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Online sex pics common among Swedish teens

National: 20 May 12
A fifth of Swedish youths have posted pictures of themselves posing sexually on the internet and out of these, 11 percent did it because they felt forced to, a new survey shows. READ »

'Are Swedes really more polite in English?'

Lifestyle: 11 May 12
After a curious claim by a bartender about Swedes' manners, The Local's Oliver Gee looks deeper into the question of whether a whole nation may be more polite when using English instead of Swedish. READ »

'We are Sweden's true royal family'

Lifestyle: 19 Apr 12
With Sweden still basking in the royal glow of the birth of Princess Estelle, The Local’s Peter Vinthagen Simpson talks to a US academic who claims that his family, and not the “immigrant” Bernadottes, should be on Swedish throne. READ »

Swedes launch 'sexless' web search tool

Science & Technology: 29 Mar 12
Swedish computer programmers have created a a new browser plug-in dubbed the "Henerator" which automatically changes the Swedish equivalents of "he" and "she" into the recently coined and gender-neutral pronoun "hen". READ »

Ikea 'spied' on angry customers: report

Business & Money: 14 Mar 12
Shortly after allegations that it had been snooping on its staff, Ikea in France is in hot water again, now accused of spying on dissatisfied customers, prompting a police search at the company's French headquarters. READ »

Dead Swedes face burial against families' wishes

Business & Money: 5 Mar 12
Twelve dead Swedes who have spent several years in the deep freeze, pending the legalisation of an “environmentally friendly” burial procedure, may be buried against their families’ wishes. READ »

Ibrahimovic marks Milan return with a hat-trick

Sport: 4 Mar 12
Swedish striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic signalled his return to action after a three match ban with a first-half hat-trick, helping defending champions Milan to an emphatic 4-0 win over Palermo on Saturday. READ »

'Many great monarchs have been queens'

Society: 24 Feb 12
Leader pages across Sweden devoted space on Friday to congratulating Crown Princess Victoria and Sweden's newborn princess, while many also expressed the view that she should be able to choose her own path. READ »

InterRail: Everyone’s free to explore Europe

Travel: 22 Feb 12
You no longer have to be a gap-year graduate to jump on board and enjoy the InterRail experience. Travelling around Europe by train can be appreciated by everyone – whatever your age. READ »

Swedish 'Dolce Vita' star begs Fellini fund for cash

Society: 23 Dec 11
Anita Ekberg, a former Miss Sweden who stared in "La Dolce Vita", is almost broke, prompting her to make a plea for cash from the foundation of the cult film's director Federico Fellini, according to Italian media reports. 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 »

Shopping centre blaze was 'gang initiation'

National: 13 Dec 11
The four teenagers under suspicion of an arson attack that left a mall in southern Sweden in ruins have said it was a test to join a local gang. If found guilty they may be forced to pay damages of 33 million kronor ($4.8 million). READ »

Swedish town in fear of face-slapping 'saviour'

Society: 6 Dec 11
A 40-year-old man in southern Sweden, known locally as the "Saviour" because he likes to bless people by laying his hands on them, has recently got into trouble due to his habit of striking those who resist. READ »

Borg: ECB has to act on eurozone crisis

Business & Money: 30 Nov 11
Swedish finance minister Anders Borg has called for renewed pressure Wednesday on the European Central Bank (ECB) to stop the euro debt rot from bringing down the global financial order. READ »

Pregnant woman dies from taking painkillers

Science & Technology: 9 Nov 11
A doctor who failed to inquire if a woman was pregnant has been rapped by Swedish health authorities for prescribing painkillers by phone leading to the death of the woman and her nearly full-term foetus. READ »

Sweden sees spike in sudden infant deaths

Science & Technology: 24 Oct 11
The incidence of cot death, or sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) has begun to increase again in Sweden with 27 children dying in 2010. READ »

Wall Street protesters march in Sweden

National: 16 Oct 11
Following a wave of Wall Street protests worldwide on Saturday, raised voices against corporate greed were also heard in Sweden, with demonstrations in Stockholm, Gothenburg, Malmö and several other cities. READ »

