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Why social democrats in Sweden love Springsteen

Analysis & Opinion: 7 May 13
With Bruce Springsteen playing to sell-out crowds at Stockholm's Friends Arena, political scientist Stig-Björn Ljunggren explains why Sweden's old-school social democrats recognize themselves in The Boss's attempt to balance a political commitment with living in a consumer society. READ »

Abba - The Museum expected to be a big hit

Travel: 5 May 13
The world's first museum dedicated to Sweden's iconic disco group Abba is set to open in Stockholm on Tuesday, offering visitors a chance to get up close and personal with the 1970s foursome with a little help from modern technology, AFP's Camille Bas-Wohlert reports. READ »

Swedes' Germany trips cancelled due to strike

National: 21 Apr 13
Scandinavian Airlines SAS has had to pull 29 flights as German airline and airport personnel launch a 24-hour strike that has also led to 1,700 Lufthansa flights being cancelled on Monday. READ »

SAS now cheapest on several European routes

Society: 18 Apr 13
Scandinavian airline SAS has the cheapest airfares to several destinations in Europe and is on par with budget airlines such as Norwegian and Ryanair, new figures show. READ »

Sweden reacts to Thatcher's death

Analysis & Opinion: 8 Apr 13
Swedish reactions to the death on Monday of former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, 87, ranged from celebratory to lumping her together with former Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet. READ »

Sweden in goalless draw against Ireland

Sport: 23 Mar 13
Sweden's prospects of making it to Brazil in 2014 are looking bleak after Friday's goalless World Cup qualifier against Ireland at Stockholm's Friends Arena. READ »

Sweden on top in gay friendly travel rating

Travel: 8 Mar 13
Sweden came first in a rating of the gay-friendliest countries in the world, published on Thursday by the Spartacus International Gay Guide. READ »

Ikea and Marriott launch budget hotel chain

Business & Money: 5 Mar 13
Swedish furniture giant Ikea has roped in US hotel chain Marriott for its long-discussed launch of a new branch of budget traveller hotels across Europe. READ »

Stockholm cafe's kid ban has parents frothing

National: 4 Mar 13
A Stockholm coffee shop has banned children from its premises and sparked an uproar among the capital's caffeine-loving parents. READ »

Swedish lessons take off across Europe

Education: 12 Feb 13
An estimated 18,000 students worldwide are taking university lessons in Swedish in the hope of broadening their job horizons to include the Nordic nation. READ »

Inside the Pirates' den: filmmaker Simon Klose

Analysis & Opinion: 7 Feb 13
With a much-anticipated documentary about Swedish filesharing site The Pirate Bay set to debut at the Berlin International Film festival on Friday, The Local catches up with director Simon Klose, our pick for Swede of the Week. READ »

Europe needs local news in the global language

Analysis & Opinion: 5 Feb 13
As The Local throws open the doors to its new office in Paris, founder Paul Rapacioli argues - purely coincidentally - that a daily diet of local news could change Europe’s destiny. READ »

Bienvenue to The Local in France

Society: 4 Feb 13
For almost a decade now, The Local has been delivering accessible European news to millions of Anglophone readers all round the world – but we're now about to get even better. READ »

Stolen Selma Lagerlöf statue found unscathed

Society: 3 Feb 13
A bronze statue of Swedish author and Nobel prize winner Selma Lagerlöf went missing in Landskrona in southern Sweden on Friday only to be found a few hours later in nearby bushes. READ »

'Sweden should support Cameron's EU vision'

Analysis & Opinion: 23 Jan 13
There are several reasons why Swedes should support calls for reform of the European Union championed by British Prime Minister David Cameron, argues Mats Persson, president of the Open Europe think tank. READ »

'Why I fled the Stockholm toddler ghetto for Berlin'

Lifestyle: 21 Jan 13
Do we still have to define adulthood as wanting to have children, asks freelance writer Tomas Hemstad who fled Stockholm's middle class offspring boom for Berlin where childless adults are treated with respect. READ »

H&M targets women with new fashion brand

Business & Money: 9 Jan 13
Swedish fashion giant H&M is launching a chain of stores featuring a new clothing brand targeting women in cities across Europe, including Stockholm, the company said on Wednesday. READ »

