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Midsummer

The following articles have been tagged with "Midsummer":

Problem of profiting ex-politicos not simply money, money, money

Analysis & Opinion: 18 May 12
Abba's famous refrain fails to capture the true cause for concern when Swedish politicians leave government to fatten their wallets in the private sector, argues commentator and historian David Linden. READ »

Swedes given last-minute tax filing reprieve

Politics: 2 May 12
Last-minute tax filers in Sweden were given a short reprieve on Wednesday after the country's tax authorities extended the 2012 filing deadline due to a technical glitch. READ »

Swedes become gaming sector's shooting stars

Science & Technology: 5 Dec 11
Blockbuster sales of the Swedish-developed computer war game Battlefield 3 have helped solidify Sweden's reputation as a hotbed for game developers, The Local's Geoff Mortimore discovers. 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 »

Swedish summer poses Muslim fasting test

Society: 1 Aug 11
Sweden's long summer days pose problems for Muslims fasting for Ramadan, which starts on Monday, with rules over the hours of the fast under discussion across Europe. READ »

Top ten Swedish foods to remember

Lifestyle: 11 Jul 11
While Sweden is not exactly known around the world as a destination of culinary excellence, there are some juicy Nordic morsels that are sure to leave would-be exiles pining for a taste of home, food blogger Maia Brindley Nilsson discovers. READ »

Sweden set for summer heat wave

Science & Technology: 27 Jun 11
As many Swedes start to head off on their annual holidays this week weather forecasters are predicting a heat wave across much of the country. READ »

Mystery shrouds Swedish farmer's death

National: 27 Jun 11
A 53-year-old man was found dead on a farm in southern Sweden on Friday, only two years after his brother and sister-in-law died nearby in mysterious circumstances. READ »

Muller only member left on Saab board

Business & Money: 27 Jun 11
Saab CEO Victor Muller is the only member left on the board of directors of the troubled Swedish automaker after the departure of several board members in recent days. READ »

Factory sale may hold key to Saab's future

Business & Money: 25 Jun 11
Talks will continue over the weekend between Saab automobile and real estate company Hemfosa in the latest bid to save the ailing car maker. READ »

Relatively calm midsummer celebrations in Sweden

Society: 25 Jun 11
Midsummer came and went amid the usual flurry of accidents and drunkenness, but with few serious incidents for police to deal with around the country. READ »

'Classic' midsummer weather for Sweden

Science & Technology: 23 Jun 11
Cloudy, showery but with some chances of sunshine - Swedish Midsummer weather seems to follow tradition, according to meteorologists, who were still unsure of how the weather would develop with the holiday less than a day away. READ »

Holding back wages 'last resort': experts

National: 23 Jun 11
The future of disaster-riddled carmaker Saab doesn’t look bright, according to several analysts, who say that holding back salaries is a company’s very last way out. READ »

Saab lacks funds to pay staff wages

Business & Money: 23 Jun 11
Cash-strapped carmaker Saab won't be able to pay this months wages to its employees, according to a statement from the company. READ »

Swedish feminists push for Midsummer 'mayhole' revolution

Lifestyle: 22 Jun 11
While most Swedes look forward to dancing around a traditional maypole this Midsummer, one group of gender-conscious revellers is pushing Swedes to celebrate the holiday by gathering around a vagina instead, contributor Lina Sennevall discovers. READ »

The Lowdown on Swedish Midsummer

Lifestyle: 22 Jun 11
Midsummer is approaching - but what are we celebrating and why do Swedes celebrate the way they do? The Local explains. READ »

Island hopping in Stockholm's archipelago

Travel: 20 Jun 11
With Midsummer rapidly approaching, The Local's Clara Guibourg explores the wonders of the Stockholm archipelago and discovers a couple of gems off the beaten track. READ »

