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Malmö takes a stand against growing violence

Analysis & Opinion: 12 Jan 12
The grieving father of a murdered 15-year-old, attempting to climb down into his dead son's grave, was a sombre reminder of the consequences of the escalating violence in southern Sweden, reports contributor Patrick Reilly. READ »

Some A-list alternatives for your next After Work

Lifestyle: 21 Oct 11
Looking for someplace new to grab a drink in Stockholm after a long day at the office? Contributor Gwen Ramsey has some suggestions that will help you get out of your After Work rut. READ »

The poetry of Tomas Tranströmer

Society: 6 Oct 11
Swedish poet Tomas Tranströmer, who was on Thursday named the 2011 Nobel Literature Prize laureate, has published a relatively small body of work, often addressing themes of death, history and nature. READ »

'We were all Americans, at least for a while'

Analysis & Opinion: 9 Sep 11
On the tenth anniversary of the September 11th, 2001 terror attacks, The Local reaches out to a few Swedes and Americans for their thoughts about the attacks and their impact. READ »

Sweden mourns death of beloved hockey star

Sport: 8 Sep 11
Grief stricken Swedish ice hockey players and fans expressed their sorrow over the death of national team goaltender Stefan Liv, who was killed in a plane crash in Russia that decimated the Lokomotiv ice hockey team. READ »

Juvenile offenders work off their foul play

National: 2 Sep 11
Sweden’s juvenile offenders are increasingly sentenced to community service rather than juvenile detention or paying fines, according to an assessment by the National Council. READ »

School grades are linked to diet: study

Science & Technology: 27 Jul 11
Young people whose diet is high in folate (the natural alternative to folic acid) are more successful in school, according to a recently published Swedish study. READ »

"Our thoughts are with Norway": Reinfeldt

National: 23 Jul 11
Prime minister Fredrik Reinfeldt held a press conference on Saturday, commenting on yesterday's attacks in Norway. READ »

Carl Bildt: 'We are all Norwegians'

Politics: 22 Jul 11
Swedish foreign minister Carl Bildt has promised "Nordic solidarity" with neighbouring Norway, which was hit by two deadly attacks on Friday afternoon. Prime minister Fredrik Reinfeldt offered "any help that is required". READ »

Council targets rowdy revellers with lollipops

Society: 1 Jul 11
Free candy is to be handed out to encourage calm summer nights in the Swedish city of Karlstad, with 10,000 lollipops distributed to revellers in the early hours of Saturday and Sunday. READ »

Narcolepsy cases rising after swine flu vaccine

Science & Technology: 28 May 11
Ninety-three people in Sweden, most of them children, have been diagnosed with narcolepsy since taking the swine flu vaccine Pandemrix last winter, according to figures from the Swedish Medical Products Agency. READ »

Christian Democrats discuss same-sex adoption stance

Politics: 16 May 11
A local branch of the Christian Democrats has made a u-turn on same-sex adoption and is motioning for the party to change its policy at its annual conference in the summer. READ »

Swede dies in avalanche in Norway

National: 24 Apr 11
A 33-year-old Swedish skier died Saturday after he was carried away by a snow slide in Breidalen in western Norway. READ »

More Swedish children thought to suffer from narcolepsy

Science & Technology: 10 Apr 11
There may be many more children than previously thought who have suffered from narcolepsy as a side effect of the swine flu vaccine. The Swedish drug authority is reviewing the records of some 135 cases. READ »

Swedish study links swine flu vaccine to narcolepsy

Science & Technology: 29 Mar 11
The risk of developing narcolepsy is four times higher for children vaccinated with the Pandemrix swine flu vaccine, according to a study by Sweden's Medical Products Agency. READ »

Spike in calls to Swedish kids help hotline

Society: 9 Feb 11
Swedish charity Children's Rights in Society received a record number of calls to children's help hotline, new figures show. READ »

Swine flu shots linked to narcolepsy in Sweden

Science & Technology: 9 Feb 11
The World Health Organisation (WHO) announced on Tuesday that Sweden is one of twelve countries that reported cases of narcolepsy after the swine flu vaccine was administered. READ »

Swedish man charged after flashing girls

Society: 15 Jan 11
A Swedish man has been charged after exposing himself to two girls from his balcony in Västervik in southeastern Sweden, a local newspaper reported on Friday. READ »

