Södermalm

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Court fines Stockholm couple for faked sex

Society: 19 Mar 10
A Swedish court has fined a couple for disorderly conduct after they were reported for having simulated sex on their patio. READ »

Bomb squad removes police station explosive

National: 17 Mar 10
Police bomb technicians have concluded that an explosive left at the reception desk of a police station in central Stockholm did not pose any threat to people or property. READ »

Stockholm gives go-ahead for new mosque

National: 27 Feb 10
Local politicians are in agreement that a mosque should be built in Rinkeby, a suburb in western Stockholm. Representatives of six Swedish political parties have expressed support for the new house of worship. READ »

Izzy Young: A folk man in Sweden defined by Dylan

Lifestyle: 15 Feb 10
Folk music impresario Izzy Young went from organizing Bob Dylan’s first concert to promoting small acts in Stockholm. Gabriel Stein charts the unusual journey of a man who dedicated his life to folk music. READ »

Runaway cat returns home after nine years on the road

National: 12 Feb 10
Stockholm resident Vera Dettmann was left brimming with emotions of joy and disbelief on Thursday when she was unexpectedly reunited with pet cat Lakrits nine years after he disappeared seemingly without trace. READ »

Man shot on Stockholm street

National: 9 Feb 10
A 29-year-old man was shot on Södermalm in Stockholm on Monday night. He was hit in the leg and in the shoulder, but was able to call an ambulance. No one has been arrested as the man refuses to talk to the police. READ »

Woman seriously injured in rooftop snowfall

National: 5 Feb 10
A 55-year-old woman was seriously injured by falling snow from the roof of a building in Blackeberg in Stockholm on Thursday. The cold snap has led to a record number of reports from worried pedestrians over hanging ice. READ »

Politician caught with child pornography stash

Politics: 30 Jan 10
A Moderate Party politician in Stockholm has been arrested and charged with possessing child pornography material including a collection of films and photographs. READ »

Driver in shock as drilling crushes subway train

National: 11 Dec 09
The red line in Stockholm’s subway was stopped for one hour on Thursday after a work team drilled right down through the subway tunnel and damaged a stationary subway train. READ »

What's On in Sweden: December 11th - 17th

Lifestyle: 10 Dec 09
What’s on in Sweden: Dubstep comes to Stockholm, Alice Cooper pays a visit to Gothenburg and Elvis has been spotted in Malmö. READ »

Stockholm Q & A: Where can I find Argentinian food in Stockholm?

Stockholm: 20 Oct 09
In our regular column answering readers' questions about Stockholm, Peter Vinthagen Simpson gives tips on where to find good Argentinian cuisine in Stockholm. READ »

Gangster faces Turkish trial for bomb attacks

National: 16 Oct 09
A warrant has been issued for the arrest of the leader of the Original Gangsters criminal gang on suspicion of being behind an attempt to blow up two men. Turkey, where he now lives, has confirmed that it is prepared to host a trial. READ »

What's on in Sweden: October 16 - 22

Lifestyle: 15 Oct 09
What's on in Sweden: Championship rugby & Massive Attack (UK) in Stockholm/Uppsala; Chocolate festival & avant garde dance in Gothenburg; Rahael Saadiq (US) in Malmö/Lund. READ »

Less trouble and strife: Swedes and the single life

Analysis & Opinion: 29 Sep 09
Fed up of being cut off from the couples-only dinner party circuit, Swedish singles are fighting back. As The Local’s Christine Demsteader finds out, they are throwing their frozen meals-for-one aside to attend Sweden’s Biggest Singles Party. READ »

Swedish police hunt audacious 'Spiderman' burglar

National: 21 Aug 09
Swedish police are hunting for an agile cat burglar who, clad in climbing attire and gardening gloves, shinned up drainage pipes to hit ten apartments in Stockholm over the summer. READ »

Summer Rail Destinations: Stockholm

Travel: 11 Aug 09
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. READ »

The best of Stockholm Pride

Lifestyle: 30 Jul 09
As northern Europe's biggest Pride festival nears its climax, The Local offers its tips for how to make the most of the weekend. READ »

What's on in Sweden: July 24 - 30

Lifestyle: 23 Jul 09
What's on in Sweden: Stockholm Pride & Opera al fresco in Stockholm; eccentric variety show in Gothenburg; Möllevången music, theatre & arts festival in Malmö. READ »

