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Sheep herding Swedish bunny hops to net fame

Society: 2 Feb 12
A Swedish rabbit has hopped into the hearts of YouTube viewers worldwide thanks to a video displaying his impressive sheep herding skills. READ »

Spicy invention protects dogs from wolf attacks

National: 2 Jan 12
Body armour filled with flaming Indian spices mixed with anti-freeze is the latest invention to protect dogs from wolf attacks when hunting in the Swedish woods. READ »

Swede pulls up carrot bearing long-lost ring

Society: 30 Dec 11
A Swedish woman's recent toiling in her garden turned up a rather unexpected harvest when she pulled a carrot out of the ground 'wearing' the wedding ring she had lost back in 1995. 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 »

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 »

'Bildt hushed talk of Darfur genocide'

Politics: 19 Sep 11
Former minister and Liberal Party leader Per Ahlmark has slammed current Swedish foreign minister Carl Bildt in a new book arguing that he has a "passive" attitude towards genocide, is ignorant about Israel and holds "reactionary views". READ »

Vilnius mayor crushes car in wild tank ride for Swedish TV show

Society: 3 Aug 11
The mayor of the Lithuanian capital Vilnius has has been filmed driving an armoured vehicle over a parked car as both a prank for a Swedish TV show, and as a blunt warning to drivers to observe the city's regulations. READ »

Sweden's top children's playgrounds

Lifestyle: 1 Jul 11
With the summer sun in the ascendancy, it’s time to lather on the sunscreen, pack a picnic, and head out to explore some of the 50,000 playgrounds on offer across Sweden. The Local’s Karen Holst tips some of the country’s best. READ »

Ethiopian delegates 'too poor' for Sweden visas

National: 19 Jun 11
Sweden has denied visas to eight Ethiopians who were on their way to northern Sweden to participate in the a conference for indigenous people because the delegates were "lacking resources". READ »

Swedish man convicted of sex with sheep

Society: 10 Jun 11
A man who forcibly had sex with a sheep has been convicted of violating Sweden's animal cruelty laws. READ »

Swedish man accused of sex with sheep

Society: 20 May 11
A Swedish man in his fifties who was allegedly caught having sex with a sheep near Alingsås in western Sweden denies being guilty of animal cruelty. 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 »

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 »

Swedish body finds 'Boxer'-clad cartoon 'offensive to men'

Society: 2 Feb 11
An advert for TV operator Boxer featuring an overly-muscled animated figure dressed only in boxer shorts reduces men to sex objects, the Swedish Advertising Ombudsman has ruled. READ »

EU demands answers over Swedish wolf hunt

Science & Technology: 27 Aug 10
The European Commission wants to know the scientific basis behind Sweden's controversial licensed wolf hunt in January and is pressing the government for a comprehensive and detailed response. READ »

Sweden's five weirdest hotels

Travel: 15 Jul 10
Underwater, in the treetops or Frodo-style: The Local gives the lowdown on some of the oddest places in Sweden to spend a night. READ »

HostelBookers' Day Trips from Stockholm

Travel: 1 Jul 10
HostelBookers invites you to explore the beaten path outside Stockholm by taking day trips to Uppsala, Västerås and Drottningholm, writes Madeleine Wilson. READ »

Swedish food gets Naked Chef's approval

Lifestyle: 29 Apr 10
Swedes might have traditionally viewed food as mere fuel, but over the past few years the country has experienced a culinary awakening, converting Jamie Oliver in the process, reports Vivian Tse. READ »

Aussie rules in world's tallest volleyball team

Lifestyle: 19 Apr 10
Billed as the world's tallest volleyball team, Linköping went into this weekend's Swedish title decider knowing its mix of local lads and gigantic Australians would need to put in a towering performance to see off gutsy Falkenberg. Ben Kersley followed the action. READ »

Warmer winds carry falling ice warning

National: 26 Feb 10
A sudden change in the weather in Sweden has led to a heightened risk of icy roads, while pedestrians are urged to watch out for falling ice and snow from buildings. READ »

Swedes kill 20 wolves in newly sanctioned hunt

National: 3 Jan 10
After the Swedish environmental authority issued permits for 10 percent of Sweden's entire wolf population to be killed, hunters shot dead more than 20 wolves on Saturday, according to local media estimates. READ »

No appreciation for Token as kid's name: Swedish tax agency

Society: 20 Oct 09
Swedish tax authorities have decided to continue their fight to bar a Stockholm-area mother from naming her child Token. READ »

Suspected sheep slaughter in pizzeria

National: 6 Oct 09
Authorities in central Sweden have shuttered a pizzeria after a witness reported seeing four live sheep being led into the establishment’s basement. Police suspect one of the animals may have been slaughtered. READ »

