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Sweden Democrat leader Jimmie Akesson at Almedalen. Photo TT

Nationalist gains as Moderates dip in polls

The anti-immigration Sweden Democrat party gained support during last week’s national political conference Almedalen, while backing for the country’s main centre-right opposition group fell. READ

Real police officers at work in Stockholm. Photo: Henrik Montgomery/TT

Stockholm police warn of 'fake officer' house calls

Police in Stockholm are warning locals to be vigilant after a number of cases involving fake officers phoning people or turning up at their homes. READ

What's on in Sweden

Follow in the footsteps of The Bridge character Saga, in Malmö. Photo: Therese Jahnson/TT

Five quirky guided summer tours in Sweden

From bussing around the locations where hit Nordic Noir show The Bridge was filmed to hunting for howling wolves, don't miss our guide to summer tours in Sweden and this week's other top activities. READ

A German tourist at Långholmen camp site in Stockholm on Wednesday. Photo: Maja Suslin/TT

Warning of heavy rain and floods in Sweden

Remember Sweden's heatwave last week? That's all you're going to get: memories. The coming days are likely to be drenched in heavy rain and flooding, experts said on Wednesday. READ

Sweden has a strawberry shortage. Photo: Hasse Holmberg/TT

Fears over fake 'Swedish' strawberry sales

As Sweden continues to experience a homegrown strawberry shortage, there's a stir over whether some fruits labelled Swedish have actually been imported from overseas. READ

Eurovision 2016

Sweden's Globe Arena will host the show. Photo: TT

Stockholm to host 2016 Eurovision contest

The Globe Arena in Stockholm has been announced as the venue for when Sweden hosts the next Eurovision competition, which will take place three years after Malmö organized the show. READ

Swedish unions could join a strike against Ryanair. Photo: Lars Pehrson/SvD/SCANPIX

Swedish unions join Ryanair strike threat

Swedish unions have announced plans to join a Danish strike against Ryanair which could see the budget airline pull out of Scandinavia's biggest airport. READ

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

Swedish hunk writes emotional cancer blog

Fabian Bolin, 28, who has appeared in several UK television shows and US movies, is melting hearts with a now viral blog about his cancer treatment. READ

Swedish police are urging people to be vigilant. Photo: Jessica Gow/TT

Summer pickpocket warning in Sweden

Tourists and locals alike are being told to stay on alert for pickpockets this summer, following a dramatic rise in reported cases in recent years. READ

Skåne university hospital. Photo: TT

Was latest Malmö shooting a murder plot?

A 25-year-old man is in hospital after being shot in Malmö in southern Sweden, as police continue to raise concerns about rising gun crime in the city. READ

Features

The Local List

Tanto Beach in Stockholm. Photo: Jessica Gow/TT

Five beaches you won't believe are in Sweden

Few people connect Sweden with a beach holiday, but there are plenty of fabulous seaside spots to enjoy in summer. READ

Opinion

Russian planes perform during the International Maritime Defence show in St.Petersburg earlier this month. Photo: TT/AP/Dmitry Lovetsky

'Russians don't think about Sweden's military'

While there's been much chatter in the global media about Russian military activity off the Swedish island of Gotland, most Russians have never even heard of the place, writes Stockholm-based Russian journalist Elena Bazina. READ

My Swedish Career

Hamed Koramyar at Sweden's political festival, Almedalen. Photo: The Local

‘Sweden has the best infrastructure I’ve known’

Hamed Khoramyar worked for household names in Iran for more than a decade, but forged a new career as an IT entrepreneur after fleeing his home country and seeking asylum in Sweden in 2010. READ

The Local Music

Tove Lo - The Local's number one singer for July. Photo: Promo

The Local's top Swedish songs of the month

The Local's music guru, Paul Connolly, has been sweating over Sweden's hottest new music so you don't have to. Here's a selection of July's best tracks. READ

The Local List

A Swede cooling off in a hammock in Visby, Sweden. Photo: The Local

How to be a cool Swede during a hot summer

As summer finally arrives in the Nordics, here are ten tips on how to cool down and look hot, Swedish style. READ

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EXPAT GUIDE | Presented by Crans-Montana Tourism

Crans-Montana, Switzerland. Photo: Olivier Maire

Crans-Montana: expats' new international hub

Nestled high up in the heart of the Swiss Alps, Crans-Montana offers stunning panoramas of sky-high mountains and serene lakes. But it's more than a resort - it's home to the next generation of expats in Switzerland. READ

A laboratory at Sweden's Public Health Agency (Folkhälsomyndigheten). Photo: TT/Sweden's Public Health Agency Folkhälsomyndigheten

