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Swedish seniors stay active through exercise

Lifestyle: 14 Dec 11
Swedish senior citizens, some well into their 90s, are staying fit and active by taking up regular exercise even long after reaching retirement age, the AFP's Pia Ohlin reports. READ »

A musical celebration of Swedish Lucia

Lifestyle: 13 Dec 11
For people unable to attend a Lucia concert this year, contributor Fern Scott Olsson offers some video footage from one of the biggest Lucia concerts in the world. READ »

Sweden's Christmas goat succumbs to flames

National: 2 Dec 11
The giant 13 metre tall Christmas goat, erected in Gävle on Sweden's east coast, went up in flames early Friday morning after an attack by unknown assailants. READ »

Swiss pick Saab's Gripen fighter

Business & Money: 30 Nov 11
The Swiss government on Wednesday confirmed their intention to purchase 22 Swedish Saab Gripen Fighter jets, choosing the less expensive Swedish plane over the Eurofighter or the Rafaele. READ »

Swedish town erects giant Christmas goat

National: 27 Nov 11
Advent Sunday means it is time for the inauguration of the famous 13 metre tall Christmas goat (Gävlebocken) in the main square of Gävle, on the east coast of Sweden. READ »

Ten Swedish brands everyone should know

Lifestyle: 8 Nov 11
While Ikea, H&M, and Ericsson are all well known Swedish brands, here's a list of ten more products and brands from the land of the midnight sun that any self-proclaimed Swedophile should also know. READ »

Jokkmokk celebrates world sausage record

National: 27 Aug 11
A record breaking sausage was the star of the show at the start of the annual autumn fair in Jokkmokk, northern Sweden, on Friday. READ »

Champions League typo yields PR win for Malmö

Sport: 5 Aug 11
An embarrassing spelling mistake on supporter scarves created ahead of Malmö FF's match against Scotland's Glasgow Rangers on Wednesday has turned into a public relations bonanza for the Swedish football club. READ »

Sweden's Alshammar swims home new gold

Sport: 31 Jul 11
Sweden's superstar swimmer Therese Alshammar finally snagged her gold after winning the women's 50m freestyle title at the world championships on Sunday. READ »

Bolt sprints to victory in Stockholm

Sport: 30 Jul 11
World and Olympic champion sprinter Usain Bolt sprinted to victory in the 200m during Friday's Diamond League competition in Stockholm. READ »

Bolt seeks revenge in Stockholm sprint

Sport: 28 Jul 11
Usain Bolt returns to action in the Diamond League meeting in Stockholm on Friday hoping to erase bad memories of last year's defeat. READ »

Giant soap bubble squeeze sets new record

Society: 12 Jun 11
More than 100 people set a new world record Friday on Sweden’s west coast as they crowded together in a mammoth soap bubble, a stat they hope gains entry into the Guinness Book of Records. READ »

Swedish birds in 'record' non-stop flight to Africa

Science & Technology: 26 May 11
Three Swedish birds have set a new record in long distance flying after travelling 6000 kilometres non-stop from Sweden to West Africa at an average speed of 70 kilometres per hour. READ »

Sweden's Alshammar settles for silver

Sport: 20 Dec 10
Swedish swimming star Therese Alshammar claimed a silver medal in the short course world championships in Dubai on Sunday and was obliged to surrender her medals record despite an earlier gold. READ »

Gay outsprints Bolt in Stockholm showdown

Sport: 7 Aug 10
American sprinter Tyson Gay left world record holder Usain Bolt trailing in his wake on Friday in the Diamond League men's 100 metres in Stockholm. READ »

Powell pulls out of Stockholm sprint clash

Sport: 6 Aug 10
Jamaican sprinter Asafa Powell has been forced to withdraw from the Stockholm leg of the Diamond League on Friday due to a groin injury. READ »

Swedes host mouth-watering sprint clash

Sport: 5 Aug 10
Friday's Diamond League men's 100 metres in Stockholm is set to be extra special with Usain Bolt, Asafa Powell and Tyson Gay - the world's three fastest men - meeting for the first time since last year's world championships in Berlin. READ »

Alshammar misses out despite world record

Sport: 22 Nov 09
Swedish swim queen Therese Alshammar missed out on World Cup success despite smashing her own world record in winning the 50 metres butterfly in Singapore on Sunday. READ »

Alshammar breaks her own world record

Sport: 12 Nov 09
Swedish swimmer Therese Alshammar set a new world record at the World Cup meet in Stockholm on Wednesday, while another one of her previous world records fell. READ »

