Sigtuna
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Hultsfred music festival heads to Stockholm
Society: 20 Mar 13
Organizers of the Hultsfred music festival announced on Wednesday that this year's three-day show would be shifted to Sigtuna in Stockholm County, just north of the capital city.
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Five guilty of hazing at elite Swedish school
National: 22 Feb 13
A Swedish court on Friday convicted five young men for assaulting a younger student in a high-profile hazing case that took place at the same prestigious Swedish boarding school once attended by King Carl XVI Gustaf.
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Teen tells court of abuse at elite Swedish school
Education: 5 Feb 13
A student told a court on Monday of being beaten by five other students facing charges in a hazing scandal that has rocked the same prestigious Swedish boarding school once attended by King Carl XVI Gustaf.
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Fire guts conference centre near Stockholm
National: 10 Jan 13
Police have launched an arson investigation following a violent Wednesday night fire that left a popular hotel and conference centre in Sigtuna, north of Stockholm, in ruins.
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Keep teens away from fireworks, experts warn
Society: 31 Dec 12
Several incidents of youths firing rockets in public places were reported in Stockholm ahead of New Year's after experts warned of firework risks.
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Elite Swedish school faces new hazing reports
Education: 24 Nov 12
New incidents of hazing have been reported at the prestigious Swedish boarding school once attended by King Carl XVI Gustaf, including a case of a young girl forced to perform oral sex on a snowman.
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Elite Swedish school faces fine over hazing
Education: 12 Oct 12
The Swedish Schools Inspectorate has told the prestigious boarding school Lundsberg that it will impose a 500,000 kronor ($75,000) fine if it doesn't act to stamp out the practice of bullying and violence among pupils.
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'Give Wallenberg an annual day': minister
National: 4 Aug 12
As the 100 year anniversary of Swedish diplomat Raoul Wallenberg’s birth is commemorated in Sweden and globally, democracy minister Birgitta Ohlsson suggests making August 4th Wallenberg’s own annual day in the Swedish calendar.
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Cricket in Sweden: Q&A with Shahzeb Choudhry
Lifestyle: 27 Jul 12
The Local's Salomon Rogberg talks to Shahzeb Choudry of the Swedish Cricket Federation to review the state of the wicket in the Swedish cricketing world.
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Barred student sues school for a million
Business & Money: 29 May 12
A 20-year-old student at prestigious boarding school Sigtuna has sued his school for a million kronor ($139,500) after he has been barred from graduation due to suspicions of bullying.
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Cute Swede pulled over by 'policeman' for a date
National: 26 Apr 12
A Swedish woman who was pulled over for driving too fast but managed to walk away without a ticket, was shocked to find this was not the last she would hear from the amorous “policeman” that night.
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Elite Swedish school rocked by hazing scandal
Education: 24 Apr 12
Five students from the same prestigious Swedish boarding school once attended by King Carl XVI Gustaf have been arrested on suspicions of violently beating a fellow student in a long-running hazing campaign.
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Mother convicted of drowning young sons
National: 19 Mar 12
The 31-year-old mother who pushed her two young sons into a lake in central Sweden and watched them drown was convicted of murder on Monday and sentenced to closed psychiatric care and deportation.
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'We were all supposed to die': mother
National: 18 Jan 12
The trial against the 31-year-old mother charged with murdering her two sons by pushing them in the water and watching them drown opened in Sweden on Wednesday.
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Mother who killed sons found 'mentally ill'
National: 30 Dec 11
A 30-year-old mother who admitted to killing her young sons in September in Sigtuna, north of Stockholm, has been found mentally ill after undergoing a forensic psychiatric evaluation.
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Sweden's best Christmas beers: a selection
Lifestyle: 9 Dec 11
For many Swedes, Christmas celebrations just aren't complete without a tasty glass of Christmas beer. Beer blogger Darren Packman offers some tips on some of the best Christmas beers available in Sweden this season.
