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'Jihad Jane' pleads not guilty

National: 18 Mar 10
Colleen LaRose aka 'JihadJane', and the two men held in Ireland in connection with the alleged plot to kill Swedish artist Lars Vilks, are set to face court on Friday. READ »

What's On in Sweden: March 19th - 25th

Lifestyle: 17 Mar 10
What’s on in Sweden: Ship shape tour in Stockholm, Cameroonian Jazz in Gothenburg and a spin on Cinderella in Malmö. Plus English comedy in Linköping. READ »

Two remanded over cartoon murder plot

National: 16 Mar 10
Two men arrested in Ireland last week in connection with a plot to murder Swedish artist Lars Vilks were remanded into custody on Monday. Five of the seven arrested last Monday have now been released. READ »

Fourth murder plot suspect released

National: 14 Mar 10
A fourth suspect in the plot to assassinate Swedish cartoonist Lars Vilks for his caricature of the Prophet Muhammad has been released without charge by Irish police. READ »

Three cartoon murder plot suspects freed

National: 13 Mar 10
Police in Ireland have released three of the seven people arrested earlier this week on suspicion of plotting to kill Swedish cartoonist Lars Vilks. US media reports a second American Muslim woman has been arrested in the case. READ »

Murder plot suspects kept for questioning

National: 11 Mar 10
The seven people arrested on Tuesday on suspicion of a suspected plot to assassinate Swedish cartoonist Lars Vilks have had their periods of detention extended by an Irish court for another three days of questioning. READ »

'Jihad Jane' visited Sweden to plan attack

National: 10 Mar 10
The American woman known as "Jihad Jane", charged by US authorities on Tuesday with conspiring to kill Swedish Muhammad cartoonist Lars Vilks, is reported to have paid a visit to Sweden in August. READ »

US 'Jihad Jane' linked to plot to kill cartoonist

National: 10 Mar 10
An American woman known as "Jihad Jane" was charged by US authorities on Tuesday with conspiring to kill Swedish Muhammad cartoonist Lars Vilks. READ »

Vilks 'not shaking with fear' over murder plot

National: 10 Mar 10
Swedish cartoonist Lars Vilks said he was undaunted by revelations of a plot on his life after seven people were arrested in Ireland on Tuesday. READ »

Irish police foil plot to kill Swedish cartoonist

National: 9 Mar 10
Seven Muslims were arrested by Irish police on Tuesday on suspicions of conspiracy to murder a Swedish cartoonist who drew the prophet Muhammad with the body of a dog. READ »

Sweden's top ten tasty buns

Lifestyle: 16 Feb 10
It’s Fettisdag, Fat Tuesday, the day known in English as Shrovetide, Pancake Tuesday and, er, Mardi Gras. In Sweden, the day is synonymous with the creamy semla, one of many fine buns that make this country great. READ »

Swedes draw Dutch and Finns in Euro 2012 qualifiers

Sport: 7 Feb 10
Sweden face Holland, Hungary and neighbours Finland in a Euro 2012 qualification group that gives Erik Hamrén's side a chance to settle old scores. READ »

Sweden fares badly in global economic report

National: 7 Feb 10
Swedes by and large have not fared well during the deep recession. The report card comes from the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development. READ »

Profile: Sweden's new EU minister Birgitta Ohlsson

Analysis & Opinion: 2 Feb 10
Birgitta Ohlsson was named as Sweden's new EU minister on Tuesday. An outspoken advocate of feminism, equality and civil liberties issues, as well as a keen supporter of Nato membership, Ohlsson also harbours dreams of a top UN human rights post. READ »

Fifth of Swedish population foreign

National: 29 Jan 10
Latest figures from Statistics Sweden reveal that in the last 50 years the number of foreigners living in Sweden or people with two foreign-born parents has risen from four to nearly 20 percent. READ »

Swedish TV show probes growth of English

Analysis & Opinion: 20 Jan 10
Where did the English language come from? Why has it become the world’s most widespread means of communication? What will happen in the future? Keith Foster, host of a new Swedish TV series, travels the world in search of answers. READ »

Air scare passenger will not face jail

National: 7 Jan 10
A Latvian passenger whose drunken mid-air antics plunged a Ryanair flight into turmoil last summer has successfully appealed against an eight month jail term as a Swedish appeal court cleared him of sabotage charges. READ »