SAS accuses Ryanair of airport fee fraud

Business & Money: 7 Jan 13
Scandinavian airline SAS says Ryanair lies about the weight of its aircraft to reduce fees, giving the low-cost Irish carrier an unfair advantage over many of its increasingly irritated European colleagues. READ »

Vattenfall in nuclear spat with Germany

Science & Technology: 22 Dec 12
Swedish energy group Vattenfall is demanding 30 billion kronor ($4.6 billion) in damages from Germany following Berlin's decision to shut some nuclear reactors, media report. READ »

Sweden's biggest news stories in 2012

Analysis & Opinion: 21 Dec 12
With the end of 2012 in sight, The Local looks back at some of the stories that dominated headlines in Sweden over the past year. READ »

Queen Silvia gives 'final word' on dad's Nazi past

National: 20 Dec 12
Sweden’s Queen Silvia appeared in a new video released on Thursday in which she offers her final comments on the investigation into her father’s alleged Nazi connections. READ »

Sweden's EQT buys ailing German waste firm

Business & Money: 20 Dec 12
Swedish private equity firm EQT has agreed to purchase a majority stake in a troubled waste incineration business owned by E.ON, Germany's biggest power supplier. READ »

The infected years: when HIV came to Sweden

Analysis & Opinion: 4 Dec 12
As Sweden marks 30 years since the first case of AIDS was diagnosed in the country, The Local's Christine Demsteader learns how Swedes have been forced to face an uncomfortable reality about the stigma surrounding those who first tested positive for HIV. READ »

Ikea admits using East German prison labour

National: 16 Nov 12
Ikea apologized on Friday after a report confirmed that East German political prisoners were used in the Swedish furniture giant's factories in the 1970s and 1980s. READ »

Sweden set to take on injury-ridden England

Sport: 13 Nov 12
Sweden will meet a much depleted England side for a friendly match at the new Friends Arena on Wednesday as Erik Hamrén's side looks to avenge last summer's loss to England at Euro 2012. READ »

Kinnevik invests billions in German online shop

National: 20 Oct 12
Swedish investment company Kinnevik has spent 2 billion kronor ($300 million) on expanding its stake in the Berlin-based online shoe and clothing shop Zalando. READ »

Swedes enlist Canadian's novel in sex slavery fight

Analysis & Opinion: 17 Oct 12
Gripped by his novel about sex slavery, Swedish campaigners have enlisted a Gothenburg-based Canadian to help fight human trafficking, writes Sanne Schim van der Loeff. READ »

Swedish press hails 'miracle in Berlin'

Lifestyle: 17 Oct 12
Sweden's stunning four-goal comeback to salvage a 4-4 draw against Germany in Berlin on Tuesday night prompted commentators to gush over what many considered an improbable footballing "miracle". READ »

Sweden shocks Germany with historic comeback

Sport: 17 Oct 12
Sweden netted four goals in thirty minutes, including an extra-time equalizer, to secure a spectacular come-from-behind 4-4 draw with Germany in Tuesday's World Cup qualifier in Berlin. READ »

Reinfeldt, Merkel: 'don't rush EU bank oversight'

Business & Money: 17 Oct 12
Swedish Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt and German Chancellor Angela Merkel said in Berlin on Tuesday that the European Union shouldn't rush into a system to supervise the banking sector. READ »

Germany fears Zlatan ahead of Sweden clash

Sport: 16 Oct 12
The "dangerous" and "unpredictable" Zlatan Ibrahimovic and how to contain him are chief among concerns on Germany's national side as it prepares to battle Sweden in Tuesday night's World Cup qualifier in Berlin. READ »

Zlatan winner saves Sweden's blushes

Sport: 13 Oct 12
A winner from Paris Saint Germain striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic enabled Sweden to overcome the World Cup minnows of the Faroe Islands in Torshavn on Friday. READ »

Chinese author Mo Yan awarded Nobel lit prize

Society: 11 Oct 12
The 2012 Nobel Prize in Literature has been awarded to Chinese author Mo Yan, the Swedish Academy announced on Thursday. READ »

