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Vacation

The following articles have been tagged with "Vacation":

Convicted killer wants to 'take a vacation'

Society: 1 Feb 12
A 31-year-old woman who is serving a life sentence for murder in a Swedish prison has demanded that she be allowed to take a holiday. READ »

Eatery forced Chinese chef into 'slave labour'

Business & Money: 13 Oct 11
A Chinese chef who collapsed from exhaustion on the streets of Gothenburg after being forced to work under 'slave-like' conditions has received a large indemnity after a Swedish union intervened on his behalf. READ »

Never Mind the Genitals, Here's Lilla Lovis

Lifestyle: 13 Oct 11
With the finals of Swedish Idol in full swing, contributor Katherine Dunn catches up with Lilla Lovis, a candy-haired Swedish singer whose lyrics detailing oral sex and female rape make her an entirely different flavour of pop star. READ »

Private health insurance in Sweden: a clash of cultures

Science & Technology: 10 Oct 11
As growing numbers of Swedes choose private healthcare, The Local's Clara Guibourg explores what's behind the trend and what it could mean for the quality of Sweden's public healthcare system. READ »

Mother denies killing two young sons

National: 20 Sep 11
A mother held on suspicion of killing her two young sons, whose lifeless bodies were recovered from a lake in Sigtuna north of Stockholm on Monday, has denied committing the crime. READ »

Daycare 'punch clocks' catch on in Sweden

Education: 14 Sep 11
Preschoolers at a daycare in northern Sweden now have their attendance tracked through an electronic punch clock system in order to help streamline the assessment of fees. READ »

Italian politico convicted for pulling son's hair

National: 13 Sep 11
An Italian politician was convicted by a Swedish court on Tuesday for assaulting his son while on holiday in Stockholm in a case that has sparked heated debate in both Italy and Sweden. READ »

Okay for carers to deny patients sex purchase aid

National: 10 Sep 11
Personal care assistants cannot be forced to help their patients to buy sex while on vacation, concluded Sweden's National Board for Health and Welfare. READ »

Italian politico on trial in Sweden for slapping son

National: 6 Sep 11
An Italian politician faced a Stockholm court on Tuesday for allegedly hitting his son on the streets of the Swedish capital over a dispute about where to eat. READ »

Three sacked over Facebook 'threats'

Science & Technology: 2 Sep 11
Three employees at a company in Piteå, in the north of Sweden, have been fired and one reported to the police after posting “threatening” comments against one of the managers on Facebook. READ »

Two-time lotto winner takes home millions

Society: 30 Aug 11
A Swede who managed to buy two winning Triss scratch-off lottery tickets in three days won over two million kronor ($317,000) on live television on Tuesday morning. READ »

London's Soho Square set for Swedish 'fika'

Society: 26 Aug 11
The scent of Swedish coffee and cakes is filling the air over Soho Square in the heart of London's theatre district after tourism group VisitSweden erected a Swedish style café to offer "fika" and to lure cosmopolitan Londoners to Sweden. 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 »

Train services suffer three hour delays

National: 24 Jul 11
The situation for train traffic heading through south-eastern Sweden continues to look grim on Sunday, as schedules won't return to normal until Monday. READ »

Ethnic restaurants in Stockholm: a sampler

Lifestyle: 15 Jul 11
Looking for some exotic tastes during your trip to the Swedish capital? Contributor Emy Gelb serves up a selection of ethnic restaurants in Stockholm that will be sure to tickle your taste buds. READ »

ONOFF staff left reeling after bankruptcy: union

Business & Money: 12 Jul 11
Swedish home electronics chain ONOFF's bankruptcy came as a surprise to employees who were ‘shocked’ to hear the news of the chain’s demise on Monday. READ »

Swedes tan and burn the most: study

Science & Technology: 6 Jul 11
Swedes use least sun protection and suffer most sun damage, and every year 2,800 people in Sweden are diagnosed with malignant melanoma, now one of the most common forms of cancer in Sweden, according to a report in Swedish media. READ »

Almedalsveckan costs authorities millions

Politics: 3 Jul 11
Swedish politicians, journalists and lobbyists have gathered on Gotland to partake in Almedalsveckan, an annual political event that is set to cost Swedish authorities 5.2 million kronor ($829,000) according to a Swedish newspaper. READ »

Summer staffing threatens patient safety

Science & Technology: 24 Jun 11
New statistics show that a serious shortage of healthcare substitutes during the summer months pose a significant threat to patient safety, according to Vårdförbundet, the Swedish Association of Health Professionals. READ »

