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A YouTube salute to Sami National Day

Lifestyle: 6 Feb 12
As Sweden's indigenous Sami celebrate their National Day on February 6th, The Local offers up a few video clips highlighting their unique vocal traditions. READ »

Swedish drivers smash into elk, reindeer

Society: 30 Dec 11
Six elk were hit by motorists in northern Sweden in the span of a few hours on Thursday afternoon, bringing the three day total of accidents involving large mammals to at least 20 for the region. READ »

Sweden's elk trump reindeer in new Christmas book

Lifestyle: 21 Dec 11
Some face time with Sweden's mighty elk led best selling children’s book author Jan Brett to choose the 'King of the Forest' rather than sleigh-pulling reindeer to star alongside a family of trolls in her latest Christmas-themed book, The Local's Joel Linde discovers. READ »

'It often feels like Christmas in Sweden is only about presents'

Analysis & Opinion: 19 Dec 11
Rampant holiday consumerism is hard to avoid, writes US-native and parent Rebecca Ahlfeldt, as she struggles to reconcile competing Swedish and American Christmas traditions in finding gifts for her children. READ »

Creating a Christmas home, Swedish style

Lifestyle: 8 Dec 11
Looking for tips for how to give your home some Swedish Christmas flare? Interior design blogger Niki Brantmark provides a few ideas to help turn your home into a cutting edge Swedish winter wonderland. 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 »

Sweden's best Christmas markets

Lifestyle: 24 Nov 11
Christmas markets are a feature of Yuletide in Sweden and The Local has put together a pick of the best, all featuring warm spiced "glögg" for the adults, and plenty of fun activites for the children. READ »

Ten reasons to spend winter in Sweden

Travel: 23 Nov 11
While Sweden seems to be at its most captivating during the warm summer months of June to August, here’s an insider tip — the country is just as beautiful during the height of winter. Here are 10 reasons to visit Sweden during winter. READ »

Dutch crooner named Santa of the Year

Society: 21 Nov 11
A velvet-voiced Dutchman who could also hold his own on a mechanical bull didn't let a lack of snow diminish his joy at being crowned winner of the 2011 Santa Games in Gällivare in northern Sweden on Sunday. READ »

'Nothing wrong' with sausages boasting 125 percent meat

Society: 9 Nov 11
A charcuterie in northern Sweden, which offers several sausage varieties purporting to contain up to 125 percent meat, has defended its labeling by arguing it is simply “following the law”, despite consumer complaints. READ »

Swedish snow in November no show

Science & Technology: 9 Nov 11
According to meteorologists, the month of November has so far seen the least snow in over a hundred years in Sweden, in stark contrast to last year's late autumn blizzards. READ »

ICEHOTEL - a frozen dream

Travel: 27 Sep 11
A journey by dogsled through a pristine white landscape to the incredible ICEHOTEL. Double rooms and suites constructed entirely of ice. An ice lobby, a chamber of ice pillars and the famous Icebar. And then come the Northern Lights... READ »

The four best things to do on your Swedish holiday

Travel: 22 Sep 11
From lakeside castles to elk safaris in the north, a holiday in Sweden has lots to offer. Here are some ideas of what to do. READ »

Norwegian 'wild man' faked famed blog while living in a Swedish hotel

Society: 15 Sep 11
A Norwegian man who became a celebrity for documenting “a year” of living in the Norwegian wilds has confessed he spent much of the time living in a hotel in northern Sweden. READ »

Lace 'em up: Sweden’s five best hiking trails

Travel: 9 Jun 11
As the warm summer weather beckons, contributor Alec Forss offers up a list of some of Sweden's best hiking trails. 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 »

Hungry bears preying on more reindeer calves: study

Science & Technology: 22 May 11
A single bear in northern Sweden has killed more than 30 reindeer calves, leading researchers to conclude that the bear is more of a reindeer predator than previously thought. READ »

Sami win long fight for reindeer grazing rights

National: 27 Apr 11
Sweden's Supreme Court has ruled that Sami reindeer herders in northern Sweden can continue to let their animals graze in forests despite the objections of landowners, ending a 20 year dispute. READ »

