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Schools burn on fifth night of Stockholm riots

National: 24 May 13
At least two schools, a police station, and 15 cars were set ablaze in Stockholm on Thursday night as riots in the suburbs of the Swedish capital continued for the fifth straight night. READ »

Systembolaget to bring booze to Swedes' offices

Business & Money: 7 Dec 12
After its home delivery trials failed to created a stir, Sweden’s state-run liquor store monopoly Systembolaget announced on Friday that it would be trialing delivery to customers’ work places. READ »

Booze home delivery kicks off near Stockholm

Society: 3 Oct 12
Residents in the Stockholm suburb of Sollentuna will be the first to be able to have alcohol purchases delivered straight to their front doors in a controversial pilot project carried out by state-run liquor store monopoly Systembolaget. READ »

Parents held over genital mutilation

National: 19 Aug 12
A man and a woman have been remanded into custody by a Stockholm court on suspicion of having subjected their daughter to female genital mutilation. READ »

'It was an accident': teenage murder suspect

National: 9 Aug 12
The 18-year-old suspected of having shot a teenage girl dead in Sollentuna on Monday has been remanded into custody, despite claiming the shooting was an accident. READ »

Teen dies in hospital after Sollentuna shooting

National: 9 Aug 12
The 17-year-old girl injured in the Monday shooting in northern Stockholm has died in hospital, according to police. READ »

Shooting leaves teen girl 'critically injured'

National: 7 Aug 12
The condition of the 17-year-old girl who was shot in a northern Stockholm apartment on Monday afternoon is critical, and police have arrested the 18-year-old gunman, still in his underwear, on suspicion of attempted murder. READ »

Man held for shooting woman in Stockholm

National: 6 Aug 12
A man has been arrested and a woman has been taken to hospital after a shooting in Sollentuna, north of Stockholm, on Monday afternoon. READ »

Mystery car fires wreak havoc near Stockholm

National: 26 Jun 12
Three, nearly simultaneous car fires broke out in three different locations north of Stockholm on Monday night, leaving police baffled and several passing vehicles with flat tyres from road spikes left near the scenes of the fires. READ »

Busy Midsummer's Eve for Swedish police

National: 23 Jun 12
Police forces across Sweden had a busy evening on Friday with widespread drunkenness, fighting, a mugging, and a stabbing reported as the country celebrated Midsummer. READ »

Habo voted Sweden's 'best place to live'

National: 31 May 12
Habo, a small municipality in southern Sweden, is the best place in Sweden to live, according to a new ranking published on Thursday. Malmö, meanwhile, was ranked nearly dead last. READ »

Stockholmers stranded after more train problems

National: 29 May 12
More train delays plagued Stockholm commuters from Tuesday morning until three in the afternoon, as a power failure in Häggvik caused chaos for trains north of Stockholm. READ »

Homeless Swede wins tent subsidy battle

Society: 11 Apr 12
A homeless Stockholm man has been granted a subsidy from local authorities to purchase camping equipment rather than stay in the “substandard” temporary accommodation provided for homeless people. READ »

Swedish schools aim to ditch books by 2013

Education: 1 Feb 12
The Stockholm suburb of Sollentuna plans to get rid its schools of text books entirely by next year in favour of tablet computers like the iPad, but Sweden’s education remained sceptical about the proposal. READ »

Fees bring flurry of 'fake' colleges to Sweden

Education: 31 Jan 12
After the introduction of tuition fees to Swedish universities, the country has been experiencing an influx of fictitious schools requesting to establish themselves in Sweden. READ »

Gang charged for beating teen rape suspect

National: 11 Jan 12
A gang of teenage boys have been charged for ambushing and assaulting a 17-year-old boy in a playground north of Stockholm at the behest of a 16-year-old girl who had accused the boy of raping her. READ »

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. READ »

Shopping for Christmas food in Stockholm

Lifestyle: 1 Dec 11
As the Christmas season approaches in Stockholm, it is very likely that festive food is uppermost in your mind. Luckily, contributor Gwen Ramsey has put together a list of great options for filling your holiday hamper. READ »

