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Wedding

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Estelle baptized in 'historic' ceremony

Society: 22 May 12
Princess Estelle, second in line to the Swedish throne, was baptized in the Royal Chapel in Stockholm as a host of European royals, government ministers, and family members looked on. READ »

'Wedded' couples not married after mayor error

Society: 22 May 12
Thirty couples who took part in civil marriages in Uppsala are still officially unmarried, as the former mayor who married them turned out to be no longer qualified as a marriage registrar. READ »

Sweden readies for Princess Estelle baptism

Society: 18 May 12
With Sweden's Princess Estelle's christening just days away, the Royal Court on Friday released new images of the infant princess and her proud parents, Crown Princess Victoria and Prince Daniel. READ »

'Sweden isn't a socialist hell hole after all'

Analysis & Opinion: 9 May 12
Sweden can be eye-opening for any foreigner, but for American Carmen Price, it took more time than she expected in Sweden to disarm her American cultural defense mechanisms. READ »

Trust in Swedish royals at all-time low: report

Society: 25 Apr 12
New figures show that Swedes have less confidence in the royal family than ever before, despite the recent wedding of Crown Princess Victoria and Prince Daniel and the birth of Princess Estelle. READ »

Swedish reps hail US Ikea store wedding

Society: 24 Apr 12
An American couple, whose first date was in an Ikea store, became so attached to the Swedish furniture supplier that they tied the knot at an outlet in Maryland, much to the delight of Ikea reps in Sweden. READ »

'I was in survival overdrive': victim

National: 17 Apr 12
On Tuesday it was the 25-year-old kidnapping victim’s turn to tell his version of events in the abduction drama which took place in Uppsala at the end of last year. READ »

Swedish court disallows teen's Sharia marriage

National: 15 Mar 12
A Swedish court has ruled that a 17-year-old girl's marriage by a Sharia court in the West Bank is invalid in Sweden, overturning a lower court's decision. READ »

'Wedding' reported for lack of bride and groom

Business & Money: 13 Mar 12
A wedding without a bride or groom has landed an event hall in Södertälje, south of Stockholm, in hot water for suspected alcohol law violations. READ »

Swedish Plopp lovers report 'joyless' chocolate

Society: 12 Mar 12
Love-hungry Swedish consumers have reported Scandinavian chocolate giant Cloetta to a consumer watchdog after the company's false promises of finding love and joy in a bag of candy left them broken hearted. READ »

'This is a joy for Sweden': archbishop

Society: 23 Feb 12
Archbishop Anders Wejryd called the birth of the new princess a "joy" and expert on the Royals, Sten Hedman, said the new baby is "just what the doctor ordered" as the congratulations started rolling in from all over the country. READ »

InterRail: Everyone’s free to explore Europe

Travel: 22 Feb 12
You no longer have to be a gap-year graduate to jump on board and enjoy the InterRail experience. Travelling around Europe by train can be appreciated by everyone – whatever your age. READ »

Valentine's Day in Sweden - readers' sweet tweets and love stories

Society: 14 Feb 12
With Valentine's day upon us again, The Local called for messages from the star-crossed lovers of Sweden, who sent us their loving letters and sweet tweets in a celebration of love in Sweden. READ »

Twins ‘overwhelmed’ by new Indonesian findings

National: 8 Feb 12
29-year-old twins Lin Backlund and Emilie Falk, adopted to separate Swedish families at birth, are lying low after reporters in Indonesia claimed to have found their birth mother and family. READ »

Princess Victoria to give birth in 'early March'

Society: 2 Feb 12
A post on Facebook as well as a 42 cannon salute are among the ways the next heir to the Swedish throne will be welcomed into the world, as the Royal Court readies for Crown Princess Victoria to give birth in early March. READ »

Sweden 'an important partner': US ambassador

Analysis & Opinion: 1 Feb 12
Recently installed US ambassador to Sweden Mark Brzezinski speaks to The Local's David Landes about US-Swedish relations and taking Swedish lessons from his two-and-half year old daughter. READ »

