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Discover historic Uppsala with this interactive map

Discover historic Uppsala with this interactive map

From hotels and restaurants to museums and bookshops, this interactive map is the ultimate resource for all visitors to Uppsala.

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Two rare burial ships uncovered in Sweden

Two rare burial ships uncovered in Sweden

The ultimate summer guide to 'Sweden's Cambridge'

The ultimate summer guide to 'Sweden's Cambridge'

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Finding its identity: Uppsala and its growing startup scene

Finding its identity: Uppsala and its growing startup scene

My Uppsala: ‘Experience a touch of Swedish Cambridge’

My Uppsala: ‘Experience a touch of Swedish Cambridge’

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Trains cancelled in Stockholm after power blackout

Trains cancelled in Stockholm after power blackout

The history behind Sweden's town and city names

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The history behind Sweden's town and city names

Sweden’s cultural gem is just 30 minutes from Stockholm

Sweden’s cultural gem is just 30 minutes from Stockholm

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Man held on suspicion of groping several women in Uppsala

Man held on suspicion of groping several women in Uppsala

Three die in head-on collision west of Uppsala

Three die in head-on collision west of Uppsala

No Ebola case in Sweden, test results show

No Ebola case in Sweden, test results show

2018

Swedish man wanted for Oslo murder caught in France

Swedish man wanted for Oslo murder caught in France

Migration Agency backtracks over deportation order for 6-year-old legal orphan

Migration Agency backtracks over deportation order for 6-year-old legal orphan

Two apprehended for arson after serious fire at Uppsala school

Two apprehended for arson after serious fire at Uppsala school

Uppsala named global climate city of the year

Uppsala named global climate city of the year

Teen dies after being stabbed at Uppsala school

Teen dies after being stabbed at Uppsala school

IN PICTURES: Swedes go for a swim in rail station underpass after torrential rain caused floods

IN PICTURES: Swedes go for a swim in rail station underpass after torrential rain caused floods

Swedish city experiences warmest weather in 71 years

Swedish city experiences warmest weather in 71 years

Six money-saving hacks for students in Sweden

Six money-saving hacks for students in Sweden

Sweden is getting its first LGBT-certified sports stadium

Sweden is getting its first LGBT-certified sports stadium

Five of the best student-friendly places to eat in Uppsala

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Five of the best student-friendly places to eat in Uppsala

Police search for suspected hit-and-run kidnapper in Sweden

Police search for suspected hit-and-run kidnapper in Sweden

This is the world's best bookstore and it's in Uppsala, Sweden

This is the world's best bookstore and it's in Uppsala, Sweden

One injured in Uppsala shop blast

One injured in Uppsala shop blast

Uppsala police investigate weekend rape reports

Uppsala police investigate weekend rape reports

Two held after Uppsala drug haul worth at least 20 million kronor

Two held after Uppsala drug haul worth at least 20 million kronor

Man arrested after Swedish pizzeria shooting

Man arrested after Swedish pizzeria shooting

2017

Where to watch the New Year's Eve fireworks in Sweden

Where to watch the New Year's Eve fireworks in Sweden

Stockholm 'second-best-performing city' in Europe (and the rest of Sweden isn't bad, either): report

Stockholm 'second-best-performing city' in Europe (and the rest of Sweden isn't bad, either): report

Police suspect they were targeted in Uppsala hand grenade revenge attack

Police suspect they were targeted in Uppsala hand grenade revenge attack

Women in Swedish universities share experiences of harassment

Women in Swedish universities share experiences of harassment

Breastfeeding does not protect against hay fever or asthma, Swedish study suggests

Breastfeeding does not protect against hay fever or asthma, Swedish study suggests

Tourist stuck in supermarket after toilet visit

Tourist stuck in supermarket after toilet visit

Fire halts rush-hour trains between Stockholm and Uppsala

Fire halts rush-hour trains between Stockholm and Uppsala

Sweden the best performing Nordic nation in new ranking of world's top universities

Sweden the best performing Nordic nation in new ranking of world's top universities