What's on in Sweden: July 3 - 9

Lifestyle: 1 Jul 09
What's on in Sweden: Millennium trilogy tour and roots festival in Stockholm; BB King in Gothenburg; Anthony Joseph & The Spasm Band (UK) in Malmö. READ »

Kids registered illegally at Riksdag homes

Politics: 23 Jun 09
Although against regulations, members of the Swedish Parliament (Riksdag) have allowed their children to register a few of the Parliament's apartments as their permanent address. READ »

Women in custody for beating of far-right politician

Politics: 11 Jun 09
Two young women suspected of beating up the spokesperson of the far right Sweden Democrats and his girlfriend were remanded in custody on Wednesday. READ »

What's on in Sweden: June 5 - 11

Lifestyle: 4 Jun 09
What's on in Sweden: Lewis Black and Early Music Festival in Stockholm; Beer festival & World Cup football in Gothenburg; Buju Banton & Mandela exhibition in Malmö. READ »

Journalist injured in suspected bomb attack

National: 20 May 09
A journalist employed by Sweden’s TV4 was taken to hospital early Wednesday morning following a powerful explosion at the door of her Stockholm apartment. READ »

What's on in Sweden: May 22 - 28

Lifestyle: 20 May 09
What's on in Sweden: Ingmar Bergman theatre festival in Stockholm; International performance art in Gothenburg; Ghostface Killah and Funda Arar in Malmö/Lund. READ »

Near-fatal knifing in Södermalm

National: 9 May 09
A man was taken to hospital early on Saturday morning after being stabbed near the heart in a building in the Södermalm district of Stockholm. His condition was reported to be serious but stable. A man has been arrested. READ »

Art off the beaten track in Stockholm

Lifestyle: 7 May 09
Art critic Katarina Wadstein MacLeod slips into the suburbs and side streets of Stockholm in search of hidden gems outside the mainstream. READ »

Activists buzz Vattenfall CEO with paint bombs

Society: 29 Apr 09
Several masked assailants threw paint grenades at Vattenfall CEO Lars G. Josefsson on Wednesday, interrupting a press conference during which he was set to present the state-owned power company’s interim results. READ »

Västervik: Building boats for half a millennium

Travel: 24 Apr 09
Sponsored article: The beautiful coastal town of Västervik once built warships for King Gustav I. These days luxury yachts are more in evidence, writes Jennifer Heape. READ »

Winner chosen for Stockholm's New Slussen project

Society: 17 Apr 09
Representatives from the city of Stockholm on Friday announced the winning design for a planned redesign of the city’s Slussen transit hub. READ »

Swedish football: A beginner’s guide to the Allsvenskan

Lifestyle: 2 Apr 09
With the Swedish football season kicking of this weekend, Nic Townsend separates the title hopefuls from the relegation woefuls in a team by team analysis of the Allsvenskan. READ »

What's on in Sweden: March 27 - April 2

Lifestyle: 26 Mar 09
What's on in Sweden: English pop quiz and Soha in Stockholm; Jazz festival in Gothenburg; Bob Dylan & Jenny Wilson in Malmö. READ »

Two men found dead in Stockholm apartment

National: 14 Mar 09
Police in Stockholm are on Saturday continuing to search for those responsible for a double murder on Södermalm on Friday evening. READ »

Outrage over politican's high-priced home rental

Society: 5 Mar 09
A Social Democratic politician and former Swedish reality TV star has sparked a backlash over plans to charge what many characterized as exorbitant fees for the rental of two separate properties. READ »

Dogs attack 4-year-old girl

National: 5 Feb 09
A four-year-old girl was taken to hospital in Stockholm after she was attacked on Thursday afternoon by two dogs. READ »

Russians in Sweden: taming a fear of the bear

Analysis & Opinion: 30 Jan 09
In the first of a series highlighting different communities in Sweden, The Local’s David Landes takes a look at how the sprawling and complex history of Swedish-Russian relations affects life for Russians living in Sweden today. READ »

Stockholm club and concert tips: Saturday, Jan 24

Lifestyle: 22 Jan 09
The Djungeltrumman club editor's tips. READ »

Stockholm club and concert tips: Saturday, Jan 17

Lifestyle: 14 Jan 09
The Djungeltrumman club editor's tips. READ »

Stockholm club and concert tips: Saturday, Jan 10

Lifestyle: 7 Jan 09
The Djungeltrumman club editor's tips. READ »

