Västernorrland
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Police warn drivers over snow and hard winds
Science & Technology: 2 Mar 13
The police and meteorologists have warned drivers returning from half-term ski holidays that they are set to face treacherous conditions after a snow storm and strong winds pulled in over northern Sweden.
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Sweden's average home price at 'record high'
Business & Money: 7 Feb 13
New housing figures reveal that would-be homeowners will be set back back 1 million kronor ($157,634) on average when buying a house anywhere in Sweden.
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Snowfalls hamper access on Swedish roads
Science & Technology: 2 Dec 12
There were widespread traffic problems in eastern areas of Sweden on Saturday as heavy snow continued to fall and temperatures plunged to well below freezing, with more harsh weather forecast for Sunday.
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Record lows as winter freeze grips Sweden
Science & Technology: 1 Dec 12
A new record low for the winter was set on Saturday morning in northern Sweden as the mercury plunged to -33.5 degrees Celsius following heavy overnight snowfalls.
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Bleak future for Swedish cinemas: expert
Business & Money: 16 Nov 12
A growing number of Swedish cinemas have had their final curtain call, with 25 percent closing down in the past ten years, a trend experts believe will continue.
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Suspected paedophile's home in arson attack
National: 20 May 12
The house of a suspected paedophile was set ablaze on the night to Sunday, in what the police believe to be an arson attack.
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One in four study at Swedish unis via the net
Education: 16 Apr 12
Earning college credit online is becoming increasingly popular in Sweden, where one in four university students now enrolls in a programme conducted over the internet.
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Woman burned boyfriend with boiling water
National: 2 Apr 12
Police in northern Sweden are hunting for a woman who allegedly threw a pot of scalding hot water on her boyfriend in a fit of jealous rage.
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Report slams denied ambulance call death
Science & Technology: 27 Mar 12
Health authorities in northern Sweden have come in for scathing critique for the death of 22-year-old Jill Söderberg, whose repeated calls for an ambulance were denied because she was "still talking".
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More extreme weather heading toward Sweden
Science & Technology: 17 Feb 12
Swedish forecasters have issued warnings for the coming weekend, flagging for heavy snow across much of the country and as well as a heightened avalanche risk at Swedish ski resorts.
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Neglected horse had half-metre-long hooves
National: 23 Jan 12
A farm-owner in northern Sweden has been reported to police after a horse was found to have overgrown hooves measuring an "unprecedented" 50 centimetres in length, leaving veterinary inspectors in shock.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Motorists trapped in flooded Gothenburg
National: 10 Dec 11
Emergency services are cautioning motorists in Gothenburg in western Sweden to take care as a recent wave of winter weather has left a number of roads in the city's road flooded.
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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.
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'Nothing can bring her back': mother
National: 7 Sep 11
The distraught mother of a 22-year-old Swedish woman who died after being denied an ambulance because she was “still talking” has reported the incident to health authorities in a desperate search for answers.
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Ambulance call denied: woman 'was still talking'
National: 14 Jun 11
A woman from northern Sweden died after four calls placed over a four day period requesting to have an ambulance sent to her home were ignored.
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Lace 'em up: Sweden’s five best hiking trails
Travel: 9 Jun 11
As the warm summer weather beckons, contributor Alec Forss offers up a list of some of Sweden's best hiking trails.
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Swedes can expect to live longer: report
National: 17 Mar 11
Swedes are living longer than ever before, according to new statistics, with residents of one upscale Stockholm suburb claiming the highest average life-expectancy for both sexes.
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More Swedes appeal sickness benefits denials
Society: 7 Mar 11
An increasing number of Swedes are appealing benefits claims that have been denied by the country's social insurance agency.
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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.
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Blizzards ahead for much of Sweden
Science & Technology: 6 Jan 11
Heavy snowfall is expected throughout Sweden today and on Friday, and a Class 1 weather warning has now been issued for large parts of the country.
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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.
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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.
