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Singing your way to the campest, jolliest night around

Lifestyle: 25 Apr 12
The Singalong Sound of Music has returned to Stockholm - and there really is no kitscher way to enjoy a trip to the cinema, discovers The Local's James Savage. READ »

Social Democrats sprint into poll lead

Politics: 6 Apr 12
Spearheaded by an increasingly popular new leader, the Social Democrats have come out on top of a party preference survey for the first time since the 2010 general election. READ »

'Lower Sweden's youth wages': minister

Politics: 11 Mar 12
When education minister and Liberal Party leader Jan Björklund spoke at the party's congress in Västerås, he brought up youth unemployment as well as the hotly debated Saudi arms factory deal. READ »

Sweden to help build Saudi arms plant: report

Politics: 6 Mar 12
The Swedish Defence Research Agency has been involved in a project to help build an advanced arms factory in Saudi Arabia, according to secret documents that have recently been made public. READ »

'This is a joy for Sweden': archbishop

Society: 23 Feb 12
Archbishop Anders Wejryd called the birth of the new princess a "joy" and expert on the Royals, Sten Hedman, said the new baby is "just what the doctor ordered" as the congratulations started rolling in from all over the country. READ »

Q&A with Swenglish comedy star Ben Kersley

Lifestyle: 2 Feb 12
Sweden’s only 'Swenglish' comedian, Ben Kersley, talks to The Local about his latest comedic venture, The Tuesday Chinwag, starring ‘three bespectacled English guys’ and music by Swedish Idol’s Nicholas Perry. READ »

Minister: 'Sweden needs the American dream'

Politics: 28 Jan 12
More individualism is the key to finding new talent, suggests Swedish EU-minister Birgitta Ohlsson, who wants to see more of the American dream in Sweden. READ »

Nordea defends costly CEO flat purchase

Business & Money: 4 Nov 11
The board chair of Swedish bank Nordea has defended the bank's purchase a 22.5 million kronor ($3.4 million) flat in Stockholm for Danish CEO Christian Clausen by arguing that "people actually need to live". READ »

Facebook's 'coolest' data hub coming to Sweden

Science & Technology: 27 Oct 11
Social media giant Facebook on Thursday officially unveiled long-rumoured plans to build its first European data centre in Luleå in northern Sweden, near the Arctic Circle. READ »

'It's dangerous to disregard experience'

Analysis & Opinion: 16 Sep 11
As Sweden's politicians return to business at the Riksdag after a period of party-leadership reshuffling, The Local's Rebecca Martin examines concerns that youth has begun to trump experience in Swedish politics. READ »

Social Democrats open to Centre-Liberal coaction

Politics: 20 Aug 11
The Social Democrats said Saturday that they are opening up for future collaboration with the Liberals and the Centre Party before the election in 2014. READ »

Ohly quits as Left leader

Politics: 9 Aug 11
Left Party leader Lars Ohly has informed the nominating committee that he won't stand for the post when the party elects a new leader during its 2012 congress. READ »

Linde challenges Ohly for Left Party post

Politics: 4 Aug 11
The leadership battle for the Left Party has intensified after the party's foreign policy spokesperson Hans Linde announced his intention to challenge current leader Las Ohly for the post. READ »

H&M set to sell Beckham-branded undies

Society: 28 Jul 11
H&M is teaming up with football icon David Beckham on a new line of branded men's underwear, the Swedish fashion giant announced on Wednesday. READ »

Green Party hopes to lure Swedish youth back to school

Education: 3 Jul 11
One in four Swedes leave their teenage years behind without completing high school, costing society six billion kronor ($957 million) per annum, according to the Green Party, who want to facilitate a return to the school desk. READ »

Swedes' environmental interest plummets: report

Science & Technology: 26 Jun 11
An upcoming report from the University of Gothenburg reveals that public interest in climate issues has dropped to its lowest point in five years. Only 14 percent of Swedes currently consider the environment to be among our most important problems. READ »