Strawberry thieves steal tens of thousands of fruits from Swedish patch

Strawberry thieves steal tens of thousands of fruits from Swedish patch

Police car flips after officers are attacked in Uppsala

Police car flips after officers are attacked in Uppsala

Uppsala 'Facebook rape' verdict to be appealed

Uppsala 'Facebook rape' verdict to be appealed

Sweden intensifies push to take EU agency from UK post-Brexit

Sweden intensifies push to take EU agency from UK post-Brexit

This is officially Sweden's best city for students

This is officially Sweden's best city for students

'Facebook rape video' trio sentenced to prison

'Facebook rape video' trio sentenced to prison

Why a Swedish gift to Barcelona is still causing a fuss 90 years later

Why a Swedish gift to Barcelona is still causing a fuss 90 years later

One arrested after fatal Uppsala shooting

One arrested after fatal Uppsala shooting

This Swedish town just had its hottest March day in at least 278 years

This Swedish town just had its hottest March day in at least 278 years

'Facebook rape video' trial begins in Uppsala

'Facebook rape video' trial begins in Uppsala

VIDEO: Mystery blue fireball lights up Swedish night sky

VIDEO: Mystery blue fireball lights up Swedish night sky

Three men charged over Uppsala 'Facebook rape video'

Three men charged over Uppsala 'Facebook rape video'

The Swedish towns where women dominate men

The Swedish towns where women dominate men

Probe launched into Stockholm police car explosion

Probe launched into Stockholm police car explosion

'Facebook rape video' trio in court for detention hearing

'Facebook rape video' trio in court for detention hearing

Preliminary hearing set for Uppsala 'Facebook rape video' trio

Preliminary hearing set for Uppsala 'Facebook rape video' trio

Prosecutor asks court to detain 'Facebook rape video' trio

Prosecutor asks court to detain 'Facebook rape video' trio

No trace of Facebook video showing alleged rape

No trace of Facebook video showing alleged rape

Prosecutors appeal for help to track down alleged rape video

Prosecutors appeal for help to track down alleged rape video

Man in Sweden 'live-streamed gang rape on Facebook'

Man in Sweden 'live-streamed gang rape on Facebook'

Here's how much your 2017 commute will cost in Sweden

Here's how much your 2017 commute will cost in Sweden

2016

Swedish judge refuses to deport teens who gang-raped child

Swedish judge refuses to deport teens who gang-raped child

Five teens charged with raping young boy in Uppsala

Five teens charged with raping young boy in Uppsala

Students turn Swedish viral scream into Trump protest

Students turn Swedish viral scream into Trump protest

Swedish inmates demand: We want to make Christmas cards

Swedish inmates demand: We want to make Christmas cards

'Homemade bomb' on bus in Sweden was bike helmet

'Homemade bomb' on bus in Sweden was bike helmet

Eight great free things to do in Sweden this weekend

Eight great free things to do in Sweden this weekend

Three Swedish universities earn spots in top 100

Three Swedish universities earn spots in top 100

Uppsala student charged over Czech 'poison plot'

Uppsala student charged over Czech 'poison plot'

VIDEO: Five parks you need to visit in Uppsala

VIDEO: Five parks you need to visit in Uppsala

Swedish fire chief reveals delay in reaching fatal blaze

Swedish fire chief reveals delay in reaching fatal blaze

Five things that make Uppsala a superb university city

Five things that make Uppsala a superb university city

Five delicious events for foodies in Sweden this week

Five delicious events for foodies in Sweden this week

2015

Lonely Planet to change Stockholm guide blunder

Lonely Planet to change Stockholm guide blunder

Sweden rallies after trio of mosque fire attacks

Sweden rallies after trio of mosque fire attacks

2014

Foreign students scrub their way to success

Foreign students scrub their way to success

Mother found murdered in Uppsala flat

Mother found murdered in Uppsala flat

'Elderly couple' dead after car catches fire

'Elderly couple' dead after car catches fire

Cop fined after two die in high-speed bridge chase

Cop fined after two die in high-speed bridge chase

Man bearing two knives shot dead by police

Man bearing two knives shot dead by police

Harvard athlete told he can't help Swedish kids

Harvard athlete told he can't help Swedish kids

Swedish scientists in dinosaur fossil first

Swedish scientists in dinosaur fossil first

2013

Uppsala rocked by city corruption scandal

Uppsala rocked by city corruption scandal

'Priceless' Viking jewels nabbed in museum raid

'Priceless' Viking jewels nabbed in museum raid

Uppsala unearths pagan road of old kings

Uppsala unearths pagan road of old kings

Swedish friction experts unravel curling mystery

Swedish friction experts unravel curling mystery

Sweden's spring floods look set to intensify

Sweden's spring floods look set to intensify

Spring floods cause Uppsala rail havoc

Spring floods cause Uppsala rail havoc

Afghan boys found abandoned in Uppsala

Afghan boys found abandoned in Uppsala

Police probed over high-speed chase drownings

Police probed over high-speed chase drownings

Two drown after high-speed police chase

Two drown after high-speed police chase

Drivers protest over 'smelly' bus passenger

Drivers protest over 'smelly' bus passenger

Frozen art hits Uppsala in Ice Festival display

Frozen art hits Uppsala in Ice Festival display

Man suspected of killing his mum

Swedish students' howls echo across the world

Swedish students' howls echo across the world

Uppsala: 'It will make you fall in love with Sweden'

