Västerås

The following articles have been tagged with "Västerås":

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 »

Sahlin evokes Obama in cannabis gaffe

Politics: 1 Feb 09
S we can! exclaimed the Social Democrat leader Mona Sahlin at a party conference in Västerås on Saturday. She intended to evoke US president Barack Obama, but used the name of a cannabis advocacy group. READ »

Russians in Sweden: taming a fear of the bear

Analysis & Opinion: 30 Jan 09
In the first of a series highlighting different communities in Sweden, The Local’s David Landes takes a look at how the sprawling and complex history of Swedish-Russian relations affects life for Russians living in Sweden today. READ »

Sweden claims bandy world title

Sport: 26 Jan 09
Sweden claimed its ninth bandy world championship on Sunday, overpowering Russia 6-1 in a come from behind victory. READ »

Men, women and dog fall through thin ice

National: 2 Jan 09
Three people fell through the ice near Västerås in central Sweden on Friday afternoon, adding to a raft of accident reports earlier in the day. READ »

One dead in tanker crash

National: 2 Jan 09
A 41-year-old woman died in a collision with a tanker north of Västerås in central Sweden on Friday morning. The crash has left ammonia leaking from the tanker and nearby properties have been evacuated. READ »

EU court orders compensation for satellite dish eviction

Society: 23 Dec 08
The Swedish state has been ordered to pay compensation to a couple in Västerås by the European Court of Human Rights after they were evicted from their Stockholm flat over a satellite dish dispute. READ »

Sweden to prioritize deportations in 2009

Politics: 17 Dec 08
Swedish police are mulling chartering special planes in anticipation of the government’s wishes to step up the pace of deportations of the thousands of unsuccessful asylum seekers estimated to be in the country. READ »

Ikea's Swedish operation reports strong 2008 profits

Business & Money: 12 Dec 08
The Swedish division of global home furnishings giant Ikea reported pre-tax profits of 2.1 billion kronor ($263 million) for the 2008 fiscal year. READ »

Australian boys feared abducted in Sweden

National: 18 Nov 08
Police in Sweden are continuing the search for two boys not seen since they were brought to the country from Australia by their Swedish mother in early October. READ »

Student injured in college bomb blast

National: 4 Nov 08
A 17-year-old student has been injured after a bomb exploded at a hotel near Västerås Airport in central Sweden on Tuesday evening. READ »

Deadly weekend for Swedish boaters

National: 3 Nov 08
Boating accidents in Sweden claimed three lives at the weekend, while the search continues for the fourth member of the crew of a boat that sank in Lake Mälaren on Friday near Västerås. READ »

Search resumes for missing men

National: 1 Nov 08
Västmanland police have resumed the search for two men missing, feared drowned, in Lake Mälaren near Västerås. The men have been missing since being involved in a boating accident on Friday. READ »

Two feared drowned in boating accident

National: 31 Oct 08
Rescue workers have described as "non-existent" the chances of saving the lives of two men missing after a boating accident in central Sweden. READ »

Teenage joyrider in Västerås bus queue mayhem

National: 26 Oct 08
A teenage joyrider caused mayhem and at least 12 casualties when he rammed his car into a line of people patiently waiting for a bus in Västerås in central Sweden on Saturday. READ »

Smoke-filled SAS plane in emergency landing

National: 24 Oct 08
A Scandinavian Airlines (SAS) plane bound for Arlanda Airport made an emergency landing in Västerås in central Sweden on Friday after the aircraft filled up with smoke. READ »

Pupil threatens to 'shoot up' school

Society: 25 Sep 08
A Swedish high school was evacuated on Thursday after threats of a planned shooting were uncovered, said police. READ »

Teen dies from knife wounds

National: 29 Aug 08
A 16-year-old boy died Friday morning from injuries sustained in a knife fight in Hallstahammar in central Sweden. READ »

Stanley Cup makes baptism tour of Sweden

Sport: 31 Jul 08
The Stanley Cup, ice hockey's holy grail, was put to unorthodox use as it made its way across Sweden this July - as a baptismal font. READ »

20-year-old dies after police cell suicide bid

National: 11 Jul 08
A young man has died after hanging himself from a toilet door while in police custody in Uppsala. It is the second suicide this year in the town's police cells. READ »

Orgy of violence at American car show

National: 6 Jul 08
The American car show in Västerås this weekend was blighted by violence and local police were kept busy. READ »

