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Swedish police: white van child-snatchers 'an urban myth'

Society: 22 Jan 12
Swedish police have confirmed that rumours of a man driving around in a white van seeking to snatch kids from schools in the Stockholm areas is nothing more than an 'urban myth'. READ »

Abba great unwilling to be Stockholm 'billboard'

Society: 16 Dec 11
Abba founder Benny Andersson wants Arlanda airport to take down a giant picture of him welcoming visitors to Stockholm, following a decision to revamp a local landmark leaving him unwilling to be associated with the city. READ »

Stockholm council ignores Abba great's pleas on Slussen renewal

Society: 13 Dec 11
Despite protests by citizens and celebrities, including former Abba star Benny Andersson, Stockholm’s city council voted on Monday night to move forward with a massive renovation of the city’s Slussen area. READ »

Abba great hints at reunification gig

Society: 12 Dec 11
Abba-founder Benny Andersson has hinted that he would be willing to reunite the famed Swedish super group to help save a beloved - albeit urine soaked -Stockholm landmark. READ »

'No evidence bomber belonged to al-Qaeda'

National: 7 Dec 11
An unexploded bomb was left in the car of Stockholm suicide bomber Taimour Abdulwahab, investigators said on Wednesday, adding that there was nothing to indicate he was a member of the al-Qaeda terror network. READ »

Stockholm traffic 'worst in Scandinavia': report

National: 7 Dec 11
Stockholm drivers spend longer in traffic jams than their counterparts in other Scandinavian cities, a new study published on Wednesday shows. READ »

Woman severely injured by airplane propeller

National: 13 Nov 11
A woman in her seventies suffered life-threatening injuries when hit by a propeller. The accident occurred on Saturday at Viared's air field outside Borås, in southern Sweden. READ »

Sweden threat level remains elevated: Säpo

National: 24 Oct 11
Swedish security service Säpo has chosen to keep the terror threat level in Sweden elevated due to the increased mention of the country on terrorist-inspired web pages. READ »

Stockholm bomber's widow arrested in UK

National: 14 Sep 11
A 28-year-old woman reported to be the wife of Stockholm suicide bomber Taimour Abdulwahab was arrested in the UK on Tuesday as part of an ongoing investigation into the attack. READ »

Volvo cuts safety features on India market

Business & Money: 12 Aug 11
In a bid to increase its automobile market share in India, Volvo has announced that it will make more low specification versions of its range available, with fewer safety features and smaller engines. READ »

'Nothing wrong' with bus in Stockholm crash

National: 19 Jul 11
No technical fault has been found with the bus that drove into a crowd of people on a busy pedestrian square in central Stockholm at the end of May, according to a police investigation. READ »

Traffic fatalities up by 28 percent in Sweden

National: 4 Jul 11
Through the first half of the year, 147 people have died in road accidents, according to statistics from the National Transport Administration. This represents a 28 percent increase when compared to the same period in 2010. READ »

Man found shot near isolated pedestrian path

National: 1 Jun 11
A man in his fifties with life-threatening gunshot wounds was found lying near a walking path in south central Sweden late Tuesday night in what police have classified as attempted murder. READ »

Bus crash caused by brake failure: driver

National: 28 May 11
The driver of a bus that injured six people when it veered into a crowd of people on a busy pedestrian square on Saturday says the brakes failed as she attempted to bring the vehicle to a halt. READ »

Sweden terror threat stands despite bin Laden death

National: 3 May 11
The death of al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden on Sunday has not affected Sweden's security situation regarding terrorist threats, according to the Swedish Security Service. READ »

Stockholm bomb suspect appears in UK court

National: 15 Mar 11
A 30-year-old man arrested in Glasgow in connection with a suicide bombing in Stockholm in December appeared in a British court on Monday charged with terrorism offences. READ »

UK police charge man over Stockholm bomb

National: 14 Mar 11
Police in Scotland have confirmed that they have charged a 30-year-old man with terror crimes in connection with the suicide bombing in Stockholm in December. READ »

Dead foetus found at Stockholm metro station

National: 11 Mar 11
A dead foetus was found on the platform of a metro station in southern Stockholm on Friday, according to police. READ »

