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Inmates tortured prisoner with potato peeler

National: 21 Mar 12
Four inmates at a Swedish prison are suspected of using a television set, a broken plate, and a potato peeler to "torture" a fellow prisoner as part of an attempted extortion scheme. READ »

Swedish TV to take on Stephen Fry's QI

Society: 7 Mar 12
Sweden is set to adapt the hugely popular British TV-show QI this year, with producer Anders Lenhoff claiming that Sweden is finally ready for "more intelligent comedy". READ »

The Swedish 'julbord': a beginner's guide

Lifestyle: 22 Dec 11
No Swedish-style Christmas is complete without a julbord buffet. Food blogger Maia Brindley Nilsson takes a look at what goes into making the perfect Swedish Christmas meal. READ »

Swedes churn a profit from Norway butter crisis

Business & Money: 15 Dec 11
Enterprising Swedes hoping to capitalize on Norway's ongoing butter shortage are offering the sought-after spread online, with one seller hoping to score a Gibson guitar in exchange for a pack of margarine. READ »

Swedish seniors stay active through exercise

Lifestyle: 14 Dec 11
Swedish senior citizens, some well into their 90s, are staying fit and active by taking up regular exercise even long after reaching retirement age, the AFP's Pia Ohlin reports. READ »

Hungry Swedes queue up for Obamas sausage

Society: 7 Dec 11
Tucked behind a shopping centre in southern Sweden is a little food cart with a big name. "Obamas" serves falafel, kebab and sausages, prepared and served by Amro and Soumia Hawary, who opened up shop almost three years ago. READ »

New breed of crazy Swedish chefs ride wave of YouTube fame

Lifestyle: 6 Dec 11
A loud-mouthed YouTube cooking show featuring dishes like 'meatloaf mayhem' and 'furious fishdicks' may soon dethrone the famed Swedish Chef as the pinnacle of Swedish culinary insanity, The Local's Joel Linde discovers. READ »

Ten soul-satisfying Swedish comfort foods

Lifestyle: 25 Nov 11
As the darkness and chill of Sweden's winter gathers pace, food blogger Maia Brindley Nilsson offers up a list of ten Swedish comfort foods to keep your belly full and nourish your sun-starved soul. READ »

'Bag of groceries' named Christmas gift of 2011

Business & Money: 15 Nov 11
When Santa's sleigh departs after having completed its Christmas rounds of Swedish households this year he will have deposited bags of groceries complete with recipes, a Swedish retail research group is predicting. READ »

This food may not be local, but it sure is good

Lifestyle: 7 Oct 11
Looking to break out of the meat+potato+brown sauce rut of typical Swedish cuisine? Contributor Gwen Ramsey offers some tips on where to authentic ethnic cuisine in the Swedish capital. READ »

Palestinians hopeful of Swedish UN vote

National: 15 Sep 11
The new Palestinian ambassador to Sweden, Hala Husni Fariz, hopes Sweden will vote in favour of the Palestinian territories receiving non-member permanent observer status, if the matter is brought up before the UN general assembly next week. READ »

Bildt makes shock Palestinian envoy move

National: 8 Sep 11
Swedish foreign minister Carl Bildt has angered his coalition partners by unilaterally recognising the Palestinian representative in Stockholm as ambassador. READ »

Farmers seek to shoot potato-munching cranes

National: 5 Sep 11
Exasperated farmers in Jämtland in northern Sweden have grown so tired of their crops being destroyed by cranes that they have sought permission to shoot the endangered birds. READ »

Diet research backed by US meat industry: report

Science & Technology: 30 Aug 11
The latest in a slew of diet fads that have gained popularity in Sweden, the low-carb high fat diet (LCHF), is backed by research funded by the US meat industry and is a "catastrophe" for the environment, according to a new study. READ »

Ethnic restaurants in Stockholm: a sampler

Lifestyle: 15 Jul 11
Looking for some exotic tastes during your trip to the Swedish capital? Contributor Emy Gelb serves up a selection of ethnic restaurants in Stockholm that will be sure to tickle your taste buds. 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 »

