april fool
Swedish police alert in April Fools' gone wrong
A father in southern Sweden was the victim of a cruel April Fools’ prank on Wednesday when his partner texted him to say that their nine-year-old daughter had gone missing.
April Fools' Day: The Local's 2015 gags
Did you spot our story about Swedes in a former Viking town sounding Scottish? It was one of a range of April Fools' Day jokes across The Local's network of nine European news sites. Have a laugh reading about our other red herrings.
Sweden's silliest April Fools' Day tricks
Alcohol is set to be sold in a Swedish supermarket, buses are introducing 'selfie zones' and Malmö football club's new grass contains cannabis, if you believe the country's newspapers. Here's The Local's round-up of this year's April Fool gags.
Fooled Swedes sign up for 'cold yoga classes'
VIDEO: Nordic gym chain Sats wowed the Swedish public on Tuesday with their April Fools' offer of "cold yoga" - a mind and body experience undertaken in sub-zero temperatures. The clip had wannabe cold yogis calling to sign up.
April Fool: The Local's day in gags
OK, the joke’s over. It’s time for us to reveal which of our The Local’s stories across our network today were red herrings, or April fish as they say in France and Italy.
Anti-feminist 'Viking' community uncovered in Swedish wilds
An isolated community of “Vikings” has been found in one of the most remote parts of Europe, living on the fringes of civilisation near Sarek national park and established in response to ‘feminist dogma’.