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Merry Christmas from The Local! Photo: Carolina Romare/imagebank.sweden.se

Swedish Christmas: The Local's essential guide

Did you know Swedes all celebrate Christmas on December 24th? Learn about how the day unfolds with The Local's ultimate guide to Swedish Christmas.

Nordic Noir

Alexandra Rapaport. Photo: C More

New Nordic Noir shows 'true life of Swedes'

In the latest Nordic thriller series to hit TV screens, a Stockholm mum takes over her late husband's marijuana business. The Local speaks to star and co-producer Alexandra Rapaport about Gåsmamman, which she hopes will go global.

Out with models, in with... tyres. Photo: ABS Wheels/ Anders Wiklund/TT. Montage: The Local

Tyre firm dumps raunchy ads – and doubles sales

The old advertising adage is that sex sells – not least in the tyre business – but a Swedish tyre firm that dumped semi-naked women from its adverts says sales doubled as a result.

Refugee crisis

A cruise ship in Stockholm this summer. Photo: Christine Olsson/TT

Swedish cruise ship to house 1,260 refugees

Sweden's migration agency has signed a deal to house 1,260 refugees on board a cruise ship as authorities continue their search to find long-term asylum accommodation in the Nordic country.

Swedish snaps being drunk at Christmas. Photo: Gorm Kallestad/NTB Scanpix/TT

Christmas anti-booze ad stirs tension in Sweden

Should parents stay away from booze during the festive season? A Christmas anti-alcohol campaign has gained record support in Sweden, with one mum saying she received online abuse after criticizing it.

Are Swedes anti-social? Photo: Anna Littorin/Scanpix

Where do the most unsociable Swedes live?

Which of your Swedish friends are the most likely to refuse your invitation to a Christmas gathering, New Year's Eve party or night out with colleagues? A national social life survey has found out.

Swedish tennis player Robin Söderling. Photo: Robin Halldert/TT

Swedish star officially retires from tennis

Sweden's Robin Söderling has announced he is hanging up his tennis racket, more than four years since his last match.

Swedish tennis star hopes for comeback

Stock picture of another snowboarder. Photo: AP Photo/Odd Andersen

WATCH: Swede goes to shops – by snowboard

An adrenaline-fuelled video showing a Swede racing through his village on his snowboard has grabbed headlines in Sweden. But the man behind the clip has played down the attention, promising better things ahead.

Berns salonger in Stockholm. Photo: Thommy Tengborg/TT

Police probe explosion at Stockholm restaurant

Swedish police have launched an investigation after a powerful blast at a popular Stockholm restaurant just a week before it is set to open its doors to revellers for its annual New Year's Eve celebrations.

Refugee crisis

Swedish police checking cars on the Öresund bridge. Photo: Erland Vinberg/TT

Fears rise over human trafficking in Sweden

Police have cracked down on a record number of cases of people smuggling on the Öresund bridge between Sweden and Denmark in the past few months as the Nordic country's refugee crisis reached its peak.

Features

Opinion

What do you do if you're alone at Christmas? Photo: Carolina Romare/imagebank.sweden.se

'Christmas is a cruel time for lonely Swedes'

Alexandra Charles, founder of Sweden's non-profit women's health organization '1.6 million club', explains why she thinks that Christmas is a cruel holiday for those who are lonely in the Nordic nation.

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The Local shares ten Swedish Christmas songs. Photo: Helen Wahlman/imagebank.sweden.se

Ten Swedish Christmas hits for festive season

With just a couple of days left to Christmas, why not add a couple of traditional Swedish tunes to your playlist? The Local's intern Emma Lidman shares some of her favourite Swedish Christmas songs.

IN PICTURES

Northern Lights in Sweden last month. Photo: Hjalmar Andersson/imagebank.sweden.se

Mystic Northern Lights dazzle Swedish skies

Swedes were out snapping pictures of the Northern Lights over the weekend. But one stunning image captured by an amateur photographer has gone viral after it was shared on social media.

IN PICTURES

/he snow-covered structures mark the foundations of the demolished town. Photo:Ricard Estay/Public Art Agency Sweden

Stunning memory park for moved Swedish town

What happens when an entire town is knocked down and relocated? In Kiruna, Sweden's most northerly town, a 'memory park' has been created from the rubble as a monument to residents' feelings of loss.

My Swedish Career

Greg on a trip to Gothenburg in west Sweden. Photo: Private

'Moving to Sweden was my quarter-life crisis'

He hates the cold and loves making money. So what exactly is 28-year-old American Greg Clayman doing in freezing, high-tax Stockholm? The Local's Maddy Savage finds out for this week's My Swedish Career profile.

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Christmas in Sweden is often washed down with glögg (mulled wine). Photo: Leif R Jansson/TT

Ten Swedish dates every visitor must discover

Christmas is coming! But how much do you know about the rest of the traditional, tasty and sometimes bizarre dates in the Swedish calendar?

Refugee crisis

Swedish police carrying out checks on the Öresund trains. Photo: Johan Nilsson/TT

Swedish operators cut rail service on bridge

UPDATED: A Swedish public transport operator has said it will cancel all trains from Copenhagen's central railway station to Malmö when Sweden's controversial ID checks come into force on January 4th.

Princess Madeleine and Nicolas earlier this year. Photo: Anders Wiklund/TT

Sweden's baby prince gets visit from Santa

Sweden's youngest member of the royal family has wished everyone a happy Christmas in a message published on social media by his mother, Princess Madeleine, who lives in London.

The crypt at Munka Ljungby church. Photo: Mikael Forsberg

Historic child grave dug up at Swedish church

Swedish construction workers have stumbled on a well-preserved burial chamber containing around 20 coffins, including children's, while refurbishing a church in Munka Ljungby in southern Sweden.

Zlatan Ibrahimovic back in 2001. Photo: Janerik Henriksson/SCANPIX

Fresh glimpse of new film about Zlatan's life

The trailer of a documentary shedding new light on Swedish star striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic's journey from talented-but-cocky teenager in Malmö to global football stardom hopes to score with fans.

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From our other editions

Photo: Damüls - Faschina Tourismus

Inexorable spread of Silent Night

When "Silent Night" was born in Austria almost 200 years ago, those present had little idea that the Christmas carol would one day be sung the world over, including this year by Miley Cyrus and some Swedish goats.

Fifa corruption scandal

Photo: Fifa

Swiss software caught Blatter-Platini payment

Fifa investigators used special software for financial watchdogs to catch the $2-million transfer that led to the ban on Sepp Blatter and Michel Platini, a source close to football's Zurich-based world governing body said.

Hint: it's not because of the young people. Photo: DPA

Why educated Germans avoid social media

Statistics show that unlike other industrial nations, more highly-educated Germans avoid social networks than people with little or no education. The Local uncovers the facts behind the figures.

Aarhus University. Photo: IK's World Trip/Flickr

Deported African cleaner blitzes Danish uni exams

An international student at Aarhus University passed three exams in one day, all with the highest possible grade, after finding out he is to be deported from the country.

Christmas 2015

Catalonia's Tió de Nadal. Photo: Josep Ma. Rosell/Flickr

The weird and wonderful Christmas traditions celebrated across Spain

From Catalonia's 'crapping log' to the Basque Country's very own version of Santa Claus, The Local guides you through the weird and wonderful world of Spanish Christmas.

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Thursday, December 24, 2015

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