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Police chase results in explosives discovery

National: 8 Dec 11
After police apprehended three men, following a car chase in Stockholm on Tuesday, officers discovered a large stash of explosives in their vehicle. READ »

King knew of gangster meetups: Lettström

National: 3 Dec 11
Sweden's King Carl XVI Gustaf was aware of friend Anders Lettström's attempts to silence the scandals described in a tell-all book published last year, Lettström claimed in tape recordings released on Saturday. READ »

Shopping for Christmas food in Stockholm

Lifestyle: 1 Dec 11
As the Christmas season approaches in Stockholm, it is very likely that festive food is uppermost in your mind. Luckily, contributor Gwen Ramsey has put together a list of great options for filling your holiday hamper. READ »

Stockholm's 'smallest' flat for sale at 1.2 million

Business & Money: 29 Nov 11
A flat described as "Stockholm's smallest" is up for sale for 1.2 million kronor ($174,000) and despite its modest 12 square metre size, there is no shortage of interest. READ »

Passengers evacuated from Stockholm metro

National: 19 Nov 11
On Saturday morning, smoke forced passengers to evacuate from a subway train in a tunnel near Fridhemsplan in central Stockholm. Police are still unsure what caused the smoke. READ »

Finding a fab place for fika with a twist

Lifestyle: 4 Nov 11
As the daylight in Stockholm dwindles, finding a place to catch up with friends is all the more important for beating back the winter blues. Luckily, contributor Gwen Ramsey has put together a list of great options for your next fika. READ »

Some A-list alternatives for your next After Work

Lifestyle: 21 Oct 11
Looking for someplace new to grab a drink in Stockholm after a long day at the office? Contributor Gwen Ramsey has some suggestions that will help you get out of your After Work rut. READ »

Swedish reporters plan prison protest

National: 1 Oct 11
Two Swedish journalists are planning to go to jail of their own accord in a bid to draw attention to the plight of other writers in captivity. READ »

Embassy driver flees Stockholm crash scene

National: 28 Aug 11
Police are trying to establish the identity of the driver of a Russian diplomatic car who fled from the scene of a three car crash in Stockholm in the early hours of Saturday morning. READ »

Culture Night offers cash-strapped Stockholmers a free night out

Lifestyle: 8 Apr 11
Nearly 70 museums and cultural institutions across Stockholm will open their doors to the public for free on Saturday in a bid to bring the city's cultural offerings to a wider audience, contributor Anita Badejo discovers. READ »

Pubs in Stockholm: keeping it real

Lifestyle: 25 Mar 11
Like most capitals, Stockholm offers plenty of watering holes for the homesick expat looking for a “taste of home”, The Local's Geoff Mortimore discovers. READ »

Obesity gene linked to dementia: Swedish study

Science & Technology: 21 Feb 11
People with a particular genotype associated with obesity may have three times higher a risk of developing dementia than those who do not, according to a study by Stockholm's Karolinska Institute. READ »

Sweden imports foreign trash

Business & Money: 10 Feb 11
Sweden does not generate enough rubbish and 600,000 tonnes of foreign refuse were imported in 2010 to meet demand from district heating plants. READ »

Icicle knocks Stockholm man unconscious

National: 5 Jan 11
A man was taken to hospital in Stockholm on Wednesday morning after being knocked unconscious by a falling icicle. READ »

Swedish apartment prices hit 'all-time high'

Business & Money: 14 Dec 10
Prices for apartments in Sweden have climbed to their highest levels ever in the last quarter, a property agency has revealed. READ »

Teenager remanded over Stockholm killing

National: 28 Nov 10
A 17-year-old boy has been remanded into custody on suspicion of having shot to death a 22-year-old man in central Stockholm on Friday evening. READ »

Man arrested after Stockholm killing

National: 27 Nov 10
A person was shot dead in a car in central Stockholm on Friday night, killed by a man on the street who has now been arrested. READ »

'I wasn't the pilot - I was high on drugs'

National: 12 Aug 10
A TV producer has denied being the pilot of a helicopter used in a spectacular robbery at a Stockholm cash depot - telling the court he was high on drugs on the night in question. READ »

Stockholm's five best bathing spots

Lifestyle: 20 Jul 10
There is no need to leave the the big smoke to beat the heat -the city is teeming with hot places to take a cool dip. Emy Gelb has been checking them out. READ »

The Royal Wedding: Live Blog

National: 19 Jun 10
Today's the day that Crown Princess Victoria will get her man of the people. We'll be following the whole thing live - with reporters around Stockholm providing the latest news, reactions and (hopefully) informed speculation from the Royal Wedding. READ »

Summer Rail Destinations: Stockholm

Travel: 11 Jun 10
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Stockholm defends city housing sell-offs

Politics: 31 Mar 10
Stockholm city council has defended its policy of privatising municipal-owned housing, which has come under fire after a couple of recent apartment sales led to windfalls for their new tenant-owners. READ »

Private pharmacies return to Sweden

Business & Money: 18 Jan 10
The first private pharmacy since 1971 opened for business in Sweden on Sunday following an inauguration by Swedish Health and Social Affairs minister Göran Hägglund. READ »

Stockholm Q & A: Where can I find Argentinian food in Stockholm?