Teens arrested for Kalmar mall fire

National: 15 Oct 11
Four teenagers, aged between 15 and 18, are suspected of being behind the violent fire that ravaged a major shopping centre in Kalmar in southern Sweden on Thursday night. READ »

Kalmar mall gutted in suspected arson case

National: 13 Oct 11
A major shopping centre in Kalmar in southern Sweden was ravaged by fire on Wednesday night in a blaze police believe was intentionally set. READ »

Swedish study links names to criminality

Society: 12 Oct 11
Swedish men given names ending in y - such as Ronny or Conny - are more likely to fall into a life of crime than their peers, a new Swedish study has shown. READ »

Famous Swedish director still missing

National: 9 Oct 11
Well-known Swedish film director Daniel Lind Lagerlöf, 42 years old, has been missing since Thursday, somewhere in Bohuslän in southern Sweden. READ »

Swedes' confidence in Juholt plummets

Politics: 9 Oct 11
Swedes' confidence in Social Democrat leader Håkan Juholt has plummeted following reports of his faulty rental payments, showed a recent poll, with 52 percent reporting "very little or little confidence" in him. READ »

Prosecutor probes possible Nobel leak

National: 9 Oct 11
Rumors that Swedish Nobel laureate Tomas Tranströmer's name was leaked before the award was announced have caused Sweden's chief anti-corruption prosecutor to look into the case. READ »

Two weeks reprieve for 90-year-old deportee

National: 3 Oct 11
90-year-old Ganna Chyzhevska, suffering from dementia and heart disease, but scheduled to be deported to Ukraine on Monday, has been given a short reprieve, allowing her family and supporters to rally behind her. READ »

Studded tyres blamed for poor Stockholm air

Science & Technology: 29 Sep 11
A recent study from the World Health Organization showed that Stockholm air contains higher levels of the harmful PM10 particles than in Los Angeles, and the city council argues that studded tyres used in the long winter are to blame. READ »

Swedish researchers in 'depression gene' find

Science & Technology: 28 Sep 11
Swedish researchers at Sahlgrenska Academy in Gothenburg have managed to identify a gene which they believe has a strong connection to bipolar disorder. READ »

Anita Ekberg to spend 80th in Italian hospital

Society: 27 Sep 11
Swedish actress Anita Ekberg, made world famous through the fountain kiss in the cult film "La Dolce Vita", is going to spend her 80th birthday convalescing in an Italian hospital. READ »

Stockholm air dirtier than Los Angeles: WHO

Science & Technology: 27 Sep 11
The air quality in Stockholm is worse than in Los Angeles, according to a recent study from the World Health Organization (WHO). READ »

Drunken elk hides kids' swing set in a tree

Society: 15 Sep 11
An elk drunk from eating fermented apples in southern Sweden ended its binge by making off with a family's swing set and hiding it in the woods. READ »

Family outrage over 90-year-old's deportation

National: 6 Sep 11
Swedish migration authorities have ordered a 90-year-old Ukrainian woman who suffers from dementia and heart disease to be deported despite protests from family members willing to care for her in Sweden. READ »

Italian politico on trial in Sweden for slapping son

National: 6 Sep 11
An Italian politician faced a Stockholm court on Tuesday for allegedly hitting his son on the streets of the Swedish capital over a dispute about where to eat. READ »

Malmö shooter tied to more murder attempts

National: 31 Aug 11
Prosecutors on Tuesday added two more cases of attempted murder to suspicions against a 39-year-old man believed to be behind a string of shootings in Malmö in southern Sweden. READ »

Pregnant mothers in for a long wait: report

Science & Technology: 20 Aug 11
Pregnant women in the south of Sweden may have to wait more than half their pregnancy for all the required tests and screens to be administered, according to a report in Swedish media. READ »

New York designer exploits 'Stockholm Syndrome'

Lifestyle: 8 Aug 11
Aniv von Borche, a 23-year-old bona fide New York-based designer attending the Stockholm Fashion Week which opens on Monday, tells contributor Caroline Bursell of how he aims to bring Swedes out of their "fashion shell". READ »