UK suspect 'financier' behind Stockholm bomb

National: 11 Mar 11
The man who is being held in Glasgow on suspicion of being an accomplice in a suicide bombing in Stockholm in December is thought to have been the financier behind the attack, according to Scottish media. READ »

Man held in the UK over Stockholm suicide bomb

National: 8 Mar 11
Police in Scotland have confirmed that a man has been arrested in connection with the suicide bombing in Stockholm in December. READ »

Stockholm bomb victim estimate 'well below 30'

National: 13 Feb 11
A Swedish military agency that is testing the bombs that were found after the terrorist attack in Stockholm estimates that the number of people who could have been killed would have been "well below 30" if they had successfully detonated. READ »

No sign Stockholm bomber had help: Säpo

National: 10 Feb 11
Sweden's intelligence agency announced on Thursday that there are no indications that the man behind Sweden's first suicide bombing had any accomplices. READ »

Government staff knew of bomb threat: report

National: 19 Jan 11
A Swedish government employee allegedly knew ahead of time about last month's suicide bomb attack in Stockholm, but failed to inform Swedish security service Säpo, according to new media reports. READ »

Sweden's Volvo Cars increases sales in 2010

Business & Money: 7 Jan 11
After two straight years of slumping sales, Sweden's Volvo Cars bounced back in 2010 despite continued weakness in the US. READ »

Fake bomb empties Stockholm metro station

National: 24 Dec 10
The Kungsträdsgården metro station in Stockholm was evacuated on Thursday night after a train driver alerted authorities to a suspicious package. READ »

US 'pressured' Sweden on Afghanistan

Politics: 21 Dec 10
Sweden was pressured by the United States to increase its commitment in Afghanistan, documents released by WikiLeaks reveal. READ »

Sweden bomber's father-in-law 'not sad' for death

National: 18 Dec 10
The father-in-law of the man believed to have carried out Sweden's first suicide bombing on Saturday revealed on Friday that he is "not sad" about his death, adding that the man did not divulge his plans to family members. READ »

Sweden probes suicide bomber's Facebook

National: 17 Dec 10
Sweden's intelligence agency said Friday it was looking at the Facebook account of the man behind the suicide bomb attack in Stockholm on Saturday in order to identify possible accomplices in the act. READ »

Bomber's explosives identified with FBI help

National: 16 Dec 10
Swedish investigators theorise that equipment problems may have caused the Stockholm suicide bomber to divert to a side street, potentially saving many lives. They also claim to have identified explosive material used in the attack. READ »

Bomber linked to radical preacher: report

National: 16 Dec 10
The man who carried out Sweden's first suicide bombing in central Stockholm on Saturday is thought to have had ties to radical Muslim preacher Abu Hamza, according to media reports. READ »

Sweden votes to extend Afghanistan mission

Politics: 16 Dec 10
Swedish lawmakers in the country's parliament, the Riksdag, voted on Wednesday to extend the country's military mission in Afghanistan until the end of 2011. READ »

Sweden attack shows more needed to combat extremism: UK PM

Politics: 15 Dec 10
UK Prime Minister David Cameron admitted on Wednesday that his country needed to do more to fight domestic Islamic extremism following reports that a Swedish suicide bomber lived and studied northwest of London. READ »

Islamic extremism 'a threat' to Sweden: Säpo

National: 15 Dec 10
Violent Islamic extremism is a threat to Sweden that shouldn't be underestimated, a report published on Wednesday by Swedish security service Säpo has found. READ »

Swedish police probe bomber's accomplices

National: 15 Dec 10
Swedish investigators are continuing their hunt for possible accomplices of a suicide bomber who narrowly missed causing serious damage in Stockholm on Saturday afternoon as police boosted their presence in the city. READ »

Sweden Democrats urge Islam debate after blast

Politics: 14 Dec 10
The far-right Sweden Democrats demanded on Tuesday a debate in Sweden's parliament on Islamic extremism following Saturday's twin blasts in Stockholm which were likely aimed at Christmas shoppers. READ »

