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Älvdalan in central Sweden where Elfdalian is spoken. Photo: Elfdalian

Viking 'forest' language set for Nordic preschool

A rare Nordic language used by a tiny forest community is set to be taught in a preschool in central Sweden. Elfdalian, which shares some similarities with Old Norse is a hot topic at an international linguistics conference in Copenhagen this week, as Scandinavian language experts campaign to stop it dying out. READ

Volvo shift worker Sandra Hellgren. Photo: Björn Larsson Rosvall / TT

Night owls nab jobs at Sweden's Volvo Cars

Volvo Cars has reintroduced night shifts at its plant in Torslanda in west Sweden, creating an extra 1,500 jobs in the company's home region. READ

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Not the raspberry dessert in question. Photo:TT

Raspberry dessert 'kills' Swedish pensioners

Two Swedes from a nursing home in Ljungby in southern Sweden have died after a raspberry dessert apparently caused an outbreak of food poisoning affecting more than 60 pensioners. READ

Video

The Royal Swedish Army Band performed at King Carl XVI Gustaf's birthday celebrations. Photo: Jonas Ekströmer/TT

'I've heard the King likes Swedish House Mafia'

Sweden's largest military orchestra plays more than just marching tunes. The Royal Swedish Army Band starred in the King's birthday celebrations last week, performing Swedish House Mafia's 'Don't you worry, child' in a clip that has since gone viral. The Local speaks to the man behind the performance. READ

Pupils in Stockholm. Photo: TT

Sweden told to invest in better teaching staff

UPDATED: Swedish schools have been sharply criticized by experts from the OECD after a decade of slipping education results and told to invest in teacher training. READ

My Swedish Career

David Lynch and the players he coaches. Photo: TT

'Swedes need to just let their kids be kids'

Scottish-born David Lynch, 53, is making a name for himself as a children's football coach in Sweden after his list of tips designed to stop Stockholm's "helicopter" parents from mollycoddling their children went viral. READ

Arthur and his Swedish owner Mikael Lindnord. Photo: Richard Ström/wingsforlifeworldrun.com

Ecuador stray dog Arthur in global charity race

Sweden's most famous stray dog, Arthur, made his return to the racing scene on Sunday, much to the delight of spectators who had followed his epic journey from the streets of Ecuador to family life in northern Sweden over the past year. READ

Swedish footballer Zlatan Ibrahimovic. Photo: AP Photo/Christophe Ena

Zlatan makes comeback after 'France is sh*t' ban

Sweden's controversial star striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic sparked Paris Saint Germain's 2-0 win at Nantes in Ligue 1 on Sunday, on his return to the football pitch after a three-match ban for a foul-mouthed rant in which he blasted his host country as "shit". READ

Henrik Montgomery/TT

More illegal immigrants on the run in Sweden

Sweden's immigration agency (Migrationsverket) is powerless to enforce deportation orders, says a spokesman for the organisation, as more than 11,000 asylum seekers go underground in Sweden READ

Photo: Nikita Maykov/Shutterstock

Sex-crazed grouse terrorizes Swedish family

A family in Singö in Roslagen have been told they can do nothing about a lovesick, aggressive capercaillie patrolling their property READ

Features

The Local List

Södra Teatern. Photo: Claes Helander

Ten unmissable outdoor venues in Stockholm

When the sun comes out, Sweden's capital undergoes a rapid transformation as outdoor bar areas spring open and the city's residents get a boost of energy after the harsh Nordic winter. But in a city packed with patios, where can you guarantee a cool atmosphere as temperatures rise? Here are The Local's top hotspots. READ

Opinion

The Swedish government and parliament buildings. Photo: Ola Ericson/imagebank.sweden.se

'Sweden is ruled by unelected policy plotters'

Sweden has long been seen as the epitome of a healthy democracy. But in this week's debate article, three researchers argue that an increase in unelected behind-the-scenes operators is threatening accountability in the Swedish political sphere. READ

The Local List

The outgoing leader of Sweden's Christian Democrats, Göran Hägglund, with the new leader, Ebba Busch Thor. Photo: Pontus Lundahl/TT

The ultimate guide to Sweden's party leaders

Two are pregnant, four are under 40 and nearly half are women. The Local's beginners' guide to Swedish political leaders reveals who has clung on to power and whose heads have rolled in the months since Sweden's general election in September 2014. READ

My Swedish Career

James Gill in his lego shop. Photo: The Local/Bobbie Carlson

Building my Swedish lego dream brick by brick

James Gill was working as a chef in the UK when he one day decided to combine his two passions in life: Sweden and Lego. The Local's reporter Bobbie Carlson visited his shop in Stockholm - and discovered that there is far more to the famous children's toy than meets the eye. READ

Swedes are the eighth happiest people in the world. Photo: Susanne Walström/imagebank.sweden.se

Eighth happiest: why are the Swedes not pleased?

