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The following articles have been tagged with "Alcohol":

'Vodka-mobile' selling booze to Swedish kids

Society: 10 Feb 12
Police in Stockholm are looking to beef up efforts to put the brakes on a “vodka-mobile” that delivers hard liquor to school children in the Swedish capital who place their orders via text message. READ »

'Drunkorexia' on the rise in Sweden: report

Science & Technology: 9 Feb 12
An increasing number of young Swedes are starving themselves by day to be able to binge on calorie-rich alcoholic drinks by night, as a well known phenomenon in the US is becoming more common in Sweden. READ »

Swedish mother gave 3-year-old cigs and beer

Society: 7 Feb 12
A mother in Sweden has been charged with abuse and breach of alcohol laws after coaxing her 3-year-old to have beer and cigarettes. READ »

Average Swede likes sweets, booze, and TV

Society: 19 Jan 12
Despite Sweden's reputation as a home for attractive young blondes, the average Swede is 40+, munches on a weekly bag of sweets, washed down with a glass or two of alcohol, while relaxing in front of the TV, a new report shows. READ »

86 charged after massive booze smuggling probe

National: 18 Jan 12
More than 80 people were charged on Tuesday for participating in a comprehensive smuggling operation that brought huge quantities of alcohol purchased in Germany into Sweden. READ »

84-year-old killed for 'not lending grandson her car'

National: 9 Jan 12
Murder charges have been filed against a 22-year-old Swede suspected of killing his 84-year-old grandmother after she refused to let him borrow her car. READ »

Cheap Swedish beer gives Norway a headache

Society: 6 Jan 12
Cheaper Swedish alcohol, as well as an increase in beer brought illegally across the border, is giving Norwegian vendors a headache, as manufacturers continue to see a drop in sales. READ »

Customs 'not focused' on weapons smuggling

National: 5 Jan 12
The Öresund bridge has long been known to be an important route for weapons smugglers to get their wares into Sweden. Despite this, only seven illegal weapons were seized there over the course of 2011. READ »

Strip club owner reports politician for libel

National: 4 Jan 12
Strip club owner Dragan Bratic, due to open up a club near ski resort Åre in the north of Sweden, has reported the local politician who said his new club would “attract criminal elements” to the police for defamation. READ »

Rowdy start to the new year in Sweden

National: 1 Jan 12
Police were kept busy during the last evening of 2011 with celebrations all over Sweden getting out of hand and resulting in brawling and firework accidents. READ »

What's going to happen in Sweden in 2012?

Analysis & Opinion: 30 Dec 11
With 2012 just around the corner, The Local wants to to hear from readers about what they think will be making news in Sweden in the year ahead. READ »

Club's 'naked bottoms' divide Swedish village

Society: 15 Dec 11
A small village near the ski resort Åre, in northern Sweden, is in two camps over plans to convert a traditional country inn, located between the church and the cemetery, into a strip club. READ »

Police officer jailed for raping a child

National: 1 Dec 11
A 53-year-old police officer in Stockholm has been sentenced to a year in prison after having been convicted of raping and buying sex from a minor. READ »

Sweden Democrats sue parliament

Politics: 30 Nov 11
The Sweden Democrats have sued the Riksdag in the administrative court after they lost their financial support for former member William Petzäll, who left the party in the autumn. READ »

Wife jailed for shooting husband in the back

National: 29 Nov 11
A 44-year-old woman in central Sweden has been sentenced to 16 years in prison for murder, after the district court judged her guilty of shooting her husband from behind with a hunting rifle. READ »

Half of Swedes 'unsure' if they have driven drunk

Science & Technology: 29 Nov 11
Some 46 percent of Swedes are uncertain whether they have drunk too much when they get behind the wheel, according to a new survey. READ »

'Systembolaget behind wine club police report'

Business & Money: 21 Nov 11
Sweden’s state-run alcohol monopoly Systembolaget has been accused of having had a hand in a police report filed by the IOGT-NTO temperance society against a group of wine clubs offering home delivery. READ »

