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Swedish pressure needed on Assange: accuser

Politics: 23 May 13
One of the women who has accused Julian Assange of sex crimes has called on the Swedish government to increase pressure on Ecuador to hand over the WikiLeaks-founder to authorities in Sweden. READ »

Fashion prize turns Rookies into players

Lifestyle: 22 May 13
Swedish designers who fight for brand-name recognition in the notoriously hard-to-crack fashion business tell The Local's Victoria Hussey about the importance of the Swedish Rookies Award. READ »

Danes invade Sweden for Eurovision final

Society: 17 May 13
With Denmark tipped to win this year's Eurovision final, The Local's Patrick Reilly caught up with a few Danes who'd crossed the divide to be in Malmö for Saturday night's final. READ »

Assange's sex crimes accuser speaks out

National: 16 May 13
One of the two Swedish women who accused WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange of sex crimes has turned to her personal blog to talk about the ordeal for what is believed to be the first time. READ »

Swedish court clears 'bottle sex' men of rape

National: 15 May 13
A Swedish court has cleared three teenagers accused of rape for inserting a wine bottle in a girl's vagina until she started bleeding. READ »

Six teens on trial for Stockholm gang rape

National: 10 May 13
Six teenage boys aged 15 to 17 are facing trial for raping a 15-year-old girl in a north-western suburb of Stockholm in March. READ »

Walpurgis night partying ends in violence

Society: 1 May 13
Walpurgis Night (Valborg) celebrations led to drunkenness and violence around Sweden, with a rape of a minor reported in Uppsala and 98 cases of assault and nine fires reported in Stockholm. READ »

Sweden's 'racist sniper' felled for further crimes

National: 25 Apr 13
Convicted murderer Peter Mangs had his attempt to overturn his life sentence quashed on Thursday by a local appeals court, which also found him guilty of an additional three attempted murders. READ »

'Military mouthpiece' sets off WikiLeaks backlash

Politics: 23 Apr 13
Twitter users in Sweden have leapt to an entertaining defence of their country after @WikiLeaks accused the @Sweden curator of being a military mouthpiece - after he labelled them "mad tinfoil hatters" . READ »

Man jailed for raping sleeping man

National: 13 Apr 13
A man has been jailed for two years by a court in Karlstad in central Sweden for raping a male acquaintance in his sleep. READ »

'Net dating makes me wonder if I'd date myself'

Lifestyle: 12 Apr 13
A lost wallet, a shaved-bare 24-year-old, and multiple page visits by a steroid addict leaves Emilia Millicent thinking she's had the worse run of luck at internet dating ever... until she asked her friends about theirs. READ »

'Green Sweden and giant India need each other'

National: 9 Apr 13
India's ambassador to Sweden, Banashri Bose Harrison, sees a green future ahead for the two countries' business relationships, spurred on by Swedish companies' need for emerging markets and India's thirst for environmentally friendly solutions. READ »

Notorious rapist jailed for sex with 14-year-old girl

National: 9 Apr 13
A man previously convicted for several rapes in Sweden in the 1970s and 1980s has been jailed anew, receiving a four-year sentence for child rape and buying sexual services from a child. READ »

Extradition doesn't apply to Assange: judge

National: 4 Apr 13
A Swedish supreme court judge discussing his country's legal system and the case of WikiLeaks' founder Julian Assange with Australian students has said that Swedish law prohibits extradition for military or political crimes. READ »

Assange sex crimes accuser fires her lawyer

Society: 28 Mar 13
One of the two women in the Swedish Assange case has dropped her high-profile lawyer, reportedly for speaking too much to the press. READ »

'Marathons are more like a warm-up for us'

Lifestyle: 28 Mar 13
Two Swedish Easter witches are giving up the spring festivities in Sweden to run 3,000 kilometres from Istanbul back home to Stockholm with all their gear packed tight into a pram. Kristina Paltén and Carina Borén are The Local's pick for Swede(s) of the Week. READ »

'If you've got a unique idea - just go for it'

