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March 25, 2015
Alps plane crash
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Swedish football team saved by flight change
UPDATED: The goalkeeper of a Swedish third division football team that was set to travel on the doomed Germanwings flight that crashed on Tuesday in the French Alps has been speaking to The Local about his near-death experience. READ
An artist impression of what a new-generation submarine could look like. Photo: Saab
Australia opens door to Swedish subs export
Australia's opposition demanded on Wednesday that Sweden should not be excluded from a major new submarine-building programme, countering Prime Minister Tony Abbott's government. READ
Police investigating the shooting on Tuesday afternoon. Photo: TT
Woman shot in new Gothenburg attack
Police say a woman is in hospital following a shooting outside an adult education complex in the Gårda area of Gothenburg, less than a week after two men were shot dead at a restaurant in the city. READ
Alps plane crash
A Germanwings plane crashed in the Alps on Tuesday. Photo: AP Photo/Martin Meissner
Sweden pays tribute to Alps plane crash victims
Swedes were among those offering condolences to the families of victims after an airbus A320 carrying 150 people crashed in the French Alps on Tuesday. READ
An SU-27 fighter jet. Photo: TT
Russian jets spotted off Sweden's east coast
UPDATED: Swedish military identified and followed four Russian fighter plane near Gotland and Bornholm, off the country's east coast on Tuesday morning. READ
Bernth Uhno's house . Photo: www.uhno.se
'Un-Swedish' paint job causes media swirl
An artist from southern Sweden has been ordered to repaint his home after local officials ruled the new colour scheme for his home in Skänninge wasn't Swedish enough. The controversial decision has caused a splash across social media. READ
H&M announced rising profits during the winter months. Photo: AP Photo/Mark Lennihan
Swedish retail giant H&M to grow as profits soar
Swedish fashion giant H&M pledged to open 400 new stores in 2015 as the company announced on Tuesday that its rising profits had exceeded expectations in the face of increasing pressure from an ever-stronger dollar. READ
Right-wing extremists showed up to an anti-racist rally in Kärrtorp in December 2013. Photo: Hampus Andersson/TT
Neo-Nazi activity is on the rise in Sweden
Sweden's neo-Nazi organizations are declining in numbers, but their activity is growing in intensity, an annual report by Swedish anti-racist foundation Expo has suggested. READ
Julian Assange
Julian Assange adresses a conference in Geneva via video link. Photo: AP Photo/Keystone, Sandro Campardo
Assange wants access to Swedish rape case files
Wikileaks founder Julian Assange will agree to be questioned by Swedish prosecutors in London over rape allegations, but only if he is given access to the investigation files, his defence has said. READ
Opinion
Sweden has a housing shortage, argues Mehmet Kaplan. Photo: Helena Wahlman/imagebank.sweden.se
'Sweden has to act now to solve housing crisis'
The market alone cannot solve Sweden's acute housing crisis. In this week's opinion piece, Sweden's Minister for Housing, Urban Development and Information Technology, Mehmet Kaplan, argues that the state needs to step up to the plate. READ 15 comments
Features
My Swedish Career
'I can sit in a meeting and hear roosters'
Desmond Wong, 35, from Vancouver, Canada, designs 'user experiences' for a living and has had a few unique ones of his own at his company's unusual office space in Bromma, Stockholm. READ
The Local List
Is Stockholm better than Copenhagen? Photo: Image Bank Sweden/Ola Ericson
Ten ways Stockholm is cooler than Copenhagen
Last week The Local Denmark claimed that Copenhagen trumps Stockholm as the true capital of Scandinavia. But here at The Local Sweden we're convinced our city wins the battle hands down, and it's not just because of our mighty meatballs. READ 28 comments
Interview
Swedish signer Tommy Krångh. Photo: Private
'I can sing but I'd sign if I went to Eurovision'
Swedish TV signer Tommy Krångh, 48, talks to The Local about his global YouTube success, growing up with deaf parents and his dream of performing alongside Celine Dion. READ
Opinion
Students at Stockholm University. Photo: Cecilia Larsson/Image Bank Sweden
'Sweden must be able to attract global talent'
If Sweden wants to take full advantage of globalization, it should rethink its strategy for reaching international talent, and even make English an official language, argues Maria Rankka, CEO of Stockholm Chamber of Commerce. READ
My Swedish Career
Greasy Spoon owners Laura Hinton and Tyrone Poh-Janrell. Photo: The Local
'There were no good brunch spots in Sweden'
When British expats Laura Hinton and Tyrone Poh-Janrell found there was no place to go for a good brunch in Stockholm they decided to take matters into their own hands. The Local spoke to the owners of the Greasy Spoon cafe for this week's My Swedish Career. READ
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Jimmie Åkesson is set to return after a timeout. Photo: Lars Pehrson/SvD/TT
Sweden Democrat leader confirms return to helm
The leader of Sweden's far-right Sweden Democrats party will return to work in April after a five-month sick leave for burnout, he said in a television interview on Monday. READ
Sweden's Minister for Justice and Migration, Morgan Johansson. Photo: TT