'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 »

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 »

Gotland & Öland - Singular beauty at sea

Travel: 10 Jun 11
Ancient walled cities, storm-tossed islands and a dose of Bergmanesque atmospherics. The islands of Gotland and Öland make for a spectacular summer visit. READ »

Activists held in 'Frankenfood' spuds raid

Science & Technology: 24 May 11
Police officers in northern Sweden took action on Tuesday against a group of Greenpeace activists occupying a barn while protesting against the planned introduction of genetically modified (GM) potatoes in the area. READ »

Fika Bar: helping Londoners satisfy their Swedish cravings

Lifestyle: 24 May 11
Stuck in London, but looking for a taste of Sweden? Contributor Keith Moore suggests a cozy Brick Lane eatery serving up a host of very-Swedish treats that has much of the British capital dreaming of reindeer and lingonberries. READ »

Football hooliganism in Sweden - alive and kicking

Analysis & Opinion: 6 May 11
While football hooliganism has all but disappeared in the UK, Sweden continues to struggle with how to deal with the problem, turning it into a political hot potato, The Local's Geoff Mortimore discovers. READ »

Swedish green-burial firm to turn frozen corpses in compost

Lifestyle: 13 Apr 11
A posthumous bath in liquid nitrogen pioneered by an eco-minded Swedish entrepreneur may help bring the deceased closer to life after death, the Local’s Karen Holst discovers. READ »

Man convicted over 'murder list'

National: 29 Mar 11
A man dubbed the "Bolt pistol man" after a livestock anaesthetizing device was used in an attack in Linköping in eastern Sweden in January, has been found guilty and is set to undergo a psychiatric examination. READ »

Sweden's parliament passes trans fat ban

Society: 17 Mar 11
The Riksdag on Thursday ordered the Swedish government to develop legislation for prohibit the use of unsaturated 'trans' fats in food products, something previously left to the food industry. READ »

Man faces charges over 'murder list'

National: 8 Mar 11
A man dubbed the "Bolt pistol man" after a livestock anaesthetizing device was used in an attack in Linköping in eastern Sweden in January, is set to be charged with planning 17 murders. READ »

The Lowdown: Christmas in Sweden

Lifestyle: 23 Dec 10
Jellied pigs’ feet, Donald Duck and a goat-riding gnome may not be your typical global Christmas symbols, but for Swedes they’re all part of the fun, writes Jennifer Heape. READ »

Dissecting the delights of the Swedish Christmas smorgasbord

Lifestyle: 20 Dec 10
Does anybody actually eat pig's feet? Why do Swedes think of porridge as a delicious holiday treat? Contributor Clara Guibourg reveals the essential components of a seasonal Swedish smorgasbord. READ »

Swedish mums seek more kids time: study

Society: 27 Oct 10
Swedish mums would like to spend more time with their kids, half think that other mums would like to be housewives if they could, while six of ten feel that fathers take more responsibility in the home, a new survey has shown. READ »

Swedish town makes art of the potato

National: 26 Oct 10
Alingsås in western Sweden has commissioned an offbeat work of art made entirely of potatoes to commemorate Potato Day, hoping to 'strike a blow' for the humble spud. 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 »

BASF learns cause of Swedish potato mix-up

Science & Technology: 25 Sep 10
German chemical company BASF said on Friday that it has discovered the cause behind the co-mingling of seeds from two strains of genetically modified potatoes in Sweden and pledged to ensure it will not occur again. READ »

'Frankenfood' spuds in Sweden due to 'error'

Science & Technology: 9 Sep 10
Seeds of a genetically modified potato ended up in a Swedish field due to “human error”, chemical giant BASF said on Thursday. READ »

'Frankenfood' potatoes turn up in Swedish field

Science & Technology: 6 Sep 10
The discovery of genetically modified potatoes in a field in Sweden has led to the European Commission on Monday issuing a summons on German chemical giant BASF. READ »