Police wish motorists a fine Christmas

Society: 31 Dec 10
Police in western Sweden have been writing more than just Christmas cards this festive period. In fact, they have been so productive in issuing fines for traffic offences there is a risk of writer's cramp. READ »

Fruit giant to dole out $200,000 over Bananas!* lawsuit

Society: 29 Nov 10
A Los Angeles judge has ruled that food giant Dole Foods must pay $200,000 (1.4 million kronor) to cover the lawyers' fees incurred by the Swedish filmmakers behind a controversial documentary criticising the company. READ »

Prof's privacy appeal denied by Euro court

Education: 2 Nov 10
The European Court of Human Rights has upheld a Swedish court decision to fine a former Swedish university department head for barring access to and later destroying research material. READ »

Webcam paedophile sentenced to year in jail

National: 26 Oct 10
A district court in southern Sweden sentenced a man who lured 45 young girls and adolescents to pose in front of webcams to one year in prison on Tuesday. READ »

Drownings most frequent in July

Society: 10 Jul 10
In June, 13 people drowned and it is feared that more drownings will take place in July, the most accident-intensive month of the year. READ »

Swedish site offers online photo check up

Business & Money: 29 Jun 10
A new Swedish website offers an answer to those who want to know if someone is using their social media images permission. READ »

Rail worker panned for 'negro ball' gaffe

Society: 9 May 10
Train passengers were left reeling on Thursday by an announcer's use of the antiquated term 'negro balls' to describe a type chocolate treat on sale in the bistro carriage. READ »

Telia Sonera doles out billions on strong report

Business & Money: 11 Feb 10
Swedish-Finnish telecom firm Telia Sonera has reported a profit after financial items of 6.98 billion kronor ($947 million) for the final quarter 2009, with shareholders in line for a bumper pay out. READ »

Give young transsexuals special ID cards: doc

Society: 7 Jan 10
Young Swedes who suspect they are transsexuals ought to be issued special ID cards allowing them to hide their undesired gender during their trial phase as the opposite sex, a leading child psychiatrist argues. READ »

Dole drops Bananas!* lawsuit

Business & Money: 15 Oct 09
Dole Foods was withdrawn its lawsuit against Swedish filmmaker Fredrik Gertten over a documentary film which the company claimed contained falsehoods which harmed the US food giant. READ »

Hip diaper bag a must for the discerning dad

Analysis & Opinion: 13 Oct 09
Nothing says 'cool dad' like a dashing nappy bag, writes Joel Sherwood, who finds his street cred only slightly hampered by a hasty online purchase. READ »

Little Sweden on the Prairie

Travel: 12 Oct 09
Välkommen till Lindsborg - Between barbecued ribs and meatballs, Robert La Bua finds Swedish culture alive and well in Little Sweden, USA. READ »

Swedish grocers demand talks with Dole over Bananas!* lawsuit

Business & Money: 7 Oct 09
Swedish grocery store chains ICA and Axfood have said they want to meet with the Swedish subsidiary of Dole Foods to discuss Dole’s attempts to ban a Swedish documentary film about the US food giant. READ »

Swedish burger chain ditches Dole over Bananas!* lawsuit

Society: 6 Oct 09
Swedish hamburger chain Max has said it will stop selling Dole fruit salad in retaliation for the US food giant’s bid to muzzle a Swedish documentary film about the company. READ »

Swedish MPs back filmmaker's battle with US food giant

National: 1 Oct 09
Several members of Sweden’s parliament expressed their support on Thursday for a Swedish-made documentary film that is the target of a lawsuit by Dole Foods. READ »

Young Swedish film director takes Hollywood by storm

Analysis & Opinion: 28 Jul 09
Even though there’s an ocean between Per Hanefjord and Hollywood, the budding Swedish film director explained to The Local’s Lydia Parafianowicz that tinsel town honours aren’t out of reach. READ »

US food giant sues Swedish filmmaker

Society: 10 Jul 09
A Swedish documentary filmmaker has been sued for defamation by banana giant Dole Foods for a new film featuring a Los Angeles lawyer’s fight for Nicaraguan fruit workers. READ »

