Helsingborg

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Champs held as football season gets underway

Sport: 15 Mar 10
Swedish champions AIK got off to a slow start with a home draw against top-flight newcomers Mjällby. The 2009 runners-up IFK Gothenburg meanwhile opened the season with a flurry of goals, dispatching Kalmar 0-3. READ »

Black Cobra gang steals selection of small cakes

National: 12 Mar 10
Criminals with connections to the Black Cobra network are suspected by police of pilfering 120 boxes of almond tarts, punch rolls, apple crowns and brownies from a delivery truck in southern Sweden on Thursday. READ »

Man jailed for Malmö Davis Cup riot

National: 25 Feb 10
A 23-year-old man from Stockholm has been sentenced to six months imprisonment for rioting in connection with a Davis Cup match between Sweden and Israel in Malmö last spring. READ »

Sacked employee took revenge on grave of boss's daughter

National: 23 Feb 10
A 44-year-old woman in southern Sweden who was fired from her job took revenge on her boss by desecrating her daughter's grave. READ »

Homeless need more help: Health minister

National: 30 Jan 10
Sweden's Public Health Minister Maria Larsson has called for new measures to help those living on the streets and a review of legislation to stop children being evicted from their homes. READ »

Jews flee Malmö as anti-Semitism grows

Society: 27 Jan 10
Threats and harassment are becoming increasingly commonplace for Jewish residents in Malmö in southern Sweden, leading many Jews to leave the city out of fear for their safety. 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 »

Sweden probes webcam paedophile suspect

National: 17 Jan 10
A man from southern Sweden is suspected of committing numerous sexual crimes on the internet with underage girls, perhaps hundreds. READ »

Somali threats against Swedish illustrator

National: 4 Jan 10
Swedish artist Lars Vilks, who sparked outrage with caricatures of the Muslim prophet Muhammad as a dog, has received threats via telephone from Somalia. The threats come just days after a Danish cartoonist was attacked by a terrorist. READ »

Christmas chocolate thieves caught red handed

Society: 24 Dec 09
While many a Swedish Christmas office party end in hangovers and bad judgement, the holiday revelry of one company from Växjö in southern Sweden ended with a night in jail after a chocolate robbery gone wrong. READ »

Henrik Larsson steps into club management

Sport: 14 Dec 09
Star Swedish footballer Henrik Larsson, who recently gave up his playing career, has been confirmed as new head trainer of Landskrona in Sweden’s second division. READ »

Court bans sale of energy drink Cocaine

National: 28 Nov 09
The planned launch of a new energy drink called Cocaine has been halted by a court ruling before the product had a chance to hit the shelves in Sweden. READ »

Swedish concern over Cocaine energy drink

Society: 23 Nov 09
The Swedish Consumer Agency has wasted no time in condemning the planned launch of a new energy drink marketed by a company from Helsingborg and trading under the name Cocaine. READ »

Swedish town restricts 'immigrant weddings'

Society: 16 Nov 09
A local politician from Landskrona in southern Sweden has decreed that only one “immigrant wedding” can be held at the town’s local community centre every month. READ »

Injured soldiers back on Swedish soil

National: 13 Nov 09
Two of the five soldiers injured in Wednesday's bomb explosion in Afghanistan landed in Sweden on Thursday evening. A further two aircraft with medical personnel have been dispatched to bring back the other casualties. READ »

Sweden to test 'culture by prescription'

Science & Technology: 10 Nov 09
Doctors in south-western Sweden will soon be able to prescribe cultural activities such as choir lessons or ceramics classes as part of a taxpayer-funded initiative to help reduce prolonged absences from work due to illness. READ »

The Year of the Rodent: Allsvenskan 2009

Lifestyle: 3 Nov 09
As the Swedish championship gold medal makes its way to Solna, Nic Townsend looks back at another eventful season in Sweden’s premier football competition. READ »

Hammarby relegated as AIK and IFK vie for title

Sport: 29 Oct 09
Stockholm club Hammarby, Swedish champions as recently as 2001, were relegated from the top flight on Wednesday night following a 2-4 defeat at Trelleborg. READ »