Indonesian-born twins reunite in Sweden after 30 years

Lifestyle: 25 Jan 12
A mysterious Facebook message and a curious cab driver helped twin sisters separated just after birth in Indonesia find each other almost 30 years later in Sweden, living just 60 kilometres apart, The Local's Oliver Gee discovers. READ »

Swede pulls up carrot bearing long-lost ring

Society: 30 Dec 11
A Swedish woman's recent toiling in her garden turned up a rather unexpected harvest when she pulled a carrot out of the ground 'wearing' the wedding ring she had lost back in 1995. READ »

Sweden's five biggest news stories of 2011

Analysis & Opinion: 29 Dec 11
As 2011 draws to a close, The Local looks back at some of the stories that dominated headlines in Sweden in the past year. READ »

'Opinion Taliban', 'tree murder' make 2011 new Swedish word list

Education: 29 Dec 11
Words inspired by flip-flopping politicians and mobile phone apps, as well as creative terms for opinionated people are among the newest and topical Swedish words, according to the Swedish Language Council's annual list. READ »

Man in hiding after wife's 'antifreeze cocktail'

National: 13 Dec 11
A Swedish man has gone into hiding in Norway after claiming that his wife tried to kill him by serving him antifreeze in a glass of Coke. READ »

No foreigners among Sweden's most powerful

National: 25 Nov 11
Sweden's top 100 most powerful people for 2011 are mainly politicians, men -- and Swedish -- according to Fokus Magazine's annual rankings. READ »

Eleven 'eleventh-hour' nuptials on 11-11-11

National: 11 Nov 11
Eleven Swedish couples are set to be married in a church in Gothenburg in western Sweden at 11.11am on the eleventh day of the eleventh month of 2011. READ »

Top stately spots for a Swedish wedding party

Lifestyle: 26 Oct 11
For those planning a grand wedding in Sweden and searching for a suitable location to host a reception, The Local has put together a list of top spots, from fairytale castles to 19th century homes, as well as some more modest options. READ »

Haga: Sweden's 'royal nursery' preps for a new arrival

Lifestyle: 20 Oct 11
With a massive garden complete with play areas, woods and other parkland, Haga Palace isn’t a bad playground for the upcoming addition to the Swedish royal family, The Local's Geoff Mortimore explains. READ »

Swedish castles with sizzle: a sampler

Lifestyle: 13 Oct 11
Sweden is home to hundreds of castles featuring tales of bloodthirsty royals, quirky millionaires, adult-rated films, and other untold secrets. Check out The Local's selection of some of the country's more memorable manors. READ »

Catch up with the neighbours: The Local launches in Norway

Society: 12 Oct 11
The Local is taking another step out into the world, with the launch of thelocal.no, Norway’s news in English. There’s no better place to find out what’s going on in Sweden’s back yard, says editor Paul O’Mahony. READ »

Secluded Swedish castle reveals hidden Nazi past

Lifestyle: 6 Oct 11
A chance encounter with the granddaughter of a Swedish count gave contributor Roger Choate an inside peek at the mysteries of Rockelstad Castle, once a frequent destination for a notorious Nazi leader. READ »

Who is really out of place when a religious service opens parliament?

Analysis & Opinion: 19 Sep 11
Sweden Democrat leader Jimmy Åkesson's complaint that an imam 'politicised' the religious service that opened the Riksdag last week, raises an interesting point about the place of religion and in Swedish politics, argues contributor Ruben Brunsveld. READ »

Book re-ignites debate on Ikea founder's Nazi past

Analysis & Opinion: 1 Sep 11
Recent revelations that Ingvar Kamprad was more active in Swedish Nazi movements than previously thought have called into question the Ikea founder's claims that it was simply a “folly of youth”, the AFP's Nina Larsson explains. READ »

Swedish docs under fire for newlywed 'hymen tip'

Society: 24 Aug 11
Swedish doctors have come under fire for advice to women born into so-called honour cultures to pierce their genitals with a needle in order to draw blood on their wedding nights to satisfy tradition and the expectations of their families. READ »

