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Springtime skiing - just a bus ride from Stockholm

Travel: 19 Mar 10
If watching the Olympics gave you an itch to hit the slopes, consider Romme Alpin, a bus ride from Stockholm, says Davrell Roberts Tien. READ »

Guru's guide: The best beers in Sweden right now

Lifestyle: 22 Feb 10
Darren Packman, one of Sweden’s leading beer experts, give his tips on what you should (and should not) be pouring into your beer glass. READ »

Hard rocking beer man: 'I brew in A Major'

Lifestyle: 22 Feb 10
“That’s the Way I Wanna Rock and Roll” is a track from Sigtuna Brygghus head brewer Mattias Hammenlind’s favourite hard rock band AC/DC. It also sums up nicely his approach to brewing beer, writes Darren Packman. READ »

What's On in Sweden: February 12th - 18th

Lifestyle: 10 Feb 10
What’s on in Sweden: Jedi Mind Tricks and Joyce Carol Oates in Stockholm, thousands of kisses in Gothenburg and Beethoven in Blue Jeans in Malmö. READ »

Swedish students stage beer pipeline protest at nearby brewery

Society: 20 Jan 10
Several dozen university students occupied a brewery near Gothenburg in western Sweden on Tuesday in their long-standing effort to convince the brewery to build a pipeline to carry beer to the students’ union. READ »

Smuggling charges dropped after birthday boy revealed drinks list

Society: 20 Jan 10
A 20-year-old Swedish man has been acquitted of smuggling charges after convincing a court that the 1,600 litres of beer and 30 litres of spirits found by customs officials were simply a few of the items on his birthday party beverage list. READ »

Temperance society slams proposal for new alcohol laws

National: 16 Jan 10
Restaurants serving cold food, such as sushi, will be able to obtain alcohol licenses if a proposal for new alcohol laws is accepted. The move has been branded deplorable by Sweden’s temperance society (IOGT-NTO). READ »

Ponies replace yachts in wintertime Västervik

Travel: 14 Jan 10
There's only one way to see the picturesque town of Västervik during the winter months - and that's from the back of an Icelandic pony. READ »

Drunken Swedish artist forgets painting four women

Society: 12 Jan 10
An artist from southern Sweden has been charged with assault for spray painting four women while in a drunken stupor. READ »

Air scare passenger will not face jail

National: 7 Jan 10
A Latvian passenger whose drunken mid-air antics plunged a Ryanair flight into turmoil last summer has successfully appealed against an eight month jail term as a Swedish appeal court cleared him of sabotage charges. READ »

January in Sweden: Week one, thirteenth day, thinking time

Lifestyle: 5 Jan 10
The Year in Sweden - January: Journalist Kim Loughran sketches a month by month account of the country he has called home ever since his accidental migration in 1966. READ »

'Vaginal corona' makes 2009 word list

National: 31 Dec 09
The Swedish Language Council has added slidkrans (vaginal corona) to its list of official Swedish words following successful lobbying by a sexual rights group. In total, the council added 30 new words to its linguistic roster. READ »

What's On in Sweden: December 25th - 31st

Lifestyle: 23 Dec 09
What’s on in Sweden: Choral Christmas in Stockholm, a New Year's Eve run in Gothenburg and get your skates on in Malmö. READ »

How to survive the Christmas buffet without looking like an idiot

Analysis & Opinion: 3 Dec 09
Does the herring lead us into Jansson's temptation or is it the other way around? Elizabeth Dacey-Fondelius has the lowdown on how to prevent your office julbord from ending in yuletide tears. READ »

December in Sweden: From candle-head girls to jellied veal

Lifestyle: 1 Dec 09
The Year in Sweden - December: Journalist Kim Loughran sketches a month by month account of the country he has called home ever since his accidental migration in 1966. READ »

Boxers pin passenger in mid-air scare

National: 5 Nov 09
A Swedish prosecutor is pushing for a longer sentence for a Latvian man who was jailed for eight months after attempting to open a cabin door on board a Ryanair plane. The man was restrained by two professional boxers. READ »

In defence of the eighties generation

Lifestyle: 27 Oct 09
Lazy, self-entitled and spoiled. These are just a few of the choice adjectives employed to describe the generation born in the 1980s, the first generation since Hemingway's to be characterised as “lost.” But just how accurate is the stereotype, asks The Local's Charlotte Webb. READ »

