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Swedish royal regalia found in rubbish bags

National: 7 May 13
Police in central Sweden made an unusual discovery on Monday evening when they found two large rubbish bags containing a recently stolen sceptre and crown used in the sixteenth-century funeral of Sweden's King Johan III. READ »

Royal regalia heist shocks Swedish church

Society: 4 May 13
A sceptre and crown used in the sixteenth-century funeral of King Johan III were stolen during an overnight robbery at the Västerås Cathedral in central Sweden. READ »

Two divers found dead after diving under ice

Science & Technology: 21 Apr 13
Two men in their twenties were found dead on Sunday evening after they had been free diving in a water-filled quarry in eastern Sweden. READ »

Swedish historian lands prestigious Pulitzer prize

Society: 16 Apr 13
Swedish-American historian Fredrik Logevall has been awarded a Pulitzer prize, one of the most prestigious prizes awarded in the US for achievements in journalism and the arts. READ »

Pensioner dies after removal of healthy kidney

Society: 13 Apr 13
An 81-year-old woman died shortly having a perfectly healthy kidney removed, a mistake which the National Board of Health and Welfare has concluded led to the woman's death. READ »

Afghan boys found abandoned in Uppsala

National: 3 Apr 13
Two young boys from Afghanistan have been found abandoned on the streets of Uppsala in recent days, prompting suspicions they were brought to Sweden via an organized people smuggling operation. READ »

Expats flock to Sweden's evangelical churches

Analysis & Opinion: 27 Mar 13
With Easter just around the corner, contributor Judi Lembke looks at how a different breed of churches in Sweden is helping English-speaking foreigners find a sense of community in their adopted homes. READ »

Meat recalled over E.coli faeces fears

Science & Technology: 16 Feb 13
Around six tonnes of hamburger and kebab meat distributed and sold across Sweden may have been contaminated by intestinal bacteria which may have been caused by animal excrement. READ »

Warning for 'black ice' on Swedish roads

Science & Technology: 16 Jan 13
While the snow has dissipated, road conditions remain treacherous across much of Sweden as crews work to reopen motorways closed by a slew of accidents, including a fatal 100-car pile-up in the south of the country. READ »

The kebab pizza is Sweden's favourite

Society: 29 Dec 12
Kebab meat - yes, kebab meat - is the most popular pizza topping in Sweden, according to a new survey which also shows that pizza sales double on New Year's Day. READ »

Record rains dampened Swedish electricity cost

Business & Money: 28 Dec 12
Statistics show that 2012 was one of the wettest year since records began, which spoiled many a Swede's summer but also contributed to keeping down electricity prices. READ »

Dental drill fell into patient's lung

National: 28 Dec 12
A dental implant surgery turned into a nightmare as the dentist’s drill came unstuck, fell down the patient’s throat and landed in her right lung, an accident which has now been reported to the authorities. READ »

Swedish cabbie flags unique London career

Lifestyle: 26 Nov 12
As London is swept up in "Scandimania", one Swede finds himself in the driver's seat as the only licensed Swedish cab driver in London. The Local finds out more about how Andreas Eriksson finally got the green light. READ »

Minding the gap: Swedish firms search globe for talent

Lifestyle: 3 Oct 12
Many Swedish industries are crying out for foreign talent - and changes to migration laws have made moving here for work easier than ever. READ »

Power outage halts rail traffic near Stockholm

National: 24 Sep 12
A significant power outage stopped nearly all northbound rail traffic from Stockholm on Monday morning, including the Arlanda Express trains. The problem isn't expected to be fixed until 6pm at the earliest. READ »

Woman finds sex clip on repaired mobile phone

Science & Technology: 27 Aug 12
A young woman from central Sweden had a nasty surprise when she turned on her newly repaired mobile phone only to find video footage of a man masturbating. READ »

Stockholm commuters suffer train disruption

National: 26 Jul 12
A major power outage brought train traffic to a total standstill between Stockholm and Uppsala on Thursday and normal service was not resumed until after 6 pm. READ »

Sweden's Power Big Meet: hub caps, hair grease, and 'Happy Days'

Lifestyle: 10 Jul 12
The Power Big Meet car show in Västerås is an annual tradition for Swedes with a passion for 1950s-era Americana cars and culture. Contributor Nathalie Rothschild offers up a stunning photo essay of this year's event. READ »

Police 'knew in advance' about nightclub blast

National: 20 Jun 12
Police had been warned that a bomb would be detonated in a busy nightclub in central Sweden on Sunday, yet chose not to act in the hope of catching the attacker red-handed, according to a police source. READ »