American car show opens in Västerås

Society: 4 Jul 08
The 'biggest American car show in the world' opened in Västerås on Thursday. More than 10,000 cars are expected for the Big Meet 2008 show. READ »

Outrage over plans for spiritualist summit

Society: 1 Jul 08
Emotions are running high in central Sweden over plans by an organization with ties to a convicted child rapist to hold a key meeting next year near the scene of its member's crimes. READ »

Woman feared abducted in Västerås

National: 29 Jun 08
A woman is feared to have been abducted in Västerås on Saturday evening. READ »

Swedish car show to feature drive-thru weddings

Dating: 25 Jun 08
Swedes looking for a drive-thru wedding need not catch a flight to Las Vegas. They can simply hop in their car and head to Västerås instead. READ »

Wrong to defrock priest for affair with wedded parishioner

National: 9 Jun 08
Sweden’s Labour Court has ruled in favour of a priest who felt he was unlawfully fired for having an affair with a married woman in his congregation. READ »

Youth leader child rape scandal widens

National: 30 May 08
The child rape scandal surrounding a youth club leader in the central Swedish town of Västerås continues to grow. READ »

Hunt continues for teen's masked shooter

National: 29 May 08
A person wearing a mask who shot a 16-year-old in a park in Västerås on Sunday night remains at large. READ »

Fresh leads in Arboga double murder case

National: 24 May 08
The investigation into the Arboga child murders case has been given a boost. Police have gained access to the laptop, clothing and mobile phone of their prime suspect. READ »

Spitfire takes flight in southern Sweden

Society: 19 May 08
Boyhood dreams of the wild animal from England have become a reality for pilot Bertil Gerhardt after taking a spin in the skies over Skåne in Sweden’s only Spitfire aircraft. READ »

Youth club leader in child rape scandal

National: 16 May 08
Police in Västerås in central Sweden have arrested a youth club leader in connection with the alleged rape of minors. READ »

Memorial service for murdered toddlers

National: 11 May 08
Around 450 people took part in a memorial service on Saturday for the two children murdered in Arboga, central Sweden. READ »

Arboga murders suspect remanded into custody

National: 4 May 08
The German woman suspected in connection with the Arboga child murders was remanded to remain in custody on Saturday. The woman's lawyer plans to file an appeal on Monday. READ »

German suspect's interrogation begins

National: 2 May 08
The 31-year old German woman suspected of murdering two toddlers and attempting to murder their mother in Arboga is being interrogated for the first time by Swedish police in Sweden. READ »

Child murder suspect arrives in Sweden

National: 30 Apr 08
A German woman suspected of the murders of two young children in Arboga has been sent back to Sweden by German authorities. READ »

Man gets nine years for rape of sisters

National: 8 Apr 08
A 45-year-old man from central Sweden has been jailed for nine years for the repeated assault and rape of two underage sisters. READ »

Police hunt for new Arboga weapon

National: 7 Apr 08
Police plan to dive in the waters of the Arboga River to search for a what may be a weapon used in the murder of two small children three weeks ago. READ »

Train disruption after Sollentuna garage fire

National: 6 Apr 08
A fire in a garage in Sollentuna continues to caused disruption to train services north of Stockholm on Sunday. READ »

Ica beats new meat retreat

National: 6 Apr 08
Supermarket chain Ica has recalled 16 tonnes of beef mince following tests that showed high levels of bacteria. READ »

Man admits killing woman and child

National: 27 Mar 08
A man held by police has confessed to murdering a woman and child in the central Swedish town of Surahammar. READ »

Principal punched by drunken teacher

National: 19 Mar 08
A school in Västerås was the scene of an unusual school hall scuffle. READ »

Father sentenced for drunken driving lesson

National: 18 Mar 08
A 46-year-old Swede has been convicted for drunk driving even though he wasn’t behind the wheel. READ »

Stowaway 'mini thieves' bag bus loot

National: 21 Jan 08
A criminal network containing at least one person of very short stature is believed to be behind a recent spate of robberies on Swedish buses. READ »

Bank rammed by armed robbers

National: 15 Jan 08
Two men made off with an undisclosed sum of money following an armed bank robbery in Västerås. READ »

Bus driver stabbed in Västerås robbery

National: 16 Dec 07
A bus driver is in a stable condition after having been stabbed in a robbery in Västerås on Saturday. READ »

