Skellefteå
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Driving in Sweden: Elk, reindeer, and road rage
Lifestyle: 23 May 13
Fresh from another near miss with a hulking behemoth of an elk, ex-Londoner Paul Connolly offers up a theory on how the prospect of imminent collisions with wayward wildlife affects the driving habits of Swedes up north.
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Rail traffic delays after goods train derails
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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Skellefteå crushes Luleå for ice hockey gold
Sport: 19 Apr 13
Skellefteå AIK capitalized on its third straight trip to the finals of Sweden's top hockey league, the Elitserien, overpowering northern Sweden rivals Luleå to capture its first championship trophy in 35 years.
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Late-season freeze sets Baltic ice record
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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Embracing Sweden's 'ridiculous' sports
Lifestyle: 15 Mar 13
With the playoffs underway for Sweden's top ice hockey league, ex-Londoner Paul Connolly explains how his time in Sweden's far north has changed his views about some of the country's stranger sports.
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'The northern lights are simply spectacular'
Travel: 8 Mar 13
In our weekly profile of people's lives in different parts of Sweden, The Local catches up with a Spanish couple who traded the sunny climes of Galicia for the snow, reindeer, and northern lights of Skellefteå.
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'The kids should have alerted me to the horror'
Analysis & Opinion: 1 Mar 13
In the first of a new column on music, life, and many other things Swedish, Paul Connolly takes us along for his first up-close experience with Melodifestivalen, and offers up his choices for Swedish album and gig of the month.
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Ravaillacz and State of Drama claim final spots
Society: 17 Feb 13
Two boy bands generations apart claimed the places in the Melodifestivalen final at the penultimate heat in Skellefteå on Saturday, when State of Drama and Ravaillacz secured the votes.
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Swede's Grammy win 'a dream come true'
Lifestyle: 15 Feb 13
We are aiming our weekly movers-and-shakers spotlight onto singer-songwriter Jonas Myrin. After taking home Sweden's only Grammy award in Los Angeles on Sunday, he is The Local's pick for Swede of the Week.
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Sean Banan wows crowd with glitter and glam
Society: 10 Feb 13
Swedish performer Sean Banan dazzled the Gothenburg crowd in his win at Saturday's Melodifestivalen heat, in an eccentric number including 25 costume changes, a diaper, and giant angel wings.
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Yohio and Lindgren in Melodifestivalen win
Society: 3 Feb 13
Japan-inspired glamrocker Yohio and ice hockey-playing pop starlet David Lindgren claimed the first two spots in Sweden's Melodifestivalen final after winning the heat in Karlskrona on Saturday.
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Sweden braces for Melodifestivalen kick-off
Society: 1 Feb 13
Swedes nationwide are preparing for the first heat in 2013's Melodifestival - the competition where viewers pick which singer will represent Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest in Malmö.
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'If they have bad news, they'd rather not tell you'
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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Cyclist 'rear-ended' by cheeky passenger
Society: 26 Nov 12
A Swedish woman heading home after a Saturday night out with friends had her journey rudely interrupted when she was knocked off her bicycle by someone's buttocks.
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Malmö Eurovision final sells out in 20 minutes
Society: 26 Nov 12
Tickets to Eurovision 2013 final went on sale on Monday, with music aficionados snaffling up seats to the Malmö shows in a mere 22 minutes on the same day that Sweden announced the remaining Melodifestivalen acts.
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Swedish village cut off after heavy floods
National: 8 Oct 12
A village in northern Sweden has been cut off since Sunday night after torrential rainfall made the area inaccessible.
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Man dies in northern Sweden plane crash
National: 22 Sep 12
A man is reported to have been killed after a light aircraft crashed into a lake near Skellefteå in northern Sweden on Saturday.
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Swedish ice hockey: five fun Elitserien facts
Sport: 13 Sep 12
As Sweden's top ice hockey league, the Elitserien, kicks off play for the 2012-2013 season on Thursday night, The Local unveils the top five little-known facts you and your puck-buddies might not have known about the league.
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Swedish girl's message in a bottle gets reply
Society: 4 Jul 12
After an 8-year-old girl dropped a message in a bottle into the Baltic Sea, she was stunned to receive a reply from foreign shores within two months.