Ship to Gaza Sweden vessel sets sail again

National: 7 Oct 12
A Swedish ship with rights activists from several countries aboard sailed from Naples on Saturday in the latest bid to break Israel's blockade against Gaza. READ »

Swedes hit streets in fight for right to dance

Society: 23 Sep 12
Over 1,000 dance enthusiasts took to the streets of Stockholm on Saturday in protest against Sweden's "absurd, obsolete and offensive" dance license law. READ »

Fury as top Pirate calls for end to child porn ban

Politics: 10 Sep 12
Rick Falkvinge, the founder Sweden's Pirate Party, has found himself in hot water after publishing a lengthy polemic calling for the legalization of child pornography. READ »

Brazil beat Sweden 3-0 in Råsunda friendly

Sport: 16 Aug 12
Olympic silver medalist Brazil took home a comfortable 3-0 win over hosts Sweden on Wednesday in a friendly at the Råsunda stadium in Stockholm. READ »

Germans speculate over 'fake' Swedish author

Society: 14 Aug 12
A new Swedish crime thriller published in Germany seems to have thrown up at least as many intrigues, malicious plots, and mysteries as it contains, as rumour abound in the German press as to the author’s ‘real’ identity. READ »

Swedish biker gang member held in Germany

National: 1 Aug 12
German police confirmed on Wednesday that they stopped a Swede and two Danish residents equipped with explosives, detonators and bullet-proof vests last month in an operation based on a tip from their Swedish counterparts. READ »

Swedish pastor admits to serving as Stasi spy

National: 26 Jul 12
A Church of Sweden pastor in the diocese of Luleå has admitted to having worked as an "elite spy" for the East German Stasi during the Cold War. READ »

Vattenfall sues Germany over nuke power move

Business & Money: 12 Jul 12
State-owned Swedish power group Vattenfall is joining other power companies in suing the German government for losses over Berlin's decision to phase out nuclear power in the country. READ »

Swedish pastor exposed as Stasi spy

Politics: 1 Jul 12
A Church of Sweden pastor in the diocese of Luleå worked as a spy for the Stasi during the Cold War and now faces being stripped of his ecclesiastical licence. READ »

Löfven in the US looking to learn from Obama

Politics: 26 Jun 12
Sweden's Social Democrat head Stefan Löfven is in Chicago learning from President Obama’s election campaign how to win over the Swedish voters in good time for the election in 2014. READ »

Norway PM 'hated Sweden' for Nazi help

National: 5 Jun 12
Sweden let Hitler use its rail network to transport greater numbers of Nazi troops than previously realized to the strategic Norwegian port of Narvik, helping the Nazis score an important World War II victory, a new book reveals. READ »

German ambassador: 'Sweden feels like home'

Analysis & Opinion: 23 May 12
Harald Kindermann, the German ambassador to Sweden, talks to The Local about the importance of the German language, nuclear power, and the legacy of the Stasi. READ »

Saunter through Saxony with InterRail: a gateway to central Europe

Travel: 22 May 12
With a history spanning over 1,000 years, the German state of Saxony has transformed over time from medieval duchy, a state of the Holy Roman Empire, kingdom and republic. READ »

'Sweden isn't a socialist hell hole after all'

Analysis & Opinion: 9 May 12
Sweden can be eye-opening for any foreigner, but for American Carmen Price, it took more time than she expected in Sweden to disarm her American cultural defense mechanisms. READ »

Bildt: next French leader faces 'wake up' call

Politics: 6 May 12
Swedish Foreign Minister Carl Bildt called on the French presidential election front-runner Francois Hollande on Saturday to take account of European economic conditions if he wins the second round of voting. READ »

Ikea also used Cuban prison labour: report

Business & Money: 3 May 12
As Swedish furniture retailer Ikea probes revelations about the use of East German prisoners labour, new allegations emerged Thursday indicating the home furnishings giant also used Cuban prisoners to build furniture in the 1980s. READ »

Swedes fail at EPT Madrid

Lifestyle: 21 Mar 12
The European Poker Tour stop in Madrid was a disappointment for Sweden, with not a single Swedish player making the money in the tournament. READ »