Långholmen FC prepare for Stockholm Cup final

Sport: 26 Sep 11
The Local's partner club Långholmen FC are getting ready for the biggest night in the young club's nine year history on Wednesday when they take on Sollentuna United in the final of the prestigious Stockholm Cup. READ »

Mother of three found dead in a ditch

National: 19 Sep 11
A man has been detained on suspicion of murdering his wife, after she was found dead in a ditch in northern Stockholm on Sunday morning. READ »

Swedish 9-year-old launches 'bun help' to aid children in Africa

Society: 24 Aug 11
A 9-year-old Swedish girl whose fundraising efforts for starving children in Africa has attracted the attention of government ministers wants more children to join her cause. READ »

Swedish pharmacy jabs 12 with same needle

Science & Technology: 12 May 11
After mistakenly pricking twelve people with the same surgical instrument during a regular health check, a local branch of Swedish pharmacy chain Doc Morris is now trying to contact those who might have been affected. READ »

Stockholm suburb claims top spot in business-friendliness ranking

Business & Money: 3 May 11
The north Stockholm suburb of Solna has been named the most business-friendly municipality in Sweden, according to a new ranking. READ »

Swede extradited over 'Muhammad cartoon plot'

National: 4 Apr 11
A man arrested in Stockholm in connection to a foiled plot to murder staff at Jyllands-Posten, a Danish newspaper that published caricatures of the Prophet Muhammad, is set to face trial in Denmark, a Swedish court ruled Monday. READ »

Swedes reflect on the death of Olof Palme

Lifestyle: 28 Feb 11
A quarter century after the assassination of former Swedish Prime Minister Olof Palme, contributor Anita Badejo talks to Swedes about their memories of the killing and how it affected the country. READ »

Fourth terror suspect remanded in Stockholm

National: 30 Dec 10
The 37-year-old Swede arrested in connection with a terror plot against a Danish newspaper was remanded in custody by a Stockholm court on Thursday on suspicion of preparing terror crimes. READ »

Swedish terror suspects remanded in custody

National: 30 Dec 10
Three men from Sweden were remanded in custody by a Danish court on Thursday after police foiled their plot against a newspaper that published caricatures of the Prophet Muhammad. READ »

Swedish terror suspects appear in Danish court

National: 30 Dec 10
The Swedes arrested in Denmark in connection with a foiled "Mumbai-style" plot to massacre staff at a newspaper that published caricatures of the Prophet Muhammad, faced a Danish court on Thursday. READ »

Stockholm takes a stand for racial tolerance

Politics: 21 Sep 10
A crowd of around 10,000 people gathered in central Stockholm on Monday evening to demonstrate for tolerance and against racism after the anti-immigrant Sweden Democrats were voted into Sweden's parliament. READ »

Young girl raped by stranger in Stockholm

Society: 27 Jul 10
Police are appealing for witnesses to come forward on Tuesday after an eight-year-old girl was raped by a stranger in a Stockholm suburb. READ »

Stockholm swells with millionaire men

Business & Money: 21 Jan 10
Stockholm-area men dominate the ranks of the roughly 40,000 Swedes who earn more than one million kronor ($139,000) per year, fresh statistics show. READ »

Michelin-starred Swedish restaurant to close

Business & Money: 5 Nov 09
Edsbacka Krog, one of only two Swedish restaurants currently in possession of two Michelin stars, is to close, the luxury Stockholm eatery said in a statement on Thursday. READ »

Test sites named for Swedish language-learning bonus

Society: 11 Jun 09
Thirteen Swedish municipalities have been chosen to participate in the first phase of a plan to reward newly arrived immigrants who perform well in state-funded language classes. READ »

100,000 lose power after Stockholm fire

National: 1 Jun 09
Up to 100,000 Stockholm households were left without electricity on Sunday night following a series of networks faults and a fire at a transformer station. READ »

