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Q&A with Swenglish comedy star Ben Kersley

Lifestyle: 2 Feb 12
Sweden’s only 'Swenglish' comedian, Ben Kersley, talks to The Local about his latest comedic venture, The Tuesday Chinwag, starring ‘three bespectacled English guys’ and music by Swedish Idol’s Nicholas Perry. READ »

Swedish town struck by 'copy-cat' bunny burglar

Society: 16 Jan 12
After a string of pet rabbits went missing from a town in western Sweden, bunny-loving residents are hopping mad that the disappearances may be the work of a copy-cat thief inspired by recent media attention on the case. READ »

Swedish Bondage Fairies launch high-tech global treasure hunt

Lifestyle: 12 Jan 12
An underground Swedish band with a suggestive name has launched a technological treasure hunt through which fans can discover their new song by finding computer memory sticks hidden in public places around the world. READ »

Swedish kids ask Santa for pets and phones

Society: 16 Dec 11
Video games, pets and mobile phones are what Swedish kids want for Christmas this year, according to the Swedish postal service, which handles the hundreds of thousands of letters adressed to Santa every year. READ »

Sweden proposes ban on sex with animals

National: 28 Nov 11
After years of debate on the issue, a new proposed law on animal welfare suggests the outlawing of sexual encounters with animals in Sweden, a practice previously decriminalized in 1944. READ »

Haga: Sweden's 'royal nursery' preps for a new arrival

Lifestyle: 20 Oct 11
With a massive garden complete with play areas, woods and other parkland, Haga Palace isn’t a bad playground for the upcoming addition to the Swedish royal family, The Local's Geoff Mortimore explains. READ »

Pet abuse on the rise in Sweden: agency

National: 12 Jul 11
Hundreds of cats being kept in a small apartment, lame horses kept unwatered and battered and bruised pooches - the number of pet-owners losing their right to keep animals on the grounds of abuse is increasing steadily in Sweden. READ »

Pressure is on - elite classes for younger students

Analysis & Opinion: 26 May 11
As the idea of elite education takes hold in Sweden, a country known for promoting equality, The Local's Karen Holst looks at the debate surrounding a decision to offer advanced classes to younger students. READ »

Missing Malmö snake an 'expensive hoax': report

National: 10 May 11
The deadly snake reportedly on the loose in a Malmö apartment block, prompting panic among residents and leaving a six figure bill for the ensuing hunt, was probably a hoax, according to the building's caretaker. 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 »

Lemming hordes perish in Swedish roadside 'massacre'

Society: 27 Apr 11
Hordes of lemmings are making their way down from the Swedish mountains, falling victim to traffic in what has been described as a real "massacre". READ »

Stomach bug strikes second Swedish town

National: 19 Apr 11
The drinking water in Skellefteå in northern Sweden has been contaminated by the same intestinal parasite that sickened thousands of residents in Östersund earlier this winter. READ »

'Missing snake' note rattles Malmö residents

Society: 4 Apr 11
A report that one of the world's deadliest snakes has escaped from its owner in an apartment building in Malmö in southern Sweden has left residents living in fear. READ »

Stockholm museum makes history of garbage

Lifestyle: 29 Mar 11
It may not be the Mona Lisa, but an old milk carton and other refuse can tell an interesting story about our culture, our history and ourselves, AFP's Marc Preel writes after visiting a Stockholm museum's new "Garbage" exhibit. READ »

Tapeworm prompts pooch smooch warning

Science & Technology: 15 Feb 11
Sweden's National Veterinary Institute has warned dog owners not to kiss their pets and to wash their hands after petting them following the discovery of parasite that can be fatal for humans. READ »

Sweden opens first-ever cinema for dogs

Society: 7 Jan 11
Sweden has opened its first-ever cinema for dogs so that pet pooches can accompany their owners to the movies. READ »

Assange remains in prison on bail challenge

National: 15 Dec 10
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange remains in a London prison even after a British court decided to grant him bail on charges of rape and molestation after Swedish prosecutors challenged the ruling. READ »

Sweden appeal keeps Assange in prison

National: 14 Dec 10
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange is to remain in prison despite being granted conditional bail earlier on Tuesday after lawyers acting for Sweden said they would challenge the ruling. READ »

