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National: 12 May 13
Smoke billowing from a fire at a refuse station in southern Stockholm has caused a slew of calls from concerned residents across the city to the emergency services, including one falsely claiming that the Royal Palace was ablaze.
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National: 12 May 13
Rail traffic in northern Sweden will suffer interruptions this week after a goods train derailed between Älvsbyn and Jörn on Saturday.
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National: 9 May 13
Rail travel between southern Sweden and Stockholm continued to face some delays after a mystery fire cut off traffic at Flen an hour south of the capital.
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Business & Money: 6 May 13
Swedish political party leaders clashed on primetime TV on Sunday night, with Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt and opposition leader Stefan Löfven butting heads over labour policy.
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National: 3 May 13
A Swedish woman has died after playing what appeared to be a game of Russian roulette in western Sweden. The 23-year-old man who provided the weapon was charged for manslaughter on Thursday.
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National: 3 May 13
Firefighters found three bodies in a flat in Sundbyberg, just north-west of the Swedish capital Stockholm, after an explosion early on Friday that is now being investigated as a suspected case of murder.
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Lifestyle: 2 May 13
A Gangnam Style-inspired announcement about traffic safety that went viral on Facebook has thrust a humble group of Swedish police officers into the spotlight, making them our pick for Swede(s) of the Week.
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Science & Technology: 2 May 13
A Swedish boy in grade six who was supposed to get his measles jab was instead injected with the Gardasil vaccine, which is normally offered to Swedish teen girls to ward off the HPV virus that can cause cervical cancer.
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Business & Money: 2 May 13
A plane from Scandinavian airline SAS carrying 253 passengers lost part of its wing when it collided with another aircraft at Newark airport outside New York on Wednesday.
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Analysis & Opinion: 23 Apr 13
In this instalment of The Lowdown, The Local's Peter Vinthagen Simpson has a look at Omar Mustafa, who jumped into the news spotlight after his election to the governing board of the Social Democrats proved controversial.
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Science & Technology: 20 Apr 13
Sweden's weather agency SMHI has warned that the floods that caused severe disruptions in and around Uppsala on Friday will intensify, and weather warnings were issued for the south, too.
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National: 19 Apr 13
A doctor in southern Sweden has been charged with manslaughter after his use of a ventouse during a 55-hour birth resulted in the death of a baby and serious injuries to the mother.
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National: 19 Apr 13
Rail services from Stockholm to Uppsala have suffered serious disruption on Friday after the melting snow caused extensive flooding in the university town and surrounding areas.
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Analysis & Opinion: 16 Apr 13
As debate rages in Sweden about the role of private firms in the country's publicly-financed healthcare system, liberal commentator Nima Sanandaji suggests Swedes may find a solution inspired by an innovative heart surgeon from India.
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National: 10 Apr 13
The driver of a truck that was struck by a passenger train carrying 60 passengers in south central Sweden on Wednesday afternoon has died from his injuries.
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Science & Technology: 9 Apr 13
Believe it or not, spring is on the way to Sweden according to meteorologists who have pointed to sunny skies and temperatures up towards 15C during the week.
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National: 7 Apr 13
In two separate incidents, two women between 60 and 70 years old and a man in his sixties fell through the ice and died while fishing on the Swedish west coast on Saturday.
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Science & Technology: 5 Apr 13
Ice breakers navigating the Gulf of Bothnia have been astounded at the record spread of ice on the Baltic Sea, while scientists say they have never seen anything like it.
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National: 4 Apr 13
The cleaner who was on a runaway commuter train that rammed into a block of flats in the Stockholm suburb of Saltsjöbaden in January has spoken out about the incident in what she claims will be her only media interview about the crash.
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National: 3 Apr 13
Two men are being held on suspicion of murder after a woman who was reportedly dismembered was found in a flat in south Stockholm on Tuesday night.
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Society: 2 Apr 13
Workers in Sweden earn the highest average hourly wage in the European Union, according to a new study from Germany.
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Society: 1 Apr 13
An Abba reunion concert scheduled at an Uppsala airfield, Malmö neighbourhoods to be renamed after Eurovision stars and lasagnes found in horse feed were among Sweden's April Fools' Day hoax stories on Monday.
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Science & Technology: 28 Mar 13
Two shipwrecks believed to be 17th-century Danish warships have emerged along the Stockholm waterfront due to unusually low water levels.
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Education: 27 Mar 13
Sweden's teacher training colleges are admitting students who score very poorly in entrance exams, a new review has shown.
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Lifestyle: 25 Mar 13
A 25-year-old dog lover from Texas unleashed an unusual business idea when she moved to Gothenburg three years ago, charting an unexpected path in building up her Swedish career.
