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Scandiland has more than 1,100 users. Photo: Sander van der Werf/Shutterstock

Scandis-only paedophile website uncovered

Norway’s NRK channel has exposed a dark web chat forum used by more than a thousand paedophiles, where English is banned, and users must use either Swedish, Danish or Norwegian. READ

Birgitta Ohlsson disagrees with Jan Björklund's new policy on immigration. Fredrik Persson / TT

Liberals prepare to go to war over immigration

The Liberal Party's foreign policy spokeswoman, Birgitta Ohlsson, has signalled her intention to oppose party leader Jan Björklund's new policy on immigration. READ

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Missing girl "found" in northern Sweden

Police in northern Sweden had been searching for a little girl seen walking alone along the E14 outside Östersund at 10pm last night but this afternoon it became clear she had not been abandoned. READ

The incident on Medborgarplatsen on April 30th. Photo: Johan Nilsson/TT

Swedish comic claims he was abducted by cops

A Swedish comedian has claimed that he was abducted by the police after posting a video online identifying officers in a car which ran into a crowd of people in Stockholm on Walpurgis Night. Swedish police have denied the accusation on Twitter. READ

Migrants in the Mediterranean being helped by British troops this week. Photo: TT

Sweden in spotlight for biggest asylum share

Sweden's decision to take in more asylum seekers per capita than any other EU nation remained in focus on Wednesday as the European Commission formally presented its plan for member states to share responsibility for refugees fleeing the Middle East and Africa. READ

Bangladeshi campaigners holding a picture of the blogger on Tuesday. Photo: TT

Swedish visa denied for murdered blogger Das

A free speech group launched a blistering attack on Sweden on Wednesday after it denied a travel visa to secular Bangladeshi blogger Ananta Bijoy Das who was then hacked to death by suspected Islamists in his home country. READ

Swedes enjoying the sun in Malmö last May. Photo: TT

Sunny public holiday but gloomy weekend ahead

Many Swedes are looking forward to a four-day weekend, but while sunshine is expected on Thursday, grey and drizzly weather is anticipated across the country on Saturday and Sunday. READ

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Swedish police investigate after another shooting in Gothenburg. Photo: Adam Ihse/TT

One injured after fresh shooting in Gothenburg

Swedish police say one person has been taken to hospital with multiple gunshot wounds after an attack in the Gamlestaden area of Gothenburg on Wednesday morning, just months after several high profile shootings took place in the city in western Sweden. READ

Tiger Woods hits from the 16th tee during The Players Championship on Sunday. Photo: AP Photo/Lynne Sladky

Swede rounds up Tiger's help for bullied pupil

A 10-year-old who contemplated suicide because of his stutter has received unexpected support from US golfing star Tiger Woods, after a desperate plea by the young boy's Swedish mentor went viral. READ

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Hans Rosling combats global ignorance by bringing data to life. Photo: Jörgen Hildebrandt/Gapminder

Hans Rosling: ‘No such thing as Swedish values’

Hans Rosling, Sweden's own globetrotting celebrity statistician, offers his thoughts on ignorance, connectivity and why there's no such thing as Swedish values. READ

Features

My Swedish Career

Sayuri Hayashi is a trained pianist. Photo: Private

'I find inspiration in beautiful Swedish nature'

It was an interest in Nordic music that brought Japanese composer Sayuri Hayashi to Sweden – and love which convinced her to stay. In this week's My Swedish Career feature, she tells The Local of how the nature around Stockholm inspires her music. READ

Opinion

Paul Connolly (right) with his family. Photo: Nina Don

'Will UK election force us Brits from Sweden?'

There's already much debate in Sweden over whether the UK could leave the EU - if a referendum promised by the new Conservative government goes ahead. The Local's Northern Sweden reporter Paul Connolly is worried British immigrants like him could be forced home - but he's now keener than ever to stay. READ

The Local Recipes

Swedish nettle soup (nässelsoppa). Photo: John Duxbury

How to make delicious Swedish nettle soup

Packed with flavour and nutrition, traditional nettle soup (nässelsoppa) is a well-known sign of spring in Sweden. It is easy to make and works great as a starter. READ

Students in Sweden. Photo: Sofia Sabel/Image Bank Sweden

Push to stream foreign media sites in Sweden

Music and video streaming sites such as the BBC iPlayer, could become legally available for expats living in Sweden and elsewhere in Europe if EU officials get their way, while more Swedish media content may become accessible to foreigners. READ

The Local List

Medieval town Ystad is located in southern Sweden. Photo: Shutterstock

Six cute Swedish towns you've never heard of

The streets of Stockholm and Gothenburg are often jam-packed with tourists, but further afield there are plenty of adorable Swedish towns you've probably never heard of, but which all offer some unique experiences. READ

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‘Fake’ pop art sold at top Nordic auction house

Scandinavia’s largest online auction house has been accused of selling fake Andy Warhol prints. READ