'Ikea founder was an active Nazi': report

Business & Money: 24 Aug 11
The Swedish security police tracked Ikea founder Ingvar Kamprad's membership in a Swedish Nazi movement in the 1940s, one of the revelations of the business leader's Nazi past revealed in a new book. READ »

German eatery refused King and Silvia

Society: 21 Aug 11
Sweden’s King and Queen did not receive the royal treatment last week when they were turned away from a busy German restaurant. The owner admits she failed to recognize the royal duo, but said she still wouldn't have let them in. READ »

'Let's hope everything goes well': Victoria

Society: 18 Aug 11
Sweden's Crown Princess Victoria on Thursday expressed her gratitude to those who wished her well following news of her pregnancy, while newspapers across Sweden pondered the significance of the impending royal birth. READ »

Making the most of the 2011 Malmö Festival

Lifestyle: 18 Aug 11
As Sweden's southern metropolis of Malmö gears up for this year's Malmö Festivalen, contributor Caroline Bursell previews some of the event's main attractions. READ »

'It's about time': royal expert

Society: 17 Aug 11
The news of Crown Princess Victoria's pregnancy couldn't come at a better time for a Swedish Royal Family looking to turn the page on a tumultuous year, according to one royal expert. READ »

Victoria pregnant

National: 17 Aug 11
Sweden's Crown Princess Victoria and her husband Prince Daniel Westling are expecting their first child, the Swedish Royal Court announced on Wednesday. READ »

Swedish lesbians more keen to wed: study

Society: 2 Aug 11
More Swedish lesbians than gay men have taken advantage of rules allowing same-sex couple's to get married, new statistics show. READ »

Super Swede Noren in record-breaking surge

Sport: 24 Jul 11
Sweden's Alexander Noren rewrote the record books when a third round 63 gave him an 11-shot lead in the Scandinavian Masters at Bro Hof Slott on Saturday. READ »

Father in custody after wedding stabbing

National: 20 Jul 11
A 52-year-old man, suspected of stabbing his son at his daughter’s wedding last weekend, was remanded into custody on Wednesday by Lund district court in southern Sweden. READ »

Six stabbed at Swedish wedding

National: 17 Jul 11
Six people were taken to hospital after a knife fight at an out-of-control wedding party in southern Sweden. A 52 year-old man was arrested, for attempted murder and aggravated assault. READ »

Two Swedes die in India train crash

National: 11 Jul 11
Two Swedish men have been named by Indian officials among the dead after a train crash in northern India on Sunday, with a further Swede sustaining injuries. READ »

Högsby retrial brings 'honour' killings back into focus

Analysis & Opinion: 17 Jun 11
With the topic of 'honour' killings back in the headlines in conjunction with the new trial for the 2005 murder of Abbas Rezai in Högsby, contributor Lina Sennevall takes a look at the phenomenon in Sweden. READ »

From wedding bliss to royal crisis: the state of Sweden's monarchy

Analysis & Opinion: 17 Jun 11
One year after the royal wedding of Crown Princess Victoria, Sweden's royal family finds itself mired in crisis. The Local's Clara Guibourg examines why the wedding glow faded so fast and what it means for the monarchy's future. READ »

Swedish 'Snabba cash' actor finds more Hollywood success

Society: 14 Jun 11
Swedish heartthrob Joel Kinnaman has snagged yet another lead in an American feature film, according to Hollywood reports. READ »

Swedes in mad dash to walk down the aisle

Society: 11 Jun 11
This weekend marks the busiest two days in the calendar for wedding officials as couples up and down Sweden tie the knot. READ »

Stockholm braces for drop-in wedding deluge

Lifestyle: 10 Jun 11
Las Vegas it isn’t, and chances are Elvis won't be anywhere in sight, but this weekend's mass 'drop-in' wedding at Stockholm's Skansen wildlife park is expected to draw hundreds ready to say "I do", The Local's Geoff Mortimore discovers. READ »

Stephen Lynch - laughing in the face of the inferno

Lifestyle: 8 Jun 11
American funnyman Stephen Lynch, the self-professed "musician trapped in the body of a comedian", is all revved to bring his "Beefy Burrito" back to Sweden, The Local's Geoff Mortimore discovers. READ »