Gothenburg footballers shun public hugs

Sport: 10 Dec 07
No hugs please, we're footballers. IFK Gothenburg pulls out of Red Cross fundraiser. READ »

Women 'smuggled Chinese children to Sweden'

National: 3 Dec 07
Two women have been remanded for allegedly being involved in smuggling Chinese children into Sweden. READ »

School evacuated after threats

National: 30 Nov 07
Pupils at a school in Västerås have been asked to leave the building as police launch an investigation into threats. READ »

Swedes love to hug

Society: 29 Nov 07
A random encounter with a Swede is very likely to lead the unsuspecting novice into an impromptu hugging situation. READ »

Red Cross sells Christmas hugs to help lonely Swedes

Society: 28 Nov 07
Swedish Christmas shoppers this year can buy a hug or two as part of a Red Cross campaign aimed at helping the lonely through the holiday season. READ »

Police swoop on illegal gambling dens

Society: 13 Nov 07
Police made multiple arrests on Tuesday in connection with nationwide raids on suspected illegal gambling operations. READ »

Sports Digest: Sweden second in Karjala Cup

Sport: 12 Nov 07
Ice hockey: Sweden beat Finland in Karjala Cup. Football: Helsingborg score famous victory. Bandy: Brawl mars premiere in Västerås. READ »

Church plans Lego sculpture of Jesus

Society: 29 Oct 07
A church in Västerås is asking parishioners to donate enough pieces of white Lego to create a life-size statue of Jesus. READ »

Swedbank names new national stadium

Business & Money: 15 Oct 07
Sweden's new national stadium is to bear the name Swedbank Arena. The bank has paid 153 million kronor ($23 million) for the right to use the name until 2023. READ »

Airports threatened by subsidy cut

Business & Money: 3 Oct 07
Several Swedish airports could be under threat after a report suggested that they should not received state aid. READ »

Man gets 10 years for murder

National: 26 Sep 07
A 25-year-old man has been sentenced to 10 years in prison for the murder of a 22-year-old man following a row in a small town west of Stockholm in June of this year. READ »

Two billion kronor boost for Swedish schools

Politics: 9 Sep 07
Sweden is to pump an extra two billion kronor into schools as part of the 2008 budget. 900 million kronor will target the junior level while the rest will be added to a fund for increasing teacher training and salaries. READ »

'Make personal information private'

Politics: 8 Sep 07
The new Liberal leader, Jan Björklund, has called for limits on the amount of personal information about citizens the state makes public. He also used his speech to attack Social Democrat leader Mona Sahlin for "hypocrisy". READ »

Björklund is new Liberal leader

Politics: 7 Sep 07
Sweden's Liberal Party, one of the four parties making up the governing Alliance for Sweden, has formally confirmed Schools Minister Jan Björklund as its new leader, at a conference in Västerås. READ »

Court escapee arrested entering Sweden

National: 20 Aug 07
A suspected drugs baron who was marched from the dock of a court in Västerås by two armed men last spring has been caught by police as he tried to enter Sweden. READ »

Lung patient dies of morphine overdose

Science & Technology: 15 Aug 07
A cancer sufferer has died after receiving ten times the recommended dose of morphine at a hospice in Västerås. READ »

Neo-Nazi given lists of Coast Guard names

National: 7 Aug 07
The Swedish Coast Guard is the latest organization found to have provided a list of its employees' names to a 33-year-old man reported to be the leader of a right wing extremist group. READ »

Stabbed to death 'over scratched car'

National: 20 Jul 07
A 19-year-old man was stabbed to death in front of six people during a fight in Skiljebo, in Västerås, on Thursday evening. Police have issued a nationwide alert. READ »

Ryanair closes five Swedish routes

National: 19 Jul 07
Ryanair released tickets for 11 new routes from 7 bases around Europe on Thursday. The new routes include Dublin to Stockholm Skavsta but five Swedish routes will cease to operate as part of the change. READ »

Shake, rattle and roll in Västerås

Lifestyle: 4 Jul 07
Tail fins, greasy quiffs and the Confederate flag? This isn’t fifties America, but rural Sweden, where Rock and Roll never died and Raggare cruise the streets in lovingly preserved Classic American cars. Ben Kersley finds out more about the American timewarp in the middle of the Swedish countryside. READ »