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Stockholmers stranded as outage stops trains

National: 25 May 12
Thousands of Stockholm-area residents had their morning commutes disrupted on Friday after a power outage left trains at a standstill. By midday, however, trains were back in operation. READ »

Winter winds return to batter Sweden

Science & Technology: 20 Apr 12
Swedish forecasters are warning that winter is making another appearance in Sweden over the next few days, and have issued warnings for slippery roads and harsh winds. READ »

Easter weather warning: expect icy roads

Science & Technology: 6 Apr 12
Motorists are being advised to take extra care on the roads this Good Friday, as a mixture of snow and rain in southern and central Sweden prompts meteorological agency SMHI to issue a freeze warning. READ »

Copper thieves cut off Sweden's main rail line

Society: 4 Apr 12
Rail traffic connecting Stockholm, Malmö, and Copenhagen was brought to a standstill on Tuesday after thieves severed the high-voltage overhead lines in order to steal the valuable copper wire inside. READ »

Swedish street signs axed over 'perky' breasts

Society: 22 Feb 12
Signs featuring a woman with "perky" breasts and a short skirt are set to be removed from the streets of Uppsala in eastern Sweden following a mix up that has left local officials baffled. READ »

'Deadly' train crossing claims third victim

National: 8 Feb 12
A man died after he was hit by a train in Stenungsund in western Sweden on Tuesday afternoon at the same location where two Swedish teenagers were killed by a train in September 2010. READ »

'Too cold' for trains in northern Sweden

National: 5 Feb 12
The plunging mercury has put a stop to rail services to the far north of Sweden on Sunday with rail operator SJ explaining that it was just too cold to guarantee safety. READ »

Rough weather causes train chaos in Stockholm

National: 3 Feb 12
Train chaos swept railways south of central Stockholm on Friday morning, after an overhead line fell onto the tracks between the capital and the country’s south. READ »

Police waive speeding tickets in 120 zones

National: 4 Jan 12
Police have stopped reporting speedsters on certain roads in Sweden after a glitch in the law governing maximum speeds suddenly made it impossible to implement, according to a new report. READ »

Storm ‘Emil’ barrels north over Sweden

National: 4 Jan 12
Swedish authorities have closed off bridges and cancelled rail traffic in southern and western parts of the country after forecasters issued warnings about a new storm heading in over the already wind-whipped country. READ »

New storm warnings for wind-whipped Sweden

Science & Technology: 28 Dec 11
Sweden is bracing for yet another blustery storm, at the same time as the country has yet to fully recover from the chaos caused by storm Dagmar over the Christmas holiday weekend. READ »

Sweden struggles with wrath of storm Dagmar

Science & Technology: 27 Dec 11
Close to 40,000 homes across Sweden remained without power on Tuesday midday and many rail passengers were still stranded in the wake of storm “Dagmar”, which tore through the country over the Christmas holiday weekend. READ »

Storm Dagmar leaves 'chaos' in its wake

National: 26 Dec 11
Although storm Dagmar has moved on, "chaos" is reportedly left in its wake, with most rail traffic at a standstill, hundreds of thousands of households without power and fallen trees blocking many roads. READ »

Warnings issued as new winter storm approaches

Science & Technology: 25 Dec 11
A Class 2 warning has been issued by forecasters as a storm, dubbed Dagmar, approaches from the west. Although it is the northern regions of Sweden that will be affected the most, forecasters warn of strong winds countrywide. READ »

Slick roads disrupt Swedes' Christmas travel

Science & Technology: 23 Dec 11
Slippery roads left more than a dozen trucks in the ditch and led to at least one multi-vehicle crash on Friday, as freezing rain prompting warnings as Swedes embarked on treacherous holiday travel on the day before Christmas Eve. READ »

Two dead after bus collides with truck

National: 14 Dec 11
Two people are dead and several others injured following a collision between a truck and a bus on a two-lane road in central Sweden on Wednesday morning. READ »

Accidents aplenty as snow hits Sweden

Science & Technology: 9 Dec 11
Icy roads and harsh weather conditions have caused several accidents on Swedish roadways over night, resulting in at least one fatality, and left thousands of residents without power. READ »

Warnings as winter storm heads toward Sweden

Science & Technology: 8 Dec 11
Sweden's first major winter storm of the season is expected bring strong winds and heavy snow on Thursday night into Friday, prompting warnings of power outages and dangerous road conditions in many parts of the country. READ »