Swedish 'tsunami' message mystifies Irish beachcomber

Society: 10 Dec 09
A mysterious bottle that washed up on the shores of Ireland with a cryptic Swedish message inside has a local woman wondering if the note may have been authored by a Swede whose children perished in the 2004 tsunami. READ »

Italy pip Sweden to golf World Cup crown

Sport: 29 Nov 09
Italy's Molinari brothers overcame Sweden and Ireland to win the World Cup at China's Mission Hills on Sunday after a thrilling final round tussle - the first time the nation has lifted the trophy. READ »

Gaelic invasion: It's football, Sven, but not as we know it

Lifestyle: 27 Nov 09
Ireland's national sport of Gaelic football is growing rapidly in Sweden and it isn't just the ex-pats who are sinking a few points, writes Patrick Reilly. READ »

UK road runner Swede jailed over stabbing

National: 27 Nov 09
A Swedish woman has been jailed by a UK court for the manslaughter of a man she met shortly after she and her twin sister made a dash into oncoming traffic on the M6 motorway. READ »

Flawless golf keeps Swedes in World Cup hunt

Sport: 27 Nov 09
Sweden's Henrik Stenson and Robert Karlsson produced a scintillating display of golf for the second day running on Friday to keep the country in strong contention for the World Cup title in China. 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 »

Sweden among favourites to claim World Cup of Golf title

Sport: 25 Nov 09
Swedish golfers Henrik Stenson and Robert Karlsson are facing tough competition in their attempt to help Sweden repeat its 2008 victory at the World Cup of Golf this week. READ »

Swedish ref on handball goal: 'It wasn't my fault'

Sport: 24 Nov 09
Martin Hansson, the much-criticized Swedish referee who last week missed a handball by French international Thierry Henry, has spoken out about the incident for the first time to a Swedish newspaper. READ »

Swede in hot seat after disputed French goal

Sport: 19 Nov 09
Football commentators in Sweden have slammed referee Martin Hansson for missing a handball by France’s Thierry Henry which dashed Ireland’s hopes of qualifying for the World Cup. READ »

A nice cup of tea - how hard can it be?

Lifestyle: 17 Nov 09
What does it take to get a plain old cup of steaming hot tea in Sweden? Paddy Kelly fights the fancy brew brigade and recalls countless grim encounters with tepid beige impostors. READ »

Boxers pin passenger in mid-air scare

National: 5 Nov 09
A Swedish prosecutor is pushing for a longer sentence for a Latvian man who was jailed for eight months after attempting to open a cabin door on board a Ryanair plane. The man was restrained by two professional boxers. READ »

Anglicans snub Swedish lesbian bishop

Society: 4 Nov 09
Anglican bishops from England and Northern Ireland have rebuffed invitations to attend the ordination of the openly gay Eva Brunne to be the next Bishop of Stockholm. READ »

Sweden welcomes Irish 'Yes' to EU Treaty

Politics: 3 Oct 09
The Irish Yes vote for the European Union's Lisbon treaty is "a good day for Europe," Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt, speaking for the EU's Swedish presidency, said on Saturday. READ »

Police in traffic camera scheme talks

National: 26 Sep 09
Sweden's National Police Board want to conduct a pilot scheme using traffic cameras with automatic number plate recognition. But the question of integrity for drivers must first be overcome. READ »

English emerging as Sweden's language of laughs

Lifestyle: 17 Sep 09
English-language comedy has established a firm foothold in Sweden, writes Ben Kersley, with even local comedians increasingly trying their hand at being funny in a tongue they speak with enviable fluency. READ »

Swedish men make the best husbands: study

Society: 4 Aug 09
Swedish men’s enlightened attitudes toward equality and gender roles make them among the best potential husbands in the developed world, a recent study shows. READ »

Swedish MP: I don't want to force abortion on Ireland

Society: 4 Aug 09
Swedish MP Birgitta Ohlsson has denied she wants to use the EU's Lisbon Treaty to impose liberal abortion laws on other countries. She just wants a debate, she says. READ »

What's on in Sweden: July 31 - August 6

Lifestyle: 29 Jul 09
What's on in Sweden: Stockholm Pride & International rugby in Stockholm; U2 in Gothenburg; African beach party & Lucy Love (DK) music in Malmö. READ »

EU's institutional woes could outshine Sweden’s priorities

Politics: 2 Jul 09
Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt did his best on Wednesday to deflect attention away from the continuing institutional uncertainty which threatens to overshadow Sweden’s six-month European Union presidency. READ »