Begrimed baguettes cause bakery battle

National: 16 Mar 12
It’s News in Brief Friday again, where we’ve captured some of the shorter tales that caught our attention – this week including a ski race around the Stockholm castle, begrimed baguettes, bungling bird baiters, and the anniversary of a rather unusual murder. READ »

Stockholm men ranked 'world's sexiest'

Society: 28 Feb 12
Stockholm men are the best looking in the world, according to a new ranking, taking home the number one spot in a category Swedes have dominated in the past. READ »

'Jag älskar dig': American parakeet learns Swedish

Society: 28 Feb 12
A parakeet in New York has been learning Swedish – in order to console a feathered Facebook friend from Malmö in southern Sweden who was feeling a bit under the weather. READ »

InterRail: Everyone’s free to explore Europe

Travel: 22 Feb 12
You no longer have to be a gap-year graduate to jump on board and enjoy the InterRail experience. Travelling around Europe by train can be appreciated by everyone – whatever your age. READ »

Queen Silvia slammed for 'flawed' Nazi probe

Society: 20 Jan 12
Sweden's Queen Silvia was reportedly "shattered" following an investigative journalism report criticizing the findings of a probe meant to clear the air regarding her father's Nazi connections. READ »

Swedish Bondage Fairies launch high-tech global treasure hunt

Lifestyle: 12 Jan 12
An underground Swedish band with a suggestive name has launched a technological treasure hunt through which fans can discover their new song by finding computer memory sticks hidden in public places around the world. READ »

Gran Canaria: island of activity

Travel: 23 Dec 11
While the beaches of Gran Canaria compete with the best of them, it’s the incredibly varied landscape – above and below the waterline – that is proving to be an increasing draw for active travellers. READ »

Why Sweden should stay out of the EU budget pact

Analysis & Opinion: 13 Dec 11
European leaders have failed to help solve the current debt crisis, and Sweden shouldn't think of signing on to a plan that amounts to an attempt to remake Europe into a super-bureaucratized dream, argues Swedish liberal commentator Johan Norberg. READ »

A truly international education at the heart of Berlin

Education: 7 Dec 11
If you want to study, but dread the bureaucracy and red tape of a traditional academic institution, and fancy a spell in one of Europe’s most dynamic cities at the same time, the ECLA in Berlin could be just the place for you. READ »

Ikea boss sacked for 'pro-Nazi' Facebook posts

Business & Money: 24 Nov 11
The manager of an Ikea store in Germany, who had Facebook friends belonging to a neo-Nazi political party, has been dismissed for posting offensive opinions on the social networking site. READ »

Stockholm International School celebrates its 60th anniversary

Education: 22 Nov 11
Stockholm International School has seen thousands of students pass through its doors since it was founded in 1951. To mark its fiftieth birthday, Maggie Dankiewicz, Valerie Evers, Caroline Engström-Roberts and the students of Grade 5 tell of its fascinating history. READ »

Japanese clothes giant to rival H&M in Sweden

National: 3 Nov 11
The Japanese retail giant Uniqlo might be taking on Swedish cheap n´chic brand H&M on its own territory as the company is said to be looking for premises in the heart of Stockholm's shopping district. READ »

Cunning linguists in Sweden crack 300-year-old occult code

Science & Technology: 27 Oct 11
Two Swedish linguists at Uppsala University have deciphered a handwritten manuscript dating from the mid-18th century, written by a secret society known as “the Occultists”, obsessed with eye surgery and spying on the Freemasons. 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 »

Syrians in Sweden: 'observers, not intervention'

Politics: 11 Oct 11
Syrian opposition leaders meeting in Stockholm on Monday called for the deployment of international observers in their country but were largely opposed to foreign military intervention. READ »

Stockholm hosts rally against Syrian regime

Politics: 10 Oct 11
A rally against the Syrian regime was held outside Sweden's parliament on Sunday with some 200 people calling on Stockholm and the European Union "to support the revolution in Syria". READ »

Secluded Swedish castle reveals hidden Nazi past

Lifestyle: 6 Oct 11
A chance encounter with the granddaughter of a Swedish count gave contributor Roger Choate an inside peek at the mysteries of Rockelstad Castle, once a frequent destination for a notorious Nazi leader. READ »

