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Why social democrats in Sweden love Springsteen
Analysis & Opinion: 7 May 13
With Bruce Springsteen playing to sell-out crowds at Stockholm's Friends Arena, political scientist Stig-Björn Ljunggren explains why Sweden's old-school social democrats recognize themselves in The Boss's attempt to balance a political commitment with living in a consumer society.
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Spring floods cause Uppsala rail havoc
National: 19 Apr 13
Rail services from Stockholm to Uppsala have suffered serious disruption on Friday after the melting snow caused extensive flooding in the university town and surrounding areas.
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'Delightful Gothenburg beats Stockholm by far'
Travel: 12 Apr 13
Photographer Lisa Mikulski profiles Gothenburg for this week's My Sweden, explaining how it's the "delightful" little things that make it Sweden's best city to visit.
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Uppsala: 'It will make you fall in love with Sweden'
Lifestyle: 4 Jan 13
In the The Local’s new series My Sweden, where we profile readers' favourite hangouts, sights, and eateries in their own corners of Sweden, we talk to Harold Martinez, a Venezuelan master’s student in Uppsala, eastern Sweden.
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Jukkasjärvi erects Sweden's 23rd Ice Hotel
Travel: 13 Dec 12
A construction crew bundled up in heavy parkas is bustling around an Arctic building site on the banks of the Torne river in northern Sweden as the 23rd Jukkasjärvi Ice Hotel is erected one oversized ice cube at a time.
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Swede hailed as hero after rescue in China
Society: 10 Dec 12
A 53-year-old Swedish man made headlines as a hero in China after he jumped into a river to save a drowning woman’s life.
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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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Dog saved after being locked inside sinking car
National: 14 Jul 12
A man made a dramatic rescue of a dog that was drowning on Friday, as the locked car that the dog was inside suddenly rolled into a river.
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Rescue workers fight rising flood levels
National: 10 Jul 12
Emergency services in southern Sweden were concentrating their efforts on Tuesday evening on preserving "important societal functions" as flood-levels continue to rise.
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Flood-hit Swedish towns brace for more rain
Science & Technology: 10 Jul 12
More rain is set to fall on Tuesday on parts of Sweden already struggling to deal with flooding caused by weekend downpours that have left many rivers swollen and turned backyards into lakes.
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Swedish fans brave stark conditions for Euro 2012
Lifestyle: 11 Jun 12
'Camp Sweden', based on an island in the middle of the Dniepr River, where as many as 6,000 Swedes will be camping out to watch the Euro 2012 games, leaves a lot to be desired, according to AFP's Stanislas Touchot.
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'World's oldest fishing tools' in Swedish waters
Science & Technology: 5 Jun 12
Swedish archaeologists believe they have discovered the world's oldest wooden fishing equipment on the Baltic Sea floor of the coast of southern Sweden.
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Saunter through Saxony with InterRail: a gateway to central Europe
Travel: 22 May 12
With a history spanning over 1,000 years, the German state of Saxony has transformed over time from medieval duchy, a state of the Holy Roman Empire, kingdom and republic.
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Extreme water levels in Sweden's far north
National: 20 May 12
Water levels are rising rapidly in the Sangis river in northern Sweden, and forecasters have now issued their highest warning, Class 3, for the Norrbotten area.
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Man crashes car, jumps in river with victim
Society: 11 May 12
A 30-year-old man from Gothenburg in western Sweden was picked up by police when recuperating in hospital after crashing his car twice and then jumping in a river.
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Valborg in Sweden: booze, music and raft racing
Society: 30 Apr 12
Everyone knows that summer is just around the corner when the revelry of Valborgsmässoafton - Walpurgis Night – kicks off around Sweden. The Local's Oliver Gee finds out more, and takes a look at how the event is celebrated by Uppsala students.
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Court frees 'exorcized' teen girl's parents
National: 17 Apr 12
The father and step-mother of a 14-year-old girl from western Sweden, charged with repeatedly beating and burning the girl because they “thought she was a witch”, were freed of all charges on Tuesday.
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Swedish town rocked by second child exorcism
National: 13 Apr 12
Another teenage girl from western Sweden has reported being subjected to kicks, beatings and electric shocks, as her parents tried to exorcise her from evil spirits.
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Parents held for 'forcing demons' from daughter
Society: 28 Jan 12
Exorcism was the motivation for repeated attacks against a 14 year-old girl from western Sweden who was regularly beaten and burned by her father and stepmother, who wanted to rid the girl of “evil spirits”, prosecutors allege.
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Festivalgoers' pee pollutes Swedish river
Science & Technology: 12 Jan 12
A lack of available portable toilets for drug-taking attendees of an annual reggae festival in Uppsala in eastern Sweden left a local river with dangerously high levels of drug remnants, a new study has found.
