Sundsvall

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Ships freed from Baltic Sea ice

National: 5 Mar 10
Dozens of ships have been freed from thick ice in the Baltic Sea on Friday after ice breakers worked diligently to end the ordeal of of thousands of passengers and crew stranded in freezing conditions off the Swedish coast. READ »

Thick Baltic ice causes ferry havoc

National: 4 Mar 10
Cancellations and delays to ferry services are forecast to persist into Thursday as the Baltic Sea experiences its iciest conditions in 14 years. Several vessels are stuck in the ice waiting for ice-breakers to set them free. READ »

Swedish nursing home introduces coffee rationing

National: 27 Feb 10
In an attempt to reduce expenditures, a nursing home in the municipality of Timrå in northern Sweden has started to ration the coffee and milk served to its residents. READ »

Convicted double murderer found dead

National: 11 Jan 10
Ulf Olsson, who had been in court-ordered psychiatric care since his 2004 conviction for two murders, was found dead early on Sunday morning shortly after blogging about his desire to kill himself. READ »

Warning follows spate of fake police robberies

National: 6 Jan 10
Swedish police have issued a warning via their website after criminals have been caught using false police identification to lure their way into people's homes before running away with cash and valuables. READ »

Swedish Rail Destinations: the surreal attractions of Piteå

Travel: 17 Dec 09
From sunbathing at midnight in summer to long walks over frozen ice in winter, Piteå is never short on fun and surreal activities. READ »

Dozens arrested in Swedish doping raid

National: 9 Dec 09
Swedish police have arrested 40 people in a nationwide doping raid, according to a statement. READ »

Swedes slam service at rail company SJ

Business & Money: 7 Dec 09
Passengers on Sweden’s national railway SJ have derided the company for poor service and punctuality, slapping SJ with one of the worst scores in the transit industry in a recent survey. READ »

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. READ »

Napping cat may have killed sleeping infant

National: 10 Nov 09
A sleeping cat is suspected of having inadvertently suffocated a three-month baby to death in northern Sweden. READ »

Swedish girls suffer widespread harassment: report

Society: 20 Sep 09
Every third young Swede has been subjected to repeated harassment, threats or violence over the past year. Six percent of young girls have been raped, a new report from Swedish researchers shows. READ »

Four young women in GHB overdose

National: 12 Jul 09
Four GHB overdoses in Sundsvall in northern Sweden over the weekend point to a growing worry among health care officials about the prevalence of the recreational drug. READ »

Two dead in Swedish air crash

National: 15 Jun 09
Two people have died after a small aircraft crashed on the runway shorty after takeoff at Midlanda airport in Sundsvall in northern Sweden on Monday morning. READ »

Convicted paedophile accused of new abuse

National: 5 Jun 09
A 43-year-old convicted paedophile has been arrested on suspicions that he molested a little girl while on temporary leave from court-ordered psychiatric care. READ »

Fury over ailing man's botched deportation

National: 4 Jun 09
Swedish migration authorities have come in for scathing criticism following a decision to deport a man so ill with Parkinson’s disease that his home country of Nigeria refused to grant him entry. READ »

Politicians' text messages 'public documents': Swedish court

Science & Technology: 6 May 09
Text messages sent to or from politicians can be considered public documents, a Swedish has ruled. READ »

Swedish woman falls for internet lottery deception

Society: 30 Apr 09
A 52-year-old Swedish woman has been left out of pocket after she was lured into handing over her cash to secure an imaginary lottery win. READ »

Swedish council draws blood to track alcohol use

National: 24 Apr 09
Sundsvall council in northern Sweden is demanding liver tests from prospective employees to ensure sound alcohol habits. Unions have reacted angrily to the news. READ »

Swedish press: file sharing still ahead of the law

National: 18 Apr 09
The Swedish press weighs in on prosecutorial victory yesterday in the Pirate Bay case. Although the guilty verdict was not surprising, they write, the harsh sentencing was. READ »

Transsexual granted right to change name to Immanuel

National: 9 Apr 09
The Swedish administrative court of appeals has granted a 28-year-old Sandviken transsexual the right to be called Immanuel, overturning a decision by the Swedish Tax Agency that the male moniker was unsuitable for a woman. READ »

