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The following articles have been tagged with "Värnamo":

Lööf proposed as new Centre Party head

Politics: 31 Aug 11
The Centre Party plans to name economic policy spokesperson Annie Lööf as the choice of the nominating committee to take over as party leader after Maud Olofsson. READ »

Celtic scoops up Bangura from Stockholm's AIK

Sport: 31 Aug 11
AIK striker Mohamed Bangura is moving from Stockholm to Scottish club Celtic in a deal sparked by a recommendation from former Celtic and Swedish national side star Henrik Larsson. READ »

Man found shot near isolated pedestrian path

National: 1 Jun 11
A man in his fifties with life-threatening gunshot wounds was found lying near a walking path in south central Sweden late Tuesday night in what police have classified as attempted murder. READ »

Centre Party leader under fire

Politics: 7 Apr 11
The future of Centre Party leader Maud Olofsson was plunged into doubt again on Wednesday as party members renewed calls for a change. READ »

Sweden probes possible mad cow death

Science & Technology: 16 Feb 11
Health officials in Sweden are looking into whether a woman who recently died from Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease (CJD) may have had mad cow disease. READ »

Murdered mum with dog leash, sentenced to life

National: 28 Dec 10
A 33-year-old woman from Värnamo in western Sweden has been sentenced to life imprisonment for murdering her mother and a friend in what has been described as a "bizarre killing". READ »

Snow causes slick roads in southern Sweden

Science & Technology: 21 Oct 10
The year’s first snowfall has resulted in slippery roads in many parts of southern Sweden, with some areas received up to 10 cenitmetres of wet snow. READ »

Jewelry thief dies in getaway car smash-up

National: 30 Sep 10
A man who robbed a jewelry shop in western Sweden died after the gang's luxury getaway car smashed into a lamp post. Two of the man’s accomplices were also injured in the violent crash. READ »

Woman ordered husband to kill daughter

National: 16 Jul 10
A 30-year-old woman has been jailed for ten years for persuading her husband to murder his own three-year-old daughter. READ »

Immigrant employment rates vary by region

Business & Money: 11 Jun 10
Employment rates between local- and foreign-born workers differ by more than 30 percentage points in some areas of Sweden, according to a report from Statistics Sweden. READ »

Woman 'murdered mother with a dog leash'

National: 2 Jun 10
A 33-year-old woman from southern Sweden has been charged with murdering her mother and another woman, in what police are saying is a very unusual case. READ »

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. READ »

70-year-old fined for slapping cheeky youth

National: 30 Dec 09
A pensioner from Värnamo in south central Sweden has been fined 3,000 kronor ($420) on assault charges by a Swedish court for slapping a 12-year-old boy who called him an old fart. READ »

Pensioners rally behind slap-happy 70-year-old

National: 17 Dec 09
Pensioners in south central Sweden are mobilizing in support of 70-year-old Ronald Fasth who was charged with assault for striking a 12-year-old boy in response to verbal insults from the youth. READ »

Sweden's big freeze set to stay

National: 24 Mar 09
Motorists are being advised to exercise caution as meteorological agency SMHI forecasts that the weather in Sweden will remain bitterly cold for the rest of the working week. READ »

UK citizen wanted in record pot bust

National: 3 Dec 08
Swedish authorities plan to issue an arrest warrant for a 33-year-old British citizen wanted in connection with one of the largest marijuana busts in the country’s history. READ »

Six injured in bus accident

National: 18 Nov 08
Six people have been taken to hospital after a bus on its way from Stockholm to Copenhagen collided with a road maintenance truck early on Tuesday morning. READ »

Immigrants are a resource - not a burden

Analysis & Opinion: 8 Jun 07
The purchasing power of immigrants is rising, yet immigrants are still wrongly portrayed as a drain on resources. Hardly surprising therefore that the fever swamp xenophobic socialists in the Sweden Democrats are winning votes, writes Billy McCormac of think-tank Timbro READ »

Arson attacks baffle Småland police

National: 6 Apr 07
Two villages in south west Småland have suffered around 25 arson attacks in the last twelve months. The latest was in the small hours of Friday morning and police in two counties are now trying to find a connection between the fires. READ »

Storms batter Sweden - warnings of worse to come

National: 13 Jan 07
Over 24,000 households were suffering power cuts and roads and rail lines were blocked by trees after storms on Friday night. Weather forecasters warn that winds on Saturday night could reach hurricane force. READ »

Swedish Pentecostalists surprise with Christmas spirit

National: 5 Dec 06
Ten thousand households in Värnamo, in southern Sweden, were treated to an unexpected Christmas gift from the local teetotal Pentecostalists: a recipe for a powerfully alcoholic mulled wine. READ »

Forest fire spreads to national park

National: 4 Jul 06
A forest fire set off on Monday by a spark from a rail track in Småland had by Tuesday morning spread to the Store Mosse national park. READ »

Southern Sweden braced for spring floods

National: 27 Mar 06
Most of Sweden is still covered by snow but weather forecasters are predicting a decisive shift during the next few days. And that has led to warnings of spring floods in the south of the country. READ »

Mass brawl destroys Värnamo dance restaurant

National: 2 Oct 05
Tables and chairs flying across the room, windows smashed and bouncers beaten up as hundreds of party guests go wild in a club. Just another Saturday night in the sleepy Swedish town of Värnamo. READ »

Trial starts in teenage murder tragedy

National: 16 Jun 05
A Småland court heard today how two depressed and self-destructive teenagers attempted to murder a whole family. Their plan was to inherit a small fortune to spend on plastic surgery and a new life in Japan. READ »

Worst summer in living memory

National: 13 Jul 04
"Hot and sunny throughout July," they said. "2°C warmer than usual," they said. But that's not what they're saying now. Oh no. READ »


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