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Escaped prisoner on the loose in Stockholm

National: 22 Dec 11
A 24-year-old prisoner from Hall, one of Sweden's maximum-security prisons, fled whilst on temporary leave in Stockholm on Thursday morning and remains at large. 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 »

Bodyguard required after felling of 'TV oak'

Society: 3 Dec 11
The felling of Stockholm's beloved "TV oak" has stirred up strong feelings. So strong, in some cases, that several of the employees who made the final call on the oak's future have received severe threats. 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 »

Swede given licence to kill 'feisty' squirrel

Society: 29 Oct 11
A Stockholm man has been given clearance from the local authorities to kill a squirrel which it is claimed has been terrorizing the leafy suburb of Enskede. READ »

'We never had a single conversation with a Swede'

Analysis & Opinion: 15 Aug 11
UK native Suhail Din reflects on why Swedes refused to talk to him and his family during their recent visit to Stockholm on holiday. READ »

Sweden's top sights named for tourism prize

Society: 13 Jul 11
Astrid Lindgren's World, Junibacken, Fotografiska, Stockholm Adventures and Skansen are among those nominated for this year's TRIP Global Award for the "best experience in Sweden". READ »

The Lowdown on Swedish Midsummer

Lifestyle: 22 Jun 11
Midsummer is approaching - but what are we celebrating and why do Swedes celebrate the way they do? The Local explains. READ »

Swedes in mad dash to walk down the aisle

Society: 11 Jun 11
This weekend marks the busiest two days in the calendar for wedding officials as couples up and down Sweden tie the knot. READ »

Stockholm braces for drop-in wedding deluge

Lifestyle: 10 Jun 11
Las Vegas it isn’t, and chances are Elvis won't be anywhere in sight, but this weekend's mass 'drop-in' wedding at Stockholm's Skansen wildlife park is expected to draw hundreds ready to say "I do", The Local's Geoff Mortimore discovers. READ »

The lowdown on Sweden's National Day

Lifestyle: 5 Jun 11
June 6th is Sweden's National Day - but what is being celebrated, and how? The Local explains the essentials. READ »

Missing Malmö snake an 'expensive hoax': report

National: 10 May 11
The deadly snake reportedly on the loose in a Malmö apartment block, prompting panic among residents and leaving a six figure bill for the ensuing hunt, was probably a hoax, according to the building's caretaker. READ »

Valborg - Sweden blazes into springtime

Lifestyle: 29 Apr 11
Summer's just around the corner. That's as good a cause for celebration in Sweden as any, and the revelry on Valborgsmässoafton - Walpurgis Night - on April 30th gets pretty hot. READ »

Swedish zoo fights to save stranded seal pup

Society: 10 Apr 11
A seal pup found in very poor condition on Saturday morning by a passer-by in Österåker, just north of Stockholm is now being cared for at Skansen animal park. READ »

'Missing snake' note rattles Malmö residents

Society: 4 Apr 11
A report that one of the world's deadliest snakes has escaped from its owner in an apartment building in Malmö in southern Sweden has left residents living in fear. READ »

Woman held captive with poisonous snakes

National: 14 Feb 11
A mother and her baby were trapped in an apartment in a Stockholm suburb on Sunday under threat from a man with nine poisonous snakes. READ »

Bombing was an attack on Swedish society: PM

Politics: 21 Dec 10
Sweden's prime minister Fredrik Reinfeldt used his Christmas speech on Monday to condemn the suicide bombing in Stockholm as "an attack on Swedish society", praising Muslim leaders for standing up for freedom and openness. READ »

A guide to Christmas markets in Stockholm

Lifestyle: 3 Dec 10
As Sweden’s holiday shopping season kicks into high gear, The Local offers a few tips for where gift seekers in Stockholm can combine getting a taste of the Christmas spirit with the hunt for the perfect gift. READ »

The Lowdown: Swedish Advent

Lifestyle: 1 Dec 10
If the darkness of winter's already starting to get you down, the light and merriment –not to mention the calories and alcohol – of a Swedish Advent should help pick you up. READ »

Couple fond of 'triple dates' marries on 101010

Society: 11 Oct 10
A Swedish couple who became engaged on June 6th, 2006, or 060606, and had twin boys on September 9th, 2009, or 090909, married on Sunday, October 10th, 2010, or 101010, in southern Sweden's Svedala. READ »

Woman befriends stray iguana near Stockholm

National: 25 Jul 10
A woman was gripped by panic on Saturday after heading home to her apartment with a sleepy 1.5-metre long iguana she had found while out walking in southern Stockholm earlier in the day. READ »