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Jobless Swedes told to look for work abroad
Business & Money: 11 Nov 10
With unemployment reaching double digits in some parts of northern Sweden, job seekers are being encouraged to look for work in other countries.
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Charges filed in massive Swedish doping scandal
National: 5 Oct 10
Seventy suspects were indicted at Sundsvall district court on Tuesday for their involvement in the largest doping ring ever uncovered in Sweden. Hundreds of more suspects are expected to be charged as well.
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Hunter shot dead in northern Sweden
National: 21 Sep 10
A 62-year-old hunter was shot and killed on Tuesday afternoon outside of Sollefteå in northern Sweden, according to local police.
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Boys not circumcised without medical grounds
Society: 5 Sep 10
By refusing to perform circumcisions on boys who lack specific medical grounds for the operation, several county and regional health authorities in Sweden continue to contravene national guidelines on the procedure.
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Police kept busy on Midsummer Eve
National: 26 Jun 10
Police in many parts of Sweden were fully occupied on Midsummer Eve dealing with everything from drunken fights to half naked men driving a lawnmower on the motorway.
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Triple murder suspect 'may have Asperger's'
National: 14 May 10
The lawyer of the 21-year-old man who admitted he killed his two half-siblings and their father in Härnösand said the suspect may have Asperger's syndrome.
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Three men arrested for triple murder
National: 12 May 10
Three men have been arrested for killing two teenagers and a middle-aged man in Härnosand, northern Sweden.
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Swedish house prices top two million barrier
Business & Money: 17 Mar 10
The price of the average Swedish house has passed the two million kronor ($300,000) mark for the first time, new statistics show.
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Ambulances getting stuck in deep snow
National: 22 Feb 10
Sweden's ambulances have not escaped the problems brought by heavy snow, and the switch from four-wheel-drive Volvos to rear-wheel-drive Mercedes vehicles is now under review.
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Referee killed by ice hockey puck
National: 31 Jan 10
An ice-hockey referee died on Saturday when he was hit by a puck during a game.
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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.
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Swedes reach new peak in mountains of debt
Business & Money: 29 Dec 09
Swedes are further in the red with the national debt collection agency than ever before, with accumulated debts currently totalling 64 billion kronor ($9 billion).
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Sweden confirms 15 swine flu deaths
Science & Technology: 23 Nov 09
Sweden's disease control authorities report that three women and eleven men have died from the swine flu since August. The fifteenth victim, a 3-year-old boy who died at the weekend, was not included in the report.
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Further deaths linked to swine flu vaccine
National: 24 Oct 09
Health investigators are under more pressure as two elderly women are reported to have died, days after receiving the swine flu vaccine. It brings the total number of deaths linked to the vaccine in Sweden to four.
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Swine flu vaccinations underway in Sweden
National: 12 Oct 09
The largest vaccination programme in Swedish history got underway on Monday as health workers in the south of the country received the first shots to protect against the swine flu.
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Immigrants fuel upswing in company start ups
Business & Money: 9 Oct 09
Foreign-born residents of Sweden are helping to boost the booming figures of new business start ups across the country in recent years, a new report indicates.
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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.
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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
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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.
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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.
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Thousands still without electricity
National: 14 Dec 08
Thousands of households in areas of northern Sweden were still without electricity on Sunday morning. Heavy snow and thick layers of ice are hampering repair work.
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Thousands lack power after heavy snow
National: 13 Dec 08
After heavy snowfalls across Sweden on Friday thousands of people were left without electricity on Saturday morning. Icy road conditions were forecast for Saturday in Stockholm and northern areas.
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Sweden to launch beetle rescue mission
Science & Technology: 28 Nov 08
Sweden plans to employ helicopters to save an endangered species of beetle in the country’s far north, regional officials said Thursday.
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Sweden taking in record numbers of immigrants
National: 18 Nov 08
As the flow of immigrants into Sweden reaches record levels, growing numbers are choosing to live in communities featuring universities rather than in cities traditionally known for their large immigrant populations.