Introducing...Filip and Fredrik

Lifestyle: 16 Apr 09
This pair of zany, youngish guys have made one heckuva splash on Swedish television in the last year, and are now set break more TV barriers with a talk show to be broadcast live in Sweden from New York City. READ »

Sweden’s Filip and Fredrik get lost in the Big Apple

Lifestyle: 16 Apr 09
Live television is often full of surprises – even in Sweden. And when comic duo Filip and Fredrik are involved, there’s no way to predict what sort of wackiness may ensue when the cameras start rolling, The Local’s David Landes discovers. READ »

Enjoying bourgeois buns in the home of functionalist architecture

Analysis & Opinion: 26 Mar 09
There's no better place in Stockholm to savour croissants and cappucino than Petite France, an award-winning cafe and bakery located on the ground floor of Sweden's most Utopian apartment block, writes Jeanne Rudbeck. READ »

Eating fish makes teenage boys smarter: Swedish study

Science & Technology: 9 Mar 09
Teenage boys who eat fish at least once a week score higher on intelligence tests, according to a Swedish study. READ »

Swedes key to US-Belarus diplomatic thaw

Politics: 15 Feb 09
Sweden has played a key roll in the release of Aleksander Kozulin, Belarus' most prominent political prisoner. The Swedes have also influenced US foreign policy towards the country. READ »

Skiing on a shoestring in Åre

Travel: 22 Jan 09
With money troubles weighing heavier on Sweden than a fresh fall of snow, Jennifer Heape headed to the Åre ski resort to check out a more frugal alternative to the typical foreign alpine getaway. READ »

One third of jobless lack insurance

Business & Money: 17 Dec 08
Almost one third of people out of work in Sweden lack unemployment insurance and rely on dole payouts of a maximum 5,500 kronor ($715) per month after tax, according to new figures from the public employment agency. READ »

Man arrested for murder of Swedish couple

National: 11 Oct 08
A 32-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of the murder of a Swedish couple in Trinidad and Tobago in the southern Caribbean on Thursday. READ »

German teenagers hurt in Linköping coach crash

National: 28 Jul 08
A tourist coach carrying 25 German passengers vaulted and crashed into a ditch near Linköping at lunchtime on Monday. Nine adolescents were taken to hospital. READ »

Bowling in the afterlife

Analysis & Opinion: 16 Jul 08
David Bartal reflects on the healing power of an evening out bowling in the Stockholm suburbs. READ »

Rice rounds off Stockholm visit with Kiss

Politics: 31 May 08
US Secretary of State Condoleeza Rice rounded off her visit to Stockholm for the Iraq conference by hobnobbing with the rock band Kiss. READ »

Making sense of the Iraq conference

Analysis & Opinion: 30 May 08
David Landes reviews what the Swedish press had to say about the importance of the Iraq conference held this week in Stockholm. READ »

Rice: US to take in more Iraqi refugees

Politics: 29 May 08
US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice has promised that the United States will take in more refugees from Iraq, according to Swedish Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt. READ »

Delegates discuss debt and diplomacy

Politics: 29 May 08
US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice on Thursday backed Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki’s appeal for his country's debts to be cancelled while addressing a global conference in Sweden. READ »

Iraq conference opens in Sweden

Politics: 29 May 08
An international conference on Iraq aimed at assessing progress made in the war-ravaged country opened in Stockholm on Thursday. READ »

Iraq 'stepping back from the abyss': Ban Ki-moon

Politics: 29 May 08
UN chief Ban Ki-moon on Thursday hailed the progress made in Iraq, insisting that it could fulfill its "vision of becoming a free, secure, stable and prosperous nation." READ »

Reinfeldt meets Rice as Iraq talks begin

Politics: 29 May 08
Sweden's Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt met with US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice on Thursday morning prior to the beginning of an international conference on Iraq. READ »

Rice urges world to speed aid to Iraq

Politics: 29 May 08
US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice has urged the world community ahead of an international conference in Sweden to seize on improved security to accelerate aid to Iraq. READ »

Iraqi prime minister arrives in Sweden

Politics: 28 May 08
Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki has arrived in ahead of a conference seen as an important step toward Iraq's long-term stability. READ »

Swedish UN envoy sees 'light at end of tunnel' in Iraq

Politics: 28 May 08
Major tensions remain in Iraq but there are signs the situation is improving, according to the top UN envoy in Baghdad. READ »