Violent night in Stockholm

National: 6 Jan 09
A spate of violent crimes were reported on Monday night in Stockholm. Two stabbings and a serious assault occurred as Sweden prepared for the Eve of Epiphany holiday. READ »

Mamma Mia breaks new ground in the UK

Society: 1 Jan 09
Mamma Mia!, the film version of the musical featuring the music of Swedish disco group Abba, has proved a smash hit in the UK and is the first DVD film to sell more than five million copies in the country. READ »

Man dies in Stockholm shooting

National: 31 Dec 08
One man died and another was seriously injured in a shooting in central Stockholm on Wednesday morning. Police have taken in two men for questioning, although confirm that the perpetrators remain at large. READ »

Two arrested for Christmas Eve killing

National: 28 Dec 08
Two men have been arrested for their involvement in the murder of a 26-year-old man at a refugee centre in Sundsvall on Christmas Eve READ »

Five men wanted for Christmas Eve killing

National: 26 Dec 08
Three men are now officially wanted on suspicion of the murder of a 26-year-old man at a Sundsvall refugee centre on Christmas Eve. A further two are wanted in connection with the killing. READ »

What's on in Sweden: December 19 - 25

Lifestyle: 18 Dec 08
What's on in Sweden: December 19th - 25th. Magic Numbers and Clash tribute in Stockholm; Polar exhibition and Woody West's Christmas Bash in Gothenburg; magical organic market near Malmö READ »

Stockholm club and concert tips: Saturday, Dec 20

Lifestyle: 18 Dec 08
The Djungeltrumman club editor's tips. READ »

Stockholm: a tour guide’s tips

Stockholm: 15 Dec 08
A weekend in Stockholm isn't complete without visiting the Vasa Museum, but what else should a tourist see? Tour guide Séverine Bouvier offers her tips. READ »

Stockholm club and concert tips: Saturday, Dec 13

Lifestyle: 10 Dec 08
The Djungeltrumman club editor's tips. READ »

Police detain 470 at neo-Nazi demonstration

National: 7 Dec 08
Police took 470 activists into custody at Saturday's demonstrations in Salem, south of Stockholm. 15 were arrested as police reported a "successful day". READ »

Christmas by design: Unmissable markets in Sweden and Denmark

Lifestyle: 5 Dec 08
Join Charlotte West on a tour of the best Christmas markets for design products in Stockholm, Gothenburg, Malmö and Cophenhagen. READ »

Stockholm club and concert tips: Saturday, Nov. 29

Lifestyle: 27 Nov 08
The Djungeltrumman club editor's tips. READ »

Stockholm club and concert tips: Saturday, Nov. 22

Lifestyle: 19 Nov 08
The Djungeltrumman club editor's tips. READ »

70 evacuated from Stockholm fire

National: 15 Nov 08
At least 70 people were forced from their homes due to a major fire which broke out in a six-storey building on Södermalm in central Stockholm on Friday evening. READ »

Stockholm going out guide: Saturday, Nov 15

Lifestyle: 13 Nov 08
Brighten up a mid-November Saturday night in Stockholm with a going out guide from The Local in association with Djungeltrumman. READ »

Stockholm going out guide: Saturday, Nov 8

Lifestyle: 7 Nov 08
The Local teams up with Djungeltrumman to help point you in the right direction if you're planning a night out in Stockholm this Saturday. READ »

What's on in Sweden: November 7 - 13

Lifestyle: 6 Nov 08
What’s on: Al Green, The Levellers and Monster truck extravaganza in Stockholm; Martial Arts and Kazem Al Saher in Gothenburg; Michael Bolton in Malmö. READ »

Stockholm going out guide: Saturday, Nov 1

Lifestyle: 31 Oct 08
Nightclub tips for the very first night of November from Djungeltrumman. READ »

Choc news: Sweden in public display of confection

Lifestyle: 30 Oct 08
Cocoa fan Robert La Bua spills the beans on Chokladfabriken's Martin Isaksson, Sweden's master chocolatier. READ »

Stockholm going out guide: Saturday, Oct 25

Lifestyle: 21 Oct 08
It's the last weekend of the month, which in Sweden means that everyone has money again. Check out our tips for a great Saturday night. READ »

Football hooligans battle in Stockholm

Sport: 20 Oct 08
More than 70 people were detained in connection with a brawl which broke out on Sunday afternoon between rival factions of football supporters in Stockholm. READ »

