May 28, 2012
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Society: 22 May 12
Princess Estelle, second in line to the Swedish throne, was baptized in the Royal Chapel in Stockholm as a host of European royals, government ministers, and family members looked on.
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Travel: 22 May 12
With a history spanning over 1,000 years, the German state of Saxony has transformed over time from medieval duchy, a state of the Holy Roman Empire, kingdom and republic.
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Lifestyle: 22 May 12
Sweden's newest princess, Princess Estelle, is to be baptized in the Royal Chapel on Tuesday. The Local brings you all the latest news, reactions, and details surrounding the baptism of Sweden's future head of state.
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Society: 18 May 12
With Sweden's Princess Estelle's christening just days away, the Royal Court on Friday released new images of the infant princess and her proud parents, Crown Princess Victoria and Prince Daniel.
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Society: 30 Apr 12
Stockholm is currently aflutter with the celebrations for the Swedish King Carl XVI Gustaf’s birthday, with a crowd gathered at the Palace courtyard to get a glimpse of the King and the new princess celebrating her grandfather.
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Society: 23 Mar 12
Prince Charles locked horns with Swedish prime minister Fredrik Reinfeldt on a basketball court in Stockholm on Thursday, before lunching with Princess Victoria on Friday for her first royal engagement since the birth of Princess Estelle.
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National: 22 Mar 12
Prince Charles and his wife Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall, arrive in Sweden shortly after lunch on Thursday, after spending a few days in Norway on their official trip to Scandinavia.
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Society: 20 Mar 12
Princess Estelle’s baptism date has been announced by the Royal Family, quashing rumours that came through an admin slip up by a Swedish county governor on Monday.
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Society: 19 Mar 12
Sweden's Royal Court was scrambling on Monday after a county governor's scheduling conflict appeared to inadvertently reveal the as-yet-unreleased date when Princess Estelle will be baptized.
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National: 16 Mar 12
It’s News in Brief Friday again, where we’ve captured some of the shorter tales that caught our attention – this week including a ski race around the Stockholm castle, begrimed baguettes, bungling bird baiters, and the anniversary of a rather unusual murder.
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Society: 27 Feb 12
The Swedish Royal Court released new images of a four-day-old Princess Estelle on Monday, taken at her home in Haga Palace outside Stockholm.
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Lifestyle: 24 Feb 12
Sweden's Crown Princess Victoria gave birth to a daughter in the early hours of Thursday morning. The Local brings you all the latest news, reactions, and details surrounding Sweden's first royal birth in more than three decades.
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National: 24 Feb 12
Sweden's new princess will be called Estelle Silvia Ewa Mary, announced King Carl XVI Gustaf on Friday in Stockholm.
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National: 23 Feb 12
The first picture of Sweden's newest princess has been released, with the Royal Court publishing the image on its official Facebook page.
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National: 23 Feb 12
Sweden has a new princess. Crown Princess Victoria has given birth to a daughter, announced the happy father from Stockholm's Karolinska Hospital early on Thursday morning.
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Science & Technology: 25 Nov 11
Polish scientists have discovered what appears to be a 17th century ship loaded with looted treasure bound for Sweden, at the bottom of the Vistula river.
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Lifestyle: 24 Nov 11
Christmas markets are a feature of Yuletide in Sweden and The Local has put together a pick of the best, all featuring warm spiced "glögg" for the adults, and plenty of fun activites for the children.
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Lifestyle: 20 Oct 11
With a massive garden complete with play areas, woods and other parkland, Haga Palace isn’t a bad playground for the upcoming addition to the Swedish royal family, The Local's Geoff Mortimore explains.
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Travel: 22 Sep 11
From lakeside castles to elk safaris in the north, a holiday in Sweden has lots to offer. Here are some ideas of what to do.
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Analysis & Opinion: 9 Sep 11
On the tenth anniversary of the September 11th, 2001 terror attacks, The Local reaches out to a few Swedes and Americans for their thoughts about the attacks and their impact.