Sweden replies to EU wolf hunt reprimand

Politics: 29 Mar 11
Sweden's environment minister has responded to European Commission criticism for allowing a recent cull of the country's wolf population, saying that the hunt was needed to boost acceptance of the animal. READ »

On skis in Sweden's wild, wild north

Travel: 25 Feb 11
For a winter adventure of epic proportions, The Local’s Karen Holst steps off the ski slopes and into Sweden’s lone Arctic wilderness – Sarek National Park. READ »

Swedish hunters fail to fill wolf quota

National: 16 Feb 11
Despite the odds in their favour, an estimated 6,000 Swedish hunters weren't enough to shoot the 20 wolves authorised to be killed in Sweden's controversial wolf hunt, which ended on Tuesday. READ »

Wolf hunt saves animals from inbreeding: minister

Science & Technology: 8 Feb 11
Swedish Environment Minister Andreas Carlgren defended the licensed wolf hunt in Sweden's parliament, the Riksdag, on Tuesday, claiming that it would help bring in new wolves and save the wolf population from inbreeding. READ »

Reindeer 'cruelty' slammed by rights group

Science & Technology: 7 Dec 10
Reindeer in Sweden suffer unduly on their way to slaughter, an animal rights organisation has claimed. Swedish reindeer herders deny the allegations. READ »

Sweden's Top 5 adventure vacations

Travel: 1 Sep 10
Looking for a thrill? The Local's Emily Gelb offers up a several options showcasing Sweden’s great outdoors. READ »

Sweden welcomes army of wind turbines

Society: 13 Jun 10
A colossal wind power project under construction in the far north of Sweden is expected on completion to generate energy equivalent to the output of two nuclear reactors. READ »

Researcher mauled by 'sleeping' bear

National: 19 May 10
A Swedish predator researcher was attacked on Monday by a bear who had been put to sleep in order to be tagged. "It bit pretty hard," Segerström said after being taken to hospital with arm wounds. READ »

A new life in northern Sweden - Part Two

Lifestyle: 28 Apr 10
Winter in a picturesque snowbound town can instil in the visitor a true appreciation for life in the far north of Sweden. But a dearth of jobs and a surplus of solitude help explain the region's growing demographic crisis, writes Alec Forss. READ »

Sami district rejects wind power compensation

National: 22 Apr 10
The Sami district of Östra Kikkejaure in the far north of Sweden has rejected an offer of compensation for wind turbines planned in the area, arguing that they disturb their reindeer. READ »

A new life in northern Sweden - Part One

Lifestyle: 21 Apr 10
Macho men, monotony, mosquitoes: Englishman Alec Forss heard all the clichés trotted out as he made known his plans to move to northern Sweden. But nothing could deter him from plunging headlong into the vast wilderness beyond the Arctic circle. READ »

One thousand pigs survive barn roof collapse

National: 7 Feb 10
For weeks Swedes have staggered through the deep freeze amid transport delays, icy roadways and collapsed roofs. Now, even pigs had a roof cave in on them. READ »

Sweden preps for post-hunt wolf imports

National: 28 Jan 10
The government on Thursday ordered the Board of Agriculture to prepare for the active import of foreign wolves into Sweden from the east on the heels of a controversial wolf hunt carried out earlier this year. READ »

Sweden's minorities struggle with health

Society: 18 Jan 10
Sweden's minorities have more health problems than the population as a whole, according to a new study examining the respective health situations of the country's Jews, Romanies, Sweden Finns, Sami and Tornedalians. READ »

Repairman's vacation keeps Swedish town off the internet

Society: 29 Dec 09
An internet technician’s holiday travels have left a remote mountain village in northern Sweden cut off from the internet, causing a dent in the town’s winter tourism bookings. READ »

What's On in Sweden: December 18th - 24th

Lifestyle: 17 Dec 09
What’s on in Sweden: Eddie Izzard strips all over Sweden, Rave photos in Stockholm, Turkish puppetry in Gothenburg and a Synthfest in Malmö. 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 »

December in Sweden: From candle-head girls to jellied veal

Lifestyle: 1 Dec 09
The Year in Sweden - December: Journalist Kim Loughran sketches a month by month account of the country he has called home ever since his accidental migration in 1966. READ »

