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Sweden blitzed by ten-goal Canada

National: 15 Mar 10
Sweden's sledge hockey team received a thumping in Vancouver on Sunday as Canada posted a 10-1 win in the second group game at the Paralympic Games. READ »

Swedes knocked out of Olympic hockey

National: 25 Feb 10
Sweden, the defending Olympic men's hockey champions, has been eliminated from the Vancouver Winter Olympics on Wednesday, losing to Slovakia 4-3 in their quarter-final. READ »

Swedes beat Finland to reach hockey last eight

National: 22 Feb 10
Sweden clinched a place in the last eight of the Vancouver Winter Olympic hockey tournament with a 3-0 win over Finland on Sunday evening. READ »

Sweden beat Germany in hockey opener

Sport: 18 Feb 10
Sweden opened their Olympic hockey title defence with a 2-0 victory over Germany on Wednesday with goals from Mattius Öhlund and Henrik Lundqvist. READ »

Forsberg defies age and injury to lead Sweden

Sport: 16 Feb 10
Swedish ice-hockey's talisman, Peter Forsberg, reports that he is winning his fight to be fit to seek his third Olympic crown with the Tre Kronor national team. READ »

Injury sidelines hockey star Holmström

Sport: 15 Feb 10
Tomas Holmström's Olympic dream came an abrupt end this weekend as the Swedish right wing suffered an injury to his left knee while playing for the Detroit Red Wings on Saturday. READ »

Vancouver 2010 gets underway

Sport: 12 Feb 10
The Vancouver 2010 Olympics gets underway on Friday at 7pm Swedish time. The opening events include ski jumping, the men's downhill and Sweden's women's hockey team in action against the Swiss. READ »

Stockholm to host NHL opener

Sport: 10 Feb 10
Stockholm has been named as one of three cities which will play host to the six opening games of the National Hockey League next season. READ »

Swedes set sights on ten Vancouver medals

Sport: 5 Feb 10
Sweden has declared a target of ten medals at the upcoming Winter Olympics in Vancouver, despite a record haul of 14 in Turin four years ago. READ »

Referee killed by ice hockey puck

National: 31 Jan 10
An ice-hockey referee died on Saturday when he was hit by a puck during a game. READ »

Sportsman in hate speech row over Tottenham anti-Jew 'joke'

Sport: 26 Jan 10
A Swedish bandy player has been reported for hate speech after calling for Liverpool to "push forward harder than the Germans did on the Night of the Broken Glass" in their recent match against Tottenham. READ »

Samuelsson outraged by Olympic hockey snub

Sport: 29 Dec 09
A day after forward Mikael Samuelsson slammed the Swedish ice hockey team leadership for leaving him off the provisional Olympic roster, coach Bengt-Åke Gustafsson said he had no plans to reach out to the disgruntled right winger. READ »

Swedish hockey fans set to break European record

Sport: 28 Dec 09
More than 31,000 spectators are expected to brave Sweden’s chilly winter temperatures to attend a hockey match in Gothenburg on Monday night, setting a new European record in the process. READ »

Sweden names Olympic men's ice hockey troupe

Sport: 28 Dec 09
Swedish hockey legend Peter Forsberg, who has twice helped his country capture Olympic gold, was among the 23 players provisionally named on Sunday to the squad heading to Vancouver to defend Sweden’s Olympic ice hockey title. READ »

Alfredsson's injury could hurt Swedish Olympic hockey team

Sport: 27 Dec 09
While Sweden was set to release its provisional roster for its 2010 Olympic hockey team on Sunday, the Ottawa Senators announced that their captain, Daniel Alfredsson, a key player in Sweden's 2006 Olympic gold medal run, will be out four to six weeks. READ »

Referee's CPR saved hockey player's life

Sport: 14 Dec 09
A quick thinking referee saved the life of a Swedish ice hockey player after the player’s heart stopped during a match on Sunday. READ »

Court upholds conviction for Swedish hockey player's on-ice fight

Sport: 18 Nov 09
A Swedish ice hockey player who was sentenced to two months in prison after fighting with an opposing player has had his conviction upheld upon appeal, but will not have to spend time behind bars. READ »

New Stockholm arena gets financial go-ahead

National: 13 Nov 09
Plans for the proposed 30,000-seater arena in the Swedish capital can begin after Stockholm City Council announced a financial agreement with AEG Facilities, the company that will run the stadium. READ »

Hockey team on thin ice over swine flu queue hop

Sport: 29 Oct 09
A Swedish ice hockey team has come in for withering criticism after it was revealed on Thursday that the squad’s players were vaccinated for the swine flu ahead of pregnant women and the chronically ill. READ »

