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Police may have pics of Malmö teen's murderer

National: 21 Apr 12
The person who murdered 15-year-old Ardiwan Samir in Malmö on New Year’s Eve may have been caught on camera near the crime scene. READ »

Police arrest three over slain Malmö teen

National: 16 Apr 12
Three teenagers have been arrested in Malmö under suspicion of the murder of 15-year-old Ardiwan Samir in the Rosengård district on New Year’s Eve. READ »

Swan 'chaos' erupts after Swedish rocket attack

Society: 19 Mar 12
Thousands of swans were whipped into a chaotic frenzy near a lake in central Sweden at the weekend after being targeted by fireworks. READ »

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 »

Rise in shootings puts strain on Malmö police

National: 2 Jan 12
After the latest incident where a 15-year-old died from shot wounds to the head and chest on Sunday evening, police say that the situation in Malmö is “strained” due to a steady rise in violence in the area. READ »

Many still without power after storm Dagmar

National: 1 Jan 12
During the first day of 2012 there were still some 1,000 households in Sweden left with no power as a result of the storm Dagmar, which pummeled Sweden over Christmas. 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 »

Fiery end for youth's ill-fated firework run

Society: 28 Dec 11
Four youths from southwestern Sweden were lucky to escape without injury after their just-purchased supply of New Year's fireworks inexplicably went off in their car. READ »

Abdulwahab 'called Iraq' before Stockholm bomb

National: 17 Nov 11
Taimour Abdulwahab called a mobile telephone in Iraq the same day that he blew himself up in Stockholm, and received 60,000 kronor ($8,800) from backers in Scotland, according to British prosecutors. READ »

Farmers seek to shoot potato-munching cranes

National: 5 Sep 11
Exasperated farmers in Jämtland in northern Sweden have grown so tired of their crops being destroyed by cranes that they have sought permission to shoot the endangered birds. READ »

Malmö sets sights on Champions League

Sport: 2 Aug 11
Swedish champions Malmö FF hosts Glasgow Rangers on Wednesday evening hoping to preserve their lead from the first leg and take a huge step to becoming the first Swedish team to qualify for the Champions League in 14 years. READ »

Football hooliganism prompts 'strike' threat

Sport: 1 Aug 11
Malmö FF striker Dardan Rexhepi has called for the authorities to act decisively to tackle the growing problem of hooliganism in Swedish football, threatening to strike if nothing happens to curb the trend. READ »

Swedish football hooligans strike again

Sport: 31 Jul 11
A hotly contested Allsvenskan football match between Malmö FF and Stockholm's Djurgården was terminated after only 12 minutes of play Saturday afternoon after several fireworks were thrown onto the pitch. READ »

Match called off after fan attacks player on pitch

Sport: 25 May 11
A firework injured Helsingborg's goalkeeper, who was then attacked by a supporter on the pitch, prompting officials to call off Tuesday night's match against archrivals Malmö FF in the latest instance of football supporter violence in Sweden. READ »

Football hooliganism in Sweden - alive and kicking

Analysis & Opinion: 6 May 11
While football hooliganism has all but disappeared in the UK, Sweden continues to struggle with how to deal with the problem, turning it into a political hot potato, The Local's Geoff Mortimore discovers. READ »

Match abandoned after firework hits referee

Sport: 25 Apr 11
Sunday's Allsvenskan football match between Stockholm clubs AIK and Syrianska had to be abandoned 20 minutes into the match after an assistant referee was struck by a firecracker thrown from the crowd. READ »

Swedish green-burial firm to turn frozen corpses in compost

Lifestyle: 13 Apr 11
A posthumous bath in liquid nitrogen pioneered by an eco-minded Swedish entrepreneur may help bring the deceased closer to life after death, the Local’s Karen Holst discovers. READ »

Swedish media join in foolish April fun

Society: 1 Apr 11
Shampoo for shaggy hardrocker festival-goers, dog poop fireworks to save the environment, as well as The Local's own anti-feminist Viking village, were among the April Fools' Day hoaxes in the Swedish media on Friday. 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 »

Nearly half of Swedish wolf hunt quota met

Science & Technology: 15 Jan 11
Sweden's wolf hunt for the year began on Saturday, with nine wolves out of the allotted annual quota of 20 shot by 1pm, as protesters set off fireworks at a hunting area in Dalarna. READ »