Dutch crooner named Santa of the Year

Society: 21 Nov 11
A velvet-voiced Dutchman who could also hold his own on a mechanical bull didn't let a lack of snow diminish his joy at being crowned winner of the 2011 Santa Games in Gällivare in northern Sweden on Sunday. READ »

Pastor fired after drunken antics on Sicily

National: 21 Nov 11
A Church of Sweden pastor has been sacked after having returned from a military base on Sicily following a drunken binge. READ »

Man on sick pay ran ‘rolling’ alcohol shop

Business & Money: 18 Nov 11
Sweden's social insurance agency is demanding that a man, convicted of selling alcohol from the back of his van, pay back the full sickness benefits he received during the time he was running his bootleg operation. READ »

13-year-old driver in car crash

National: 13 Nov 11
Nine children and teenagers have been injured in a car accident in northern Sweden. One of the drivers involved in the crash was a 13-year-old girl. READ »

Drunk drivers get shorter sentences: study

National: 12 Nov 11
Sober drivers who injure another person in traffic often receive longer prison sentences than drunk drivers, according to new research. READ »

Alcohol damages women's brains faster than men's: Swedish study

Science & Technology: 9 Nov 11
Women alcoholics suffer damage to their brains three times faster than men who abuse alcohol, according to a new Swedish study released on Wednesday. READ »

Man gets 15 years for 'bearded lady' slaying

National: 8 Nov 11
A 27-year-old man from Umeå in northern Sweden has been sentenced to 15 years in prison for fatally stabbing a 55-year-old woman, who he allegedly thought was a man due to her extensive facial hair. READ »

Ten Swedish brands everyone should know

Lifestyle: 8 Nov 11
While Ikea, H&M, and Ericsson are all well known Swedish brands, here's a list of ten more products and brands from the land of the midnight sun that any self-proclaimed Swedophile should also know. READ »

Police hunt snowblower, find moonshine

Society: 7 Nov 11
When police in northern Sweden were busy searching for a stolen snowblower they accidentally stumbled upon 130 litres of illegally distilled alcohol hidden in the same garage. READ »

Drug bust reveals poopy diaper surprise

Society: 4 Nov 11
Customs officers acting on a tip about a case of alleged drug smuggling in southern Sweden were surprised to discover a stinking diaper full of baby poo instead of illegal drugs. READ »

Crime falls when Sweden 'drinks like Europe'

Society: 2 Nov 11
"Continental" drinking habits among Swedes have had a positive impact on violent crime levels, despite a rising alcohol consumption, according to a report on Tuesday. READ »

Halloween revelers keep Swedish police busy

National: 30 Oct 11
The recent payday, Halloween, and a concert by hip hop star 50 Cent proved to be a recipe for an extra messy weekend for police around Sweden. READ »

Woman fined for drunken golf cart joyride

Society: 30 Oct 11
A 62-year-old woman from southern Sweden has been convicted of drunken driving after taking a golf cart out on a local course while under the influence. READ »

Swedes get down and groovy during lunch hour

Society: 26 Oct 11
Hundreds of restless Stockholmers gathered at Kulturhuset at midday on Tuesday for an hour's worth of grooving to work off those dull workday blues at Lunch Beat - the disco while you eat. READ »

Ex-Sweden Democrat MP involuntarily committed

Politics: 24 Oct 11
Independent Swedish MP William Petzäll, who left the Sweden Democrats amidst a battle with substance abuse, has been involuntarily committed to treatment after a recent hospitalization. READ »

Man paid teen boys to rape underage girl

National: 24 Oct 11
A 34-year-old man and two 16-year-old boys from central Sweden were charged with child rape on Friday, after the man had paid the two boys to rape a young girl and film the incident. READ »

Teen alcohol programme has 'no effect': study

Society: 24 Oct 11
A nationwide programme aimed at tackling drinking among young people, used in 190 Swedish municipalities, has 'no effect' at all on drinking habits, according to a new study. READ »