Rotten fish? It's a delicacy

Lifestyle: 25 Aug 10
It has been banned by airlines as an offensive weapon, its smells like a gas leak and it is Swedish schoolchildren's favourite way to cause classroom chaos. Yet thousands of Swedes regard it as a culinary delicacy. Emy Gelb reaches for a clothespin and takes a look at the famous Swedish "rotten herring" - surströmming. READ »

Blood pudding most disliked Swedish dish

Lifestyle: 24 Aug 10
Sponsored article: Foreigners living in Sweden can't get enough of smoked salmon, cinnamon buns, crayfish and meatballs. However, they have a harder time warming up to blood pudding, fried herring, Kalles kaviar and pasta with ketchup, The Local's readers revealed in a survey. READ »

What's On in Sweden: August 20th - 26th

Lifestyle: 19 Aug 10
What’s on in Sweden: Magnificent men and their flying machines in Stockholm, midnight runners in Gothenburg, and it's festival time in Malmö. READ »

Big claims, little evidence: Sweden's law against buying sex

Analysis & Opinion: 23 Jul 10
A new review of Sweden's ban on buying sex has provided little hard evidence that the policy of prohibition has worked, writes Laura Agustín, but few politicians have dared to point out its obvious failings. READ »

Summer drought threatens harvest

Science & Technology: 13 Jul 10
After the harsh winter and hot July, forecasts for this season's harvest in Sweden make difficult reading for the country's farmers. 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 »

Sweden in plea to save stinky fermented herring

Politics: 23 Jun 10
Sweden's agriculture minister Eskil Erlandsson pleaded with the EU's health and consumer policy commissioner on Tuesday to save one of the country's most loved - and loathed - delicacies: stinky fermented herring. READ »

Strangers to marry at alternate 'royal' wedding

Society: 11 Jun 10
A Malmö-based art network has decided to join in the royal wedding fun and organise their own mass wedding under the theme "kinda cheaper, not as good" and with a twist - the hopefuls will not know whom they will marry until the day. READ »

Cranes - and nature-lovers - flock to Swedish lake

Travel: 6 May 10
At Lake Hornborga in western Sweden, nature lovers from across Europe have gathered to witness the extraordinary gathering of 25,000 cranes, writes Rita Devlin Marier. READ »

The Local launches America's News in British English

Society: 1 Apr 10
With English-speakers worldwide seeing their own versions of the language eroded by a global standard, The Local is launching an ambitious new project to bring befuddled migrants all the latest news in the English that suits them best. READ »

Springtime skiing - just a bus ride from Stockholm

Travel: 19 Mar 10
If watching the Olympics gave you an itch to hit the slopes, consider Romme Alpin, a bus ride from Stockholm, says Davrell Roberts Tien. READ »

Melodifestivalen draws 3.9 million viewers

Society: 15 Mar 10
A bumper week for public broadcaster SVT saw ratings explode for the finals on consecutive evenings of song competition Melodifestivalen and ever-popular game show På Spåret. READ »

Strange foods, and how to find them

Analysis & Opinion: 13 Jan 10
Sweden may be a mecca of sorts when it comes to yogurt but try finding a simple potato waffle and you will be sorely disappointed, writes obdurate blow-in moaner Paddy Kelly in his latest petulant sideswipe at the bosom that feeds. READ »

Spud missile offender found not guilty due to age

National: 23 Dec 09
A court in western Sweden has cleared a potato-gun-wielding 15-year-old boy of weapons charges due to his young age. READ »

Swedish Rail Destinations: Piteå

Travel: 17 Dec 09
Sponsored article: From sunbathing at midnight in summer to long walks over frozen ice in winter, Piteå is never short on fun and surreal activities. READ »

Five festive pointers for the perfect Swedish Christmas

Lifestyle: 8 Dec 09
It’s that time of year when people are starting to flippantly use the C-word. Or Jul as it is known in Sweden. But what are the secret ingredients to the perfect Swedish Christmas? Ben Kersley investigates. READ »