Animals dumped when summer comes

Society: 18 Jul 10
Sweden’s zoos and wildlife parks have been inundated this summer with unwanted pets found abandoned in woods, flower beds and subway trains. READ »

Sweden's wilds top tourism wish list

National: 1 Jul 10
Kungsleden, Astrid Lindgren's World, Stockholm Adventure and Åre resort are among the candidates nominated for the title of "Best experience in Sweden" which will be decided Eurovision-style at a gala in the autumn. READ »

What's On in Sweden: June 25th - July 1st

Lifestyle: 24 Jun 10
What’s on in Sweden: Women's American Football in Stockholm, Mountain Man in Gothenburg and Japandroids come to Malmö. READ »

Couples flock to tie knot on drop-in wedding day

National: 13 Jun 10
An estimated 200 couples took the opportunity to get hitched at a popular Stockholm park’s first ever drop-in wedding day on Saturday. READ »

Summer Rail Destinations: Stockholm

Travel: 11 Jun 10
Sponsored article: The antiquity of Gamla Stan, the forests of Djurgården, the cliffs of Södermalm and of course the surrounding blue sea: all these elements combine to help make Stockholm one of the world’s most beautiful cities. READ »

Sweden celebrates national day

National: 6 Jun 10
While the Swedish national day is largely a low key affair, the upcoming royal wedding has lent an extra spice to the celebrations this year with the public invited to the palace to express their goodwill for the happy couple. READ »

Stockholm's royal love fest unveiled

National: 25 May 10
The City of Stockholm has unveiled the programme for the "Love 2010" festivities to celebrate the wedding of Crown Princess Victoria and Daniel Westling. READ »

What's On in Sweden: March 26th - April 1st

Lifestyle: 25 Mar 10
What’s on in Sweden: Eek A Mouse in Stockholm, Swollen Members in Gothenburg and naked performance art in Malmö. READ »

What's On in Sweden: February 26th - March 4th

Lifestyle: 25 Feb 10
What’s on in Sweden: Spiders in Stockholm, Horse Show in Gothenburg and The Rumble hits Malmö. READ »

What's On in Sweden - January 22nd to 28th

Lifestyle: 20 Jan 10
What’s on in Sweden: Hair raising opera in Stockholm, blowing bubbles in Gothenburg and a postcard from Scotland in Malmö. 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 »

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 »

What's on in Sweden: Nov 27 - Dec 3

Lifestyle: 25 Nov 09
What's on in Sweden: Skansen Christmas market & Charles Dickens in Stockholm; Swedish Idol & Melissa Horn in Gothenburg; Little Theatre of Gestures in Malmö/Lund. READ »

What's on in Sweden: July 10 - 16

Lifestyle: 9 Jul 09
What's on in Sweden: Jazz Festival & Britney Spears in Stockholm; Deep Purple (UK) in Gothenburg; Bennie Man (JAM) & Bollywood in Malmö. READ »

What's on in Sweden: July 3 - 9

Lifestyle: 1 Jul 09
What's on in Sweden: Millennium trilogy tour and roots festival in Stockholm; BB King in Gothenburg; Anthony Joseph & The Spasm Band (UK) in Malmö. READ »

Sweden takes over EU presidency

Politics: 1 Jul 09
Sweden on Wednesday assumed the six-month rotating presidency of the European Union, promising to combat climate change as well as the rising joblessness in the wake of the global economic crisis. READ »

What's on in Sweden: June 19 - 25

Lifestyle: 18 Jun 09
What's on in Sweden: Morrissey & Midsummer fun in Stockholm; AC/DC & Euro 2009 U-21 football in Gothenburg; Yasmina Reza's ART in Malmö. READ »

Adam Tensta: Sweden's great hip-hop hope

Lifestyle: 13 May 09
Sweden's rising hip-hop star Adam Tensta talks to The Local's Majsan Boström about bright musical prospects, growing up in a tough Stockholm neighbourhood, and recording in the same studio as boyhood idol Michael Jackson. READ »

What's your top Swedish tourist tip?

