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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 »

Prison for 'Stockholm Syndrome' accomplice

National: 31 Jul 09
One of Sweden’s most notorious criminals, 62-year-old Clark Olofsson, has been sentenced to 14 years in prison for his involvement in a drug smuggling syndicate. READ »

Dating in Sweden: sex, booze and mobile phones

Dating: 16 Feb 09
As American blogger Kommissarie F. Curiosa prepares to wrap up her almost seven-year sojourn in Sweden, she shares her reflections on Swedish mating and dating with The Local. READ »

Bust nets ‘Stockholm Syndrome’ accomplice

National: 21 Jul 08
Swedish police reported on Sunday that Clark Olofsson, one of Sweden’s most notorious career criminals, was among six suspects arrested in a massive narcotics raid over the weekend. READ »

Podcast: Stockholm Syndrome revisited

Lifestyle: 11 Jul 07
Last year The Local's Paul Rapacioli wrote a series of articles entitled Stockholm Syndrome, chronicling his experiences settling in in Sweden. Now, the column has been resurrected in audio form. READ »

Stockholm Syndrome: Silence emboldens

Analysis & Opinion: 15 May 06
An aggressive neighbour and crushed testicles prompt our correspondent to speak out on how little he speaks up these days. But he's confident that 'Mr Syndrome Lite' is a temporary phase. READ »

'Stockholm Syndrome' robber turned away by police

National: 5 May 06
A man on the run for ten years turned up at a police station on Tuesday, only to be told by police to make a run for it. Jan-Erik Olsson is notorious for his role in the famous Norrmalmstorg robbery in 1973. "I want to get rid of this baggage," he said. READ »

Stockholm Syndrome: Don't blame Sweden

Analysis & Opinion: 12 Apr 06
After a nightmare of a day all our correspondent wanted to do was have a good old rant about the difficulties of living in Sweden. But is that fair? Damned right it is. READ »

Stockholm Syndrome: Sporting loyalty

Analysis & Opinion: 1 Mar 06
Sweden's success in the Winter Olympics turns a diverse bunch of immigrants into yellow-and-blue-flag-waving vikings (sort of) - but does that make them any more Swedish? READ »

Stockholm Syndrome: Messages from the past

Analysis & Opinion: 7 Feb 06
While avoiding a farting electrician who is helping to renovate his apartment, our correspondent makes an extraordinary discovery: two love letters more than 70 years old. READ »

Stockholm Syndrome: Kidz rule

Analysis & Opinion: 27 Jan 06
Business meetings, radio shows, adult classes - our Stockholm Syndrome correspondent discovers that in Sweden, nowhere is off limits to the true power holders in the country: children. READ »

Stockholm Syndrome: Ambition impossible?

Analysis & Opinion: 20 Jan 06
Don't mention ambition in front of Swedes, especially if it's of the economic variety. But as our Stockholm Syndrome correspondent discovers, immigrants are just bursting with the stuff. READ »

Stockholm Syndrome: Swedes all singled out

Dating: 13 Jan 06
The New Year may start with a bang in Sweden, but our Stockholm Syndrome correspondent's single Swedish friends seem to have given up on fireworks lighting up their love lives. READ »

Stockholm Syndrome: catch up on the autumn's stories

Analysis & Opinion: 22 Dec 05
We've gathered the autumn's stories of crazy Swedish classes, hamfisted attempts to understand real Swedes, and experiences of fellow foreigners, so you can catch up over Christmas. READ »

Stockholm Syndrome: Networking is not working

Analysis & Opinion: 15 Dec 05
Not since Rubik's Cube has there been a fad more time-consuming and pointless than networking. But, as our Stockholm Syndrome correspondent discovers, everyone's at it. READ »

Stockholm Syndrome: Nothing private about property

Analysis & Opinion: 9 Dec 05
Sweden's property fad comes to the language class - giving our Stockholm Syndrome correspondent useful vocab for the bizarre experience of a Swedish apartment viewing. READ »

Stockholm Syndrome: Did you hear the one about the Swede?

Analysis & Opinion: 2 Dec 05
Well, if you did, chances are it wasn't another Swede who told it. At an Anglo-Swedish wedding, our Stockholm Syndrome correspondent wonders why Swedes never tease each other. READ »

Stockholm Syndrome: It's not what you say...

Analysis & Opinion: 25 Nov 05
...it's the way that you say it. That's our Stockholm Syndrome correspondent's conclusion after two new teachers' accents have very different effects on his Swedish class. READ »

Stockholm Syndrome: I want to grow old in Sweden

Analysis & Opinion: 18 Nov 05
If old age is when your descendents outnumber your friends, our Stockholm Syndrome correspondent finds that moving to a Swedish retirement home could be the way to stay young. READ »

Stockholm Syndrome: A clean sweep

Analysis & Opinion: 11 Nov 05
Clearing out junk from the apartment block cellar on a group cleaning day, our Stockholm Syndrome correspondent is surprised to rediscover the best of the Swedish spirit. READ »

Stockholm Syndrome: Men are the new women

Analysis & Opinion: 4 Nov 05
After considerable effort our Stockholm Syndrome correspondent realises that when it comes to appearance, he cannot hope to compete with the men of Sweden. READ »

Stockholm Syndrome: One beer please

Analysis & Opinion: 28 Oct 05
Ah, Sweden, where it's all for one and one for all, share and share alike - but as our Stockholm Syndrome correspondent discovers, don't expect to be bought a drink. 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 »

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 »

Stockholm Syndrome: Communication breakdown

Analysis & Opinion: 6 Oct 05
Our Stockholm Syndrome correspondent meets an Englishman who, despite one setback after another in the Swedish capital, just won't give up and go home. READ »

Stockholm Syndrome: Carpets and wood

Analysis & Opinion: 29 Sep 05
An immigrant with troublesome kids gives our Stockholm Syndrome correspondent her very own theory about what makes Stockholmers who they are. READ »

Stockholm Syndrome: The Waiting Game

Analysis & Opinion: 22 Sep 05
Hopping from one queue to another, our Stockholm Syndrome correspondent discovers one good thing about bad service in Sweden: at least it's distributed fairly. READ »

Stockholm Syndrome: Together but slowly

Analysis & Opinion: 15 Sep 05
Film night at our Stockholm Syndrome correspondent's Swedish class and the choice of film, while Swedish to the core, is not appreciated by all the students. READ »

Stockholm Syndrome: Rush hour madness

Analysis & Opinion: 8 Sep 05
Our Stockholm Syndrome correspondent has a close call on one of the city's blue buses and finds out that Swedes on public transport have a more immediate fear than terrorism. READ »

Stockholm Syndrome: Young Swedes need to grow up

Analysis & Opinion: 1 Sep 05
From Anders Celsius to Carl von Linné, Swedes love to measure and categorise. But today's young Swedes measure how grown up they are by an intricate scoring system: adult points. READ »


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