Swedish birds 'scared to death': veterinarian

Science & Technology: 5 Jan 11
A county veterinarian has speculated that the birds that fell from the sky in central Sweden on Tuesday may have been frightened by fireworks, then run over by a car after landing on the road in the dark. READ »

'Drunkenness aplenty, but little violence': police

Society: 1 Jan 11
Drunkenness aplenty, but not much blood, was Gotland's police station's summary of the events of New Year's Eve, a summary that seems to apply for much of Sweden. READ »

Swedish group The Ark disbands after 20 years

Society: 8 Dec 10
Swedish glam rockers The Ark shocked their fans by announcing that they will disband after 20 years together at the end of their summer tour next year. READ »

Swedish King opens new Malmö City Tunnel

National: 5 Dec 10
Sweden's King Carl XVI Gustaf opened the Malmö City Tunnel at 5.30pm on Saturday afternoon, with the opening ceremony attended by an estimated 6,000 spectators at the city's Posthusplatsen. READ »

Malmö police probe two weekend shootings

National: 24 Oct 10
At least one shot was fired in a residential area in the Malmö district of Husie on Sunday, the latest incident in a series of shootings that have rocked the city in recent weeks. READ »

Malmö celebrates as Öresund bridge turns 10

National: 2 Jul 10
Tens of thousands of people lined Malmö's beaches on Thursday to watch a massive fireworks display to celebrate the tenth anniversary of the opening of the Öresund bridge. READ »

Sweden plays host to World Rally Champs

Sport: 11 Feb 10
The World Rally Championships returns to Sweden on Friday after a two-year long hiatus. Defending champion Sebastien Loeb says he is looking forward to racing in the snow. READ »

Pride march a 'game changer' for Stockholm football clubs

Analysis & Opinion: 31 Jul 09
As Stockholm gears up for the weekend’s Pride Parade, The Local’s Gabriel Stein takes a look at the difficulties facing two Stockholm-area football clubs as they attempt to show their solidarity with the city’s gay community. READ »

UK couple searches for clues about daredevil Swede

Lifestyle: 11 Mar 09
More than 45 years after losing contact, a British couple are hoping the Swedish public can help them learn the fate of a long-lost daredevil sweetheart. READ »

6,000 join Malmö Davis Cup protest

National: 7 Mar 09
Police estimate that up to 6,000 demonstrators have joined a march in Malmö to protest against the ongoing Davis Cup match between Sweden and Israel in the city. READ »

Fireworks erupt over prof's qualifications

National: 26 Feb 09
The Pirate Bay trial was interrupted several times on Thursday following a heated exchange between a Swedish media professor and record industry lawyers. READ »

Two men held over Gotland stabbing

National: 1 Jan 09
Police confirmed on Thursday that two men had been arrested in connection with the murder of a man in Visby on Gotland a mere half hour into 2009. READ »

Police hire protection in Malmö suburb

National: 31 Dec 08
The police have contracted a security firm to help with the surveillance and protection of the police station in the Malmö suburb of Rosengård. Rioting youths and vandals have recently targeted the station. READ »

More unrest in Malmö suburb

National: 30 Dec 08
A number of disturbances broke out in a suburb of Malmö on Monday night. Four youths were arrested after fireworks were fired at people and several fires were started as police battled to impose order. READ »

Police in firing line as turbulence continues

National: 29 Dec 08
Swedish police experienced the latest in a series of busy nights on Sunday as gangs of youths created disturbances in the suburbs of Stockholm and Malmö. READ »

Unrest continues near vacated Malmö mosque

National: 18 Dec 08
Fresh disturbances erupted on Wednesday evening near the basement location which had previously served as a mosque in Malmö's Rosengård district. READ »

Violence erupts at nationalist march

National: 1 Dec 08
Police in Lund in southern Sweden faced paving stones, bottles, and torches flying through the air as they attempted to restore order following demonstrations on Sunday marking the death of King Karl XII. READ »

Malmö man dies following overnight shooting

National: 7 Oct 08
A 26-year-old man died in the early hours of Tuesday morning after being shot in the Slottsstaden district of Malmö. READ »