Storm 'Berit' leaves 80,000 without power

National: 28 Nov 11
Some 80,000 households remained without electricity in southern Sweden on Monday morning in the wake of the weekend's storm, while rail and air traffic continued to suffer disruption. READ »

Winter storm 'Berit' barrels toward Sweden

Science & Technology: 25 Nov 11
Meteorologists in Sweden are warning people to stay inside this weekend as winter storm Berit gets set to pummel much of the country with gusty winds and possible snow showers. READ »

Sweden braces for freezing rain, snow

Science & Technology: 18 Nov 11
Freezing rain and snow is expected to fall across large swaths of central and northern Sweden on Friday night, prompting warnings from icy road conditions across much of the region. READ »

Sweden invests least in railway upkeep: report

Business & Money: 15 Oct 11
Sweden puts far less money into railway maintenance than other EU countries, a recent report by union Seko shows. READ »

Loophole may make speeding legal in Sweden

Society: 13 Oct 11
Lead-footed motorists are escaping fines despite breaking the speed limits on Swedish roads due to a recently discovered bureaucratic oversight. READ »

Driver found dead after tanker truck inferno

National: 5 Oct 11
Investigators confirmed that the driver of a tanker truck that crashed and exploded on the E6 motorway north of Gothenburg on Wednesday morning died in the fiery wreck. READ »

Major disruption hits Stockholm trains

National: 3 Oct 11
Commuter trains in the south of Stockholm were hit by widespread disruption on Monday morning after weekend work on the Stockholm City Line tunnel project was not completed in time. READ »

Studded tyres blamed for poor Stockholm air

Science & Technology: 29 Sep 11
A recent study from the World Health Organization showed that Stockholm air contains higher levels of the harmful PM10 particles than in Los Angeles, and the city council argues that studded tyres used in the long winter are to blame. READ »

Improved conditions on northern roads

Science & Technology: 24 Sep 11
Conditions are improving on the roads in northern Sweden, recently struck by flooding following heavy rains hitting the country over the last few days. READ »

'Hurricane' Katia fells trees, disrupts traffic

National: 14 Sep 11
Trees were felled to the ground, train traffic was halted, and thousands were left without power as the remnants of Hurricane Katia swept through Sweden on Tuesday. READ »

'Tropical hurricane' Katia batters Sweden

National: 13 Sep 11
Parts of Sweden were left reeling on Tuesday in the wake of torrential rains and gusty winds accompanying the remnants of hurricane Katia as it made its way across the country. READ »

Half of Sweden's road fatalities failed to buckle up

Society: 10 Sep 11
Every other person killed in a traffic accident in Sweden was not wearing a seatbelt, a new analysis of fatal accidents over the past five years has revealed. READ »

Sweden to spend billions on railway improvements

Politics: 31 Aug 11
The Swedish government on Tuesday announced plans to set aside 5 billion kronor ($784 million) in new funding for infrastructure projects, with the bulk of the money devoted to improvements to the country's beleaguered rail system. READ »

New rains prompt west Sweden flood warning

Science & Technology: 15 Aug 11
Heavy rains that caused flooding in parts of western Sweden on Sunday are expected to continue on Monday, prompting a warning from Swedish meteorological agency SMHI. READ »

Train disruption to continue until Friday

National: 26 Jul 11
Delays in train services continue to affect travellers on key routes across Sweden, with disruption expected to last until Friday. READ »

Train derailment causes week-long delays

National: 25 Jul 11
A train derailed just south of Tanum in Bohuslän in western Sweden on Sunday, causing disruption to services which is expected to continue until at least Friday. READ »

Train services suffer three hour delays

National: 24 Jul 11
The situation for train traffic heading through south-eastern Sweden continues to look grim on Sunday, as schedules won't return to normal until Monday. READ »

Traffic fatalities up by 28 percent in Sweden

National: 4 Jul 11
Through the first half of the year, 147 people have died in road accidents, according to statistics from the National Transport Administration. This represents a 28 percent increase when compared to the same period in 2010. READ »

Winter train delays cost Sweden 'billions': report

Business & Money: 20 Jun 11
Last winter's cancelled and delayed trains cost Swedish society about 2.4 billion kronor ($372 million) in lost working hours, according to a new report. READ »

Stockholm congestion fee 'too low': politicians

Business & Money: 10 Jun 11
Several Swedish politicians are calling for a steep rise in Stockholm's congestion charge following reports of increasing traffic problems around the Swedish capital. READ »

Twelve dead in holiday traffic

National: 6 Jun 11
At least twelve people have died in traffic over the past five days as the Ascension and national day holiday weekend draws to a close. READ »