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Sweden-bound booty found in Polish river
Science & Technology: 25 Nov 11
Polish scientists have discovered what appears to be a 17th century ship loaded with looted treasure bound for Sweden, at the bottom of the Vistula river.
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Facebook's 'coolest' data hub coming to Sweden
Science & Technology: 27 Oct 11
Social media giant Facebook on Thursday officially unveiled long-rumoured plans to build its first European data centre in Luleå in northern Sweden, near the Arctic Circle.
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The four best things to do on your Swedish holiday
Travel: 22 Sep 11
From lakeside castles to elk safaris in the north, a holiday in Sweden has lots to offer. Here are some ideas of what to do.
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One dead as bridge collapses in Sweden
National: 18 Sep 11
A man was reported missing after a bridge collapsed Saturday afternoon in northern Sweden. Later, an unidentified man was found dead under the bridge.
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Cycling holidays and travel in Scandinavia
Lifestyle: 4 Aug 11
If you want to see Scandinavia at its best, there’s no more exciting way to do it than to hop on a bike and explore the region’s excellent network of hostels.
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Lapping up Sweden’s rivers: rafting in the land of the midnight sun
Travel: 27 Jun 11
While Sweden is perhaps better known for its archipelagos and lakes, the country's rivers can also serve up summer fun to thrill seekers and nature lovers alike, The Local’s Karen Holst discovers.
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Sweden's Jacobson snags first US PGA title
Sport: 27 Jun 11
Swedish golfer Fredrik Jacobson took home his first US PGA victory on Sunday by firing a four-under par 66 in the final round of the Travelers Championship.
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Fishing for everyone in Sweden
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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Allsvenskan 2010: the season in review
Lifestyle: 8 Nov 10
As Malmö continues to celebrate its Swedish championship gold medal, contributor Nic Townsend looks back at a season that ended quite differently than many observers of Swedens’ expected premier football league expected.
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HostelBookers' Day Trips from Stockholm
Travel: 1 Jul 10
HostelBookers invites you to explore the beaten path outside Stockholm by taking day trips to Uppsala, Västerås and Drottningholm, writes Madeleine Wilson.
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Summer Rail Destinations: Odense
Travel: 28 Jun 10
Sponsored article: The birthplace of Hans Christian Andersen, Odense beckons travellers with its vibrant nightlife, beautiful streetscapes, great shopping and rich cultural heritage.
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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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Met agency issues flood warning
Science & Technology: 29 Mar 10
The Swedish meteorological agency, SMHI, has issued a warning in parts of central Sweden as melting snow causes water levels to rise dramatically.
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What can't be said can be written: Herta Müller
Analysis & Opinion: 7 Dec 09
Nobel literature laureate Herta Müller contemplated the power and meaning of words as she began her literature lecture on Monday at the Swedish Academy in Stockholm.
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Swedish Rail Destinations: Berlin
Travel: 1 Dec 09
Sponsored article: Berlin's turbulent history has made it one of the most fascinating and exciting cities in the world. And with night trains running from Sweden throughout the Christmas period, it's also very accessible.
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Reindeer herd drowns in icy Lapland waters
National: 13 Nov 09
More than 400 reindeer have drowned in a river in Jokkmokk in northern Sweden after thin surface ice cracked while the herd were moving to their winter pastures.
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Swedish man found dead in France
National: 28 Feb 09
A 21-year-old Swedish man reported missing in France was found dead on Saturday afternoon. The man left a bar in Le Mans on Sunday night and had not been seen since.
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Elmander stakes claim for Sweden recall
Sport: 23 Nov 08
Swedish striker Johan Elmander staked a claim for a recall to the national team as he scored a sublime winner as Bolton grabbed a 3-1 win over hosts Middlesbrough at the Riverside on Saturday.
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French Nobel laureate receives Swedish literature prize
Society: 26 Oct 08
Nobel prize-winning French author Jean-Marie Gustave Le Clezio was in Sweden on Saturday to receive the Stig Dagerman prize for his work drawn from his vast world travels, jury members said.
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Beginner's luck for salmon fisherman
National: 28 Sep 08
Ivrfan Hadzahmetovic from southern Sweden couldn't believe his luck on Friday when he went salmon fishing for the first time. He hooked a fish weighing some 14.2 kilograms - the third largest ever from the Lagan river in Laholm.
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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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Fisherman catches six piglets
National: 5 Nov 07
A fisherman in southern Sweden came in for a major surprise when he found his nets filled not with eels but six wild boar piglets.