Reinfeldt and Juholt spar in first debate

Politics: 15 Jun 11
The leaders of Sweden’s two largest political parties clashed for the first time on Wednesday, with Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt warning that pressure from opposition parties on the right and left were pushing his minority government towards crisis. READ »

New Green Party chiefs bring poll success

Politics: 5 Jun 11
Recent polling figures show the Green Party's new spokespeople have raised the party to an unprecedented high, while the Social Democrats have registered another dismal polling result. READ »

Greens: 'ban military arms exports'

Politics: 22 May 11
The Green Party's Congress has decided to push for a ban on the sales of arms for military purposes and will continue its position that Sweden cease all non-UN-led missions, amongst other decisions. READ »

Romson and Fridolin to lead Sweden's Greens

Politics: 21 May 11
Sweden's Green Party on Saturday voted to appoint Gustav Fridolin and Åsa Romson as their new spokespeople at their party conference in Karlstad. READ »

'Cab controversy' colours Green leadership battle

Politics: 20 May 11
Revelations that the Green Party leader candidate Mikaela Valtersson spent thousands of taxpayers' kronor on taxi rides rather than taking public transportation have raised questions about her leadership potential. READ »

Green Party proposes new leadership duo

Politics: 29 Mar 11
The Green Party on Tuesday proposed Gustav Fridolin and Åsa Romson as its new spokespersons to be elected at the party congress in May. READ »

American-born rapper set to make Melodifestivalen history

Lifestyle: 11 Mar 11
As Sweden gears up for the 2011 Melodifestivalen finals on Saturday, The Local's David Landes catches up with Swingfly, a Brooklyn-born rapper who immigrated to Sweden and may end up re-writing the rules for the Super Bowl of Swedish pop music. READ »

Reality TV show seeks Swedish-Americans

Society: 28 Feb 11
Swedish producers are scouring the United States for Americans with Swedish ancestry to take part in a new reality television series. READ »

Swedish hunters fail to fill wolf quota

National: 16 Feb 11
Despite the odds in their favour, an estimated 6,000 Swedish hunters weren't enough to shoot the 20 wolves authorised to be killed in Sweden's controversial wolf hunt, which ended on Tuesday. READ »

Reinfeldt under fire over housing comments

Politics: 15 Feb 11
Sweden's prime minister Fredrik Reinfeldt has courted criticism from some quarters for suggesting that Stockholm's rental housing market is not performing as smoothly as it could. READ »

Swedish living rooms brace for Melodifestivalen invasion

Lifestyle: 4 Feb 11
What do a drag queen and teen-pop has-beens have to do with Swedish foreign minister Carl Bildt? It can only mean the 2011 Melodifestivalen is upon us, contributor Julie Blomberg Gudmundsson explains. READ »

Bildt's silence on WikiLeak fuels criticism

Politics: 23 Jan 11
Swedish Foreign Minister Carl Bildt and Migration Minister Tobias Billström's refusals to answer questions about a recent Wikileak released on Friday has fuelled sharp criticism from the opposition over the weekend. READ »

Sweden gets dancing with the stars

Lifestyle: 7 Jan 11
Friday night marks the season premiere of one of Sweden's most popular television shows, with viewers chomping at the bit for the chance to watch an odd mix of celebrities strut their stuff on Let's Dance. READ »

Political parties mull future leadership plans

Politics: 8 Nov 10
Speculation is rife that a majority of the parties in Sweden's parliament, the Riksdag, may be mulling changes at the top following the general election in September as they contemplate their futures. READ »

Swedish MPs enjoy election income boost

Business & Money: 2 Nov 10
More than 80 percent of new Swedish members of parliament have earned an increase in their annual income following their election to the Riksdag after the September general election. READ »

A November guide to live music in Stockholm

Lifestyle: 29 Oct 10
Contributor David Stavrou checks out some of the highlights awaiting Stockholm music lovers in October. READ »