Midsummer forecast recommends both umbrella and sandals

Science & Technology: 18 Jun 11
Bring both rain boots and summer sandals to next Friday's Midsummer's Eve party, says weather experts. Current weather forecasts show that most revelers in Sweden can count on both sunshine and showers making an appearance. READ »

Swedes set to reap billions in tax refunds ahead of Midsummer

Business & Money: 8 Jun 11
More than 20 billion kronor ($3.25 billion) in tax refunds are set to rain down on close to 3 million Swedes ahead of the Midsummer holiday, marking a new record due in large part to the popularity of filing tax forms electronically. READ »

The lowdown on Sweden's National Day

Lifestyle: 5 Jun 11
June 6th is Sweden's National Day - but what is being celebrated, and how? The Local explains the essentials. READ »

Social Democrat ditches Muslim holiday plan

Politics: 8 May 11
Social Democrat party secretary Carin Jämtin has backtracked on the idea of giving Swedes a day off work to celebrate a Muslim holiday after her controversial proposal provoked a storm of criticism. READ »

Sweden steps up hunt for 'deadly' parasite

Science & Technology: 7 May 11
Efforts to trace the source of a tapeworm first discovered in Sweden in February were stepped up after a fox with the parasite was recently shot in Södermanland in central Sweden. READ »

Social Democrats call for Swedish Muslim holiday

Society: 2 May 11
Sweden's Social Democrats argued on Monday for a review of Sweden's public holidays, arguing that as a multicultural country, the Muslim community should also be recognised. READ »

Valborg - Sweden blazes into springtime

Lifestyle: 29 Apr 11
Summer's just around the corner. That's as good a cause for celebration in Sweden as any, and the revelry on Valborgsmässoafton - Walpurgis Night - on April 30th gets pretty hot. READ »

Polls show no ‘Juholt effect’

Politics: 20 Mar 11
The decision to make Håkan Juholt new leader of the Social Democrats has still to prove it is the boost in popularity hoped for. READ »

Midsummer murderer gets 18 years

Society: 18 Feb 11
A Swedish district court has sentenced a 33-year-old man to 18 years in prison for the murder and mutilation of a 30-year-old acquaintance on Midsummer's Eve last year in southern Sweden. READ »

Man killed Swedish teen girl 'by mistake'

National: 14 Feb 11
Murder charges were filed on Monday against a 37-year-old man who claims he accidentally killed a 17-year-old girl from Blekinge in southern Sweden during a sex act "that went too far." READ »

Murder victim's penis cut, stuffed down throat

National: 22 Dec 10
A 33-year-old man was charged on Tuesday for the brutal murder of a man with a meat cleaver, during which the suspect cut off the victim's penis and stuffed it down his throat, newspaper Kvällsposten reported on Wednesday. READ »

A populist lexicon: freedom fries and the Swedish far-right

Analysis & Opinion: 18 Nov 10
The Local's Peter Vinthagen Simpson exposes the orthodoxy and self-serving folksy truisms of far-right PC in a lexicon of populist platitudes. READ »

All Saints: lighting a candle for the past

Lifestyle: 5 Nov 10
This weekend is All Saints, Allhelgonahelg, when every graveyard in Sweden bathes in the glow of hundreds of flickering candles lit by Swedes coming to remember their dead. READ »

Drunk driver claims group sex made her flee

Society: 10 Sep 10
A woman who is facing charges of aggravated drink driving has claimed that she felt forced to flee a summer get-together with friends when the host announced that group sex would be following the coffee. READ »

Swedes and their quirky habits laid bare

Analysis & Opinion: 6 Jul 10
Plucking out little cultural differences and critiquing them to death is the part-time hobby of almost any expat anywhere in the world and US exile Doug Lansky shows that he is no different. READ »

Expat Swedes gather for Manhattan Midsummer

Lifestyle: 28 Jun 10
With the Statue of Liberty providing the backdrop, modern-day exile Swedes gather to enliven the traditions of the mother country to celebrate Midsummer in lower Manhattan's Battery Park, writes Mischa Benoit-Lavelle. READ »