Åland: a gem in Stockholm's back yard

Travel: 21 Jul 09
Alannah Eames visits Finland's Swedish-speaking Åland islands, and finds gorgeous scenery, great food and a fascinating history. READ »

Agency permits sheep-killing wolf to be shot

National: 13 Jun 09
A wolf which attacked and killed or injured more than 40 sheep in eastern Sweden has been shot. READ »

Prison for abusive foster parents

National: 10 Jun 09
Two foster parents charged with abusing three orphaned brothers in their care were sentenced to prison on Wednesday by the Falu District Court in central Sweden. READ »

'Banana' unlikely in inaugural address: Swedish bookmaker

Politics: 15 Jan 09
Barack Obama is exceedingly unlikely to mention the word "banana" in his inaugural speech next week, according to a Swedish bookmaker. READ »

Winter city guides for parents and kids: Malmö

Lifestyle: 18 Nov 08
Jennifer Heape checks out what Malmö has to offer in terms of entertainment and activities for families with kids this winter. READ »

Blue tongue outbreak spreads south

National: 24 Sep 08
Sweden’s outbreak of blue tongue disease continues to spread as farms in Småland and Skåne in the south of the country have reported cases of the infection. READ »

Blue tongue disease continues to spread

National: 15 Sep 08
Authorities in western Sweden on Monday morning discovered the latest in a series of cases of animals infected with blue tongue disease at a farm in Halland. READ »

Blue tongue disease hits Swedish farm

National: 8 Sep 08
Two animals infected with blue tongue disease have been destroyed, as Sweden’s agricultural ministry gears up to prevent a wider outbreak of the feared livestock disease. READ »

Fashion outlet sets up shop in Swedish countryside

Lifestyle: 2 Sep 08
Last week saw the grand opening in a small Swedish town of Lager 157, a bargain clothing retail chain that sells brand names at half price or less. Local resident Stephanie Simon, who has lived in the town for a year since her move from Germany, was there to join in the excitement. READ »

Naked Swedish couple assaulted by drunken Aussie in Scotland

Society: 31 Jul 08
A pair of vacationing Swedes had their romantic getaway in Scotland interrupted earlier this week when a drunken Australian sheep shearer broke into their hotel room. READ »

Vimmerby a perfect summer outing for fun-starved families

Travel: 24 Jul 08
Father of two and theme park cynic Ben Kersley explains why a trip to Astrid Lindgren’s World in Vimmerby may be just the right cure for children and parents suffering from summertime boredom. READ »

Bacterial infection claims 2-year-old's life

Science & Technology: 8 Jul 08
A two-year-old girl from Stockholm has died after becoming infected with the EHEC bacteria. READ »

Elk safari Swedish style, with a green conscience

Travel: 4 Jul 08
Eco-tourism abounds in the wilds of Sweden, with elk safaris in particular attracting locals and foreigners alike, writes AFP's Francis Kohn. READ »

Swedish cowboy lassoes loose llama

National: 5 Jun 08
A llama on the loose was disrupting traffic in Jönköping in south central Sweden on Wednesday. READ »

What’s on in Sweden: March 14th – 20th

Lifestyle: 13 Mar 08
Looking for something to do this week? Attend the St Patrick's Day parade in Stockholm, the World Figure Skating Championship in Gothenburg, Canadian electro pop in Malmö. READ »

Australian growers fighting H&M wool boycott

Business & Money: 18 Feb 08
A delegation will visit Stockholm on Tuesday in hopes of convincing the fashion giant to rescind the ban. READ »

'Send in the clones'

Analysis & Opinion: 21 Jan 08
The issue of cloning in agriculture is always guaranteed to stir up emotions, but the technology actually offers us better meat and healthier animals, argues Waldemar Ingdahl. READ »

Swiss activists demand asylum in Sweden

National: 26 Oct 07
The garden of the Swedish ambassador to Switzerland was invaded on Friday afternoon by 25 activists demanding asylum, following the election victory of the right-wing populist Swiss People's Party. READ »

Swedes strip off over 'cruel' Aussie wool

Society: 18 Sep 07
Swedish animal rights activists have stripped off in an effort to get Swedes to boycott Australian wool, saying the way it is produced is cruel to sheep. READ »

Living the high life

Lifestyle: 12 Sep 07
Hot air balloons have almost become part of Stockholm's summer and autumn skyline. Charlotte West took to the skies, discovering great views and some strange ballooning traditions. READ »

Gotska Sandön: Baltic tranquility

Travel: 5 Sep 07
This weekend offers the last opportunity to visit a sandy, car-free outpost of Gotland. Fiona Basile finds camping out on Gotska Sandön to be a magical experience. READ »

