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Ethiopia denies fake footage claims

Politics: 14 Sep 12
Ethiopian officials deny the claim that they faked footage in order to get the two jailed Swedish reporters convicted of terror charges. READ »

Summer hols stressful for passport issuers

National: 16 Jun 12
With vacations and summer holidays around the corner, travel figures are up, and Sweden’s passport-issuing police are buckling under the pressure. READ »

Swedish supermodel sheds clothes for naked luge race

Sport: 19 Feb 12
Swedish supermodel Marcus Schenkenberg, a former Calvin Klein underwear model, was among 30 naked sledders who spent Saturday scooting down a snowy German mountainside with little to protect their bare skin from the elements. READ »

Sweden-bound booty found in Polish river

Science & Technology: 25 Nov 11
Polish scientists have discovered what appears to be a 17th century ship loaded with looted treasure bound for Sweden, at the bottom of the Vistula river. READ »

Student housing crisis 'worse than ever'

Education: 4 Aug 11
With record-high enrollment at many Swedish universities this year, the lack of student housing is greater than ever as students look for a place to live at the start of the fall 2011 term. READ »

Thunderstorms leave southern Sweden reeling

Science & Technology: 3 Jul 11
Flooded roads and railroads, closed stores, fires caused by lightning strikes, and thousands of homes left without power - a heavy thunderstorm left southern Sweden reeling from the chaos in its wake this weekend. READ »

From wedding bliss to royal crisis: the state of Sweden's monarchy

Analysis & Opinion: 17 Jun 11
One year after the royal wedding of Crown Princess Victoria, Sweden's royal family finds itself mired in crisis. The Local's Clara Guibourg examines why the wedding glow faded so fast and what it means for the monarchy's future. READ »

Stockholm braces for drop-in wedding deluge

Lifestyle: 10 Jun 11
Las Vegas it isn’t, and chances are Elvis won't be anywhere in sight, but this weekend's mass 'drop-in' wedding at Stockholm's Skansen wildlife park is expected to draw hundreds ready to say "I do", The Local's Geoff Mortimore discovers. READ »

What's On in Sweden: July 16th - July 22nd

Lifestyle: 15 Jul 10
What’s on in Sweden: Jason Rouse in Stockholm, The Gothia Cup in Gothenburg and outdoor cinema Malmö. READ »

Rogue British bishop fined for Holocaust denial

National: 16 Apr 10
A rebel British bishop was fined €10,000 ($13,534) by a German court on Friday for denying the Holocaust in an interview with a Swedish television channel. READ »

Mud, sun and Neil Young: The Local's festival survival tips

Lifestyle: 16 Jun 09
Stuart Roberts traipsed through the mud at Stockholm’s ‘Where the Action is’ to compile this season’s summer festival survival guide. READ »

The best of Way Out West: Day One

Lifestyle: 11 Aug 08
Stuart Roberts travels to Gothenburg for the second annual Way Out West Festival. Franz Ferdinand, Sonic Youth and Nick Cave are among the top acts on a fast and furious first day. READ »

Stockholm club and concert guide: June 13 - 14

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

Something for the Weekend: The Local's Guide to What's On

Lifestyle: 7 Dec 07
Want to get in the Christmas spirit this weekend? Or dying to escape the whole thing? Whatever you fancy, we've got some ideas. READ »

HG Wessberg appointed to succeed Schenström

Politics: 8 Nov 07
Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt has appointed HG Wessberg to succeed Ulrica Schenström as his state secretary. Reinfeldt's new appointee has already admitted in an informal survey earlier this week to paying cash-in-hand for domestic services. READ »

Reinfeldt faces deluge of criticism

Politics: 2 Nov 07
Swedish Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt faced a deluge of criticism Friday over his leadership abilities after the latest in a string of scandals capped a stormy first year in power for the centre-right government. READ »

Summer sees divorce rates soar

Society: 10 Sep 07
Summer in the city is a time for relaxation, reflection and... divorce. This summer almost 1,400 couples in the Stockholm region decided to untie the knot. 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 »

Introducing...The Ark

Lifestyle: 7 May 07
They're the bell-bottom wearing, glam-rocking sons of Sweden following in the footsteps of Abba to defend Swedish pride in Saturday's Eurovision Song Contest. Paul O'Mahony takes a closer look at The Ark. READ »

Unexpected treasures in the heart of Sweden

Travel: 30 Jul 06
Sundsvall and the Ragunda Valley are at the midpoint of Sweden's east coast. It's an underrated tourist spot and what the region lacks in the obvious, it makes up for with the downright bizarre. READ »

Swedish post offers direct route to Santa

National: 27 Nov 05
Special postboxes installed in Sweden's big cities guarantee that children's Christmas demands will be whisked straight to the big man in the north. READ »

Royal wedding rumours scotched again

National: 22 Sep 05
Much excitement in royal circles as the recruitment of a new press officer rapidly leads to rumours that a royal wedding is imminent. Which it isn't, says the palace. READ »

Gay hate pastor in Supreme Court in November

Smörgåsbord: 22 Aug 05
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Sweden fears spread of Norwegian Legionnaires disease

Science & Technology: 24 May 05
Hospitals and health centres in the west of Sweden are on a state of high alert as an outbreak of Legionnaires' disease across the border in Norway claims its fifth victim. READ »

SVT defiant over ad: we expected Italian reaction

Lifestyle: 20 Feb 05
An advertising campaign by Swedish Television trumpeting the company's independence suggests that Silvio Berlusconi used his control of Italy's media to win power. Outrage ensues in the, erm, Italian media and the Swedish ambassador is summoned to explain. READ »

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