Lifestyle: 25 Mar 13
A 25-year-old dog lover from Texas unleashed an unusual business idea when she moved to Gothenburg three years ago, charting an unexpected path in building up her Swedish career. READ »

Sweden bids farewell to Princess Lilian

National: 16 Mar 13
Sweden's Welsh-born Princess Lilian, who waited three decades to marry her prince, was buried Saturday after thousands of Swedes paid their respects to one of the most popular members of the royal family. READ »

Nordic diet cuts heart disease risk: study

Science & Technology: 16 Mar 13
A healthy Nordic diet helps to reduce cardiovascular disease and the risk of type 2 diabetes, according to a study initiated by the Nordic Council of Ministers. READ »

Swedes pay respects to Princess Lilian

National: 15 Mar 13
The lying in state of Princess Lilian of Sweden was held on Friday at the Royal Palace in Stockholm, with hundreds of well-wishers turning up to pay their final respects. READ »

Sweden slides to ninth in world tourism tables

Travel: 7 Mar 13
Sweden still scrapes into the top ten of countries with a competitive tourism industry, but has slipped down four spots in the ranking, according to a report by the World Economic Forum released on Thursday. READ »

Six held for suspected rape near Stockholm

National: 6 Mar 13
Several teenage boys have been held for involvement in the suspected gang rape of a teenage girl northwest of Stockholm. READ »

Assange Swedish fears 'sheer fantasy': Australia

Politics: 26 Feb 13
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange's claims that Sweden's case against him is a conspiracy to have him extradited to the United States have been dismissed as "sheer fantasy" by Australia's foreign minister. READ »

Eritreans in Sweden targeted for extortion

Politics: 23 Feb 13
Two men and one woman have been arrested in Stockholm on suspicion of blackmail and conspiring to commit murder in a case believed to be connected to the Eritrean regime's systematic oppression of Eritreans living in exile. READ »

Second 'infidelity check' attack ruled to be sexual

National: 22 Feb 13
A man who violated his girlfriend's private parts in an "infidelity check" was convicted of sex crimes by a court in southern Sweden, only four days after another man in Stockholm was cleared of rape charges in a similar case. READ »

Forced 'infidelity check' not rape: Swedish court

Society: 21 Feb 13
A Swedish court has ruled that a 28-year-old man who ripped off his girlfriend's trousers and underwear to perform an "infidelity check" is not guilty of rape or any other sex crimes. READ »

Assange policing costs near 30 million kronor

National: 16 Feb 13
The costs of maintaining a police presence at the Ecuadorian embassy in London have totalled almost 30 million kronor ($4.7 million) following Julian Assange's decision to jump bail and seek asylum there last June. READ »

Don't forget about the 'good' internet hatred

Analysis & Opinion: 13 Feb 13
As Sweden continues to discuss internet hatred, Paulina Neuding, editor of centre-right Swedish magazine Neo, argues that the left openly subjects opinion-makers who disagree with them to similarly hateful comments. READ »

'I dream that my son has been butchered'

Analysis & Opinion: 7 Feb 13
As the Swedish media examines the climate of hatred towards women in the public eye, editor and author Åsa Linderborg recounts what happened when her newspaper Aftonbladet decided to blow the lid on Sweden’s far-right websites. (WARNING: STRONG LANGUAGE). READ »

Assange backer defends Swedish women’s rights

National: 7 Feb 13
WikiLeaks fan Jemima Khan, who helped post bail for its founder Julian Assange after he handed himself in to UK police over sex crime allegations by two Swedish women, has criticized his prolonged extradition fight. READ »

Murder threats push women to self-censor

National: 7 Feb 13
Threats of extreme violence, murder, and rape plague the lives of many women who work in the spotlight in Sweden, but police often fail to act on the threats in part because they are delivered via emails or posts in online discussion threads. READ »

Eight years for brother who fatally stabbed sister

National: 29 Jan 13
The 17-year-old boy from southern Sweden who stabbed his sister to death in April was sentenced to eight years in prison on Tuesday for what the court referred to as an "honour killing". READ »