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Travel: 22 Mar 13
For this week’s My Sweden, The Local heads south and talks to former US Marine Ron Tibbs, who lives on a secluded farm near Kristianstad where he's converting a 100-year-old pig house into a traditional Swedish café.
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National: 17 Mar 13
A 35-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of assaulting another man in connection with a far-right demonstration in Gävle in northern Sweden on Saturday.
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Travel: 14 Mar 13
Wood-fired meals, new-Nordic cuisine, and classic seafood are on the menus at the Swedish restaurants that have received stars from the prestigious European guide.
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National: 7 Mar 13
A 24-year-old man who attended a party dressed as Nazi leader Adolf Hitler has been acquitted of hate crime charges by a Swedish court.
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Society: 5 Mar 13
In our series profiling foreigners who've moved to Sweden, The Local speaks with Ronia Virginia about the transition from being a full-time homemaker to helping Swedish firms trying to enter the Indian market.
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Business & Money: 4 Mar 13
Swedish labour migration to Norway is threatening to nab jobs from the country's own job seekers, warned a Norwegian business association that also accused Sweden of political negligence.
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National: 3 Mar 13
Swedish ski resort operator Skistar has admitted mistakes that could have prevented a 20-year-old man being dragged into an avalanche in Tegelfjäll in northern Sweden on Saturday.
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Society: 25 Feb 13
The Swedish version of Who Wants to be a Millionaire featured an unexpected breakout into the latest viral sensation - the Harlem Shake - only to continue as normal directly afterwards. The clip has since gone viral online.
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National: 24 Feb 13
The Swedish Transport Administration has claimed improved punctuality rates for Swedish trains - but it has also tripled the time for what counts as a delay, from five to 15 minutes.
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National: 23 Feb 13
Ari Hallikainen, the Swede who left 149 Thai berry pickers stranded after emptying his firm Lomsjö Bär of cash and fleeing the country, has been arrested in Thailand.
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Lifestyle: 13 Feb 13
The Royal Philharmonic percussionists skipped to a Södertälje beat this week on a visit to one of Sweden's more diverse areas where grade-school children are learning to play music in a band.
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Politics: 8 Feb 13
Swedish blue-collar workers increasingly sympathize with the anti-immigration Sweden Democrat party, an opinion poll review showed on Friday.
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Science & Technology: 5 Feb 13
Snow and slick roads made for treacherous driving in central Sweden, with a number of accidents leaving some major roadways blocked on Tuesday morning.
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Society: 4 Feb 13
For almost a decade now, The Local has been delivering accessible European news to millions of Anglophone readers all round the world – but we're now about to get even better.
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National: 4 Feb 13
Police have launched a murder investigation after one man was found dead and a woman found in a critical condition in southern Sweden on Sunday night.
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National: 3 Feb 13
Some areas of Sweden with low levels of immigration have more pronounced social problems than towns with higher numbers of immigrants, according to the conclusions of a new report based on the UN Human Development Index.
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Politics: 31 Jan 13
Immigration is growing in importance to Swedish voters, according to a new study that revealed most voters think the far-right Sweden Democrats are the party with the best immigration policies.
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Lifestyle: 30 Jan 13
As industry heavyweights send models down the catwalks at Mercedes Benz Stockholm Fashion Week, 14 students rallied for their own show. The Local’s Ann Törnkvist caught up with two of them.
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National: 28 Jan 13
Two cranes and a crowd of curious onlookers were on hand on Monday as crews successfully removed a train car that had been lodged in a house in the Stockholm suburb of Saltsjöbaden after crashing into the building nearly two weeks ago.
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National: 24 Jan 13
The cleaner who was onboard a commuter train that crashed into a house in suburban Stockholm last week claims not to remember anything about the incident.
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National: 21 Jan 13
The train cleaner who crashed into a Stockholm house last week has finally managed to communicate with her family, as her union considers filing legal action against the train operator.
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Business & Money: 20 Jan 13
A union representing a cleaner wrongly accused of stealing a train and guiding it into a Stockholm house on Tuesday is considering filing legal action against the rail operator.
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Business & Money: 18 Jan 13
The costs of maintaining a house in Sweden can vary by as much as 15,000 kronor ($2,300) per year depending on where the house is located, according to a report published on Friday.
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National: 18 Jan 13
The cleaner onboard a train that crashed into a house in the upscale Stockholm suburb of Saltsjöbaden is no longer suspected of committing a crime, prosecutors announced on Friday.
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National: 18 Jan 13
The Gothenburg Court of Appeals ruled on Friday that a construction company does not have to compensate 23 families seeking redress for moisture damage linked to a specific insulation technique.