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Lifestyle: 5 Jun 11
June 6th is Sweden's National Day - but what is being celebrated, and how? The Local explains the essentials.
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Lifestyle: 3 Jun 11
The Yale Glee Club chose Sweden to kick off a reprise the US singing group's 1928 international tour undertaken to celebrate its 150th anniversary. Contributor Lina Sennevall finds out why.
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National: 1 May 11
Well-wishers gathered at the royal palace in Stockholm on Saturday as King Carl XVI Gustaf celebrated his 65th birthday and vowed not to retire from his royal duties.
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Science & Technology: 24 Apr 11
One of Sweden's most well-known treasures is celebrating a special anniversary Sunday – it is 50 years since the 17th century Vasa ship was salvaged from the depths of the Baltic.
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Society: 27 Mar 11
Sweden was one of a record 131 countries which turned off the lights for an hour on Saturday night to mark Earth Hour in a manifestation for the global environment.
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Sport: 17 Mar 11
Emil Jönsson became the first Swede to claim victory in the Stockholm palace sprint on Wednesday, beating off the challenge of a slew of Norwegian skiers in the World Cup event.
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National: 24 Dec 10
Two men dressed in Santa hats and masks attacked and robbed a guard at the Royal Palace in Stockholm on Thursday night, making off with the guards loaded weapon.
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Society: 25 Nov 10
The remains of a ship dating from the 1600s have been discovered outside the Grand Hotel in central Stockholm.
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National: 6 Aug 10
Thieves broke into the Chinese Pavilion at Drottningholm Palace - the home of Sweden's king - in western Stockholm on Thursday night. Police have not yet established what has been taken but believe that it was a contract job.
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National: 1 Jul 10
Compulsory military service officially came to end in Sweden on Thursday after 109 years, setting the non-aligned nation on the path to developing a fully professional army.
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National: 21 Jun 10
Prince Daniel's emotional speech at Saturday's wedding banquet has left Sweden’s media and large swathes of the population delighted with the latest addition to the royal family.
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National: 19 Jun 10
Today's the day that Crown Princess Victoria will get her man of the people. We'll be following the whole thing live - with reporters around Stockholm providing the latest news, reactions and (hopefully) informed speculation from the Royal Wedding.
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National: 19 Jun 10
Sweden’s Crown Princess Victoria has got her Prince. In front of a crowd of thousands outside Stockholm’s Royal Palace following her marriage to Daniel Westling, she thanked the Swedish people for letting her marry the man she loves.
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Society: 19 Jun 10
Police expect some 250,000 people to take to the streets to catch a glimpse of Crown Princess Victoria and Daniel Westling when they leave Stockholm Cathedral in a carriage procession after their wedding on Saturday afternoon.
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Society: 19 Jun 10
Support for Sweden's monarchy has dipped below 50 percent while a quarter if the population is opposed to the institution, according to a poll published a day before Crown Princess Victoria's wedding.
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National: 18 Jun 10
Want to follow events in Stockholm on Crown Princess Victoria's wedding day? The Local's got it covered.
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Lifestyle: 17 Jun 10
Saturday's Royal Wedding will represent the culmination of more than a year of hard work and planning by the Royal Court - and months of preparation will come to a head, writes The Local's royal correspondent Juan Navas.
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National: 17 Jun 10
Roxette’s Per Gessle, Eurovision contestant Malena Ernman and businesswoman Cristina Stenbeck: the great, the good and the celebrated of Sweden will be out in force at Saturday's royal wedding.
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Society: 17 Jun 10
Wedding fever has gripped Sweden this week amid frenzied last-minute preparations for Crown Princess Victoria's nuptials on Saturday with her former personal trainer Daniel Westling after more than eight years of courtship.
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Travel: 11 Jun 10
Sponsored article: The antiquity of Gamla Stan, the forests of Djurgården, the cliffs of Södermalm and of course the surrounding blue sea: all these elements combine to help make Stockholm one of the world’s most beautiful cities.