Swedish spice recall after salmonella scare

A seasoning mix has been withdrawn from Swedish supermarkets after it was linked to one of the biggest salmonella outbreaks in the country in recent years. READ

Greece crisis

Stockholm's stock exchange. Photo: Pontus Lundahl/TT

Stockholm market back up after Greece vote

Despite dipping in the immediate aftermath of Greece's referendum, Stockholm's stock market rose again on Tuesday. Meanwhile Eurozone finance ministers and leaders are attending the latest EU crisis talks in Brussels. READ

Uber is available in 57 countries. Photo: TT

Uber Sweden in hot water over driver checks

Car-sharing service Uber is facing questions about how closely it vets drivers after a Swedish newspaper reporter managed to enrol with the company without being given any training. READ

Refugees to Sweden face a long wait to have their passports checked. Photo: Maja Suslin/TT

Refugees to Sweden face long wait for ID checks

Tens of thousands of refugees who applied for asylum in Sweden before the new year are still waiting to have their identification documents processed by the Swedish immigration authorities. READ

Swedish former UN Secretary-General Dag Hammarskjöld. Photo: UPI/SCANPIX

UN seeks new probe on Swede's crash death

UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has called for a fresh investigation into the mysterious plane crash that killed Swedish diplomat and former UN chief Dag Hammarskjöld more than 50 years ago. READ

Swedish police are investigating a shooting in Örebro. Photo: Christine Olsson/TT

One dead after shooting in central Sweden

One of three men hurt in a shooting in central Sweden has died from his injuries, the regional police in Örebro said on Monday. READ

The property in Snorrslida, Sweden. Photo: Dansk Ejendoms Consult

Rude name stops house selling for 1,000 days

A home in southern Sweden has been on the market for more than 1,000 days, with many suggesting its rude-sounding name could be the reason it has failed to attract buyers. READ

Almedalen 2015

Gudrun Schyman in Visby this week. Photo: Henrik Montgomery/TT

Swedes should vote at 16, says top feminist

UPDATED: The co-leader of Sweden’s Feminist Initiative Party has proposed lowering the nation’s voting age in a key speech. READ

Lightening struck early on Monday. File photo: TT

Rain puts dampener on Swedish holiday period

After one of the hottest weekends of the year in many parts of Sweden, cooler temperatures and storms are arriving in Scandinavia. READ

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Nazi basement man sentenced

A man who appeared in an Austrian documentary film in a scene filmed in his basement filled with Nazi memorabilia has been sentenced to ten months conditional imprisonment. READ

EXPAT GUIDE | Work

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Quick tips for writing the perfect Swiss CV

Every country has a slightly different approach to the perfect resume. Rebekka Affolter, who writes the blog for leading Swiss recruitment website swissjobs.ch, tells The Local how to polish up your CV and stand out from the hordes of other jobseekers in Switzerland. READ

The Panther tank removed from a cellar in Kiel, with a prosecutors' evidence label attached to its barrel. Photo: DPA

Police confiscate WW2 tank hidden in cellar

Police searched a villa in a wealthy suburb of Kiel on Wednesday and found a Second World War tank, a torpedo and other weaponry in the cellar. On Thursday they were still working on removing the tank. READ

The golden spirals are each approximately 3cm long and weigh 0.1 grams each. Photo: Vestsjællands Museum.

Bronze Age treasure found in Denmark

Danish archaeologists have found 2,000 gold spirals buried in a field in Zealand that they suspect were used to adorn the ceremonial garbs of sun-worshiping priest-kings during the Bronze Age. READ

A stock photo of a blue shark, the species spotted on the Costa Brava on Thursday. Photo: Mark Conlin/Wikimedia

Costa Brava beaches closed over shark fears

Police on the Costa Brava were forced to close four beaches on Thursday after sharks were spotted in shallow waters. READ

Gallery - Travel

Everyone knows Mont Saint-Michel but what about some of France's more unknown Unesco World Heritage sites? Photo: AFP/Unesco

Ten French Unesco sites you won't have heard of

After France was awarded two new World Heritage sites at the weekend The Local has dug up some of the country’s least known gems on a list that now boasts 41. How many of these have you heard of? READ

The BA flight to London Gatwick was rerouted from Rome to Naples. Photo: Mark Harkin

Passenger fury over BA’s late Italy airport switch

British Airways passengers, or at least the lucky few who made it back to London from Italy on Wednesday night, vented their anger after their flight was rerouted from Rome to Naples without sufficient prior warning. READ

An armed Norwegian policeman patrolling Stavanger. Photo: Mats Danielsen/Wikimedia Commons

Norway Police fired just two shots last year

Norwegian police fired just two shots in the entire of 2014, neither of which killed or injured anyone, according to statistics published last month. READ

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