February 13, 2012
The following articles have been tagged with "Simrishamn":
Education: 4 Nov 11
A school in southern Sweden that failed to help a student who suffered two years of physical and verbal abuse from fellow students, who posted some of the incidents on YouTube, has been sued by Sweden's child welfare watchdog.
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Travel: 16 Jun 11
If you love fishing - or have just always wanted to give it a try - Sweden is a great place to come. Thousands of lakes where you will hardly see a soul, plenty of rivers and thousands of kilometres of coastline make Sweden a paradise for anglers.
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Science & Technology: 9 May 11
Anglers have reported a dramatic decline in the fish population in Hanö Bay of the east coast of southern Sweden, leaving the authorities baffled as to the underlying cause.
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National: 17 Apr 11
Two bodies have been found in Hanö bay near Simrishamn in the south east of Sweden, while the search for a third missing person has been called off after a fishing boat ran into trouble.
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Politics: 27 Mar 11
Swedish political party the Feminist Initiative has elected two women and a man to succeed the outgoing founder and spokesperson Gudrun Schyman.
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National: 27 Dec 10
There were few accidents reported on Sweden's roads on Boxing Day, as warnings for treacherous conditions appeared to have been respected by drivers.
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National: 24 Dec 10
Residents in several counties in southern Sweden have been told to stay off the roads on Friday, while trains were nearly back on schedule following a series of weather-related disruptions earlier in the week.
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National: 23 Dec 10
Train traffic on southbound lines out of Stockholm came to a complete halt on Thursday afternoon, while many roads were impassable.
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Society: 2 Dec 10
Sweden's train services remained disruption for the third straight day, the country's national rail operator announced on Thursday, as traffic delays extended to flights in Stockholm and Malmö.
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Politics: 20 Sep 10
The Local's correspondents bring you all the latest news from the Swedish election, live from the main parties' headquarters in Stockholm. See the drama unfold live here.
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National: 24 Apr 10
Aviation authorities have declared Swedish airspace almost entirely clear of volcanic ash, with final restrictions in the far south expected to be lifted on Saturday afternoon.
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National: 14 Feb 10
Winter doesn’t necessarily come as a surprise in northerly Sweden. But unusually low temperatures and heavy snowfalls continue to set the agenda and disrupt traffic timetables.
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National: 21 Sep 09
A 45-year-old convicted pyromaniac was taken in for questioning by police in Ystad in southern Sweden early Monday morning on suspicions of attempting to set fires in the area.
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National: 22 Jun 09
Police suspect arson in eight separate fires which broke out in various locations throughout the Österlen region of southern Sweden early Sunday morning.
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National: 3 Jul 08
A known pyromaniac has been apprehended on suspicions of setting a series of fires in Simrishamn on Sweden's southern coast on Wednesday morning.
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Society: 2 Jun 08
The water at 23 Swedish bathing areas did not meet EU requirements last year, according to a new report
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Travel: 17 Mar 08
With Easter fast approaching, Peter Vinthagen Simpson travels to Österlen in southern Sweden, where the annual Open Studio Week kicks off the holiday season this Good Friday.
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National: 23 Dec 06
Christmas is proving to be a busy period for Swedish robbers. In Stockholm alone three major raids took place on Saturday, while in Simrishamn in Skåne a forklift truck was used in a robbery on a jewellers.
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Politics: 5 Oct 06
Feminist Initiative spokeswoman Gudrun Schyman crashed her car into a 15-year old girl on a moped in Simrishamn, southern Sweden, on Wednesday. The girl was not seriously hurt.
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Business & Money: 27 May 06
Dairy giant Arla has been ordered to pay 48 million kronor in compensation for its unlawful use of a patented crème fraiche production method. Arla is considering appealing against the judgement.
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National: 9 Jul 04
The drizzly start to the summer means misery for orchard owners - but the country's mushroom pickers are fun guys to be with. Sorry.
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As diverse as Sweden is, there are a few societal norms that are distinctly Swedish. Understanding a handful of them will hopefully prepare you culturally before you relocate. When you're invited home to a Swede, you better be on time and take your shoes off, writes expat Lola Akinmade-Åkerström. Read more »
Sweden is a country where almost everyone can speak English. So why bother to learn Swedish? Edina Varnagy from Hungary managed with English for a whole year but then found that Swedish could open doors – to a job, a social life and greater understanding. Read more »
"The ice dripped in the winter sun. It was the first day when the light had been intense enough to cause dripping in the sunlight. To hear it was an extraordinary wakeup call. The cycle was happening again as it always does, always will (or so we think). I imagined that on my summer island, the bees..." READ »
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