Swedish media enjoy April Fool jokes

Society: 1 Apr 09
The royal wedding, doggie doo DNA and a confession from Alfie Atkins' secret friend, as well as The Local's own Japanese girl band, were among the traditional April Fool's hoaxes in the Swedish media on Wednesday. READ »

Gang leader studies fraud law in prison

Society: 1 Apr 09
While imprisoned for serious drugs offences, Andreas Olsson, the leader of the Bandidos organized crime gang in Stockholm, has been studying courses in financial criminal law at the taxpayer's expense. READ »

Winter rail destinations: Riksgränsen

Travel: 30 Mar 09
Lying 200 kilometres above the Arctic Circle, Riksgränsen is Sweden’s most northerly resort and a nature lover’s delight. READ »

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. READ »

State to compensate Swede for broken 'hash' pipe

Society: 4 Mar 09
Sweden’s National Police Board has been ordered to pay a man 300 kronor ($33) in compensation after police destroyed his pipe during a drug raid. READ »

Winter rail destinations: Åre

Travel: 10 Feb 09
With more than 300,000 visitors every year Åre, Sweden's most popular ski destination has enough to tempt even the most ardent Alpine resort fan. READ »

'Internet rapist' enrolled in computer security class

National: 6 Feb 09
One of Sweden’s most notorious rapists who made contact with his victims over the internet, successfully enrolled in a distance learning course on computer security offered by a Swedish university. READ »

Impoverished parish deploys trailer to transport dead

Society: 20 Jan 09
Strained church finances mean the deceased in Borgsjö/Haverö in northern Sweden are making the journey to their final resting place on a cargo trailer rather than in a conventional hearse. READ »

Two arrested for Christmas Eve killing

National: 28 Dec 08
Two men have been arrested for their involvement in the murder of a 26-year-old man at a refugee centre in Sundsvall on Christmas Eve READ »

Five men wanted for Christmas Eve killing

National: 26 Dec 08
Three men are now officially wanted on suspicion of the murder of a 26-year-old man at a Sundsvall refugee centre on Christmas Eve. A further two are wanted in connection with the killing. READ »

Man murdered at Swedish refugee centre

National: 25 Dec 08
A man was found murdered early on Christmas Eve at an apartment in a refugee centre in Sundsvall in northern Sweden. The man had been stabbed to death. READ »

Swedish public pool to rent out burkinis

Society: 8 Dec 08
In a nod to women not wishing to reveal too much, an indoor public swimming pool in Sweden has begun renting out burkinis. READ »

Indonesian girl, 16, missing in Sweden

Society: 17 Nov 08
Police have issued a nationwide alert for a 16-year-old Indonesian refugee who has been missing since Saturday afternoon. READ »

Kalmar claim historic Swedish title

Sport: 10 Nov 08
Kalmar FF are the new kings of Swedish football after a draw away to Halmstad on the final day of the season was enough to secure the first league victory in the club's history. READ »

Winter rail destinations: Narvik

Travel: 3 Nov 08
With single runs over 3,000 metres long and pristine off-piste powder set against one of the most awe-inspiring natural backdrops on earth, it’s no wonder Narvik has been described as home to the world´s most beautiful setting for skiing. READ »

Missing woodcutter found dead

National: 17 Oct 08
A 57-year-old man who disappeared from Ånge in northern Sweden on Wednesday when he went to go chop wood, has been found dead. READ »

Prayer group outrage over church music video

Society: 16 Oct 08
A vicar from northern Sweden has been blasted by a prayer group for allowing a rock band to film a video in an area church. READ »

New arrest in Tobago double murder case

National: 12 Oct 08
A 28-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of involvement in the murder of a Swedish couple on the southern Caribbean island of Tobago. Two men are now in custody on suspicion of the killings. READ »

Man arrested for murder of Swedish couple

National: 11 Oct 08
A 32-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of the murder of a Swedish couple in Trinidad and Tobago in the southern Caribbean on Thursday. READ »