Swedish swimmers shine while Phelps disappoints in Stockholm

Sport: 11 Nov 09
Swedish swimmer Stefan Nystrand set a new national record at the short-course World Cup in Stockholm on Tuesday, while American Olympic sensation Michael Phelps failed to live up to expectations. READ »

Swedish swimmer sets double world records

Sport: 18 Oct 09
Swedish swimmer Therese Alshammar showed explosive form at the World Cup meet in Durban, South Africa on Saturday chalking up two new world records. READ »

Sjöström swims to title in world record time

Sport: 28 Jul 09
Swedish teen swimming sensation Sarah Sjöström took home the women's 100m butterfly world title in Rome on Monday, setting a new world record of 56.06sec. READ »

Abba fans go for 'world record' ahead of Eurovision finals

Society: 15 May 09
Swedish Eurovision fever spread across the continent on Thursday, as Abba enthusiasts gathered in London for a world record crooning of Waterloo and a second Swedish vocalist helped Azerbaijan advance to the 2009 Eurovision finals. READ »

Witches out in force for Visby Easter parade

Society: 10 Apr 09
A record number of witches came out to play as Visby on Gotland played host to its traditional Maundy Thursday march. READ »

Group rules against Swedish swimmer on 'sexist' swimsuit ban

Sport: 19 Mar 09
Swimming’s international governing body has commented on new swimsuit rules labeled “sexist” by Swedish swimmer Therese Alshammar. READ »

Swimsuit rules 'sexist': Swedish swimmer

Sport: 18 Mar 09
Swimmer Therese Alshammar has slammed as 'sexist' new rules preventing swimmers from wearing two swimsuits, which led to the Swede being stripped of a new world record on Tuesday. READ »

Alshammar's new world record stripped

Sport: 17 Mar 09
Swedish swimmer Therese Alshammar broke her previous world record in the 50m butterfly on Tuesday, only to have the record stripped because she wore two swimming suits. 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 »

Alshammar sets new swimming world record

Sport: 13 Nov 08
Swedish swimmer Therese Alshammar broke the 50 metre butterfly short course world record in the World Cup meeting in Stockholm on Wednesday. READ »

Man rescued from burning tent by Swedish fire-eater

National: 22 Sep 08
A fire-breathing Swede is receiving praise after saving a man from a burning tent at a Viking market in southern Sweden early on Sunday morning. READ »

Sweden wins first gold medals in Beijing

Sport: 8 Sep 08
Swedish athletes have finally won gold in Beijing as two of the country’s Paralympians achieved victory on Monday. READ »

The Local's guide to Sweden's Olympic favourites

Sport: 6 Aug 08
With the official opening of the 2008 Summer Olympic Games just days away, The Local offers readers a quick guide to some of Sweden’s medal hopefuls. READ »

Christian Olsson injury mars DN Gala track meet

National: 23 Jul 08
A thigh muscle injury to Christian Olsson, the defending Olympic triple jump champion, soured the DN Gala for Swedish fans in Stockholm on Tuesday. Olsson will now miss out on Beijing and his career could be over. READ »

What’s on in Sweden: July 18 – 24

Lifestyle: 17 Jul 08
What’s on: Ice Cube and international athletics in Stockholm, Mamma Mia! in Gothenburg, Solomon Burke and international dance & street festival in Malmö. READ »

World’s longest jam session underway

Society: 12 Jul 08
Swedish musicians are trying to set a new Guinness World Record for the world’s longest jam session. READ »

‘World’s oldest tree’ discovered in Dalarna

National: 11 Apr 08
Swedish researchers have uncovered a stand of spruce trees with an 8,000-year-old tree root system in Dalarna, making it among the oldest in the world. READ »

Kallur sets new world record

Sport: 11 Feb 08
The Swedish track star adds shine with the best time in the 60 meter hurdles. READ »

Sports digest: Hurdler Kallur raises the bar

Sport: 4 Feb 08
Susanna Kallur and Zlatan Ibrahimovic were a couple of bright flashes on a weekend filled with near misses for Sweden's stars of sport. READ »

Kallur closes in on world record

Sport: 3 Feb 08
Swedish sprint hurdler Susanna Kallur set a new Swedish record for the 60 metres hurdles with a world leading time of 7.72 seconds in Stuttgart on Saturday. READ »

Sports digest: Anja Pärsson scores double victory

Sport: 17 Dec 07
Skiing: Pärson impresses in Switzerland. Golf: Two Swedish golds in Hungary. Football: Albin Ekdal goes to Juventus. READ »

Sports digest: Nystrand smashes two world records

Sport: 19 Nov 07
Swimming: Stefan Nystrand excels in Berlin. Golf: Jimenez snatches Hong Kong victory from Karlsson. Football: Swedes prepare for crucial tie against Latvia. READ »