Slain Swedish girl's attacker stays in custody

National: 21 Jun 11
The 30-year-old male who is under suspicion for murdering a Swedish girl in Fuengirola, Spain, will stay in custody after the friend of the dead girl was heard by the court on Monday. READ »

Injured Swede in fatal attack in Spain ‘lucky’

National: 19 Jun 11
An 18-year-old Swedish woman who survived a knife attack in which her friend was killed in Malaga, Spain Friday night is lucky to be alive, doctors have said. READ »

More Swedes buying homes in Spain

Business & Money: 14 Jun 11
A strong krona and low prices have enticed an increasing number of Swedes to snap up vacation homes in Spain, according to the country's housing authorities. READ »

Stockholm still Swedes' favourite destination

Society: 2 Jun 11
Stockholm and the Sweden's west coast are the two most popular destinations for Swedish tourists this summer, according to a new survey. READ »

Law student lands Swedish 'beach bum' job

Society: 29 Apr 11
A law student from northern Sweden beat out thousands of applicants to land a sought after 'beach tester' position offered by a Swedish women’s lifestyle magazine. READ »

Second Swedish woman reports 'fake rape' slur

National: 20 Apr 11
Another Swedish woman has come forward saying she was told by Greek authorities that she made a fake claim to cash in on 'rape insurance' in 2002. READ »

Greek diplomat fired over 'Swedish women' slur

National: 16 Apr 11
A Greek diplomat has been fired in Stockholm after he told a man who had sent a complaint letter to the Greek embassy that he should be ashamed over “Swedish women's behaviour”. READ »

'Swedish women fake rape to claim payouts'

National: 15 Apr 11
A Swedish woman accused of trumping up rape accusations while on holiday exemplifies a persistant view in Greece that Swedish women bring false rape complaints to get payouts from special 'rape insurance'. READ »

Young Swedes choose summer school

Education: 20 Mar 11
The summer vacation usually means a chance to earn some much needed cash for young people in Sweden, but if you can’t get a job you might as well become an expert on Harry Potter. READ »

Sweden demands better weather forecasts

Science & Technology: 5 Mar 11
Environment Minister Andreas Carlgren has demanded improved accuracy from Swedish meteorological agency SMHI, raising the bar to a minimum 85 percent accurate forecasts in a year. READ »

Swedish journalists attacked by Cairo mob

National: 2 Feb 11
Two Swedish reporters were attacked in Egypt on Wednesday after an angry mob accused them of being Israeli spies. READ »

Swedish tourist: police in Egypt tortured me

National: 31 Jan 11
A 22-year-old man from southern Sweden claims he was arrested and tortured by Egyptian police before escaping from jail when it caught fire. Two Swedish journalists were also detained in Cairo on Sunday. READ »

US student builds online travel dreams in Sweden

Travel: 24 Jan 11
While he first came to Sweden for the free education and "hot women on bicycles," American entrepreneur Peter Sullivan now finds himself the centre of a new brand of social networking business, contributor Malin Nyberg discovers. READ »

Swedish lesbian pastor denied job for being 'one of those'

Society: 18 Jan 11
A Swedish lesbian pastor who was passed over for a job with a diocese in central Sweden has accused the local vicar of discrimination. READ »

The key to hiring and firing in Sweden

Education: 13 Jan 11
Sweden has a reputation for strong unions and generous labour laws. Now a course has been specially designed to help foreign managers in Sweden weave their way through the maze of regulation. READ »

Swedish politician suspected of war crimes

National: 7 Jan 11
A local Swedish politician has been arrested in Denmark on war crimes suspicions stemming from a fatal shooting at a border control in the Balkans in 1991. READ »

'Sweden has huge tourism potential': report

Business & Money: 30 Dec 10
Sweden's official tourism organ VisitSweden has mapped the country's potential as a tourist destination and found that 43 million people would like to pay a visit. READ »

Swedish couple shocked to learn marriage invalid

Society: 28 Oct 10
A Dalarna couple who wedded in July were shocked to learn that they are not legally married because the minister who performed the ceremony is not registered to officiate at weddings. READ »

Dreams of 'röda stugor' lead to move to Sweden

Travel: 20 Oct 10
For many northern Europeans, the dream of owning a traditional "röd stuga," or red cottage, in the countryside ranks highly as an ideal way to live. This idea is spreading across northern Europe, with more German and Dutch immigrants moving to Sweden looking for more nature and less stress. READ »

'Media' made man drill huge hole into neighbour's flat

Society: 18 Sep 10
A Swedish man returned from an extended vacation to find a massive hole in his living room wall. Charges have now been filed against the man’s neighbour, who said the “media elite” made him do it. READ »