Doctors mistake woman's ovary for her appendix

Science & Technology: 7 Oct 08
A Swedish woman was supposed to have her appendix removed, but when the operation was completed she discovered surgeons had instead removed one of her ovaries and a Fallopian tube. READ »

Wal-Mart eyes Sweden

Business & Money: 23 Sep 08
US retailing giant Wal-Mart is in talks about opening a store in Sundsvall in northern Sweden, officials from the city report. READ »

Winter rail destinations: Sveg/Vemdalen

Travel: 18 Sep 08
Located in the central heartland of Sweden, Sveg is the gateway to Vemdalen, Sweden’s second largest ski area, which boasts some of the most varied skiing facilities in the country. READ »

Acupuncturist fined for treating crying baby

National: 12 Sep 08
An acupuncturist from Sundsvall in northern Sweden has been convicted of quackery for treating a one-month-old baby suffering from colic. READ »

Swedish man fined for putting nude pics of wife on porn site

Society: 9 Sep 08
A 40-year-old man from Medelpad in northern Sweden has been convicted for gross slander for secretly putting nude photos of his wife on pornographic websites. READ »

Kalmar defeat AIK to stay on top

Sport: 5 Aug 08
Football: Kalmar came from behind on Monday night to defeat AIK and remain on top of Allsvenskan, the Swedish first division. Title rivals Elfsborg and Helsingborg also recorded victories. READ »

Convicted killer turns to ombudsman over phone restrictions

National: 24 Jul 08
A man convicted of killing two young girls has turned to Sweden’s Ombudsman of Justice to appeal telephone restrictions put in place after he sent letters to the family of one of his victims. READ »

Bus strike over

National: 15 Jul 08
The bus drivers and their employers announced late Tuesday night that they had each signed off on a new agreement, ending the bus strike. READ »

Bus driver lock-out in northern Sweden

National: 9 Jul 08
Veolia Transport has said it will lock out 67 bus drivers and conductors to coincide with the start of a bus strike in northern Sweden at midnight on Wednesday. READ »

Swedish sun is summer's star attraction

Lifestyle: 28 May 08
He may not be able to back it up with hard science, but David Bartal is willing to wager that Sweden has probably the best sunshine in the world. READ »

Two dead as bridge collapses

National: 21 May 08
Two people have been killed after a new railway bridge near Härnösand in northern Sweden collapsed on Wednesday afternoon. READ »

Man skins deer’s head in front of pre-school

National: 8 May 08
Shocked pre-schoolers witnessed a man skin a deer’s head outside their pre-school in Sundsvall in northern Sweden on Wednesday afternoon. READ »

Acupuncturist to face charges for quackery

National: 12 Apr 08
An acupuncturist in northern Sweden has been indicted under the act restricting medical quackery after having treated a baby for colic. READ »

Sweden reacts to sale of Vin & Sprit

National: 31 Mar 08
Reaction from Sweden’s press and political establishment ranged from shock to scathing criticism following Monday’s announcement that Pernod Ricard would assume ownership of Vin & Sprit. READ »

Swedish town celebrates Church Cock victory

National: 19 Mar 08
The four-day Easter weekend isn’t the only cause for excitement among the residents of Alnö. READ »

Senior civil servant arrested with Russian prostitute

National: 8 Mar 08
A senior civil servant has been arrested by police with a Russian prostitute in a Stockholm hotel. READ »

Baptists commit cardinal sin of investing

National: 26 Feb 08
A rocky day on the stock market cost an association of Baptist parishes two million kronor worth of collections funds. READ »

Swedish man sought for posing as sex researcher

National: 13 Feb 08
Police are looking for a man called women asking questions about their sex lives and offering tips on masturbation. READ »

Pensioner 'planned automatic weapons deal'

National: 6 Feb 08
A 76-year-old man from Sundsvall is suspected of trying to sell blueprints for the construction of automatic weapons. READ »

Boy dies after playing 'choking game'

National: 9 Jan 08
A 12-year-old boy found dead in his room may have accidentally strangled himself to death. READ »

Victory for topless bathers

Society: 8 Jan 08
Women campaigning for topless bathing have claimed victory after a pool said it would not stop them baring their breasts. READ »