Luke Perry: from 90s teen hearthrob to Swedish film star

Lifestyle: 1 Oct 09
Former Beverly Hills 90210 star Luke Perry bares all in the new Swedish romantic comedy “Äntligen Midsommar” (‘Finally Midsummer’). The Local recently caught up with the American actor to hear what he thought about getting naked with Swedish women. READ »

What's on in Sweden: September 25 - October 1

Lifestyle: 24 Sep 09
What's on in Sweden: Alela Diane (US) and football derby in Stockholm; International Book Fair & French acrobats in Gothenburg; Ane Brun (NO) in Malmö. READ »

What's on in Sweden: September 18 - 24

Lifestyle: 16 Sep 09
What's on in Sweden: Beer festival & Tom Jones (UK) in Stockholm; International Book Fair in Gothenburg; Hello Saferide in Malmö. READ »

Swedes drinking more smuggled liquor

Society: 8 Sep 09
Swedes are buying less beer abroad, but are consuming twice as much smuggled liquor compared to the first half of 2008, according to a new report. READ »

What's on in Sweden: August 28 - September 3

Lifestyle: 25 Aug 09
What's on in Sweden: International comedy & classical music festivals in Stockholm; Aero show & international athletics in Gothenburg; Dinosaur Jr in Malmö. READ »

Sales up at Swedish state liquor stores

Business & Money: 14 Aug 09
Sales at Sweden's state-run alcohol retail monopoly Systembolaget, measured in terms of the amount of goods sold, increased by 9.2 percent in the first seven months of 2009 compared to the same period last year. READ »

Åland: a gem in Stockholm's back yard

Travel: 21 Jul 09
Alannah Eames visits Finland's Swedish-speaking Åland islands, and finds gorgeous scenery, great food and a fascinating history. READ »

Groaning to the blues at Gamla Stan's Stampen

Lifestyle: 17 Jul 09
For fans of live music, Stockholm’s Stampen jazz and blues club features an unusual history, an eclectic mix of styles, and a crowd which defies simple categorization, as The Local’s Alec Forss recently discovered. READ »

Insider knowledge from Sweden's top political shindig

Analysis & Opinion: 26 Jun 09
The Local's new bloggers Louise Ribbing and Anna Wramner tune in to the buzz, whispers and seismic shifts emanating from Almedalen Week, Sweden's annual political wonkfest. READ »

Keg of Czech beer marks EU presidency handover

Politics: 21 Jun 09
Sweden accepted the EU presidency on Saturday with the symbolic handover of a barrel of Czech beer. READ »

What's on in Sweden: June 12 - 18

Lifestyle: 11 Jun 09
What's on in Sweden: Neil Young & Ikea exhibition in Stockholm; Euro 2009 U-21 football in Gothenburg; Orchestra Baobab in Malmö. READ »

What's on in Sweden: June 5 - 11

Lifestyle: 4 Jun 09
What's on in Sweden: Lewis Black and Early Music Festival in Stockholm; Beer festival & World Cup football in Gothenburg; Buju Banton & Mandela exhibition in Malmö. READ »

Walking in nature is unnatural

Analysis & Opinion: 18 May 09
While pondering the remembrance of things past, Jeanne Rudbeck decides she'd much rather sip a latte in the city than flee Stockholm for Nature with the rest of the population. READ »

An uncommonly calm Valborg

National: 1 May 09
Beefed up security efforts on Walpurgis Night paid off this year. Police and parents on patrol, piles of confiscated liquor and teenagers escorted home resulted in a Valborg without major incident. READ »

Swedish nudity in Singapore doesn't pay

National: 1 May 09
A nude promenade through a Singaporean bar in January cost a Swedish man and his female companion more than the price of a few drinks. They were fined approximately $1,300 for committing an obscene act, according to Singaporean media. READ »

Charges filed in grisly bolt gun killing

National: 20 Apr 09
A 44-year-old man from Mellerud in western Sweden was charged on Monday on suspicions of having brutally murdered his neighbour with a bolt pistol normally used for anesthetizing livestock. READ »

Swedish metal band trashes Vienna hotel room

Society: 15 Apr 09
Swedish rock band Hammerfall have admitted to smashing up a Vienna hotel room on their European tour. READ »

Sweden Democrat leader joins white power singsong

National: 6 Apr 09
Leading members of the far-right Sweden Democrats sang racist songs while attending a party conference. Party leader Jimmie Åkesson was among the singers. READ »

McDonald's wins right to serve beer at Stockholm airport

Travel: 13 Mar 09
Weary world travellers will soon be able to wash down their Big Mac with a strong beer following a court decision to grant fast-food chain McDonald's an alcohol licence for its Stockholm Arlanda restaurant. READ »