Facebook video puts brakes on Swedish speedster's Swiss appeal

Society: 3 Oct 11
A Swedish driver clocked at nearly 300 km/h in Switzerland last year is due to appear in court this week to appeal his hefty fine, despite posting an incriminating video of his nearly ‘travel adventures’ on Facebook. READ »

Swedish Pirates salute German success

Politics: 19 Sep 11
Sweden's Pirate Party has lauded the electoral success of its German sister party in the Berlin state parliament, calling it as a "major step forward" and a boost for the movement across the world. READ »

Swedish TV duo quaff Hitler champagne in Kamprad tribute

Society: 25 Aug 11
Swedish TV comedy pair Filip Hammar and Fredrik Wikingsson cracked open a bottle of champagne once belonging to Adolf Hitler on Wednesday as a tribute to the renewed focus on Ikea founder Ingvar Kamprad's Nazi past. READ »

Vattenfall sheds Polish operations

Business & Money: 24 Aug 11
Swedish state-owned energy giant Vattenfall announce don Tuesday that it had reached a deal to sell two subsidiaries in Poland for €1.8 billion ($2.6 billion), signalling its exit from the country. READ »

Summing up Stockholm Fashion Week 2011

Lifestyle: 17 Aug 11
As fashionistas in the Swedish capital settle down after a frenetic Stockholm Fashion Week, The Local's Caroline Bursell takes a look back at some of the event's highlights. READ »

Silvia's dad in deal with Jewish businessman

Society: 9 Aug 11
Queen Silvia has revealed that her father conducted a business deal with a prominent Jewish businessman whereby he took over his company in Berlin in 1939 and thereby facilitated the man's emigration from Nazi Germany. READ »

Bolt sprints to victory in Stockholm

Sport: 30 Jul 11
World and Olympic champion sprinter Usain Bolt sprinted to victory in the 200m during Friday's Diamond League competition in Stockholm. READ »

Danes deploy increased border controls

National: 6 Jul 11
Denmark on Tuesday deployed 50 new customs officers at its borders with Germany and Sweden as part of a widely-criticised government plan to reintroduce permanent controls at border crossings. READ »

'Swedish shipments to Nazis may have been ransom for captured Swedes'

Analysis & Opinion: 29 Jun 11
Historical documents related to the capture of seven Swedes by the Gestapo in Poland in 1942 puts Sweden's subsequent ball bearing deliveries to Nazi Germany in a new light, argue historians Susanne Berger and Ingela Magner. READ »

Swedish feminists push for Midsummer 'mayhole' revolution

Lifestyle: 22 Jun 11
While most Swedes look forward to dancing around a traditional maypole this Midsummer, one group of gender-conscious revellers is pushing Swedes to celebrate the holiday by gathering around a vagina instead, contributor Lina Sennevall discovers. READ »

Swedish man charged with child sex in Haiti

National: 12 Jun 11
A 67-year-old Swedish man was charged with a score of child sex allegations in disaster-struck Haiti where he worked under the guise of an organization that purports to help street children. READ »

Klüft to retire following 2012 London Olympics

Sport: 19 May 11
Swedish heptathlon champion and long jumper Carolina Klüft, who won gold at the 2004 Olympics in Athens, announced on Wednesday she would retire following the London Olympics in 2012. READ »

Swede arrested in German paedophile snare

National: 17 Apr 11
A 67-year-old Swede who is working as a teacher in Berlin has been arrested on suspicion of abusing children, as well as being one of the brains behind a large human smuggling ring. READ »

Sweden to host NHL season openers

Sport: 14 Apr 11
The NHL's New York Rangers, featuring Swedish netminder Henrik Lundqvist, will play its season opener in Stockholm in October as part part of a the three city, four club European tour. READ »

Death threats over Swede's Jacko sculpture

Society: 7 Apr 11
Swedish artist Maria von Köhler has received death threats after the recent unveiling of her sculpture of Michael Jackson in London. READ »

Gran Canaria: Pride under the sun

Travel: 6 Apr 11
Lots of European gay travellers are discovering a friendly and exuberant gay pride festival on the Spanish island of Gran Canaria - with great flight connections from Sweden. READ »

