written to the citizens of Piteå, northern Sweden, after they named her their honorary citizen of the year. The singer said she was "honoured and touched beyond belief".
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Social Democrats to buy newspaper
Business & Money: 26 Jul 06
The largest Swedish regional newspaper north of Uppsala, Norrländska Socialdemokraten, is to be bought by the Social Democrats after its current Norwegian parent company is sold to British investors.
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Persson marries education minister
Politics: 14 Jun 06
Sweden's education minister Ibrahim Baylan has married his long-standing partner in a secret ceremony in Norrland - presided over by the prime minister himself.
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Tranquillisants dans l?eau du robinet et arsenic au fond des puits!
Smörgåsbord: 20 May 05
Les risques liés à la santé et à l’environnement sont nombreux et variés dans nos sociétés. Cette semaine, ce sont les réserves d’eau potable des suédois qui sont menacées. Entre tranquillisants à Stockholm et arsenic dans le nord, certaines découvertes sont inquiétantes. Par ailleurs plusieurs procès concernant des délits sexuels sont en cours en Suède et mettent en cause des personnalités du monde judiciaire et militaire.
Et petites actualités cinématographiques pour finir…
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Drinking water alarms in Stockholm and Norrland
National: 20 May 05
Tranquilisers in the capital's tap water and arsenic in the wells of Piteå - but no discernible affect on the respective populations. Yet. Stockholm Vatten try to calm fears caused by a bit of ultra-sensitive measuring equipment.
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Axe murderer jailed for ten years
National: 11 Feb 05
In October last year a 38 year old mother of three was murdered with an axe by her ex-boyfriend. He said he hadn't meant to kill her, but on Thursday he was sentenced to ten years imprisonment.
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Nursery staff "locked child in a room"
Smörgåsbord: 17 Nov 04
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Newspaper to name women abusers
Society: 17 Nov 04
Violence against women comes under the media spotlight as the justice minister Thomas Bodström is handed a 10,300-strong petition for more action to be taken against offenders.
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"Sometimes I need to remind myself that I am in fact 28-years of age and not 12. Today in our weekly conversation class we were having a polite chat about Swedish customs when the word ‘prick’ entered the lexicon which in my adopted tongue means to ‘arrive on the dot’ being the timely Scandinavians and..." READ »
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