Stockholm: 20 Oct 09
In our regular column answering readers' questions about Stockholm, Peter Vinthagen Simpson gives tips on where to find good Argentinian cuisine in Stockholm. READ »

Stockholm's bunnies burned to keep Swedes warm

Society: 12 Oct 09
The bodies of thousands of rabbits culled every year from Stockholm parks are being used to fuel a heating plant in central Sweden. READ »

What's on in Sweden: July 24 - 30

Lifestyle: 23 Jul 09
What's on in Sweden: Stockholm Pride & Opera al fresco in Stockholm; eccentric variety show in Gothenburg; Möllevången music, theatre & arts festival in Malmö. READ »

Convicted murderer suspected in new killing

National: 22 Jun 09
A 36-year-old man suspected of murdering a woman on Kungsholmen in Stockholm at the weekend was on furlough from a lengthy prison sentence at the time of the killing. READ »

Enjoying bourgeois buns in the home of functionalist architecture

Analysis & Opinion: 26 Mar 09
There's no better place in Stockholm to savour croissants and cappucino than Petite France, an award-winning cafe and bakery located on the ground floor of Sweden's most Utopian apartment block, writes Jeanne Rudbeck. READ »

What's on in Sweden: February 6 - 12

Lifestyle: 5 Feb 09
What's on in Sweden: African cinema festival and Cullberg ballet in Stockholm; Eurovision and Bollywood in Gothenburg; Soundtrack of Our Lives in Malmö. READ »

The Lowdown: Quality Swedish beer

Lifestyle: 17 Nov 08
Sweden is not a country renowned for its beers. But when Darren Packman has a nose around, he finds there's more to the country's brewers than meets the gut on a typical night out. 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 »

Stockholm shoots 4,000 wild rabbits

Society: 18 Aug 08
Stockholm's population of wild rabbits has been curbed thanks to the city's Traffic Office. Around 4,000 rabbits have been shot by specially hired bunny busters. READ »

Gearing up for Europride: the best of Stockholm's gay scene

Lifestyle: 25 Jul 08
Stockholm will turn itself into Europe’s semi-official gay capital at the end of this month, as the Europride festival hits town. Visitors will find a city that does gay in its own, understated way, James Savage reports. READ »

Violent fire damages Stockholm Courthouse

National: 5 Jun 08
A fire erupted overnight at the Stockholm Courthouse (Rådhuset), although firefighters had managed to bring the blaze under control by early Thursday morning. READ »

Laughter and pain in Stockholm on Saturday

Society: 31 May 08
Six hours of pain or ten hours of laughter are on offer for Stockholmers on Saturday as two very different marathons compete for an audience. READ »

Brainy students given a class of their own

Education: 24 May 08
Elite high school classes in social and natural science subjects are to be introduced in Sweden, the government has decided. READ »

Top ten Swedish beaches

Travel: 12 May 08
With summer in the air and the holiday season approaching, Ulrika Österlund pulls on her sunglasses and takes a look at ten of Sweden's best beaches. READ »

'Swan woman' convicted of cruelty to animals

National: 9 May 08
A 68-year-old woman who had eleven swans living in her tiny Stockholm apartment has been found guilty of cruelty to animals. READ »

Lighter sentences for Campogiani killers

National: 6 May 08
Three teenagers convicted of killing 16-year-old Riccardo Campogiani in Stockholm last autumn have had their sentences reduced by the Court of Appeal. READ »

Campogiani witness: 'I’ve lied about everything'

National: 15 Apr 08
A 16-year-old boy stunned the Stockholm Court of Appeals on Tuesday when he confessed to lying to police and in court about what he saw of the fatal beating of 16-year-old Riccardo Campogiani last October. READ »

Arrests follow recovery of Strindberg painting

National: 7 Mar 08
Two people have been arrested in the theft of a painting by August Strindberg, which was recovered Thursday night. READ »

Court: Campogiani trial open to public

National: 3 Mar 08
The trial of those accused in the death of 16-year-old Riccardo Campogiani will be open to the public. READ »

7-year-old Brit on Arlanda Express joyride

Society: 24 Feb 08
A 7-year-old British boy had been found alive and well in central Stockholm after having run away from his mum at Arlanda Airport. READ »

Bold new hotel offers rooftop pool and design delights

Lifestyle: 5 Feb 08
Charlotte West has had a snoop around the new Clarion Hotel Sign, which opens its doors to the public this week. READ »