Swedish town crowns Hong Kong man Santa of the Year

Society: 30 Nov 09
A Hong Kong man’s porridge eating skills helped him claim victory at the 2009 Santa Games in Gällivare in northern Sweden on Sunday. READ »

Reindeer herd drowns in icy Lapland waters

National: 13 Nov 09
More than 400 reindeer have drowned in a river in Jokkmokk in northern Sweden after thin surface ice cracked while the herd were moving to their winter pastures. READ »

More freedom proposed for Sami reindeer herders

Politics: 16 Sep 09
Sweden’s indigenous Sami population should be granted more freedom to pursue activities other than reindeer herding, according to findings presented on Wednesday by a government appointed working group. READ »

Sweden’s national parks celebrate 100 Years

Travel: 27 Feb 09
Scattered across Sweden's vast landscape are the oldest and some of the finest national parks in Europe. Alec Forss charts their history and picks out five of the best. READ »

Modern methods pit reindeer herders against animal activists

Lifestyle: 13 Feb 09
Far from the idyllic image of lone herders skiing after their reindeer, indigenous Samis in Sweden's far north today use snowmobiles and other vehicles, giving rise to an animal welfare campaign as far away as Britain, writes AFP's Nina Larson. READ »

Ice Church in Swedish Lappland offers white winterland wedding

Dating: 11 Feb 09
With Valentine's Day fast approaching, AFP's Nina Larson witnesses wedding ceremonies performed in a Swedish winter wonderland. READ »

Officials struggle with Swedish mining town's relocation

Lifestyle: 5 Feb 09
As miners continue to chip away at the chunk of iron sitting directly beneath Kiruna in northern Sweden, the AFP’s Nina Larson examines the challenges that come with relocating an entire town. READ »

What's on in Sweden: December 19 - 25

Lifestyle: 18 Dec 08
What's on in Sweden: December 19th - 25th. Magic Numbers and Clash tribute in Stockholm; Polar exhibition and Woody West's Christmas Bash in Gothenburg; magical organic market near Malmö READ »

What's on in Sweden: December 12 - 18

Lifestyle: 11 Dec 08
What's on in Sweden: December 12th - 18th. Lucia and Lykke Li in Stockholm; Harlem Gospel and Streetdance in Gothenburg; world class jazz in Malmö. READ »

Cremain spreading angers Sami herders

Society: 5 Jul 08
Sami reindeer herders in northern Sweden have complained at the growing trend of spreading the cremated remains of dead relatives in the mountains. READ »

Sweden gears up for VIVA World Cup

Sport: 1 Jul 08
As Europe finally calms down after a month of football fever, the small town of Gällivare is gearing up to host a smaller, but far more international football competition, Ben Kersley reports. READ »

Where have all the Sami gone?

Analysis & Opinion: 25 Jun 08
You can live in Stockholm, Gothenburg or Malmö your whole life and still know almost nothing about the Sami, the indigenous people of Sweden, writes David Bartal. READ »

A northern adventure: Europe’s last wilderness

Travel: 14 May 08
From hikes across mountains with Sami reindeer herders to tours of Europe's only civilian space centre, northern Sweden offers new experiences for adventurous travellers. READ »

Sweden Democrats call for end to Sami privileges

Politics: 3 May 08
The Sweden Democrats have called for an end to privileges enjoyed by Sami reindeer herders at their annual party congress which began in Karlstad on Friday. READ »

Reindeer herder’s lasso toss saves ice fishing Swede

National: 21 Apr 08
When the ice started crumbling beneath him, Mikael Vikström thought his ice fishing days were over until a quick-thinking reindeer herder happened to pass by. READ »

Sami herders in space rocket near miss

National: 19 Apr 08
Two Sami reindeer herders were narrowly missed by a falling space rocket launched from the Esrange space station in the beginning of April. READ »

Go See The Blue Koala

Lifestyle: 2 Apr 08
English-speaking theatre goers in Stockholm can treat themselves to something relatively rare this month at the Boulevard Theatre on Södermalm: live theatre in English. READ »