Lidström breaks NHL 1,000 point milestone

Sport: 16 Oct 09
Swedish hockey player Nicklas Lidström made National Hockey League history on Thursday when he became the first European defender and only the eighth defender overall to reach 1,000 points.. READ »

Franzén injury blow to Swedish Olympic hopes

Sport: 10 Oct 09
Swedish ice hockey star and Detroit Red Wings forward Johan Franzén will be out for four months with a torn knee ligament and risks missing the Vancouver Olympics in 2010. READ »

October in Sweden: forest royalty, bandy, prizes from the Academy

Lifestyle: 6 Oct 09
The Year in Sweden - October: Journalist Kim Loughran sketches a month by month account of the country he has called home ever since his accidental migration in 1966. READ »

Mats Sundin: 'I'm retiring from pro hockey'

Sport: 30 Sep 09
Swedish hockey great Mats Sundin announced his retirement from professional ice hockey at a hastily announced press conference in Stockholm on Wednesday. READ »

Swedish parliament behind Wikipedia celebrity smears

Science & Technology: 22 Sep 09
Actor George Clooney is a "communist amateur" and Swedish actress and comedian Nour El-Refai is a "feminist bitch", according to someone, or several people, using computers traced to the Riksdag. READ »

Heart surgery for Toronto's Swedish goalie Gustavsson

Sport: 16 Sep 09
Swedish rookie goaltender Jonas Gustavsson has surgery on Tuesday to fix a heart problem, but is expected to back in uniform with the National Hockey League’s Toronto's Maple Leafs within a few days, the team said. READ »

Stockholm to host Detroit Red Wings NHL opener

Sport: 16 Jul 09
A number of Swedish stars from North America’s National Hockey League (NHL) will have the chance to open their 2009-2010 season in Stockholm, the league announced on Wednesday. READ »

Sedin brothers ink deal to remain in Vancouver

Sport: 2 Jul 09
Sweden’s star ice hockey twins, Daniel and Henrik Sedin, have both agreed to extend their contracts with the National Hockey League’s Vancouver Canucks. READ »

Swedes claim record haul in NHL draft

Sport: 28 Jun 09
A record five Swedish ice hockey players were among the top 20 selected in this year's NHL draft announced in Montreal this weekend. READ »

Jerebko becomes first Swede drafted into NBA

Sport: 26 Jun 09
Jonas Jerebko, a native of Borås in western Sweden, became the first Swedish national to be drafted into the National Basketball Association (NBA), being picked by the Detroit Pistons as the 39th pick overall. READ »

Man charged with copyright violation for Web TV hockey links

National: 23 Jun 09
A 31-year-old resident of Söderhamn in eastern Sweden has been charged with copyright infringement after publishing online streaming links to televised ice hockey matches on his personal homepage. READ »

Franzén sets Detriot on road to Stanley Cup success

Sport: 31 May 09
Swedish hockey star Johan Franzén opened the scoring in the NHL Stanley Cup finals on Saturday as defending champions Detroit seized the early advantage with a 3-1 victory over Pittsburgh in game one of the series. READ »

Zetterberg scores double as Detroit extend series lead

Sport: 25 May 09
Swedish star Henrik Zetterberg netted two goals as the Detroit Red Wings completed a 6-1 rout of the Chicago Blackhawks to extend a 3-1 lead in their Western Conference final series. READ »

Sweden claims bronze at World Ice Hockey Championships

Sport: 11 May 09
Sweden battled from a goal down to beat the United States 4-2 and claim the bronze medal at the World Ice Hockey Championships in Berne on Sunday. Russia won their second consecutive title later on Sunday. READ »

Superb goaltending helps Tre Kronor oust Czechs

Sport: 8 May 09
Sweden cleared another hurdle on Thursday in its bid to reach the finals of the ice hockey World Championships in Switzerland by defeating the Czech Republic 3-1. READ »

From midnight sun to electric eels: The Swedish Golf Experience

Lifestyle: 5 May 09
Author and golf enthusiast Gene Oberto bisects the fairways of the nation in this above par guide to the golf courses of Sweden. READ »

Näslund calls it quits after 15 years in the NHL

Sport: 5 May 09
Ice hockey star Markus Näslund, who reached the National Hockey League All-Star Game five times and notched more than 800 career points, announced his retirement on Monday. READ »