Sweden takes over EU presidency

Politics: 1 Jul 09
Sweden on Wednesday assumed the six-month rotating presidency of the European Union, promising to combat climate change as well as the rising joblessness in the wake of the global economic crisis. READ »

Bildt blasé over German EU delay

Politics: 30 Jun 09
As Sweden prepares to assume the EU's rotating presidency, Foreign Minister Carl Bildt said he remains confident of Germany's ratification of the Lisbon Treaty despite a court ordered postponement. READ »

Economic crisis and climate top Swedish EU priorities

Analysis & Opinion: 30 Jun 09
The global economic crisis, soaring unemployment in Europe and climate change top Sweden's agenda as it takes over the European Union six-month presidency in difficult conditions on Wednesday, writes AFP's Francois Campredon READ »

Around Sweden in 56 and a half days

Travel: 29 Jun 09
Desperately seeking Sweden: Christine Demsteader ponders a few literary journeys as she prepares for an epic trip around the country she has come to call home. She invites The Local’s readers to join her en route. READ »

European leaders impatient for Swedish EU presidency

National: 28 Jun 09
European leaders have expressed impatience for the Swedish EU presidency to start after a troubled six months under the Czechs. READ »

Sweden braces for 'trying' EU presidency

Politics: 23 Jun 09
Financial crisis, climate change and the possibility of a fast-tracked Icelandic membership are at the top of Sweden's agenda when it takes over the EU Presidency in July. READ »

Swedish yacht secures home win in Volvo race

Sport: 11 Jun 09
Sweden's Ericsson 4 docked at Marstrand in southwest Sweden on Thursday morning as the clear leader of the nine-month yacht race, which is set to conclude later this month. READ »

Blogger Profile: Eating Out With Alannah Eames

Lifestyle: 9 Jun 09
If you’re hungry, reading Alannah Eames’ blog might not be a wise idea. The journalist and hobby food critic’s thoughts on wining and dining in Stockholm (and beyond) will have your stomach grumbling and mouth watering within moments. READ »

Liberals launch EU pro-choice abortion initiative

Politics: 2 Jun 09
The Swedish Liberal party has launched a new initiative to give the women of Europe the right to choose to have an abortion and establish abortion as a human right. READ »

Swedes back al fresco smoking ban

Society: 1 Jun 09
73 percent of Swedes back a ban on smoking in outside dining areas of cafés and restaurants, according to a new poll published on Monday. READ »

What's on in Sweden: May 29 - June 4

Lifestyle: 28 May 09
What's on in Sweden: Bruce Springsteen and Dylan Moran in Stockholm; Speedway Grand Prix in Gothenburg; The Eagles in Malmö/Lund. READ »

What's on in Sweden: May 22 - 28

Lifestyle: 20 May 09
What's on in Sweden: Ingmar Bergman theatre festival in Stockholm; International performance art in Gothenburg; Ghostface Killah and Funda Arar in Malmö/Lund. READ »

Foreign student fees delayed until 2011

Education: 12 May 09
The Swedish government’s proposal to charge university tuition fees to non-European students has been postponed by one year, officials say. READ »

Edwin stars to sink Reymers

Sport: 17 Apr 09
Reymersholm IK 0-3 Långholmen FC READ »

Student loans body hunts overseas defaulters

National: 6 Apr 09
The Swedish student loans body (CSN) has announced the employment of detectives to track down defaulting debtors resident overseas. Community websites such as Facebook will be scoured for personal information. 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 »

Ryanair to start bus route in Sweden: source

Travel: 6 Mar 09
Ryanair has plans to compete for routes on the ground in Sweden, according to the head of the Flygbussarna coach service. READ »

What's on in Sweden: March 6 - 12

Lifestyle: 5 Mar 09
What's on in Sweden: Documentary film festival and Junot Diaz in Stockholm; Sci-fi convention in Gothenburg; Danko Jones in Malmö. READ »

Sweden and Norway to make joint bid for Euro 2016

Sport: 26 Feb 09
The Swedish Football Association announced on Thursday its intention to join forces with Norwegian football authorities to make a joint bed to host the Euro 2016 football tournament. READ »

Polish gang busted over Sweden-bound drugs

Society: 12 Feb 09
Police have busted a gang producing amphetamines in Poland for trafficking on the local market as well as in Sweden and Ireland among other states, a police spokesman said on Thursday. READ »