Sweden is the eighth happiest country in the world, according to the UN. But the result has not gone down well in the Nordic country. The Local caught up with an expert to find out why. READ

More News

Man the barricades! Has the sleepy island of Gotland invaded Norway? Photo by Emelie Asplund

Facebook helps Swedes invade Norway

Is Gotland on the march? According to Facebook, many Gotlanders have stealthily infiltrated the Norwegian county of Hedmark, just east of Oslo. READ

The Baltic Sea, as seen from Lithuania. Photo: TT

Russian warships disrupt Swedish cable laying

Russian naval ships have repeatedly disrupted cable-laying work between Sweden and Lithuania in the past few months, prompting diplomatic protests from both countries affected. READ

The Palestinian flag. Photo: Diego Sandeval/Flickr

Police list Palestine flag as terror symbol

Swedish police documents include the Palestinian flag among known terror symbols, it was revealed after officers shared internal material with a central Swedish high school where youths had previously left to fight in Syria. READ

Cunning Swedish mayor keeps neo-Nazis at home

The mayor of a town in southern Sweden kept members of the neo-Nazi Party of the Swedes off the streets for their annual May Day demonstration - thanks to pre-empting their moves a year in advance. READ

Photo: TT

Youth and bank tax in May Day speech focus

The Swedish government unveiled plans for a national "marginalized youth" coordinator and mooted a new bank tax on Friday. READ

Photo: TT

Swedes back 'organized begging' ban

Members of the parliamentary justice committee have rejected a proposed ban on organized begging, an idea which is backed by a majority of Swedes. READ

Photo: Aude Steiner

Swedes enjoy rare Baltic dolphin sight

A dolphin has been wooing well-wishers along Sweden's east coast in recent weeks, but experts warn that the creature is unlikely to hang around in the bracing Baltic for long. READ

IN PICTURES

Sweden's King and Queen with their grandaughter Leonore. Photo: TT

Swedes celebrate as King Carl XVI turns 69

Sweden's royal family has been celebrating the King's birthday at the Royal Palace in Stockholm, watched by a huge crowd of onlookers. READ

Måns Zelmerlöw won Melodifestivalen earlier this year. Photo: Maja Suslin/TT

Swedish Eurovision star Måns set for June show

Sweden’s Eurovision entry Måns Zelmerlöw has confirmed he is set to make an appearance at one of Stockholm's legendary singalong shows at Skansen this June. But before that the international hearthrob is touring Europe to drum up support for his big moment in Vienna. READ

Even Klasson's pet cat Mocca fits through the holes. Photos: private

Does this Swede have world's biggest piercing?

A Swedish teaching assistant’s record breaking ear-piercings have earned him internet fame in Sweden this week, after already astonishing his young students. He tells The Local about life with 130 milimetre (13cm) lobes. READ

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Magazine printed with HIV+ blood ink

An Austrian magazine has used ink infused with the blood of three HIV+ people to print a special edition of their current issue. READ

Photo: TPG

Teenager dies after walking into Geneva tram

Traffic was disrupted in Geneva’s city centre on Tuesday evening after a 16-year-old youth died when struck by a tram. READ

Interior Minister Thomas de Maizière has some explaining to do. Photo: DPA

Govt 'lied' to parliament about NSA spying

The government has been accused of lying to the Bundestag (German parliament) after it emerged last week that Chancellor Angela Merkel's office knew German spies were conducting economic espionage on behalf of the Americans. READ

Membership in the banking union would give ECB regulators authority over Danish banks. Photo: DANIEL ROLAND/Scanpix

Denmark wants in on EU banking union

The Danish government supports joining the EU’s banking union and wants parliament to vote on it without first asking the Danes, a Justice Ministry report said on Thursday. READ

Basques can now safely visit Iceland without the threat of being killed on sight. Photo: Arnar Valdimarsson/Flickr

Iceland revokes order to 'kill Basques on sight'

In a small town on the western coast of Iceland last week, authorities finally revoked a 400-year-old order that allowed Basques to be killed on sight. READ

The girl was found dead on the ground outside her apartment. Photo: AFP

French teen suicide after sex video web bullying

A 15-year-old French girl has taken her own life after an intimate film featuring her and her boyfriend was shared online, leading to her being the victim of some vicious online bullying and blackmail. READ

A demonstrator throws a smoke bomb to police in downtown Milan, during a demonstration against the Universal Exposition Expo Milano 2015. Photo: AFP

Italy PM says riots will not ruin Milan Expo 2015

Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi warned on Saturday that stone-throwing protesters who clashed with police in Milan during the Expo 2015 opening would not ruin the world fair. READ

Woman dumps cat at airport and tries to board

A woman abandoned her cat in a quiet corner of Oslo's airport and then tried to board a flight to London without it, after airline desk staff told her she could not bring it on the plane. READ

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Monday, May 4, 2015

The Local- News of Sweden

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