Snapping pics of sleeping woman's breasts 'not a crime': Swedish court

Society: 21 Oct 11
Two young men who bared and took pictures of the breasts of a passed-out 18-year-old woman are not guilty of sexual molestation because the girl wasn't aware that she was being molested at the time, a Swedish court has ruled. READ »

Google snaps suspected illegal booze deal

Science & Technology: 20 Oct 11
A string of pictures taken by Google Maps outside of a Systembolaget liquor store in Timrå in northern Sweden appear to capture a case of illegal alcohol peddling to a minor, according to local police. READ »

Queen under fire for giving kids wine

Society: 17 Oct 11
The admission that the Royal children were allowed a glass of wine at festive occasions, despite being under age, has sparked criticism from Swedish temperance campaigners. READ »

'Ban Swedish biker gang vests': Social Democrats

National: 17 Oct 11
Local authorities should be able to ban vests bearing symbols associated with known motorcycle gangs in order to fight organised crime despite constitutional protections, a leading Social Democrat has suggested. READ »

From Sweden to Germany in search of cheap booze

Lifestyle: 14 Oct 11
Tired of Sweden's high alcohol taxes and the state run liquor monopoly? Come along with contributor Patrick Reilly as he details a recent journey to Germany in search of cheap beer. READ »

Systembolaget goes local

Business & Money: 11 Oct 11
Sweden's state-run alcohol retail monopoly Systembolaget has responded to demand for more locally-produced items by extending its range to promote small-scale producers from the turn of the year. READ »

Drunken Swedes choose knives to kill: study

National: 3 Oct 11
The average murderer in Sweden and neighbouring Finland are drunk men armed with knives who kill on the spur of the moment, according to a new study. READ »

Sweden needs a fat tax to tackle obesity: expert

National: 30 Sep 11
A leading Sweden nutrition expert on Friday argued that Sweden should follow neighbours Denmark and introduce a tax on fats in order to help in the fight against obesity. READ »

The Sweden Democrats - a year in the Riksdag spotlight

Analysis & Opinion: 29 Sep 11
A year has passed since the Sweden Democrats became Sweden’s newest parliamentary party and The Local’s Peter Vinthagen Simpson has a look at what has been achieved, what has not and what has changed. READ »

Petzäll backed by Sweden Democrat rebels

Politics: 28 Sep 11
A network of former Sweden Democrats has offered support to 23-year-old William Petzäll after his decision to leave the party and remain in the Riksdag as an independent, encouraging him to stand strong against the party hierarchy. READ »

Sweden Democrats call for Petzäll to vacate seat

Politics: 26 Sep 11
The Sweden Democrats on Monday called on rogue MP William Petzäll to surrender his seat in Sweden's Riksdag amid claims that he had demanded a sum of cash in return for acceding to the party's wishes. READ »

Sweden Democrats lose Riksdag seat

Politics: 26 Sep 11
The Sweden Democrats have a lost a Riksdag seat following a decision by William Petzäll to leave the party and sit as an independent as a result of his alcohol and prescription drug abuse. READ »

Sweden struggles to come to grips with high school hazing

Education: 19 Sep 11
Reports of young Swedish teens being subjected to humiliating, sometimes sex-themed games, have once again put the subject of high school hazing back into the spotlight in Sweden, The Local's Joel Linde explains. READ »

Systembolaget mulls home delivery

Business & Money: 19 Sep 11
Sweden's state-run alcohol retail monopoly Systembolaget is considering plans to expand its current e-commerce to include a home delivery service. READ »

Swedish artist plunges to his death in Germany

Society: 5 Sep 11
A Swedish musician plummeted 20 metres to his death at the weekend during a performance at a street festival in Leipzig, Germany. READ »

Man fined for Nazi salute

National: 27 Aug 11
In the second case of its kind in recent months, a man from Småland in southern Sweden has been fined for making Nazi salutes shouting ”Heil Hitler”. READ »