'Henke' Larsson to quit professional football

Sport: 20 Oct 09
Swedish football legend Henrik 'Henke' Larsson has announced he is retiring from professional football at the conclusion of the current season. READ »

Bank robber in custody following 'religious awakening'

National: 20 Oct 09
Police in western Sweden may soon be able to close their files on a daring four-year old bank robbery after one of the thieves experienced a religious salvation during his time on the run. READ »

Swedish destiny resides in Copenhagen clash

Sport: 9 Oct 09
The Swedish football team heads to Parken stadium in Copenhagen on Saturday hoping to claim the points and a real chance of winning a World Cup group that long seemed out of their grasp. READ »

Sex crime suspect on trial following jail cell pass at female officer

National: 8 Oct 09
A 48-year-old man is on trial in Helsingborg in south-western Sweden for having sexually assaulted a police officer following an interrogation for other alleged sex crimes. READ »

Outrage over drunken Swedish pastor's funeral service

Society: 2 Oct 09
A family from Skåne in southern Sweden has demanded compensation from the Church of Sweden claiming that the pastor employed to conduct a funeral had consumed a glass too many in the vestry. READ »

Woman refuses 'Sweden's smallest benefit payment'

Society: 1 Oct 09
A pensioner from western Sweden may have received the smallest benefit payment ever paid out by the country’s social insurance agency. And all she wants to do is give it back. READ »

Swedish nurse suffers burns after hand gel rub

National: 24 Sep 09
A nurse at an eldercare home in Norrbotten in northern Sweden was left with burns to her left hand as residual traces of an alcohol-based hand disinfectant set alight while pushing a trolley. READ »

Söderling ensures Swedish Davis Cup success

Sport: 20 Sep 09
Sweden retained its elite status in the Davis Cup 2010 after defeating Romania 3-2 in the world group play off in Helsingborg on Sunday, thanks to three wins for the US Open semi-finalist Robin Söderling. READ »

Danes propose tunnel to Sweden

Society: 11 Sep 09
Danish researchers have concluded that the nearly decade-old Öresund Bridge linking Sweden and Denmark is insufficient, proposing that a tunnel also be built between the two countries to facilitate the region’s growth. READ »

Thief surfs for porn and bemoans poor hygiene

National: 26 Aug 09
A thief in southern Sweden took time off during a weekend break-in to surf pornographic websites on a company computer and leave a note complaining about unsatisfactory hygiene standards. READ »

Summer rail destinations: Halmstad

Travel: 24 Aug 09
Sponsored article: Initially built by the Danes as a defensive fortress, Halmstad is now a popular coastal retreat with a sophisticated cultural scene and thriving nightlife. READ »

Trouser thief charged over violent garment swap

National: 20 Aug 09
A sweatpants-wearing 26-year-old has been charged with theft after knocking a more formally dressed citizen to the ground and removing his jeans. READ »

Girl, 14, gang raped on internet date

National: 20 Aug 09
A 14-year-old girl was raped on Wednesday evening by at least two people in a bush in Helsingborg. The girl had arranged on the internet to meet a boy but was instead met by a group of five young men. READ »

Swedes defeat Finland in World Cup warm up

Sport: 13 Aug 09
The Swedish men's football team received a confidence boosting 1-0 win over Finland in Stockholm on Wednesday ahead of a crucial World Cup qualifier against Hungary onext month. READ »

'Businessman' took millions from faulty cash machines

Society: 14 Jul 09
Charges have been filed against a 54-year-old man who managed to withdraw nearly 3 million kronor ($380,000) from various cash machines in Landskrona in southern Sweden. READ »

Suspected double murderer remanded

National: 12 Jul 09
On Friday, a 23-year-old man suspected of murdering a couple near Båstad in southern Sweden in 2007 was remanded into custody after the court granted a retrial of the case. READ »

Swede charged for soliciting nude pics from pre-teen girls

National: 10 Jul 09
An Uppsala University education student has been charged for requesting nude pictures over the internet from hundreds of underage girls across Sweden. READ »