Attack on migration minister at refugee home
UPDATED: Sweden's Minister for Justice and Migration, Morgan Johansson has been attacked with a fire extinguisher after visiting a housing project for refugees in southern Sweden, but is not thought to have been injured. READ
A Finnair flight. Photo: TT
Finnair launches new routes to Sweden
UPDATED: Helsinki-based airline Finnair has announced it is opening new services between Swedish airports in Umeå, Luleå, Norrköping and Visby and the Finnish capital. READ
The man was arrested close to the Italian fashion capital, Milan. The alleged victim is not in this picture from March 2015. Photo: TT
Swedish model 'raped and kidnapped' by Italian
UPDATED: A 23-year-old Swedish model has been hospitalized after allegedly being kidnapped, raped and beaten over a six month period by an Italian man in a town near Milan. READ
Sweden's Foreign Minister Margot Wallström with King Carl XVI Gustaf. Photo: TT
King holds Saudi talks with Foreign Minister
UPDATED: Sweden’s King Carl XVI Gustaf has held talks with Foreign Minister Margot Wallström at the Royal Palace, with the pair discussing their country's diplomatic spat with Saudi Arabia. READ
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Why Stockholm is the 'Boston of Europe'
It’s no secret that Stockholm and Boston are premier cities for higher education on their respective sides of the Atlantic. But a closer look reveals that similarities between the two cities go well beyond academics. READ
Commuters are facing two days of travel chaos. Photo: Henrik Montgomery/TT
Faulty switch sparks travel chaos in capital
Travel chaos for thousands of Stockholm rail commuters caused by a faulty switch near the Swedish capital's central station on Monday is set to continue until Tuesday morning. READ 2 comments
The word 'negerboll' should not be used to describe this snack. Photo: TT
'Negro ball' scrapped from Swedish dictionary
UPDATED: For the first time, Swedish dictionaries are set to recommend alternative words alongside expressions deemed racist or otherwise offensive. Some words will also be removed completely, including 'negerboll' (negro ball) for a type of Swedish sweet. READ
Know your Swedish geography? Think again. Photo: Shutterstock
Could maps of Sweden be completely redrawn?
The Swedish government has announced plans to merge old counties into new administrative regions, in a bid to change a centuries old tradition that could see the map of Sweden completely redrawn. READ 8 comments
An asylum centre near Skara, Sweden. Photo: Magnus Hjalmarson Neideman/SvD/TT
Sweden triples maximum limit at asylum centres
Fifteen thousand more asylum places are expected to be needed in Sweden this year. To cope with an increasing flow of refugees, the Swedish Migration Board has more than tripled the maximum number of residents allowed at asylum centres from 200 to 650, Swedish Radio reported on Monday. READ
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Traditional painted eggs. Photo: austria.info
How to celebrate Easter in Austria
The sun is shining and Spring is in the air for much of Austria. With Easter just around the corner, The Local looks at how the holiday is celebrated across the traditionally Catholic country, where it tends to be a religious rather than commercial occasion. READ
Photo: AFP
Clear skies forecast for partial solar eclipse
The Swiss federal public health office has issued a warning against watching without special protective eyewear the partial eclipse of the sun to take place on Friday morning. READ
Photo: DPA
Liveblog: Blockupy anti-ECB demo in Frankfurt
Frankfurt remains on alert after a morning of violence, burned cars and hundreds of arrests gave way to what is hoped to be an afternoon of peaceful protest. Organizers of the "Blockupy" demonstration against the new European Central Bank (ECB) building said they distanced themselves from the violence. Follow the latest updates here. READ
A 2008 photo shows Russian Topol ICBMs missiles during a rehearsal for the nation's annual May 9 Victory Day parade. Photo: Dima Korotayev
Russia delivers nuclear threat to Denmark
Russia's ambassador to Denmark warned on Saturday that Danish ships will become Russian targets if Denmark joins Nato's missile defence system. READ
Photo of a priest: Shutterstock
Priest arrested for exorcism on anorexic girl
A priest has been arrested in Burgos for performing repeated exorcisms on an underage girl suffering from anorexia. READ
Alps Plane Crash
Emergency services are on the scene. Photo: AFP
As it happened: Plane crashes in French Alps
AS IT HAPPENED: An airbus A320 carrying 150 people has crashed in the southern French Alps. French President François Hollande has said there are no survivors from the crash. READ
A 42-year-old man has been arrested for allegedly kidnapping, raping and beating a Swedish model. Italian police photo: Shutterstock
Swedish model 'raped and kidnapped' by Italian
UPDATED: A 22-year-old Swedish model has been hospitalized after allegedly being kidnapped, raped and beaten over a six month period by an Italian man in a town near Milan. READ
Icelandair's flight ICE 342 loops for its customers' delight. Photo: Flightradar24
Pilots wow passengers with eclipse detours
At least three pilots in Norway decided to take extra, unscheduled detours on Friday to give their passengers extended breathtaking views of the day's solar eclipse. READ
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