Christmas letters flood in to Swedish post office

Society: 30 Oct 10
With still two months to go before Christmas, the Swedish post office has revealed that it has received a wave of letters addressed to Santa Claus. READ »

Artists' take on Sweden at the Moderna Museet

Lifestyle: 15 Oct 10
Every four years, Stockholm’s Moderna Museet presents a sampling of what's new in Swedish contemporary art. Contributor Jennifer Lindblad takes a look at this year's exhibit, which opened October 2nd. READ »

The Local's guide to the 2010 Swedish elections

Analysis & Opinion: 17 Sep 10
Still confused about who's who and what's what ahead of Sweden's September 19th elections? Check out The Local’s Guide to the 2010 Swedish Elections for information on the parties, what they stand for, and what seats are up for grabs. READ »

'Well-meaning Swedes treat migrants like pets'

Analysis & Opinion: 9 Sep 10
With a xenophobic political party knocking on the door of the Riksdag, Swedish journalist Lars Åberg examines why, despite good intentions, many Swedes still view immigrants like household pets. READ »

Animals dumped when summer comes

Society: 18 Jul 10
Sweden’s zoos and wildlife parks have been inundated this summer with unwanted pets found abandoned in woods, flower beds and subway trains. READ »

Google resumes taking Street View photos

Science & Technology: 11 Jul 10
Google's Street View cars will return to the road next week in Sweden without their wireless scanning equipment after a controversy over the collection of private information. READ »

The Royal Wedding: Live Blog

National: 19 Jun 10
Today's the day that Crown Princess Victoria will get her man of the people. We'll be following the whole thing live - with reporters around Stockholm providing the latest news, reactions and (hopefully) informed speculation from the Royal Wedding. READ »

'Aroused' rabbits reproduced in tennis club wreckage

National: 10 Apr 10
Hundreds of well-bred rabbits took the opportunity to make new acquaintances and reproduce when a roof collapsed at Sweden's premier rabbit show in Nyköping in February. READ »

Woman pays hefty fine for feline-induced property damage

Society: 24 Dec 09
The district court in Kalmar in southeastern Sweden has ordered a woman to pay 200,000 kronor ($28,000) in damages to her former landlord to cover damages caused by her 55 cats. READ »

World's children ask Santa for video games and puppies

Society: 15 Dec 09
Boys and girls around the world have video games, Lego and pets at the top of their Christmas wish lists this year, according to the Swedish postal service, which has steamed open letters addressed to Santa Claus in Tomteboda. READ »

Napping cat may have killed sleeping infant

National: 10 Nov 09
A sleeping cat is suspected of having inadvertently suffocated a three-month baby to death in northern Sweden. READ »

What's on in Sweden: July 17 - 23

Lifestyle: 16 Jul 09
What's on in Sweden: Jazz festival, humour exhibition & Globe tours in Stockholm; 60s & 70s art exhibition in Gothenburg; Tibetan monks & Backa folk & world music festival in Malmö/Österlen. READ »

Sweden takes up annual mosquito battle

National: 23 Jun 09
In their annual efforts to neutralize the expected masses of mosquitoes, Swedish pest control experts are targeting an area of eastern Sweden known as a major breeding ground for the blood-thirsty insects. READ »

A tattoo too far

Lifestyle: 30 Apr 09
Ben Kersley admires some naked bodies (artistically) and gets a permanent souvenir of Sweden at the Swedish Tattoo Fair in Norrköping. READ »

What are your favourite words in Swedish? (Part 2)

Lifestyle: 5 Mar 09
In the second part of a series on the best words in Swedish, The Local's regular panelists dissect everything from bacon rind to the common breast wart. READ »

What's on in Sweden: February 13 - 19

Lifestyle: 12 Feb 09
What's on in Sweden: Valentine's burlesque and Zoom Kaboom in Stockholm; Anna Ternheim in Gothenburg; new-traditional Slovak dance in Malmö. READ »

Dogs attack 4-year-old girl

National: 5 Feb 09
A four-year-old girl was taken to hospital in Stockholm after she was attacked on Thursday afternoon by two dogs. READ »

Nina Persson: conjugal bliss bears sexy single

Lifestyle: 16 Jan 09
On the eve of the release of her new single, Swedish pop darling Nina Persson talks to Jennifer Heape about New York, David Bowie and making music with her husband. READ »

