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Mats Sundin in massive kid's health research gift

Business & Money: 10 Feb 12
Mats Sundin, the ex-Swedish hockey great, has made a donation supporting research into children's health at Karolinska Institutet in Stockholm and the University of Toronto. READ »

Stefan Löfven: 'the only name all could agree on'

Analysis & Opinion: 26 Jan 12
With union leader Stefan Löfven set to take over as head of the Social Democrats, The Local takes a look at how a welder from northern Sweden found his way to the top ranks of Swedish politics. READ »

Sweden's hockey juniors beat Finland in semi-final

Sport: 4 Jan 12
The Swedish ice-hockey juniors reached the World Cup final after a gut wrenching turn against sister nation Finland during the night to Wednesday. READ »

Parents in massive brawl at kids' hockey game

Sport: 5 Dec 11
Things got out of hand at a hockey game for 11-year-olds in western Sweden after heckling of a boy by two members of the audience triggered a massive brawl amongst the parents. READ »

Sweden mourns sports legend Sven Tumba

Sport: 2 Oct 11
Sven Tumba, one of Sweden's most famous ever sports stars, died in hospital in Stockholm on Saturday at the age of 80, following a long illness. READ »

'The deer hit me': ex-hockey pro after crash

Society: 27 Sep 11
Swedish ex-ice hockey pro Anders Parmström slammed a court decision to fine him after a fatal crash involving a deer, claiming that it was the "animal that hit his car". READ »

Ex-politicians cash in on early pensions pay out

Business & Money: 21 Sep 11
During the first half of 2011 more than 450 former local politicians shared a total of 42 million kronor ($6.3 million) in "temporary" early retirement pensions pay out, according to a new report. READ »

Sweden mourns death of beloved hockey star

Sport: 8 Sep 11
Grief stricken Swedish ice hockey players and fans expressed their sorrow over the death of national team goaltender Stefan Liv, who was killed in a plane crash in Russia that decimated the Lokomotiv ice hockey team. READ »

Swedish goalie dead in Russia plane crash

Sport: 7 Sep 11
Swedish national ice hockey team goalie Stefan Liv was among those killed in the crash of a Russian passenger plane that went down on Wednesday carrying members of the Lokomotiv ice hockey team. READ »

Royal revellers brave birthday downpour

Society: 14 Jul 11
Despite the nasty weather a brave crowd had gathered to congratulate Crown Princess Victoria on her birthday at the Royal Family’s summer residence Solliden on the Baltic island of Öland on Thursday. READ »

Rowdy Finns 'invade' Swedish border town

Sport: 16 May 11
Several thousand Finnish ice hockey fans crossed the border to Haparanda in northern Sweden late on Sunday night after their spectacular 6-1 World Championship win, forcing local police to call for reinforcements to control order. READ »

Swedes to face Finland in ice hockey final

Sport: 14 May 11
Sweden reached its first ice hockey World Cup Final in five years on Saturday, following a comprehensive victory over the Czech Republic. READ »

Norway stun Sweden with historic hockey win

Sport: 1 May 11
Norway came from behind to claim a first ever ice hockey win over Sweden on Saturday as the teams opened their Group C campaigns at the world championships in Slovakia. READ »

Färjestad reclaim Swedish ice hockey gold

Sport: 15 Apr 11
Färjestad BK were crowned champions of Sweden's top professional ice hockey league for the ninth time on Thursday night following a convincing 4-1 victory over Skellefteå. READ »

Finland wins diplomatic hockey tournament in Stockholm

Politics: 12 Mar 11
A squad featuring hockey playing diplomats from the Finnish embassy took home gold in the second annual Stockholm Diplomatic Cup hockey tournament on Friday. READ »

Sweden's Peter Forsberg retires from ice hockey

Sport: 14 Feb 11
Swedish hockey legend Peter Forsberg has given up on his bid to make a comeback in the National Hockey League and is retiring from ice hockey. READ »

Sharks top Jackets in Stockholm NHL opener

Sport: 9 Oct 10
The National Hockey League's (NHL) San Jose Sharks and Columbus Blue Jackets opened their 2010-11 season in Stockholm on Friday night, with the Sharks edging the Jackets 3-2. READ »

Hockey wasn't always Sweden's pride on ice

Lifestyle: 7 Oct 10
Sweden’s passion for ice hockey will be on display this weekend when teams from the National Hockey League square off in Stockholm, but the fast-moving sport wasn’t always near and dear to Swedes’ hearts, The Local’s David Landes discovered. READ »

What's On in Sweden: October 8th - 14th

Lifestyle: 6 Oct 10
What’s on in Sweden: Fringe Festival and ice hockey in Stockholm, John Cleese silly walks into Gothenburg, and the sound of the Theremin haunts Malmö. READ »

Forsberg calls time on shoe firm

Business & Money: 14 Jul 10
Swedish ice hockey legend Peter Forsberg has announced the closure of his shoe firm Pforce which became synonymous with the Crocs brand of sandals in Sweden - known as "Foppatofflan" after the star's nickname. READ »