Guide Michelin awards two stars to second Swedish eatery

Society: 16 Mar 09
Mathias Dahlgren’s Matsalen restaurant in Stockholm has been awarded a second star in this year’s Guide Michelin, becoming Sweden’s second two-star eatery. READ »

Moderates consider eco-car tax exemption

Politics: 9 Nov 08
The Moderate are considering a proposal to exempt new eco-cars from road tax for a period of four years. The system would replace the current subsidy that will expire in the spring. READ »

Bildt rules out Swedish euro talks

Politics: 17 Oct 08
Sweden has no plans to breathe new life into the euro currency debate despite a weakening of the krona against the euro and the dollar, says Foreign Minister Carl Bildt. READ »

Snakes invade Stockholm preschool

Society: 3 Jul 08
Officials at the Vinbäret preschool in Sollentuna north of Stockholm were dismayed to discover the grounds were crawling with snakes. READ »

44-year-old admits to selling wife for sex

National: 21 May 08
A 44-year-old man accused of selling his 19-year-old mentally disabled wife for sex admitted to some of the charges against him when his trial began on Wednesday morning. READ »

Swedish police received tip-off in Rahman case

National: 8 May 08
Swedish police received a tip-off two years ago that a colleague of Joy Rahman's had disappeared in Bangladesh. READ »

Train disruption after Sollentuna garage fire

National: 6 Apr 08
A fire in a garage in Sollentuna continues to caused disruption to train services north of Stockholm on Sunday. READ »

MS patient jailed for cannabis use

Society: 25 Jan 08
A Swedish multiple sclerosis patient is to go to jail for one year for smoking cannabis. The court said her belief in the healing properties of cannabis was 'an aggravating factor.' READ »

Gävle hit by salmonella outbreak

National: 18 Dec 07
Twelve people in the Gävle region have contracted salmonella poisoning after eating infected eggs imported from Poland. READ »

Doctors sue state over dismemberment claim

National: 5 Dec 07
The two doctors were cleared in 1988 of murdering a prostitute, but the judgement said they had dismembered her body. READ »

Four teens arrested over man's death

National: 19 Jun 07
Four teenagers have been arrested on suspicion of murdering a 50-year-old man whose body was found in an apartment near Stockholm on Tuesday. READ »

Man dies under swimming pool cover

National: 6 Jun 07
A 19-year-old man drowned in Vännäs, outside Umeå, on Tuesday night after diving under a pool cover. In a separate incident, another young man was seriously injured while swimming near Sollentuna. READ »

Father released over baby's death

National: 28 Apr 07
The 28-year-old man who was suspected of having killed his six-day-old daughter in the Stockholm area was released by a court on Saturday. READ »

Melodifestivalen stars caught up in fire drama

National: 11 Mar 07
A number of finalists from Saturday's Melodifestivalen were among hundreds of people evacuated from a shopping mall in a Stockholm suburb on Sunday afternoon. READ »

Swedes' earnings break the trillion barrier

Society: 23 Jan 07
Swedes earned more than one trillion kronor for the first time in 2005, with people in the Stockholm area earning most. People in northern areas had the lowest incomes. READ »

Women sold sex above police station

National: 13 Dec 06
A brothel has been busted in a town near Stockholm – above the local police station. "It's a bit brazen," says one officer. READ »

Challenger takes over Moderates' youth party

Politics: 25 Nov 06
25 year old mathematics student Niklas Wykman has been elected chairman of the youth wing of the Moderate Party, the MUF. He promised to "push the mother party hard". READ »

Man arrested over double murder

National: 3 Nov 06
A man in his thirties has been arrested in Stockholm on suspicion of murdering two women on Friday. One victim was found in Södertälje, the other in Sollentuna. READ »

The best restaurant in Sweden - official

Travel: 1 Sep 06
Only one restaurant in Sweden enjoys the accolade of two Michelin stars and that is Edsbacka Krog. Louis Roper reports on a true gastronomic experience - in the unlikely surroundings of Sollentuna. READ »