Fewer fatalities in Midsummer traffic

Society: 28 Jun 10
Five people died on Swedish roads over the Midsummer weekend, representing a significant decline on recent years. READ »

Speedboat splits small vessel in two

National: 26 Jun 10
A father and son were fortunate to escape with only minor injuries on Midsummer Eve when a speed boat sliced their small craft in two off the coast of Gothenburg. READ »

Summer sun set to hit Sweden

National: 26 Jun 10
Sweden is set for a welcome spell of hot weather as holiday season kicks in for many over the Midsummer weekend. READ »

Police kept busy on Midsummer Eve

National: 26 Jun 10
Police in many parts of Sweden were fully occupied on Midsummer Eve dealing with everything from drunken fights to half naked men driving a lawnmower on the motorway. READ »

Stockholm loses Midsummer power

National: 25 Jun 10
Many Stockholm residents started their Midsummer's Eve celebrations without electricity as up to 70,000 customers of energy utility Fortum suffered a power cut during Thursday night and Friday morning. READ »

Sweden set for mixed Midsummer weather

National: 24 Jun 10
Sweden looks set to enjoy typical Midsummer weather on Friday - that is to say an unpredictable mix of sunshine, clouds and showers. READ »

What's On in Sweden: June 25th - July 1st

Lifestyle: 24 Jun 10
What’s on in Sweden: Women's American Football in Stockholm, Mountain Man in Gothenburg and Japandroids come to Malmö. READ »

Summer solstice marks longest day

Science & Technology: 21 Jun 10
The summer solstice, the point in time at which the sun is at its highest point in the sky, will occur at 1.28pm Swedish time today before the long slide into winter darkness on Tuesday. READ »

Swedes face up to Midsummer berry crisis

Society: 21 Jun 10
The hunt for the Swedish strawberry could prove elusive this Midsummer holiday weekend with supplies a reported 14 days late due to the cool spring. READ »

Party underway in Daniel’s home town

National: 19 Jun 10
Saturday’s wedding festivities got off to an early start in Daniel Westling’s home town of Ockelbo where visitors were treated to a free breakfast. READ »

Swedish Radio honours US murderer

Society: 9 Jun 10
Annika Östberg, the Swede who spent 28 years in a US prison after being convicted of murder, was named as one of the hosts of the quintessentially Swedish talk radio show "Summer" by Sveriges Radio (SR) on Tuesday. READ »

Saab unveils new Saab 9-5 to journalists

Business & Money: 31 May 10
After many months of waiting, 250 foreign journalists tested Saab Automobile's new flagship vehicle, the new second-generation Saab 9-5, in Trollhättan on Monday. READ »

Västervik: dreaming of Midsummer

Travel: 17 May 10
Whether you want to quack like a frog around a May Pole in June or collect seven enchanted flowers to find true love: Västervik is place to be. READ »

Swedish pavilion at Expo aims to strengthen country's brand

National: 30 Apr 10
The Swedish Pavilion at the 2010 World Expo, which opens on Saturday in Shanghai, aims to both increase Sweden's visibility in China and promote trade in the country. READ »

Ex-police chief sex trade case widens

National: 22 Apr 10
Allegations directed at a former Swedish police chief suspected of rape continued to mount on Friday with a further woman accusing the retired officer of pimping. READ »

February in Sweden: No sex please, we're cold

Lifestyle: 4 Feb 10
The Year in Sweden - February: Journalist Kim Loughran sketches a month by month account of the country he has called home ever since his accidental migration in 1966. READ »

Luke Perry: from 90s teen hearthrob to Swedish film star

Lifestyle: 1 Oct 09
Former Beverly Hills 90210 star Luke Perry bares all in the new Swedish romantic comedy “Äntligen Midsommar” (‘Finally Midsummer’). The Local recently caught up with the American actor to hear what he thought about getting naked with Swedish women. READ »