Cost of parenting rising sharply: report

National: 28 Jun 10
It has become more expensive to be a parent in Sweden with the costs incurred from having a baby climbing 43 percent in real terms over 30 years, due to parents demanding a higher living standard for their children, a new report shows. READ »

Profile: BP's 'invisible' Swedish chairman

National: 13 Jun 10
When Carl-Henric Svanberg jettisoned telecoms giant Ericsson for British Petroleum last year, he could not in his worst nightmares have forecast the severity of the spotlight in which he now finds himself. READ »

Swedes settle for world hockey bronze

Sport: 24 May 10
Sweden rounded off their ice hockey world championships with a 3-1 win over hosts Germany to claim the bronze in the the third-place play-off in Cologne on Sunday. READ »

Shoot-out despair as Sweden lose to Czechs

National: 23 May 10
Sweden fell at the semi final stage in the world ice hockey championship as the "Three Crowns" were edged out 3-2 by the Czech Republic in a penalty shoot-out in Cologne on Saturday. READ »

HV71 seal Swedish ice hockey final win

National: 25 Apr 10
HV71 left the capital clutching the Swedish ice hockey championship trophy on Saturday after a dramatic victory over Stockholm team Djurgården in game six of the final series. READ »

Lottery tracks down record jackpot winner

Society: 30 Mar 10
Sweden's national lottery operator, Svenska Spel, has managed to track down the winner of a record 214.6 million kronor ($29.5 million) jackpot, who now plans to spend some of the money on better seats to watch his local football team. 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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

Sweden make winning start to world championships

Sport: 29 Apr 07
Sweden scored an impressive win against Italy as it started its defence of its world championship ice hockey title in Moscow on Saturday. READ »

Immigrants dream of playing cricket - for Sweden

Lifestyle: 26 Apr 07
The World in Sweden Series: For inhabitants of countries from Pakistan to Australia, the thwack of leather against willow signifies the sound of the game of cricket. Immigration means that it's a sound being heard more and more in Sweden, as Nicholas Chipperfield finds out. READ »

Sports digest: Groin injury may rule Zlatan out of qualifiers

Sport: 23 Apr 07
Mixed feelings for Zlatan after Serie A victory. Swedish hockey star clubbed down on Saturday, hero on Sunday. Four medals for Swedish wrestlers, including the prettiest one. READ »

Swedish hospital to ban 'Foppatoffels'

Society: 18 Apr 07
Technical staff at Blekinge Hospital have recommended a ban on the wearing of a form of plastic slipper commonly known as the 'Foppatoffel' after suspecting that they may interfere with equipment. READ »

Sports digest: Is Evander Holyfield coming to Sweden?

Sport: 16 Apr 07
Promoter says Holyfield will box at Swedish event. Modo win Swedish ice hockey championship. Hammarby weekend winners in Allsvenskan. READ »

Sports digest: Sweden advances to Davis Cup semi final

Sport: 10 Apr 07
Swedes serve up a tennis treat in Gothenburg. New boys Brommapojkarna pull off a scalp in Allsvenskan. Linköping looking good in hockey final. Stenson fails to shine in Augusta. READ »

Sports digest: Elfsborg tipped to retain title

Sport: 2 Apr 07
Sweden tastes defeat in Belfast. New football season about to kick off. Linköping advance to hockey final. Three medals in Melbourne for Swedish swimmers. READ »

Sports digest: Zlatan returns for Belfast qualifier

Sport: 26 Mar 07
Sweden face Northern Ireland in Euro qualifier. Linköping and MODO well placed in ice hockey semis. Synchronized divers get timing right in Melbourne. READ »

Sports digest: Ice hockey season reaches semi final stage

Sport: 19 Mar 07
Wednesday sees the start of the semi finals of Elitserien. Zlatan bags a brace. Edsbyn's bandy team breaks Hammarby hearts. Golf still not tax deductible. Victory again for peerless Pärson. READ »

Sweden goes Dolly Parton crazy

Society: 16 Mar 07
After an absence of almost thirty years, Dolly Parton is back in Sweden. Back then she was barely made welcome. But this time she has almost earned the status of visiting royalty. READ »

Sports digest: Henrik Larsson returns to base

Sport: 12 Mar 07
Larsson returns, Zlatan scores, the ice hockey season reaches a crucial stage, and Hammarby makes the final in bandy (whatever that is). READ »

Sports digest: Sweden tops podium at European athletics championships

Sport: 5 Mar 07
New to The Local: A weekly sports digest following the fortunes of sporting Swedes. This week: Sweden claims athletics gold medals. Zlatan Ibrahimovic rejoins the national team. Dolph Lundgren watches ice hockey in Dallas. And more besides. READ »

Hockey team rocked by crank calls

National: 20 Feb 07
In the last couple of days parents and girlfriends have picked up the phone to hear that players from the AIK Hockey team in Härnösand have died. The players, very much alive, are furious. READ »

Forsberg "shocked" at move to Nashville

Sport: 16 Feb 07
Swedish ice hockey superstar Peter Forsberg has been traded by the Philadelphia Flyers for a posse of young players. Forsberg will now play for the Nashville Predators. READ »


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