Stockholm boosts police presence

Society: 14 Dec 10
More police and security guards were visible in Stockholm on Tuesday as investigators looked for possible accomplices of a suicide bomber who narrowly missed causing mass casualties in the Swedish capital on Saturday. READ »

Sweden bomber 'friendly' immigrant turned radical

National: 13 Dec 10
The man suspected of being the suicide bomber behind two Stockholm bombings on Saturday was described on Monday as an ordinary friendly young immigrant to Sweden who drastically changed after moving to the UK to study. READ »

Sweden bomber fulfilled al-Qaeda threat: will

National: 13 Dec 10
The man suspected of carrying out Saturday's bomb attacks in Stockholm claimed in a purported will that he was fulfilling a threat by al-Qaeda in Iraq to attack Sweden, a terror monitoring group said on Monday. READ »

UK police search home of Swedish suicide bomber

National: 13 Dec 10
British police are continuing the search of a home northwest of London on Monday in connection with Saturday's bombings in Stockholm in light of reports that the perpetrator used to live in the area. READ »

Take the SJ train to Jämtland

Travel: 11 Nov 10
Home to one of Sweden's most popular ski resorts, the province of Jämtland will not disappoint travellers looking for a classic Swedish winter experience. READ »

Rear-ended cyclist fined for veering off path

Society: 29 Sep 10
A 32-year-old cyclist who suffered minor injuries when hit by a car last autumn has been fined for cycling on the road while the motorist alleged to have hit him was cleared by the court. READ »

Moped riders flee after collision with 2-year-old

National: 17 Jul 10
Two young moped riders took to their heels in the early hours of Saturday morning after crashing into a father and his two-year-old son on the outskirts of Norrköping. READ »

Rear-ended cyclist charged for veering off path

Society: 12 Jun 10
A 32-year-old cyclist who suffered minor injuries when hit by a car last autumn is facing criminal charges for cycling on the road. READ »

Murder probe begins into young woman's death

National: 2 May 10
Police in Stockholm have launched a murder investigation after a 19-year-old woman was found dead under a pedestrian bridge in the south of the city in the early hours of Sunday morning. READ »

Swedish rapper gets life for Hollywood killing

National: 5 Mar 10
A Los Angeles court on Thursday sentenced 35-year-old Swedish hip-hop artist David Moses Jassy, aka Monopoly, to life imprisonment for the road rage murder of a jazz pianist in Hollywood in November 2008. READ »

Warmer winds carry falling ice warning

National: 26 Feb 10
A sudden change in the weather in Sweden has led to a heightened risk of icy roads, while pedestrians are urged to watch out for falling ice and snow from buildings. READ »

Sweden counts cost of winter snowfalls

National: 18 Feb 10
Swedish municipalities are struggling to balance budgets as the cost of keeping streets and buildings free of snow continues to escalate as winter keeps its hold on the country. READ »

Woman seriously injured in rooftop snowfall

National: 5 Feb 10
A 55-year-old woman was seriously injured by falling snow from the roof of a building in Blackeberg in Stockholm on Thursday. The cold snap has led to a record number of reports from worried pedestrians over hanging ice. READ »

Swedish rapper guilty of Hollywood murder

Society: 2 Feb 10
A US court has found 35-year-old Swedish hip-hop artist David Jassy, aka Monopoly, guilty of the murder of a Norwegian-American pianist in Hollywood in November 2008. READ »

Icy Swedish rooftops could be deadly

National: 10 Jan 10
The weather is finally getting a bit milder across Sweden. But rooftops packed with snow can pose genuine hazards READ »

Inebriated elk terrorizes streets of Södertälje

Society: 9 Dec 09
A drunken elk reportedly attacked a pedestrian in the Hölö district of Södertälje south of Stockholm on Tuesday, prompting a response from police. READ »

Swedish Rail Destinations: Berlin

Travel: 1 Dec 09
Sponsored article: Berlin's turbulent history has made it one of the most fascinating and exciting cities in the world. And with night trains running from Sweden throughout the Christmas period, it's also very accessible. READ »

Sexual attacks continue to plague Borås

National: 30 Nov 09
The wave of sex crimes in Borås in western Sweden continued over the weekend, despite the detention of a 12- and 13-year-old boy suspected of attempted rape. READ »

Is rape rampant in gender-equal Sweden?