Stockholm weekend going out guide: Saturday, Oct 18

Lifestyle: 16 Oct 08
The Local teams up with Djungeltrumman to help point you in the right direction if you're planning a night out in Stockholm this Saturday. READ »

Stockholm weekend going out guide: Saturday, Oct 11

Lifestyle: 6 Oct 08
The Local teams up with Djungeltrumman to help point you in the right direction if you're planning a night out in Stockholm this Saturday. READ »

Uproar over planned destruction of urban 'green lung'

Analysis & Opinion: 30 Sep 08
Residents living in Kvarteret Plankan in the Södermalm district of Stockholm are in uproar over plans to build a large apartment block in the centre of their courtyard, writes Jennifer Heape. READ »

Stockholm weekend going out guide: Saturday, Oct 4

Lifestyle: 30 Sep 08
The Local teams up with Djungeltrumman to help point you in the right direction if you're planning a night out in Stockholm this Saturday. READ »

Stockholm weekend club guide: September 26 - 27

Lifestyle: 25 Sep 08
It’s the weekend, it’s the end of the month, and it’s time to find some good quality dancing shoes. Let Djungeltrumman be your cobbler. READ »

Stockholm weekend club guide: September 19 - 20

Lifestyle: 18 Sep 08
The Local helps fulfil all your Stockholm nightlife needs this weekend in cooperation with the ever-reliable entertainment gurus at Djungeltrumman. READ »

ABBA museum suffers delay

Society: 13 Sep 08
The proposed ABBA museum in Stockholm has been delayed. Renovations to the 100-year-old Stora Tullhuset - which will house the museum - mean that the doors will not open in 2009. READ »

Stockholm weekend going out guide: September 12 - 13

Lifestyle: 12 Sep 08
The Local helps fulfil all your Stockholm nightlife needs this weekend in cooperation with the ever-reliable entertainment gurus at Djungeltrumman. READ »

Stockholm club and concert guide: August 29 - 30

Lifestyle: 29 Aug 08
Stockholm club and concert tips from Kalendarium. READ »

What’s on in Sweden: August 29 - September 4

Lifestyle: 28 Aug 08
What’s on: World class choir and Snoop Dogg in Stockholm; Aero Show in Gothenburg, pop festival and fashion bazaar in Malmö. READ »

Stockholm club and concert guide: August 7 - 9

Lifestyle: 14 Aug 08
Stockholm club and concert tips from Kalendarium. READ »

Apartment for sale with all mod cons and stepdad

National: 12 Aug 08
An apartment currently up for sale in Stockholm comes fully equipped with the current tenant, who is refusing to budge. READ »

Reinfeldt: 'Dark clouds over the economy'

Politics: 10 Aug 08
Swedish Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt forecast imminent dark clouds over the Swedish economy and promised action in his summer speech while opposition leader Mona Sahlin went on the attack. READ »

Record Stockholm Pride parade despite rain

Society: 2 Aug 08
Saturday’s Stockholm Pride parade may have started with heavy rainfall, but it´s set to be the biggest Stockholm Pride parade ever, with over 80,000 participants, thanks in large part to huge numbers of international guests. READ »

New hate crime at Europride

National: 30 Jul 08
Two men were subjected to homophobic insults and assaulted in central Stockholm early on Wednesday morning. Police have classified the assault as a hate crime. READ »

Larsson trilogy inspires Stockholm's latest walking tour

Travel: 29 Jul 08
Join Delphine Touitou from AFP as she follows along on Stockholm's newest literary walking tour inspired by the books of the late Stieg Larsson. READ »

Hate crime mars Europride launch

National: 28 Jul 08
Two men were stabbed and robbed of their mobile telephones in the Tantolunden area of Södermalm in Stockholm on Sunday night in an attack police are classifying as a hate crime. READ »

Gearing up for Europride: the best of Stockholm's gay scene

Lifestyle: 25 Jul 08
Stockholm will turn itself into Europe’s semi-official gay capital at the end of this month, as the Europride festival hits town. Visitors will find a city that does gay in its own, understated way, James Savage reports. READ »

What’s on in Sweden: July 25 - 31

Lifestyle: 24 Jul 08
What’s on: Europride comes to Stockholm, Iron Maiden in Gothenburg and Chico Trujillo in Malmö. READ »

'Serial murderer' gets life for gay killing

National: 22 Jul 08
A 35-year-old man was convicted on Tuesday of murder, attempted murder, aggravated robbery and theft. He was given a life sentence. READ »