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Introducing... 'Doctor' Åsa Vilbäck
Society: 11 Jun 12
Introducing... is The Local's guide to the Swedish celebrity. In this installment Oliver Gee finds out more about Åsa Vilbäck - the doctor turned celebrity turned unwilling sex-symbol whose boyfriend is on trial for allegedly burning down his own mansion…
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Minister’s chopper landing scares kids
Politics: 2 Jun 12
Without a hint of a warning a helicopter containing environmental minister Lena Ek landed on a school’s football field, causing commotion as curious students rushed onto the field to see what was going on.
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Swede plummets to death in balcony collapse
National: 28 May 12
A man from Mariefred, central Sweden, has died after the balcony where he was standing with a friend gave way early on Sunday morning.
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'Force' municipalities to receive refugee children: minister
Politics: 22 Apr 12
The Swedish Migration Board is having trouble convincing Sweden’s municipalities to receive sufficient numbers of unaccompanied refugee children. Migration minister Tobias Billström now wants to force municipalities to step up.
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Brynäs captures Swedish hockey gold
Sport: 20 Apr 12
Brynäs IF were crowned champions of Sweden's top professional hockey league after defeating Skellefteå 2-0 in front of a jubilant home crowd in Gävle, eastern Sweden, on Thursday night.
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Woman burned boyfriend with boiling water
National: 2 Apr 12
Police in northern Sweden are hunting for a woman who allegedly threw a pot of scalding hot water on her boyfriend in a fit of jealous rage.
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Swedish preschool touts 'ice hockey' curriculum
Sport: 7 Mar 12
A preschool in northern Sweden is teaching kids geography, maths – and respect – through a new curriculum inspired by the rough and tumble world of Sweden's top professional hockey league, the Elitserien.
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A YouTube salute to Sami National Day
Lifestyle: 6 Feb 12
As Sweden's indigenous Sami celebrate their National Day on February 6th, The Local offers up a few video clips highlighting their unique vocal traditions.
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Sweden's 'silliest' place names revealed
Lifestyle: 7 Jan 12
Some people will always hesitate to reveal the name of their hometown, whether it's due to tragic history, bad reputation, or that the name itself is enough to make anyone blush. The Local’s Joel Linde has gathered a few of the latter from all over Sweden.
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New breed of crazy Swedish chefs ride wave of YouTube fame
Lifestyle: 6 Dec 11
A loud-mouthed YouTube cooking show featuring dishes like 'meatloaf mayhem' and 'furious fishdicks' may soon dethrone the famed Swedish Chef as the pinnacle of Swedish culinary insanity, The Local's Joel Linde discovers.
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Triple murderer held after Finnish jailbreak
National: 1 Dec 11
A Finnish man, previously convicted of murdering three people in northern Sweden in 1988, has been arrested in Helsinki following his escape from a prison in Finland last week.
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Triple murderer in new Finnish jail break
National: 23 Nov 11
A Finnish man, previously convicted of murdering three people in northern Sweden in 1988, escaped from a prison in Finland on Wednesday morning where he was serving time for drunk driving.
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Top young Moderates sacked over Nazi salute
Politics: 22 Nov 11
Two young members of the youth wing of the Moderate Party have been asked to leave the organization after posting a picture of themselves making the Nazi salute on a personal blog. One of them has also been charged with hate speech.
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Hunter in hand-to-hoof battle with angry elk
Society: 12 Sep 11
An angry elk turned the tables on a hunter in northern Sweden at the weekend, kicking the man down to the ground and prompting a fatal round of man-versus-beast combat.
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Agency forces amputee to prove leg still gone
National: 9 Sep 11
Even though ten years have passed since Fredrik Jansson from Skellefteå in northern Sweden had his leg amputated, he must still prove his leg hasn't grown back in order to keep his disabled parking permit.
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Thief comes clean and empties undies of loot
Society: 9 Aug 11
A 31-year-old thief admitted to charges of aggravated theft in the middle of a remand hearing in Skellefteå in northern Sweden, and proceeded to produce his ill-gotten gains from his underpants.
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Swedish man's thong use prompts police probe
Society: 22 Jul 11
A Swedish man, practicing yoga in the sun on a beach in northern Sweden was surprised to be approached by uniformed police on Thursday, wanting to question him about his choice of swimwear.