Reindeer dies of snowmobile stress

National: 31 Mar 08
A reindeer has died from stress-related injuries after being tormented by one or more snowmobile drivers in northern Sweden READ »

Samis sour over time lost to Kiruna move

Business & Money: 24 Mar 08
Two Sami villages in northern Sweden have been denied compensation for time spent on planning for the relocation of Kiruna. 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 »

Säpo bodyguard 'shot and missed' reindeer

National: 25 Feb 08
Deputy Prime Minister Maud Olofsson’s bodyguards made a failed attempt on Monday afternoon to put down two reindeer that had been injured in a collision with a car. 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 »

Reindeer catastrophe overshadows Sami national day

Society: 5 Feb 08
The Sami population of Lappland are busily getting ready for the party of the year, with clothes fit for the Milan catwalks being sewn. Meanwhile catastrophe looms for the reindeer. READ »

Something for the Weekend: The Local's Guide to What's On

Lifestyle: 20 Dec 07
Provocative poses from ex-Big Brother star Carolina Gynning in Malmö, Christmas Blues and Soul in Stockholm and Christmas markets just about everywhere in The Local's weekend guide. READ »

Santa's elves get busy at Sweden's post office

Lifestyle: 19 Dec 07
Every year Sweden's post office receives more than 100,000 letters from children all over the world addressed to Santa. Every letter-writer gets a response, writes Majsan Boström. READ »

Something for the Weekend: The Local's Guide to What's On

Lifestyle: 13 Dec 07
Warm up for Christmas Swedish style, head to a traditional English carol service or escape from the Yuletide rush altogether. We've got the weekend sorted. READ »

Kyrgyzstan starts hunt for Santa

National: 10 Dec 07
Tourist chiefs in Kyrgyzstan have launched a contest to track down Father Christmas after Swedish experts said he lived in the Central Asian republic. READ »

Something for the Weekend: The Local's Guide to What's On

Lifestyle: 7 Dec 07
Want to get in the Christmas spirit this weekend? Or dying to escape the whole thing? Whatever you fancy, we've got some ideas. READ »

Santa lives in Kyrgystan - Swedish researchers

Society: 3 Dec 07
Swedish researchers have bad news for the the Finns – they have concluded that Santa cannot possibly live in northern Finland. READ »

Something for the Weekend: The Local's Guide to What's On

Lifestyle: 30 Nov 07
Fancy taking in a traditional Swedish Christmas market? Or what about an evening of jazz in Stockholm? All this and more in our weekly guide to what's on in Sweden's main cities this weekend. READ »

Aussie is Sweden's Santa champion

Society: 26 Nov 07
Australian man trains for Santa Games with Rudolph the red-nosed kangaroo. READ »

Reindeer herders march on Stockholm

Society: 23 Nov 07
Sami reindeer herders are calling on Sweden to take action against Norway. READ »

'Forget the makeover - give me chocolate'

Lifestyle: 26 Oct 07
Tipping Point: When even a full emergency makeover in one of Stockholm's largest department stores left Kathleen Harman looking like a cross between Posh Spice and Cruella DeVille, there was only one option left: chocolate. READ »

Sweden 'must act on climate'

Politics: 1 Oct 07
Sweden will be badly hit by the effects of climate change, and should act without delay to adapt to the new reality. That was the stark message in a report presented to the government on Monday. READ »

Kitsch, colourful and veggie

Lifestyle: 21 Sep 07
Tipping Point:Kathleen needs a break from blond wood tables, and is relieved to find that Stockholmers occasionally have the capacity for slightly kitsch taste. One place particularly replete with colour is a restaurant at the city's Hare Krishna temple. READ »

Landowners told: you can't keep Sami out

National: 19 Sep 07
Sami reindeer herders in northern Sweden can continue to let their animals graze in forests despite the objections of landowners, the Court of Appeal in Upper Norrland has ruled. The Sami have used the land "since time immemorial," the court said. READ »

If you go down to the woods today...