What's on in Sweden: June 26 - July 2

Lifestyle: 24 Jun 09
What's on in Sweden: Bunny Wailer (JAM) and The Pet Shop Boys (UK) in Stockholm; heavy metal festival & A Camp in Gothenburg; Atmosphere (US) in Malmö. READ »

Massive Viagra shipment seized by Swedish customs officals

Science & Technology: 24 Jun 09
A shipment of nearly 9,000 Viagra tablets was confiscated during a routine check at a post office by customs officials near Malmö in southern Sweden. READ »

'Sleeping' swine found outside police station

National: 20 Jun 09
On Friday morning, a father and his daughter discovered an unpleasant Midsummer surprise at the entry of a police station in Helsingborg when they found two pigs, apparently slumbering. READ »

What's on in Sweden: June 19 - 25

Lifestyle: 18 Jun 09
What's on in Sweden: Morrissey & Midsummer fun in Stockholm; AC/DC & Euro 2009 U-21 football in Gothenburg; Yasmina Reza's ART in Malmö. READ »

Man sentenced to eight years for child rape

National: 18 Jun 09
A 42-year-old man from Skåne in southern Sweden was sentenced on Wednesday to eight years in prison for child rape and other crimes. 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 »

Test sites named for Swedish language-learning bonus

Society: 11 Jun 09
Thirteen Swedish municipalities have been chosen to participate in the first phase of a plan to reward newly arrived immigrants who perform well in state-funded language classes. READ »

Danes rain on Swedish World Cup parade

Sport: 7 Jun 09
Denmark left Sweden's hopes of qualifying for the World Cup finals in South Africa in 2010 hanging by a thread after a 0-1 win at Råsunda Stadium on Saturday night. READ »

Sweden's footballers seek to defuse Danish dynamite

Sport: 5 Jun 09
Sweden face a tough task on Saturday as they face up to local rivals Denmark in a tie that is crucial to their chances of qualification for the 2010 World Cup. READ »

Agency steps up efforts to unmask strawberry cheats

Science & Technology: 3 Jun 09
Agriculture authorities in Sweden are going hi-tech to crack down on the sale of imported strawberries which have been falsely marked as Swedish. READ »

Knife man gets reduced sentence after dog bite to testicles

Society: 28 May 09
A 32-year-old man in southern Sweden found guilty of assault has been granted a lower than usual sentence because of the suffering caused when he was bitten in the testicles by the woman's Rottweiler. READ »

Mystery grows over dead Swedish couple

National: 19 May 09
The mystery surrounding the couple in their late fifties found dead at their home near Helsingborg in southern Sweden on Sunday continues to grow. Police have not ruled murder. READ »

Swedes feel full force of the law for public peeing

Society: 18 May 09
An increasing number of southern Swedes have felt the full force of the law since a 2006 crack down on peeing in public, a practice long forbidden but widely tolerated. READ »

Protests against nationalist march in Helsingborg

National: 2 May 09
Almost 20 individuals were taken into custody in connection with a demonstration by nationalists in central Helsingborg on Friday. Police intervened when counter-demonstrators tried to protest. READ »

What's on in Sweden: April 10 - 16

Lifestyle: 9 Apr 09
What's on in Sweden: Easter at Moderna in Stockholm; Space adventures in Gothenburg; Grandmaster Flash in Malmö. READ »

Swedish football: A beginner’s guide to the Allsvenskan

Lifestyle: 2 Apr 09
With the Swedish football season kicking of this weekend, Nic Townsend separates the title hopefuls from the relegation woefuls in a team by team analysis of the Allsvenskan. READ »

Teacher taped young boy's mouth shut

Education: 31 Mar 09
A pre-school teacher in Sweden has been reported to police for taping a six-year-old’s mouth shut after he refused to be quiet. READ »

Crowd ban 'risks bolstering extremists'

Analysis & Opinion: 7 Mar 09
The City of Malmö's decision to hold the Sweden-Israel Davis Cup tennis match behind closed doors is ill-conceived, short-sighted and potentially dangerous, argues freelance Israeli journalist David Stavrou. READ »

‘Opposing Israeli violence is not anti-Semitism’