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Högsby daughter: 'they called me a whore'
National: 17 Jun 11
The courtroom drama featuring conflicting accounts about the 2005 killing of Abbas Rezai in Högsby continued on Friday, with the daughter of the couple suspected in the killing saying she knew her family planned to kill her and her boyfriend.
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Friend: I warned Högsby 'honour' killing victim
National: 16 Jun 11
The re-trial of the so called Högsby 'honour' killing continued on Thursday with testimony from a friend of the victim who warned the then 20-year-old against visiting his girlfriend's disapproving family.
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Dog show sparks new Swedish EHEC outbreak
Science & Technology: 16 Jun 11
Around 50 dog owners and several dogs are believed to have been infected with the enterohaemorrhagic E. coli (EHEC) bacteria following a dog show in eastern Sweden.
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Tornadoes leave northern Sweden reeling
Science & Technology: 5 Jun 11
Tornadoes and rough winds wreaked havoc yesterday in the north of Sweden on Saturday, tearing down a large number of trees, blocking roads and cutting off thousands of households' power.
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Swedish schools urged to utilise student English skills
Education: 24 May 11
Swedish schools fail to properly utilise students' English language skills, acquired through the consumption of film and music, according to a report by the Schools Inspectorate.
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Expert: parasite behind stomach flu outbreak
Science & Technology: 23 Apr 11
All indications point to the parasite Cryptosporidium as being the source behind the stomach flu epidemic that has affected thousands in the municipality of Skellefteå in Northern Sweden.
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Over 1,500 people hit by water parasite
National: 21 Apr 11
As many as 1,500 inhabitants in the municipality of Skellefteå in northern Sweden have confirmed in a survey that they have experienced stomach flu symptoms probably caused by a parasite outbreak.
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Stomach bug strikes second Swedish town
National: 19 Apr 11
The drinking water in Skellefteå in northern Sweden has been contaminated by the same intestinal parasite that sickened thousands of residents in Östersund earlier this winter.
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Färjestad reclaim Swedish ice hockey gold
Sport: 15 Apr 11
Färjestad BK were crowned champions of Sweden's top professional ice hockey league for the ninth time on Thursday night following a convincing 4-1 victory over Skellefteå.
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Stieg Larsson's last letter to his brother
Analysis & Opinion: 27 Jan 11
Read the last correspondence Swedish author Stieg Larsson with his brother Joakim, sent by email just three weeks before the Millennium trilogy author died in 2004.
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Sweden braces for year's first solar eclipse
Science & Technology: 3 Jan 11
Many sun-starved Swedes will have to make due with a partial sunrise on Tuesday morning as Sweden is set to experience the first solar eclipse of 2011.
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Elk hunts and 'paparazzi' threaten berry pickers
National: 5 Aug 10
A firm in northern Sweden has claimed in a letter to the Work Environment Authority that its berry pickers face a slew of dangers including poisonous mushrooms, elk hunters, monotony, and "paparazzi-style" journalists.
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Three dead in football team bus crash
National: 25 Jul 10
Three people died and 17 people sustained injuries on Sunday afternoon when a bus collided head-on with a car outside Piteå in northern Sweden.
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Earthquake rocks northern Sweden
National: 16 Jun 10
An earthquake measuring 3.8 on the Richter scale shook homes in parts of Västerbotten in the north of Sweden late Tuesday evening.
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Spring floods threaten northern Sweden
National: 21 May 10
Sweden's meteorological agency SMHI has issued flood warnings in several areas across northern parts of Sweden as water levels rise with the spring floods.
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New EU rules open Sweden's airspace
National: 23 Apr 10
Flights are now permitted across the whole of Sweden, as Stockholm-Arlanda, Bromma and Malmö airports all remained open overnight. The latest reports from Iceland indicate that the volcano remains stable.
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Westerly winds bringing more ash to Sweden
National: 22 Apr 10
Malmö Sturup Airport reopened on Thursday morning, only to close again in the afternoon as volcanic ash continues to hinder air traffic in Sweden.
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Volcano ash forces airspace shutdown
National: 15 Apr 10
Most Swedish airspace is to be shut down from 6pm on Thursday as volcanic ash continues to drift eastward from Iceland, the Civil Aviation Authority has said.