AstraZeneca heart drug given US approval

Business & Money: 21 Jul 11
Anglo-Swedish pharmaceuticals firm AstraZeneca announced on Thursday that the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved its Brilinta heart drug for use on patients in the United States. READ »

Men jailed for shooting each other in duel

National: 19 Jul 11
Two men who had met up to settle a score between them through a game of “last man standing” were sentenced to five years in prison by a Swedish court on Tuesday for attempted murder despite their pleas of self defence. READ »

'World's oldest' wreck found in Swedish Baltic

Society: 15 Jul 11
What experts believe to be the world’s oldest shipwreck has been found in the waters between the Baltic islands of Gotland and Öland off the east coast of Sweden. READ »

Swedish airport reports record heroin bust

National: 13 Jul 11
Swedish customs officers at Skavsta airport, south of Stockholm, made the airport’s largest bust of heroin to date when they confiscated over a kilo of the drug on Friday. READ »

Swedish research proves Sigmund Freud right

Science & Technology: 4 Jul 11
Sigmund Freud's theory that people can intentionally learn to forget certain memories is proven accurate more than 100 years later, after researchers from a Swedish university make headway in the study of the mind. READ »

Swedish docs set for mother-daughter womb transplant

Science & Technology: 13 Jun 11
Doctors in Sweden are preparing to transplant the womb of a 56-year-old woman into her own daughter. READ »

Swedes launch 'condom app' to promote safe sex

Society: 8 Jun 11
A new smart phone app showing the closest place to purchase condoms has been launched in a new campaign to promote condom use among Sweden’s young people. READ »

EHEC search 'detective work': Swedish specialist

Science & Technology: 3 Jun 11
Swedish scientists are concerned that it may be some time before the properties of the bacteria causing the current EHEC infection in Europe are fully understood. READ »

Drunken Swedish sailor forgot his wife was on shore

Society: 3 Jun 11
A Swedish sailor called sea rescue services on Thursday morning believing his wife had fallen overboard when in fact she had never been on the boat. READ »

More EHEC cases reported in Sweden

National: 3 Jun 11
More Swedes have been infected with the virulent enterohaemorrhagic E. coli (EHEC) bacteria which some health experts believe comes from an entirely new strain of the bacteria. READ »

Woman in critical condition in EHEC case

Science & Technology: 30 May 11
A Swedish woman is reported to be in critical condition after being infected with the virulent enterohaemorrhagic E. coli (EHEC) bacteria stemming from an E. coli outbreak which originated in northern Germany. READ »

Check your cucumbers: Swedish food agency

National: 27 May 11
Swedish food authorities on Friday urged grocers to trace the origins of their cucumbers, as more Swedes reported suffering from symptoms of illnesses related to a the E. coli bacteria traced to Spanish cucumbers. READ »

German E.coli outbreak spreads to Sweden

Science & Technology: 26 May 11
Ten Swedes are severly ill and many more are suffering other effects from a virulent enterohaemorrhagic E. coli (EHEC) bacteria following the recent outbreak of the disease in Northern Germany. READ »

Abuse reports rise after Olympian's bombshell

Sport: 8 May 11
The number of reports of child sex abuse more than doubled in Sweden in the days following revelations by former Olympic high jumper Patrik Sjöberg that he was molested by his late coach and stepfather, a children's rights group has said. READ »

Assange right to slam Swedish courts: lawyers

National: 5 May 11
Nearly one third of Swedish lawyers, including best-selling author and lawyer Jens Lapidus, believe WikiLeaks' founder Julian Assange is warranted in criticising the Swedish legal system, a new survey shows. READ »

Slain Swede's husband wanted 'a way out'

National: 4 May 11
A British man charged with ordering the murder of his Swedish bride during the couple's South Africa honeymoon "needed a way out", according to testimony presented at his extradition hearing in London on Tuesday. READ »

