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February 14, 2012
Falkenberg
The following articles have been tagged with "Falkenberg":
Hooligans strike in pre-game brawl
Sport: 12 Jun 11
At least five people were injured in the early hours of Sunday morning when fans of Stockholm’s Hammarby football club clashed with guests in a restaurant, a brawl that later took to the streets.
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Sex offender assigned new church position
Society: 25 May 11
A 23-year-old man who had relationships with several confirmation candidates and has been convicted of a sex offence has been assigned a new job within the Church of Sweden.
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Three feared dead after Baltic fishing trip
National: 17 Apr 11
Two bodies have been found in Hanö bay near Simrishamn in the south east of Sweden, while the search for a third missing person has been called off after a fishing boat ran into trouble.
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Sweden deported family to wrong country
National: 11 Apr 11
A family deported to Uzbekistan after Sweden rejected their application for asylum is set to return to Sweden after Uzbek authorities concluded that they were not from the central Asian country.
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Chickens 'tortured' during slaughter: report
Society: 8 Mar 11
The Swedish National Food Administration has discovered that a number of chickens were not bled during the slaughtering process and thus may have been scalded and plucked alive.
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Swede charged for texting while driving
Society: 29 Oct 10
A Swedish man is likely the first in the country to be charged for reckless driving in connection with text messaging while driving.
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Police officer deploys doll in joyrider fight
Society: 6 Aug 10
A Swedish police officer has run into trouble with his superiors after deploying a uniformed life-sized doll in his home neighbourhood after tiring of local joyriders.
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Aussie rules in world's tallest volleyball team
Lifestyle: 19 Apr 10
Billed as the world's tallest volleyball team, Linköping went into this weekend's Swedish title decider knowing its mix of local lads and gigantic Australians would need to put in a towering performance to see off gutsy Falkenberg. Ben Kersley followed the action.
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Six convicted over schoolgirl photo galleries
National: 6 Apr 10
Six young men have been found guilty of aggravated defamation by a court in western Sweden after posting compromising picture galleries of local schoolgirls to the internet.
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Snow strains buildings to breaking point
National: 20 Feb 10
Heavy snowfall in southern and central parts of Sweden has caused several roofs to cave in, while rail authorities have called a halt to a number of train services amid continuing extreme weather conditions.
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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.
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Two bodies found in trunk of burning car
National: 7 Jan 10
Two dead bodies have been found in the trunk of a burned out car near Getinge in western Sweden, prompting police to launch a murder investigation.
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Calm weather expected for Christmas Day
Science & Technology: 25 Dec 09
A yuletide calm has settled over Sweden for Christmas, both on the roads and in the skies.
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Coke sues Swedish firm over Ukrainian imports
Society: 13 Dec 09
US beverage giant Coca Cola is suing to stop a Swedish company from selling Ukrainian-made Coke products in Sweden.
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Liberals open to Green support to block far-right
Politics: 23 Oct 09
Liberal party leader Jan Björklund has opened up the possibility of cooperating with the Green party if the far-right Sweden Democrats garnered enough votes to hold the balance of power after the 2010 election.
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Sweden Democrat quits over anti-Muslim views
Politics: 22 Oct 09
The head of a local chapter of the far-right Sweden Democrats has quit the party in the wake of an anti-Muslim article published by party leader Jimmie Åkesson.
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Swedish cities hit by spate of arson and unrest
National: 12 Sep 09
Friday night was a troublesome one for many police forces across Sweden with several reports of arson and unrest. Police fear an escalation in the violence.
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Jeweller offered wife's stolen valuables
Society: 27 Aug 09
A man walked into a jeweller's shop in Falkenberg in western Sweden and wanted to sell some valuables. But the jeweller recognised the items as those stolen from his own wife the night before and called the police.
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EU gives failing grade to eight Swedish beaches
Society: 12 Jun 09
The water at eight Swedish bathing areas failed to meet European water quality standards last year, according an annual report from the European Commission.
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Accidents abound on icy roads
National: 7 Jan 09
At least fifteen accidents were reported in western Sweden overnight as treacherous road conditions prevailed.
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Novices dig up rare bronze bowl in western Sweden
Science & Technology: 1 Sep 08
Amateur archeologists digging near Skrea hill outside Falkenberg have unearthed a unique artifact.
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Campground to Swedish family: 'Your caravan is just too ugly'
Society: 28 Jul 08
A family from Borås received an unlikely explanation for why they were denied access to a camp site in Falkenberg in western Sweden last week: their caravan was just too ugly.
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Prince claims his first points in Carrerra Cup
Sport: 1 Jun 08
Prince Carl Phillip has secured his first points in the Porsche Carrerra Cup. The prince came 11th and gained five points after a race in Karlskoga.