Nobel Week kicks off with feast and fancy

Society: 6 Dec 09
Nobel Week is once again in full swing, with the 12 Nobel laureates and their respective entourages arriving in the Swedish capital over the weekend. The week’s festivities will culminate with the Nobel Ceremony and Banquet on Thursday. READ »

How to survive the Christmas buffet without looking like an idiot

Analysis & Opinion: 3 Dec 09
Does the herring lead us into Jansson's temptation or is it the other way around? Elizabeth Dacey-Fondelius has the lowdown on how to prevent your office julbord from ending in yuletide tears. READ »

Sweden and the art of standing in line

Analysis & Opinion: 30 Nov 09
Grab a ticket, wait your turn, then pounce. Paddy Kelly examines the vicissitudes and intricacies of queuing in Sweden. READ »

Swedes neglect their fruit and veg: report

Society: 13 Aug 09
Sweden trails behind its European neighbours in regard to consumption of fruit and vegetables, a new report has shown. READ »

August in Sweden: drinking shots, sinking ships and stinking fish

Lifestyle: 3 Aug 09
The Year in Sweden - August: Journalist Kim Loughran sketches a month by month account of the country he has called home ever since his accidental migration in 1966. READ »

Fried potato with 'face of Jesus Christ' for sale on eBay

Society: 14 May 09
A restaurant in southern Sweden has put a potato up for auction after staff discovered what they believed to be the face of Jesus Christ in a spud that "hopped out of the frying pan" earlier this week. READ »

What's your favourite Swedish dialect?

Analysis & Opinion: 29 Apr 09
The Local's regular panel grapples with Sweden's many dialects and tries to decide whether they should be classified as throat diseases or things of poetic beauty. READ »

Eating healthy to look fit for summer

Lifestyle: 23 Apr 09
Sponsored article: With the sun shining and beach holidays on the way, Keith Moore looks at the Swedish foods to embrace and avoid to help look svelte in your swimming costume this summer, in association with Planet Fitness. READ »

What's on in Sweden: April 3 - 9

Lifestyle: 2 Apr 09
What's on in Sweden: New York Stories bids farewell in Stockholm; Sahara Hotnights in Gothenburg; Chicks on Speed in Malmö. READ »

Children's TV presenter cuts off finger tip on air

Society: 2 Apr 09
A Swedish children's television presenter gave credence to the well-worn phrase "don't try this at home" when she sliced off the tip of a finger on live TV. READ »

Swedish vegetable prices at 15-year high

National: 21 Mar 09
Swedish vegetable prices have risen 15.6 percent over the past year and are at now at their highest for 15 years, according to new figures from Statistics Sweden. READ »

Are you a love refugee?

Dating: 11 Feb 09
Every week, we ask a regular panel of readers to discuss a particular aspect of life in Sweden. This week: moving to Sweden for love. READ »

Christmas booze gets stuck in the post

Analysis & Opinion: 12 Dec 08
Sending alcoholic drinks through the Swedish postal system can be a tricky business - unless you happen to order from the state alcohol retail monopoly, explains Mark Majzner. READ »

Nobel laureates receive prizes in Stockholm

Society: 10 Dec 08
Princess Madeleine and economics laureate Paul Krugman were among the guests at the Nobel banquet in Stockholm's City Hall on Wednesday evening. READ »

Americans cook Thanksgiving meal for Stockholm's homeless

Society: 27 Nov 08
A group of volunteers from the American Club of Sweden cooked up a Thanksgiving feast on Thursday for residents and staff at one of Stockholm’s homeless shelters. READ »

Swedes choose computer games over sports: study

Science & Technology: 27 Nov 08
Computer games are nearly three times more popular among Swedes than football and ice hockey combined, according to a new study. READ »