Urban 'Indians' sabotage SUVs

Society: 20 Nov 07
Police are advising SUV owners to check their vehicles for attacks perpetrated by The Indians of the Concrete Jungle. READ »

'Lawnmower man' completes epic journey

Society: 15 Nov 07
Truck driver Kjell Fundin has done what no man has ever done before by travelling almost the entire length of Sweden on a lawnmower. READ »

SAS cancels Swedish flights

National: 29 Oct 07
SAS Sweden has cancelled eight flights on Monday following the airline's decision to permanently ground its fleet of Dash Q-400 planes. READ »

Man cleared of raping son in his sleep

Society: 3 Oct 07
A man has been found not guilty of raping his eight-year-old son, despite his admitting having sex with him. The man claimed he thought he was having sex with his partner in an erotic dream. READ »

Man attacks 'lover' hidden in bedroom wardrobe

Society: 2 Oct 07
A man in northern Sweden faces criminal charges after attacking a man he found hiding in his girlfriend's bedroom wardrobe. READ »

'Lawnmower man' embarks on Swedish road trip

National: 2 Oct 07
It's a long, long way from Haparanda to Ystad, particularly for the man who is making the journey on his lawnmower. READ »

SAS cancels more flights

National: 13 Sep 07
SAS has cancelled more flights on Thursday, following two accidents earlier this week. Flights to London, Hamburg and the Baltic states are affected, as well as domestic services. READ »

Bear chases woman on bicycle

Society: 29 Aug 07
Inga Åkerström had to pedal for all she was worth on Monday when a bear saw her coming and decided to give chase. Luckily, her husband happened to be in the area and the bear eventually relented. READ »

Suspected paedophile worked with children

National: 18 Aug 07
A 40-year-old man from Sundsvall who has worked with children for 20 years been charged with sexually abusing children, exploiting children for sexual images and serious child pornography offences. READ »

Journalists' union steps up industrial action

Business & Money: 10 Aug 07
Sweden's main journalists' union SJF has announced industrial action targeting fifteen Swedish newspapers, after the media companies ignored union-backed working time rules. READ »

Gotland steps back in time

Lifestyle: 10 Aug 07
Fiona Basile dons her tunic and watches Gotland turn back the clock hundreds of years for Visby's Medieval Week. READ »

Gang attacks ambulance in Sundsvall

National: 5 Aug 07
A gang of youths are reported to have attacked an ambulance in Sundsvall in the early hours of Sunday morning. A number of other violent incidents were also reported in the town on a night police described as "very messy". READ »

Housing market sees rise in ethnic discrimination

Society: 8 Jul 07
The Ombudsman against Ethnic Discrimination has begun an investigation into the housing market as the number of complaints continues to increase. READ »

Christian Democrats face split over abortion

Politics: 3 Jul 07
Sweden's Christian Democrat party is facing the prospect of a schism over the issue of abortion, it has been reported. READ »

Hägglund wins abortion battle

Politics: 29 Jun 07
Christian Democrat leader Göran Hägglund has won the support of his party on the charged issue of abortion. His opponents' proposals on the issue were all rejected at Friday's party conference. READ »

Prison porn for rapists approved by court

Society: 25 Jun 07
Sweden's convicted rapists are entitled to have pornography in their cells, the Supreme Administrative Court has judged. READ »

Twelve-year-old boy dies in fire

National: 19 Jun 07
A twelve-year-old boy has died from injuries sustained in a blaze at a family apartment outside Timrå in northern Sweden on Tuesday morning. READ »

Man cleared of locking daughter in fridge

National: 4 Jun 07
A man in northern Sweden has been cleared of charges of serious assaulting his young daughter. He was suspected of causing her to lose consciousness by locking her inside the family's fridge. READ »

Crew members die of oxygen deprivation

National: 23 May 07
Two crew members on a German ship docked in a Swedish port have died due to oxygen deprivation. The men were found in a cargo hold, where the air was just 2 percent oxygen. READ »

Hudiksvall chimney secured

National: 21 May 07
A 55-metre chimney which had threatened to fall onto Sweden's main east-coast rail track has been secured. READ »