Lifestyle: 2 Aug 07
With wolves, bears and wild boar, Sweden has more scary creatures than many a European country. But the most dangerous of the lot is also one of the smallest, as Ben Kersley reports. READ »

Horny elks give Asia 'Swedish Viagra'

National: 17 Jul 07
Antlers from Swedish reindeer, elks and deer are being marketed in Asia as a 'Swedish Viagra'. The potency medicine is produced at a hotel in Fredrika in Västerbotten county, northern Sweden. READ »

Lapping up the Swedish wilderness

Travel: 4 Jul 07
Is there any truth to the rumour that Sweden’s northern wilderness is populated by thumb-sized mosquitoes and contact-seeking bears? Alec Forss separates the facts from the spin while trekking the peaks of the Polar region. READ »

Sweden's ice bar invites Shanghai to chill

National: 24 Jun 07
China's largest city Shanghai may be sweltering under muggy summer heat, but with fifty tonnes of ice shipped in from northern Sweden a new 'ice bar' looks set to be the coolest place in town. READ »

Swedish reindeer herders defy Norwegian authorities

National: 21 Jun 07
A Swedish Sami group involved in a protracted territorial dispute with Norway has indicated that it is staying put: 'If the Norwegian authorities bring in a helicopter to drive away our reindeer, we're going to make sure to get our own helicopter'. READ »

Elks on jury duty to pass verdict on salt

Society: 10 Apr 07
A jury consisting of elks and reindeer will decide whether the roads authority changes the salt it uses to ice the nation's roads. The animals will be asked to adjudicate on which salt has the foulest taste, as part of road safety measures. READ »

New London flights for Kiruna

National: 30 Mar 07
SAS is to start regular winter flights between London and Kiruna, in the far north of Sweden. 5,000 British tourists are expected to use the twice-weekly service. READ »

Tärnaby - an alpine gold mine in Sweden's far north

Lifestyle: 27 Feb 07
Tärnaby - population 600 - has produced Sweden's two greatest skiers of all time. With one further star now burning brightly in the Polar sky, what is it that makes this tiny town so special? READ »

Reindeer threatened with starvation in northern Sweden

National: 12 Dec 06
Unless moved to coastal areas within the next week, 50,000 reindeer risk starving to death due to the unseasonably mild weather. For some of the animals the exodus has already begun. READ »

Skansen: a true taste of Swedish Christmas past

Lifestyle: 4 Dec 06
Stockholm's Skansen preserves Swedish cultural traditions and now is the perfect time to immerse yourself in a world when Christmas was a simpler, more magical affair. EA Fondelius reports. READ »

Man arrested after barbecue rampage

National: 28 Aug 06
A cosy birthday barbecue in a small village in central Sweden turned into a nightmare on Saturday night when a neighbour showed up - with an appetite for destruction, rather than grilled reindeer steaks. READ »

Reindeer herders more likely to commit suicide

Society: 5 Jun 06
Loneliness, lack of money and separation from the rest of society - these are some of the factors behind an increased likelihood that a young reindeer herder will take his own life. READ »

Getting around in Sweden

Travel: 3 May 06
Getting there in Sweden, wherever 'there' happens to be, can be half the pleasure, with stunning scenery the length and breadth of the country. READ »

12 million kronor to King's new charity

Smörgåsbord: 30 Apr 06
On Saturday Carl Gustaf received yet more birthday presents, including almost 12 million kronor in donations to a new charity, a reindeer lasso and a tie made from old curtains. READ »

Swedish post offers direct route to Santa

National: 27 Nov 05
Special postboxes installed in Sweden's big cities guarantee that children's Christmas demands will be whisked straight to the big man in the north. READ »

'Common law' nearer for Samis

National: 16 Nov 05
Samis in Sweden, Finland and Norway could soon live under a common law with a convention to harmonize economic, cultural and linguistic rights for the indigenous population. READ »

Nykvist acts over Sami reindeer rights

National: 31 Aug 05
It looks like an end is in sight to the long-running dispute over winter grazing for reindeers. The minister responsible, Ann-Christin Nykvist, is confident that the landowners and Samis can reach an agreement. READ »

140 Lappland reindeer in mysterious death plunge

National: 19 Apr 05
A herd of reindeer has been found dead at the foot of a cliff in northern Sweden after a single lynx apparently frightened them. "It's a massacre," say locals. READ »

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