Sweden's king celebrates 65th birthday

National: 1 May 11
Well-wishers gathered at the royal palace in Stockholm on Saturday as King Carl XVI Gustaf celebrated his 65th birthday and vowed not to retire from his royal duties. READ »

Victoria 'stole the show' on London red carpet

Society: 29 Apr 11
Crown Princess Victoria and husband Daniel Westling made quite a splash when they arrived in London on Thursday, but the couple are not among the few who will attend all of Friday's wedding festivities. READ »

Some tips on watching Kate and William tie the knot from Sweden

Lifestyle: 28 Apr 11
The Local offers a quick guide for readers in Sweden about where and how to watch the royal wedding between Britan's Prince William and Kate Middleton. READ »

Swedes head to the UK for William and Kate protest

Society: 26 Apr 11
Swedish anti-monarchy advocates are heading to London this week to join their UK counterparts in a 'not the royal wedding' celebration similar to events which took place at the wedding of Crown Princess Victoria in 2010. READ »

Swedish court: naked Muhammad pics legal

National: 16 Mar 11
A Swedish court has ruled that depicting the prophet Muhammad naked together with his nine-year-old wife naked is legal, freeing a local politician on charges of racial agitation. READ »

Politician on trial for nude Muhammad poster

National: 3 Mar 11
A Swedish politician facing charges for producing a poster depicting the Muslim prophet Muhammad naked together with his nine-year-old wife was found not guilty by a jury in Malmö on Wednesday. READ »

Swedish village prepares for princely homecoming

Society: 24 Feb 11
Villagers in Ockelbo in northern Sweden are busy preparing for the homecoming of Prince Daniel who will make his first official visit with with Crown Princess Victoria in May. READ »

Cocaine killed Swedish beer dynasty heir: father

Society: 8 Feb 11
Jon Spendrup, of the Spendrup brewing dynasty and personal friend of Sweden's Crown Princess Victoria, died last week of a cocaine overdose, his father has confirmed. READ »

Left Party apologises for King book review

Society: 2 Feb 11
The publisher of the Left Party's official newspaper has apologised to King Carl XVI Gustaf for publishing a book review that alleged he visited prostitutes with tax money, a claim not made in a recent biography about him. READ »

Royal court mulls suing over King book review

Society: 1 Feb 11
Sweden's Royal Court has allowed its lawyers to scrutinise a book review of the biography on King Carl XVI Gustaf published in the Left Party's newspaper to see if there are grounds to pursue legal action. READ »

Stieg Larsson's brother: we're not greedy

Society: 22 Jan 11
In a rare public interview, the younger brother of late Swedish author Stieg Larsson rejected claims that he and his father have jealously guarded the author’s inheritance from his longtime partner Eva Gabrielsson. READ »

King's speech focuses on environment

National: 25 Dec 10
The environment was in focus as the King gave his traditional Christmas Day speech. He also thanked the people of Sweden for their support for the royal wedding. READ »

More Swedes want king to abdicate: poll

National: 27 Nov 10
An increasing number of Swedes want to see King Carl XVI Gustaf abdicate in favour of Crown Princess Victoria, as support for the monarchy declined, a new poll showed. READ »

Botched Swedish breast job patient's file faked

Science & Technology: 26 Nov 10
The medical file of a woman from southern Sweden who remains in a coma three months after a botched breast augmentation procedure in Poland was changed after the surgery, media reports revealed on Friday. READ »

Support for Swedish monarchy increases

Society: 23 Nov 10
The recent publication of a controversial biography on Sweden's King Carl XVI Gustaf does not appear to have affected the level of support the monarchy receives among Swedes. READ »

Madeleine speaks out over break up 'heartache'

Society: 19 Nov 10
Sweden's Princess Madeleine, third in line to the throne and the youngest child of King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia, on Friday described the emotional turmoil she endured after breaking off her engagement earlier this year. READ »