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Showing off the gritty side of Sweden
Lifestyle: 14 Sep 07
Tipping Point: An exhibition of photos from winter in the industrial town of Borås might not sound like the best way to entertain visitors from abroad. But Kathleen Harman is strangely moved.
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Suspected bomb device at Gothenburg Opera
National: 27 Aug 07
Police have sealed off the area around Gothenburg's opera house after a suspicious package was handed in at reception.
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Man dies after failed bridge jump
National: 2 Jul 07
A 22-year-old man who jumped from a bridge in Gothenburg during a music festival on Saturday night has died from the injuries he sustained.
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Götheborg in London on final stop of epic voyage
Society: 20 May 07
The Götheborg, an exact replica of the Swedish East India Company's 18th century vessel, has arrived in London on the last leg of its journey back from China.
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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.
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"All I knew about Sweden was Olof Palme"
Lifestyle: 17 Jan 07
Writer Claudio Tamburrini, whose life is portrayed in a new film, talks to Eddie de Oliveira about surviving torture, playing football and building a new life in Sweden.
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Experts warn of further road collapse
National: 22 Dec 06
The dramatic collapse of a 400 metre stretch of the E6 north of Uddevalla on Wednesday evening has attracted onlookers but officials warned that the collapse is continuing.
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Dozens caught up in road collapse
National: 21 Dec 06
A landslide in western Sweden caused a 400 metre section of the E6 road to collapse taking with it cars carrying 28 people. A nearby railway also collapsed. It's a miracle we managed to rescue everyone, say the emergency services.
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Gothenburg floods: authorities fear chaos
National: 14 Dec 06
No respite is in sight for residents of the Gothenburg area, with more rain and wind expected on Thursday. Several rivers could burst their banks at any time.
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Gothenburg floods 'critical'
National: 13 Dec 06
Flooding continued to threaten the Gothenburg area on Wednesday, with further rain leading emergency services to describe the situation in and around the city as critical.
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Flood warning in western Sweden
National: 12 Dec 06
Water levels in lakes and rivers in western Sweden continued to rise on Tuesday, as the national weather agency issued a class 3 severe weather warning, the highest on the scale.
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Rising waters threaten trains
National: 11 Dec 06
Flooding in large parts of western Sweden has forced train operator SJ to cancel many services in and out of Gothenburg. Levels in lakes and rivers are rising by up to 5 centimetres a day.
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Tanker grounded on River Göta
National: 11 Nov 06
A tanker containing 2,800 tonnes of diesel was grounded in the River Göta in Trollhättan on Saturday morning. By Saturday evening the ship had bee refloated at moved to the quayside.
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Washington welcomes the House of Sweden
National: 23 Oct 06
Sweden's royals are in the American capital for a three-day bash to mark the opening of the spectacular new Swedish embassy, in one of the best locations of any foreign embassy in the city.
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Unexpected treasures in the heart of Sweden
Travel: 30 Jul 06
Sundsvall and the Ragunda Valley are at the midpoint of Sweden's east coast. It's an underrated tourist spot and what the region lacks in the obvious, it makes up for with the downright bizarre.
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'Haga Man' could get life imprisonment
National: 28 Jun 06
The trial of Niklas Lindgren, the so-called Haga Man who terrorised Umeå with a series of sex attacks, is nearing its end. On Wednesday the court heard from the victim of his final, and most violent, attack.
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Prosecutor delivers Haga Man indictment
National: 12 Jun 06
The prosecutor's case against the 33 year old man who is suspected of a series of brutal sex attacks in Umeå over the last seven years was delivered to the city's court on Monday morning.
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Multicultural Market aims to seduce Gothenburgers
Travel: 1 Jun 06
Under Gothenburg's answer to the Golden Gate, an American and a Brit have set up a Swedish market with the alternative chic of London's Camden. Janelle Larsson takes a look.
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Fire guts Gothenburg homeless boat
National: 13 Apr 06
A boat in Gothenburg used as a homeless shelter was still burning on Thursday morning more than twelve hours after catching fire. Police suspect the blaze was started deliberately.
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Priced out of the housing market? Not in Kramfors
Society: 23 Nov 05
For the price of a two bedroom flat in Stockholm you could buy 95 similar apartments in Kramfors. And for that you get to live in one of the most child-friendly, business-friendly places in Sweden.
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Blaze destroys chemical site in Gothenburg
National: 11 May 05
A fire destroyed a site owned by a chemical company in Gothenburg on Wednesday morning. In an interesting tactic, the fire brigade didn't waste water putting the fire out - in case it took pollutants into the nearby river.
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Swedes drink to EU expansion
Politics: 7 May 04
For a weekend at least, Sweden begins to enjoy a party it doesn't particularly want to be at.
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