Swedish Olympian in coach sex abuse tell-all

Sport: 28 Apr 11
Revelations that Swedish Olympic high jumper Patrik Sjöberg faced years of sexual abuse by his late coach and stepfather have left the Swedish athletics establishment reeling. 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 »

Eurail and InterRail Passes: Where a journey becomes an adventure

Travel: 1 Apr 11
Whether it’s reading in the light of the Eiffel tower or discovering lavender fields in Croatia, taking the train gives you the opportunity to explore Europe at your own speed - and make friends along the way. READ »

Malmö braces for Scandinavia's largest shopping mall

Lifestyle: 30 Mar 11
A mall billed as one of Europe’s most spectacular shopping centres is under construction in Malmö, but questions remain as to whether the city can handle the massive expansion in retail space, The Local's Karen Holst discovers. READ »

Swedish infant scarred in violent ferret attack

Society: 29 Mar 11
A nine-month-old baby who was attacked by a ferret while sleeping in her pram outside her home in Hultsfred in southern Sweden last week, has been allowed to leave hospital. 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 »

Elmander strike aids Bolton FA Cup progress

Sport: 13 Mar 11
Swedish striker Johan Elmander's first goal since January 8th helped Bolton to overcome Birmingham and qualify for the semi-final in the FA Cup on Saturday. READ »

Sweden's Vasa warship set for make over

Science & Technology: 11 Mar 11
The 17th century royal warship Vasa, one of Stockholm and Sweden's most popular visitor attractions, began a major refurbishment on Thursday to arrest corrosion. READ »

Foreign language Oscar to Persbrandt film

Society: 28 Feb 11
A film starring Swedish actor Mikael Persbrandt picked up the 2011 Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film on Sunday, adding yet another prestigious film award to its collection. READ »

Green Party support declines: poll

Politics: 20 Feb 11
Sweden's Green Party dropped almost 3 percent in the latest Sifo opinion poll published on Sunday, although the gap between the blocs declined somewhat. READ »

Swede Andersson leads Swedish rally in Karlstad

Sport: 11 Feb 11
Swedish driver Per-Gunnar "PG" Andersson, behind the wheel of a Ford Fiesta, clocked the best time in the opening super-stage of the season opener world championship event Rally of Sweden in Karlstad in western part of the country. READ »

France makes handball history in Malmö thriller

Sport: 30 Jan 11
France made handball history on Sunday as they won their fourth consecutive major title with a 37-35 victory over Denmark in Malmö. READ »

Persbrandt film scoops up Golden Globe

Society: 17 Jan 11
A Swedish-Danish co-production starring Swedish actor Mikael Persbrandt won the 2011 Golden Globe award for Best Foreign Language Film at a red carpet ceremony in Hollywood on Sunday. READ »

Swedish GDP growth nears record high: report

Business & Money: 21 Dec 10
Sweden's GDP growth is currently at levels that have been outpaced only four other times since World War Two, according to a finance ministry agency on Tuesday. READ »

Swedish households wealthier than ever

Business & Money: 20 Dec 10
The net worth of Swedish households grew by 244 billion kronor ($35.58 billion) to 7.26 trillion kronor in the third quarter, the measure's highest nominal level ever, according to a new SEB study. READ »

Sweden gets closer to Golden Globe glory

Society: 15 Dec 10
While Swedish actress Noomi Rapace was overlooked, a Swedish-Danish co-production starring Swedish hunk Mikael Persbrandt, has been nominated for a Golden Globe award. READ »

'Chlamydia blog' mum regains sick benefits

National: 29 Nov 10
Annica Holmquist, whose daughter highlighted her plight battling the Swedish Social Insurance Agency on her blog ahead of the Swedish general election in September, has regained her right to receive sickness benefits. READ »

'Eat, Pray, Love' thinking a 'feminist challenge'

Analysis & Opinion: 26 Nov 10
While there are certainly benefits to positive thinking, Swedish feminist Jenny Sonesson argues that women might not have the right to vote today if suffragettes had been satisfied writing gratitude diaries. READ »