Police seek answers for nightclub explosion

National: 18 Jun 12
Police and bomb technicians have launched an investigation into the explosion that rocked a busy nightclub in central Sweden in the early hours of Sunday morning. READ »

Man ejected after Persian rug car wash attempt

Society: 27 May 12
A man is suspected of threatening behaviour after having been told not to wash his Persian rug in a car wash in Västerås in eastern Sweden. READ »

Loreen win gives Sweden Eurovision 'Euphoria'

Society: 27 May 12
Sweden's Loreen brought home gold in the glitzy 2012 Eurovision Song Contest early Sunday morning with an impassioned rendition of her hit "Euphoria" from Baku in Azerbaijan. READ »

Stockholmers stranded as outage stops trains

National: 25 May 12
Thousands of Stockholm-area residents had their morning commutes disrupted on Friday after a power outage left trains at a standstill. By midday, however, trains were back in operation. READ »

Probation officer caught in gangster love affair

Society: 22 May 12
A female probation officer from central Sweden is in danger of losing her job after it was revealed her live-in boyfriend was a one of the area's most feared criminals. READ »

Wage deal keeps Sweden airport buses running

Business & Money: 24 Apr 12
A planned solidarity strike by drivers of airport buses in Sweden has been called off after a public sector healthcare union reached a new wage agreement. READ »

Airport bus drivers postpone solidarity strike

National: 23 Apr 12
Monday's planned strike among airport and flight transfer bus workers was postponed despite no agreement having been met. READ »

'Lower Sweden's youth wages': minister

Politics: 11 Mar 12
When education minister and Liberal Party leader Jan Björklund spoke at the party's congress in Västerås, he brought up youth unemployment as well as the hotly debated Saudi arms factory deal. READ »

Mother and baby found dead in flat

National: 16 Jan 12
A 38-year-old Norwegian woman and her 9-month-old baby were found dead on Monday in an apartment in Arboga in central Sweden. It remains unclear if they died due to an accident or foul play. READ »

Asylum seekers protest living conditions

National: 23 Nov 11
Some thirty asylum seekers stormed out of housing assigned for them in Askersund in central Sweden on Tuesday in protest at "unsanitary conditions" while a further facility in Eskilstuna is set to close after a wave of violence. READ »

Halloween revelers keep Swedish police busy

National: 30 Oct 11
The recent payday, Halloween, and a concert by hip hop star 50 Cent proved to be a recipe for an extra messy weekend for police around Sweden. READ »

Two men charged for Breivik 'tribute' attack

National: 27 Sep 11
Two men arrested in Västerås on suspicion of attempted murder expressed support for Anders Behring Breivik's massacre in Norway prior to stabbing two men of non-Swedish origin, according to a police report. READ »

All you need to know to get a Swedish apartment

Lifestyle: 16 Sep 11
Get a dictionary, get in line and know your rights. Charlotte West gives her tips on finding a Swedish apartment. READ »

Drunk shrimp boat skipper parks on island

Society: 29 Aug 11
The captain of Räkbåten Tor, a vessel completing one of the last shrimp cruises of the summer season, is suspected of being drunk at the helm after guiding the ship onto an island in Lake Mälaren near Stockholm on Saturday. READ »

Swedish teen dies in motocross crash

Sport: 29 Aug 11
A 15-year-old boy was killed in during a motocross competition in Sweden on Sunday afternoon in Västerås in central Sweden, marking the fourth motor sports fatality in Sweden in the last year. READ »

Man arrested at US classic car meet

Science & Technology: 9 Jul 11
A 21-year-old man was arrested last night, suspected of deliberately driving at and injuring another man during the Power Big Meet in Västerås. Police say he will be charged with attempted murder. READ »

Happy days for the 'raggare' of Sweden

Lifestyle: 7 Jul 11
Wandering through endless rows of American cars on a sunny day in June, there is an eerie feeling of having travelled back in time, as The Local's Geoff Mortimore finds out on his visit to a classic car show on the outskirts of Stockholm. READ »

Man jailed for having sex with sleeping girlfriend

National: 23 Jun 11
A 19-year-old man from central Sweden has been convicted of rape for having anal sex with his girlfriend while she was asleep. READ »

H&M profits down amid 'challenging' conditions

Business & Money: 22 Jun 11
Swedish fashion retailing giant H&M reported an 18 percent dip in net profits on Wednesday, citing decreased consumer spending and higher supply costs. READ »