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Relatives settle over eccentric Swede's tin can riches
Society: 29 Mar 10
The relatives of a man who spent the last three decades collecting empty cans on the streets of a town in northern Sweden have settled out of court over the division of his unlikely fortune.
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Six airports to be sold in turbulent times
Business & Money: 20 Nov 09
Swedish Airports and Air Navigation Services (LFV) is to sell off six of its airports to municipalities or other local parties in connection with a reorganisation of the company in 2010.
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Swine flu vaccinations underway in Sweden
National: 12 Oct 09
The largest vaccination programme in Swedish history got underway on Monday as health workers in the south of the country received the first shots to protect against the swine flu.
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Porn shop internship costs Swedish man his job
National: 8 Oct 09
A man from Skellefteå in northern Sweden who lost his job as a personal care assistant because of a part-time internship at a local porn shop has accused his former employer of discrimination.
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Air force compensates farmer for hen massacre
Society: 8 Jun 09
The Swedish armed forces has agreed to compensate a poultry farmer in northern Sweden after an air force exercise frightened the life out of 31 of her chickens.
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Man dies following balcony crash
National: 23 May 09
A 30-year-old man died, while another man was injured, when a balcony fell off the side of an apartment building in the northern Swedish town of Skellefteå on Friday night.
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Men charged for teen train rape
National: 21 May 09
Two men have been charged with raping a 14-year-old girl on a night train bound for Stockholm on May 1st.
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Eccentric Swede turned empty cans into gold
Society: 16 Apr 09
The relatives of a man who spent the last three decades collecting empty cans on the streets of a town in northern Sweden were surprised to learn he was worth millions when he died.
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Burger King sets its sights on northern Sweden
Business & Money: 26 Mar 09
A burger war is brewing in northern Sweden, pitting the country’s own Max hamburger restaurants against American fast food giants McDonald’s and Burger King.
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Nurse gets injury payout after 36 years
Science & Technology: 18 Mar 09
A Swedish nurse who contracted Hepatitis C after coming into contact with an infected needle has had the cause of her sickness recognized by the authorities as a workplace injury after a 36 year wait.
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Zelmerlöw and H.E.A.T. win Eurovision heat
Society: 15 Feb 09
Idol favourite Måns Zelmerlöw and rockers H.E.A.T. won the second Melodifestivalen heat on Saturday evening.
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Triple murderer released from jail
National: 2 Feb 09
A Finnish man sentenced to life imprisonment for the murder of three members of the same family in northern Sweden in 1988 was let out of jail on Monday morning.
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What's on in Sweden: January 30 - February 5
Lifestyle: 29 Jan 09
What's on in Sweden: Rodney Crowell and All That Remains in Stockholm; International Film Festival continues in Gothenburg; Dead Man Walking in Malmö.
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Release date set for triple murderer
National: 17 Dec 08
Nikita Fouganthine, the man responsible for the brutal murders of three people in a village in northern Sweden in 1988, is to be released from jail in February, a Helsinki court ruled on Wednesday.
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Charitable Swedes defy credit crunch
National: 16 Dec 08
Swedish charities are predicting a record year for fundraising despite the ongoing financial crisis. Private donations have continued to increase despite credit crunch concerns although some companies are cutting back.
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Earthquake hits northern Sweden
National: 17 Oct 08
An earthquake rumbled through northern Sweden on Thursday night, according to local media reports.
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Swedish food aims to knock France off its perch
Society: 22 Jul 08
The Swedish government announced a new vision on Tuesday aiming to knock France off its pedestal and establish Sweden as haute cuisine leader of the world.
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Path clear for world's biggest elk
Society: 18 Jun 08
Politicians in northern Sweden have finally given the all-clear for the construction on the top of a mountain of the world's largest elk.
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Policeman docked wages for porn actress slight
National: 27 May 08
A police officer in northern Sweden has been docked five days' wages after a former porn actress reported him for harassment.
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A northern adventure: Europe’s last wilderness
Travel: 14 May 08
From hikes across mountains with Sami reindeer herders to tours of Europe's only civilian space centre, northern Sweden offers new experiences for adventurous travellers.
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Drunken axe-man arrested after dramatic car chase
National: 30 Apr 08
A 45-year-old man was arrested early Wednesday morning after attacking another man with an axe and then leading police on a wild car chase in northern Sweden.
