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Shopping for Christmas food in Stockholm

Lifestyle: 1 Dec 11
As the Christmas season approaches in Stockholm, it is very likely that festive food is uppermost in your mind. Luckily, contributor Gwen Ramsey has put together a list of great options for filling your holiday hamper. READ »

Stockholm's 'smallest' flat for sale at 1.2 million

Business & Money: 29 Nov 11
A flat described as "Stockholm's smallest" is up for sale for 1.2 million kronor ($174,000) and despite its modest 12 square metre size, there is no shortage of interest. READ »

Finding a fab place for fika with a twist

Lifestyle: 4 Nov 11
As the daylight in Stockholm dwindles, finding a place to catch up with friends is all the more important for beating back the winter blues. Luckily, contributor Gwen Ramsey has put together a list of great options for your next fika. READ »

Some A-list alternatives for your next After Work

Lifestyle: 21 Oct 11
Looking for someplace new to grab a drink in Stockholm after a long day at the office? Contributor Gwen Ramsey has some suggestions that will help you get out of your After Work rut. READ »

Sweden's top children's playgrounds

Lifestyle: 1 Jul 11
With the summer sun in the ascendancy, it’s time to lather on the sunscreen, pack a picnic, and head out to explore some of the 50,000 playgrounds on offer across Sweden. The Local’s Karen Holst tips some of the country’s best. READ »

Housing minister stymied in Stockholm flat hunt

Society: 11 Apr 11
Sweden's housing minister Stefan Attefall has been left empty handed as he struggles to find an available apartment in Stockholm to meet his budget and needs. READ »

Stockholm districts grab Design Week spotlight

Lifestyle: 3 Feb 11
As Stockholm Fashion Week draws to a close, the Swedish capital's design-savvy crowd gets ready to turn its attention to a different showcase of Scandinavian creativity, explains contributor Charlotte West. READ »

Swedish apartment prices hit 'all-time high'

Business & Money: 14 Dec 10
Prices for apartments in Sweden have climbed to their highest levels ever in the last quarter, a property agency has revealed. READ »

A live music sampler for Stockholm in September

Lifestyle: 2 Sep 10
If you're looking for a way to offset the chill of September in Sweden, there is no shortage of concerts to choose from on Stockholm stages, writes David Stavrou. READ »

What's on in Sweden: November 6 - 12

Lifestyle: 4 Nov 09
What's on in Sweden: Selam African festival & gospel munificence in Stockholm; Cirque du Soleil and MJ Thriller in Gothenburg; Oumou Sangaré in Malmö/Lund. READ »

What's on in Sweden: September 4 - 10

Lifestyle: 2 Sep 09
What's on in Sweden: International polo & feminist porn in Stockholm; International art biennial in Gothenburg; Paul Potts (UK) in Malmö. READ »

Stockholm plays host to international laughter fest

Lifestyle: 26 Aug 09
Sweden's capital will this weekend welcome a host of international comedy stars when the very first Stockholm Comedy Festival opens on Friday. READ »

Scam targets Swedish PM's mother-in-law

Society: 19 May 09
The mother-in-law of Swedish prime minister Fredrik Reinfeldt has been caught out in an elaborate swindle - two thieves sold her apartment without her knowledge. READ »

Art off the beaten track in Stockholm

Lifestyle: 7 May 09
Art critic Katarina Wadstein MacLeod slips into the suburbs and side streets of Stockholm in search of hidden gems outside the mainstream. READ »

What's on in Sweden: April 3 - 9

Lifestyle: 2 Apr 09
What's on in Sweden: New York Stories bids farewell in Stockholm; Sahara Hotnights in Gothenburg; Chicks on Speed in Malmö. READ »

What's on in Sweden: December 5 - 11

Lifestyle: 4 Dec 08
What's on in Sweden: December 5th - 11th. Hootchy Kootchy burlesque and Cirkus Cirkör in Stockholm; Motorhead and "making a difference" in Gothenburg; Status Quo in Malmö/Lund. READ »

Football hooligans battle in Stockholm

Sport: 20 Oct 08
More than 70 people were detained in connection with a brawl which broke out on Sunday afternoon between rival factions of football supporters in Stockholm. READ »

Making it in Sweden: the British professor

Business & Money: 30 Apr 08
British physicist Mark Pearce has seen his career go from strength to strength since moving to Sweden with his Swedish girlfriend. He is now Professor of Physics at KTH, the Royal Institute of Technology in Stockholm. READ »

Man arrested following Stockholm bomb attack

National: 10 Mar 08
Police have arrested a 29-year-old man following a Sunday morning explosion in Stockholm’s Vasastan neighborhood. READ »

Two shot in photo studio robbery

National: 18 Jan 08
Two people were shot on Friday afternoon during an armed robbery in central Stockholm. READ »

Union begins salad bar blockade

National: 5 Dec 06
A trade union in Gothenburg today started its blockade of a local salad bar when its owner refused to sign a collective bargaining agreement. "I only have one employee," says owner. READ »

300 attack police after derby match

Society: 27 Sep 06
Swedish football suffered another image blow on Tuesday night as fans rioted after the Stockholm derby between AIK and Hammarby at the Råsunda stadium. READ »

Storm leaves Colombian Embassy in flames

National: 21 Aug 06
The Colombian Embassy in Stockholm was on fire on Monday evening after being struck by lightning. Heavy storms caused disruption across the capital. READ »

Grenade found in central Stockholm

National: 6 May 06
Parts of Vasastan, in the heart of Stockholm, were evacuated on Friday night after an apparently live grenade was found in a residential quarter. READ »

Gas leak injures three in Stockholm

National: 19 Apr 06
A fire caused by a gas leak in central Stockholm injures three people and causes traffic chaos READ »

Priced out of the housing market? Not in Kramfors

Society: 23 Nov 05
For the price of a two bedroom flat in Stockholm you could buy 95 similar apartments in Kramfors. And for that you get to live in one of the most child-friendly, business-friendly places in Sweden. READ »

Property market shows signs of cooling

National: 13 Jan 05
Good news for the 104,000 Stockholmers on waiting lists for a flat, as waiting times are slashed by a year - but bad news for those buying as the market may have peaked. At least most of us don't have to live in a car in the frozen north. READ »

Swedes stuck with hot property

National: 14 May 04
Property prices keep on rising - but a Stockholm freeholders' association has gone bankrupt leaving the flats worthless. READ »


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Strindberg, king of drama

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Prime Minister Reinfeldt chats with The Local »

"If you missed it yesterday, here’s The Local’s editor David Landes snagging Prime Minister Reinfeldt for a chat before Princess Estelle’s baptism. Always nice to know the PM has time for TL!" READ »

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Nine of ten tourists 'happy' with Sweden
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Harald Kindermann, the German ambassador to Sweden, talks to The Local about the importance of the German language, nuclear power, and the legacy of the Stasi.
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Sweden drifting from 'Swedish model': report
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The Local's Street Style from Lund, southern Sweden.
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The problem of profiting ex-politicos isn't simply money, money, money, argues contributor and historian David Linden
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The Local catches up with Sweden’s comedian of the year Al Pitcher and preview our first ever “Local Lockdown” video segment.
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Sweden strips foreign doctoral candidates of the same rights as other tax-paying migrant workers, argue a group of doctoral candidates from the Royal Institute for Technology (KTH).
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Sweden looking for redemption at Euros
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'Are Swedes really more polite in English?'
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Swedish word of the day

lång

adjective

Lång means long, tall and can be used for height, distance or time.



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