Swedish woman in coma after botched breast op

Society: 17 Nov 10
A Swedish woman who underwent breast enlargement surgery in Poland after booking with a medical tourism company remains in a coma three months after the operation. READ »

Crown Princess Victoria moves into Haga Palace

Society: 15 Nov 10
Sweden's Crown Princess Victoria and her husband Prince Daniel have officially moved into their new home, Haga Palace in Solna north of Stockholm, on Monday. 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 »

Couple fond of 'triple dates' marries on 101010

Society: 11 Oct 10
A Swedish couple who became engaged on June 6th, 2006, or 060606, and had twin boys on September 9th, 2009, or 090909, married on Sunday, October 10th, 2010, or 101010, in southern Sweden's Svedala. READ »

Live Blog: parliament opens

Politics: 5 Oct 10
Another eventful day in Swedish politics has come to a close with Fredrik Reinfeldt having presented his new government, the Sweden Democrats having added a little colour and outraged drama, and the king having calmly reminded the Riksdag of its role as a bastion of Swedish democracy. READ »

Arlanda bomb suspect remains in Sweden

National: 27 Sep 10
The 28-year-old man who was on Saturday a suspect in a bomb threat at Stockholm Arlanda Airport remains in Sweden after having been refused carriage on a flight to Pakistan, despite the case being closed. READ »

Left leader makes on-air wedding proposal

Politics: 16 Sep 10
Left Party leader Lars Ohly took the opportunity of a televised party leader debate to propose to his long-term girlfriend, Åsa, who accepted the offer. READ »

SAS to host first mile-high gay wedding

Society: 2 Sep 10
Scandinavian airline SAS has begun the search for a suitable couple to walk down the aisle after announcing plans to play host to the first-ever airborne gay wedding in December. READ »

Hälsingland prepares for Hollywood welcome

Society: 24 Aug 10
The region of Hälsingland looks set to host the cast of the Hollywood remake of "The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo" - the first of the Stieg Larsson Millennium trilogy, with at least some of the location shots likely to take place in the area. READ »

Hanson wins Czech Open to claim Ryder Cup spot

Sport: 23 Aug 10
Sweden's Peter Hanson claimed the Czech Open title on Sunday after a three-way play off and all but secured his place on Europe's Ryder Cup team. READ »

Princess's honeymoon gift 'not a bribe'

National: 20 Aug 10
Crown Princess Victoria’s decision to accept free use of a billionaire’s private jet for her honeymoon will not lead to a bribery investigation, a prosecutor has ruled. READ »

Malmö makes hunting illegals harder for cops

Society: 17 Aug 10
The municipality of Malmö will no longer print the personal identification numbers of marrying couples on the lists of upcoming civil weddings in a move which will make it harder for border police to hunt for illegal immigrants at weddings. READ »

Princess accused of taking honeymoon bribe

National: 9 Aug 10
Prosecutors are to consider whether Crown Princess Victoria and her husband Prince Daniel accepted bribes after a tycoon paid for the couple’s luxury honeymoon. READ »

Break in at Stockholm royal palace

National: 6 Aug 10
Thieves broke into the Chinese Pavilion at Drottningholm Palace - the home of Sweden's king - in western Stockholm on Thursday night. Police have not yet established what has been taken but believe that it was a contract job. READ »

Wedding cancelled as man threatens to kill fiancée

National: 1 Aug 10
A wedding ceremony had to be cancelled on Saturday after the 33-year-old would-be groom threatened to kill his wife-to-be on the eve of their big day. READ »

Two rare tapirs born in Sweden in one week

Science & Technology: 19 Jul 10
Sweden has laid claim to a rare animal sensation this week: the birth of two tapirs at different zoos, a male and female respectively, out of about only 30 around the world in captivity annually. READ »

Ambassador gracious in Spanish defeat

Sport: 8 Jul 10
"We're disappointed, but such is life," Germany's Ambassador to Sweden, Joachim Rucker, said after watching his team exit the World Cup at the Goethe-Institut in Stockholm with his countrymen - and a sole exalted Spanish family. READ »