Unusually busy night for Sweden's police force

National: 11 Jun 11
The start of the summer holiday season in Sweden was marked with an unusually high amount of criminal activity according to the police. READ »

Swedish girl gang targets elderly single men

National: 13 May 11
After a spate of robberies by a gang of young women in Västerås in central Sweden, police have issued a warning to single elderly men to be on their guard. READ »

Beer in Sweden: a look at new springtime brews

Lifestyle: 4 May 11
Beer blogger Darren Packman offers his thoughts on seven new beers set to hit the shelves in select Systembolaget stores in May, as Sweden's state-run liquor monopoly does its part to mark the arrival of spring. READ »

Swedish firm loses bid to be named 'Whore-child'

Society: 3 May 11
A company in central Sweden has lost a nearly two-year battle for the right to call itself ‘The Whore-child’. READ »

Swedish ice racer dies after high-speed crash

Sport: 31 Mar 11
A Swedish ice racing rider has died in hospital after an accident during Wednesday's tournament in the ABB Arena in Västerås in central Sweden. READ »

Pubs in Stockholm: keeping it real

Lifestyle: 25 Mar 11
Like most capitals, Stockholm offers plenty of watering holes for the homesick expat looking for a “taste of home”, The Local's Geoff Mortimore discovers. READ »

Ice Festival brings winter warmth to Uppsala

Travel: 17 Feb 11
Looking for ways to celebrate, rather than bemoan, Sweden's long-lasting winter chill? Check out the Ice Festival in Uppsala, where contributor Oliver Gee learns about the many ways that frozen water can make winter fun. READ »

Swedish town unveils ice cool Jesus

National: 30 Jan 11
Badelunda parish in Västerås in eastern Sweden is celebrating its 40th birthday by unveiling a sculpture of Jesus, made entirely from one block of ice by Ice Hotel artist Tjåsa Gusfors. READ »

H&M stock dips on profits fall

Business & Money: 27 Jan 11
Swedish retailer Hennes & Mauritz on Thursday reported a fall in fourth quarter profits on the back of rising cotton prices and the weak euro, prompting a steep drop in the firm's stock in Stockholm trading. READ »

Patient swallows Swedish dentist's drill bit

Science & Technology: 19 Jan 11
What was supposed to be a routine dental cleaning spiraled out of control for a patient in central Sweden when the end of the dentist's tool came loose. READ »

Swedish communications firm Com Hem up for sale

Business & Money: 10 Dec 10
Swedish television and internet company Com Hem is up for sale and expected to fetch 13 billion ($1.89 billion) to 18 billion kronor, according to media reports. READ »

Swedish man sliced in sex play snafu

Society: 7 Dec 10
A Swedish couple's recent attempt to spice up their sex lives went horribly wrong, putting the man in hospital and his girlfriend in handcuffs. READ »

Swedish man dies after police intervention

National: 25 Nov 10
A 21-year-old man died in hospital in central Sweden on Tuesday as a result of injuries sustained in a police intervention on Saturday evening. READ »

Sweden: a world away from the World Series

Lifestyle: 20 Oct 10
As Sweden hunkers down to face the onset of winter, contributor Joshua Gregory explains how fans of America’s favourite pastime cope with having their remedy for the winter blues remain a world away. READ »

Sweden tries to rein in religion at free schools

Analysis & Opinion: 6 Oct 10
While Sweden’s 'free schools' have inspired education authorities in other countries to explore similar approaches, the Swedish model is not without its problems, explains contributor Nils Adler. READ »

Man says Ladies Night 'not all right'

Society: 27 Sep 10
Ladies Night, a popular cabaret show which has just celebrated its fifth year in Sweden, has been reported to the Discrimination Ombudsman by a man denied tickets on the grounds of his gender. READ »

Sweden Democrats tip scales in 30 councils

Politics: 22 Sep 10
The Sweden Democrats hold the balance of power in 30 of Sweden's 290 municipal councils, the anti-racist magazine Expo revealed on Wednesday in a compilation of election results. READ »

Founders give H&M workers 1 billion kronor

Society: 7 Sep 10
The well-heeled founding family of Swedish fashion giant Hennes & Mauritz (H&M) has donated 4 million shares in the company to fund a new employee incentive programme. READ »

Fiery debate over Red-Green spending plan

Politics: 1 Sep 10
Anders Borg on Wednesday took aim at the opposition’s "rampant" spending programme, prompting his Social Democratic counterpart to call the finance minister's analysis "defective and silly". READ »

Ryanair reverses plan to axe London route

National: 5 Aug 10
Ryanair has reversed plans to axe its route between Stockholm Västerås and London, the airline has confirmed. Meanwhile, a number of new routes have been announced. READ »

