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Sides remain locked in Sweden pilot strike

The pilot strike affecting flights operated by Norwegian continued on Sunday with 20,000 passengers set to be hit as the conflict entered its ninth day. READ

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Bomb threat targets Swedish newspaper

The offices of a Swedish local newspaper were evacuated on Saturday evening following an anonymous bomb threat. READ

04/03 Swedish police quiz man over apartment blast »

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Swedish police hunt two in triple murder case

Swedish police are seeking to come into contact with two people on a moped seen leaving the scene of a suspected triple murder in Uddevalla in western Sweden on Saturday. READ

07/03 Three found murdered in Uddevalla »

Report: mistakes made in Swedish forest fire fight

Last summer’s massive forest fire in Västmanland might have been less serious if the response had been different, a new report said. Mistakes by emergency services, communes and counties made a bad situation worse. READ 5 comments

Women in Tech

'Swedish women are strong and ambitious'

The second annual Women in Technology conference took place on Friday. The Local spoke to the founder and participants about why such an event is both necessary and popular – even in gender-equal Sweden. READ

Swedish will still be mandatory in Finland's schools. Photo: Shutterstock

Finland MPs vote to keep Swedish in schools

A proposal to abolish mandatory Swedish in schools was rejected by the Finnish parliament with an overwhelming majority on Friday. But a motion to teach Russian as a second language in eastern regions was voted through. READ 16 comments

Norwegian aeroplanes at Arlanda airport. Photo: Johan Nilsson/TT

Norwegian ultimatum: accept our terms or leave

UPDATED: Swedish pilots have been given an ultimatum on the seventh day of a Norwegian pilots' strike: agree to the new terms or lose your jobs, reported Norway's broadcaster NRK. READ 18 comments

Roma people have filed a lawsuit at Stockholm District Court. Photo: Jessica Gow/SCANPIX

Swedish Roma woman tells of fear after lawsuit

A member of the Roma community says she is afraid of repercussions as she, alongside ten others, sues the Swedish state for human rights violations over an illegal Roma database. But in an interview with The Local, she vows to stand firm in the face of hatred. READ

The Local List

Death Team are one of the acts on our list this week. Photo: Death Team

The Local's top Swedish songs of the month

The Local's resident pop music guru, Paul Connolly, has a bumper selection of great tracks to welcome in the warmth of spring. READ

Another day, another badger. This one was spotted on the prowl in Solna in 2009. Photo: Henrik Montgomery/TT

Badger puts Stockholm hotel in lockdown

A luxury hotel in central Stockholm came under siege early on Friday by an ill-tempered badger that refused to allow any guests in or out, forcing police to intervene. READ 5 comments

Features

The Local List

Talking and texting is easier in warmer weather. Photo: Susanne Walström/Image Bank Sweden

Seven silly signs winter is over in Sweden

The snow has melted in large parts of Sweden, but there are plenty more clues that spring is on the way, from previously hibernating colleagues suddenly arranging midweek beers to busy barber shops. Here's The Local's unofficial guide to the end of Swedish winter. READ

Opinion

Migrants rescued in the Pozzallo harbour, Sicily last month. Photo: TT

Why can't refugees travel to Sweden legally?

Refugees should not be forced to make dangerous journeys to Europe in order to seek asylum, argues Liberal Party MEP Cecilia Wikström, who also wants to see other EU states joining Sweden and Germany in taking in more people from war-torn nations. READ

My Swedish Career

Joshua Ng and Julieta Talavera in Malmö. Photo: Private

'Swedes have a different kind of creativity'

A space where global meets local, where people come together to make both the world and their own neighbourhood a better place – such was the dream of two international students living in Sweden two years ago. Here, they tell The Local how they are on their way to making it happen. READ

The Local Recipes

Pyttipanna with pickled beetroot and a fried egg. Photo: John Duxbury

How to make a Swedish 'pyttipanna' fry-up

Famous Swedish meal 'pyttipanna' has seen a revamp in recent years. This traditional comfort food used to be a way of using up leftovers, but is nowadays often spotted in trendy restaurants. Food writer John Duxbury shares his recipe with The Local. READ

The Local List

Eight famous Swedish couples you didn't think would make it. Photo: Shutterstock

Eight surprising Swedish celebrity sweethearts

Following a week of romance, as two former politicians' revelations about their new sweethearts took Sweden's gossip scene by surprise, The Local has listed eight of the most unlikely Swedish couples. READ 5 comments

More News

The job agency's director general, Mikael Sjöberg. Photo: Jessica Gow/TT

Agency hires hundreds after ditching 'jihadists'

Sweden’s national job agency will recruit hundreds of new people to replace a migrant aide scheme scrapped after the emergence of widespread bribery, serious criminality and alleged attempts to recruit job seekers to fight as jihadists. READ

The beach walk in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. Photo: Björn Larsson Ask/SvD/SCANPIX

'Sweden shouldn't end controversial Saudi deal'

Prominent business leaders, including the chairman of Swedish fashion brand H&M, have called for Sweden not to end a controversial military arms deal with Saudi Arabia, in an opinion piece in the Dagens Nyheter newspaper. READ