American filmmakers take a crack at Swedish Midsummer

Lifestyle: 30 Sep 09
As Swedish cinemas prepare for Friday's opening of the romantic comedy “Äntligen Midsommar” ('Finally Midsummer'), The Local spoke with Ian McCrudden and Schif Musarra about how a pair of American filmmakers ended up making one very Swedish movie. READ »

Apple iPod suspected in bizarre Swedish car fire

National: 9 Jul 09
An iPod music player is at the centre of an investigation into a mysterious car fire which completely destroyed a Saab automobile in western Sweden over the Midsummer holiday weekend. READ »

Swedish man and his dog fall into fecal lagoon

Society: 26 Jun 09
What started as a pleasant Midsummer’s Eve stroll had an unpleasant and smelly end for a man and his dog in eastern Sweden. READ »

Red Cross fraudster faked his academic records: report

Business & Money: 22 Jun 09
The man suspected of defrauding the Swedish Red Cross of 2.7 million kronor ($336,000) to help fund a life of luxury reportedly built his career on falsified university transcripts. READ »

Man killed during Midsummer knife fight

National: 20 Jun 09
A man was stabbed to death on Friday during a fight on the island of Öland. But in many parts of the country, poor weather put a damper on the Midsummer festivities. READ »

'Sleeping' swine found outside police station

National: 20 Jun 09
On Friday morning, a father and his daughter discovered an unpleasant Midsummer surprise at the entry of a police station in Helsingborg when they found two pigs, apparently slumbering. READ »

Four killed in holiday traffic accidents

National: 20 Jun 09
At least four people have been killed and several others have been severely injured in Midsummer traffic accidents around the country. READ »

Sweden set for soggy Midsummer

Science & Technology: 18 Jun 09
Rain showers and traffic jams made for a slow and wet start to the holiday weekend on Thursday afternoon, with much of the country facing the prospect of a damp Midsummer holiday. READ »

What's on in Sweden: June 19 - 25

Lifestyle: 18 Jun 09
What's on in Sweden: Morrissey & Midsummer fun in Stockholm; AC/DC & Euro 2009 U-21 football in Gothenburg; Yasmina Reza's ART in Malmö. READ »

Strike could threaten Midsummer schnapps

Business & Money: 15 Jun 09
An unofficial strike at a Swedish alcohol retail monopoly warehouse south of Stockholm is currently underway, possibly threatening the supply of Sweden's favourite holiday beverage. READ »

Government minister Leijonborg resigns

Politics: 11 Jun 09
Minister for Higher Education and Research Lars Leijonborg has resigned from the cabinet. "I feel like doing something different," the minister said in a statement. READ »

Swedish auto town cannot imagine life without Saab

Analysis & Opinion: 8 Jun 09
For the 55,000 residents of Trollhättan in southwestern Sweden, the idea of life without Saab is unthinkable, writes AFP's James Franey. READ »

What's on in Sweden: June 5 - 11

Lifestyle: 4 Jun 09
What's on in Sweden: Lewis Black and Early Music Festival in Stockholm; Beer festival & World Cup football in Gothenburg; Buju Banton & Mandela exhibition in Malmö. READ »

Swedish Easter snaps lovers crave company of Mede or Nyqvist

Society: 8 Apr 09
Actor Mikael Nyqvist and comedian Petra Mede are the number one Easter drinking partners of choice, according to a survey polling 1,000 men and women about the Swedish celebrity with whom they would most like to sip snaps. READ »

Twenty years of Christmas gift joy and tears

Analysis & Opinion: 13 Nov 08
The unveiling each November of the Christmas Present of the Year has become a Swedish institution. Michael Aiossa looks at twenty years of gifts – from the gee whizz of the GPS to the aching disappointment of the bread machine. READ »