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. READ »

Iceland ash could impact Swedish flights: agency

National: 24 May 11
Swedish air traffic could be affected when volcanic ash from Icelandic Grimsvötn reaches western Sweden on Tuesday afternoon, according to the country's Civil Aviation Administration. READ »

Rail operator misled public on sweltering train

National: 20 Apr 11
Passengers stuck on a sweltering train for six hours could have been evacuated after an hour and a half, according to a report published on Wednesday which revealed that rail operator SJ had falsely blamed the Transport Administration. READ »

Major spending boost for Swedish railways

Politics: 8 Apr 11
The Swedish government on Friday announced plans to invest an additional 800 million kronor ($128 million) in the country's rail system during 2011 following a harsh winter in which the country's trains were plagued by malfunctions. READ »

Wind storm wipes out Stockholm train service

National: 7 Apr 11
Gusty winds brought train traffic to a standstill in Stockholm on Thursday afternoon, and also left thousands of Swedes without power in the south of the country. READ »

Downed lines prompt train delays

National: 31 Mar 11
Two downed power lines caused a complete stoppage for trains between Gothenburg and Stockholm during Wednesday night with further delays expected throughout Thursday. READ »

Train-elk collision ends in a stalemate

Society: 15 Feb 11
A train and an elk were both stopped dead in their tracks when they collided with one another along a rail line in central Sweden on Monday night. READ »

Deep freeze set to hold for several weeks

National: 15 Feb 11
The icy temperatures which have swept across Sweden in recent days are set to persist for a couple of weeks, according to the latest forecasts. READ »

Environmental toxins threaten Swedish otters

Science & Technology: 14 Feb 11
The population of Sweden's otters has quadrupled in the last 30 years since the environmental toxin PCB was banned, but new pollutants from waterproofing agents pose a new threat against the species. READ »

Heavy snow wallops central Sweden

Science & Technology: 10 Feb 11
Winter has returned to central Sweden, with heavy snowfall of up to 20 centimetres expected on Thursday. READ »

Derailment cuts off trains to northern Sweden

National: 18 Jan 11
Train service on Sweden's northern main line will be interrupted for several days after a derailment in Jämtland on Monday evening. READ »

Gambling firm takes bets on Swedish train delays

National: 13 Jan 11
Nearly a third of passenger trains in Sweden were delayed in December, according to the Swedish Transport Administration on Thursday, as a betting company announced it will start calculating the odds on train delays. READ »

Malmö train wreck removal completed

National: 4 Jan 11
Authorities have completed the removal of a train that crashed at Malmö Central Station on the morning of New Year's Day. READ »

Malmö train crash likely caused by human error

National: 3 Jan 11
Human error was most likely behind the train crash at Malmö Central station which saw an X2000 train crash into a stop barrier on the morning of New Year's Day. READ »

Swedish road safety 'best in the world': official

National: 3 Jan 11
Road deaths in Sweden were at a record low in 2010, prompting a transit agency boss to proclaim the country is "still the best in the world" when it comes to road safety. READ »

Sweden deploys vintage trains to battle the snow

National: 27 Dec 10
The Swedish Transport Administration has turned to antique rolling stock to boost resources battling the snow and to clear a stretch of track in southern Sweden, as the costs for the harsh winter are forecast to skyrocket. READ »

Arlanda Express resumes normal service

National: 27 Dec 10
The Arlanda Express airport train is running as normal again after an interruption lasting several hours on Monday morning due to a signalling problem. READ »

Roads remain calm as Swedes heed warnings

National: 27 Dec 10
There were few accidents reported on Sweden's roads on Boxing Day, as warnings for treacherous conditions appeared to have been respected by drivers. READ »

Swedish travel woes refuse to go on holiday

National: 26 Dec 10
Sunday is expected to be an intense traffic day, as many return home from holiday celebrations, but the weather may cause trouble for travelers along the coast of Norrland, in northern Sweden. READ »

Skåne residents encouraged to stay home

National: 24 Dec 10
Residents in several counties in southern Sweden have been told to stay off the roads on Friday, while trains were nearly back on schedule following a series of weather-related disruptions earlier in the week. READ »

Christmas transport situation worsens

National: 23 Dec 10
Train traffic on southbound lines out of Stockholm came to a complete halt on Thursday afternoon, while many roads were impassable. READ »

Transport trouble to continue on Thursday

National: 23 Dec 10
A new snowstorm pushing in through the south of Sweden, with more snow and winds forecast, has led to the cancellation of train services in some areas as operators are forced to prioritise key routes. READ »