Analysis & Opinion: 11 May 09
A recent European Commission report identifying Sweden as the rape capital of Europe should be treated with a healthy dose of scepticism, argues sociologist Laura Agustín. READ »

Winner chosen for Stockholm's New Slussen project

Society: 17 Apr 09
Representatives from the city of Stockholm on Friday announced the winning design for a planned redesign of the city’s Slussen transit hub. READ »

High speed Swede in court in Germany

National: 15 Apr 09
A man described as one of Sweden’s most notorious criminals appeared in a German court on Wednesday after being arrested following a wild car chase involving a stolen Porsche and up to 24 police cars. READ »

Swedish media enjoy April Fool jokes

Society: 1 Apr 09
The royal wedding, doggie doo DNA and a confession from Alfie Atkins' secret friend, as well as The Local's own Japanese girl band, were among the traditional April Fool's hoaxes in the Swedish media on Wednesday. READ »

Untangling the role of Swedish banks in Latvia's financial woes

Analysis & Opinion: 3 Mar 09
As economies in the Baltic states falter, The Local’s Juris Kaza looks at why so many observers have placed much of the blame for Latvia’s financial woes on Swedish banks. READ »

Disturbances hit Stockholm suburb

National: 17 Feb 09
Police responded on Monday night to several reports of a brawl involving 40 to 50 young people in Tensta north of Stockholm. READ »

Swedish rapper awaits hearing on murder charges in Los Angeles

Society: 10 Feb 09
A Los Angeles court on Monday extended the detention order for a 34-year-old Swedish hip hop artist who has been held on murder charges since November. READ »

Swedish city mulls total car ban

Society: 5 Jan 09
The southern Swedish city of Lund is considering a total ban on cars and buses in its historic city centre. READ »

2008: The year in review

Lifestyle: 31 Dec 08
As 2008 draws to a close, The Local takes a look back at some of the stories that caught our attention over the last twelve months. READ »

Winter rail destinations: Copenhagen

Travel: 8 Dec 08
Sponsored article: Perched on the other side of the Öresund strait, cosmopolitan Copenhagen is just a short train ride away. READ »

'Fru Gårman' gets ready to cross Swedish streets

Society: 30 Sep 08
The Swedish Road Administration (Vägverket) on Monday revealed the final design for its new, more gender-sensitive pedestrian crossing signs. READ »

Pedestrian signal boxes' religious message upsets non-believers

Society: 22 Aug 08
News that signal boxes located at pedestrian crossings are designed to spread the word of God has angered the designer who drew the pointing finger symbol for the boxes' Swedish manufacturer. READ »

Swedish pedestrians receive secret message from God

Society: 15 Aug 08
Signal boxes located at pedestrian crossings in countries all over the world are designed to spread the word of God, the product's Swedish manufacture has revealed. READ »

The ugliest chairs in Stockholm

Analysis & Opinion: 24 Jul 08
David Bartal looks for a place to sit down after a harrowing stroll down one of Stockholm’s main thoroughfares at the height of the tourist season. READ »

Copenhagen - the other capital of Scandinavia

Travel: 9 Jun 08
Located just a short train journey from Malmö, Alannah Eames strongly recommends a visit to Copenhagen. READ »

Gamla Stan needs a shopping mall

Analysis & Opinion: 7 May 08
It's time for Stockholm to brush off the cob-webbed cobblestones of nostalgia and build a state of the art shopping mall in the historic old town, David Bartal argues. READ »

Drunk men may have caused fatal bus crash

National: 1 May 08
Two men arrested in connection with Wednesday’s fatal bus crash may have been having a drunken dispute. READ »

Female pedestrians get road sign recognition

Society: 30 Apr 08
Sweden's government has paved the way for the development of road signs at pedestrian crossings that portray women rather than just men. READ »

New definition for green cars on the way

National: 9 Apr 08
The Swedish Road Administration (Vägverket) has put forward a new definition of eco-friendly for cars purchased by the state which excludes 60 percent of models currently classified as green. READ »