Victoria to keep her wealth after divorce

Society: 5 Jul 10
Prince Daniel may have gotten the princess and the castle, but he would not receive a princely settlement if he and Crown Princess Victoria divorced, a premarital agreement submitted to Solna District Court has revealed. READ »

Church of Sweden warns of SMS opt-out service

Society: 2 Jul 10
The Church of Sweden has reacted angrily to a company offering a fast-track SMS service for those wishing to resign their membership. 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 »

Stockholm's best party is on the water

Travel: 30 Jun 10
If you're looking for a spectacular place for a corporate lunch, an intimate wedding or to dance until dawn, the best place to look is out to the water, writes Elizabeth Dacey-Fondelius. READ »

Princess Madeleine goes back to work

Society: 30 Jun 10
Princess Madeleine has returned to work after taking a time out following her breakup from ex-fiancé Jonas Bergström. READ »

Sweden set for mixed Midsummer weather

National: 24 Jun 10
Sweden looks set to enjoy typical Midsummer weather on Friday - that is to say an unpredictable mix of sunshine, clouds and showers. READ »

No hotel boom during Royal Wedding

Business & Money: 22 Jun 10
There was no rush of tourists to Stockholm’s hotels during last weekend’s Royal Wedding, with occupancy rates roughly similar to any other June weekend. READ »

Pacific honeymoon for Victoria and Daniel

National: 22 Jun 10
Crown Princess Victoria and Prince Daniel are reported to have arrived in French Polynesia for their honeymoon. READ »

Sweden takes Daniel to its heart after speech

National: 21 Jun 10
Prince Daniel's emotional speech at Saturday's wedding banquet has left Sweden’s media and large swathes of the population delighted with the latest addition to the royal family. READ »

SVT hits back over news agency wedding boycott

National: 21 Jun 10
Sveriges Television is to send a strongly-worded letter to news agencies AFP, AP and Reuters who boycotted the royal wedding after an argument over rights, seriously affected global exposure of the event. READ »

Police thrilled after 'fantastic' wedding day

Society: 20 Jun 10
Police, politicians and church leaders all remained caught up in the moment on Sunday after an emotional royal wedding day went off without a hitch. READ »

World's press hails 'fairytale romance'

Society: 20 Jun 10
Sweden’s royal wedding has made a major mark on media outlets around the world, although its impact has been greatly diminished by a boycott on the part of three leading international news agencies. READ »

'I love you, Victoria'

Society: 20 Jun 10
Guests at the royal wedding party danced into the early hours after Prince Daniel’s moving speech brought tears to the eyes of a radiant Crown Princess Victoria. READ »

News agencies boycott wedding over rights row

Society: 20 Jun 10
The world's top news agencies declined to cover Sweden's royal wedding on Saturday after public broadcaster SVT refused to drop its price for video images of the event. READ »

The Royal Wedding: Live Blog

National: 19 Jun 10
Today's the day that Crown Princess Victoria will get her man of the people. We'll be following the whole thing live - with reporters around Stockholm providing the latest news, reactions and (hopefully) informed speculation from the Royal Wedding. READ »

'Thank you for giving me my Prince'

National: 19 Jun 10
Sweden’s Crown Princess Victoria has got her Prince. In front of a crowd of thousands outside Stockholm’s Royal Palace following her marriage to Daniel Westling, she thanked the Swedish people for letting her marry the man she loves. READ »

Royal wedding brings out the magic

National: 19 Jun 10
Mattias Frihammar, Ethnologist at Stockholm University, talks to Gabriel Stein about the Royal Wedding this Saturday, the irrational Swede and magic. READ »

Party underway in Daniel’s home town

National: 19 Jun 10
Saturday’s wedding festivities got off to an early start in Daniel Westling’s home town of Ockelbo where visitors were treated to a free breakfast. READ »

Crowds gather along procession route

Society: 19 Jun 10
Police expect some 250,000 people to take to the streets to catch a glimpse of Crown Princess Victoria and Daniel Westling when they leave Stockholm Cathedral in a carriage procession after their wedding on Saturday afternoon. READ »

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