Pre-school employee jailed for child rape

National: 19 Jan 13
A 32-year-old man, who has worked at several pre-schools in Malmö in recent years, was on Friday imprisoned for four years and three months for aggravated rape and the sexual assault of a child. READ »

No arrests as police hunt for gang rape suspects

National: 15 Jan 13
No arrests have yet been made and police continue their investigation following the suspected gang rape on Sunday of a 22-year-old woman near the Sundbyberg train station in Stockholm. READ »

Woman raped by five men in Stockholm

National: 13 Jan 13
Police are searching for five men who attacked and raped a 22-year-old woman near the Sundbyberg train station in Stockholm in the early hours of Sunday morning. READ »

Swede jailed for 'long-distance' child rape

Science & Technology: 10 Jan 13
A 52-year-old Swedish man was convicted on Thursday for ordering the rape of 18 Filipino minors via webcam, with a court sentencing him to eight years in prison. READ »

More Swedish men report being raped

Society: 10 Jan 13
Reports of male rape are on the rise in Sweden, new figures show, yet sexual violence experts believe the figures represent only the tip of the iceberg as many men are too ashamed to report the assaults. READ »

'They're the unknowns': skyscraper pic expert

Society: 8 Jan 13
A documentary film maker on a mission to identify the workers in the iconic Lunch Atop a Skyscraper image says a Swedish family's claim to recognizing two of the men perched on a beam could be plausible. READ »

'My dad is in famous NY skyscraper pic': Swede

National: 7 Jan 13
Members of a family in western Sweden have claimed their migrant worker father is one of the men seated on a steel beam and having lunch high above the skyscrapers in the iconic picture from 1930s New York City. READ »

First Swede set to receive 'technology Nobel'

Science & Technology: 4 Jan 13
A Swedish engineer credited with developing modern mobile telephony standards is among the recipients of the prestigious Draper Prize, awarded annually for engineering achievements that have had a positive impact on society. READ »

Two Swedish restaurants make global top ten

Travel: 3 Jan 13
Restaurant reviewers Zagat included two Swedish eateries in its top-ten list of the world's best eateries. READ »

'Why won't Swedes hire English speakers?'

Analysis & Opinion: 3 Jan 13
After six months in Sweden, US native Joe Beaumier reflects on the difficulties foreigners who speak English face landing a job in Sweden when they're unable to speak advanced Swedish. READ »

'Limit Muslims' birth rate': Sweden Democrat

Politics: 3 Jan 13
An outspoken local Sweden Democrat politician who previously argued “negro” is not a racist term, has generated headlines again by calling for a law to cap the fertility rate of Muslims around the world. READ »

Vets warn of Christmas pet perils

Society: 24 Dec 12
Ribbons, dark chocolate, bun dough and tree lights are just some of the seasonal items that Swedes' pets have swallowed so far this Christmas. READ »

Seal moves into Swedish elderly home

Science & Technology: 22 Dec 12
Residents in a southern Swedish elderly home will soon get to cuddle up with a fuzzy seal from Japan. READ »

'Instagram slut shaming riot was healthy'

Analysis & Opinion: 20 Dec 12
Swedish journalist and lecturer Sofia Mirjamsdotter thinks the Instagram riot says little about the modern age, and everything about ancient structures of bullying and sexual hypocrisy. But it could also herald change. READ »

EU to uphold export ban on Swedish snus

Business & Money: 19 Dec 12
The European Commission plans to ban flavoured snus, according to the final version of its proposed tobacco directive presented on Wednesday, which also calls for the current ban on snus exports to remain in place. READ »

God and Vikings: Ricky Gervais hits Stockholm

Lifestyle: 17 Dec 12
After British comedian Ricky Gervais performed in Stockholm on Sunday night, The Local’s Oliver Gee reflects on why a liberal Swedish crowd took such delight in the mostly dark and, many would argue, offensive humour. READ »

Brussels plays rough with Swedish snus

Business & Money: 5 Dec 12
Swedish moist snuff is once again under threat from a new EU directive, with a new generation of flavoured snus in particular at risk, according to Swedish media reports. READ »