Swedes' borrowing increases at record pace

Business & Money: 15 Nov 10
Swedish households increased their bank loans by 53 billion kronor ($7.72 billion) in the third quarter, the highest increase ever recorded for July to September, Statistics Sweden (SCB) reported on Monday. READ »

Zlatan sinks former club Inter in Milan derby win

Sport: 15 Nov 10
Swedish striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic scored the lone goal for AC Milan as his team headed back to the top of the league standings after meeting former club Inter Milan for the first time in a derby since leaving for Barcelona in 2009. READ »

Söderling falls short in reaching Valencia final

Sport: 7 Nov 10
Hometown favourite David Ferrer produced a fine display of attacking tennis to knock out Swedish favourite Robin Söderling 6-3, 3-6, 6-3 and reach the final of the Valencia Open on Saturday. READ »

Zlatan nets late goal as Milan lose

Sport: 31 Oct 10
A late goal by Swedish striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic was not enough to prevent AC Milan falling 2-1 to Juventus at the San Siro on Saturday, igniting the big-spending Turin outfit's title challenge. READ »

Swedish man dies in live 'cyber suicide' broadcast

Science & Technology: 12 Oct 10
A Swedish man hanged himself during a live broadcast on the internet on Monday morning, a phenomenon that police described as rare in Sweden. READ »

Swede 'engulfed in flames' after US surgery

Science & Technology: 11 Oct 10
A Swedish woman who received burns on several parts of her body during a surgical procedure at a hospital in the United States is suing for negligence in a US court. READ »

Sick pay claimants reapply for handouts

National: 24 Sep 10
Every third person who was forced out of the sickness benefit system during the first three months of 2010 has reapplied for benefits, according to a new report. READ »

'Chlamydia blog' mum deprived of benefits

National: 21 Sep 10
Annica Holmquist, the 55-year-old whose battle with the Swedish Social Insurance Agency caused an election campaign stir after her plight was described on her daughter's blog, will lose her benefits, despite assurances of a "solution". READ »

Reinfeldt rocked by 'chlamydia letter'

National: 19 Sep 10
Sweden's government came under fire this week for its sick leave reforms after the Chlamydia Letter blogger (pictured) told the story of her 55-year-old mother who had her benefits withdrawn despite suffering from a rare disfigurement syndrome. READ »

Ten more of the Swedes' quirkiest habits

Lifestyle: 3 Sep 10
Taking inspiration from comments make by readers of The Local, US exile Doug Lansky offers up ten more distinctly Swedish habits which often give expats plenty to talk about. READ »

Shock greets revelations of bound disabled man

Society: 2 Sep 10
Reports that man diagnosed with autism and Down's Syndrome had been bound by the arms for a large part of his 25 years in care have shocked Swedish health officials. READ »

Ticket holders miss out after Hultsfred closure

National: 24 Aug 10
Hultsfredsfestivalen AB, the firm behind the iconic Swedish music festival which has filed for bankruptcy, is unlikely to offer refunds to any of the 5,000 ticket holders, administrators said on Tuesday. READ »

Ryanair reverses plan to axe London route

National: 5 Aug 10
Ryanair has reversed plans to axe its route between Stockholm Västerås and London, the airline has confirmed. Meanwhile, a number of new routes have been announced. READ »

Stockholm taxis fall in global rankings: survey

Business & Money: 4 Aug 10
Taxis in London have been voted the best in the world for the third year running, with Sweden's capital Stockholm falling in favour to 23rd place of the 53 global cities featured in a new survey published on Wednesday. READ »

Man jailed after getting 12-year-old pregnant

National: 31 Jul 10
A man in his early twenties has been found guilty of child rape after impregnating a 12-year-old girl he brought home from a party in Tranås in southern Sweden in January. READ »

Protestors arrested in anti-US demo

Politics: 29 Jul 10
Five anti-military protesters have been arrested after breaking into a Swedish Air Force base to demonstrate against joint exercises planned with the US Air Force. READ »

Swedes more positive about economy: study

National: 29 Jul 10
Consumer confidence in the economy among Swedes is considerably more positive than normal, the National Institute of Economic Research (Konjunkturinstitutet) wrote in its latest monthly barometer. READ »