Wolf killer walks free

National: 27 Jun 07
A sheep farmer who killed one of the wolves that escaped from Kolmården wildlife park earlier this year has been told that he did not break the law and no longer has any reason to fear a four year jail sentence. READ »

Escaped wolf found after month-long search

Society: 17 Apr 07
The second of two wolves that escaped from Kolmården wildlife park in March has been shot and killed by a sheep farmer near Strängnäs in eastern Sweden. READ »

Swedish team announces successful womb transplants in sheep

Science & Technology: 4 Apr 07
Successful womb transplants carried out on four sheep bring the prospect of human uterus transplants one step closer, say Swedish researchers. READ »

Camel-counting season underway in Sweden

Society: 26 Feb 07
The Swedish Board of Agriculture has asked local councils nationwide to carry out a head count of camels, alpacas, llamas, dromedaries and yaks. We want to avoid them spreading disease, says a spokeswoman. READ »

Halal sheep slaughter in Borås pizzeria

Society: 2 Jan 07
Police arrived just too late to stop the ritual slaughter of a sheep at a pizzeria in western Sweden. READ »

'Swede's body found' in Ireland

National: 3 Nov 06
Irish police believe they have found the body of a Gothenburg man who disappeared on honeymoon in County Kerry in 2004. READ »

Royal black sheep admits adoption scam

National: 17 Sep 06
Jan Bernadotte, a cousin of King Carl XVI Gustaf, has admitted adopting a 34-year old German fraudster in exchange for 350,000 German marks. READ »

Greedy sheep rescued from tree

National: 13 Sep 06
Firemen may be well-practised in rescuing cats from trees, but the challenge facing the emergency services in Lund on Wednesday morning was an altogether different beast: a sheep stuck in a tree, seven metres from the ground. READ »

Reinfeldt admits to lower tax cuts

Politics: 4 Sep 06
The average Swedish worker will only be 500 kronor a month better off under the Moderates, not 1,000 kronor as the party had said. That was the admission from Moderate leader Fredrik Reinfeldt. READ »

A trip to Swedish foodie heaven

Travel: 30 Jul 06
A weekend at Grythyttan is the perfect way to get to the heart of rural Sweden, while tasting food that could not be sourced more locally. READ »

Stepfather questioned in Bobby trial

Smörgåsbord: 15 May 06
The 'Bobby trial' continues on Monday with the questioning of the 39 year old man accused of killing the ten year old boy in January of this year. READ »

Mother in court over missing boy's death

National: 2 May 06
In January 10 year old Bobby was reported missing. In February his body was found in a frozen lake. Now a court in Eksjö hears of the horrific way the boy was treated by his mother and her partner before his death. READ »

Wolf killer wants pardon

National: 12 Jan 06
A man sentenced to jail for shooting a wolf on his farm in Dalsland is appealing for a pardon from the government. Ten of the farmer's sheep had been killed by a wolf two days earlier. READ »

Wolf seen in Stockholm

National: 13 Nov 05
A wolf has been seen in a number of places in the Stockholm area over the weekend. After sightings in the north-east of Stockholm on Saturday, the animal was spotted on Sunday in Saltsjöbaden, to the south of the capital. READ »

Stockholm Syndrome: Teacher training

Analysis & Opinion: 21 Oct 05
There's shock for our Stockholm Syndrome correspondent's Swedish class this week as their popular teacher announces that he is moving on. READ »

Finnish hunter kills Swedish wolf

National: 4 Sep 05
A Finnish hunting tourist shot dead a wolf which attacked his hunting dog on Friday - the first such killing since the early 90s. The only reason he had come to Sweden was that he was afraid of encountering a wolf on a hunt in Finland. READ »

Cannes features Bergman documentary trilogy

Lifestyle: 16 May 05
Three documentaries about the Greatest Living Film Maker shed some revealing light on the inspiration and thinking behind Ingmar Bergman's movies. READ »

Moderates promise more freedom for schools

Politics: 14 Mar 05
As an eighteen-month election campaign slowly grinds into action, the Moderates, Sweden's main opposition party, attempt to seize the initiative on education by turning back to publicly-run schools after a temporary flirtation with private education. READ »

Job market still slow; Pagrotsky backs small companies

Business & Money: 13 Aug 04
Unemployed? Start your own company! That's the message from the government as the latest figures show an improving economy but stubbornly stagnant levels of unemployment. READ »

All's fair in love and Swedish politics

Politics: 6 Aug 04
A new pair of scandals for the government this week. One black sheep returns to the ministerial fold after her business fails and Bosse Ringholm forgets to collect some taxes - from the football club where he is the chairman. READ »

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 »

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