Swedes brace for movie version of Stieg Larsson thriller

Lifestyle: 25 Feb 09
With the film based on the first book in Stieg Larsson’s crime novel trilogy due to hit Swedish cinema’s on Friday, the AFP’s Delphine Touitou takes a look at how the late authors work has been adapted for the big screen. READ »

Teacher fined following beer run for 15-year-olds

Society: 3 Feb 09
A Stockholm-area middle school teacher who purchased beer for two 15-year-old girls has been sentenced to 7,500 kronor ($900) in fines. READ »

Malmö club and concert tips: Friday, Jan 23

Lifestyle: 22 Jan 09
The Djungeltrumman club editor's tips. READ »

Gothenburg club and concert tips: Friday, Jan 23

Lifestyle: 22 Jan 09
The Djungeltrumman club editor's tips. READ »

Malmö club and concert tips: Friday, Jan 16

Lifestyle: 14 Jan 09
The Djungeltrumman club editor's tips. READ »

Gothenburg club and concert tips: Friday, Jan 16

Lifestyle: 14 Jan 09
The Djungeltrumman club editor's tips. READ »

Malmö club and concert tips: Friday, Jan 9

Lifestyle: 7 Jan 09
The Djungeltrumman club editor's tips. READ »

Gothenburg club and concert tips: Friday, Jan 9

Lifestyle: 7 Jan 09
The Djungeltrumman club editor's tips. READ »

Do you know who I am?

Lifestyle: 23 Dec 08
When the Swedish tabloids appear more interested in the celebrities of London and Hollywood than their own home-grown offerings, is it any wonder that we foreigners can find it hard to learn who's who in Sweden, asks Ben Kersley. READ »

The Lowdown: Christmas in Sweden

Lifestyle: 19 Dec 08
Jellied pigs’ feet, Donald Duck and a goat-riding gnome may not be your typical global Christmas symbols, but for Swedes they’re all part of the fun, writes Jennifer Heape. READ »

Swedish scientists struggle to explain post-beer munchies

Science & Technology: 18 Dec 08
Swedish researchers found they had jumped out of the frying pan into the fire when their attempts to explain what causes people to eat more after an evening out drinking ultimately failed to satisfy. READ »

Gothenburg club and concert tips: Friday, Dec 19

Lifestyle: 18 Dec 08
The Djungeltrumman club editor's tips. READ »

Stockholm: a tour guide’s tips

Stockholm: 15 Dec 08
A weekend in Stockholm isn't complete without visiting the Vasa Museum, but what else should a tourist see? Tour guide Séverine Bouvier offers her tips. READ »

Christmas booze gets stuck in the post

Analysis & Opinion: 12 Dec 08
Sending alcoholic drinks through the Swedish postal system can be a tricky business - unless you happen to order from the state alcohol retail monopoly, explains Mark Majzner. READ »

Malmö club and concert tips: Friday, Dec 12

Lifestyle: 11 Dec 08
The Djungeltrumman club editor's tips. READ »

Gothenburg club and concert tips: Friday, Dec 12

Lifestyle: 11 Dec 08
The Djungeltrumman club editor's tips. READ »

Malmö club and concert tips: Friday, Dec 5

Lifestyle: 4 Dec 08
The Djungeltrumman club editor's tips. READ »

Gothenburg club and concert tips: Friday, Dec 5

Lifestyle: 4 Dec 08
The Djungeltrumman club editor's tips. READ »

Malmö club and concert tips: Friday, Nov. 28

Lifestyle: 27 Nov 08
The Djungeltrumman club editor's tips. READ »

Gothenburg club and concert tips: Friday, Nov. 28

Lifestyle: 27 Nov 08
The Djungeltrumman club editor's tips. READ »

Malmö club and concert tips: Friday, Nov. 21

Lifestyle: 19 Nov 08
The Djungeltrumman club editor's tips. READ »

Gothenburg club and concert tips: Friday, Nov. 21

Lifestyle: 19 Nov 08
The Djungeltrumman club editor's tips. READ »

The Lowdown: Quality Swedish beer

Lifestyle: 17 Nov 08
Sweden is not a country renowned for its beers. But when Darren Packman has a nose around, he finds there's more to the country's brewers than meets the gut on a typical night out. READ »

Malmö nightclub tips: Friday, Nov 14

Lifestyle: 13 Nov 08
Discover the night-time jewels of the city in the south with the aid of recommendations from The Local in association with entertainment guide Djungeltrumman. READ »