Environmental activists block E4 in Umeå

National: 10 Feb 08
Environmental activists blocked the E4 main road in central Umeå on Saturday. Car traffic was help up for half an hour. READ »

Stone-throwing youths force bus route closures

National: 31 Dec 07
Swebus decides to close several bus stops in Södertälje to protect bus drivers and passengers. READ »

Female road sign rejected

Society: 15 Dec 07
A local authority which wants to erect road signs featuring female characters in the interests of gender equality has had its initiative vetoed by national authorities. READ »

Woman and grandchild killed in accident

National: 9 Dec 07
A 3-year-old girl and her 72-year-old grandmother were run over and killed in a road accident near Stockholm on Saturday. READ »

German pedestrian dies after collision with cyclist

National: 2 Aug 07
A 65-year-old German man died on Wednesday from the injuries he sustained after being run over by a cyclist in Karlskrona. READ »

Massive police operation in Södertälje suburb

National: 4 May 07
Police launched a major search operation on Thursday evening after buses and police cars were attacked by stone-throwing youths on the Hovsjö estate. READ »

Fire devastates Södertälje shopping centre

National: 3 Jan 07
A shopping centre in Södertälje has been evacuated following a major fire that began early on Wednesday afternoon. Two people are reported injured. READ »

Boy shot in head in Malmö

National: 29 Nov 06
A 16-year-old boy is recovering in hospital in Malmö after being shot in the head with an airgun. Police say they are treating the case as attempted murder. READ »

Stockholm streets to become ski slopes

Smörgåsbord: 1 Apr 06
Stockholm City Council has announced plans to introduce a new leisure activity to the city's streets in time for next winter: urban skiing. "Stockholm could be to skiing what Monte Carlo is to motor racing," says a council official. READ »

Roofers refuse snow-clearing contracts

Lifestyle: 11 Jan 06
Rather you than me, mate. Unfortunately that's the attitude of roofing companies too. But it's not the cold and danger they're worried about - it's legal action. READ »

Road deaths in Sweden at 60-year low

Society: 2 Jan 06
Fewer Swedes died on the roads in 2005 than in any other year since the war, despite rising traffic levels. The improvement is partly down to improved traffic safety measures, it is claimed. READ »

Road agency: new tax to stop sick drivers

Science & Technology: 1 Dec 05
The Swedish Road Administration wants every car owner to contribute to the financing of traffic medicine centres, where doctors can send people they think might be medically unfit to drive. READ »

Stockholm Syndrome: Rush hour madness

Analysis & Opinion: 8 Sep 05
Our Stockholm Syndrome correspondent has a close call on one of the city's blue buses and finds out that Swedes on public transport have a more immediate fear than terrorism. READ »

Put up and shut up?

Analysis & Opinion: 1 Sep 05
It's easy for foreigners' views about a country to come out half-baked, so should we just put up and shut up? Or can a fresh pair of eyes sometimes add something new to the debate? READ »

Speed limit could rise to 120

National: 29 Jul 05
The maximum speed on Sweden's motorways could rise to 120 kilometres an hour. This would be combined with speed reductions on more dangerous roads, leading to fewer people dying on Sweden's highways. READ »

Knifeman stabs three on Stockholm underground

National: 24 May 05
Three people are injured as a man, thought to be suffering from psychological problems, runs amok on a rush hour underground train. READ »

Madeleine in crash with taxi

National: 3 Feb 05

Princess Madeleine keeps up the Bernadotte tradition of making headlines from behind the wheel, as she crashes into a taxi in Stockholm, injuring an 85-year old woman. READ »

Open up mental health system to avert crisis

Science & Technology: 11 Nov 04
In the week that the Supreme Court reviews the sentence on Anna Lindh's killer, Lysanne Sizoo points out where the Swedish mental health system is breaking down - and offers a creative solution. READ »

Police hunt Linköping double killer

National: 20 Oct 04
Linköping is shocked - and afraid - as police hunt the man who killed an eight year old boy and a 56 year old woman on a street in the centre of town on Tuesday morning. READ »

Petrol up - slow down

National: 7 May 04
Rising gasoline prices, more cars and fewer roads to drive them on. It was a great week for walkers. READ »

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