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Ikea stabbings

Police outside Ikea in Västerås on Wednesday. Photo: Maja Suslin/TT

Ikea suspect 'was to be deported' from Sweden

The 35-year-old suspect linked to the double stabbings at an Ikea store in Västerås on Monday had been told that he was set to be expelled from the country, Swedish media are reporting.

Julian Assange

Julian Assange in London in 2011. Photo: Kirsty Wigglesworth/TT/AP

Assange lawyer: 'I'm still prepared to go to the UK'

Sweden's prosecution authority has told The Local that it is "very unlikely" Julian Assange will be questioned in London before a Thursday deadline, but his chief lawyer in Sweden says he'll drop everything to join his client in London if the interview goes ahead.

An Apoteket store in Stockholm. Photo: Roger Vikström/TT

Pharmacy to launch plasters for darker skin

Swedish pharmacy chain Apoteket has told The Local it is hoping to offer a range of plasters suitable for customers with darker skin tones by the end of the year as part of efforts to cut discrimination.

Ikea stabbings

A flag flies at half mast at the re-opened store on Wednesday. Photo: Maja Suslin/TT

Ikea staff back at work after deadly stabbings

UPDATED: The Ikea store where a mother and son were killed on Monday has reopened as police remain tight lipped about their investigation into the stabbings.

A python like this one was found on Wednesday. Photo: TT/AP/J Pat Carter

Two metre long python stops traffic in Malmö

An Indian python appeared to fall out of a moving car in Malmö on Wednesday morning. Police say it's unclear if it's the same animal that was spotted in a park in July or another notorious snake that's twice been lost and found in the area.

Euro 2016

Hans Backe at a press conference in London in 2011. Photo: Kirsty Wigglesworth/TT

Swede to coach failing Finnish national side

Swedish football coach Hans Backe, who has previously worked with top English Premier League, US and Danish clubs has been picked to coach Sweden's struggling eastern neighbour.

These are not the planes involved in the operation. Photo: Lars Pehrson/SvD/TT

Swedish air force to fly through Russian skies

Swedish and Danish reconnaissance planes were set to conduct an observation mission over Moscow on Wednesday to study Russia's military capability.

The monster figurehead. Photo: Blekinge Museum

Danish 'monster' pulled out of Swedish waters

A figurehead from a Danish ship that sunk in the 1480s has been hauled from a Swedish sea bed. The creature is one of the world's oldest preserved wooden carvings of its kind and will go on display later this month.

The Local List

The Perseids are set to peak on Wednesday night. Photo: AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris

Five reasons to watch meteors in Sweden

Look up to Sweden's skies on Wednesday night and you could catch the Perseid meteor shower, which promises to provide quite a show. Here’s everything you need to know about it.

Mediterranean migrant crisis

The rescue operation in the Mediterranean. Photo: Kustbevakningen

Swedish ship rescues 800 migrants in joint op

The Swedish rescue ship Poseidon has taken part in a joint effort to save hundreds of migrants attempting to cross the Mediterranean sea in wooden boats, it was revealed on Wednesday.

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Opinion

A man begging for money in central Stockholm. Photo: Janerik Henriksson/TT

'Swedes, you need to talk about immigration'

Sweden's mainstream politicians' failure to talk openly about the country's conflicted relationship with immigration is paving the way for radical parties such as the Sweden Democrats, argues Fraser Nelson.

My Swedish Career

The couple live in a cabin in the resort of Huså, near the skiing area of Åre. Photo: Wild Spirit Bushcraft

'We love the wilderness here in Sweden'

Welsh expats Richard and Claire Rees have been living in the Swedish wilderness without water or electricity for three years, teaching survival skills to tourists. The couple tell The Local about their alternative lifestyle.

Swedish actor Fabian Bolin. Photo: Instagram with permission of Fabian Bolin

Swedish actor behind viral blog beats cancer

Swedish actor Fabian Bolin, 28, who has appeared in several UK television shows and US movies, has announced to the world that he is cancer-free, just over a month after he was diagnosed.

The Local List

Explain when a 'fika' is really a date. Photo: Miriam Preis/imagebank.sweden.se

Swedes: six top tips on how to date a foreigner

From fika to forward planning, the Swedish dating scene can be tricky to navigate for people from other countries. The Local has put together a list of ways Swedes can make the experience a bit easier for their foreign dates.

Opinion

Lotta Gray and her son Lennox. Photo: Private

'Let's promote nudity in a healthy way'

Swedish parents need to get more comfortable being naked around family members to help their children develop a healthy attitude to nudity, argues journalist and blogger Lotta Gray.

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The scene of the accident. Photo: TT/Arne Veum

Swedish coach catches fire in Norwegian tunnel

More than 30 tourists had to be rescued from an 11 kilometre long tunnel on Tuesday afternoon after a Swedish coach taking foreign passengers on a multi-location trip around Norway caught fire.