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. READ »

Sweden manager's home vandalised

Sport: 21 Aug 06
A group of Swedish football fans have expressed their anger at the continued employment of national team coach Lars Lagerbäck by nailing a sheet with the words 'Lagerbäck resign!' to his house. READ »

Three dead in Sollentuna crash

National: 28 Jul 06
Three people have died after a car left the road and slammed into a tree in Sollentuna, north of Stockholm, on Friday morning. READ »

Security vehicle robbed in Sollentuna

National: 15 Jul 06
Three attackers armed with a pistol and an axe robbed a security vehicle on Saturday afternoon at a shopping centre in Sollentuna, north of Stockholm. READ »

New conviction for file-sharing

National: 7 Jun 06
A man who shared a film on the Internet has been convicted of breaking copyright laws by a Gothenburg court, in the third conviction of its kind in Sweden. READ »

Hunt for private file sharers is over - prosecutor

National: 5 Apr 06
A Swedish appeal court decides not to hear the case against a man who illegally shared a film via the internet. The prosecutor said that the decision effectively puts an end to the hunt for individual file sharers in Sweden. READ »

Swedish snowboard star dies in training

Sport: 13 Mar 06
Swedish snowboarder Jonatan Johansson, who came twelfth in the Winter Olympics, died while training in Lake Placid in the USA on Sunday. During the last training run of the day he fell badly. READ »

The best food in Sweden: official

Lifestyle: 7 Mar 06
If you want to find the best food in Sweden, you should head to the Stockholm suburb Sollentuna and Edsbacka Krog. That's according to the gourmets at the famous Michelin Guide. READ »

Five owe 6.5 million kronor in parking fines

National: 6 Mar 06
Stockholmers currently owe 193 million kronor in parking fines. But 6.5 million of that is owed by just five individuals, with the worst offender liable for 1,583 unpaid tickets, totalling over 1.7 million kronor. READ »

Green politician wins drunk case

Politics: 2 Mar 06
Per Gahrton, a leading figure in the Green Party, has had his conviction for drink driving overturned. The policeman who administered his breath test was not qualified to do so, the court says. READ »

Ten years in prison for raping niece

National: 20 Dec 05
A 56 year old man was sentenced on Tuesday to ten years in prison and a lifetime of supervision after being found guilty of raping his teenage niece more than 250 times. READ »

Sollentuna man fined for file sharing

National: 9 Nov 05
In an almost identical case to the one in Västerås a couple of weeks ago, a 27 year old man has been fined for making the film "The third wave" available on the internet. READ »

16,000 kronor fine for file sharing

National: 25 Oct 05
It's a hefty fine for the first person ever to be tried for illegal file sharing in Sweden - a 16,000 kronor slap on the wrist for the 28 year old who made the Swedish film Hip Hip Hora accessible online. He should have taken all his friends to the cinema instead. READ »

Man freed after sex with 13 year old girl

National: 13 Sep 05
SEE ALSO: FOUR BOYS SUSPECTED OF GROUP RAPE
A 22 year old man who had sex with a 13 year old girl on several occasions has been found not guilty of rape and child abuse. The Sollentuna court said she looked older than she really was. READ »

Formaldehyde in tsunami victims' coffins makes Swedes sick

Smörgåsbord: 26 May 05
The formaldehyde used to embalm Swedish victims of the Indian Ocean tsunami disaster last December is posing a health risk to people handling the caskets in Sweden. READ »

Arlanda's reputation plummets amid discrimination claims

Business & Money: 19 Oct 04
Inadequate facilities for disabled people in the new Terminal 5 pier, companies working without proper authorization, a corruption scandal and an emergency landing. Arlanda's in for a bumpy ride. READ »

16 year old charged with knife murder

National: 13 Sep 04
Police say the murder of a 14 year old boy on Saturday was not race-related - but that hasn't stopped extreme right-wing groups from labelling him "a martyr". READ »

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