Swedes overcome Swiss to book slot in last eight

Sport: 4 May 09
Sweden recorded a 4-1 victory over the hosts Switzerland in Berne on Sunday to book a slot in the World Ice Hockey Championship quarter-finals. READ »

Sweden triumphant in comeback hockey win over US

Sport: 30 Apr 09
Sweden scored a thrilling, 6-5 come from behind victory against the United States in sudden death overtime on Wednesday night at the World Ice Hockey Championships in Berne, Switzerland. READ »

Latvia upsets Sweden at ice hockey world championships

Sport: 28 Apr 09
Sweden suffered an unexpected loss to Latvia in the world ice hockey championships on Monday, falling 2-3 in a penalty shootout. READ »

Left party leader rushed to hospital

Politics: 13 Apr 09
Lars Ohly, the leader of the Swedish Left party, was rushed to hospital on Friday. After experiencing stomach pains Ohly underwent an emergency operation. READ »

Färjestad claim Swedish ice hockey gold

Sport: 9 Apr 09
Champagne flowed through the night in Karlstad in western Sweden on Wednesday as local heroes Färjestads BK secured the Swedish ice hockey title with victory over Jönköping team HV71. 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 »

What's your most embarrassing linguistic faux pas?

Analysis & Opinion: 25 Mar 09
Every week, we ask a regular panel of readers to discuss a particular aspect of life in Sweden. This week: linguistic faux pas. READ »

Zetterberg signs landmark contract with Detroit

Sport: 29 Jan 09
Swedish star Henrik Zetterberg signed a 12-year multi-million dollar contract with Detroit in a deal that will likely keep him with the Red Wings for the remainder of his career. READ »

Sweden claims bandy world title

Sport: 26 Jan 09
Sweden claimed its ninth bandy world championship on Sunday, overpowering Russia 6-1 in a come from behind victory. READ »

Teen's brazen spree of crimes frustrates Linköping police

National: 16 Jan 09
A 14-year-old in Linköping in central Sweden suspected in dozens of crimes continues to evade authorities in part because he is too young to be investigated by police. READ »

What's on in Sweden: January 9 - 15

Lifestyle: 8 Jan 09
What's on in Sweden: January 9th - 15th. The Stranglers and Lindy Hop in Stockholm; Manfred Mann and Belgian electronica in Gothenburg; Future Cop! in Malmö. READ »

Sundin's debut helps Vancouver to victory

Sport: 8 Jan 09
Mats Sundin made his long anticipated debut for the Vancouver Canucks on Wednesday as his new National Hockey League club posted a win with the Swedish star in its lineup. READ »

Swedish hockey star in Vancouver move

Sport: 19 Dec 08
Swedish ice hockey forward Mats Sundin has completed a high profile switch from the Toronto Maple Leafs to the Vancouver Canucks READ »

Swedes choose computer games over sports: study

Science & Technology: 27 Nov 08
Computer games are nearly three times more popular among Swedes than football and ice hockey combined, according to a new study. READ »

Winter city guides for parents and kids: Malmö

Lifestyle: 18 Nov 08
Jennifer Heape checks out what Malmö has to offer in terms of entertainment and activities for families with kids this winter. READ »

Swedish hockey star Alfredsson to remain in Ottawa

Sport: 31 Oct 08
The Swedish captain of the Ottawa Senators, Daniel Alfredsson, has signed a four-year contract extension to remain with the National Hockey League club, team owner Eugene Melnyk announced Thursday. READ »

Swedish hockey fans delay match with dildo downpour

Sport: 22 Oct 08
Supporters of the Stockholm-based AIK ice hockey team scored an unusual hat trick of heckling on Tuesday night featuring dildos, profane banners, and a giant inflatable penis. READ »

New study: 'Alcohol and team sports go hand in hand'

Society: 19 Oct 08
A Swedish researcher has warned that the incidence of alcohol abuse within team sports remains a serious problem. Managers are criticized for double standards and condoning the practice. READ »

Jersey from Sweden's Lidström makes Bush a Redwing

Sport: 15 Oct 08
For the second year in a row, a famous Swede has presented US President George W. Bush with a rather unusual gift. READ »

NHL Senators lose Swedish captain to knee surgery

Sport: 11 Oct 08
The Swedish hockey veteran and Ottowa Senators captain Daniel Alfredsson, will be out for at least two weeks following Friday's surgery upon his right knee, the National Hockey League club has announced. READ »

What's on in Sweden: October 3 - October 9

Lifestyle: 2 Oct 08
What’s on: NHL hockey, Open tennis and Aussie comedy in Stockholm; Ane Brun in Gothenburg; Steve Wynn and naked Jesus shock in Malmö. READ »