Sweden ups security for Iraq conference

Politics: 27 May 08
The international community will meet in Stockholm on Thursday to assess the overall situation in Iraq at a conference seen as an important step toward Iraq's long-term stability. READ »

Iraqi Christians demonstrate in Stockholm

National: 26 May 08
Hundreds gathered in Stockholm on Sunday to highlight attacks on Christians in Iraq, days before a United Nations conference on Iraqi peace and development opens near the city. READ »

Webcams: see Sweden in sixty seconds

Travel: 15 May 08
Take a webcam tour of Sweden and see how much of the country looks with just a few clicks of the mouse. READ »

Memorial service for murdered toddlers

National: 11 May 08
Around 450 people took part in a memorial service on Saturday for the two children murdered in Arboga, central Sweden. READ »

Rice to visit Sweden for Iraq conference

Politics: 9 May 08
US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice will visit Sweden for a UN conference on Iraq on May 30th. READ »

Bildt seeks to expand Middle East cooperation

Analysis & Opinion: 15 Apr 08
Foreign Minister Carl Bildt's recent visit to the Middle East marks a possible shift in Sweden’s traditionally cautious, “two-steps forward, one-step back” approach to Middle Eastern conflicts, writes Rami Abdelrahman. READ »

Sweden to host conference on Iraq

Politics: 3 Apr 08
Sweden will arrange a UN conference on the future of Iraq at the end of May. READ »

Thai suspect wanted for murder of Swede

National: 17 Mar 08
Thai police are hunting a 31-year-old old man for the murder of a 26-year-old Swedish women stabbed to death on the resort island of Phuket on Saturday. READ »

Sweden comes to terms with huge youth demo

National: 13 Oct 07
Sweden was coming to terms Saturday with one of the largest demonstrations the country has ever seen – against growing binge drinking and violence among Swedish youth. READ »

'You can't eat when your tongue's hanging out'

Lifestyle: 28 Sep 07
Kathleen Harman takes her (male) overseas guests to some of Stockholm's flashier nightspots, but finds that the sight of tall, blonde women is enough to put her companions right off their food. READ »

Fashion giants drop plans to sue Swedish teen

Society: 5 Sep 07
Fashion houses Gucci and Chanel have had a rethink and decided not to sue a 15-year-old boy from Gothenburg for copyright infringement, Metro reports. READ »

"We never understood how big he was"

National: 30 Jul 07
The Swedish film world has been paying its tributes to film director Ingmar Bergman, who died on Monday at the age of 89. READ »

Ghoulish greetings from the ghost train

Lifestyle: 13 Jul 07
Tipping point: If you thought the sight of ear hair first thing in the morning was frightening, just wait till you see the guy in the dinner jacket on the ghost train at Gröna Lund. Kathleen Harman lived to tell the tale. READ »

Introducing...Victoria Silvstedt

Lifestyle: 26 Feb 07
The Local takes a long, lingering look at Victoria Silvstedt, the former child skiing star now known worldwide for her frequent lapses into semi-nudity. READ »

American envoy plants green shoots

Analysis & Opinion: 26 Oct 06
US Ambassador Michael M Wood tells James Savage about his friend George Bush and how he plans to use his experience as a businessman to get Sweden and America too cooperate on alternative fuels. READ »

Guillou: I kinda like Condi

Lifestyle: 18 Aug 06
Ever the controversialist, Swedish novelist Jan Guillou's latest book deals with the touchiest subject of all: the Israel-Palestinian crisis. He talks to James Savage about America, Gay Pride and Säpo. READ »

Official figures hide youth unemployment - report

Society: 10 Apr 06
The level of youth unemployment in Sweden is wildly underestimated in official figures, according to a report presented on Monday by the New Welfare Foundation, an independent think tank. READ »

Sweden dragged into cartoon row

Smörgåsbord: 9 Feb 06
A Swedish far-right party has published caricatures of the prophet Muhammad on its website, apparently causing uproar in Syria. Sweden's foreign minister has called on the party to act responsibly. READ »

Stockholm Syndrome: Swedes all singled out

Dating: 13 Jan 06
The New Year may start with a bang in Sweden, but our Stockholm Syndrome correspondent's single Swedish friends seem to have given up on fireworks lighting up their love lives. READ »