Discover Ystad: Just follow the trail of blood

Travel: 3 Nov 08
TV viewers around the world are soon to get their first glimpse of the seaside town of Ystad with the screening of three new BBC movies starring Kenneth Branagh as Inspector Kurt Wallander. David Wiles takes us on a blood-soaked tour of Scandinavia’s murder capital. READ »

SAD: You can beat the winter blues

Analysis & Opinion: 24 Oct 08
In a country famed for its long winter days, the impending darkness is a source of widespread grumbling. However, for some inhabitants, the short daylight hours are a cause for serious concern, as Jennifer Heape investigates. READ »

Luke Perry hops in the sauna for new Swedish film

Society: 15 Sep 08
Filming has started in Sweden on a new movie featuring American actor and former teenage heartthrob Luke Perry, best known for his portrayal of Dylan McKay on the hit television show Beverly Hills 90210. READ »

'If you have sick children, move out of Stockholm'

Society: 13 Jul 08
Child healthcare in Stockholm has declined to the levels of the 1950s, according to a leading paediatrician, who advises families with sick children to move out of the Swedish capital. READ »

Royals join forces on Arctic expedition

Science & Technology: 22 Jun 08
The heirs to the thrones of Sweden, Denmark and Norway have embarked on an expedition to Svalbard in the Arctic. READ »

Midsummer weather 'unpredictable'

National: 21 Jun 08
Weather forecasts indicate changeable conditions over the Midsummer holiday weekend. READ »

Drunken disorder plagues Midsummer

National: 21 Jun 08
Midsummer celebrations were typified by drunken revelry, fighting, assault, drink driving, an alleged rape and three shootings. Calmer than usual, police report. READ »

Rape and assault see in Midsummer Eve

National: 20 Jun 08
The dark side of Midsummer celebrations reared its ugly head during the early hours of Friday morning when a rape was reported on Öland, off the Swedish east coast. READ »

Rape suspect soldier sacked

National: 18 Jun 08
Sweden's National Service Administration has dismissed a conscript suspected of raping his female colleague at a military base in Skövde, central Sweden. READ »

Midsummer holiday 'could be a washout'

National: 16 Jun 08
Midsummer Day is just five days away and already most Swedes are anxiously checking out the weather prognosis. And it isn't looking good. READ »

Bed company fined for misleading Midsummer ads

Society: 16 Jun 08
The Swedish Consumer Agency is demanding a large fine from a Swedish bedding company whose advertising slogan promises "your money back if it rains on Midsummer Day". READ »

Blood in short supply as Midsummer approaches

National: 14 Jun 08
As the busy Midsummer holiday weekend approaches blood banks across Sweden are crying out for help as blood stocks run short. READ »

Gothenburg club and concert tips - June 13 - 19

Lifestyle: 12 Jun 08
Where to go out in Gothenburg this weekend? Monthly Magazine has the answers (Click links for more information). READ »

Union threatens blockade of Systembolaget

Business & Money: 11 Jun 08
A branch of the Syndicalist union is threatening a blockade of Systembolaget in protest what it sees as unfair treatment of one of the union’s members by the state-run liquor retailer. READ »

Tax Authority: ‘we do all the calculations for you’

Society: 29 Apr 08
Even though less than a week remains until Sweden’s May 5th deadline for filing taxes, the majority of tax payers need not panic. READ »

A quickie with... Grantly Marshall

Lifestyle: 29 Aug 07
This weekend, the American Drama Group will be performing William Shakespeare’s 'A Midsummer Night’s Dream' at Drottningholms Slottspark Teatern in Stockholm. Producer Grantly Marshall talks to The Local about touring the castles of Europe and coming to Sweden READ »

Sweden more popular with tourists

Business & Money: 19 Jul 07
The number of foreign tourists in Sweden is continuing to rise, bringing revenue both to Swedish businesses and to the state. READ »

Boy shot himself in stomach

National: 23 Jun 07
A 16-year-old boy is in a serious but stable condition in hospital after he accidentally shot himself in the stomach on Friday. READ »