Eight-year-old boy found

National: 18 May 07
The eight-year-old boy from Sundsvall who went missing on Thursday night has now been found. READ »

'Muslim-friendly' radio presenter receives death threats

Society: 16 May 07
Swedish radio journalist Täppas Fogelberg - one of the presenters of popular programme Ring P1 - has begun receiving death threats. READ »

Swedes braced for pollen season

Society: 28 Apr 07
Hayfever sufferers in Sweden may have already noticed the first eye-itching and sneezes that herald the onset of summer, but this year's pollen season has so far been far less punishing than last year. READ »

Four-year-old girl locked inside fridge

National: 13 Apr 07
A 32-year old father from northern Sweden is suspected of almost killing his daughter by locking her in a fridge. READ »

Sweden to phase out Å, Ä and Ö

National: 1 Apr 07
A parliamentary group proposes scrapping the Swedish letters Å, Ä and Ö, citing globalization and competitiveness. Another reason may have been April Fool's Day... READ »

Suspected people smugglers arrested

National: 27 Mar 07
Eighteen suspected people smugglers have been arrested in two separate investigations. Those arrested on Tuesday are suspected of involvement in smuggling people to Sweden from Iraq. READ »

Swedish journalists cowed by threats

Society: 12 Feb 07
Journalists at every second newspaper were exposed to threats in 2006. For editors the figures were even more alarming. "A threat to democracy," says one editor. READ »

Two injured in train crash

National: 1 Feb 07
A train crashed into a car at a level crossing near the town of Bollnäs on Thursday morning. Two people travelling in the car were taken to hospital. READ »

Parents suspected of putting daughter in freezer

National: 18 Jan 07
A new forensic report has shown that a four year old girl taken to hospital with hypothermia did not have an "uncommon illness", as her parents had claimed. READ »

Church tries to win return of stolen treasure from Spain

National: 5 Jan 07
The Church of Sweden is going on the offensive to try to secure the return of a precious casket stolen from a parish in northern Sweden, and currently on display in a museum in Madrid. READ »

Green Christmas for most of Sweden

National: 15 Dec 06
The unseasonably mild weather has put paid to any hopes of a white Christmas this year, say meteorologists. Temperatures are expected to be above zero in the whole of the country. READ »

State alco maker aims to close plant

Business & Money: 12 Dec 06
Swedish state alcohol producer Vin & Sprit has announced that it plans to close its Sundsvall plant, with the loss of 80 jobs. READ »

Woman passes out on plane after drugs confiscated

National: 13 Nov 06
A Swedish woman went into an allergic shock and lost consciousness for half an hour on a flight from Paris to Stockholm. Her antihistamines had been taken away by security officials. READ »

More street brawls after smoking ban

National: 13 Nov 06
Sweden's ban on smoking in bars and restaurants has led to more fighting on the streets of the northern town of Sundsvall, police say. In Stockholm, however, things have been quieter. READ »

Electronic newpaper could revolutionise media

Business & Money: 9 Nov 06
The daily newspaper could soon start to look outdated thanks to state-of-the-art e-paper being tested by readers of a newspaper in northern Sweden. READ »

Christmas rush for plane tickets

National: 7 Nov 06
If you're planning to travel in and out of Sweden for Christmas, you should book now, according to airlines. SAS says that flights to and from UK and the US are already getting full. READ »

Snow and ice causes transport chaos in south

National: 1 Nov 06
Poor weather has led to many buses in Stockholm being cancelled, with flights delayed at airports in both Stockholm and Gothenburg. READ »

Snow brings trains to a standstill

National: 1 Nov 06
Wintery conditions have paralysed the rail network in central Sweden, with 1,300 passengers left stranded overnight on trains. 45,000 households are without electricity. READ »

Embassy intern dismissed for party membership

National: 31 Oct 06
An intern at the Swedish Embassy in Tel Aviv has been dismissed after diplomats discovered that he was involved in the anti-immigrant Sweden Democrats. READ »

Malmö casino 'increased gambling addiction'

Society: 2 Oct 06
The opening of a new state-owned casino in Malmö contributed to a doubling in the number of gambling addicts in the city, a new survey will claim. READ »

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