Court frees accused rapist: 'no' isn't enough

Society: 28 Nov 12
A man charged with raping a woman in central Sweden has been acquitted after the court ruled she didn't protest vigorously enough. READ »

Foster child rapist jailed for eight years

National: 27 Nov 12
A 61-year-old man was sentenced to eight years in prison by the Attunda District Court on Tuesday for raping two young children who were in his care, one of whom was just four years old. READ »

Swedish envoy bashes Aussie press on Assange

Politics: 26 Nov 12
Sweden's ambassador to Australia took an Australian columnist to task for defending WikiLeaks-founder Julian Assange against rape allegations, documents recently published by the whistleblower website reveal. READ »

Brother on trial for stabbing sister to death

National: 26 Nov 12
The murder trial of a 17-year-old boy suspected of fatally stabbing his 19-year-old sister more than 100 times with two knives and a pair of scissors started in southern Sweden on Monday. READ »

Swede charged for 'long-distance' child rape

Science & Technology: 23 Nov 12
Charges have been filed against a man who ordered the sexual exploitation of Philippine children so he could watch the acts via webcam back in Sweden. READ »

Teenage boy reports group rape

National: 11 Nov 12
A 17-year-old boy has reported that he was raped by several men near a churchyard in central Växjö in southern Sweden on Friday night. READ »

Agency to probe small-time cheats

Business & Money: 29 Oct 12
The Swedish Social Insurance Agency will be launching a probe into small-time benefits cheats in Sweden, offences that the agency claims have not been given the priority they deserve by police and prosecutors. READ »

Correa: Sweden can talk to Assange in London

Politics: 27 Oct 12
Ecuadorian president Rafael Correa has proposed that Sweden send a prosecutor to the country's embassy in London to interview Julian Assange, whose health he claims is suffering. READ »

'Catastrophic' year for Swedish wineries

Business & Money: 22 Oct 12
Sweden’s winegrowers have reported a bad year for Swedish wine, with a late flowering and heavy rains leading to massive harvest losses. READ »

'Britain acted like an empire': Ecuador envoy

Politics: 22 Oct 12
The Ecuadorian ambassador to London slammed Britain on Sunday for "acting like an empire" when it threatened to raid the Ecuadorian embassy, where WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange is holed up avoiding extradition to Sweden. READ »

Court rejects transgender rape acquittal

National: 16 Oct 12
The acquittal of a man who was charged with raping a transgender woman has been overturned after an appeals court overruled a lower court''s finding that the rape was "impossible" because the victim was still biologically a man. READ »

Ancient tomb found at 'Sweden's Stonehenge'

Society: 15 Oct 12
Archaeologists in southern Sweden have unearthed what is presumed to be a 5,000-year-old dolmen, or a portal tomb, near the megalithic monument Ale’s Stones, sometimes referred to as "Sweden's Stonehenge". READ »

'Anni Dewani was not raped': forensic expert

National: 10 Oct 12
Swedish honeymooner Anni Dewani was not sexually assaulted before she was shot dead, a pathologist testified in the ongoing trial in South Africa. READ »

Swedish teen's rape story causes Facebook stir

Society: 5 Oct 12
A Swedish teenager has caused a stir after posting a video where she retold details about how she was raped by an older friend, the day after he was sentenced to prison for two years. READ »

'Sweden should make promises': Amnesty

Politics: 28 Sep 12
Human rights group Amnesty International urged Sweden on Thursday to guarantee WikiLeaks founder Julian Asange that he will not be extradited to the US if he goes to Sweden for questioning. READ »

French vineyard uncorks 'Swedish' champagne

Lifestyle: 21 Sep 12
The first ever Swedish-owned champagne house recently opened up its gates in northern France, promising a comprehensive environment policy and “honesty in the bottle”, The Local's Rebecca Martin discovers. READ »

Swede held for 'ordering' child rape online

Society: 13 Sep 12
A Swedish man has been ordered held on remand after authorities discovered that he was paying women in the Philippines to sexually assault children in front of a webcam while he watched on his computer in Sweden. READ »

Swede's accused killer 'deserves life in prison'

