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'Missing' toddler fools Swedish police

Society: 19 Sep 11
Dozens of police officers engaged in a massive search for a 2-year-old girl who was reported missing in southern Sweden on Saturday. As it turned out, she was simply very good at hiding. READ »

Left Party calls for municipal hairdressers

Politics: 15 Jun 10
The Left Party in Sjöbo in southern Sweden has called for municipality-owned hairdressers in order to challenge the existing private "monopoly". READ »

Rail worker panned for 'negro ball' gaffe

Society: 9 May 10
Train passengers were left reeling on Thursday by an announcer's use of the antiquated term 'negro balls' to describe a type chocolate treat on sale in the bistro carriage. READ »

Rabbit abuser reprimanded for animal welfare violations

National: 27 Mar 10
A farmer in southern Sweden has been reprimanded by animal welfare authorities for the severe neglect of more than 100 animals. READ »

Boy found guilty of murdering sister

National: 9 Nov 09
A 15-year-old boy has been found guilty by Ystad district court of murdering his 19-year-old sister on a farm outside Sjöbo in southern Sweden. READ »

15-year-old remanded into custody for murder

National: 29 Aug 09
The 15-year-old boy suspected of shooting to death a 19-year-old woman in Sjöbo in southern Sweden was remanded into custody on Friday afternoon. The woman was murdered at the beginning of August. READ »

Boy remanded for murder of 19-year-old

National: 15 Aug 09
On Friday, Ystad district court remanded in custody a 15-year-old boy suspected of murdering a 19-year-old female relative. The young woman was found dead at her family farm near Sjöbo in southern Sweden at the beginning of August. READ »

Family member denies murdering 19-year-old

National: 7 Aug 09
A male family member who has been arrested on suspicions of murdering a 19-year-old girl near Sjöbo in southern Sweden denies the charges. He was taken into custody on Wednesday night. READ »

Relative arrested over murder of 19-year-old

National: 6 Aug 09
A family member has been arrested in connection with the murder of a 19-year-old woman found dead at her family farm on Monday night, police revealed on Thursday morning. READ »

Teen found dead in southern Sweden

National: 4 Aug 09
Police in southern Sweden are investigating the suspected murder of a 19-year-old woman whose body was discovered late Monday night. READ »

Sweden Democrats close in on back-door Riksdag entry: poll

Politics: 17 Jul 09
The far-right Sweden Democrats need just 8,000 more votes to gain a spot in the Riksdag, according to a new poll. READ »

Arson suspected in eight Österlen fires

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. READ »

Total recall for Kronfågel chicken

National: 27 Mar 09
Swedish poultry company Kronfågel announced on Friday it was recalling all of its frozen chicken products following four new reports of glass in Kronfågel frozen chicken packages. READ »

Blue tongue outbreak spreads south

National: 24 Sep 08
Sweden’s outbreak of blue tongue disease continues to spread as farms in Småland and Skåne in the south of the country have reported cases of the infection. READ »

Several arrests after biker gang raids

National: 29 Jan 08
Police raided premises occupied by at several groups affiliated with the Bandidos biker gang in southern Sweden on Tuesday morning. READ »

Police fear renewed biker violence

National: 17 Aug 07
The emergence of a new motorcycle club to rival the Bandidos and Hells Angels has prompted fears of a new wave of gang violence in Sweden. READ »

Body found in Borås river

National: 13 Mar 07
The body of a man has been found in a lake in Borås, western Sweden, near where a man went missing in December. READ »


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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 »

How far can English take you in Sweden?

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12 February 21:30

The consciousness of one »

"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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Swedish word of the day

fin

adjective

Fin means anyhting from sweet to proper. When someone says, Du är så fin it's quite a compliment.


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