Going out in Gothenburg: Friday, Nov 14

Lifestyle: 13 Nov 08
The Local scales the heights of the Gothenburg club scene with the able assistance of Djungeltrumman's highly skilled sherpas of the night. READ »

Stockholm going out guide: Saturday, Nov 15

Lifestyle: 13 Nov 08
Brighten up a mid-November Saturday night in Stockholm with a going out guide from The Local in association with Djungeltrumman. READ »

Five convicted over SVT office party booze

National: 11 Nov 08
Five members of staff at the Malmö offices of state broadcaster Sveriges Television (SVT) have been found guilty of smuggling alcohol from Germany for an office party. READ »

Going out in Gothenburg: Friday, Nov 7

Lifestyle: 5 Nov 08
The Local offers some tips for Saturday night following consultation with Djungeltrumman, the people in the know. READ »

Malmö nightclub tips: Saturday, Nov 8

Lifestyle: 5 Nov 08
Stay in tune with what's happening in Malmö this Saturday with the aid of The Local and club pros Djungeltrumman. READ »

Malmö nightclub tips: Friday, Nov 7

Lifestyle: 5 Nov 08
Going out in Malmö has never been easier as The Local teams up with the knowledgeable nightlifers at Djungeltrumman to help point you in the right direction. READ »

What do you think about Sweden's alcohol policy?

Analysis & Opinion: 5 Nov 08
Every week a panel of readers will be giving their views on the burning issues of the hour. This week: Sweden's tough stance on alcohol. READ »

Swedish yacht wins first leg of Volvo race

Sport: 2 Nov 08
Swedish yacht Ericsson 4 has won the first leg of the Volvo Ocean Race. Ericsson 4 sailed into Cape Town harbour on Sunday morning an estimated eight hours ahead of nearest competitor Puma. READ »

Going out in Gothenburg: Saturday, Nov 1

Lifestyle: 31 Oct 08
As October seeps into November, Djungeltrumman guides you through the darkness. READ »

Going out in Gothenburg: Friday, Oct 31

Lifestyle: 30 Oct 08
Find out what's happening in Gothenburg this Halloween Friday with Djungeltrumman's nightclub recommendations. READ »

Choc news: Sweden in public display of confection

Lifestyle: 30 Oct 08
Cocoa fan Robert La Bua spills the beans on Chokladfabriken's Martin Isaksson, Sweden's master chocolatier. READ »

Malmö nightclub tips: Friday, Oct 31

Lifestyle: 28 Oct 08
Discover the night-time jewels of the city in the south with the aid of recommendations from The Local in association with entertainment guide Djungeltrumman. READ »

Malmö nightclub tips: Friday, Oct 24

Lifestyle: 23 Oct 08
Get into the Friday night groove with some club tips from Djungeltrumman. READ »

Going out in Gothenburg: Saturday, Oct 25

Lifestyle: 23 Oct 08
The Local offers some tips for Saturday night following consultation with Djungeltrumman, the people in the know. READ »

What's on in Sweden: October 24 - October 30

Lifestyle: 23 Oct 08
What’s on: Cyndi Lauper and modern dance film festival in Stockholm; Lloyd Cole in Gothenburg; Smurfs and chocolate festival in Malmö. READ »

Going out in Gothenburg: Friday, Oct 24

Lifestyle: 23 Oct 08
The Local scales the heights of the Gothenburg club scene with the able assistance of Djungeltrumman's highly skilled sherpas of the night. READ »

Smuggling charges dropped when couple revealed party plans

Society: 22 Oct 08
The busy social life of an elderly couple from Piteå in northern Sweden has helped free them of smuggling charges after being caught transporting thousands of litres of alcohol from Germany into Sweden. READ »

New study: 'Alcohol and team sports go hand in hand'

Society: 19 Oct 08
A Swedish researcher has warned that the incidence of alcohol abuse within team sports remains a serious problem. Managers are criticized for double standards and condoning the practice. READ »

Stockholm weekend going out guide: Saturday, Oct 18

Lifestyle: 16 Oct 08
The Local teams up with Djungeltrumman to help point you in the right direction if you're planning a night out in Stockholm this Saturday. READ »

Malmö nightclub tips: Friday, Oct 17

Lifestyle: 16 Oct 08
Get your Malmö club compass pointing in the right direction with night life pathfinders Djungeltrumman. READ »

Going out in Gothenburg: Friday, Oct 17

Lifestyle: 16 Oct 08
The Local keeps you up to date with the latest club tips from Gothenburg with the aid of Djungeltrumman. READ »