Moderate party secretary criticised for oil firm trip

Politics: 27 Oct 10
The Moderate Party’s new party secretary Sofia Arkelsten came under fire on Wednesday for accepting an all-expenses paid trip to the south of France from Dutch oil company Shell. READ »

Zlatan stuns Swedish teen with AC Milan trial

Sport: 8 Oct 10
Swedish football star Zlatan Ibrahimovic may have discovered storied Italian club AC Milan’s next superstar – right in his own backyard. READ »

An October guide to the Stockholm music scene

Lifestyle: 1 Oct 10
Contributor David Stavrou lays out some of the highlights awaiting Stockholm music lovers in October. READ »

Introducing the Greens

Analysis & Opinion: 8 Sep 10
Here's a look at the Green Party, bidding to assume power within the centre-left Red-Green coalition and become Sweden's third largest party. READ »

Southern Skyline shines in country spotlight

Lifestyle: 22 Jul 10
Swedish musicians have made their mark in just about every popular musical genre around the world - except country. Stockholm's Southern Skyline hopes to change that, writes Emy Gelb. READ »

'Thank you for giving me my Prince'

National: 19 Jun 10
Sweden’s Crown Princess Victoria has got her Prince. In front of a crowd of thousands outside Stockholm’s Royal Palace following her marriage to Daniel Westling, she thanked the Swedish people for letting her marry the man she loves. READ »

Swedes keep lapping up juicy Tiger tidbits

Analysis & Opinion: 16 Dec 09
Amid new reports that Elin Nordegren is set to sign a sponsorship deal with the rival of one of golfer husband Tiger Woods’ strongest corporate supporters, Swedes continue to swoon over every new revelation in the ongoing drama. READ »

Erik Grönwall Sweden's new Idol

Society: 12 Dec 09
With his big stage presence and booming rock voice, Erik Grönwall took home the Idol 2009 Final at Stockholm’s Globen arena on Friday night. READ »

What's on in Sweden: Nov 27 - Dec 3

Lifestyle: 25 Nov 09
What's on in Sweden: Skansen Christmas market & Charles Dickens in Stockholm; Swedish Idol & Melissa Horn in Gothenburg; Little Theatre of Gestures in Malmö/Lund. READ »

Helicopter heist suspects – who they are

National: 29 Sep 09
A look at the six men currently being held on suspicions of involvement in last week's spectacular helicopter robbery of a Stockholm cash depot. READ »

Hollywood wife lays in to Swedish men

Society: 17 Sep 09
The Swedish-born wife of Las Vegas crooner Paul Anka has called Swedish men "tragic" for their "nappy changing" and "equality nonsense". LA housewife Anna Anka argues that she could be a role model for Swedish women to follow. READ »

Swedish Donald Duck wades into pirates' waters

Society: 27 Jul 09
The Swedish publishers of Kalle & Anka & Co, a comic featuring the Disney character Donald Duck, have expressed regret over an edition featuring the loveable children's character engaging in internet 'piracy'. 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 »

Adam Tensta: Sweden's great hip-hop hope

Lifestyle: 13 May 09
Sweden's rising hip-hop star Adam Tensta talks to The Local's Majsan Boström about bright musical prospects, growing up in a tough Stockholm neighbourhood, and recording in the same studio as boyhood idol Michael Jackson. READ »

Malena Ernman wins Melodifestivalen

Society: 14 Mar 09
Pop opera sensation Malena Ernman claimed the Melodifestivalen 2009 title on Saturday night in a nail biting finish. READ »

What's your view of Sweden's Melodifestivalen?