The Local and Långholmen - a winning team

Sport: 19 Jan 09
With the new season just around the corner, The Local has teamed up with Långholmen FC, a football club that more than makes up for its short tradition with an ever lengthening list of nationalities. READ »

Swedish girls start smoking earlier: study

Science & Technology: 15 Jan 09
Swedish girls are starting to smoke at younger ages than their counterparts in other countries, according to a new study. READ »

Tainted Irish meat delivered to Swedish schools

Science & Technology: 9 Dec 08
Less than a day after authorities warned Swedish consumers about dioxin contaminated pork products from Ireland, it has emerged that Swedish school children may have already eaten some of the tainted meat. READ »

Riksdag ratifies EU's Lisbon treaty

Politics: 21 Nov 08
The Riksdag voted late Thursday night to ratify the European Union's Lisbon reform treaty, making Sweden the 25th of the 27 EU members to approve the text. READ »

Sweden signs up to cluster bomb treaty

Politics: 16 Nov 08
Sweden has decided to sign up to the international treaty, framed in Dublin in May, to ban current designs of cluster bombs. READ »

Stenson caught by Garcia in Shanghai

Sport: 8 Nov 08
Sweden's Henrik Stenson was joined by Spanish sensation Sergio Garcia at the top of the HSBC Champions leaderboard after a rain-delayed second round in Shanghai on Saturday. READ »

Do I have to pay tax when I sell my house?

Analysis & Opinion: 22 Oct 08
Ask The Local: People who sell their Swedish homes at a profit and move abroad can end up with a hefty tax bill. We find out what the deal is. READ »

Sweden second in global tax league

Politics: 15 Oct 08
Sweden has maintained its position as the country with the second highest tax burden in the world, according to the OECD. READ »

Ryanair ‘defends right of Swedish girls to take their clothes off’

Society: 10 Oct 08
Ryanair on Friday claimed Sweden's Trade Ethical Council against Sexism in Advertising was out of touch with the "Britney Spears generation" after the agency accused the airline of running a sexist ad campaign. READ »

What's on in Sweden: October 10 - October 16

Lifestyle: 9 Oct 08
What’s on: Primal Scream & Martha Wainwright in Stockholm; Culture Night & Leonard Cohen in Gothenburg; Soweto Gospel & provocative performance art in Malmö. READ »

Swedes tight-fisted in quest for love

Dating: 8 Oct 08
Financial crisis or not, Swedes are much less inclined to spend vast sums in their efforts to find a mate in comparison to their European counterparts, a new study reveals. READ »

Swedes sail on despite penalty

Sport: 4 Oct 08
Sweden's Ericsson Nordic team said on Friday it plans to take part in the inaugural event of this year's Volvo round the world yacht race despite what it considers an unjust penalty for a rules infringement. READ »

Women's rights on downward turn: anti-globalization activists

Analysis & Opinion: 19 Sep 08
Anti-globalization activists have warned of a downward turn for women's rights across Europe, citing growing religious extremism and neo-liberalism as contributory factors. READ »

Sweden drops in business friendliness ranking

Society: 10 Sep 08
Sweden has fallen three places in a new report ranking countries according to how easy it is to do business. READ »

Pedestrian signal boxes' religious message upsets non-believers

Society: 22 Aug 08
News that signal boxes located at pedestrian crossings are designed to spread the word of God has angered the designer who drew the pointing finger symbol for the boxes' Swedish manufacturer. READ »

Swedish pedestrians receive secret message from God

Society: 15 Aug 08
Signal boxes located at pedestrian crossings in countries all over the world are designed to spread the word of God, the product's Swedish manufacture has revealed. READ »

Sweden refuses fixed timetable to solve EU treaty crisis

Politics: 19 Jun 08
Swedish Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt rejected Thursday the immediate setting of any fixed timetable for dealing with Ireland's "no" vote on the EU's reform treaty. READ »

Inequality thrives in Stockholm's embassy world

Society: 18 Jun 08
Stockholm's diplomatic community is shot through with gender inequality, according to an analysis of official figures carried out by The Local. READ »

Dating Swedish women: logging in and going out

Dating: 14 Jun 08
Dating in Sweden: As winter drew in and he struggled to adjust to life in Sweden, Michael Lynch from Ireland revved up his computer and began dabbling in the world of online dating. READ »

Sweden 'deeply regrets' Irish no to EU treaty

Politics: 14 Jun 08
Swedish Foreign Minister Carl Bildt said on Friday that he deeply regretted Ireland's "no" to the European Union's new reform treaty. READ »