Obesity op hikes risk of alcohol abuse: study

Science & Technology: 25 Aug 11
People who have undergone gastric bypass operations are at greater risk of suffering from alcohol abuse, according to a new Swedish study which reveals that the effects of alcohol become stronger after the procedure. READ »

Swedish alcohol monopoly launches 'booze camera' iPhone app

Business & Money: 22 Aug 11
Drunken Swedes can now record their boozed-up antics with a new iPhone app launched on Monday by a subsidiary of the country's state-owned alcohol monopoly. READ »

Pregnant mothers in for a long wait: report

Science & Technology: 20 Aug 11
Pregnant women in the south of Sweden may have to wait more than half their pregnancy for all the required tests and screens to be administered, according to a report in Swedish media. READ »

How to survive on a Swedish student budget

Lifestyle: 12 Aug 11
The Local's Clara Guibourg comes to the rescue of those struggling to get by on a meagre student loan with a survival guide of almost everything you need to know about living in Sweden on the cheap, without missing out on the fun. READ »

Woman calls SOS alarm 2,000 times

National: 12 Aug 11
A 60-year-old woman from southern Stockholm is suspected of having made between 1,500 and 2,000 calls to emergency services since the beginning of the year, according to a report in Swedish media. READ »

Swedish inflation climbs in July

Business & Money: 11 Aug 11
Sweden's inflation rate rose at a higher clip in July than in the previous month, partly due to rising mortgage interest costs, although consumer prices remained flat. READ »

Man charged for shooting fellow hunter

Society: 9 Aug 11
A hunter who shot his friend dead while under the influence of alcohol in September last year has been charged with aggravated manslaughter. READ »

Fork attack not rape: Swedish court

National: 3 Aug 11
A Swedish court of appeal has ruled that a woman who was penetrated by a grilling fork in a sexual attack is not a victim of rape because she wasn't drunk enough at the time of the incident. READ »

One in ten young Swedish men addicted to gambling: study

Society: 3 Aug 11
Gambling problems among young men in Sweden have doubled in the past decade, according to a new survey from the Swedish National Institute of Public Health. READ »

Bride-to-be collapses, dies at hen party

Society: 31 Jul 11
Sunday was to be the day she exchanged vows with her beloved. Instead, relatives in central Sweden are planning a bride-to-be’s funeral after she collapsed during her hen party on Saturday. READ »

'Allow Systembolaget home delivery: politician

Politics: 18 Jul 11
Sweden's state-run alcohol retail monopoly Systembolaget should be authorised to start up a home delivery service, suggests MP Carl B Hamilton of the Liberal Party, in an opinion article published on Monday. READ »

Sweden targets cannabis use

Society: 17 Jul 11
Cannabis use is increasing sharply in Sweden, particularly among young men in larger cities, and a government initiative to combat this is now in the works. READ »

Teen stabbed to death on Stockholm football pitch

National: 12 Jul 11
An inebriated 29-year-old man attacked a group of teenagers playing football in Hässelby in western Stockholm on Monday night, leaving an 18-year-old dead from stab wounds. READ »

Peace, love and 'the delirium of existence'

Lifestyle: 5 Jul 11
Ever wondered what a small Swedish town looks like when 50,000 music lovers invade its streets? Contributor Caroline Bursell finds out as she joins the throngs of festival-goers at Sweden's Borlänge Peace & Love festival 2011. READ »

Swedish teens drink less alcohol

Society: 5 Jul 11
The percentage of Swedish 15-year-olds who drink alcohol has dropped to the lowest level in decades, and cigarette smoking among teens is also on the decline, according to a Swedish newspaper report. READ »

The Lowdown on Swedish Midsummer

Lifestyle: 22 Jun 11
Midsummer is approaching - but what are we celebrating and why do Swedes celebrate the way they do? The Local explains. READ »