Lifestyle: 11 Mar 09
Every week, we ask a regular panel of readers to discuss a particular aspect of life in Sweden. This week: Melodifestivalen. READ »

Agnes and Malena win Eurovision heat

Society: 1 Mar 09
The fourth and final Melodifestivalen heat in Malmö in southern Sweden on Saturday was won by one hot favourite, soul queen Agnes, and one surprise, opera queen Malena Ernman. READ »

Swedish parliament passes copyright bill

Politics: 25 Feb 09
As expected, the Riksdag passed a controversial new measure on Wednesday designed to make it easier to investigate suspected cases of illegal file sharing. READ »

E.M.D and Molly Sandén win Eurovision heat

Society: 22 Feb 09
The third Melodifestivalen heat in Leksand in central Sweden left the hot favourites dreaming of glory in the Globen final. Pop trio E.M.D and teen sensation Molly Sandén claimed the final places. READ »

Zelmerlöw and H.E.A.T. win Eurovision heat

Society: 15 Feb 09
Idol favourite Måns Zelmerlöw and rockers H.E.A.T. won the second Melodifestivalen heat on Saturday evening. READ »

Sweden braces for Melodifestivalen 2009

Society: 6 Feb 09
As Swedes struggle to make it through the final throes of a dark and dreary winter, millions are hoping to forget their troubles at the weekend with the start of this year’s installment of the Melodifestivalen, that shining spectacle of musical magic which inexplicably lifts the country’s forlorn spirits. READ »

Irate doc to 'psychotic' art student: get a haircut

Society: 30 Jan 09
The chief physician of the psychiatric ward at a Stockholm hospital has rebuked an art student after she pretended to be psychotic as part of an art project. READ »

Let's Dance judge Irving 'in love' with world's strongest man

Society: 17 Jan 09
British choreographer and Let's Dance judge Tony Irving was so taken aback by the gyrations of the world's strongest man, Magnus Samuelsson, in Friday evening's heat that he declared that he was "In looove!..." READ »

Alling sets the pace in Let's Dance premier

Society: 10 Jan 09
Swedish actor and comedian Morgan Alling, with his partner Helena Fransson, claimed top spot in the season premier of pro-celeb dance competition Let's Dance. The "battle of the blondes" meanwhile hotted up. READ »

Let's Dance swings into action

Society: 9 Jan 09
One of Sweden's most popular television shows has its season premiere on Friday evening, with viewers expected to tune in en masse to watch celebrities shake their stuff on Let's Dance. READ »

Swedish dance bands: a musical mystery wrapped in spandex

Lifestyle: 18 Dec 08
Musical styles may come and come, but Swedish dance bands remain as popular as ever. But why does the nation remain loyal to its perennial bearers of outrageous costumes. Jennifer Heape endeavours to find out. READ »

Swedish beauty queen arrested for assault

Society: 14 Dec 08
Anna Anka, the former beauty queen and Swedish wife of veteran US entertainer Paul Anka has been arrested for domestic battery. READ »

Maltese heartthrob sings home Swedish Idol prize

Society: 13 Dec 08
Sweden's Idol 2008 talent show came to a screeching climax on Friday night and left Kevin Borg, a young crooner from Malta who has only lived in Sweden for a year, clutching the champagne. READ »

Malmö club and concert tips: Friday, Dec 12

Lifestyle: 11 Dec 08
The Djungeltrumman club editor's tips. READ »

What's on in Sweden: December 12 - 18

Lifestyle: 11 Dec 08
What's on in Sweden: December 12th - 18th. Lucia and Lykke Li in Stockholm; Harlem Gospel and Streetdance in Gothenburg; world class jazz in Malmö. READ »

What's on in Sweden: November 28 - December 4

Lifestyle: 27 Nov 08
What’s on: Frida Hyvönen & International Film Festival in Stockholm; Melissa Auf der Maur and Sami dance in Gothenburg; Manhattan Transfer and Ibsen in Malmö/Lund. READ »

Malmö club and concert tips: Friday, Nov. 21

Lifestyle: 19 Nov 08
The Djungeltrumman club editor's tips. READ »

What's on in Sweden: November 14 - 20

Lifestyle: 13 Nov 08
What’s on: Ron Sexsmith & DV8 Physical Theatre in Stockholm; Cirkus Cirkör & English farce in Gothenburg; Lambchop & Dirty Pretty Things in Malmö. READ »