Convicted teens released from custody

National: 14 Jan 08
Two teenagers found guilty of involvement in the death of 16-year-old Riccardo Campogiani were released from custody on Monday after facing new charges of assault and illegal threats. READ »

Convicted teens return to court on fresh assault charges

National: 14 Jan 08
Two teenagers found guilty last week of involvement in the death of 16-year-old Riccardo Campogiani will be back in Stockholm District Court on Monday, to face new charges of assault and illegal threats. READ »

Convicted teens back in custody

National: 12 Jan 08
Two teenage boys involved in the events that led to the death of 16-year-old Riccardo Campogiani have been taken back in to custody following a fresh assault. READ »

Three convicted over teen killing

National: 7 Jan 08
Defence lawyer Björn Sandin comments after three teenagers are convicted of the manslaughter of 16-year-old Riccardo Campogiani. READ »

King's speech dwells on the positive

National: 26 Dec 07
King Carl XVI Gustaf's traditional Christmas radio broadcast dwelled on the positive expressing hope for a better world. READ »

Prosecutor pushes for maximum terms

National: 17 Dec 07
The boys responsible for the death of Riccardo Campogiani should face the maximum punishment possible for juvenile offenders, the public prosecutor has argued. READ »

High-profile teen murder trial begins

National: 7 Dec 07
Friday saw the beginning of a court case for a murder that shocked Sweden. READ »

Four charged with murder over teen beating

National: 30 Nov 07
Four 16-year-old boys have been charged with murder over the beating of Riccardo Campogiani in Stockholm in October. READ »

Man arrested for plotting to kill Prime Minister's wife

Politics: 15 Nov 07
A 42-year-old postal worker has been taken into custody after revealing plans to assassinate the Swedish Prime Minister's wife, Filippa Reinfeldt. READ »

When sausages cause a female stampede

Lifestyle: 2 Nov 07
Kathleen Harman was hoping that Fair Erotica would be a bit more, well, erotic. She decides in the end that the kind of sausages she wants can be better supplied at a new shop on Stockholm's Kungsholmen READ »

Thousands rally against street violence

National: 12 Oct 07
Thousands of people gathered at Kungsträdgården in Stockholm on Friday afternoon to demonstrate against violence on the streets of the city. READ »

Family of teen killing suspect forced into hiding

National: 12 Oct 07
The family of one of the boys suspected of killing a 16-year-old boy outside a party venue in Stockholm last Friday has been forced into hiding after receiving threats. READ »

Tens of thousands to demonstrate against street violence

National: 11 Oct 07
Major demonstrations are set to by held in Sweden's three largest cities on Friday in response to a brutal assault in Stockholm last weekend that resulted in the death of a 16-year-old boy. READ »

Boys remanded over teen killing

National: 9 Oct 07
Three of the five 16-year-old boys arrested in connection with the killing of a teenager in Stockholm on Friday evening were remanded in custody by a court on Tuesday. A fourth boy was released by judges. READ »

Boys remanded over murder

National: 8 Oct 07
The public prosecutor has called for five 16-year-old boys to be remanded in custody after a boy of the same age was beaten to death in Stockholm at the weekend. READ »

Boy dies after assault

National: 7 Oct 07
A teenage boy assaulted by a gang of youths outside a nightclub in central Stockholm on Friday evening died in hospital on Sunday, police have said. Crown Princess Victoria, who knows the boy's father, says young people should 'realise the consequences of violence.' READ »

Boy in critical condition after beating

Society: 7 Oct 07
A teenage boy seriously assaulted by a gang of youths outside a nightclub in central Stockholm on Friday evening remained in a critical condition on Sunday. READ »

500m kronor Stockholm project for Peab

Business & Money: 9 Jul 07
Construction company Peab has received an order to build a new shopping centre and offices in Kungsholmen, west Stockholm. The deal is worth 500 million kronor. READ »

Daring bathing house stirs Stockholmers' emotions

Lifestyle: 28 Jun 07
Plans to build a striking new bathing house and hotel on Lake Mälaren in the middle of Stockholm are stirring up emotions in the city. For some, the proposal is a welcome injection of modern architecture; others say it will be a blot on the city's historic landscape. Kathleen Harman reports. READ »

More Swedish beaches fail quality test

Science & Technology: 31 May 07
Seventeen Swedish beaches have been given the thumbs down by the European Commission after failing water quality tests. READ »

Widespread ethnic discrimination in Stockholm bars

Society: 27 May 07
People with dark skin are routinely denied entry to bars and nightclubs in Stockholm, a police investigation has shown. READ »

Raw pleasure on Kungsholmen

Lifestyle: 11 May 07
Tipping Point: In The Local's new review series, Kathleen Harman finds respite from the ubiquitous Stockholm Tan and a large helping of bistro charm at the refreshingly unpretentious Mäster Anders. READ »