Fruity artworks in Sweden's big apple

Lifestyle: 24 Sep 07
Christine Demsteader discovers that for one village in southern Sweden the humble apple is more than a healthy snack: a push to support Swedish farmers led a local artist to turn apples into an art form. READ »

Queen Carolina vows to continue

Sport: 27 Aug 07
Rejoicing in an unprecedented third world heptathlon crown and a long-awaited new personal record, Carolina Klüft says she is not yet ready to abdicate as queen of athletes. "How long I'll do this I have no idea," she says. READ »

Golden girl Klüft claims European record

Sport: 26 Aug 07
Sweden's Carolina Klüft successfully defended her heptathlon world title on Sunday, ending with 7,032 points and setting a new European record in the process. READ »

Sports digest: Johansson ends 10-year win drought

Sport: 6 Aug 07
Golf: Per-Ulrik Johansson jubilant after Moscow victory. Football: Sven-Göran Eriksson's spending spree. Swimming: Swede clocks second fastest ever 100m freestyle time. READ »

Expressen fights former Lindh murder suspect over libel claim

National: 27 Jul 07
Swedish tabloid Expressen is to continue fighting a lawsuit brought against them by the man first suspected of murdering foreign minister Anna Lindh in 2003. "What they did must be a world record for slander," says the man's lawyer. READ »

Triathlete to swim from Sweden to Lithuania

Society: 13 Jul 07
A Lithuanian triathlete has announced plans to embark on a potentially world record breaking swim from Kalmar in Sweden to the coast of his home country. READ »

Alshammar breaks women's 50m butterfly world record

National: 14 Jun 07
Swedish swimmer Therese Alshammar has broken the world record held by her compatriot Anna Karin Kammerling since 2002. READ »

Swedish firm sells virtual world to China

Science & Technology: 31 May 07
Sweden-based Entropia Universe is on its way to China after owners negotiated a deal with the Beijing government. READ »

Sports digest: Elmander fires Toulouse into Champions League

Sport: 28 May 07
Johan Elmander scores an invaluable hattrick; Carolina Klüft continues to impress; Sweden's tennis stars prepare for the French Open. READ »

Bottle smashes Swedish wine record

National: 29 Nov 06
A bottle of 1985 Romanee-Conti Burgundy has been sold for 87,000 kronor at an auction in Stockholm, making it the most expensive bottle of wine ever sold in Sweden. READ »

Swedish Weightlifter, 73, admits drug use

Sport: 7 Nov 06
A 73-year-old Swedish weightlifter is to be suspended for two years for using anabolic steroids. "It's extra tempting now that there's a class for the over 70s," says Leo Honkala. READ »

World's largest egg laid in Sweden

National: 22 Sep 06
Swedish ostrich farmers Gunnar and Kerstin Sahlin are set to become the proud holders of the record for world's largest egg, after one of their birds laid the 2.5 kilo whopper. READ »

Swedish athletes face drugs questioning

Sport: 13 Aug 06
Three Swedish athletics stars were arrested on Saturday night on suspicion of minor drugs offences. READ »

Gothenburg gears up for European athletics week

Sport: 6 Aug 06
The European Athletics Championships gets under way in Gothenburg on Monday with a host of Olympic and world champions looking to add a continental title to their accolades. READ »

Sweden: Zimbabwe must take responsibility

National: 16 Mar 06
Sweden urges Robert Mugabe's government to mend fences with the West as it joins a UN humanitarian drive to help Zimbabweans reeling from poverty, food shortages and galloping inflation. READ »

Bergqvist breaks world record

Sport: 5 Feb 06
Sweden's Kajsa Bergqvist sets a new women's indoor high jump world record in Germany with a leap of 2.08m, breaking a previous mark that had stood for 14 years. READ »

Swedish couple to challenge kissing world record

Science & Technology: 27 Jan 05
Reinforcing all the old stereotypes about saucy Swedes, a couple from Västmanland are puckering up for an attempt at the world's longest kiss - all in the name of toothcare. READ »

20 things to know before moving to Sweden

As diverse as Sweden is, there are a few societal norms that are distinctly Swedish. Understanding a handful of them will hopefully prepare you culturally before you relocate. When you're invited home to a Swede, you better be on time and take your shoes off, writes expat Lola Akinmade-Åkerström. Read more »

How far can English take you in Sweden?

Sweden is a country where almost everyone can speak English. So why bother to learn Swedish? Edina Varnagy from Hungary managed with English for a whole year but then found that Swedish could open doors – to a job, a social life and greater understanding. Read more »

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