Malmö nightclub tips: Friday, Nov 14

Lifestyle: 13 Nov 08
Discover the night-time jewels of the city in the south with the aid of recommendations from The Local in association with entertainment guide Djungeltrumman. READ »

Introducing... Katrin Zytomierska

Lifestyle: 11 Nov 08
Meet Katrin Zytomierska, the outspoken television personality who spent most of last month insulting people and getting her name all over the front pages. READ »

Chevy Chase to guest star in Swedish sitcom

Society: 7 Nov 08
American comedy legend Chevy Chase will arrive in Sweden this weekend to appear as a guest star on a Swedish television sitcom. READ »

What's on in Sweden: November 7 - 13

Lifestyle: 6 Nov 08
What’s on: Al Green, The Levellers and Monster truck extravaganza in Stockholm; Martial Arts and Kazem Al Saher in Gothenburg; Michael Bolton in Malmö. READ »

Discover Ystad: Just follow the trail of blood

Travel: 3 Nov 08
TV viewers around the world are soon to get their first glimpse of the seaside town of Ystad with the screening of three new BBC movies starring Kenneth Branagh as Inspector Kurt Wallander. David Wiles takes us on a blood-soaked tour of Scandinavia’s murder capital. READ »

Malmö nightclub tips: Friday, Oct 24

Lifestyle: 23 Oct 08
Get into the Friday night groove with some club tips from Djungeltrumman. READ »

‘Are they baby-eating monsters or what?’

Analysis & Opinion: 1 Oct 08
Pirates, pioneers, or petty thieves? Majsan Boström meets Peter Sunde and Fredrik Neij, two of the leading figures from file-sharing giant The Pirate Bay. READ »

What's on in Sweden: September 19 - 25

Lifestyle: 18 Sep 08
What’s on: Stevie Wonder, Beer & Whisky festival and American Football in Stockholm; Japanese tattoo art and Masters golf in Gothenburg; Prince and Tibet tributes in Malmö; Puppet theatre in Lund. READ »

Swedish footballer rejects Ronaldinho proposal

Sport: 25 Aug 08
Swedish Olympic footballer Johanna Almgren rejected a marriage proposal from Brazilian superstar Ronaldinho when they met at a hotel in China. READ »

TV star jailed for cocaine use

Society: 27 Jun 08
Swedish television presenter Sanna Bråding has been sentenced to three months in jail for narcotics offences. READ »

What's on in Sweden: June 6 - 13

Lifestyle: 5 Jun 08
What’s on in Sweden: Football, football and more football. And food and art and music. READ »

Where did all the women go?

Lifestyle: 8 Mar 08
Peter Vinthagen Simpson speaks to actress Ann Petrén, one of the leading lights of the Swedish theatre scene, about the ongoing Modern Women project and the mysterious disappearance of a generation of female dramatists who once gave August Strindberg a run for his money. READ »

Carola in Eurovision omission shock

National: 17 Feb 08
Eurovision queen, Carola Häggkvist, missed out on a place in the final of Sweden's Melodifestivalen on Saturday. READ »

Marie Picasso wins Idol 2007

Society: 8 Dec 07
Marie Picasso shook off the cobwebs of her less than illustrious television past to win over the viewing public in the final of Idol 2007. READ »

'Muhammad cartoon not racial agitation'

Politics: 20 Sep 07
A cartoon depicting Prophet Muhammad as a dog, published in a local Swedish newspaper in August, did not constitute incitement to racial hatred, Sweden's justice chancellor ruled on Thursday. READ »

Algerian ambassador condemns bounty on Muhammad cartoonist

Politics: 18 Sep 07
Algeria's ambassador to Sweden on Monday condemned death threats from al-Qaeda in Iraq against a Swedish artist who drew a cartoon of Prophet Muhammad and a newspaper editor who published it. READ »

Media and Prime Minister rally around cartoonist

National: 16 Sep 07
The Swedish media and Prime Minister rallied Sunday behind a cartoonist whose depiction of the Islamic prophet as a dog earned him death threats from Al-Qaeda in Iraq, as Swedish companies braced for a backlash. 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 »