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National: 6 Jun 10
While the Swedish national day is largely a low key affair, the upcoming royal wedding has lent an extra spice to the celebrations this year with the public invited to the palace to express their goodwill for the happy couple.
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Society: 30 May 10
The families of Crown Princess Victoria and Daniel Westling gathered in the Royal Chapel on Sunday morning for the publishing of the banns of marriage. The palace also announced that Daniel is to receive the title His Royal Highness.
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National: 24 May 10
Some 500 foreign journalists have said they plan to come to Sweden to cover the wedding of Crown Princess Victoria to Daniel Westling next month.
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Society: 17 May 10
The June wedding of Crown Princess Victoria and Daniel Westling is set to cost at least 20 million kronor ($2.63 million), half of which will be met by the the bride's father, King Carl XVI Gustaf, with the remainder funded by the Swedish taxpayer.
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Society: 11 May 10
The Royal Court has sought the help of the Armed Forces to lend suitable attire for the guards at the new Haga Palace home of Crown Princess Victoria and Daniel Westling, as their trousers have not yet arrived.
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National: 10 May 10
Interest in Sweden’s royal palaces increased markedly last year, with the number of visitors rising by 25 percent.
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Analysis & Opinion: 29 Apr 10
With the Royal Wedding coming up, Juan Navas, an American former information secretary at the Royal Court, has joined The Local's team to give readers the inside track on events.
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Lifestyle: 24 Mar 10
It's one of Sweden's swankiest hotels, and has a bar and restaurant to match. In our new partnership with the Hedonist's Guide, we give you the lowdown on Stockholm's Grand Hotel.
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National: 22 Feb 10
A routine inspection of the Royal Palace of Stockholm in early February uncovered two decorative grenades. The explosive devices could have been lying gathering dust for over four decades, according to a military report.
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Society: 26 Dec 09
In traditional Christmas speeches on December 25, Swedish King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia announced the launch of a new forum for children and youth in honour of the 20th anniversary of the United Nation's Convention of the Right's of the Child.
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National: 6 Aug 09
Bamboo-wielding guards at the royal palace in Stockholm have damaged a portrait of the first Bernadotte king while in hot pursuit of a renegade jackdaw.
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Travel: 11 Jun 09
Sponsored article: Surrounded by hills and forest on three sides and a spectacular fjord to the south, Oslo is like no other capital city in Europe. During the summer, arrive the romantic way by taking the night train from Stockholm or Malmö.
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Society: 3 Jun 09
A recently discovered 300-year-old desk which once belonged to Sweden’s Queen Hedvig Eleonora has been sold at auction in Uppsala in central Sweden.
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National: 27 May 09
Daniel Westling, the fiancé of Sweden's Crown Princess Victoria, has received a new kidney from his father, royal officials have announced.
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Lifestyle: 19 May 09
With picturesque cobblestone streets, cozy cafes and an abundance of history, Gamla Stan is, with good reason, one of Stockholm’s main tourist attractions. Join Lydia Parafianowicz on a Viking pillage through the Old Town.
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Society: 15 May 09
Swedish royalists and antique enthusiasts are celebrating the discovery of a 300-year-old wooden desk which once belonged to Queen Hedvig Eleonora.
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Lifestyle: 30 Mar 09
A resplendent 19th century palace with a distinctly Mediterranean feel, Hallwyl House in Stockholm is an architectural gem well worth adding to the tourist itinerary, writes James Savage.
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National: 23 Mar 09
Crown Princess Victoria will marry fiancé Daniel Westling in Stockholm on 19th June 2010, the Royal Court has announced.
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Society: 12 Mar 09
Sweden's Crown Princess Victoria celebrated her name-day at the royal palace in Stockholm on Thursday. Her husband to be, Daniel Westling, was in attendance for the first time.