Travel: 19 Mar 09
Every week we quiz our regular panelists about a particular aspect of life in Sweden. This week: the country's top travel destinations. 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 »

Christmas by design: Unmissable markets in Sweden and Denmark

Lifestyle: 5 Dec 08
Join Charlotte West on a tour of the best Christmas markets for design products in Stockholm, Gothenburg, Malmö and Cophenhagen. READ »

Winter city guides for parents and kids: Stockholm

Lifestyle: 18 Nov 08
Jennifer Heape combs the Swedish capital for child-friendly winter activities. READ »

What's on in Sweden: November 7 - 13

Lifestyle: 6 Nov 08
What’s on: Al Green, The Levellers and Monster truck extravaganza in Stockholm; Martial Arts and Kazem Al Saher in Gothenburg; Michael Bolton in Malmö. READ »

Europride: 'A lot of prejudice remains'

Society: 26 Jul 08
The Pride festival that started in Stockholm on Friday has become one of the biggest parties in the city's calender. But there is a serious side to the festivities - a lot of work remains to combat prejudice in Sweden and abroad. READ »

Arson suspected at Stockholm museum

National: 6 Jul 08
A fire broke out at the Biological Museum in Stockholm on Saturday evening. Police suspect arson. READ »

Balloons fill sky on National Day

National: 7 Jun 08
Yellow and blue balloons filled the Stockholm sky as National Day celebrations took place in the scorching summer heat. READ »

Sweden’s National 'Sunny' Day

National: 6 Jun 08
Sweden’s National Day is off to a hotter start than usual with temperatures set to rise up to 30 degrees across most parts of the country. READ »

What's on in Sweden: June 6 - 13

Lifestyle: 5 Jun 08
What’s on in Sweden: Football, football and more football. And food and art and music. READ »

Norwegians celebrate National Day in Stockholm

Society: 18 May 08
The Norwegian community was out in force in central Stockholm on Saturday. 8,000 turned up to celebrate National Day. READ »

Beach-going boas disrupt Stockholm sunbathing

National: 12 May 08
The unseasonably warm weather wasn't the only thing which surprised a woman headed to the beach in the Stockholm suburb of Hässelby on Sunday afternoon. READ »

What's on in Sweden: April 25 - May 1

Lifestyle: 24 Apr 08
What's on this week in Sweden: Top drag act Taylor Mac in Stockholm, Entombed in Gothenburg, Walpurgis celebrations in Malmö and much more besides. READ »

Bear cubs make their debut at Skansen zoo

National: 11 Apr 08
Lova, Lill-Babs and Lillemor are set to become the star attractions at Skansen’s animal park this summer. READ »

What’s on in Sweden: March 21st – 27th

Lifestyle: 20 Mar 08
What to do for the week: Bash eggs in Stockholm, see Kent in Malmö, or go salsa dancing in Gothenburg. 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 author wins Astrid Lindgren prize

Society: 12 Mar 08
Australian author Sonya Hartnett has been awarded the Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award for 2008. 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 »

Ninety pythons left to die in Swedish cottage

Society: 9 Jan 08
Ninety pythons, some dead and some alive, have been found in a Swedish cottage. 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 »

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 »

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 »

Getting high with my weekend visitors

Lifestyle: 12 Nov 07
Tipping Point: Entertaining visitors in the dog days of late autumn is always a challenge, but Kathleen Harman thinks she's found just the place to keep them amused. READ »

No jokes please, we're the Nobel Prize Committee

Lifestyle: 3 Oct 07
Sweden's literati-glitterati are whispering the names of the candidates for this year's Nobel Prize in Literature. As Jeanne Rudbeck writes, jokes and vulgarity don't go down well at the academy that bypassed Joyce and Wodehouse. READ »

Television cut-off 'could be sabotage'

National: 9 Aug 07
Disruption to television services for hundreds of thousands of viewers on Tuesday evening may have been due to sabotage, according to network operator Teracom. READ »

A flat-screen TV and a monkey fit for a princess

National: 14 Jul 07
Crown Princess Victoria's 30th birthday celebrations kicked off at the Royal Palace in Stockholm on Saturday. And the government's gift was every princess's dream - a flat-screen TV. READ »

Black widow spider bites Swede after Atlantic voyage

National: 7 Jul 07
A man from Upplands Väsby discovered an unexpected stowaway in his car, newly-imported from California, on Saturday morning: a black widow spider - and a hungry one at that. READ »

The lowdown on... Allsång på Skansen

Lifestyle: 26 Jun 07
Lots of people gathered in a big park, clutching songbooks and singing songs about flowers and waterways and general goodness. First televised in 1979, just a couple of years after punk broke, what exactly is Allsång på Skansen? READ »

Royals kick off National Day celebrations

National: 6 Jun 07
Prince Carl Philip and Princess Madeleine threw open the doors to the Royal Palace's courtyard at 10am on the dot on Wednesday, welcoming the general public inside to celebrate Sweden's National Day. READ »

Bilbo the lemur takes metro to work

Society: 13 Apr 07
There is a new passenger on the Stockholm metro. Every morning Bilbo the lemur climbs aboard with his surrogate mother on his journey to work at Skansen-Akvariet. 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 »