The Local Recipes

Traditional Swedish 'knäckebröd'. Photo: Leif R Jansson/SCANPIX

How to bake traditional Swedish crispbread

The art of baking your own bread has been making a comeback in trendier hipster circles in Sweden. Here, food writer John Duxbury shares his recipe of traditional Swedish crispbread ('knäckebröd'). Sure, it's easy to buy in the shop - but like all bread it tastes so much better when you make it yourself. READ

One of The Local's readers snapped this beautiful picture of a sunny Västerås. Photo: Daniel Loureiro

Mercury to shoot up to 15C in sunny Sweden

This weekend you should dig out those sunglasses from the back of the wardrobe, because spring has really arrived – with up to 15C expected in parts of Sweden on Sunday. READ

The Swedish Security Police's offices in Stockholm. Photo: Claudio Bresciani/TT

Dad killed by al-Qaeda 'was Swedish spy'

A man who claimed in an al-Qaeda execution video last year that he had been recruited by Swedish security police to spy on the terror group on behalf of the American CIA has been identified as a father-of-two leading a double life in Sweden, according to newspaper Aftonbladet. READ

EXCLUSIVE

'Willie' and 'Twinkle' are the main characters in the new song. Photo: SVT

English remix of Swedish 'genitals' song released

A Swedish children's song about genitals that went viral earlier this year has just been released in English as its makers aim to make the track a global sensation. The Local was given a world exclusive preview of the song as its composer prepared to hit the Swedish festival scene with the original version. READ 13 comments

Mobile phone use at airport. Photo: Shutterstock

Anger as EU keeps mobile roaming fees

A decision by EU governments not to end roaming mobile charges until the end of 2018 has prompted anger from consumer groups and EU politicians who had wanted the fees ditched this year. READ

Director Ronnie Sandahl and actor Bianca Kronlöf. Photo: Claudio Bresciani/TT

Swedish film set to ruffle feathers in Norway

An upcoming Swedish film is likely to stir up strong emotions on the other side of the border this year, given a Swedish character’s description of Norway as “a retarded cousin who has won the lottery”. READ 3 comments

What's on in Sweden

A Game of Thrones exhibition is opening in Stockholm this weekend. Photo: Helen Sloan/TT

What's on in Sweden: March 5th - 11th

From a children’s film festival in southern Sweden to an exhibition to delight Game of Thrones fans in the heart of Stockholm. Find out what's going on in your corner of Sweden with our weekly guide. READ

Asylum seekers in Katrineholm, Sweden in February 2015. Photo: TT

Asylum seeker drop in Sweden and Denmark

The number of people applying for asylum in Sweden was cut in half in January, compared to figures from September 2014, but the country remains set to experience record refugee arrivals throughout the year. READ

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From our other editions:

Vienna's Stephansdom. Photo: APA/Fohringer

Vienna is 'best city in world for quality of life'

The Austrian capital has been dubbed the city with the best quality of life in the world for expats for the second year in a row. READ

Zurich by night: costly but high quality of life, too. Photo: Switzerland Tourism

Franc makes Zurich and Geneva 'costliest cities'

UPDATED: Residents of Zurich and Geneva already know their cities are costly places to live — but now they have more proof. READ

Edathy in court on Monday. Photo: DPA

Court lets child porn MP Edathy off with fine

A court has decided to fine former MP Sebastian Edathy €5,000 after he admitted on Monday to downloading child pornography images and video onto his official parliamentary laptop. READ

Mumbly McGees Nikolaj Lie Kaas and Mads Mikkelsen from the film Mænd og Høns. Photo: Rolf Konow

Not even the Danes can understand Danish

Danish actors mumble so badly that Danes can't understand what they are saying, forcing movie theatres to run subtitles. READ

Anna Allen appearing on Spanish programme, Pasapalabra. Screen grab: YouTube/bogo xoer.

Exposed: actress who faked Oscar glory

The invented life of a Spanish actress has been revealed after Spanish media discovered she had not actually attended the Oscars, but used Photoshop to place herself on the red carpet. READ

Paris is pricey but it's not all bad news. Photo: AFP

Paris is pricey, but is that good news for Parisians?

Paris has once again been named the world’s second most expensive city in a global study this week, meaning it's pricier than the likes of Oslo, Zurich and Sydney. But those behind the report say it's not all bad news for people living in the French capital. READ

Plans are underway to bring an Islamic University to Lecce, in Puglia. Photo: Lecce photo: Shutterstock

How Islamic college plan has split Italian town

Plans to build an Islamic university for 5,000 students in a small town in Italy's heel will help change attitudes towards Muslims, organizers say. But many locals are afraid that it will change the character of Lecce - and are asking who's paying for it. READ

Norwegian Chairman Bjørn Kise grilled by press ahead of Monday's emergency board meeting. Photo: Lise Åserud / NTB scanpix

Norwegian Air pilots braced for bankrupcty

Norway’s pilot unions were braced on Monday for Norwegian Air Shuttle to bankrupt its local subsidiary in a strategy they decried as “outrageous union-busting”. READ

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