EU critic to run for European Parliament

Politics: 30 Sep 08
Social Democratic Party Secretary and EU-critic Marita Ulvskog on Tuesday announced her plans to run for a spot in the European Parliament in the upcoming 2009 elections. READ »

Social Forum: Financial turmoil highlights need for change

Analysis & Opinion: 18 Sep 08
As the world’s attention is taken up with how to address the current financial crisis, the AFP’s Delphine Touitou reports that activists gathered in Malmö for the Europe Social Forum see social change as key to avoiding future financial meltdowns. READ »

Fermented herring - a smelly Swedish speciality

Lifestyle: 23 Aug 08
Every year on the third Thursday in August, Swedes gather with friends and family to celebrate the start of the season for fermented Baltic herring, or surströmming as it is called in Swedish. AFP's Pauline Conradsson was there to share in the fun. READ »

Young man stabbed in 'potato peeler game'

National: 21 Aug 08
A 20-year-old man found with serious stab wounds to his stomach outside his apartment in Hjo, south-west Sweden, apparently received his injuries during a game involving potato peelers. READ »

Top ten Swedish taste sensations

Lifestyle: 19 Aug 08
Sweden has a rich and varied culinary tradition, and a vast selection of dishes which have, quite rightly, earned their places as favourites with gourmands worldwide, writes Matt O’Leary. READ »

Swedish food aims to knock France off its perch

Society: 22 Jul 08
The Swedish government announced a new vision on Tuesday aiming to knock France off its pedestal and establish Sweden as haute cuisine leader of the world. READ »

Swedish town chosen for international potato academy

National: 24 Jun 08
The United Nations has declared 2008 the international year of the potato and now the lovable spud is set to have its own academy seated in Alingsås in western Sweden. 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 »

What's on in Sweden: May 30 - June 5

Lifestyle: 29 May 08
What’s on in Sweden: May 30th – June 5th. Stockholm marathon, folk music in Gothenburg, Salsa dancing in Malmö. READ »

Swedish sun is summer's star attraction

Lifestyle: 28 May 08
He may not be able to back it up with hard science, but David Bartal is willing to wager that Sweden has probably the best sunshine in the world. READ »

Tomato invasion from outer space

Analysis & Opinion: 22 May 08
You say potato, I say pot-ah-to. You say tomato, David Bartal says extraterrestrial plant fraud. READ »

Island spotting on an Åland day cruise

Travel: 21 May 08
A ferry trip to Åland provides visitors tourists with one of the best possible ways to take in the Stockholm archipelago, writes René Rice. READ »

Gotland: Sweden's Baltic beauty

Travel: 8 May 08
If you’re looking for an island paradise there’s no need to travel to the other side of the world. Just a few hours’ ferry ride from Stockholm, the island of Gotland has it all, writes René Rice. READ »

Saddle sore in Sweden: Trying to beat the no booze blues

Travel: 21 Apr 08
After a gruelling day in the saddle Bernie Friend looks forward to a beer at the Swedish Tourist Association (STF) hostel in Åsa. But the proprietor has other ideas. READ »

Michelin-starred restaurants in Gothenburg

Lifestyle: 3 Mar 08
Matt O'Leary discovers there is plenty of fine dining to be had in a city not always associated with gourmet grub. READ »

Running amok in Jokkmokk

Travel: 13 Feb 08
Alec Forss heads to the Arctic Circle to take in Sami culture and reindeer games at the world’s coldest winter market in Jokkmokk. READ »

New potatoes make early appearance

Society: 29 Jan 08
A hobby gardener in southern Sweden has already harvested the first potatoes of the New Year. Daisies and strawberries have also been sighted. READ »

'Silly' EU vodka rule slammed by Sweden

Politics: 18 Dec 07
New EU rules mean that Swedes buying 'brännvin' - traditional Swedish vodka - will need to be informed by the labels that they are purchasing a 'spirit drink'. READ »

Pomp and ceremony for Nobel winners

National: 11 Dec 07
Stockholm put on its glad rags and millions watched on TV as the Nobel Banquet celebrated the world's best brains. READ »