Analysis & Opinion: 13 Feb 09
Swedes who demonstrate over Israeli attacks are not anti-Semites. Calling them names is an attempt to silence criticism of Israeli policies, argues Stockholm-based Palestinian Alaa Kullab. READ »

Prison for kidnappers who fell asleep on the job

National: 10 Feb 09
Two kidnappers who fell asleep while holding two men hostage in a hotel room in Helsingborg in western Sweden have each been sentenced to five years in prison. READ »

'Anti-Semitism on the rise in Sweden'

Analysis & Opinion: 9 Feb 09
An ugly wave of anti-Semitism is on the rise in Sweden, and politicians who compare Israel with Nazi Germany or apartheid-era South Africa cannot claim to be free of responsibility, writes David Stavrou, a freelance Israeli journalist based in Sweden. READ »

Teacher asks pupils to name 'most trying' classmate

Society: 31 Jan 09
A teacher at a school in Ängelholm in southern Sweden asked pupils to name their 'most trying' classmate. Parents put a stop to the exercise however as the results were about to be announced at a meeting. READ »

Jewish burial chapel attacked in Malmö

National: 13 Jan 09
A burial chapel in the Jewish cemetery in central Malmö was fire-bombed early on Tuesday morning. It is the third time the chapel has been attacked in recent weeks. READ »

Jews in Sweden under increasing threat

Politics: 7 Jan 09
Police in Sweden are on heightened alert following a spike in anti-Semitic attacks around the country in the wake of Israel’s campaign against Gaza-based Hamas militants. READ »

Marseille ditch Larsson loan plans

Sport: 6 Jan 09
French top flight side Marseille said on Tuesday they have given up on attempts to sign Swedish veteran Henrik Larsson on loan in the transfer window. READ »

Marseille close in on Larsson loan

Sport: 6 Jan 09
Marseille coach Eric Gerets on Monday said he was confident of landing Swedish veteran Henrik Larsson on loan in the transfer window. READ »

What's on in Sweden: January 2 - 8

Lifestyle: 1 Jan 09
What's on in Sweden: January 2nd - 8th. A Camp and Moderna for the kids in Stockholm; International floorball and Opera ball in Gothenburg; Jim Jones Revue in Malmö. READ »

Violent fire destroys Umeå student housing

National: 25 Dec 08
A violent fire destroyed student housing in Umeå in northern Sweden on Christmas Eve. Fire services had a busy night as a wave of arson attacks were reported across the country. READ »

Earthquake shakes southern Sweden

National: 16 Dec 08
Southern Sweden was rocked by an earthquake early on Tuesday morning which caused a flood of phone calls to emergency services operators from alarmed residents. READ »

Student receives damages for headscarf slight

Society: 13 Dec 08
A student at a Landskrona secondary school in southern Sweden has been awarded damages for being told not to wear an Islamic headscarf. READ »

Ikea's Swedish operation reports strong 2008 profits

Business & Money: 12 Dec 08
The Swedish division of global home furnishings giant Ikea reported pre-tax profits of 2.1 billion kronor ($263 million) for the 2008 fiscal year. READ »

Woman's benefits withdrawn due to large breasts

Society: 3 Dec 08
A Swedish woman injured in a car accident has had her disability benefits withdrawn after the country’s social insurance agency determined her large bust was to blame for the pain. READ »

Swedish town and ski resort for sale

Society: 26 Nov 08
Ski-loving real estate investors interested in rubbing elbows with royalty may want to venture north to the Swedish village of Storlien, which is on the market for 365 million kronor ($45.6 million). READ »

Success for Henrik Larsson in floorball debut

Sport: 24 Nov 08
Henrik Larsson showed that his athleticism is not limited to the football pitch when the star footballer came off the bench to help his team to victory on Sunday during his first match in Sweden’s top floorball league. READ »

Kalmar claim historic Swedish title

Sport: 10 Nov 08
Kalmar FF are the new kings of Swedish football after a draw away to Halmstad on the final day of the season was enough to secure the first league victory in the club's history. READ »