Accidents and drunkenness following Midsummer parties

National: 23 Jun 07
A large number of drunk drivers were caught by police on Friday night, many of them driving back from Midsummer parties. Two fatal boat accidents marred what police said was otherwise a relatively peaceful night. READ »

Krona rises after Riksbank interest rate statement

Business & Money: 21 Jun 07
A statement from the Swedish central bank flagging further interest rate rises has caused the kronor to rise substantially in value. The Swedish currency is up against the dollar, the euro and the pound. READ »

The perfect way to enjoy 'herbal tonic'

Lifestyle: 21 Jun 07
Tipping Point: Kathleen Harman experienced her first Swedish Midsummer not by a Swedish lake, but in an English back garden. She has a recommendation for a more sobre way to spend the big day. READ »

Hardy Swedes gear up for classic challenge

Lifestyle: 15 Jun 07
Nicholas Chipperfield explains why 17,800 people from 34 countries are getting on their bikes by a lake in the middle of Sweden this weekend. READ »

Snow falling in central Sweden

National: 14 Jun 07
It might be only one week to Midsummer, but nobody seems to have told mother nature. Snow has returned to parts of central Sweden, with five centimetres falling in some places. READ »

Haga Man trial resumes with attempted murder case

National: 28 Jun 06
The trial of Nicolas Lindgren, the so-called Haga Man who terrorised Umeå with a series of violent sex attacks, continues on Wednesday after a Midsummer break. READ »

Stockholm belt bomb was live - police

National: 26 Jun 06
See Also: Man arrested over Tensta bomb
The belt bomb worn by a 29-year old man found in Stockholm on Sunday contained live explosives, police confirm. The hunt for the perpetrators continues. READ »

Two dead in Midsummer traffic

National: 24 Jun 06
Two men, aged 23 and 27 years old, have so far died in Sweden's Midsummer traffic. But despite these and other accidents across the country, police say that the traffic has been unusually calm. READ »

Road officials warn of Midsummer madness

National: 23 Jun 06
It could be a crazy weekend on Sweden's roads. Last year, 11 people died in car accidents during the Midsummer holiday, and there were 32 crashes in the Stockholm area alone. READ »

Midsummer: take an umbrella

National: 22 Jun 06
If you're planning to sit outside to eat your herrings and drink your Aquavit, you might be advised to prepare for the worst. READ »

Midsummer: Sweden's real national day

Lifestyle: 21 Jun 06
Forget June 6th – Sweden's real national day is Midsummer's Eve, and you'd be hard pressed to find a Swede not dreaming of a red cottage, a lake (and a mildly suggestive Maypole). READ »

Haga man trial stays behind closed doors

National: 19 Jun 06
Press and the public will not be allowed into the rest of the trial of self-confessed Haga Man Niklas Lindgren. Today the court heard evidence from a 15-year old whom he denies raping. READ »

Swedes wait for billions in tax refunds

National: 7 Jun 06
Over 1.8 million Swedes will get to share 9.6 billion kronor in tax refunds when the tax authority makes its repayments in the coming week. READ »

National Day: a big party for nothing in particular

Lifestyle: 5 Jun 06
It only became a holiday in 2005 and doesn't mark anything in particular. Yet Sweden's national day is still a good excuse for Swedes to wave their blue and yellow flags, reports Elizabeth Dacey-Fondelius READ »

Stockholm Syndrome: Messages from the past

Analysis & Opinion: 7 Feb 06
While avoiding a farting electrician who is helping to renovate his apartment, our correspondent makes an extraordinary discovery: two love letters more than 70 years old. READ »

Falun gears up for World Cup cycling

Sport: 3 Aug 05
It may have already lost two bids to host the Winter Olympics but the tiny Swedish town of Falun remains doggedly determined to become a leading centre for European sporting events, and perhaps one day get the Olympics after all. READ »


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