Nobel Banquet: the feast of feasts

Lifestyle: 10 Dec 07
Serving a banquet to over 1,400 people is no mean feat, and when the event is the Nobel Banquet, the stakes are high. Charlotte West goes behind the scenes at the grandest event in Sweden's calendar. READ »

Fantasies of escaping my squalor

Lifestyle: 5 Oct 07
Tipping Point:Kathleen Harman is a firm subscriber to the belief that it is a dull woman who keeps a tidy house. But lack of space, time and money doesn’t stop people having aspirations for their homes, she finds. READ »

Artist: 'We needed a hot potato'

Society: 5 Sep 07
Artist Lars Vilks has spoken out about the controversy surrounding the publication of his picture of Muhammad as a dog in a local newspaper. READ »

Eating my way through Sweden's winter

Lifestyle: 31 Aug 07
Tipping Point: Detecting a chill in the air, Kathleen Harman decides it's time to add a layer of blubber. Thankfully, traditional Swedish food is more than up to the job. READ »

Diving into a divine day out

Lifestyle: 17 Aug 07
Tipping point: Kathleen Harman finds that letting it all hang out in a 1920s open air bathing complex near Stockholm is the closest thing to heaven on earth. READ »

The lowdown on... Allsång på Skansen

Lifestyle: 26 Jun 07
Lots of people gathered in a big park, clutching songbooks and singing songs about flowers and waterways and general goodness. First televised in 1979, just a couple of years after punk broke, what exactly is Allsång på Skansen? READ »

Belly dancing and hummus - Swedes fall for Lebanese

Lifestyle: 14 Jun 07
The war that tore through Lebanon in the 1980s brought 15,000 Lebanese to Sweden. One result of this is that Swedes are becoming connoisseurs of Middle Eastern cooking – and belly dancing – as Rami Abdelrahman reports. READ »

'Sahlin will lead Social Democrats'

Analysis & Opinion: 4 Jan 07
Sweden's Social Democrats are looking for a new leader and Mona Sahlin seems to be the front runner. The Local asked political expert Stig-Björn Ljunggren to help us size up the contenders. READ »

Swedes see the funny side of Soviet power

Analysis & Opinion: 27 Dec 06
Nima Sanandaji reviews a new Swedish book analysing the use of humour under the totalitarianism of the Societ Union and a web site explaining how Soviet rule of Sweden's neighbours in the Baltic has affected the region. READ »

Swedish Pentecostalists surprise with Christmas spirit

National: 5 Dec 06
Ten thousand households in Värnamo, in southern Sweden, were treated to an unexpected Christmas gift from the local teetotal Pentecostalists: a recipe for a powerfully alcoholic mulled wine. READ »

Swedish farmer basks in latest ever potato harvest

National: 2 Dec 06
A potato farmer in southern Sweden said on Saturday she was bringing in the country's latest potato harvest thanks to one of the mildest and driest autumns on record. READ »

Sweden 'world's most democratic country'

Politics: 22 Nov 06
A new report by the Economist names Sweden as the world's most democratic country, with other Scandinavian countries close behind. But political experts in Sweden question the report's conclusions. READ »

Romantic farmers seduce Sweden

Lifestyle: 1 Nov 06
Swedes are gripped by farmer fever – a show in which women compete to win the hearts of men of the soil is beating Idol in the ratings. "The farmer has a cult status in society," explains a spokesman for Sweden's farming union. READ »

The refined art of fermented fish

Lifestyle: 22 Sep 06
It's one of the hardest Swedish culinary traditions for foreigners – and many Swedes – to understand: the annual fest of surströmming. READ »

Simple home cooking 'extends life expectancy'

Science & Technology: 9 Sep 06
A new study shows that north European home cooking leads to a higher life expectancy than Mediterranean food. And since Swedes live longer than almost everyone else, is Swedish cooking the healthiest? READ »

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