National: 13 Sep 12
The man accused of murdering a Swedish student in Paris in 2008 should be sentenced to life in prison, a French prosecutor said on Friday in closing arguments. READ »

Fury as top Pirate calls for end to child porn ban

Politics: 10 Sep 12
Rick Falkvinge, the founder Sweden's Pirate Party, has found himself in hot water after publishing a lengthy polemic calling for the legalization of child pornography. READ »

Accused Frenchman gets naked in new trial delay

National: 7 Sep 12
A French taxi driver and convicted rapist accused of murdering a Swedish student in Paris in 2008 stripped naked before he was scheduled to appear in court on Friday morning, further delaying his trial. READ »

Boy who sewed lips shut to stay in Sweden

National: 6 Sep 12
The 15-year-old boy from Afghanistan who sewed his mouth shut after his residency application was rejected will not be deported from Sweden after a previous decision was reversed on Thursday. READ »

Swede's accused killer 'was a good boy': mum

National: 6 Sep 12
The trial of an unlicenced taxi driver and convicted rapist accused of murdering a Swedish student in Paris in 2008 resumed on Wednesday with a plea from the man's mother that her son was a "good boy". READ »

Boy who sewed mouth shut to be deported

National: 5 Sep 12
A 15-year-old boy from Afghanistan who sewed his mouth shut after his application for Swedish residency was rejected will be deported to Italy, in what a Swedish MEP called a "humanitarian catastrophe in my own country". READ »

French taxi driver on trial for Swede's murder

National: 3 Sep 12
An unlicensed taxi driver and serial rapist accused of kidnapping and murdering a Swedish student in Paris in 2008 is set to go on trial in France on Tuesday. READ »

'Ban Islam in Sweden': Sweden Democrat

Politics: 26 Aug 12
"Ban Islam in Sweden and deport those who persist in believing in the religion", said Pär Norling, group leader of the Sweden Democrats in Bollnäs, in an interview with Swedish television. READ »

Lawyer has 'surprising' news in Assange case

National: 23 Aug 12
Julian Assange's lawyer said Thursday that a prosecutor from Sweden had been requested to take a statement in London from the WikiLeaks founder, adding that "surprising" information about the rape claims would be revealed. READ »

Assange case relies on US guarantees: Sweden

National: 22 Aug 12
Sweden announced Tuesday that it is in the hands of Washington, not Stockholm, to give WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange the guarantees he requested. READ »

US rejects Assange's 'wild' witch hunt claims

National: 21 Aug 12
The United States responded to Julian Assange's "witch hunt" accusations, stating Monday that the WikiLeaks founder is trying to deflect attention from the question of whether he will face justice in Sweden. READ »

Julian Assange to address world media

National: 19 Aug 12
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange is to face the world's media on Sunday to comment on the latest developments in his fight to evade extradition to Sweden to answer rape and sexual assault allegations. READ »

Swedish pastor jailed for prayer circle rape

National: 18 Aug 12
A Swedish Pentacostalist pastor has been sentenced to two years imprisonment for raping a member of a prayer group which he led at a church in Stockholm. READ »

US denies pressuring UK in Assange case

National: 17 Aug 12
The US on Thursday denied charges that it had put pressure on the UK to extradite Julian Assange, claiming to not be involved in what has become an international row over the WikiLeaks founder's situation. READ »

Sweden slams Ecuador's asylum decision

National: 16 Aug 12
Sweden rejected Ecuador's claim that Julian Assange would not get a fair trial as a basis for granting asylum, and summoned the Ecuadorian ambassador to explain Quito's decision. READ »

The Raoul Wallenberg Calendar: Q&A with Brian Palmer

Lifestyle: 4 Aug 12
With the centenary of Swedish diplomat Raoul Wallenberg's birth on Saturday, The Local catches up with Brian Palmer, a researcher at Uppsala University who has created a calendar to commemorate individuals of exceptional civic courage. READ »

Ecuador moots Assange interview in London

National: 31 Jul 12
Sweden has been asked by Ecuador to interview WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange regarding accusations of rape and sexual harassament in London. READ »