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Björklund questions schools' special status
Education: 2 Dec 11
The rules regarding the funding of Sweden’s three national boarding schools could be changed, after an application by a fourth school brought attention to their favoured status.
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Schools agency: kids taught 'to take a beating'
Education: 29 Nov 11
After reviewing the prestigious boarding school Lundsberg, the Swedish Schools Inspectorate has given the foundation until the end of February to prove that they can rid the school of bullying.
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Ex-staff speak out about bullying claims
Education: 27 Nov 11
The two former staff members at Swedish boarding school Lundsberg, currently investigated after revelations of bullying and violence, have come forward explaining what made them report the school to the Schools Inspectorate.
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Swedish boarding schools put under review
Education: 24 Nov 11
All of Sweden's national boarding schools will be investigated by the Schools Inspectorate after reports of systematic bullying and violence among students.
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Sweden's best Christmas markets
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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Sigtuna pastor calls for society to 'listen'
National: 25 Sep 11
After the memorial held on Saturday for the two murdered boys in Sigtuna near Stockholm, pastor Ann-Marie Johansson called for society to listen.
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Mother admits to killing sons, 4 and 8
National: 22 Sep 11
The 30-year-old mother who is suspected of having murdered her two young sons, whose bodies were recovered from a lake in Sigtuna north of Stockholm on Monday, confessed to their killing on Thursday afternoon.
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Killings prompt review of school's actions
National: 22 Sep 11
Officials in Sigtuna are looking into why it took 13 days without contact from the mother before schools contacted social services about the absence of two boys, aged 4 and 8, who were found dead in a lake on Monday.
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Mother denies killing two young sons
National: 20 Sep 11
A mother held on suspicion of killing her two young sons, whose lifeless bodies were recovered from a lake in Sigtuna north of Stockholm on Monday, has denied committing the crime.
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Mother held for killing sons, 4 and 8
National: 19 Sep 11
The mother of two boys, aged four and eight-years-old, who were found dead on Monday in a lake near Sigtuna north of Stockholm after going missing on Sunday night, is being held by police on suspicion of murder.
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Beer in Sweden: bevy of brews greets the autumn
Lifestyle: 31 Aug 11
Beer blogger Darren Packman offers his thoughts on a slew of new beers set to hit the shelves in Systembolaget stores in September, as Sweden's state-run liquor monopoly stays true to the old saying - all good things come in threes.
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Sweden's strongest beer brewed at 18.5 percent
National: 22 Sep 10
A microbrewery near Stockholm has brewed Sweden's strongest beer ever, containing a whopping 18.5 percent alcohol content.
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Guru's guide: The best beers in Sweden right now
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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Hard rocking beer man: 'I brew in A Major'
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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Citizen protests block hotel expansion in heritage town
National: 7 Feb 10
An exclusive hotel in ancient Sigtuna is denied permission to expand after vigorous citizen protests. The town is regarded as a national heritage.
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What's on in Sweden: May 15 - 21
Lifestyle: 13 May 09
What's on in Sweden: Canadian improv theatre and Morrissey in Stockholm; Funk veterans and Basketball Festival in Gothenburg; Brandy in Malmö.
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McDonald's wins right to serve beer at Stockholm airport
Travel: 13 Mar 09
Weary world travellers will soon be able to wash down their Big Mac with a strong beer following a court decision to grant fast-food chain McDonald's an alcohol licence for its Stockholm Arlanda restaurant.
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Huge princess portrait to adorn airport hotel
National: 19 Dec 08
A new hotel at Stockholm’s Arlanda Airport plans to cover its exterior with permanent portraits of members of the Swedish Royal family.
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Destination of the week: Sigtuna
Travel: 4 Dec 08
Just a short journey from the capital, the pretty medieval town of Sigtuna is one of Sweden's historic gems, writes Jennifer Heape.