Sweden's Top 5 adventure vacations

Travel: 1 Sep 10
Looking for a thrill? The Local's Emily Gelb offers up a several options showcasing Sweden’s great outdoors. READ »

Century-old steamers inspire awe and nostalgia

Travel: 30 Jul 10
AFP's Francois Campredon savours a bygone era on vintage Stockholm steamer S/S Storskär, which is over 100 years old, as it cruises through the archipelago and the Baltic Sea for an annual summer steamship parade. READ »

Long waits for funerals cause freezer shortage

Society: 26 Jul 10
Sweden has the longest waiting periods in the world from death to burial, resulting in a major space shortage at crematoriums. As a result, a crematorium has been forced to expand the freezers to make more room for the dead. READ »

Terminally ill woman can get pension early

Society: 21 Jul 10
A terminally ill woman with cancer who was denied the right to withdraw her personal retirement savings account prematurely by the Tax Agency (Skatteverket) will now be allowed to do so, media reports said late on Tuesday. READ »

Missing Swedish tourist found dead in San Diego

Society: 20 Jul 10
A Swedish man in his 30s has been found dead north of San Diego, after disappearing while out jogging last Thursday. READ »

Swedish photographer sued by Paris Hilton

Society: 9 Jul 10
Swedish celebrity photographer Bingo Rimér is being sued by American hotel heiress and Hollywood socialite Paris Hilton for allegedly using photos of her without permission. READ »

Sweden welcomes army of wind turbines

Society: 13 Jun 10
A colossal wind power project under construction in the far north of Sweden is expected on completion to generate energy equivalent to the output of two nuclear reactors. READ »

Swedes set to hike holiday spend

Business & Money: 11 Jun 10
Swedes plan to increase the the money they lavish on annual holidays - again this year, a new report shows. Stockholmers spend the most money on their hols, but the greatest increase for 2010 is set to come from those living in western Sweden. READ »

February in Sweden: No sex please, we're cold

Lifestyle: 4 Feb 10
The Year in Sweden - February: Journalist Kim Loughran sketches a month by month account of the country he has called home ever since his accidental migration in 1966. READ »

Foreign docs' poor Swedish leading to errors

Society: 27 Jan 10
A doctor’s insufficient Swedish skills are being blamed for delaying the removal of a patient’s tumour by nearly two months, prompting concern among health officials about the number of doctors who don’t speak the language well enough. READ »

January in Sweden: Week one, thirteenth day, thinking time

Lifestyle: 5 Jan 10
The Year in Sweden - January: Journalist Kim Loughran sketches a month by month account of the country he has called home ever since his accidental migration in 1966. READ »

Epiphany reignites Sweden's public holiday debate

Business & Money: 5 Jan 10
Workers in Sweden have only had two days to return to life on the job following their Christmas vacations before gearing up for yet another paid holiday on Wednesday. READ »

Repairman's vacation keeps Swedish town off the internet

Society: 29 Dec 09
An internet technician’s holiday travels have left a remote mountain village in northern Sweden cut off from the internet, causing a dent in the town’s winter tourism bookings. READ »

Elin Nordegren's mother in surprise US trip: report

Society: 7 Dec 09
Barbro Holmberg, the mother of golfer Tiger Woods’ Swedish wife Elin Nordegren, has unexpectedly cleared her schedule for the week and traveled to the United States, according to Swedish media reports. READ »

Paternity leave: an exercise in military precision

Analysis & Opinion: 17 Nov 09
It's time to pull on the flak jacket, maintain a stiff upper lip, and refraining from slipping into bouts of mindless panic: Diarist dad Joel Sherwood is now officially on paternity leave. READ »

Swedish prices deflate due to cheap vacations

National: 10 Sep 09
Cheaper holiday packages sent Sweden’s consumer prices sliding further in August, according to new statistics released on Thursday. READ »

Book details JFK affair with Pan Am Swede

Society: 3 Aug 09
Former US president John F. Kennedy had an affair with a Swedish flight attendant, according to a new book based on interviews with current and former Secret Service agents. READ »

Tax agency ordered to pay for thwarted vacation

National: 1 Aug 09
The Swedish Chancellor of the Justice has ordered the Swedish Tax Agency to pay a Swedish family 13,750 kronor ($1,950) due to an administrative error that thwarted the family's vacation plans. READ »

Kalmar: more than merely a Baltic gateway

Travel: 28 Jul 09
The historic town of Kalmar has plenty to offer travelers who dare to venture off the well-worn road which leads to the more-high profile Baltic island situated nearby, The Local’s Marge Thorell discovers. READ »

Swine flu infection puts Swede on respirator

Science & Technology: 16 Jul 09
A 22-year-old man suffering from the swine flu has been placed on a respirator at a hospital in Norrköping in eastern Sweden. READ »