What's on in Sweden: September 26 - October 2

Lifestyle: 25 Sep 08
What’s on: Vintage clothes fair, New Model Army & Aussie comedy in Stockholm; International book fair & Swedish-French dance in Gothenburg; The Lemonheads and funky swamp rock in Malmö. READ »

Swede nets giant elk on weekend 'fishing' trip

National: 22 Sep 08
Swedish angler Joel Lagekvist’s morning at the lake resulted in the most improbable of catches and one whopper of a fish story. READ »

Peanuts and snowglobes - an afternoon with Lasse Åberg

Lifestyle: 16 Sep 08
Jesus playing ice hockey and Jimmy Carter as a giant peanut? There's more than enough to entertain at Åbergs Museum, the brainchild of iconic comedian Lasse Åberg. READ »

Sweden may open door to foreign gambling operators

Business & Money: 4 Sep 08
The government commission examining gambling in Sweden wants to allow foreign gaming companies to operate in the country. READ »

The Local's guide to Sweden's Olympic favourites

Sport: 6 Aug 08
With the official opening of the 2008 Summer Olympic Games just days away, The Local offers readers a quick guide to some of Sweden’s medal hopefuls. 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 »

Näslund signs with New York Rangers

Sport: 4 Jul 08
Swedish ice hockey star Markus Näslund has signed a contract with the New York Rangers. READ »

Sweden's TV4 buys Nordic Canal+

Business & Money: 16 Jun 08
Sweden's TV4 group is set to buy the television company behind the popular Nordic incarnation of the Canal+ network. READ »

Franzén to miss Stanley Cup opener

Sport: 24 May 08
Swedish center Johan Franzén, the leading scorer in the National Hockey League playoffs, will miss Saturday's opening game of the Stanley Cup Finals. READ »

Lackluster Swedes shut out by sharpshooting Finns

Sport: 18 May 08
Sweden lost to Finland in the bronze medal match of the World Ice Hockey Championships Saturday, being shut out 4-0 by their Scandinavian rival. READ »

Sweden loses to Canada in World Hockey semi

Sport: 17 May 08
Canada advanced to the gold medal game of the World Ice Hockey Championships on Friday with a four-goal rally in the second period to beat Sweden 5-4. READ »

Tre Kronor ekes out OT win against Czechs

Sport: 15 May 08
Mattias Weinhandl scored the game winner in overtime as Sweden beat the Czech Republic 3-2 in the quarter-finals of the World Ice Hockey Championships on Wednesday. READ »

Hornqvist scores winner as Swedes edge Czechs

Sport: 12 May 08
Patric Hornqvist scored the winning goal as Sweden beat the Czechs on Sunday in the qualification round of the World Ice Hockey Championships. READ »

Sweden falls to last gasp Russian goal

Sport: 11 May 08
A goal in the dying seconds earned Russia a win over Sweden at the Ice Hockey World Championships in Canada. READ »

Swiss shock Swedes at Worlds

Sport: 8 May 08
Switzerland secured a shock win over reigning champions Sweden in the World Championships on Wednesday. READ »

Sweden picks up Lundqvist for World Championships

Sport: 7 May 08
Olympic gold medallist Henrik Lundqvist has agreed to join the Swedish national team for the remainder of the World Ice Hockey Championships. READ »

Scania's sporting facilities keep workers on their toes

Lifestyle: 29 Apr 08
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Ballet of violence hits Sweden

Lifestyle: 21 Apr 08
Mixed Martial Arts, ‘the fastest growing sport in the world’, has hit Sweden with a bang. Jonathan Rothwell takes a ringside seat and talks to TV star Musse Hasselvall about the development of the sport in Scandinavia. READ »

Drunken night may block ice hockey star's US move

Sport: 14 Apr 08
Swedish ice hockey star Dick Axelsson has been dropped from the national team after spending Saturday night in jail for drunk and disorderly behaviour. READ »

Former Swedish minister calls for Olympic boycott

National: 27 Mar 08
Sweden’s athletically-inclined former Minister of Justice Thomas Bodström has suggested that Sweden boycott parts of the Olympic Games in Beijing. READ »

Forsberg victorious in Colorado return

Sport: 5 Mar 08
Peter Forsberg helped the Colorado Avalanche to a victory over Vancouver in his first game for the team since 2004. READ »

Peter Forsberg returns to Colorado

Society: 26 Feb 08
Peter Forsberg has said he will return to the Colorado Avalanche for the remainder of the 2007-08 National Hockey League season. READ »

