Märsta

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Police warn of slippery roads across Sweden

National: 5 Dec 11
Slippery roads in several locations across Sweden disrupted motorists during the morning rush hour on Monday, with police issuing warnings to exercise caution after a spate of accidents. READ »

Sweden's best Christmas markets

Lifestyle: 24 Nov 11
Christmas markets are a feature of Yuletide in Sweden and The Local has put together a pick of the best, all featuring warm spiced "glögg" for the adults, and plenty of fun activites for the children. READ »

Sigtuna pastor calls for society to 'listen'

National: 25 Sep 11
After the memorial held on Saturday for the two murdered boys in Sigtuna near Stockholm, pastor Ann-Marie Johansson called for society to listen. READ »

Mother of three found dead in a ditch

National: 19 Sep 11
A man has been detained on suspicion of murdering his wife, after she was found dead in a ditch in northern Stockholm on Sunday morning. READ »

Migration board worker 'ate refugees' food'

Society: 28 Jan 11
A member of the staff at Sweden's migration board is facing the sack after having been caught eating food intended for asylum seekers. READ »

English funnyman comes to make Swedes laugh

Lifestyle: 18 Oct 10
English funnyman Paul Foot arrives in Sweden on Wednesday for his first-ever tour of Sweden. He chats with The Local's Vivian Tse about his impressions of Sweden and the Swedes and recounts his long, strange trip towards a career of making people laugh. READ »

Delays as Arlanda Express train derails

National: 4 Feb 10
The wintry weather continued to cause extensive problems in the Stockholm region on Thursday as an Arlanda Express airport train derailed north of the city. READ »

Jilted hubby exacts mousy revenge

Society: 1 Feb 10
A 59-year-old man has been arrested for using his ex-wife's musophobia to wreak a cruel revenge for their break up after he pushed 19 mice through her letter box on Sunday morning. READ »

Government keeps new Stockholm- Arlanda rail link on track

Society: 26 Nov 09
It will soon be possible to take a Stockholm commuter train directly to Arlanda airport, after the government on Thursday gave the go ahead to Uppsala and Stockholm to cooperate on a commuter rail route connecting the two counties. READ »

Fury over ailing man's botched deportation

National: 4 Jun 09
Swedish migration authorities have come in for scathing criticism following a decision to deport a man so ill with Parkinson’s disease that his home country of Nigeria refused to grant him entry. READ »

Ground control to cockpit suite: a night at the Jumbo Hostel

Stockholm: 7 Apr 09
A stayover at the world's only Jumbo jet hostel makes for a truly first-class experience, writes The Local's Alannah Eames. READ »

Counterfeiting ring exposed in Stockholm

National: 25 Mar 09
Police near Stockholm have broken up a major counterfeiting ring specializing in US dollars and euros. READ »

Terminal reopens after smoke scare

National: 5 Mar 09
Terminal 2 at Arlanda Airport was reopened at lunch time on Thursday after being evacuated at 9.30am when the smell of smoke was detected in the foreign departures terminal. READ »

Destination of the week: Sigtuna

Travel: 4 Dec 08
Just a short journey from the capital, the pretty medieval town of Sigtuna is one of Sweden's historic gems, writes Jennifer Heape. 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 »

MS patient jailed for cannabis use

Society: 25 Jan 08
A Swedish multiple sclerosis patient is to go to jail for one year for smoking cannabis. The court said her belief in the healing properties of cannabis was 'an aggravating factor.' READ »

Shots fired in security vehicle raid

National: 1 Sep 07
A major police operation has been launched after a security vehicle was robbed late on Friday night in Märsta, near Arlanda airport, north of Stockholm. The van was blown up and shots were fired in the incident. READ »

Man shoots mother in leg

National: 5 Aug 07
A 25-year-old man is on the run from police after shooting his mother in the leg at an apartment in Märsta on Saturday evening. READ »

US tourist detained in Sweden as asylum seeker

Society: 27 Jun 07
An American woman who came to Sweden on vacation has ended up in a detention centre, classed as an asylum seeker against her will. "I don't want to live here; I don't want to work here," she tells The Local. READ »

Woman falls from roof in protest over Bangladeshi

National: 22 Jun 07
A woman demonstrating against the deportation of a Bangladeshi opposition politician was injured on Thursday night when she fell from the roof of the Swedish Migration Board's offices in northern Stockholm. READ »

Asylum applications cause Migration Board to expand

National: 7 Mar 07
The Swedish Migration Board is setting up four new units to handle a marked increase in the number of asylum applications to the country. The units will focus on asylum seekers from Iraq and Somalia. READ »

Politician stopped for police booze bribe

National: 28 Aug 06
A Christian Democrat in Stockholm has been sidelined after reportedly trying to bribe a police officer with a bottle of red wine. READ »

Armed robbers escape after Arlanda raid

National: 18 Jul 06
Thieves who raided a security vehicle near Arlanda airport late on Monday night using automatic weapons and explosives are still on the loose. READ »

20 injured as Stockholm trains collide

National: 8 Jul 06
Two suburban trains crashed head-on at Märsta station, north of Stockholm, on Saturday night. Over 20 people were taken to hospital following the accident. READ »

Girl escapes after torture ordeal

National: 8 Jun 06
A 16 year old girl was bound, beaten and slashed with a knife for several hours in Märsta, north of Stockholm, on Wednesday. Her former boyfriend has been arrested. READ »

Woman injured in crash

Smörgåsbord: 21 Apr 06
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32 vehicles in Stockholm motorway pile-up

National: 19 Jan 06
The E4 motorway northwest of Stockholm was closed at lunchtime on Thursday after a pile-up in poor weather conditions left at least nine people injured. READ »

67 accidents in 5 hours on Stockholm roads

Smörgåsbord: 6 Jan 05
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20 things to know before moving to Sweden

As diverse as Sweden is, there are a few societal norms that are distinctly Swedish. Understanding a handful of them will hopefully prepare you culturally before you relocate. When you're invited home to a Swede, you better be on time and take your shoes off, writes expat Lola Akinmade-Åkerström. Read more »

How far can English take you in Sweden?

Sweden is a country where almost everyone can speak English. So why bother to learn Swedish? Edina Varnagy from Hungary managed with English for a whole year but then found that Swedish could open doors – to a job, a social life and greater understanding. Read more »

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