Malmö nightclub tips: Friday, Oct 10

Lifestyle: 7 Oct 08
Get your Malmö club compass pointing in the right direction with night life pathfinders Djungeltrumman. READ »

Going out in Gothenburg: Friday, Oct 10

Lifestyle: 6 Oct 08
The Local scales the heights of the Gothenburg club scene with the able assistance of Djungeltrumman's highly skilled sherpas of the night. READ »

Malmö nightclub tips: Friday, Oct 3

Lifestyle: 2 Oct 08
Discover the night-time jewels of the city in the south with the aid of recommendations from The Local in association with entertainment guide Djungeltrumman. READ »

Going out in Gothenburg: Friday, Oct 3

Lifestyle: 2 Oct 08
The Local scales the heights of the Gothenburg club scene with the able assistance of Djungeltrumman's highly skilled sherpas of the night. READ »

Swedes smuggling less booze into the country

Society: 29 Sep 08
The smuggling of spirits and beer into Sweden has dropped by 35 percent during the first half of the year, according to researchers at Stockholm University. READ »

Stockholm awash with beer and whisky

Lifestyle: 26 Sep 08
The Stockholm Beer and Whisky Festival has hit town again and, as Jennifer Heape discovered, it’s a far cry from beer bellies and a packet of pork scratchings. READ »

Stockholm weekend club guide: September 26 - 27

Lifestyle: 25 Sep 08
It’s the weekend, it’s the end of the month, and it’s time to find some good quality dancing shoes. Let Djungeltrumman be your cobbler. READ »

What's on in Sweden: September 26 - October 2

Lifestyle: 25 Sep 08
What’s on: Vintage clothes fair, New Model Army & Aussie comedy in Stockholm; International book fair & Swedish-French dance in Gothenburg; The Lemonheads and funky swamp rock in Malmö. READ »

Going out in Gothenburg: September 26 - 27

Lifestyle: 23 Sep 08
The Local consults Djungeltrumman for tips on how best to spend this payday weekend. READ »

Going out in Gothenburg: September 19 - 20

Lifestyle: 18 Sep 08
The Local scales the heights of the Gothenburg club scene with the able assistance of Djungeltrumman's highly skilled sherpas of the night. READ »

Stockholm weekend club guide: September 19 - 20

Lifestyle: 18 Sep 08
The Local helps fulfil all your Stockholm nightlife needs this weekend in cooperation with the ever-reliable entertainment gurus at Djungeltrumman. READ »

What's on in Sweden: September 19 - 25

Lifestyle: 18 Sep 08
What’s on: Stevie Wonder, Beer & Whisky festival and American Football in Stockholm; Japanese tattoo art and Masters golf in Gothenburg; Prince and Tibet tributes in Malmö; Puppet theatre in Lund. READ »

'More beer please': Swedish towns struggle to find catchy mottos

Society: 18 Sep 08
Several Swedish towns have discovered that spending a lot of money on a snazzy town slogan may not always bring about the intended result. READ »

Peanuts and snowglobes - an afternoon with Lasse Åberg

Lifestyle: 16 Sep 08
Jesus playing ice hockey and Jimmy Carter as a giant peanut? There's more than enough to entertain at Åbergs Museum, the brainchild of iconic comedian Lasse Åberg. READ »

Stockholm weekend going out guide: September 12 - 13

Lifestyle: 12 Sep 08
The Local helps fulfil all your Stockholm nightlife needs this weekend in cooperation with the ever-reliable entertainment gurus at Djungeltrumman. READ »

Stockholm club and concert guide: September 5 - 7

Lifestyle: 4 Sep 08
Stockholm club and concert tips from Kalendarium. READ »

Swedes and wine - an awkward romance

Analysis & Opinion: 3 Sep 08
When it comes to wine drinking, it's high time for Swedes to cast off the shackles of Baltic superabundance and embrace the joys of Mediterranean moderation, argues Mark Majzner. READ »

Fermented herring - a smelly Swedish speciality

Lifestyle: 23 Aug 08
Every year on the third Thursday in August, Swedes gather with friends and family to celebrate the start of the season for fermented Baltic herring, or surströmming as it is called in Swedish. AFP's Pauline Conradsson was there to share in the fun. READ »

Mountain of foreign glass sparks recycling feud

Society: 14 Aug 08
Bickering between Swedish recycling companies and local councils over who should pay for recycling foreign booze bottles has reached breaking point, and the government has been forced to step in as a mediator. READ »

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