Juvenile care for teen girlfriend murder

National: 3 Aug 10
A 16-year-old boy was sentenced on Tuesday to three years juvenile detention for the murder of his girlfriend of the same age. He was also ordered to pay 210,000 kronor ($30,000) in damages to the girl's family. READ »

Bank tells lesbian couple to live apart

Society: 22 Jul 10
A Swedish lesbian couple who wanted a mortgage were told by a bank clerk that they should change their lifestyle and think about living apart. 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 »

Oil firm war crimes probe could draw in Bildt

Politics: 21 Jun 10
Sweden's international prosecutor will investigate Lundin Oil over whether it had any role in war crimes committed in Sudan. Foreign Minister Carl Bildt was a director of the company at the time. READ »

White power groups set for election year push

National: 30 May 10
White power groups were less active in Sweden in 2009 than the previous year, according to a new report. But the movement is expected to increase its efforts in the run-up to the autumn general election. READ »

Visitors flock to Sweden's royal palaces

National: 10 May 10
Interest in Sweden’s royal palaces increased markedly last year, with the number of visitors rising by 25 percent. READ »

New EU rules open Sweden's airspace

National: 23 Apr 10
Flights are now permitted across the whole of Sweden, as Stockholm-Arlanda, Bromma and Malmö airports all remained open overnight. The latest reports from Iceland indicate that the volcano remains stable. READ »

Swedish website helps stranded travellers

Society: 21 Apr 10
A new blog and Facebook page have been launched by an industrious Ericsson employee in Stockholm to both help stranded travellers in Europe to get home but also to encourage them to make the best of their impromptu stopover. READ »

Sweden's nurse Freddy 'better than Paul Potts'

Society: 19 Apr 10
Opera-singing nurse Freddy Amigo is being billed as Sweden's answer to Paul Potts after a show-stopping performance on talent show Talang 2010. READ »

Swedish flights grounded until Monday

National: 18 Apr 10
SAS has said almost all its flights in Scandinavia will remain grounded until after the weekend, while Ryanair has cancelled all services until Monday lunchtime. READ »

Faith healer back working after jail for child rape

National: 23 Mar 10
British faith healer Mervyn Johnson, recently released from jail, participated last week in a healing session in Västerås in central Sweden just three years after he was convicted of sexually abusing several women and children. READ »

Snow and ice cause traffic havoc

National: 22 Mar 10
Heavy snowfalls and treacherous ice resulted in a slew of road accidents across both eastern and western Sweden on Sunday. READ »

Skavsta reopens for air traffic

National: 3 Feb 10
All traffic in and out of Skavsta airport has come to a halt as heavy snow covers takeoff and landing strips and strong winds make flying treacherous. The harsh weather has also led to a number of school closures. READ »

80-year-old swindled in internet lottery fraud

National: 30 Dec 09
An elderly gentleman in central Sweden was swindled out of his life savings by a fraudulent email claiming he had won £450,000 ($715,000). READ »

Fewer obese children in Sweden: report

Science & Technology: 5 Dec 09
The number of obese and overweight ten-year-olds is higher in Bollnäs, Västerås and Ystad than in Karlstad and Umeå. These were the findings in a comparison between municipal councils that the National Public Health Institute has carried out. READ »

'Who threw it?' - Swedish YouTube frisbee mystery solved

Society: 18 Nov 09
A Swedish newspaper has finally resolved the gripping YouTube mystery of an errant frisbee that struck a young man's face, causing him to spill a drink down the front of his shirt and go ballistic. READ »

Hazardous roads in Sweden as ice arrives

National: 15 Oct 09
A number of motorists were left needing hospital treatment on Thursday morning as icy road conditions caused accidents across Sweden. READ »

Clinic hit with new case of deadly 'super' bacteria

Science & Technology: 21 Sep 09
Another child has been infected with a strain of multiresistant bacteria at the same hospital in central Sweden where three newborns died from similar infections in August. READ »

New suspected swine flu death in Sweden

Science & Technology: 3 Sep 09
A 55-year-old man has died from suspected swine flu, the Västmanland regional health authority has announced. If the virus is confirmed, it will be Sweden’s second swine flu death. READ »

Hospital failed to isolate infectious baby

Science & Technology: 3 Sep 09
A baby that doctors knew was infected with a strain of multiresistant bacteria was kept in a ward at the Västerås hospital with other premature babies for almost an entire day. One of the other babies was infected and later died. READ »