Number crunching at the parental leave precipice

Analysis & Opinion: 16 Jul 09
A sense of giddiness is tempered with trepidation as proud pop Joel Sherwood prepares to embark on a seemingly endless period of parental leave. READ »

From Britpop to India with Maia Hirasawa

Lifestyle: 8 Jul 09
When she graduated from high school, Maia Hirasawa never imagined that she would make a career out of music. Now a decade later, the 29-year-old Swedish-Japanese musician has carved out a space for herself on the Swedish music scene. READ »

Weak krona and ABBA key to Swedish theme parks turnaround

Business & Money: 2 Jul 09
The operator of three of Sweden’s largest amusement parks lost money in 2008, but the company’s CEO is confident of an upswing in profits for 2009 due in part to the weak Swedish currency. READ »

July in Sweden: Clock off, tune in, chill out

Lifestyle: 1 Jul 09
The Year in Sweden - July: Journalist Kim Loughran sketches a month by month account of the country he has called home ever since his accidental migration in 1966. READ »

Three Swedes on ill- fated Air France flight

National: 2 Jun 09
Sweden’s embassy in Paris said that three Swedes were on board an Air France plane which is feared to have crashed while en route from Rio de Janeiro to Paris on Monday. READ »

Cockroach invasions plague more Swedish homes

Society: 19 May 09
Cockroaches are on the march in Sweden, according to reports from exterminators and home insurance companies. READ »

From midnight sun to electric eels: The Swedish Golf Experience

Lifestyle: 5 May 09
Author and golf enthusiast Gene Oberto bisects the fairways of the nation in this above par guide to the golf courses of Sweden. READ »

What's your favourite Swedish dialect?

Analysis & Opinion: 29 Apr 09
The Local's regular panel grapples with Sweden's many dialects and tries to decide whether they should be classified as throat diseases or things of poetic beauty. READ »

Foreigners buying up more Swedish holiday homes

Society: 17 Apr 09
An increasing share Sweden’s holiday homes are owned by foreigners, according to new statistics. READ »

Bildt bodyguard sues over airport outburst

National: 5 Mar 09
The Swedish Police Union is suing the state for hundreds of thousands of kronor after one of its members, a female bodyguard, was assigned to desk duty for screaming obscenities at an airport security guard. READ »

Court lowers penalty for Swedish girl's Cambodia abduction

National: 13 Feb 09
An appeals court in Sweden has reduced the sentence of the father of a now six-year-old girl whom he abducted and took to Cambodia, hiding the girl for more than a year. READ »

Is Sweden a good place to bring up kids?

Analysis & Opinion: 4 Feb 09
Every week we ask a panel of readers to discuss an aspect of life in Sweden. This week: raising children. READ »

Woman jailed for American Express fraud

National: 12 Jan 09
A 29-year-old former American Express employee has received a three year jail sentence after she was found guilty of paying for 121 luxury holidays with customers' credit cards. READ »

Swedes: hard workers or hardly working?

Analysis & Opinion: 15 Dec 08
Doug Lansky takes a look at how Swedish tradition, technology, sick leave, vacations, public holidays and a new management style mean many 'full-time' Swedish workers get 130 days off per year. READ »

Slander accusations at Arboga killer appeal

National: 12 Dec 08
Christine Schürrer, the German woman sentenced to life in prison for killing two toddlers in Arboga, refused to answer prosecutors' questions during a appeals court hearing on Friday. READ »

Scania halts European production for a month

Business & Money: 3 Dec 08
Swedish truck maker Scania announced on Wednesday it was closing down production across Europe for one month because of weaker demand. READ »

Swedish town and ski resort for sale

Society: 26 Nov 08
Ski-loving real estate investors interested in rubbing elbows with royalty may want to venture north to the Swedish village of Storlien, which is on the market for 365 million kronor ($45.6 million). READ »

What are your survival tips for the Swedish winter?