USA retain Ryder Cup lead despite Swedish inspiration

Sport: 21 Sep 08
Some inspired golf from Swedish golfer Robert Karlsson was insufficient to claw back the deficit in the Ryder Cup on Saturday. At the end of the fourballs the USA led Europe by 9-7. READ »

'Fight hooliganism like organized crime'

Sport: 15 Sep 08
Sweden’s main crime prevention agency has proposed fighting football hooliganism using methods similar to those employed to fight organized drug gangs. READ »

Sweden prepares for Alpine adventure

Lifestyle: 20 May 08
Will Sweden, the eternal qualifiers, once again underachieve at the finals proper? Or does the current squad have what it takes to make its mark on Euro 2008. READ »

Swedish football at a crossroads

Analysis & Opinion: 15 Apr 08
His first visit to a Swedish football match left David Bartram wondering what Sweden needs to do to stamp out its problems with hooliganism. READ »

Neo-nazis arrested near Kosovo demonstration

National: 2 Mar 08
A group of 20 neo-Nazis were detained by police in Stockholm on Saturday. READ »

Iraqi kids learn Swedish way of life

Lifestyle: 17 Feb 08
AFP's Sophie Mongalvy pays a visit to a school in Södertälje where transition classes have been set up to help ease Iraqi kids into the Swedish way of life. READ »

Move to ban large fireworks by 2010

National: 3 Jan 08
Swedes may have to do without the most powerful fireworks when celebrating future New Years. READ »

Boy fights for life after firework blast

National: 1 Jan 08
Sweden ushered in the New Year overnight with a wave of fires, firework injuries and stabbings. READ »

Stone-throwing youths force bus route closures

National: 31 Dec 07
Swebus decides to close several bus stops in Södertälje to protect bus drivers and passengers. READ »

Sweden's population boom continues

Society: 20 Dec 07
Sweden's population is continuing to grow at a rapid clip, according to new figures. READ »

Sports digest: Sweden cruises to ice hockey quarter finals

Sport: 7 May 07
The Swedish ice hockey team remains unbeaten on its quest to retain the world championship. Two wins on the bounce put Gefle at the top of Allsvenskan. Low-ranked Swedish golfer Joakim Bäckström breaks the course record in Milan. READ »

Introducing...Carola

Lifestyle: 5 Feb 07
As Melodifestivalen kicks off, Paul O'Mahony takes a look at last year's winner – the charismatic Christian who has become Sweden's uncontested Eurovision queen. READ »

'Swedish only' at Landskrona school

Society: 20 Jan 07
A school in the southern town of Landskrona is to be the first to introduce a ban on languages other than Swedish on school premises. READ »

28 suspended after school closure

Society: 19 Jan 07
When fireworks exploded at a school in Landskrona on Thursday the principal finally had enough and suspended 28 pupils. READ »

Violent start to Sweden's new year

National: 1 Jan 07
Sweden saw in 2007 on Sunday night with the traditional organised and impromptu fireworks displays - but they were accompanied by an unusually high number of crimes including assault, rape and arson. READ »

New year storm warning for southern Sweden

National: 31 Dec 06
A stormy start to 2007 is expected in southern Sweden as a low pressure system threatened to dampen traditional New Year fireworks celebrations. READ »

Gävle Goat gets best birthday present ever

National: 4 Dec 06
The Yule Goat is an ancient Nordic symbol. In the town of Gävle, however, the goat has mainly symbolised an annual call to arson. But this year a new sponsor has ensured that the fire-starters will have their work cut out. READ »

Stockholm derby abandoned after crowd trouble

Sport: 28 Aug 06
Monday night's Stockholm football derby between Djurgården and Hammarby was abandoned nine minutes into the second half after both sets of fans disgraced themselves at Söder stadium. READ »

Three men 'planned terror attack on church'

National: 3 May 06
Three men have been charged with planning a terror attack on the Word of Life church in Uppsala, in the first ever prosecution for terrorist offences intended to take place on Swedish territory. READ »

Easter firecrackers a thing of the past

Society: 14 Apr 06
One of the more dangerous Swedish Easter traditions is the practice of kids setting fireworks off in the streets. But a ban means that noisy firecrackers are few and far between. 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 »

A Swedish Christmas

Smörgåsbord: 1 Nov 05
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Government proposes hooligan ban

Smörgåsbord: 28 Aug 04
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