Swedish police are investigating. Photo: Bertil Ericson/TT

Man shot in the mouth in Gothenburg suburb

Police in west Sweden have launched an investigation for attempted murder or manslaughter after a man was found with bullet wounds in his mouth in Hjällbo, on the outskirts of Gothenburg.

Nordic Noir

Noomi Rapace and Michael Nyqvist who played Lisbeth Salander and Michael Blomqvist in the Swedish film adaptations of Larsson's books. Photo: Fredrik Persson/TT

Millennium sequel author labelled 'grave robber'

Two childhood friends of Stieg Larsson have accused David Lagercrantz - the writer behind the controversial fourth book in the Swedish author's Millennium series - of "grave robbing" and "mockery", ahead of its release this month.

The anti-begging campaign at the Stockholm underground. Photo: Pi Frisk/SvD/TT

Swedish bus firm snubs anti-begging campaign

UPDATED: A public transport operator in southern Sweden has stopped a controversial anti-begging campaign which stirred tension in Stockholm last week, a spokesperson confirmed to The Local on Tuesday.

Ikea stabbings

Västerås police chief Per Ågren at a press conference on Tuesday: Photo: Fredrik Sandberg/TT

Police: Ikea suspects are both asylum seekers

UPDATED: Police have revealed that the two suspects accused of killing a mother and a son at an Ikea store in Västerås, north west of Stockholm, came from Eritrea.

A fire ravaged a residential building in Gothenburg. Photo: Adam Ihse/TT

Homes evacuated after huge Gothenburg fire

Almost 200 people had to flee their homes when a fire tore through a residential building in Gothenburg on Tuesday morning.

Julian Assange

A protester outside Ecuador's London embassy. Photo: AP Photo/Matt Dunham

Sweden's Assange case deadlocked over asylum

Sweden's sexual assault inquiry on Julian Assange is deadlocked with Ecuador hitting back at Swedish officials over a dispute regarding the WikiLeaks founder's asylum status.

Emil Nilsén with the ice used at his daughter's christening. Photo: Private

Hockey superfan scores bizarre baby baptism

A Swedish father has told The Local why he arranged for his baby daughter to be christened using melting ice from the rink used by his favourite hockey team, Leksand.

Sweden's Prime Minister Stefan Löfven speaking at a meeting of the Social Democratic Youth League in Västerås on Monday. Photo: Fredrik Sandberg/TT

Swedish PM homes in on feminism in key speech

Sweden's Prime Minister Stefan Löfven returned to the hot seat after the summer holidays on Monday with a speech referencing international feminist icons Lena Dunham and Emma Watson.

Islamic State militants pictured in Palmyra, central Syria earlier in August. Photo: Uncredited/Rased News Network/TT

Teenage Swedish couple held by Isis in Syria

A pregnant 15-year-old Swedish girl and her 19-year-old partner have been captured by extremist Islamist fighters in Syria, Swedish media are reporting.

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Can you guess the German word for slug? Photo: Wikimedia/Prashanthns

Ten wonderfully literal German words

One of the best things about the German language is undoubtedly its logic. The wonderful compound nouns which German is famous for can sometimes be notoriously complex, but also make perfect sense.

Photo: Alistair Paterson

Rich Swiss youth burns Ferrari in fraud attempt

A German court has put the son of a Swiss millionaire on probation after he set fire to his Ferrari so that he could get another luxury vehicle on his insurance.

No mere gun can harm a Wonderbra! Photos: DPA

Bra stops bullet in hunting mishap miracle

A woman in Mecklenberg-Western Pomerania survived being accidentally shot in a hunting accident, Gadebusch-Rehnaer Zeitung reported on Friday – because her bra somehow stopped the bullet.

"You're speaking with Gimi. The boss of Copenhagen". Levakovic as seen in a clip from a TV2 documentary about his family. Screenshot: TV2

'Notorious Gypsy Boss' expelled from Denmark

A 46-year-old Croatian said to be the patriach of ‘Denmark’s most criminal family’ was on Thursday sentenced to 15 months in prison and expulsion from the country.

People jump into the Guadalquivir river during a heatwave in Sevilla. Photo: AFP

Hottest July ever: Spain sizzled in record month

Last month was Spain's hottest July on record, the country’s meteorological agency said on Thursday, confirming what many long-suffering Spaniards already suspected.

A magnetic burn caused the boy to lose his thumb. Photo: AFP

French boy loses thumb in routine MRI scan

A 13-year-old French boy lost his thumb during a routine MRI scan at a hospital in northern France, according to reports this week, which claimed the digit was "burned to the bone" after a mishap by medics.

The medieval town of Sellia, Calabria. Photo: Comune di Sellia

Italian town warns people to 'stop dying'

A small medieval village in Calabria has taken a unique approach to the problem of its dwindling and ageing population: ban people from getting sick.

Tara Lynn's ELLE cover and Unni Askeland's picture. Photo: Facebook/Unni Askeland

Artist challenges Norway PM to pose naked

Norwegian artist Unni Askeland has challenged Prime Minister Erna Solberg to join her in posting a naked picture of herself on the internet to inspire curvaceous women to flaunt it during the bikini season.

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