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Still spring despite cold snap
National: 22 Mar 08
Despite the advent of spring Good Friday night was the coldest of the winter in Sweden.
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Triple murderer released
National: 25 Feb 08
A man who killed three people in a village in northern Sweden in 1988 has been released from jail in Finland.
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Teacher convicted for flashing breasts
National: 8 Feb 08
A teacher who flashed her breasts at a high school pupil has been found guilty of sexual harassment.
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Landowners halt world's largest elk
Society: 13 Dec 07
Two local landowners have halted the march of the world's largest elk by submitting an appeal to Sweden's Environmental Court.
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Triple murderer granted pardon
National: 3 Dec 07
Helsinki's court of appeal has agreed to release a man found guilty of three murders in northern Sweden in 1989. Juha Valjakkala, who has changed his name to Nikita Joakim Fouganthine, is to be released from prison on July 1st 2008.
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Stockholm may lose Monopoly as city struggles to pass go
National: 23 Oct 07
With voting well underway for Sweden's new city-based edition of popular board game Monopoly, Stockholm is in serious risk of becoming a relatively undesirable address.
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Man 'scalped wife' in front of neighbours
National: 18 Jul 07
A man has been arrested in northern Sweden accused of scalping his wife. According to prosecutors he pulled her hair so hard that a piece of skin sized ten square centimetres came away from her head.
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Family jailed for tax dodging
National: 21 Jun 07
A family from northern Sweden has been jailed for tax dodging. A 67-year-old businessman, his 50-year-old wife and 23-year old son were convicted of bookkeeping offences.
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Vandalism costs boy 1.3 million kronor
National: 16 Feb 07
A 16 year old boy from Skellefteå in northern Sweden has been asked to pay 1.3 million kronor in compensation after causing extensive damage to a local school.
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Swedish homebuyers feel the pinch
Business & Money: 18 Dec 06
Rising interest rates and rising house prices mean it is getting harder for Swedes to afford to buy a home. That is according to a new survey from Swedbank.
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Breast revelation "no big deal", says teacher
National: 8 Dec 06
The teacher who revealed her breasts to a surprised student wishes she had shown more restraint but does not think it is worth getting too upset about. "Fifty per cent of the population look like this," she said.
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Swedish teacher flashes breasts to student
National: 7 Dec 06
A 46-year-old female teacher in the northern town of Skellefteå reacted to a male student's blackboard sketches by showing him her breasts. Yesterday the woman was prosecuted for sexual molestation.
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Swedish courts cleared after bomb threat
National: 28 Nov 06
Three courts in northern Sweden were evacuated on Tuesday after telephone bomb threats were received. Umeå district court was still sealed off on Tuesday evening.
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Triple murderer escapes Finnish prison
National: 28 Nov 06
A national alert has gone out in Sweden after a man who killed a family in a graveyard in 1988 escaped from prison in Finland. Juha Valjakkala, who was awaiting a pardon, murdered a couple and their 15-year old son.
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Four dead in weekend road accidents
National: 22 Jul 06
Four people have died in two car accidents near Skellefteå in northern Sweden. A car hit a truck killing three, while a young Norwegian died on his way to a festival after crashing into a tree.
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Hard rock behind support family rejection
Society: 15 Apr 06
A family in Skellefteå in the north of Sweden have had their application to be a support family turned down - because the father plays in a hard rock band.
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24 found guilty in ecstasy trial
National: 11 Nov 05
A group of 24 young people from all over Sweden have been found guilty of involvement in a drugs network. The sentences range from fines to almost five years in prison - but the main man is still to be sentenced.
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Melodifestivalen: Men mop up in Skellefteå
Lifestyle: 27 Feb 05
It was a night for the men at Melodifestivalen's third round in Skellefteå. Jimmy Jansson and Martin Stenmarck picked up the ladies vote, but even a precariously attached decolletage couldn't save the day for Jessica Folcker.
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Melodifestivalen 2005: public silenced
Lifestyle: 8 Sep 04
Shame the same can't be said for most of the competitors. Anyway, the best way to find a singer to win the hearts of Europe is apparently to stop the Swedish public from making the choice.
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Golden times indeed
Lifestyle: 6 Aug 04
Unavoidable 80s band Gyllene Tider is setting a new standard for comeback tours this summer - and apparently it has nothing to do with the music.
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