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National: 17 Jan 13
As sightseers flocked to the train that remains lodged inside a Stockholm house after a cleaning lady crashed it on Tuesday, officials have backed down and admitted the incident may indeed have been an accident.
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Politics: 16 Jan 13
The opposition Social Democrats have accused the government of being ill-prepared to deal with unemployment in the new year's first party leader debate in the Riksdag.
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Society: 16 Jan 13
Swedish police have not been able to question the cleaning lady suspected of stealing a train and ramming it into an apartment block on Tuesday, as she is still being treated for her injuries.
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National: 15 Jan 13
Officials remain baffled as to why a cleaning lady commandeered a train in the upscale Stockholm suburb of Saltsjöbaden early Tuesday morning and crashed it into a house, where it remains while crews work out how to safely remove the wreckage.
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Business & Money: 15 Jan 13
The Swedish Trade Union Confederation has proposed a new type of company that would limit profits made in the tax-funded welfare sector, in a move that goes against the line of their traditional political ally, the opposition Social Democrat Party.
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National: 15 Jan 13
No arrests have yet been made and police continue their investigation following the suspected gang rape on Sunday of a 22-year-old woman near the Sundbyberg train station in Stockholm.
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Politics: 12 Jan 13
The former leader of Sweden's Left Party has died at the age of 77 after suffering from heart problems.
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Science & Technology: 5 Jan 13
Nearly 70 out of the 100 tonnes of pork fillets that were dyed and labelled as beef tenderloin have ended up in Swedes' stomachs.
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Lifestyle: 4 Jan 13
With 2012 soon a distant memory, ex-Londoner Paul Connolly puts the spotlight on some acts to look out for on the Swedish music scene in 2013.
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Business & Money: 4 Jan 13
US-based Brooklyn Brewery will help set up a microbrewery in an upscale Stockholm neighbourhood, in a business drive with Swedish brewers Carlsberg and Carnegie.
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National: 4 Jan 13
A 32-year-old Swedish climber died of his injuries on Thursday evening after being carried off by an avalanche in Norway earlier in the day.
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National: 28 Dec 12
The 17-year-old boy who went missing on Christmas Day after his tractor plunged through the ice was found dead on Friday afternoon.
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Business & Money: 28 Dec 12
Statistics show that 2012 was one of the wettest year since records began, which spoiled many a Swede's summer but also contributed to keeping down electricity prices.
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National: 26 Dec 12
Swedish police fear that a 17 year-old boy has drowned after a tractor went through the ice in western Sweden late Tuesday evening.
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Science & Technology: 25 Dec 12
Swedes woke up to heavy snowfall, freezing rain and strong winds on Christmas Day, with traffic disruptions expected across the country.
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Society: 24 Dec 12
Ribbons, dark chocolate, bun dough and tree lights are just some of the seasonal items that Swedes' pets have swallowed so far this Christmas.
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Science & Technology: 22 Dec 12
Residents in a southern Swedish elderly home will soon get to cuddle up with a fuzzy seal from Japan.
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Business & Money: 21 Dec 12
Sweden shut down another nuclear reactor on Thursday, this time at the country's biggest nuclear plant near Gothenburg after an infiltration of sea water, operator Vattenfall and a nuclear industry watchdog said.
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Lifestyle: 19 Dec 12
Having spent the last six months struggling to get settled in northern Sweden, ex-Londoner Paul Connolly shares his frustration over locals' hatred of confrontation.
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Politics: 16 Dec 12
The Swedish Centre Party believes free immigration into Sweden could solve the country's labour-power needs.
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Politics: 16 Dec 12
A new poll puts the far-right party at a record 10 percent, with an increase in support among older voters and voters in north-central Sweden.
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Society: 15 Dec 12
A charity in Norrköping, eastern Sweden, has come under criticism for handing out cigarettes to the homeless and other vulnerable people.
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Politics: 14 Dec 12
The National Auditor will take a closer look at Swedish rail operators SJ after it cancelled more than 200 trains this week with the stated purpose of getting ready for the Christmas rush.
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Analysis & Opinion: 13 Dec 12
Swedes hoping a new dog will make the perfect Christmas present have been warned they may end up feeding to a recent rise in dog smuggling, with pugs having replaced chihuahuas as the canine of choice in the illegal puppy trade.
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Travel: 13 Dec 12
A construction crew bundled up in heavy parkas is bustling around an Arctic building site on the banks of the Torne river in northern Sweden as the 23rd Jukkasjärvi Ice Hotel is erected one oversized ice cube at a time.
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Society: 12 Dec 12
Women who sunbathe nude in southern Sweden have filed a complaint with local officials against a planned new sauna that threatens to block their precious evening sunlight.