'Swastika' flower arrangement causes consternation

Society: 23 Oct 08
Residents of the small town of Aneby in southern Sweden reacted angrily this week to a floral display on a roundabout in front of the town hall that appeared to depict a swastika. READ »

Swedish Muslim finds Muhammad in a mango

Society: 1 Oct 08
Rubina Sheikh from Helsingborg in southern Sweden believes she’s received a message from God – in a rotten mango. READ »

'They put a firecracker in her mouth'

National: 1 Oct 08
Police in Malmö are still looking for the person who stuffed a firecracker in the mouth of a female train driver and then lit the explosive amidst the mayhem that preceded a football match in the city. READ »

Pentecostalist murdered in Helsingborg

National: 28 Sep 08
Police have confirmed that the 35-year-old man stabbed to death in Helsingborg on Friday evening was a member of the Pentecostalist church. READ »

Military ordered to pay for using iconic wartime image

National: 24 Sep 08
The longstanding dispute over who owns the rights to a famous image from Sweden’s wartime propaganda campaigns is over. READ »

Northern Sweden to test new 'smart' roadway

Science & Technology: 19 Sep 08
Just in time for winter, a stretch of motorway in the far north of Sweden has been outfitted with high-tech equipment to help warn drivers about perilous driving conditions. READ »

Psychiatric patient's suicide prompts inquiry

National: 16 Sep 08
A 32-year-old mental patient was discovered on Wednesday of last week hanging unconscious in his room from a noose fashioned out of bed sheets. READ »

Court finds apartment fire caused by man's dog

Society: 11 Sep 08
A 30-year-old man from Helsingborg in western Sweden has avoided conviction on arson charges after the court ruled that his cookie-loving dog was likely responsible for setting the fire that destroyed his apartment. READ »

Woman dies from mushroom poisoning

Society: 31 Aug 08
A 50-year-old woman in the care of Sahlgrenska Hospital in Gothenburg for mushroom poisoning died on Sunday morning. The woman is thought to have eaten a death cap mushroom which contains the poison amatoxin. READ »

Ibrahimovic set to miss France friendly

Sport: 20 Aug 08
Injured star Zlatan Ibrahimovic will not be risked in Sweden's friendly against France in Gothenburg, to allow the striker to recover fully from a knee injury. READ »

Petrol pirates manipulate free fuel

Society: 18 Aug 08
Several unmanned Swedish petrol stations opened the floodgates for vehicle owners to tank up totally free of charge over the weekend. READ »

Swedish singer loses fight for his right to party

National: 6 Aug 08
A 21-year-old singer tried to weasel his way out of Sweden’s hefty tax on imported alcohol by claiming that partying and free-flowing booze were occupational requirements for rock 'n roll stars. READ »

Trains halted by fallen trees

National: 5 Aug 08
Rail traffic has ground to a halt in parts of Sweden as a result of Monday night's storm. READ »

Kalmar defeat AIK to stay on top

Sport: 5 Aug 08
Football: Kalmar came from behind on Monday night to defeat AIK and remain on top of Allsvenskan, the Swedish first division. Title rivals Elfsborg and Helsingborg also recorded victories. READ »

Storm brings month of rain in one day

National: 5 Aug 08
Stormy conditions on Monday night led to power cuts in southern and central parts of Sweden. READ »

Stanley Cup makes baptism tour of Sweden

Sport: 31 Jul 08
The Stanley Cup, ice hockey's holy grail, was put to unorthodox use as it made its way across Sweden this July - as a baptismal font. READ »

Campsite brawl spills over to nearby highway

National: 30 Jul 08
What started as a scuffle at a campground in southern Sweden Tuesday night ended with multiple car wrecks and six people sent to hospital. READ »

Drunken Swede attempts to row home from Denmark

National: 30 Jun 08
A 78-year-old Swede who spent his ferry ticket money at a bar in Denmark was determined to make it home. READ »

Royal residences in Sweden’s scenic south

Travel: 27 Jun 08
The curious tourist can find many fine attractions along Skåne’s coastline – the region is home to a varied collection of charming towns and cities, impressive nature reserves, beautiful and artistically-designed parks, and sites of historical interest, writes Matt O’Leary. READ »