Unusually busy night for Sweden's police force

National: 11 Jun 11
The start of the summer holiday season in Sweden was marked with an unusually high amount of criminal activity according to the police. READ »

Swedish man convicted of sex with sheep

Society: 10 Jun 11
A man who forcibly had sex with a sheep has been convicted of violating Sweden's animal cruelty laws. READ »

Drunken Swedish sailor forgot his wife was on shore

Society: 3 Jun 11
A Swedish sailor called sea rescue services on Thursday morning believing his wife had fallen overboard when in fact she had never been on the boat. READ »

Teetotaling Swedes toast national sobriety day

Society: 2 Jun 11
For many, the start of a five day long break from work is a good reason to celebrate with a drink. However one group will be happy to do so without the need for alcohol. READ »

Bus crash caused by brake failure: driver

National: 28 May 11
The driver of a bus that injured six people when it veered into a crowd of people on a busy pedestrian square on Saturday says the brakes failed as she attempted to bring the vehicle to a halt. READ »

'The Swedish hooligan disease' - a case of footballing déjà vu

Analysis & Opinion: 26 May 11
As Swedish football reacts to the latest in a string of hooligan incidents, The Local’s Peter Vinthagen Simpson looks back at the case of the “drunk Dane” who attacked the referee in a Euro 2008 qualifier and wonders if any lessons have been learnt. READ »

State liquor stores moot higher tax on wine

Business & Money: 26 May 11
Sweden's state-run alcohol retail monopoly Systembolaget has demanded an extra tax on box wine equating a price hike of up to 25-30 percent in order to curb the thirst for bag-in-box wines. READ »

Greens: 'ban military arms exports'

Politics: 22 May 11
The Green Party's Congress has decided to push for a ban on the sales of arms for military purposes and will continue its position that Sweden cease all non-UN-led missions, amongst other decisions. READ »

Drunk actor fell asleep on stage

Society: 17 May 11
An actor performing at a theatre in Malmö in southern Sweden on Friday got so drunk that he fell asleep on stage. READ »

Alcoholism linked to family drinking: study

Science & Technology: 17 May 11
Having a relative with an alcohol problem increases the risk of an individual developing alcoholism, a new Swedish study published on Tuesday has shown. READ »

Fighting Scandinavians force plane to land

National: 8 May 11
A Swede and two Norwegians were detained in Copenhagen on Saturday after a mid-air brawl prompted the captain to make an unscheduled landing in the Danish capital. READ »

Beer in Sweden: a look at new springtime brews

Lifestyle: 4 May 11
Beer blogger Darren Packman offers his thoughts on seven new beers set to hit the shelves in select Systembolaget stores in May, as Sweden's state-run liquor monopoly does its part to mark the arrival of spring. READ »

'Walking a scooter while drunk is a crime': court

National: 14 Apr 11
Pedaling a scooter forward with your feet while inebriated constitutes drunken driving, Sweden's Supreme Court has ruled. READ »

Man attacked girlfriend with samurai sword

National: 13 Apr 11
A man has been arrested in the proximity of his home in Hörnefors in northern Sweden on Wednesday morning on suspicion of having seriously injured his girlfriend with a samurai sword. READ »

Most Swedes sober when losing their virginity: study

Society: 8 Apr 11
Three out of four young Swedes are sober when they have sex for the first time, a new study shows. READ »

New rules prompt surge in liquor licence applications

Business & Money: 29 Mar 11
Applications for liquor licences have skyrocketed in Stockholm following a change in licensing laws that took effect at the start of the year. READ »

Malmö 'femme fatale' robbers charged

Society: 25 Mar 11
A gang of six who are alleged to have drugged and robbed a 25-year-old Malmö man after one of their number, an 18-year-old girl, had used her charms to trick her way into his apartment, were charged on Friday. READ »