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National: 24 Feb 09
Sweden's Crown Princess Victoria has announced her engagement to Daniel Westling. The pair are to marry in the summer of 2010.
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Society: 24 Feb 09
With the announcement of the engagement between Sweden’s Crown Princess Victoria and boyfriend Daniel Westling, excitement is growing for Sweden’s first royal wedding in more than 30 years.
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Lifestyle: 25 Aug 08
Mortal sins of fashion abound as David Bartal takes a trip to a UNESCO World Heritage Site in the suburbs of Stockholm.
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Society: 17 Jul 08
A French traveler who has been walking across Sweden with his two donkeys for the last two weeks arrived in Stockholm on Wednesday.
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Travel: 27 Jun 08
The curious tourist can find many fine attractions along Skåne’s coastline – the region is home to a varied collection of charming towns and cities, impressive nature reserves, beautiful and artistically-designed parks, and sites of historical interest, writes Matt O’Leary.
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Society: 20 Jun 08
Crown Princess Victoria’s boyfriend Daniel Westling is moving to Drottningholm, the royal palace outside of Stockholm.
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Society: 23 May 08
The heirs to Scandinavia's thrones, including Sweden's Crown Princess Victoria, will meet in Norway's Arctic archipelago of Svalbard in June as part of International Polar Year.
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Society: 20 May 08
Crown Princess Victoria has no need to worry about the cost for the taxpayer of an eventual wedding date with her boyfriend Daniel Westling, a new report has shown.
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Analysis & Opinion: 18 May 08
A recent caption in the Dagens Nyheter newspaper causes David Bartal to ask what effect cultural diversity has on national pride.
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Analysis & Opinion: 7 May 08
It's time for Stockholm to brush off the cob-webbed cobblestones of nostalgia and build a state of the art shopping mall in the historic old town, David Bartal argues.
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Society: 29 Mar 08
King Carl Gustaf XVI has announced that the lights will be turned off for an hour at royal castles on Saturday in support of the WWF.
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National: 28 Jan 08
Lottie Knutson gets among the medals for her efforts to help tourists stranded in Thailand during the 2004 tsunami disaster.
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National: 14 Jan 08
A man bound with duct tape was rescued from a burning billiard hall by fire fighters in northern Stockholm on Sunday night.
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National: 20 Dec 07
Sweden’s royal family is to get significantly more money from the state next year, with its grant, known as the Appanage, rising by 12 million kronor.
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National: 25 Oct 07
Previously undiscovered medieval buildings have been found outside the Royal Palace in Stockholm, leading historians to recast their previous understanding of how the Stockholm of the late middle ages looked.
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National: 20 Sep 07
The government is to grant more money to fund the Royal Family, Finance Minister Anders Borg has announced. Crown Princess Victoria is expected to cost more in the coming years, according to the palace.
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Science & Technology: 31 Aug 07
A Swedish IT consultant has published a list of secret log-in details belonging to 100 embassies, public authorities and political parties around the world.
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National: 11 Aug 07
Facing a critical shortage of conscripts, Sweden's military has taken the unusual step of publishing a job advertisement for one of the most prestigious duties in the kingdom: guarding the Royal Palace in Stockholm.
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National: 2 Aug 07
A mix-up at Sweden's top ceremonial army regiment led to a healthy horse being put down instead of a lame horse that was due to be killed. An investigation has been launched.
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National: 27 Jul 07
Some of the largest sailing ships in the world are gathering in Stockholm's harbour as the world-renowned Tall Ships Race comes to Sweden. The spectacular scene in the centre of Stockholm will be the backdrop for a weekend of entertainment.
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National: 14 Jul 07
Crown Princess Victoria's 30th birthday celebrations kicked off at the Royal Palace in Stockholm on Saturday. And the government's gift was every princess's dream - a flat-screen TV.
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National: 14 Jul 07
A packed schedule is lined up for Crown Princess Victoria on her 30th birthday, starting with official engagements in Stockholm before the entourage heads off to the island of Öland.