Heavy snow set to disrupt Christmas traffic

National: 20 Dec 10
Sweden's fierce wintry weather is set to continue with warnings for heavy snow issued for eastern parts and widespread disruption to rail services in the south of the country. READ »

Sweden in 'coldest December in 100 years'

Science & Technology: 17 Dec 10
Sweden is experiencing its coldest December in more than a century, according to meteorologists, as the country wrestles with the effects of another snowstorm which forecasters say isn’t over yet. READ »

Rail operator was 'unprepared' for winter

Society: 15 Dec 10
Swedish national rail operator SJ admitted on Wednesday that it was inadequately prepared to deal with the winter weather which swept through Sweden in recent weeks. READ »

Rail operator warns for winter travel woes

National: 9 Dec 10
The state of Swedish train operator SJ's vehicles are worse this winter than last year, according to CEO Jan Forsberg. READ »

Swedish King opens new Malmö City Tunnel

National: 5 Dec 10
Sweden's King Carl XVI Gustaf opened the Malmö City Tunnel at 5.30pm on Saturday afternoon, with the opening ceremony attended by an estimated 6,000 spectators at the city's Posthusplatsen. READ »

Mystery car wrecks send 13 to hospital

National: 4 Dec 10
Thirteen people were taken to hospital following a series of serious but seemingly unrelated car accidents on the E6 motorway in western Sweden on Saturday. READ »

Southern Swedes told to stay off the roads

Science & Technology: 2 Dec 10
Snowfalls and a slew of road accidents in southern Sweden, has led to calls from the authorities for drivers to leave their cars at home. READ »

Swedish rail problems roll into second day

National: 1 Dec 10
Problems continued for Sweden’s rail network a day after hundreds of passengers were evacuated from stranded trains in the east, with normal service not expected to resume until Wednesday afternoon. READ »

Swedish train services halted across country

National: 30 Nov 10
Train service in eastern Sweden's Östergötland came to a grinding halt on Tuesday due to downed electrical wires in two separate places between Nörrköping and Mjölby. READ »

Transport agency calls for caution after snow

National: 23 Nov 10
The Swedish Transport Agency has called for car drivers to choose alternative transport as snowfalls and rain cause traffic problems across Sweden. READ »

Sweden braces for new winter storm

Science & Technology: 22 Nov 10
Another blast of winter weather is set to sweep across much of Sweden in the coming days, bringing heavy snowfall and bone-chilling winds to many parts of the country. READ »

Two dead after being hit by train

National: 20 Nov 10
Two men were killed after being hit by a train in eastern Sweden on Friday night. READ »

Rail operators prepared for harsh winter: report

Society: 16 Nov 10
Rail companies and authorities should meet to discuss services in the instance of adverse weather, a new inquiry has suggested in a raft of measures intended to avoid the chaos of last winter. READ »

Farms, homes evacuated after dam bursts

National: 7 Nov 10
A dam burst in Hästberga in southern Sweden on Sunday caused floods and forced residents to evacuate. READ »

Crashed train 'may have been speeding'

National: 13 Sep 10
The high-speed X2000 train which collided with a backhoe near Kimstad in eastern Sweden on Sunday evening could have been travelling above the speed limit, accord to a police report. READ »

One seriously injured after Sweden train crash

National: 12 Sep 10
The Swedish Accident Investigation Board is now investigating a train accident on Sunday night in which 18 people were injured, one seriously, in eastern Sweden. READ »

Two Swedish teens killed in train accident

National: 9 Sep 10
Two 18-year-old women died after being hit by a train just south of Stenungsund in western Sweden on Thursday afternoon. READ »

Passengers trapped on sweltering train

National: 14 Jul 10
Passengers were trapped on a train in sweltering heat for nearly seven hours on Tuesday afternoon, for much of the time without food or water. READ »

Winter rail delays cost 3 billion kronor

Business & Money: 16 Jun 10
Three billion kronor ($384.72 million): that was the cost to Sweden of rail delays caused by this winter's severe weather, according to a new report. READ »

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. READ »

Transport agency anger at Eurovision music vid

Society: 5 May 10
The Swedish Transport Administration has reacted strongly to a music video for the country's Eurovision hope Anna Bergendahl's song This is My Life which features the singer walking along a railway line. READ »

Body found after months by railway line

National: 19 Apr 10
A person was found dead on Sunday afternoon by a train driver by the tracks near Kristianstad in southern Sweden. The body is thought to have lain unnoticed for several months, police have confirmed. READ »

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