Alligator found in Malmö bushes

National: 9 Jan 07
A metre-long dead alligator has been found under a bush in Malmö. The reptile is believed to have been lying there for several weeks. 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 »

A Swedish Christmas 2006

Lifestyle: 22 Nov 06
The decorations are going up, the stores are bracing themselves, and now Sweden's traditional Christmas markets are underway. We've gathered together the best the country has to offer. God Jul! READ »

SVT to charge bars for sports

Sport: 7 Nov 06
Public TV channel SVT is to be allowed to charge bars and restaurants for showing major sports events, the government has decided. Bar owners are dismayed by the move. READ »

Thousands greet Victoria on birthday

National: 15 Jul 06
A large crowd gathers at the royals' summer palace on Öland to celebrate the Crown Princess's 29th birthday. For the first time the princess's boyfriend, Daniel Westling, was also there. READ »

Skansen?s hill is alive with the sound of music

Lifestyle: 4 Jul 06
There is nothing more quintessentially Swedish than the nation's love of singing, and nothing symbolizes this love more perfectly than Allsång på Skansen, the summer song fest that has run since 1935. Elizabeth Dacey-Fondelius explains. READ »

National Day: a big party for nothing in particular

Lifestyle: 5 Jun 06
It only became a holiday in 2005 and doesn't mark anything in particular. Yet Sweden's national day is still a good excuse for Swedes to wave their blue and yellow flags, reports Elizabeth Dacey-Fondelius READ »

Carola builds up for Eurovision semis

Smörgåsbord: 18 May 06
Forget the Champions League, the really important European competition starts tonight. And despite a broken heel and Greek taunts, Carola says she's focused on winning for Sweden. READ »

Stockholm swans had bird flu

Science & Technology: 20 Mar 06
Two swans with an aggressive form of bird flu have been found in the heart of Stockholm. Measures to prevent the virus spreading to domestic birds have been taken by authorities. READ »

Tsunami remembered in Sweden and Thailand

National: 26 Dec 05
Sweden, which suffered more deaths in the Indian Ocean tsunami than any nation outside Asia, remembers the 543 Swedish victims in ceremonies at home and in Thailand. Foreign minister Laila Freivalds did not attend. READ »

A Swedish Christmas

Smörgåsbord: 1 Nov 05
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Stockholm Syndrome: The anonymity of fame

Analysis & Opinion: 13 Oct 05
Obliviously bumping into celebrities left, right and centre, our Stockholm Syndrome correspondent concludes that there's no better place to be famous than Sweden. READ »

When will I start to support Sweden's national sports teams?

: 21 Jul 05
I've lived in Sweden for five years, eat herring and sing along with Allsång på Skansen. I like sport, but I just can't bring myself to support Sweden in international competitions. Is this normal? When will I begin to 'heja Sverige'? Answers please. READ »

Swedes look to create new National Day tradition

National: 7 Jun 05
See also: Swedes sceptical towards National Day
The polls may have you believe that Swedes can't see the point of the new National Day holiday. But Sweden's number one family had no problems finding something to celebrate. READ »

Swedes sceptical towards National Day

National: 4 Jun 05
Sweden's national day will be marked with a public holiday for the first time on Monday. But with "no cause to fight for" it seems that patriotic fervour will be thin on the ground. READ »

Sweden and Norway were "close to war"

National: 17 May 05
As Norwegians throughout Sweden don their festive garb to celebrate their country's national day on Tuesday, previously unpublished government records show that the two countries were perilously close to war in 1905. READ »

Moodysson film not for the faint-hearted

Lifestyle: 14 Sep 04
Violent sex, vomit, reification and naked rats in a world where "everything is for sale": a cagey Lukas Moodysson talks to Sweden's press about his new film, A Hole in My Heart. READ »

Don't call us...

Business & Money: 6 Aug 04
More evening telesales calls than ever before - but don't think that going ex-directory will spare you the irritation. READ »

Swedish comedy explained

Lifestyle: 30 Jul 04
...although they say if you have to explain it, it's not funny. Plus more scandal from Skansen and why this year's summer TV may seem familiar. READ »

Skansen singalong slated

Lifestyle: 23 Jul 04
Sweden's favourite summer show is "facing catastrophe", Swedish film is "shit" and the countdown to Eurovision 2005 begins. Well, they say trouble comes in threes... READ »

Two million join singalong

Lifestyle: 2 Jul 04
The first of The Local's weekly cultural trawls nets the year's most popular songfest, a gallery short of a curator and a dearth of Swedish artists. READ »

National Day of extremes

Society: 11 Jun 04
Rampaging neo-nazis, masked anti-fascists and singing royals marked Sweden's national day. Everyone else forgot. 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 »

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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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