'Ass man' concludes his visit to Sweden

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. READ »

Going underground at Tech Noir

Lifestyle: 4 Jun 08
David Bartal wanders into a subterranean night club and discovers a realm where Belgians rule the roost and latex is more rule than exception. READ »

'Serial murderer' charged in gay killing

National: 3 Jun 08
A 35-year-old man thought to be a serial murderer was indicted on Tuesday, suspected of murder, attempted murder, aggravated robbery, and theft. READ »

Laughter and pain in Stockholm on Saturday

Society: 31 May 08
Six hours of pain or ten hours of laughter are on offer for Stockholmers on Saturday as two very different marathons compete for an audience. READ »

Swedish Elks travel to Oz

Lifestyle: 26 May 08
Most Swedes will be bemused to learn they have a national Australian Football team. Nic Townsend meets the Swedish Elks before they travel to Melbourne for the International Cup. READ »

Man found hanged on Stockholm island

National: 20 May 08
A man was found hanging from a tree with a plastic bag over his head on the island of Långholmen in Stockholm on Tuesday. READ »

Making it in Sweden: an Irishman at an NGO

Jobs: 29 Apr 08
Shane Quinn is one of around 1,500 Irish-born people living in Sweden. He tells us how he found his niche here. READ »

Famed boat hostel returns to Stockholm

Travel: 9 Apr 08
The af Chapman ship returned to Stockholm fully-rigged on Wednesday after a nearly two-year absence, ready to resume her role as a popular youth hostel. READ »

Go See The Blue Koala

Lifestyle: 2 Apr 08
English-speaking theatre goers in Stockholm can treat themselves to something relatively rare this month at the Boulevard Theatre on Södermalm: live theatre in English. READ »

Stockholm design district: SoFo no good?

Analysis & Opinion: 25 Mar 08
In the first of a series of regular columns, David Bartal searches high and low for Stockholm's design district. Eventually he finds it -- in Finland. READ »

Irish tourist feared drowned

National: 21 Mar 08
Stockholm police fear that the 32-year-old Irish man, who was last seen leaving a restaurant in the city on Saturday night, has drowned. READ »

Bauer serves up seriously fun food

Lifestyle: 13 Mar 08
Charlotte West savours the Disneyesque design and Spanish-inspired menu of a new Stockholm restaurant. READ »

Faking it at the Stockholm Furniture Fair

Lifestyle: 11 Feb 08
The Stockholm Furniture Fair is not just about minimalist design and stylish curves, as Charlotte West found out at the weekend. Lemon chairs, metallic pink cow-shaped sofas and irreverent toilet paper holders lurked among the masses of sleek black couches. READ »

US primary polls still open in Sweden

National: 8 Feb 08
A Stockholm café is preparing for yet another swarm of voters and media READ »

True grit: London musical aims for Swede success

Lifestyle: 23 Jan 08
A villain standing in front of a Union Jack has been glowering at Stockholmers from billboards across the city in recent weeks. Kathleen Harman looks at how a hard-edged British musical is looking for success in Sweden. READ »

Convicted teens back in custody

National: 12 Jan 08
Two teenage boys involved in the events that led to the death of 16-year-old Riccardo Campogiani have been taken back in to custody following a fresh assault. READ »

Man charged with brutal gay hate attacks

Society: 11 Jan 08
A man in Stockholm has been charged with murdering a 45-year-old man, after being arrested on Monday for allegedly trying to murder a man he met on a gay contact site. READ »

Stockholm hit by Christmas cartoon blackout

Society: 25 Dec 07
A power outage keeps Karl-Bertil Jonsson off the air for Comhem customers on Södermalm READ »

Disco date: Sweden's ABBA museum to open in 2009

Travel: 5 Dec 07
The world's first museum dedicated to the legendary Swedish disco group ABBA will open its doors in Stockholm in June 2009. READ »

Two fall from third floor at Halloween party

National: 3 Nov 07
A woman in her 20s is in hospital with life-threatning injuries after falling from a third floor balcony during a Halloween party in Stockholm. A man who fell shortly afterwards is suspected of attempted murder. READ »

A leap of faith

Lifestyle: 12 Oct 07
Swedish women who convert to Islam: Of the 400,000 people in Sweden estimated to be celebrating the end of Ramadan this weekend, around 5,000 are ethnic Swedes who have converted to Islam. Two women converts tell Rami Abdelrahman about how they square their faith with society's expectations. READ »

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