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Swedish media mogul in suspected arson attack

National: 5 May 12
Swedish publisher Peter Hjörne was left "sad and shocked" after what police suspect to have been an arson attack on his holiday home in Marstrand near Gothenburg on Friday night. READ »

Dodgy booze bill leads to Swedish lobbyist probe

Business & Money: 27 Dec 11
A tax-financed lobbying organization in western Sweden is under investigation after it was revealed that the group's sizeable liquor bills were being processed through a subsidiary in Brussels. READ »

Woman marooned for 3 days with dead husband

National: 30 May 11
An elderly woman was stuck alone on an island with her dead husband for three days after he drowned and washed up on shore after a boating accident on a lake in northwestern Sweden last Wednesday. READ »

What's On August 6th - August 12th

Lifestyle: 5 Aug 10
What’s on in Sweden: Horses for courses in Stockholm, a culture party in Gothenburg while Malmö brings on the clowns. READ »

What's On in Sweden: July 9th - July 15th

Lifestyle: 8 Jul 10
What’s on in Sweden: Street performance in Stockholm, Sailing in Gothenburg and Juliette Lewis comes to Malmö. READ »

Swedish boat sails to overall victory in Volvo Ocean Race

Sport: 16 Jun 09
Ericsson 4 of Sweden won the Volvo Ocean Race on Monday, marking the second time a Swedish boat has placed first in the grueling nine-month round-the-world sailing competition. READ »

Swedish and US yachts do battle over Stockholm stage

Sport: 15 Jun 09
Sweden's two Ericsson yachts were neck and neck with US entry Puma Ocean Racing Monday as the boats sprinted for Stockholm on the ninth stage of the Volvo race around the world. 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 »

Sweden by Rail: Gothenburg

Travel: 15 May 09
Sponsored article: Having long been defined by its industrial and maritime history, Göteborg has since reinvented itself. The old ports and warehouses have been replaced by cafes, bars, and one of the liveliest cultural scenes in the region. READ »

Prosecutor: giving the pill to teens aids rape

Science & Technology: 16 Apr 09
A Swedish prosecutor thinks that health professionals who prescribe birth control pills to girls younger than 15-years-old should be charged as accomplices to rape. 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 »

Prominent local politician held in revenge murder plot

National: 23 Jun 08
Battal Batti, a prominent local Social Democratic politician from Sandvik in east central Sweden, was remanded in custody on Sunday on suspicions of plotting an attempted murder and interference in a judicial matter. READ »

Murder suspects cleared on technicality

National: 29 Nov 07
A legal technical error has led to two men being cleared of the brutal murder of a 35-year-old daycare teacher. READ »

Man cleared of raping son in his sleep

Society: 3 Oct 07
A man has been found not guilty of raping his eight-year-old son, despite his admitting having sex with him. The man claimed he thought he was having sex with his partner in an erotic dream. READ »

Three charged for brutal murder of daycare teacher

National: 21 Sep 07
Two men and a woman have been charged in connection with the brutal murder last year of a 35-year-old daycare teacher. The woman was hit in the head with an axe and drowned in a bog. READ »

Twelve questioned over island death

National: 24 Feb 07
A man in his mid-twenties was found dead in a property on Koön, an island near Marstrand, northwest of Gothenburg, early on Saturday morning. Police suspect murder. READ »

Man arrested for Gävle hotel fire

National: 19 May 05
A 21-year old man has been arrested for starting a fire that destroyed a hotel in Gävle on Tuesday. Evidence against him is patchy, say police, but interesting information has emerged. READ »

Smörgåsbord

Smörgåsbord: 15 Jul 04
A Gothenburg taxi driver, a shower in Trelleborg and an old steamship in Smögen - this week's public health warnings. READ »


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23 May 16:27

Prime Minister Reinfeldt chats with The Local »

"If you missed it yesterday, here’s The Local’s editor David Landes snagging Prime Minister Reinfeldt for a chat before Princess Estelle’s baptism. Always nice to know the PM has time for TL!" READ »

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Swedish journalist and columnist Ola Tedin to reflect on how a sometimes uncritical media appears to serve the interests of the Swedish state
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Nine of ten tourists 'happy' with Sweden
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LIFESTYLE »
What's On: The Local's guide to upcoming attractions and events in Stockholm, Gothenburg and Malmö.
German ambassador Harald Kindermann
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Harald Kindermann, the German ambassador to Sweden, talks to The Local about the importance of the German language, nuclear power, and the legacy of the Stasi.
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The Local's coverage of the baptism of Princess Estelle
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BUSINESS & MONEY »
Sweden drifting from 'Swedish model': report
The Local Street Style - Lund
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The Local's Street Style from Lund, southern Sweden.
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OPINION »
The problem of profiting ex-politicos isn't simply money, money, money, argues contributor and historian David Linden
LIFESTYLE »
The Local catches up with Sweden’s comedian of the year Al Pitcher and preview our first ever “Local Lockdown” video segment.
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OPINION »
Sweden strips foreign doctoral candidates of the same rights as other tax-paying migrant workers, argue a group of doctoral candidates from the Royal Institute for Technology (KTH).
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Sweden looking for redemption at Euros
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LIFESTYLE »
'Are Swedes really more polite in English?'
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How Bergman blazed a trail for Swedish film
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Ten great reasons to travel this summer
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Swedish university traditions make foreigners feel at home
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lång

adjective

Lång means long, tall and can be used for height, distance or time.


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