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Lifestyle: 13 Jul 07
It's July 14th on Saturday. While the date may strike fear into the hearts of French royalists, for Sweden's Crown Princess Victoria the occasion is altogether more satisfying. Josefin Mårtensson takes a look at the popular princess on the eve her 30th birthday.
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Travel: 29 Jun 07
Jeanne Rudbeck goes in search of an endangered Swedish species: the classic smörgåsbord. She finds it being well cared for by another great Swedish institution.
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National: 23 Jun 07
Stockholm theme park Gröna Lund has closed its popular 'Fritt Fall' drop tower ride after a teenage girl had both her feet sliced off on a similar ride at an amusement park in Kentucky.
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National: 10 Jun 07
Ceremonies have been held at the Royal Palace in Stockholm to celebrate the 25th birthday of Princess Madeleine, the youngest of King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia's three children.
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National: 9 Jun 07
Chinese President Hu Jintao visited the Royal Palace in Stockholm on Saturday morning, kicking off the first ever Chinese state visit to Sweden. But despite the pleasantries, the president can expect protests on his trip.
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National: 6 Jun 07
Prince Carl Philip and Princess Madeleine threw open the doors to the Royal Palace's courtyard at 10am on the dot on Wednesday, welcoming the general public inside to celebrate Sweden's National Day.
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National: 30 Apr 07
Thousands of wellwishers gathered outside Stockholm's Royal Palace on Monday to mark King Carl XVI Gustaf's 61st birthday. Tourists and Swedish families were there to wish him a happy birthday.
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National: 28 Apr 07
A popular tourist boat built in viking style was completely destroyed by fire at its mooring in Stockholm's Gamla Stan on Saturday morning.
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Society: 30 Jan 07
A 43-year-old father went out sledding outside Stockholm's royal palace on Sunday with his two little girls, unaware that his choice of slope would lead to a confrontation with crack royal bodyguards.
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National: 28 Jan 07
Singer Carola and footballer Henrik Larsson are among 32 politicians, industrialists, sports stars, artists, entertainers and officials named as this year's recipients of the King's Medal.
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Science & Technology: 16 Dec 06
After another spacewalk, Swedish astronaut Christer Fuglesang fielded questions on elk meat and royal invitations in a live television interview on Friday night.
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Lifestyle: 3 Nov 06
He was Sweden's most successful king, a hero of Napoleon's, who started the country's postal service and newspapers. But in Gothenburg Gustaf II Adolf is celebrated simply as the man who brought the city into being, writes Janelle Larsson.
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National: 6 Oct 06
Just after 12 pm on Friday in the Council Room at Stockholm's Royal Palace the Persson era formally ended and the Reinfeldt era began. The new ministers were welcomed with a handshake and a lunch.
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Politics: 5 Oct 06
As he is voted in as Sweden's prime minister by the Riksdag, Fredrik Reinfeldt speaks of the honour and sense of responsibility he feels. He also admits a "feeling of unreality."
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Politics: 5 Oct 06
Will the real Swedish prime minister please stand up? Fredrik Reinfeldt has been named prime minister by the speaker. But Göran Persson is still technically in power for one more day.
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National: 3 Oct 06
Carl XVI Gustaf opens Sweden's new parliament with a challenge to take action on climate change. The opening ceremony was one of the last state occasions for Göran Persson.
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Politics: 18 Sep 06
Göran Persson, who has led Sweden for ten years, will hand in his resignation to Björn von Sydow, speaker of Sweden's parliament, on Monday afternoon.
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National: 13 Sep 06
An axe-wielding man who threatened to jump off a bridge near the royal palace in Stockholm on Tuesday gave himself up after an eight hour standoff.
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National: 12 Sep 06
A man with an axe and a catapult has attacked a car outside the palace in the Swedish catapult. He has threatened to hang himself from a bridge.
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