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Swedish diplomat attacked in Belarus

Politics: 23 Jun 11
Sweden's top diplomat in Belarus was attacked by police at an anti-government protest in Minsk on Wednesday, prompting foreign minister Carl Bildt to summon the Belarussian ambassador. READ »

'Ferrari Swede' mobster sentenced to prison

National: 11 Jul 09
Stefan Eriksson, the former leader of the Uppsala Maffia who infamously crashed a rare Ferrari in California in 2006, has been sentenced to 1.5 years in prison for making illegal threats, attempted blackmail, and robbery. READ »

'Ferrari Swede' arrested in Stockholm

National: 31 Mar 09
Stefan Eriksson, the reputed Swedish gangster who made global headlines when he crashed an exclusive Ferrari in Malibu, California in 2006, was arrested in Stockholm on Monday on suspicions of blackmail and other crimes. READ »

Burger King sets its sights on northern Sweden

Business & Money: 26 Mar 09
A burger war is brewing in northern Sweden, pitting the country’s own Max hamburger restaurants against American fast food giants McDonald’s and Burger King. READ »

Sweden decks the halls for Nobel festivities

Society: 10 Dec 08
Over a million Swedes are expected to stay glued to their television sets on Wednesday to watch monarchs, politicians and assorted clever clogs tuck in to the annual Nobel banquet. READ »

Liquidators seek interview with Ferrari crash Swede

Business & Money: 25 Apr 08
Just three months after his release from a California prison, former Gizmondo director Stefan Eriksson is gearing up for a couple of difficult battles on both sides of the Atlantic. READ »

Ferrari Swede released from jail

National: 18 Jan 08
A Swedish former gangster who wrecked a rare Ferrari in a high-speed car crash has been released from a California jail. READ »

Swedish Mafia: fighting a losing battle

Lifestyle: 8 Nov 07
To an outsider, Sweden would seem an unlikely place to find rising gang crime. But the problem has snowballed since the nineties, leaving police clamouring for better tools to deal with the problem. Daniel Boman reports. READ »

Ferrari Swede: British bank demands money

National: 27 Feb 07
A UK bank has asked a Los Angeles court to enforce claims of more than $1.3 million against a Swede who wrecked a rare Ferrari Enzo in Malibu. READ »

Immigrants 'need more help' to integrate in Sweden

National: 20 Feb 07
People with foreign backgrounds face major problems getting jobs in Sweden, a new government report has said. More needs to be done to help immigrants find their way on the labour market. READ »

Ferrari crash Swede jailed

National: 8 Nov 06
A Swedish former gangster who wrecked a rare, million dollar Ferrari, has been jailed for three years by an LA court for embezzlement. READ »

Ferrari crash Swede faces new trial

National: 4 Nov 06
A mistrial has been declared in the case of Stefan Eriksson, a Swedish former videogame executive and gangster charged with stealing a one-million-dollar Ferrari that he later wrecked in a high-speed crash. READ »

Ferrari Swede in LA court

National: 24 Oct 06
Former Swedish videogame executive and Uppsala gangster Stefan Eriksson appeared before a Los Angeles court on Monday charged with stealing a rare, million dollar Ferrari that he later wrecked in a high-speed crash. READ »

Ferrari smash Swede rejects LA plea deal

National: 17 Oct 06
A Swedish former video games executive who allegedly smashed up a stolen million-dollar Ferrari has turned down a plea deal which would have earned him two years and four months in jail. READ »

Ferrari smash Swede denies charges

National: 18 Apr 06
A Swedish video game exec was charged on Monday with grand theft auto for allegedly stealing a million-dollar Ferrari Enzo and then destroying it in a high-speed crash in Los Angeles. READ »

Games mogul arrested for car theft

Society: 9 Apr 06
A Swedish video game mogul who crashed a rare Ferrari in California in February was arrested on Saturday suspected of car theft. His Ferrari is claimed by vehicle leasing companies. READ »

Luxury Mercedes seized from wife of Ferrari smash Swede

National: 29 Mar 06
Police in Beverly Hills said on Tuesday they had seized a 400,000-dollar Mercedes Benz sports car from the wife of a Swede whose one-million-dollar Ferrari was written off in a crash last month. READ »

Swedish games mogul smashes million dollar Ferrari

National: 22 Feb 06
A rare one-million-dollar Ferrari sports car belonging to a Swedish game industry mogul slammed into a pole during a high-speed street race on Tuesday, reducing it to scrap metal, US police said. READ »

Business Brief

Smörgåsbord: 10 Sep 04
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Highlights from Follow Sweden

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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A Valentine's Day look at how how sex, booze and mobile phones can unravel that tantalizing mystery known as the strong, silent Nordic type
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The Local's Oliver Gee finds out why the star of Sweden's version of 'The Office' thinks Sweden is the most PC country in the world
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'Drunkorexia' on the rise in Sweden: report
Alexander Lervik and Johan Carper
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Seven Swedish designs that will blow your mind
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Star Wars in Swedish causes fan outrage
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LIFESTYLE »
What's On: The Local's guide to upcoming attractions and events in Stockholm, Gothenburg and Malmö.
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OPINION »
The Swedish language needs a new pronoun free of preconceived notions about gender, a Swedish linguist and representatives from a publishing house argue
Madonna set for July 4th concert in Sweden
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Madonna set for July 4th concert in Sweden
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GALLERY »
An inside look at 'The Office' in Swedish
Georgios M.W (File)
SOCIETY »
Swedish mother gave 3-year-old cigs and beer
Photo: Fredrik Persson/Scanpix
SOCIETY »
A duvet cover designed to look like cardboard boxes, on sale at a luxury department store in Stockholm, has some arguing that the city's homeless are being exploited for profit.
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LIFESTYLE »
Five Swedish songs that never made Eurovision
Q&A with Swenglish comedy star Ben Kersley
LIFESTYLE »
Swenglish comedy star Ben Kersley explains how ‘three bespectacled English guys’ plan to make Swedes laugh
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SOCIETY »
Move over Bugs – a Swedish bunny is rapidly becoming the most popular rabbit in the world!
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How Millennium films tap deep into Swedish angst
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Braving the cold: Ten reasons to spend winter in Sweden
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A truly international education at the heart of Berlin
Highlights from Follow Sweden
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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