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National: 6 Dec 12
The blizzard that shook Stockholm this week could still be felt throughout Thursday as many travellers were left stranded nationwide, with authorities hoping services would be up and running again on Friday.
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Science & Technology: 6 Dec 12
Lingering snow continued to cause problems across Sweden on Thursday, the day after a fierce winter storm brought the capital and other parts of the country to a virtual standstill.
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Science & Technology: 5 Dec 12
Violent blizzards in Stockholm have caused serious disruptions to flights, trains, roads, and electricity, with meteorologists expecting more of the same.
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National: 5 Dec 12
Police urged drivers to refrain from unnecessary travel on Wednesday as delays continued to plague Stockholm's major airports after heavy snowfall shows no sign of abating.
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Science & Technology: 4 Dec 12
Stockholm faces up to 30 centimetres of snow in the next 24 hours, say forecasters who have issued a class 2 storm warning for much of central and southern Sweden.
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Society: 3 Dec 12
Police were called when a confused motorist was found driving on Stockholm’s tram line on Sunday night, after reportedly getting stuck on the tracks and deciding to keep driving until the next station.
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National: 2 Dec 12
A 37-year-old man has confessed to the killing of an elderly dog walker with an axe in Arvidsjaur in northern Sweden on Thursday.
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National: 30 Nov 12
The police have arrested a 37-year-old suspected of killing an elderly dog walker with an axe on Thursday in Arvidsjaur, northern Sweden, after police dogs sniffed him out in an isolated forest cabin.
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National: 30 Nov 12
A fire forced more than one hundred people from their homes late Thursday night as they risked being engulfed by the smoke from burning tires in the Bergsjön area of southern city Gothenburg.
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Science & Technology: 29 Nov 12
The gentle snowfall that graced Stockholm this week is just the prelude to the upcoming freeze, as forecasters predict plummeting temperatures over the weekend.
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Travel: 28 Nov 12
With northern lights viewing hitting its prime, tourists are flocking to Sweden's far north to catch a glimpse of night skies awash in dazzling blues, greens, and violets.
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Politics: 22 Nov 12
Newly-arrived immigrants are still struggling to find work two years after a labour market reform to help them get established in Sweden, a new study has shown, but officials argue the programme will work as long as immigrants stick to it.
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National: 18 Nov 12
A fire on an SJ X2000 train put a halt to all train traffic to and from the central station in Stockholm for over an hour on Sunday afternoon as poisonous fumes spread across sections of the city centre.
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Business & Money: 13 Nov 12
Unexpectedly high sickness benefits claims have forced Sweden's social insurance agency to beg the government for an additional 2.5 billion kronor ($368 million) to ensure sick Swedes get paid while home from work.
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Politics: 8 Nov 12
A Sweden Democrat politician has called on Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt to work towards the establishment of a "reservation" for Swedish culture and traditions, suggesting her northerly home county of Jämtland as a suitable spot.
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Society: 1 Nov 12
Sweden’s most expensive addresses have been revealed by a Swedish real estate agency, including one where US golfer Tiger Woods has a home.
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Society: 28 Oct 12
Swedish national rail operator SJ has apologized after identifying a family who lacked tickets as "asylum seekers" over a train loudspeaker system.
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Politics: 18 Oct 12
An active member of the Social Democrats has been arrested after sending threatening and sexually themed letters to several women, including celebrity bloggers, and signing them in the name a Moderate politician from Gothenburg.
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National: 16 Oct 12
The acquittal of a man who was charged with raping a transgender woman has been overturned after an appeals court overruled a lower court''s finding that the rape was "impossible" because the victim was still biologically a man.
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Sport: 15 Oct 12
Swedish golfer Jonas Blixt took home the US PGA title on Sunday in California, with the rookie collecting $900,000 in prize money.
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Lifestyle: 12 Oct 12
Introducing... is The Local's guide to Swedish celebrity. In this installment David Landes gives the lowdown on Camilla Henemark - the busty pop-queen whose alleged affair with the king has once again put her in the spotlight.
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Politics: 8 Oct 12
Jobs, the economy, and welfare gains were the subjects of a heated debate when Sweden’s eight party leaders met for the autumn’s first televised debate since the opening of the new parliamentary session.
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Society: 2 Oct 12
A 59-year-old man who worked for more than 30 years at a packaging plant in southern Sweden has been fired for rolling his pants up while on the job.
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Business & Money: 1 Oct 12
Swedish trade union Kommunal is pondering a name-change to better reflect its members’ identity, however name proposals such as Fack Ett have prompted fears of ridicule from branding experts.
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