No NHL comeback for Forsberg

Sport: 19 Feb 08
Swedish hockey star Peter Forsberg has decided not to return to professional hockey. READ »

Swedish star Lundqvist signs six-year deal with Rangers

Sport: 15 Feb 08
Ice Hockey: Swedish goaltender Henrik Lundqvist has signed a six-year, multi-million dollar contract with the New York Rangers. READ »

Sports digest: Hurdler Kallur raises the bar

Sport: 4 Feb 08
Susanna Kallur and Zlatan Ibrahimovic were a couple of bright flashes on a weekend filled with near misses for Sweden's stars of sport. READ »

NHL approves Stockholm for season openers

Sport: 27 Jan 08
Daniel Alfredsson’s Ottawa Senators will meet the Pittsburgh Penguins at Globen. READ »

Sweden in surprise win at U20 hockey tournament

Sport: 31 Dec 07
Tobias Forsberg scored the game winner to lead Sweden to victory over Canada 4-3. READ »

Detroit agree contract extension with Lidström

Sport: 27 Dec 07
Nicklas Lidström has agreed to terms on a contract extension on Wednesday with the Detroit Red Wings. READ »

NHL season 'to start in Sweden'

Sport: 20 Dec 07
The world's biggest ice hockey league, the NHL, will begin its 2008 season with two games in Sweden, according to reports. READ »

Hockey player banned for breaking opponent's leg

Sport: 19 Nov 07
Swedish ice hockey player Mattias Öhlund is in the dog house after breaking the leg of a Finnish opponent. READ »

Sports Digest: Sweden second in Karjala Cup

Sport: 12 Nov 07
Ice hockey: Sweden beat Finland in Karjala Cup. Football: Helsingborg score famous victory. Bandy: Brawl mars premiere in Västerås. READ »

Swedbank names new national stadium

Business & Money: 15 Oct 07
Sweden's new national stadium is to bear the name Swedbank Arena. The bank has paid 153 million kronor ($23 million) for the right to use the name until 2023. READ »

Peter Forsberg to launch new airline

Business & Money: 10 Oct 07
Swedish ice hockey legend Peter Forsberg is preparing to launch a new airline to service the route between his home town of Örnsköldsvik and Stockholm. READ »

Sweden's women footballers level the playing field

Lifestyle: 14 Sep 07
Women's football is a big deal in Sweden, attracting stars from around the world to play in the national league. Ben Kersley asks why the sport is so popular. READ »

More school sports needed 'to combat child obesity'

Society: 18 Jul 07
With more and more Swedish children either overweight or obese, every school should introduce one hour a day of sports, top athletes have said. READ »

Sports Digest: Swedish stars march on at Wimbledon

Sport: 2 Jul 07
Tennis: Björkman and Söderling delayed by rain. Football: Brommapojkarna win first home game at new arena. Ice Hockey: Reports that Michael Nylander has signed for Edmonton Oilers. READ »

Sports Digest: Fasth fourth at US Open

Sport: 18 Jun 07
Golf: Niclas Fasth secures highest ever placing for a Swede at US Open. Football: Halmstad set the pace in the top division. Ice Hockey: Sundin pens one-year deal with Leafs. READ »

Sports digest: 'Most hated man in Denmark' apologizes

Sport: 4 Jun 07
Football: Pitch-invading Danish supporter apologizes. Tennis: Jonas Björkman becomes oldest player in 35 years to reach fourth round of French Open. Ice Hockey: Daniel Alfredsson hopes to captain Ottawa Senators to Stanley Cup glory. READ »

Sports digest: Sweden misses out on hockey bronze

Sport: 14 May 07
Sweden claim fourth place at the world ice hockey championship. Hammarby take over at the top of Allsvenskan. Fredrik Andersson finishes second at the Marbella Open golf tournament. READ »

Sweden knocked out of ice hockey world championships

Sport: 13 May 07
Sweden's hopes of defending their world ice hockey title were dashed in a 4-1 defeat to Canada in Moscow on Saturday. 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 »

Ice hockey: Swedes ease through to qualifying

Sport: 1 May 07
Reigning champions Sweden cruised comfortably into the world championship's qualifying round with a 100-percent record following a confident 8-2 win over Latvia in the Group A match in Moscow on Monday. READ »

Sports digest: Sweden bids to retain world hockey title

Sport: 30 Apr 07
Sweden breezes to an easy victory in the first match of the world championships in Moscow. Malmö hammers AIK to top Allsvenskan. Annika Sörenstam drops off golf's top spot for the first time. READ »

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