Analysis & Opinion: 12 Nov 08
Every week a panel of readers will give their views on the state of play in Sweden. This week: woolly undies and trips to Spain are among the suggestions for getting through the winter. READ »

Brand Sweden enters global top ten

Society: 10 Nov 08
A typically inhumane November mixture of wind, sleet, snow and SAD is not enough to dampen Sweden's mood, as the country uses its cunning and stealth to creep into the top ten of a prestigious nation branding index. READ »

Chevy Chase to guest star in Swedish sitcom

Society: 7 Nov 08
American comedy legend Chevy Chase will arrive in Sweden this weekend to appear as a guest star on a Swedish television sitcom. READ »

Alicia's father jailed over Cambodia abduction

National: 14 Oct 08
The father of Alicia Elfversson, the six year-old Swedish girl who he abducted and took to Cambodia, has been sentenced to one and a half years in prison by a district court in Gothenburg. READ »

Mushroom war marked by cunning and subterfuge

Lifestyle: 14 Aug 08
With chanterelle season upon us, it's time again for the annual funghi wars that help keep country life interesting, writes migrant mushroom worshipper Rose Kemp. READ »

German murder suspect takes the stand

National: 5 Aug 08
The Arboga child murder trial continued on Tuesday as the accused, 32-year-old Christine Schürrer, took the stand for the first time. READ »

Postal service 'holding our mail as ransom'

Politics: 5 Aug 08
A British woman living in southern Sweden is doing battle with the country’s postal service after it decided to stop delivering her mail. READ »

Naked Swedish couple assaulted by drunken Aussie in Scotland

Society: 31 Jul 08
A pair of vacationing Swedes had their romantic getaway in Scotland interrupted earlier this week when a drunken Australian sheep shearer broke into their hotel room. READ »

Nuder wrote book rather than casting Riksdag votes

Politics: 31 Jul 08
Former Social Democratic finance minister Pär Nuder is facing questions for having written a book while still drawing his salary as a member of the Riksdag. READ »

The ugliest chairs in Stockholm

Analysis & Opinion: 24 Jul 08
David Bartal looks for a place to sit down after a harrowing stroll down one of Stockholm’s main thoroughfares at the height of the tourist season. READ »

Swede in Cambodia held for kidnapping

National: 24 Jul 08
A Swedish man, Torgeir Nordbo (left), wanted by Interpol on charges of kidnapping his six-year-old daughter Alicia Elfversson (right) more than a year ago has been arrested in Cambodia. READ »

Swedes warned over mobile voicemail costs

Business & Money: 25 Jun 08
Mobile phone bills may catch Swedes by surprise after vacations abroad this summer—even if their phones have been turned off. READ »

Top ten Swedish beaches

Travel: 12 May 08
With summer in the air and the holiday season approaching, Ulrika Österlund pulls on her sunglasses and takes a look at ten of Sweden's best beaches. READ »

A thin man in fat city

Analysis & Opinion: 9 Apr 08
Travelling back to his home town of Los Angeles, David Bartal finds that Sweden still has a long way to go when it comes to unhealthy food at bargain prices. READ »

Swedish travel industry sets record for 2007

Travel: 24 Mar 08
Last year was a new record for the travel industry in Sweden, and the trend looks likely to continue in 2008. READ »

'Day and night I think of Alicia'

National: 17 Mar 08
A Swedish mother has offered $10,000 for information about the whereabouts of her 6-year-old daughter. READ »

Bending the rules: Sweden in transition

Analysis & Opinion: 26 Feb 08
Nima Sanandaji speaks to one of the co-authors of a book examining the increasing propensity of Swedes to skirt around the edges of the country's tax and social welfare systems. READ »

Travel trumps savings in Swedish households

Travel: 25 Feb 08
Once the bills are paid, more Swedes elect vacations over savings. READ »

Sentence upheld in Strömstad murder

National: 20 Feb 08
An appeals court has upheld a lower court's sentence of ten years in prison and deportation for the man who beat a woman to death with a wooden plank. READ »

Champagne swirls as Swedes enjoy the good life

Lifestyle: 2 Dec 07
A buoyant economy has Swedes quaffing bubbly like never before, writes AFP's Delphine Touitou. READ »

Court upholds sentence for au pair murder

National: 7 Nov 07
The Court of Appeal has upheld a District Court decision to sentence a 25-year-old man to 11 years in prison for the murder of a Croatian au pair in Gothenburg in April this year. READ »

Sports Digest: Gothenburg Angels answer fans' prayers

Sport: 29 Oct 07
Football: IFK Göteborg edge out Djurgården and Kalmar to secure title. Golf: Chopra and Jacobson head the field in Florida. Skiing: Swedes sprint to podium in Düsseldorf. READ »

Eleven years for au pair murder

National: 25 Jul 07
A 25-year-old Indian man has been sentenced to 11 years in prison after being found guilty of the murder of a Croatian au pair in Gothenburg in April. READ »

Swedes work shortest hours in Europe

Society: 24 Jul 07
Swedes work fewer hours than any other nationality in Europe, according to a new EU survey. Swedish workers have more paid vacation than any other Europeans and work shorter weeks all but three nationalities. READ »


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Fin means anyhting from sweet to proper. When someone says, Du är så fin it's quite a compliment.


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