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Swedish police dog hailed as hero after finding missing elderly man

Swedish police dog hailed as hero after finding missing elderly man

A police dog in central Sweden has been hailed as a hero after finding an injured elderly man who went missing in a forest.

Google buys 109 hectares of land in rural Sweden

Google buys 109 hectares of land in rural Sweden

Six jailed over murder of woman in Dalarna

Six jailed over murder of woman in Dalarna

Sex pigs halt traffic after laser attack on Pokémon teens

Sex pigs halt traffic after laser attack on Pokémon teens

Woman admits murder after body found in Dalarna

Woman admits murder after body found in Dalarna

2015

A Touch of Scandinavia: Reindeer in the kitchen

A Touch of Scandinavia: Reindeer in the kitchen

The story of a Swedish symbol

The story of a Swedish symbol

2014

Swede mauled in bear hunt gone wrong

Swede mauled in bear hunt gone wrong

In Pictures: The Local's Property of the Week

In Pictures: The Local's Property of the Week

In Pictures: The Local's Property of the Week

In Pictures: The Local's Property of the Week

New York kid's message flies into Swedish swamp

New York kid's message flies into Swedish swamp

2013

Swedish police find girl's body at Avesta lake

Swedish police find girl's body at Avesta lake

2012

Botched burial causes Swedish family grief

Botched burial causes Swedish family grief

Woman found dead in car that crashed into lake

Woman found dead in car that crashed into lake

Police fear worst after car sinks in Swedish lake

Firefighters dead after truck plunges into ravine

Firefighters dead after truck plunges into ravine

Flood threat passes as waters start to retreat

Flood threat passes as waters start to retreat

Manure mishap kills 48 cows on Swedish farm

Manure mishap kills 48 cows on Swedish farm

Swedish man bloodied in mystery axe attack

Swedish man bloodied in mystery axe attack

Clueless campers disrupt military training exercise

Clueless campers disrupt military training exercise

Prosecutors probe Swedish beaver hunters

Prosecutors probe Swedish beaver hunters

Ad agency sent 'bloody horse head' in the post

Ad agency sent 'bloody horse head' in the post

Man, woman, dog shot dead on Swedish farm

Man, woman, dog shot dead on Swedish farm

Man dead in snowboarding accident

Destinations in Sweden overlooked by the New York Times

Destinations in Sweden overlooked by the New York Times

Hospital splashes cash on 'electro-allergy' room

Hospital splashes cash on 'electro-allergy' room

2011

Swede pulls up carrot bearing long-lost ring

Swede pulls up carrot bearing long-lost ring

Swedish woman held for sex with 16-year-old

Charges filed after mass food poisoning

Charges filed after mass food poisoning

New winter storm heading towards Sweden

New winter storm heading towards Sweden

Swedish town retreats from radiation-free zone

Swedish town retreats from radiation-free zone

'Electro-oversensitive' man in mobile phone blackout threat

'Electro-oversensitive' man in mobile phone blackout threat

Actor blackmailed over masturbation film

Two die as train hits car

Parents hit back over child abuse suspicions

Sweden's wolf hunt heading to court: EU

Sweden's wolf hunt heading to court: EU

Nearly half of Swedish wolf hunt quota met

Nearly half of Swedish wolf hunt quota met

2010

Swedish home prices continue upward climb

Swedish home prices continue upward climb

Election results could turn on 298 votes

Election results could turn on 298 votes

Berry pickers in new strike in northern Sweden

Chinese berry pickers march in protest

Chinese berry pickers march in protest

Elk hunts and 'paparazzi' threaten berry pickers

Hungry berry pickers shoot birds for food

Hungry berry pickers shoot birds for food

Dalarna braces for record-low Siberian chill

Dalarna braces for record-low Siberian chill

2009

Outrage as civic 'angel' sent to prison

Three dead following head-on collision

Four killed in holiday traffic accidents

Man fined for reclaiming his own boat

Five injured in Leksand car accident

Prison for abusive foster parents

Prison for abusive foster parents

Foster parents 'hung boys from hooks'

Foster parents 'hung boys from hooks'

Father confesses to gassing children

Armed bank robbery in Dalarna

2008

Engla's killer 'will face jail'

Engla's killer 'will face jail'

Six men arrested for attempted murder

Knife wounds send two to hospital

Double murder suspect 'not mentally ill'

Double murder suspect 'not mentally ill'

Double murder suspect under investigation for rape

Double murder suspect under investigation for rape

Anders Eklund suspected of rape

Anders Eklund suspected of rape

SVT to televise Engla funeral

SVT to televise Engla funeral

Eklund tried to wipe out DNA evidence

Police to focus on unsolved murders

Police to focus on unsolved murders

Police accidentally informed Engla's killer

Police accidentally informed Engla's killer

National Investigators interrogate missing girl suspect

National Investigators interrogate missing girl suspect

Suspect detained in missing girl case

Suspect detained in missing girl case

Detention hearing for Dalarna kidnapping suspect

Missing girl: truck driver arrested

Missing girl: truck driver arrested

Dalarna girl declared kidnapped

Dalarna girl declared kidnapped

Ten-year-old Dalarna girl missing

Ten-year-old Dalarna girl missing

Dutch ditching dykes for Dalarna

Dutch ditching dykes for Dalarna

2007

Police foil robbery in sychronized operation

Fake Jehovah's Witnesses rob elderly woman

Nude smoker allowed to stay in home

Woman injured in suspected arson attack

Sweden's 'dark legacy' draws crowds to museum

Pilot escapes plane crash

2006

Man dies in Dalarna apartment fire

Truck in fatal crash with school bus

Mink blasted after teen's toilet fright

Woman dies in apartment fire

51 year old dies after lightning strike

Dead man in Hedemora 'murdered'

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