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Budgetary woes plague many Swedish counties
Society: 9 Oct 08
A new report shows that about half of Sweden’s county councils will post a loss this year, with widespread lay offs also expected.
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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.
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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.
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Swedish apartments sold like hot cakes in 2007
Business & Money: 28 May 08
A record of nearly 97,000 apartments changed owners last year in Sweden.
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Health workers union steps up strike pressure
Business & Money: 16 Apr 08
The Swedish Association of Health Professionals (Vårdförbundet) approved an additional round of industrial action on Wednesday.
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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.
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More kids living with single dads
Society: 7 Dec 07
It is becoming ever more common for children in Sweden to live with single fathers, new figures have shown.
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Snow warning issued for central Sweden
National: 11 Oct 07
Many parts of central Sweden are bracing themselves for the first snow of the season, with motorists warned to expect slippery conditions.
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Two dead in E4 smash
National: 29 Sep 07
Two men died on Saturday morning in a head-on collision between two cars on the E4 motorway outside of Örnsköldsvik. It is thought that they were both killed instantly.
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First bear killed in hunting season
National: 21 Aug 07
The first bear has been killed in Sweden's bear hunting season, which got underway on Tuesday morning. A rising bear population in Sweden has led to raised hunting quotas this year.
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Swedish house prices continue to rise
National: 16 Jul 07
The average Swedish house has increased in value by 9 percent in the last twelve months. In the last quarter alone the average increase across the country was 4 percent, according to Statistics Sweden.
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Björklund's leadership bid gains momentum
Politics: 22 May 07
Jan Björklund appears ever more likely to become the next leader of the Liberal Party with party branches almost unanimous in their support of his candidacy. Only Gotland deviated from the norm at Monday's branch meetings.
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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.
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Evacuations as blaze destroys warehouse
National: 10 Mar 07
45 apartments were evacuated on Friday night as a fierce fire swept through a warehouse near a wooden residential building in central Örnsköldsvik.
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Swedish blogs boost libel stats
National: 19 Feb 07
As more and more Swedes take to blogging, the number of libel cases in the country continues to increase. Reported cases of defamation have doubled over the last ten years.
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Secrets of Swedish witch hunt revealed
National: 30 Nov 06
Papers describing Sweden's largest-ever witch hunt have been discovered by an archivist. 71 people were burned in 1675 in the largest ever mass killing of suspected witches.
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Mercury leak fears over Baltic barrels
National: 15 Aug 06
Fifty years after 21,000 barrels containing toxic mercury were sunk in the waters off the coast of Sundsvall, geologists discover that they are eroding, exposing the poisonous contents.
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House prices continue to rise
Society: 10 Feb 06
Prices of houses and apartments have continued to rise over the past few months, with the effects of the interest rate rise not yet showing up in the statistics. Rises were greatest in Gothenburg, Stockholm and Malmö.
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SJ on the right tracks
Business & Money: 8 Nov 05
SJ, Sweden's state-owned rail company, says it is anticipating a profit for the year of around half a billion kronor. But the government needs to rethink its investment priorities, says chairman Ulf Adelsohn.
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Baylan and Östros rise to party leadership
Politics: 1 Nov 05
Schools minister Ibrahim Baylan and trade minister Thomas Östros are voted onto the Social Democrats' Executive Committee - but Gothenburg will no longer be represented at the top table.
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Finnish hunter kills Swedish wolf
National: 4 Sep 05
A Finnish hunting tourist shot dead a wolf which attacked his hunting dog on Friday - the first such killing since the early 90s. The only reason he had come to Sweden was that he was afraid of encountering a wolf on a hunt in Finland.
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Young Social Democrats face fraud inquiry
Politics: 22 Mar 05
An increasing number of Sweden's Young Social Democrat (SSU) "chapters" are now under investigation by the police after it was revealed that they have been artificially inflating their membership numbers to secure more state funding.
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