Opposition to give mental health 5bn kronor boost

National: 9 Jan 06
The conservative alliance want to invest five billion kronor in mental health care over ten years. In a ten point plan to shake up services, they also intend to extend the health guarantee to psychiatric patients and tighten laws on forcible admissions. READ »

Stockholm tsunami exhibit to open on anniversary

Lifestyle: 20 Dec 05
Swedish and Asian children who survived last year's Indian Ocean tsunami will recount their harrowing ordeals in a new museum exhibit to open in Stockholm on the December 26th anniversary of the disaster. READ »

Government jobs plan "too little, too late"

Politics: 19 Aug 05
Finance minister Per Nuder announces a 16 billion kronor package to get 55,000 long-term unemployed back to work. "Too much, wrongly targeted," say business leaders. "Like a bottle of ketchup," says one union leader. READ »

Swedish king expresses "dismay" over London attacks

National: 8 Jul 05
Swedish government responds to London attacks
King Carl XVI Gustaf offers his condolences to Londoners while Sweden's political leaders roundly condemn the attacks as an affront to democracy. Meanwhile the Swedish press wonders how safe Stockholm is - and the government plans to strengthen anti-terrorism measures. READ »

Swedes want crackdown on unruly pupils

Society: 4 Jul 05
Teachers should have the right to confiscate pupils' mobile phones and to put them in detention. That's the view of most Swedes, according to a new survey that indicates a dose of discipline would be popular among parents. READ »

Child abuse is getting worse - Silvia

National: 16 Jun 05
See also: Queen Silvia praises Swedes' generosity
In an in-depth interview before a concert for her World Childhood Foundation, Sweden's Queen Silvia talks about her work helping abused children around the globe - and warns that there are many obstacles still to be overcome. READ »

L?actualité suédoise reflète le doute et le soupçon

Smörgåsbord: 11 May 05
Un garçon suédois de 16 ans originaire de la ville d’Uppsala est au centre d’une enquête internationale sur le piratage informatique à l’encontre de la NASA. Par ailleurs la Chine est suspectée d´espionnage dans les universités suédoises. Quant à la poudre retrouvée dans la lettre envoyée à l’ambassade danoise, il ne s’agit pas d’anthrax. READ »

Neutral Sweden to host Nato conference

Politics: 30 Jan 05
The ski resort of Åre in northern Sweden is to play host to a Nato conference attended by some of the world's most powerful politicians. Is Sweden's cooperation with Nato moving to a new level? READ »

King Carl Gustaf: "I share your sorrow"

National: 30 Dec 04
In a speech broadcast on Swedish radio and television, the king speaks of his deep sympathy for the victims of the catastrophe, both Swedes and local people. READ »

Drugs "to be tested on children"

Science & Technology: 25 Nov 04
... is the rather dramatic way in which the tabloids dealt with the news of a new EU law to ensure that medicines for children go through the same rigorous trials as medicines for adults. READ »

Olympic gold medallist commits suicide

Sport: 18 Nov 04
What's wrong with Sweden's mental health system?
Wrestling champion Mikael Ljungberg, one of Sweden's most popular sportsmen, was found dead at Mölndal hospital on Wednesday. The country mourns, and once again the psychiatric care system is under fire. READ »

Low birth weight "doubles adolescent suicide risk"

Science & Technology: 28 Sep 04
A new Swedish study reveals that babies born underweight or to teenage mothers are twice as likely to commit suicide as adolescents. READ »

Another police murder leaves Sweden feeling uneasy

National: 6 Aug 04
An off-duty policeman is murdered in Dalarna, allegedly by a man enjoying the benefits of Sweden's relaxed 'criminal care' system. READ »

20 things to know before moving to Sweden

As diverse as Sweden is, there are a few societal norms that are distinctly Swedish. Understanding a handful of them will hopefully prepare you culturally before you relocate. When you're invited home to a Swede, you better be on time and take your shoes off, writes expat Lola Akinmade-Åkerström. Read more »

How far can English take you in Sweden?

Sweden is a country where almost everyone can speak English. So why bother to learn Swedish? Edina Varnagy from Hungary managed with English for a whole year but then found that Swedish could open doors – to a job, a social life and greater understanding. Read more »

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