Eurail and InterRail Passes: Where a journey becomes an adventure

Travel: 1 Apr 11
Whether it’s reading in the light of the Eiffel tower or discovering lavender fields in Croatia, taking the train gives you the opportunity to explore Europe at your own speed - and make friends along the way. READ »

Italy's Riccardo Muti wins prestigious Swedish opera prize

Society: 16 Mar 11
Italian director Riccardo Muti has been named 2011 recipient of the $1 million prize in memory of Sweden's legendary soprano Birgit Nilsson. READ »

Sweden Democrats: open the Stasi archive

Politics: 4 Feb 11
The Sweden Democrats has demanded that the Swedish Security Service's files on contacts between Swedish individuals and the Stasi be opened to the public in order "to clear the air" over the period in history. READ »

Swedish zoo rejoices over rare anteater birth

Society: 11 Jan 11
For the first time ever, a giant anteater has been born in Sweden, officials at Parken Zoo in Eskilstuna reported on Tuesday. READ »

Sweden to close five embassies

Politics: 22 Dec 10
Sweden's foreign minister Carl Bildt on Wednesday announced the closure of five embassies as a result of the recent cuts to the government's administrative budget. READ »

Carl Bildt slams EU president over Turkey

Politics: 16 Nov 10
Sweden's foreign minister Carl Bildt roundly criticised European Union President Herman Van Rompuy on Tuesday for omitting to name Turkey in discussions over EU enlargement. READ »

Olof Palme and Obamania: Swedes' love-hate relationship with the US

Analysis & Opinion: 1 Nov 10
On the eve of the US mid-term elections, libertarian Swedish commentator and author Fredrik Segerfeldt takes a look at the evolution of Swedes' attitudes toward the United States – with some help from one of Sweden’s most revered singer-songwriters. READ »

A November guide to live music in Stockholm

Lifestyle: 29 Oct 10
Contributor David Stavrou checks out some of the highlights awaiting Stockholm music lovers in October. READ »

Dreams of 'röda stugor' lead to move to Sweden

Travel: 20 Oct 10
For many northern Europeans, the dream of owning a traditional "röd stuga," or red cottage, in the countryside ranks highly as an ideal way to live. This idea is spreading across northern Europe, with more German and Dutch immigrants moving to Sweden looking for more nature and less stress. READ »

Live Blog: election night in Sweden

Politics: 20 Sep 10
The Local's correspondents bring you all the latest news from the Swedish election, live from the main parties' headquarters in Stockholm. See the drama unfold live here. READ »

What's On in Sweden: September 10th - 16th

Lifestyle: 8 Sep 10
What’s on in Sweden: Irish artwork in Stockholm, organic food in Gothenburg and a killer queen comes to Malmö. READ »

Gay outsprints Bolt in Stockholm showdown

Sport: 7 Aug 10
American sprinter Tyson Gay left world record holder Usain Bolt trailing in his wake on Friday in the Diamond League men's 100 metres in Stockholm. READ »

Powell pulls out of Stockholm sprint clash

Sport: 6 Aug 10
Jamaican sprinter Asafa Powell has been forced to withdraw from the Stockholm leg of the Diamond League on Friday due to a groin injury. READ »

Swedes host mouth-watering sprint clash

Sport: 5 Aug 10
Friday's Diamond League men's 100 metres in Stockholm is set to be extra special with Usain Bolt, Asafa Powell and Tyson Gay - the world's three fastest men - meeting for the first time since last year's world championships in Berlin. READ »

Klüft leaps into European Championships final

Sport: 28 Jul 10
Swedish Olympic champion Carolina Klüft squeaked into Wednesday's long jump final at the European Athletics Championships in Barcelona on Tuesday, jumping 6.62m for 12th for the last spot. READ »

Klüft to compete at Euros despite falling short

Sport: 16 Jul 10
Swedish athlete Carolina Klüft will compete at the European Championships after being given a wild card despite falling short of the minimum qualification distance for the long jump competition at a meet in Karlstad on Thursday. READ »

Gothenburg courted by low-cost air carriers

Business & Money: 8 Jul 10
Gothenburg's airports have become the new hotspots for budget flights, with EasyJet and Ryanair both increasing service to the city in the autumn. READ »

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