Mum of 11 seeks alcohol smuggling jail pardon

Society: 26 Jul 10
A mother of 11 children sentenced to prison for alcohol smuggling and the illegal sale of alcohol is seeking a pardon to avoid jail time. READ »

IVF children have higher cancer risk: study

Science & Technology: 20 Jul 10
A study on Swedish children born after in vitro fertilisation (IVF) has shown that they have a moderately higher cancer risk than other children. READ »

Baltic algal blooms linked to nerve disease

Science & Technology: 12 Jul 10
The seasonal outbreaks of blue-green algae in the Baltic Sea emit a nerve poison which can have a link to Alzheimer's, Parkínson's and Lou Gehrig's disease, Swedish researchers have claimed. READ »

Alliance retains lead as gap narrows: poll

Politics: 9 Jul 10
The gap between the centre-right and centre-left blocs in Swedish politics has narrowed, but the Alliance retains a lead of 4.9 percentage points as the Almedalen political week nears its end, a new poll shows. READ »

Swedish consumers optimistic about future

Business & Money: 23 Jun 10
Swedish consumers are increasingly confident of the prospects for the country’s economy, according to a new report, but growth could be hit by austerity measures in Europe. READ »

What's On in Sweden: June 4th - June 10th

Lifestyle: 3 Jun 10
What’s on in Sweden: Ambassadorial football in Stockholm, picnic for unity in Gothenburg and Canadian poetry in Malmö. READ »

Council employs medium to banish old soul

Society: 2 Jun 10
Kalmar municipality in southern Sweden turned to a medium to help banish an ethereal being from a home for children with learning difficulties, with staff reporting that the uninvited guest has now left the building. READ »

Stockholm tops summer holiday wish list

Society: 1 Jun 10
Stockholm is the city destination of choice for Swedes this summer, beating Gothenburg into second place. Gotland and the west coast are the most popular resorts, while Spain remains the foreign favourite, two new travel surveys show. READ »

Swedes confident despite debt crisis

Business & Money: 31 May 10
Swedish businesses and consumers remain confident about the prospects for the economy, despite the debt crisis in the eurozone, according to a new report. READ »

Sweden Democrats continue slide: poll

Politics: 24 May 10
The far-right Sweden Democrats continued their slide in a new voter poll and are now well below the threshold for parliamentary seats, the centre-left meanwhile increased their lead over the centre-right. READ »

Companies better at making bill payments

Business & Money: 19 May 10
Companies have become better at paying bills on time. The number of rulings in cases involving orders for payment fell by 22 percent in April, according to credit reporting company Syna. READ »

Choir singing can ease irritable bowels: study

Science & Technology: 19 May 10
Singing is a popular pursuit in the Nordic countries and while it is often associated with alcohol consumption it can also have positive health effects - such as easing irritable bowel syndrome, Swedish research suggests. READ »

Triple murder suspect 'may have Asperger's'

National: 14 May 10
The lawyer of the 21-year-old man who admitted he killed his two half-siblings and their father in Härnösand said the suspect may have Asperger's syndrome. READ »

Voter support split evenly between coalitions: poll

Politics: 12 May 10
Sweden's ruling centre-right coalition has registered its strongest support since 2006 in a new poll, and is now in a statistical dead heat with the Red-Green opposition. READ »

Swedes launch youth condom drive

Society: 10 May 10
The National Council for Coordination of HIV Prevention has launched a campaign to encourage Sweden's youth to choose condoms in a push to halve the spread of HIV by 2016. READ »

Meet Sanna, 9 years old

Sanna is one of 2 million people in Sweden under the age of 18. Sweden is seen as a good place to grow up. The law makes sure children are well-protected and defends their rights and any organizations work with children's well-being. Read more »

Strindberg, king of drama

August Strindberg's plays shocked society, dazzled audiences and revolutionized drama. A century after his death, Strindberg, with his powerful, timeless themes, is celebrated around the world. Read more »

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