Sweden eases into Eurovision final

Society: 23 May 08
Sweden's Charlotte Perrelli has qualified for the final of the Eurovision Song Contest, due to be held in Belgrade on Saturday. READ »

Report: mothers in Sweden have it best

Society: 6 May 08
Sweden is the world’s best country in which to be a mother, according to a new report published by Save the Children. READ »

Swedish musician José González thrives on simplicity

Lifestyle: 5 May 08
In an age when even hard-up musicians can create studio quality from a bedroom, successful Gothenburg-based songwriter José González stands out for his raw simplicity. READ »

Swedes enjoy 'Jesus in Guantanamo'

Society: 3 May 08
A comedy show entitled 'Jesus: The Guantanamo Years' by Irish comedian Abie Philbin Bowman has proved a hit with Swedes on YouTube. READ »

Threats against journalists on the rise

National: 3 May 08
Journalists in Sweden are being increasingly subjected to threats and violence. Almost two in three editorial offices have been threatened, according to a new report. READ »

Making it in Sweden: an Irishman at an NGO

Jobs: 29 Apr 08
Shane Quinn is one of around 1,500 Irish-born people living in Sweden. He tells us how he found his niche here. READ »

The new smoking generation

Analysis & Opinion: 22 Apr 08
A smoking ban in Sweden's cafés and restaurants has redefined the lives of smokers and non-smokers alike, writes Peter Vinthagen Simpson. READ »

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 »

Body of missing Irish tourist found

National: 26 Mar 08
Police in Stockholm have recovered the body of Irish tourist John Aherne. READ »

No headway in search for missing Irish tourist

National: 26 Mar 08
Police and the Swedish Coast Guard are continuing to search for missing Irish tourist John Aherne. READ »

Dive for missing tourist inconclusive

National: 25 Mar 08
The search for missing tourist John Aherne is continuing on Tuesday evening after a dive conducted by police again proved inconclusive. READ »

Search continues for missing Irish tourist

National: 20 Mar 08
Police in Stockholm are continuing the search for John Aherne, an Irish tourist missing since the weekend. READ »

'Swedish feminists should embrace free markets'

Analysis & Opinion: 18 Mar 08
Swedish feminists could well secure more support if they decided to embrace free markets rather than left wing ideologies, argues Nima Sanandaji of the Captus think tank. READ »

Surf's up in Sweden

Travel: 25 Feb 08
Aussie surfer Tyson Ballard braves the elements to discover the Swedish coastline's chilly charms. READ »

Heraldists want penis reinstated on military badge

Society: 21 Feb 08
Sweden's chief heraldists remain dissatisfied with a decision by the Nordic Battlegroup to remove a lion's penis depicted on its coat of arms. READ »

Swedish women close to bottom of EU business start-up rankings

Business & Money: 18 Feb 08
While Sweden usually ranks high in matters of gender equity, a new study reveals an exception when to comes to business. READ »

Fast facts: big robberies in Sweden

National: 22 Jan 08
Sweden has been the scene of a number of big cash robberies in recent years. Here's the lowdown. READ »

Akzo Nobel completes takeover of ICI

Business & Money: 2 Jan 08
Akzo Nobel announced on Wednesday that it had completed the purchase of British peer ICI. READ »

EU regulators approve Akzo Nobel's takeover of ICI

Business & Money: 14 Dec 07
EU antitrust regulators have approved Akzo Nobel's purchase of British peer ICI READ »

Army castrates heraldic lion

National: 13 Dec 07
The Swedish army has removed a heraldic lion's penis following complaints from female soldiers. READ »

Danish fan jailed after hitting referee

Sport: 11 Dec 07
A Danish football fan has been jailed for attacking the referee at a Euro 2008 qualifier between Denmark and Sweden. READ »

Victory over Latvia sends Sweden to Euro finals

Sport: 22 Nov 07
Sweden goes through to the finals of Euro 2008 after a 2-1 win at home to Latvia on Wednesday night. READ »

Swedish parliament approves Chad force

National: 21 Nov 07
The Riksdag voted on Wednesday to send troops to Chad as part of a humanitarian EU mission. READ »

Swedes take a mauling in Madrid

Sport: 18 Nov 07
Sweden's footballers struggled to get out of the starting blocks in Saturday's Euro 2008 qualifier. READ »

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