'Swan woman' returns to Stockholm

National: 15 Mar 07
Gotham City had Batman, Stockholm has Swan Woman. After six weeks of relative anonymity, the woman was spotted again yesterday placing a swan in an IKEA bag. READ »

Eleven swans found in Stockholm apartment

National: 31 Jan 07
Police called to investigate a strange smell coming from a Stockholm apartment were amazed to find that 11 swans were being kept there. They are now hoping to speak to the apartment's owner. READ »

Stockholm plans to throw tenants out

Politics: 13 Jan 07
People subletting apartments owned by Stockholm City authorities without permission could soon find themselves on the street, thanks to a new campaign by the politician in charge of the city's housing. READ »

Freivalds makes millions from apartment

Politics: 13 Jan 07
It was the apartment that caused her resignation as justice minister, after she bought it in contravention of government policy. But Laila Freivalds can comfort herself with a profit of 5 million kronor. READ »

Freivalds cashes in on controversial flat

National: 3 Jan 07
Laila Freivalds was forced to step down as justice minister in 2000 when her property dealings ran counter to government policy. Now its payback time. READ »

Stockholm prisoner in classic jailbreak

National: 27 Sep 06
A prisoner in a central Stockholm remand centre staged a textbook escape on Wednesday morning - using sheets tied together to lower himself down from his seventh-floor cell. READ »

Axeman escapes from hospital

Society: 14 Sep 06
The 40-year old axe-wielding man who stopped traffic for eight hours on Tuesday escaped from a psychiatric hospital on Wednesday after being left without supervision. READ »

Swedish beer: things can only get better

Lifestyle: 25 Aug 06
There is more to Swedish beer than mass-produced lager. Eddie de Oliveira reports that a new wave of microbreweries are in danger of giving Swedish beer a good name. READ »

Police head off National Day trouble

National: 6 Jun 06
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Sweden's second National Day holiday - and the early summer sunshine - lured crowds out onto the streets of the country's cities on Tuesday, while police managed to keep rival extremist groups apart. READ »

Earthquake shakes Stockholm

National: 25 May 06
A seismologist has confirmed that rumbling heard overnight in Stockholm, which prompted hundreds of residents to call SOS Alarm fearing a mysterious explosion, was in fact an earthquake. READ »

Two held after Stockholm riots

National: 2 May 06
Two people were held overnight by police after a demonstration by the 'Reclaim the City' group descended into rioting in Stockholm on Sunday. In total, 140 people were arrested during the day. READ »

Actors questioned over hotel brawl

National: 22 Mar 06
Two top Swedish actors have reported each other for assault after a late night fight in a hotel room. Örjan Ramberg and Thomas Hanzon are both actors at Stockholm's Dramaten theatre. READ »

Kissing lesbians 'not discriminated against'

Society: 15 Nov 05
A restaurant-owner who threw out two lesbians who were kissing on his premises did not discriminate against them, a court has ruled. There is no proof that they were thrown out because of their orientation, it is decided. READ »

Murderer shot in Stockholm

National: 29 Oct 05
A convicted murderer on weekend release from jail has been shot dead in central Stockholm in front of his wife and 11-year old son. He had been jailed 4 years ago for strangling a young athlete. READ »

Stockholm designers challenge perceptions

Lifestyle: 1 Jul 05
Design is everywhere you look in Stockholm, and is in sharp focus this year, the Swedish year of design. But the Swedish love for all things neutral means it's still hard for designers to drum up interest for their more unusual creations. READ »

Lesbian kiss costs restaurant 50,000 kronor

Society: 25 Apr 05
Two years ago a Stockholm restaurant owner threw out a lesbian couple for kissing and cuddling at a table. On Monday a court ruled that he had broken Sweden's ever-tightening discrimination laws and forced him to cough up compensation. READ »

Property market shows signs of cooling

National: 13 Jan 05
Good news for the 104,000 Stockholmers on waiting lists for a flat, as waiting times are slashed by a year - but bad news for those buying as the market may have peaked. At least most of us don't have to live in a car in the frozen north. READ »

Charity board "took apartments meant for the poor"

Society: 9 Nov 04
Property market grumblemongers track down a scapegoat as board members of a housing charity are found living in the organisation's best apartments. And it's a gloomy prognosis for property prices. READ »

Smörgåsbored of football

Business & Money: 2 Jul 04
The last mention of Sweden's footballing odyssey, drunken sailors in the archipelago, and interesting ways of dealing with the jobless and nursery education. All the scraps from the media's table. READ »

Grubby Sweden

Society: 28 May 04
Stockholmers are troubled by litter, graffiti, and arsenic, while Gothenburg council thinks it's found the roof of all evil. READ »


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fin

adjective

Fin means anyhting from sweet to proper. When someone says, Du är så fin it's quite a compliment.



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