Three babies die of bacterial infection

Science & Technology: 1 Sep 09
Three newborn children have died at Västerås hospital in central Sweden following infection with a strain of multiresistant bacteria. READ »

Sweden ahead of our neighbours: Borg

Politics: 29 Aug 09
The Swedish economy can recover and reach surplus and a balanced budget before other European countries, Swedish Minister of Finance Anders Borg said at the Moderate Party conference in Västerås on Friday. READ »

Alliance parties agree to reduce taxes

Politics: 28 Aug 09
The Alliance parties have agreed to reduce income tax by 10 billion kronor next year, as part of the fourth stage in the parties’ in-work tax credit programme, meaning individual tax cuts of up to 250 kronor per month. READ »

Swede caught with 10,000 films in file sharing raid

National: 26 Aug 09
A 33-year-old man from Västerås in central Sweden has been arrested for alleged crimes in breach of copyright legislation. Police are reported to have uncovered up to 10,000 films hidden in the man's cellar after receiving a tip off. READ »

'Super bunker' houses Sweden's top criminals

National: 14 Aug 09
The new high security bunker at Kumla prison in central Sweden is now home to around a dozen of Sweden's most hardened criminals. The facility has space for 24 in total. READ »

Three run down in gang feud murder bid

National: 16 Jul 09
Three people were taken to hospital after being hit by a car in what police believe was a murder attempt connected to a feud between rival gangs in Västerås in central Sweden. READ »

Västerås: A walk back in time

Travel: 2 Jul 09
As classic cars assemble for the annual Power Big Meet, Robert La Bua takes in the medieval charm of host town Västerås. READ »

Swedish clinic sterilises wrong patient

Science & Technology: 30 Jun 09
A medical clinic in Västerås in central Sweden has been reported for sterilising the wrong man. READ »

Test sites named for Swedish language-learning bonus

Society: 11 Jun 09
Thirteen Swedish municipalities have been chosen to participate in the first phase of a plan to reward newly arrived immigrants who perform well in state-funded language classes. READ »

What's on in Sweden: June 5 - 11

Lifestyle: 4 Jun 09
What's on in Sweden: Lewis Black and Early Music Festival in Stockholm; Beer festival & World Cup football in Gothenburg; Buju Banton & Mandela exhibition in Malmö. READ »

Man admits to rail station knife attack

National: 29 May 09
A 22-year-old man has admitted to stabbing a 20-year-old woman at a rail station in Hallstahammar in central Sweden on Thursday afternoon. READ »

Man shot dead in central Sweden

National: 28 Apr 09
A 45-year-old man was shot dead near his home just south of Fagersta in central Sweden on Monday night. READ »

Woman held for attempted murder

National: 20 Apr 09
A woman in her fifties was arrested and detained on Sunday night suspected of stabbing her boyfriend in the stomach in an apartment in central Sweden. READ »

Swedish press: file sharing still ahead of the law

National: 18 Apr 09
The Swedish press weighs in on prosecutorial victory yesterday in the Pirate Bay case. Although the guilty verdict was not surprising, they write, the harsh sentencing was. READ »

Swedish church unveils Lego Jesus for Easter

Society: 13 Apr 09
While most Christians mark Easter with prayers and song, one Swedish church opened its mass on Sunday by unveiling a life-size Lego statue of Jesus Christ. READ »

Teenage footballer dies during match

Sport: 16 Mar 09
A 14-year-old boy died during a youth football match in Örebro in central Sweden on Sunday afternoon. READ »

Heavy snow catches Sweden off guard

Science & Technology: 11 Mar 09
Heavy snow took drivers in parts of southern and central Sweden by surprise on Tuesday, causing more than 100 accidents in Stockholm county alone. READ »

Ryanair to start bus route in Sweden: source

Travel: 6 Mar 09
Ryanair has plans to compete for routes on the ground in Sweden, according to the head of the Flygbussarna coach service. READ »

Gang of four arrested for Västerås knife murder

National: 8 Feb 09
Four men have been arrested by police on suspicion of involvement in the knife murder of a 32-year-old man in Västerås in southern Sweden on Sunday. READ »

Ryanair to add new flights from Västerås airport

Travel: 5 Feb 09
Ryanair announced this week plans to open two new routes from Stockholm Västerås airport to destinations in Germany in Spain. READ »

Woman's stomach removed after flawed diagnosis

Science & Technology: 4 Feb 09
A hospital in Sweden has been criticized for a faulty cancer diagnosis which resulted in a 54-year-old woman having her stomach removed for no reason. READ »

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