Beer in Sweden: Looking beyond the lager

Lifestyle: 24 Mar 11
In this month's column on what some enthusiasts like to call the amber nectar, blogger Darren Packman reminds us that brews come in all colours and that staying loyal to one is like having a cheeseburger for breakfast, lunch and dinner. READ »

Court strips licence of sex offender doc

Society: 18 Mar 11
A Swedish appeals court has revoked the licence of a Stockholm-area doctor who has previously been convicted of child sex offences and has admitted to substance abuse problems. READ »

Swedish house scuppers privatisation plans

Politics: 16 Mar 11
The Swedish Alliance coalition government has lost the right to sell off stakes in a slew of state-owned companies after a parliament decision on Wednesday afternoon, suffering its most high profile setback since regaining power. READ »

Treatment, not jail, for drunken Swedes: report

Society: 9 Mar 11
Intoxicated Swedes apprehended by police would be placed in sobriety centres rather than jail cells, according to a forthcoming government report on dealing with substance abuse. READ »

Rape suspect: porn surfing 'took over my life'

National: 7 Mar 11
A 24-year-old man from Örebro in central Sweden suspected of attacking 15 women would become the worst serial rapist in Swedish criminal history if convicted of charges filed against him on Monday. READ »

Alcoholic doc allowed to keep practicing

Society: 5 Mar 11
Sweden's top medical ethics body has ruled that a Stockholm-area doctor's alcohol problems are no reason to strip him of his licence to practice medicine. READ »

Swedes toast to cheap alcohol from abroad

Society: 1 Mar 11
Every third beer that is consumed in Sweden is bought from outside its borders. And, given the strong krona, the trend won’t be stopping soon. READ »

Many troubled Swedish youth selling sex: report

Society: 1 Mar 11
Twelve percent of girls and 4 percent of boys placed in state-run youth care homes in Sweden sold sex for drugs or money last year, according to a new report. One boy said he first sold sex when was 8-years-old. READ »

Unsolved Palme murder still hurts after 25 years

Analysis & Opinion: 28 Feb 11
Twenty-five years after Swedish Prime Minister Olof Palme was gunned down in central Stockholm, many Swedes still consider the murder an open wound, the AFP's Nina Larsson discovers. READ »

Drunk gunman held two kids hostage

National: 26 Feb 11
A drunken gunman held two children hostage on Friday night in a flat in Timrå, in northern Sweden. After a long police negotiation the gunman gave himself up. READ »

Swedes drink less alcohol: study

Society: 19 Feb 11
Swedish average alcohol consumption declined in 2009, in comparison with 2008, but remains high in a historical perspective, a new report published on Friday showed. READ »

Convictions overturned in Malmö pimping trial

National: 18 Feb 11
A Swedish appeals court has overturned guilty verdicts served to two men in connection with the sale of a mentally handicapped 14-year-old girl for sex, reducing a third man's sentence for pimping. READ »

Drunk driving Swedish police rarely fired: report

Society: 18 Feb 11
Despite 55 serving police officers being caught drink driving over the past five years, only one has lost his job, statistics published on Thursday showed. READ »

Beer in Sweden: it's not as bad as you think

Lifestyle: 17 Feb 11
In his first monthly column on malted beverages, blogger Darren Packman reminds readers that beer, not wine, helped build empires and explains what it's like to taste a 1,150 kronor ($178) bottle of beer. READ »

Drunk Swede drove to police station to pick up drunk friend

Society: 17 Feb 11
A 28-year-old man is facing drunk driving charges after he drove to a police station in Malmö in southern Sweden to pick up his friend who had been arrested for driving under the influence earlier that day. READ »

Swedish alcoholism drug awaits human study

Science & Technology: 14 Feb 11
A new drug to combat alcoholism developed at the University of Gothenburg's Sahlgrenska Academy may become reality in the future. READ »

'Alcolocks' can't be trusted: sobriety group

Society: 21 Jan 11
Ignition interlock devices designed to bar intoxicated individuals from driving cannot be trusted, according to a Swedish sobriety group for motorists on Friday. READ »


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