Stockholm club and concert tips: Friday, Jan 16

Lifestyle: 14 Jan 09
The Djungeltrumman club editor's tips. READ »

What's on in Sweden: October 31 - November 6

Lifestyle: 30 Oct 08
What’s on: Keane, US Election Party, and Balkan ecstasy in Stockholm; Nortec Collective and international fashion exhibition in Gothenburg; Aimee Mann in Malmö. READ »

Viasat's golf coverage lacking in quality

Analysis & Opinion: 23 Sep 08
Viasat was a long way from shooting par in its Swedish broadcast of the Ryder Cup, writes admitted golf addict Gene Oberto. READ »

Court finds apartment fire caused by man's dog

Society: 11 Sep 08
A 30-year-old man from Helsingborg in western Sweden has avoided conviction on arson charges after the court ruled that his cookie-loving dog was likely responsible for setting the fire that destroyed his apartment. READ »

Stockholm shoots 4,000 wild rabbits

Society: 18 Aug 08
Stockholm's population of wild rabbits has been curbed thanks to the city's Traffic Office. Around 4,000 rabbits have been shot by specially hired bunny busters. READ »

Summer warmth brings algae threat

National: 24 Jul 08
Forecasters predict several more days of warm summer weather in Sweden, but warn that high temperatures may also cause widespread blooming of poisonous blue-green algae in coastal waters. READ »

Rock festivals - not like a trip to your grandma's house

Lifestyle: 18 Jun 08
Mayhem, music and masses of mud: With festival season truly upon us, David Bartal went to where the action was. READ »

Pious pets get Swedish church blessing

Society: 2 Jun 08
Choral hymns accompanied by barking dogs made for a blessed mix as a church in southern Sweden welcomed four-legged visitors to Sunday services. READ »

Ozzy the turtle returns after two year odyssey

National: 2 May 08
After disappearing without a trace in July of 2006, Ozzy the turtle unexpectedly turned up last Saturday, much to the delight of his disbelieving owners. READ »

Sweden: a nation of dog lovers

Lifestyle: 15 Apr 08
Life is pretty rosy when viewed through the eyes of a dog fortunate enough to grow up in Sweden, writes René Rice. READ »

Sweden regulates pet ownership

National: 26 Mar 08
The Board of Agriculture has issued an extensive set of new guidelines regulating how pet owners treat their dogs and cats. READ »

Luxury hotel in pattern theft row

National: 28 Feb 08
A luxury hotel in Stockholm may have to replace its new carpets following accusations of intellectual property theft READ »

Ikea guilty of 'cultural imperialism': Danes

Society: 20 Feb 08
Danish newspapers have accused Swedish furniture giant Ikea of "bullying" Denmark. READ »

Death notices get cute'n'quirky in Sweden

Lifestyle: 14 Feb 08
Almost anything goes for death notices in Swedish newspapers, where personalized drawings are a growing trend. READ »

Popcorn, Schlager and Reggae: what's on in Sweden

Lifestyle: 1 Feb 08
Something for the weekend: Discover the art of movie comedy at Stockholm's Popcorn festival, watch Lena Philipsson perform with Orup in Gothenburg, or dance to ska and reggae in Malmö. READ »

Mugabe in attack on Sweden

Politics: 9 Dec 07
Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe has added Sweden to his list of hate objects. PM Fredrik Reinfeldt says he is honoured. READ »

From panties to pies

Lifestyle: 23 Nov 07
Tipping Point:Kathleen Harman had to pay homage when a legendarily saucy British underwear chain opened in Stockholm. The trauma left her young son in need of the home comforts of the city's most traditional konditori. READ »

The lowdown on... Crown Princess Victoria

Lifestyle: 13 Jul 07
It's July 14th on Saturday. While the date may strike fear into the hearts of French royalists, for Sweden's Crown Princess Victoria the occasion is altogether more satisfying. Josefin Mårtensson takes a look at the popular princess on the eve her 30th birthday. READ »

Raw pleasure on Kungsholmen

Lifestyle: 11 May 07
Tipping Point: In The Local's new review series, Kathleen Harman finds respite from the ubiquitous Stockholm Tan and a large helping of bistro charm at the refreshingly unpretentious Mäster Anders. READ »