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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.
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Prince realizes boyhood racing dream
Sport: 13 Apr 08
Prince Carl Phillip test drove his Porsche at the Gelleråsen racetrack on Saturday in preparation for the upcoming Porsche Carrerra Cup.
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Tunisian family's dismissal delayed
Society: 5 Apr 08
Sweden's Migration Board has decided to delay the controversial dismissal of a Tunisian family.
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Oldest man in Sweden dies
National: 4 Apr 08
Sweden's oldest man, Bengt Helldal, has died at the age of 108.
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Lonely hearts racketeer gets five years
National: 23 Jan 08
A Norwegian man has been sentenced to five years in jail for serious fraud. Many of his victims were women.
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Teen murder plot trial delayed
National: 3 Dec 07
A court in western Sweden has postponed the trial of a 16-year-old boy suspected of plotting to kill two girls his own age.
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Santa Claus thief works at night
National: 30 Nov 07
Police are searching for a man dressed as Santa Claus who was involved in three robberies on Thursday night.
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Teen forced to take treatment for 'computer game addiction'
Science & Technology: 20 Nov 07
A teenager is to be forced to accept treatment for his addiction to computer games, after his family said the games make him antisocial.
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Boy planned murder after online chat row
National: 26 Oct 07
A 16-year-old boy in Falkenberg decided to kill two teenage girls after a disagreement with them while chatting on the internet, a court has heard.
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Teenager planned to shoot girls
National: 17 Aug 07
A 16-year-old hid a rifle and ammunition in his guitar case, which police say he planned to use to murder a number of teenage girls.
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Man uses badminton racket to beat off attacker
National: 1 Jul 07
A man in western Sweden escaped injury when he made clever use of a badminton racket to fight off a knife attacker at a camp site in Falkenberg.
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Laughter draws complaints from irate Falkenbergers
National: 29 Mar 07
A number of people lodged formal complaints to Falkenberg council when the laughter coming from inside the local theatre became too much for them to bear.
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Accidents follow snow and ice in south
National: 21 Feb 07
Snow and ice have been causing problems on the roads in southern Sweden, with trams in Gothenburg also affected. A tram left the rails on Wednesday morning, leading to a crash with another tram.
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SEB in record year
Business & Money: 9 Feb 07
Swedish bank SEB experienced its best year ever in 2006, with operating profits increasing by 39 percent to 15.5 billion kronor.
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Ice causes accidents in southern Sweden
National: 18 Dec 06
Icy conditions caused a number of accidents in southern Sweden on Monday morning, following a sudden turn in the December weather, which had been mild until now.
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Gothenburg floods: authorities fear chaos
National: 14 Dec 06
No respite is in sight for residents of the Gothenburg area, with more rain and wind expected on Thursday. Several rivers could burst their banks at any time.
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Falkenberg Farewell carries Sweden's Oscar hopes
National: 27 Sep 06
The Swedish Film Institute has named Falkenberg Farewell, "a film about friendship, memories and a final farewell to the little town by the sea", as Sweden's official Oscar nomination for Best Foreign Language Film.
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Woman killed in nursery car park
National: 10 Aug 06
A man has been arrested in Halmstad suspected of killing his ex partner outside a nursery school in the town. The woman appeared to have been stabbed while sitting in his BMW.
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Swede comes home after 'honour killing' attempt
National: 30 Jun 06
A 19-year old Swede has arrived home after narrowly escaping a suspected honour killing attempt in Turkey. The attack was allegedly carried out by a relative who wanted to marry her.
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Man shot dead by Swedish police
National: 10 Jun 06
A 45 year old man was shot dead by police in central Falkenberg on Saturday afternoon, after attacking officers with a knife.
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Uppsala man 'led human trafficking operation'
National: 14 May 06
An international network with its roots in Sweden has smuggled hundreds of people into Sweden and other EU countries. A 35 year old man from Uppsala is among eight people being held by police.
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School bans low-hanging pants
Society: 6 Apr 06
It might be the height of fashion among teens, but that doesn't cut any ice with librarians at a school in southern Sweden, who say it's time to cover up the rear-end cleavage.
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Swedish comedy explained
Lifestyle: 30 Jul 04
...although they say if you have to explain it, it's not funny. Plus more scandal from Skansen and why this year's summer TV may seem familiar.
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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 »
"The ice dripped in the winter sun. It was the first day when the light had been intense enough to cause dripping in the sunlight. To hear it was an extraordinary wakeup call. The cycle was happening again as it always does, always will (or so we think). I imagined that on my summer island, the bees..." READ »
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Fin means anyhting from sweet to proper. When someone says, Du är så fin it's quite a compliment.
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