Sporting gay fest set for kick-off

Society: 30 Jul 07
Stockholm Pride, the largest gay pride festival in the Nordic region, opens on Monday. Organizers have selected sport as the theme of the festival, with ex-footballer Glenn Hysén a controversial speaker. READ »

Tension builds as Sweden gears up for Melodifestivalen final

National: 10 Mar 07
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All of Sweden is abuzz with anticipation of the year's big television event: the Melodifestivalen final, in which the country's musical standard-bearer will be selected for the Eurovision Song Contest. READ »

Idol takes over Melodifestivalen

National: 18 Feb 07
The power of the Idol franchise was shown at Saturday night's Melodifestivalen semi-final, with both finalists drawn from Swedish Idol. Veteran Magnus Carlsson failed to make it. READ »

Anja calls for calm as she targets third Åre gold

Sport: 10 Feb 07
As she goes for a third gold at the 2007 World Championships, Swedish ski ace Anja Pärson says she has a long way to go before being even mentioned alongside Scandinavian alpine legends Ingemar Stenmark or Kjetil Andre Aamodt. 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 »

Lukas and Emma most popular Swedish names

Society: 15 Jan 07
That eternal question: what to call the child? Will it be Neo, Teo or Leo. What if it's a girl? Ella, Ebba or Elsa? Or what about Ulrika? Is that old-fashioned? READ »

Introducing... Markus Fagervall

Lifestyle: 4 Dec 06
He's a 24 year old from way, way up in the north of Sweden - and he's the country's new pop idol. Brace yourself for at least a year of Markus Fagervall. READ »

Markus is Sweden's new Idol

National: 2 Dec 06
A record 1.2 million telephone votes decided the outcome of Idol 2006 on Friday night in favour of 23 year old Markus Fagervall from Övertoneå, northern Sweden. "It feels great," he said. Repeatedly. READ »

Romantic farmers seduce Sweden

Lifestyle: 1 Nov 06
Swedes are gripped by farmer fever – a show in which women compete to win the hearts of men of the soil is beating Idol in the ratings. "The farmer has a cult status in society," explains a spokesman for Sweden's farming union. READ »

23 year old named as possible minister

Politics: 10 Sep 06
The Green Party has proposed 23 year old member of parliament Gustav Fridolin as a potential minister in a new government. If he's not made minister, he'll go to university, he says. READ »

Bodström welcomes interference probe

Politics: 21 Jun 06
Sweden's justice minister, Thomas Bodström, has said he would welcome a parliamentary inquiry into accusations that he tried to assert improper influence over the Pirate Bay investigation. READ »

Record number leave Riksdag

Politics: 17 Jun 06
As Sweden's parliament closes ahead of September's election, a record number of deputies are leaving. Some 96 MPs are going, including the youngest, 23-year old Gustav Fridolin, and the longest-serving member. READ »

Stockholm Syndrome: Sporting loyalty

Analysis & Opinion: 1 Mar 06
Sweden's success in the Winter Olympics turns a diverse bunch of immigrants into yellow-and-blue-flag-waving vikings (sort of) - but does that make them any more Swedish? READ »

Swedish media hails golden Anja

Sport: 23 Feb 06
The Swedish papers revel in the gold and two bronzes won so far by skier Anja Pärson at the Winter Olympics. Even the king of Sweden, Carl Gustaf, and the king of Swedish skiing, Ingemar Stenmark, have joined the queue to congratulate her. READ »

Greens call for Freivalds to go

Politics: 16 Feb 06
One of the government’s key allies says that the foreign minister should resign for her handling of the tsunami disaster. The Greens’ stance has the potential to force Laila Freivalds out. READ »

Persson: "I don't have any real answers"

Politics: 16 Feb 06
A contrite Göran Persson has appeared before the parliamentary inquiry into the Swedish government's response to the tsunami disaster. But while the prime minister admits that there were "many human failings" he refuses to point the finger. READ »


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