Uppsala: 'It will make you fall in love with Sweden'

2012

Sweden looks to send skulls back to Polynesia

Sweden looks to send skulls back to Polynesia

Webcam paedophile jailed for three years

Robber shoots 74-year-old man and his dog

Swedish doc caught taking pics of naked kids

Swedish doc caught taking pics of naked kids

Sweden to boost foreign student scholarships

Sweden to boost foreign student scholarships

Swede offers naming rights for cancer 'cure'

Swede offers naming rights for cancer 'cure'

Uppsala man charged with exploiting 60 girls

Uppsala man charged with exploiting 60 girls

Uppsala man charged with child porn crimes

'We will likely appeal': defence lawyer

'We will likely appeal': defence lawyer

'Wedded' couples not married after mayor error

'Wedded' couples not married after mayor error

Man arrested after tying 6-year-old to fence

'I was in survival overdrive': victim

'I was in survival overdrive': victim

Uni vows to 'do more' to inform foreign students

Uni vows to 'do more' to inform foreign students

'We didn't abduct wealthy Swede': accused couple

'We didn't abduct wealthy Swede': accused couple

Uni's 'bad advice' costs student grad degree

Trio charged in wealthy Swede's abduction

Trio charged in wealthy Swede's abduction

Man dies after hospital mistakes stroke for drugs

Gang of kids suspected of Uppsala burglary wave

Swedish street signs axed over 'perky' breasts

Swedish street signs axed over 'perky' breasts

Abandoned boy 'not abandoned': prosecutor

Abandoned boy 'not abandoned': prosecutor

'I never left my son': floorball dad

'I never left my son': floorball dad

Festivalgoers' pee pollutes Swedish river

Festivalgoers' pee pollutes Swedish river

Prosecutor to probe case of 10-year-old left outside

Prosecutor to probe case of 10-year-old left outside

Abductee 'had a crush' on female suspect

Abductee 'had a crush' on female suspect

Dad leaves son in the cold for 'playing like crap'

Third suspect remanded into police custody

Third suspect remanded into police custody

Missing man was held in abandoned school

Missing man was held in abandoned school

'We are so happy and relieved': parents

'We are so happy and relieved': parents

Police question couple over missing man

2011

Man found murdered in Uppsala apartment

Tree-snatchers exposed by tracks in the snow

Tree-snatchers exposed by tracks in the snow

'Women to blame if they suffer abuse': study

'Women to blame if they suffer abuse': study

New calendar features hot Swedish 'med studs'

New calendar features hot Swedish 'med studs'

Cunning linguists in Sweden crack 300-year-old occult code

Cunning linguists in Sweden crack 300-year-old occult code

Uppsala trio make YouTube hit with Robyn and cottage cheese mix

Uppsala trio make YouTube hit with Robyn and cottage cheese mix

Lund's foreign student recruitment efforts flop

Lund's foreign student recruitment efforts flop

Bomb threat cordons off Uppsala city block

'Avoid studying in large cities': minister

'Avoid studying in large cities': minister

Student housing crisis 'worse than ever'

Ikea gave 4-year-old girl to wrong parents

Ikea gave 4-year-old girl to wrong parents

Renowned US choir back in Sweden after 90 years

Renowned US choir back in Sweden after 90 years

Man convicted for sex crimes against 13 girls

Cabbie sex offender remains at the wheel

Drunken chaos mars Walpurgis celebrations

Drunken chaos mars Walpurgis celebrations

Dad reports SOS operator after son's death

Parental leave equality '30 years away': study

Parental leave equality '30 years away': study

Thief caught after forgetting credit card

Thief caught after forgetting credit card

Ice Festival brings winter warmth to Uppsala

Ice Festival brings winter warmth to Uppsala

Swedish bar lets patrons pay via mobile phone

Swedish bar lets patrons pay via mobile phone

Swede charged for sex crimes against 13 girls

Centre Party councillor backtracks on obesity tax

Centre Party councillor backtracks on obesity tax

2010

Ex-police chief given lighter sentence

Ex-police chief given lighter sentence

Homeless in Uppsala: a foreign student’s tale

Homeless in Uppsala: a foreign student’s tale

Tummy height tells of heart disease risk: study

Tummy height tells of heart disease risk: study

Sweden preps for filming of Hollywood's 'Tattoo'

Sweden preps for filming of Hollywood's 'Tattoo'