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Stockholm awash with beer and whisky
Lifestyle: 26 Sep 08
The Stockholm Beer and Whisky Festival has hit town again and, as Jennifer Heape discovered, it’s a far cry from beer bellies and a packet of pork scratchings.
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Something for the Weekend: The Local's Guide to What's On
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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Shots fired in security vehicle raid
National: 1 Sep 07
A major police operation has been launched after a security vehicle was robbed late on Friday night in Märsta, near Arlanda airport, north of Stockholm. The van was blown up and shots were fired in the incident.
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King confesses to supporting rival football club
Sport: 27 Jul 07
He's an honorary director and official "protector" of top Stockholm football club AIK, but King Carl XVI Gustaf looks set to anger fans after he revealed that he has always secretly supported arch-rivals Djurgården.
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Prisoner escapes after visiting newborn baby
National: 17 Jul 07
A 23-year-old prisoner escaped on Tuesday while on a supervised visit to see his newborn child at a maternity ward in Södertälje.
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Chinese children missing in Sweden
Society: 30 Jun 07
At least 23 Chinese children seeking asylum in Sweden have disappeared from temporary accommodation in Sigtuna in the last three weeks.
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Arlanda jumbo jet targeted for youth hostel
National: 2 Jun 07
A Boeing 747 which has been parked at Stockholm's Arlanda airport since 2002 could be given a new lease of life - as a youth hostel.
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Immigrants dream of playing cricket - for Sweden
Lifestyle: 26 Apr 07
The World in Sweden Series: For inhabitants of countries from Pakistan to Australia, the thwack of leather against willow signifies the sound of the game of cricket. Immigration means that it's a sound being heard more and more in Sweden, as Nicholas Chipperfield finds out.
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Chinese Golden Temple moves to Sweden
Society: 9 Apr 07
Long before the days of Ikea, Chinese authorities flatpacked a temple and sent it to Chicago. Now the ready-to-assemble Golden Temple of Chengde has a new home – the medieval Swedish town of Sigtuna.
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Aussie ex-crim dumped on Sweden
National: 2 Jan 07
Despite spending just one month of his life in Sweden, Stefan Nystrom, convicted of 127 offences, has been deported back to the country of his birth. Swedish authorities are conspicuously absent.
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Recharge with a Swedish winter weekend
Travel: 15 Dec 06
Is the darkness of winter getting you down? Time to recharge those flickering energy reserves. Elizabeth Dacey-Fondelius has top tips for winter breaks near Stockholm, Gothenburg and Malmö.
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A Swedish Christmas 2006
Lifestyle: 22 Nov 06
The decorations are going up, the stores are bracing themselves, and now Sweden's traditional Christmas markets are underway. We've gathered together the best the country has to offer. God Jul!
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Attacks cause Left Party politician to quit
Politics: 22 Nov 06
A series of attacks on a Left Party politician in Sigtuna, near Uppsala, has led her to quit the council. A man approached Ulla Blücher screaming that she was a "communist whore."
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Politician stopped for police booze bribe
National: 28 Aug 06
A Christian Democrat in Stockholm has been sidelined after reportedly trying to bribe a police officer with a bottle of red wine.
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20 injured as Stockholm trains collide
National: 8 Jul 06
Two suburban trains crashed head-on at Märsta station, north of Stockholm, on Saturday night. Over 20 people were taken to hospital following the accident.
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Woman injured in crash
Smörgåsbord: 21 Apr 06
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Archaeologists discover Sweden's oldest stone church
National: 24 Aug 05
Not in his "wildest fantasy" did Sten Tesch, an archaeologist examining some church ruins in Sigtuna, imagine that he would find Sweden's oldest stone church right underneath.
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Thousands without power after heavy snowfall
National: 23 Nov 04
More snow, more chaos. Buses sliding off the road, flights cancelled, long queues at hospitals - and it's still only November.
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School massacre averted
National: 28 May 04
Malmö police thwart an attack planned for the anniversary of the Columbine killings, while a girl is stabbed in a Sigtuna classroom.
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