The Shebab group is active in Somalia. Photo: TT

Swedes admit Somali terror group plot in US

Two Swedes and a Somali who were handed to the FBI more than two years ago in Africa, have pleaded guilty to conspiring to aid the Al-Qaeda-linked Shebab group in Somalia, prosecutors in New York have revealed. READ

The Local List

Gothenburg in the evening sunshine. Photo: Werner Nystrand/Image Bank Sweden

Seven fun things to do this Swedish holiday

It's a public holiday in Sweden on Thursday, with many companies shutting up shop from Wednesday afternoon until Monday morning. From outdoor yoga to al fresco dining, here are our top tips for making the most of the country's second May mini-break. READ

Anonymous protesters outside Oslo City hall demonstrating against Barnevernet. Photo: Fredrik Varfjell / NTB scanpix

Swedish paper slams Norway’s child welfare

Sweden's main newspaper has joined the criticism of Norway's Child Welfare Service, complaining that Swedish parents who have their children taken into care have no legal means to transfer the case to Sweden's authorities. READ

Outdoor drinking in Stockholm's Medborgarplatsen. Photo: Connie Fridh/Image Bank Sweden

Spike in 'continental' drinking in Sweden

Alcohol consumption is on the rise in Sweden according to a new report from the Organisation for Economic Development (OECD). READ

Stockholm's Pride Festival in 2014. Photo: TT

Sweden scores top spot for gays in Scandinavia

Sweden has scored highest in Scandinavia and fourth in Europe in the latest review of how lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex (LGBTI) people experience human rights across the continent, by campaign group ILGA-Europe. READ

Two unlikely newlyweds have become Sweden's favourite sweethearts. Photo: Helena Wahlman/imagebank.sweden.se

Meet Sweden's oldest newlyweds (probably)

Sweden has gone crazy for two lovebirds who prove it is never too late to find love. Ingrid Jonsson, 88, told The Local on Tuesday how she and Håkan Andersson, 94, tied the knot after almost two decades together and are thought to be the oldest newlyweds in the land. READ

Shoppers in Malmö. Photo: TT

Push to up prices in Swedish stores stalls

Consumer prices failed to go up in April, despite a package of measures designed to boost inflation, increase spending at Swedish tills and grow the nation's economy. READ

Ikea has warned two of its children's safety gate models could pose a safety risk. Photo: Magnus Hjalmarson Neideman/SvD/TT

Ikea recalls safety gate after 'children hurt'

Swedish furniture giant Ikea recalled one of its world famous safety gates on Tuesday after reports that several children had been injured falling down stairs. READ

Migrants arriving in Sicily last year. Photo: TT

Sweden backs migrant ‘sharing’ EU proposals

Plans to force wealthy European nations such as the UK to take in more refugees have been backed by Sweden, which currently takes in more asylum seekers per capita than any other EU nation. READ

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Vienna gets gay-themed traffic lights

Hundreds of gay-couple traffic lights have been introduced in Vienna in time for the annual Eurovision Song Contest, which this year is being hosted by the Austrian capital. READ

All victims are believed to be adults. Photo: Michael Buholzer/ AFP

Shooting in Switzerland leaves five dead

UPDATED: A Swiss man killed three in-laws and a neighbour in a town near Zurich before turning his gun on himself, police said on Sunday, sending shockwaves through the normally tranquil nation. READ

Quedlingburg, Saxony Anhalt. Photo: Shutterstock

Germany's top ten towns you've never heard of

Going beyond the big cities like Berlin, Munich and Hamburg, we delve deeper into the German hinterland to find some of its undiscovered gems. From quaint medieval towns to breathtaking natural beauty, Germany's got it all. READ

At least one of the buses had anti-Israel graffiti. Photo: Erik Refner/Scanpix

Copenhagen bus fire may be tied to Israel ads

UPDATED: Four public buses were burned in the early morning hours of Friday in what may have been a reaction to a controversy surrounding an advertising campaing urging people to boycott products from Israeli settlements. READ

The photo, uploaded to Instagram, has provoked anger in Spain. Photo: lapelirrojah_delbarriooh/Instagram

Fury over Instagram smoking baby photo

A photograph of a baby smoking a cigarette uploaded to a popular social networking site has caused controversy in Spain. READ

The Local Video

Video: The hardest word to pronounce in French

What is the most difficult French word to pronounce? Our readers responded, and we hit the streets of Paris to put tourists to the test in what we agree is the crème de la crème of tricky French words. READ

Fiumicino blaze

Fifty-percent of flight will be cancelled at Rome's Fiumicino airport on Friday. Photo: Gabriel Buoys/AFP

More Rome airport chaos as flights scrapped

Passengers will face more chaos at Rome’s Fiumicino airport on Friday as flights to and from the airport are cut by fifty percent after a fierce fire devastated part of terminal three in the early hours of Thursday. READ

Djibril Abdi Bashir, Chilean-Norwgian Bastian Vasquez, and a third Norwegian killed in Syria. Photo: Police Security Service (PST)

First three jailed under Norway's new Isis law

A court in Norway has sentenced three men to prison for joining the extremist group Islamic State in Syria, in the first convictions made under its new anti-terror laws. READ

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