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Agencies list Sweden's safest places

Society: 21 Dec 11
The safest municipality in Sweden is Habo, north of Jönköping in central Sweden, where the risk of having an accident or being subjected to a crime is the smallest in the country, according to a new report. READ »

Swedish town in fear of face-slapping 'saviour'

Society: 6 Dec 11
A 40-year-old man in southern Sweden, known locally as the "Saviour" because he likes to bless people by laying his hands on them, has recently got into trouble due to his habit of striking those who resist. READ »

Swedish music fans brace for summer festival frenzy

Lifestyle: 17 Jun 11
With Sweden's summer musical festival season hitting high gear, The Local's Geoff Mortimore highlights some of the hottest events taking place around the country this summer. READ »

Swedish infant scarred in violent ferret attack

Society: 29 Mar 11
A nine-month-old baby who was attacked by a ferret while sleeping in her pram outside her home in Hultsfred in southern Sweden last week, has been allowed to leave hospital. READ »

'Some middle-aged men choose a Harley, I chose a nose clip'

Lifestyle: 8 Dec 10
UK transplant and film director Dylan Williams talks to The Local's Peter Vinthagen Simpson about how making a film described as "Spinal Tap in trunks" helped him deal with the challenges of integration, fatherhood and middle-aged physical decline. READ »

Ticket holders miss out after Hultsfred closure

National: 24 Aug 10
Hultsfredsfestivalen AB, the firm behind the iconic Swedish music festival which has filed for bankruptcy, is unlikely to offer refunds to any of the 5,000 ticket holders, administrators said on Tuesday. READ »

A musical August in store for Stockholm

Lifestyle: 4 Aug 10
If you're looking for music festivals in Sweden this month, you need look no further than the capital, writes David Stavrou. READ »

Hultsfred festival to file for bankruptcy

Society: 30 Jun 10
The iconic Swedish music festival Hultsfred has cancelled this year's 25th anniversary event and plans to file for bankruptcy after only 5,000 tickets were sold two weeks prior to opening. READ »

Swedish rock mums roll up for riff camp

Society: 4 Feb 10
If you are a "madame" aged "18 to eternity" and have long harboured dreams of stardom, a new music camp at cities across Sweden may help you hone your rock star poise and hot licks. READ »

Couple sues municipality for Hultsfred 'inferno'

Society: 1 Aug 09
A couple from Hultsfred in southern Sweden is demanding 38,000 kronor ($5,000) in compensation from the local municipality to cover 19 years worth of disturbances associated with town's annual music festival. READ »

July in Sweden: Clock off, tune in, chill out

Lifestyle: 1 Jul 09
The Year in Sweden - July: Journalist Kim Loughran sketches a month by month account of the country he has called home ever since his accidental migration in 1966. READ »

The Local's Swedish summer festival guide

Lifestyle: 26 Jun 09
From heavy metal to jazz and from pop to classical, Sweden’s roster of summertime musical festivals has something to suit all tastes. READ »

Seven years for car-ride rape of Swedish teens

National: 15 May 09
A 30-year-old man who repeatedly raped two 17-year-old girls during a frightful 16-hour car ride through southern Sweden was sentenced on Friday to seven years in prison. READ »

Two teenage girls raped in harrowing car ride

National: 7 Apr 09
Two 17-year-old girls were raped and assaulted during a harrowing 16 hour car journey in southern Sweden. A 30-year-old man has been charged with aggravated rape. READ »

Sofia Talvik crosses the Atlantic with her guitar in hand

Lifestyle: 23 Jul 08
On the eve what she hopes will be a breakthrough US tour, Swedish singer and songwriter Sofia Talvik tells Majsan Boström how the internet helped launch her career and land her a spot at one of the world’s biggest music festivals. READ »

American car show opens in Västerås

Society: 4 Jul 08
The 'biggest American car show in the world' opened in Västerås on Thursday. More than 10,000 cars are expected for the Big Meet 2008 show. READ »

Rape and assault see in Midsummer Eve

National: 20 Jun 08
The dark side of Midsummer celebrations reared its ugly head during the early hours of Friday morning when a rape was reported on Öland, off the Swedish east coast. READ »

Stockholm club and concert guide: June 13 - 14

Lifestyle: 12 Jun 08
Stockholm club and concert tips from Kalendarium. READ »

Two rapes tarnish 'calmest ever' Hultsfred

National: 17 Jun 07
It was the calmest Hultsfred festival in the event's 22 year history - at least in terms of crime figures. But despite the police's assessment, they had plenty to keep them occupied, including two rapes. READ »

Snoop Dogg arrested in Stockholm

National: 12 Mar 07
The American rap artist Snoop Dogg was arrested in central Stockholm on Sunday night on suspicion of minor drugs offences. READ »

British rock star held by Swedish police

National: 17 Jun 06
After a much-delayed concert at the Hultsfred rock festival on Friday night, Pete Doherty, the lead singer of the band Babyshambles and scandalmonger extraordinaire, was taken into Swedish police custody. READ »

Hultsfred sets off a rocking Swedish summer

Lifestyle: 2 Jun 06
While there will be music for all tastes, those who like their music loud and heavy will be particularly well catered for in June, with Lordi, Def Leppard and Alice Cooper all putting in appearances in Sweden. READ »

Stockholm Syndrome: Silence emboldens

Analysis & Opinion: 15 May 06
An aggressive neighbour and crushed testicles prompt our correspondent to speak out on how little he speaks up these days. But he's confident that 'Mr Syndrome Lite' is a temporary phase. READ »

Mud and Marilyn at Hultsfred

Lifestyle: 20 Jun 05
Marilyn Manson and Nine Inch Nails joined Swedish favourites such as Lars Winnerbäck in an impressive line up at Sweden’s Hultsfred Festival. And with 279 toilets for thirty thousand people, the genuine festival atmosphere was guaranteed. READ »

Tax office rocks up in Hultsfred

Society: 14 Jun 05
Paying tax is the new rock'n'roll, if Swedish authorities get their way. As over 30,000 young people flock to the Hultsfred music festival, Marilyn Manson and Snoop Dogg will be joined by tax inspectors hoping to persuade them to cough up. READ »

Football's future descends on Gothenburg

Sport: 15 Jul 04
Gothenburg is being taken over for a week by the Gothia Cup - the world's largest kids' football tournament. The annual tournament is Sweden's most profitable event and boasts no less than 1500 teams from more than 60 countries. READ »

Luvvies' tiff

Lifestyle: 9 Jul 04
A very public spat between a screenwriter, a director and Swedish Television threatens to be more interesting than the project they're supposed to be working on. And Sweden's festival season gets into full swing. READ »

Smörgåsbord

Smörgåsbord: 24 Jun 04
Church porn, cyclists without wheels, a crime-fighting kindergarten and an innovative safety measure on SAS flights. Midsummer madness from the week's papers. READ »


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