Ice hockey: Swedes ease through to qualifying

Sport: 1 May 07
Reigning champions Sweden cruised comfortably into the world championship's qualifying round with a 100-percent record following a confident 8-2 win over Latvia in the Group A match in Moscow on Monday. READ »

The secret world of Sweden's swingers

Dating: 4 Apr 07
What goes on behind closed doors? Rami Abdelrahman crossed the threshold and entered the hidden world of swinging Sweden. READ »

Concrete jungle: Sweden's suburbs become cool

Lifestyle: 9 Feb 07
They provide homes to one in four of the Swedish population, but the brutalist architecture of Sweden's 'Miljonprogram' suburbs has long had a bad press. Yet now the impossible seems to be happening: the suburbs are becoming cool. Christine Demsteader reports. READ »

Swedes' heirlooms washed up on English beach

National: 23 Jan 07
A Swedish couple who feared their heirlooms were lost after seeing them being picked over by scavengers will get some of their possessions back, British authorities dealing with the MSC Napoli shipwreck have said. READ »

Animal welfare group 'gases cats to death'

Society: 22 Jan 07
The chairman of the Gothenburg branch of animal welfare organisation Djurens Vänner has admitted to putting down hundreds of cats illegally each year. READ »

Swedes want audio books for Christmas

National: 16 Nov 06
Christmas shoppers can breathe a sigh of relief – the present of the year is not a flat-screen TV or an iPod. All Swedes want this year is a talking book. READ »

Cancer-stricken dogs get radiotherapy

Science & Technology: 3 Nov 06
A Swedish animal hospital is to be the first in Scandinavia to offer radiotherapy for pets with cancer. The Jönköping Animal Hospital inherited its equipment from the local human hospital. READ »

Sweden's kids bask in wealth

National: 31 Oct 06
Swedish ten-year olds have seen their purchasing power increase by 40 percent in the past 20 years, with the average youngster hauling in 140 kronor per month. READ »

Shooters sent out to curb bunny explosion

Society: 19 Oct 06
Stockholm's 6,000-strong rabbit population causes such problems that workers with shotguns patrol the streets to reduce their numbers. But the council denies that it plans to start gassing the animals. READ »

Swedish statistics support Friday 13th superstition

National: 13 Oct 06
Lock up your pets, spouses and grannies, it's Friday the thirteenth! And statistics from the Swedish Rescue Services Agency show that when the thirteenth day of the month falls on a Friday, Sweden is a slightly riskier place to be. READ »

I name this Chihuahua...Gucci

Society: 24 Jul 06
If Paris Hilton has inspired the craze for small dogs such as Chihuahuas, the designer lifestyle she allegedly embodies has inspired the names Swedes give their miniature pooches. READ »

The four missing digits that could be fatal

Analysis & Opinion: 30 Jun 06
Sweden makes much of its committment to the United Nations and trumpets the welcome it gives to refugees. But it is under fire from the UN for turning some migrants without personal numbers away from hospital. Aidan Isherwood reports. READ »

Stockholm Syndrome: catch up on the autumn's stories

Analysis & Opinion: 22 Dec 05
We've gathered the autumn's stories of crazy Swedish classes, hamfisted attempts to understand real Swedes, and experiences of fellow foreigners, so you can catch up over Christmas. READ »

Stockholm Syndrome: Carpets and wood

Analysis & Opinion: 29 Sep 05
An immigrant with troublesome kids gives our Stockholm Syndrome correspondent her very own theory about what makes Stockholmers who they are. READ »

Garbomania at the Swedish Film Institute

Lifestyle: 19 Sep 05
The Swedish Film Institute is joining in the Greta Garbo centenary celebrations over the next month, with a complete programme of her films. READ »

Poisonous algae invade Swedish coastline

National: 6 Jul 05
Sweden's coast is being invaded by blue-green algae, which can cause stomach sickness and headaches for swimmers. This year the algae is blooming earlier and in greater quantities than in previous years. READ »

Peugeot to recall 13,000 cars from Sweden

Business & Money: 14 Jun 05
French carmaker Peugeot said on Tuesday it would recall some 28,000 cars of the 307 model in Denmark, Norway and Sweden after about 20 cars caught fire or partially melted due to a short circuit in the engine. READ »

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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