Norwegian boy suspected of Örebro rape

National: 27 Jul 12
A Norwegian boy participating in a football tournament in central Sweden is suspected of rape, while two teammates are suspected of sexually harassing three girls. READ »

Assange case will 'not affect' Olympics: Quito

National: 26 Jul 12
Ecuador said Wednesday it would reach a decision on whether to grant asylum to WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange that would not alienate Britain nor affect the London 2012 Olympic Games. READ »

Assange hires Spanish lawyer Baltasar Garzón

National: 25 Jul 12
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has hired Spanish celebrity jurist Baltasar Garzón to assist his bid to seek asylum in Ecuador and avoid extradition to Sweden to face rape charges. READ »

Girl reports rape attempt at Sweden's Gothia Cup

National: 21 Jul 12
A teenage girl has reported an attempted rape by a fellow participant at the Gothia Cup youth football tournament in Gothenburg. READ »

Swedish teen acquitted of Malaga rape

National: 21 Jul 12
A 17-year-old Swedish high school student accused of raping a woman in southern Spain last July was acquitted by a Malaga court on Friday. READ »

Man's leg sliced by 'hidden' bus seat scalpel

Society: 18 Jul 12
A man in northern Sweden needed stitches after sitting on bus seat that contained a hidden scalpel, something the man believes was purposely fitted to the seat to cause passengers harm. READ »

Rape suspect arrested following Facebook find

National: 16 Jul 12
A woman used Facebook to identify the man she believes raped her in a park in western Sweden on Saturday morning, one of three rapes reported in less than 24 hours in the area at the weekend. READ »

Swede in new slimy slug slaughter: 27,000 killed

Society: 16 Jul 12
An elderly man armed with an ice-scraper in western Sweden has taken extreme measures after Spanish "killer" slugs took over his café. READ »

Several rapes reported in small Swedish town

National: 15 Jul 12
Early on Sunday morning police were alerted to the third outdoor rape reported in less than 24 hours in the small Swedish town of Varberg. READ »

Ecuador 'won't yield' to pressure: president

National: 11 Jul 12
Ecuador's government will not bow to British, Swedish and US pressure in the decision of whether to grant asylum to Julian Assange, but will make a 'sovereign' decision, said President Rafael Correa Tuesday. READ »

Assange asylum 'may spark US smear tactics'

National: 10 Jul 12
Granting WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange political asylum in Ecuador to avoid extradition to Sweden may lead the United States to discredit the South American country, Quito's ambassador in Washington said Monday. READ »

Transgender woman appeals rape acquittal

National: 6 Jul 12
A transgender woman who was the victim of an attempted rape has appealed a Swedish court’s decision to clear the offender of the charges after the court argued the rape was "impossible" because the victim was still biologically a man. READ »

Assange rape allegations 'hilarious': minister

Politics: 5 Jul 12
The sex crime accusations lodged in Sweden against Julian Assange are laughable, Ecuador's foreign minister said on Wednesday, adding that his country is still reviewing the asylum application filed by the WikiLeaks founder. READ »

Man beats rape rap after victim found to be a man

National: 4 Jul 12
A man who attempted to rape a woman has been cleared of the charges by a Swedish court after it turned out that the woman he tried to rape was biologically a man. READ »

Teen 'partially confesses' to raping five kids

National: 3 Jul 12
A 19-year-old man has been detained for the suspected rape of at least five children between the ages of five and seven in central Sweden, crimes the man has partially confessed to, prosectors revealed on Tuesday. READ »

Sweden joins call for UN arms trade treaty

Business & Money: 2 Jul 12
Sweden, together with France, Germany and Britain, called for an arms trade treaty from the United Nations on Monday, aiming to fight the worldwide suffering caused by the "poorly regulated arms trade". READ »

Assange ‘will not comply’ with UK police orders

National: 29 Jun 12
Julian Assange will remain in the Ecuadorian embassy, choosing not to comply with UK police orders to turn himself in for extradition to Sweden, a spokesperson for the WikiLeaks founder said Friday. READ »

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