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The following articles have been tagged with "Sex_toys":

'Net sex' allows women to 'take the lead': study

Science & Technology: 9 Dec 11
Sexual encounters on the internet are more than just porn surfing and those who frequent the sites aren't just passive victims or lonely loons, according to a new Swedish-American study. READ »

'Sex chamber' rapist gets five years in prison

National: 15 Aug 11
The 47-year-old charged with kidnapping a woman and keeping her prisoner in an underground sex chamber in western Sweden was sentenced to 5 years in prison on Monday. READ »

'Sex chamber' trial opens behind closed doors

National: 13 Jun 11
The trial began on Monday of a 47-year-old man suspected of having held a woman prisoner in an underground sex-chamber in western Sweden. READ »

Charges filed against sex chamber suspect

National: 1 Jun 11
The 47-year-old man suspected of holding a woman prisoner in an underground sex-chamber in western Sweden was charged on Wednesday of kidnapping and aggravated rape. READ »

Swedes jailed for running Philippine cybersex den

National: 11 May 11
Two Swedish men have been sentenced to life in prison in the Philippines for running a cybersex brothel in which naked girls performed acts for clients watching over the internet. READ »

Sex-chamber suspect remanded in custody

National: 1 Apr 11
The 47-year-old man suspected of holding a woman prisoner in an underground sex-chamber in western Sweden was remanded in custody on Friday. READ »

Arrest in probe of Swedish 'sex-chamber'

National: 29 Mar 11
A 47-year-old man was taken into custody by Swedish police on Monday after a witness linked him to a recently discovered sexual torture chamber beneath an abandoned farmhouse in western Sweden. READ »

Police probe secret Swedish 'sex-chamber'

National: 28 Mar 11
An underground sex-chamber, complete with elaborate restraining devices and an assortment of sex toys, continues to baffle Swedish police weeks after it was discovered beneath an abandoned farmhouse in western Sweden. READ »

Swedish 'porn king' touts sex video hotels

Society: 9 Nov 10
Swedish porn mogul Berth Milton has come up with an unusual business proposition for his next project: five-star hotels where guests can stay for free in exchange for having their indiscretions filmed and broadcast over the internet. READ »

Stockholm hotel slammed for sex toys

Society: 26 Sep 10
A trendy Stockholm hotel which offers its guests complimentary sex toys in their rooms has been criticised by police for "glorifying" the sex trade. READ »

Swedish court hears landmark S&M case

National: 14 Sep 10
A 32-year-old man charged with assault after having violent sex with a teenager appeared in a Malmö courtroom on Monday in a case testing how much sexual violence is legally permitted in Sweden between consenting partners. READ »

Swedish men reveal their dream women

Society: 2 Sep 10
Princess Madeleine is one of three celebrity women who came out on top when Swedish men were asked to plump for their dream woman in a survey of fantasies, health and the fairer sex. READ »

Ex-police chief sex trial attracts intense interest

National: 29 Jun 10
The sex crimes trial against former police chief Göran Lindberg has opened on Tuesday morning amid intense media interest. Lindberg faces 23 counts of rape, pimping and buying sex. READ »

Porn shop internship costs Swedish man his job

National: 8 Oct 09
A man from Skellefteå in northern Sweden who lost his job as a personal care assistant because of a part-time internship at a local porn shop has accused his former employer of discrimination. READ »

Swedish strip club continues McDonald's-inspired expansion

Society: 9 Jul 09
Having settled a logo dispute with McDonald’s, an enterprising Swedish strip club owner is courting new controversy as he attempts to build an empire echoing that of the fast food giant. READ »

Erotic garden opens in Stockholm suburb

Society: 14 Apr 09
Jorma Toivonen's dream is to open a sex museum, but municipal councils have been lukewarm. In the meantime "Scandinavia's largest collection of erotic items" will be put on show in a Stockholm suburban garden. READ »

2008: The year in review

Lifestyle: 31 Dec 08
As 2008 draws to a close, The Local takes a look back at some of the stories that caught our attention over the last twelve months. READ »

Swedish hockey fans delay match with dildo downpour

Sport: 22 Oct 08
Supporters of the Stockholm-based AIK ice hockey team scored an unusual hat trick of heckling on Tuesday night featuring dildos, profane banners, and a giant inflatable penis. READ »

Swedish pharmacy sees sex toy sales rocket

Business & Money: 14 Aug 08
Swedish state-owned pharmacy monopoly Apoteket's sales of sex toys have far exceeded expectations, doubling original sales projections. READ »

Swedish pharmacies' sex toys 'discriminate against men'

Society: 11 Aug 08
Swedish state-run pharmacy Apoteket has been reported to the Swedish Equal Opportunities Ombudsman agency JämO for only selling sex toys suitable for women, thus apparently discriminating against men. READ »

State pharmacy places trust in lust

Society: 20 May 08
Sweden’s state run pharmacy Apoteket is buzzing at the prospect of selling a new range of vibrators and other sex toys. READ »

Ex-con’s sex toys rub prison staff the wrong way

National: 10 Apr 08
Going-away presents hand-carved by an inmate upon his release did not go over well with the female prison employees who received them. READ »

Swedish state to start selling sex toys

Society: 6 Mar 08
Sweden's state-run pharmacy chain Apoteket has announced that it is to begin selling sex toys in order to satisfy demand from customers. READ »

A 'Clone-a-Willy' kit? The things one needs to do to integrate

Lifestyle: 7 Sep 07
Tipping Point: Shocked by the adult nature of some of the free literature landing on her doormat, Kathleen Harman goes in search of a family-friendly feast. READ »

Death threat to minister's nemesis

Politics: 17 Oct 06
Social Democrat press secretary Magnus Ljungkvist, who played a key role in bringing down trade minister Maria Borelius, has received a death threat, he has told journalists. READ »

Swedish athlete in drunken rampage

Sport: 8 Aug 06
A Swedish shot-putter has been accused of assaulting a security guard after he got drunk at the European Athletics Championships in Gothenburg. He was earlier eliminated from his event. READ »

Saab Metall sagas: the plots thicken

Business & Money: 20 Oct 04
Was it a strike or wasn't it? Do the union reps have to pay back the money blown on sex club visits? What does Göran Persson have to do with it all? Find out the answers to these questions and many more in the Local's latest Trollhättan update. READ »

540 jobs go at Saab as sex scandal hits union

National: 14 Oct 04
While the board of Trollhättan's Metall union resigns amid revelations that union money was used to buy sex toys and visit porn clubs, several hundred of their members lose their jobs. A week in the life of Trollhättan. READ »


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20 things to know before moving to Sweden

As diverse as Sweden is, there are a few societal norms that are distinctly Swedish. Understanding a handful of them will hopefully prepare you culturally before you relocate. When you're invited home to a Swede, you better be on time and take your shoes off, writes expat Lola Akinmade-Åkerström. Read more »

How far can English take you in Sweden?

Sweden is a country where almost everyone can speak English. So why bother to learn Swedish? Edina Varnagy from Hungary managed with English for a whole year but then found that Swedish could open doors – to a job, a social life and greater understanding. Read more »


Blog Update: Julie's Nordic Island

12 February 21:30

The consciousness of one »

"The ice dripped in the winter sun. It was the first day when the light had been intense enough to cause dripping in the sunlight. To hear it was an extraordinary wakeup call. The cycle was happening again as it always does, always will (or so we think). I imagined that on my summer island, the bees..." READ »

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Swedish word of the day

fin

adjective

Fin means anyhting from sweet to proper. When someone says, Du är så fin it's quite a compliment.



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