Swede sought for selling phony iPhones

Swede sought for selling phony iPhones

3 Swedish universities make top 100 list

3 Swedish universities make top 100 list

Student housing shortage worse than ever

Student housing shortage worse than ever

HostelBookers' Day Trips from Stockholm

HostelBookers' Day Trips from Stockholm

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Ex-royal bodyguard sentenced for rape

Karolinska tops university rankings: report

Karolinska tops university rankings: report

Uppsala airport gets go ahead for low-cost flyers

Sweden to prescribe exercise to battle youth obesity

Sweden to prescribe exercise to battle youth obesity

Ex-royal bodyguard charged with rape

Winter keeps its grip on Sweden into the New Year

Winter keeps its grip on Sweden into the New Year

2009

Government keeps new Stockholm- Arlanda rail link on track

Deadly skin cancer on the rise in Sweden: study

Politicians accused of jumping flu jab queue

Well-paid mothers breast feed longer: Swedish study

Well-paid mothers breast feed longer: Swedish study

New suspected swine flu death in Sweden

New suspected swine flu death in Sweden

Firebomb chaos in Uppsala

Uppsala father gets two years in prison

Uppsala father gets two years in prison

ADHD common among adopted kids: study

Mother in the red after costly childbirth

Uppsala man bloodied in biting bus driver beating

Uppsala man bloodied in biting bus driver beating

'Overwhelming evidence' against father: court

Children tell of 'hell' under abusive father

Children tell of 'hell' under abusive father

Charges for father who held family captive

Charges for father who held family captive

Suicide risk rises as grades sink: study

Suicide risk rises as grades sink: study

Abusive dad 'beat us for 20 years': mother

Abusive dad 'beat us for 20 years': mother

Father of four held wife and kids captive

Swede charged for soliciting nude pics from pre-teen girls

Paedophile found guilty of webcam sex crimes

Ericsson names Vestberg as new CEO

Ericsson names Vestberg as new CEO

'Machete man' shot by dog handler

'Machete man' shot by dog handler

Paedophile charged for webcam sex crimes

Paedophile charged for webcam sex crimes

Teen reports being raped in Uppsala

Man's body discovered near Uppsala

Man's body discovered near Uppsala

Swedish study shows health benefits of exercise after 50

Swedish study shows health benefits of exercise after 50

Swedish intelligence official quits over wiretapping law

Swedish intelligence official quits over wiretapping law

University given go ahead to expel convicted murderer

2008

Poisoned go-kart driver in shower collapse

Violent video games alter childrens's heart rates: study

Deadly weekend for Swedish boaters

Damages 'too low' after vacuum cleaner attack on schoolboy

Swedes cool towards ethnic diversity

Swedes cool towards ethnic diversity

Swedish research bolsters protein-Alzheimer's link

Swedish research bolsters protein-Alzheimer's link

Young men suspected of serious fraud

Iron found to be a threat to Vasa's future

Iron found to be a threat to Vasa's future

Study: Swedish docs dig one another

Study: Swedish docs dig one another

Police search for missing Scot

Police search for missing Scot

Left extremists offer reward for assaulting Swedish Nazi teen

Left extremists offer reward for assaulting Swedish Nazi teen

Karolinska 'best university in Sweden'

Karolinska 'best university in Sweden'

How do I find student housing in Sweden?

Reggae artists arrested for drug use

Care givers locked woman in her home for four years

Woman dies in Uppsala plane crash

Woman dies in Uppsala plane crash

Two men on the run for attempted murder

Uppsala man admits to killing his wife

Uppsala man admits to killing his wife

Body believed to be missing Uppsala woman

Man arrested for rape of disabled woman

Man arrested for Uppsala wife killing

Lecturer fined for slapping student

2007

Man accused of raping 92-year-old woman

Young woman found dead in Uppsala student area

Dozens of youngsters in reggae fest drug arrests

Couple 'ordered burglary of their own home'

Women arrested for releasing rabbits

Drunk driver claimed to be his own brother

7-year-old boy crushed to death

Urgent spending needed on bus crash road

Six dead in Uppsala bus crash

Sweden gets first dating site for the disabled

Jail for spiking ex-girlfriend's food

2006

Thieves fire at witness in armed raid

Gym users flee drugs test

The world must act to protect climate change victims

Woman dies after eating cake

Police trainee convicted of murder

Schoolgirl forced into gynaelogical test

Dying man left covered in excrement

Drugs police swoop on reggae festival

Toilet fire 'could be murder'

Man dies in toilet fire

Dogs stolen from animal hospital

Man arrested for Uppsala explosion

Anti-racist chief did not report race attack

Police cadet re-arrested in murder case

2005

Swedish university guilty of discrimination

Owner recovers ?stolen? house

Historic church found in Uppsala