Wednesday, March 9, 2016

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Trollhättan school attack
Killer spent two weeks planning school attack
CC TV footage of the attacker, Anton Lundin Pettersson. Photo: Police preliminary report/TT

Killer spent two weeks planning school attack

UPDATED: The attacks that left three dead were racially motivated, police say. 
Swede slapped with fine for 'Hitler salutes'
A police sign in Umeå (left) and Nazis saluting Adolf Hitler (right). Photos: TT

Swede slapped with fine for 'Hitler salutes' 

The 28-year-old man was convicted of inciting racial hatred by a court in Umeå in northern Sweden. 
What was Kanye West doing visiting Ikea's HQ in Sweden?
Kanye West snapped in the US last year (left) and an Ikea store (right) Photos: AP/TT

What was Kanye West doing visiting Ikea's HQ in Sweden?

UPDATED: The US rapper has made a mysterious appearance at Ikea's birthplace, Älmhult. 
Police defend warning for solo women in northern Sweden
Östersund in northern Sweden. Photo: Marcus Ericsson/TT

Police defend warning for solo women in northern Sweden

UPDATED: Police in Östersund in northern Sweden have defended warning women about being out on their own after dark, after the city's mayor trashed the idea. 
Wacky Swedish town bids millions for tree
An apple picker picks new varieties of apple. Photo: Heather Ainsworth/AP

Wacky Swedish town bids millions for tree 

But will they be pipped to the purchase?  
    Are anti-groping vigilantes patrolling Sweden's pools?
    A file image of a woman swimming in Åkeshov, Stockholm. Photo: Simon Paulin/SvD/Scanpix

    Are anti-groping vigilantes patrolling Sweden's pools?

    A swimming pool boss tells The Local the "groping guards" do not regularly patrol her leisure centre, despite media reports to the contrary. 
      Volvo's owner: We might make cars in Sweden
      A worker welds the interior of a car at a Geely factory in Ningbo, China. Photo: Eugene Hoshiko/AP

      Volvo's owner: We might make cars in Sweden

      Geely Cars is thinking of basing its European headquarters in Sweden.  
        Viola Beach crash
        Swedish police seek witness in UK band's fatal crash
        The bridge where the incident took place last month. Photo: Johan Nilsson/TT

        Swedish police seek witness in UK band's fatal crash

        UPDATED: Swedish police are seeking a taxi driver who saw the car of British indie band Viola Beach plunge off a canal bridge. 
        Opinion - Brexit
        Why these Brits in Sweden are stressed out about Brexit
        Kristian Hell, Jason Dainter and Claire Duffy all have British passports but live in Sweden. Photos: Private

        Why these Brits in Sweden are stressed out about Brexit

        In four months' time the UK could vote to leave the EU. Here's why it's worrying expats (even the ones who like the idea). 
        Man seeks asylum after surviving flight in plane hold
        File photo of Stockholm's Arlanda airport. Credit: Lars Pehrson/SvD/TT

        Man seeks asylum after surviving flight in plane hold

        Staff at Stockholm's Arlanda airport discovered a 27-year-old man on board a plane arriving from Ethiopia on Monday. 
          Features
          The Local Recipes
          How to make traditional Swedish spelt bread
          Swedish spelt bread. Photo: John Duxbury/Swedish Food

          How to make traditional Swedish spelt bread

          Swedes love making bread, so join the nationwide cult and start kneading. Here's one of The Local's favourite recipes by food writer John Duxbury. 
          IN PICTURES
          Royal family welcomes Prince Oscar into world
          Sweden's royals held a ceremony on Thursday. Photo: Anders Wiklund/TT

          Royal family welcomes Prince Oscar into world

          Swedish pomp and ceremony was out in force on Thursday as the royal family marked Prince Oscar's birth in style. 
          What's on in Sweden
          Five stunning exhibitions for art lovers in Sweden
          The Liljevalchs Spring Salon 2016. Photo: Marcus Ericsson/TT

          Five stunning exhibitions for art lovers in Sweden

          Sweden offers a feast for the eyes this week with several top-notch exhibitions across the country. Here are our favourites. 
          The Local List
          Eight hot Swedish Hollywood acts you need to know about
          Rebecca Ferguson, Alexander Skarsgård and Alicia Vikander. Photo: Ronald Zak/Jordan Strauss/Victoria Will/Invision/AP

          Eight hot Swedish Hollywood acts you need to know about

          It's not just Swedish Oscar winner Alicia Vikander who's big in Hollywood right now. 
          Interview 
          Inside Sweden's secret hotel for sour dough obsessives
          Manager Joakim Blomqvist inside the airport bakery. Photo: Private

          Inside Sweden's secret hotel for sour dough obsessives

          While many Swedes are spending this week on half term ski trips with their children, a bakery at Stockholm's Arlanda airport is looking after their other prized possession: sour dough. 
          More news
          Swedish pool in hot water for 'man-free' swimming date
          Girls in the Hylliebadet pool. Photo: Hyllie.com

          Swedish pool in hot water for 'man-free' swimming date

          Men and boys are being temporarily banned from a Swedish swimming pool, but the International Women's Day initiative is making a splash for all the wrong reasons. 
          Sleeping Prince Oscar melts hearts in Sweden
          Prince Oscar, five days after he was born. Photo: Swedish Royal Court

          Sleeping Prince Oscar melts hearts in Sweden

          The first close-up photo of Sweden's new prince has been released by the Royal Court. 
          Two pupils in hospital after school bus flips over in snow
          File photo of a sign warning about ice falls in Sweden. Credit: Tomas Oneborg/SvD/TT/

          Two pupils in hospital after school bus flips over in snow

          The bus ended up on its side in a ditch after coming off a snowy road in Motala in central Sweden. 
          Brexit
          Sweden's nationalist party backs EU Brexit
          Sweden Democrat leader Jimmie Åkesson pictured in 2015. Photo: Anders Wiklund/TT

          Sweden's nationalist party backs EU Brexit

          The leader of the Sweden Democrats, Jimmie Åkesson, told his country's biggest TV debate show that there was "nothing negative" about leaving the EU. 
          The Local Music
          Thirteen fantastic songs for March in Sweden
          Icona Pop's new single is a return to form. Photo: Pontus Lundahl/TT

          Thirteen fantastic songs for March in Sweden

          New songs from Swedish acts Tove Lo, Icona Pop and YAST are rocking our world. 
          From our other editions
          ‘No asylum in Austria’ adverts in Afghanistan
          Austria's aslum law is now stricter. Credit: Bundesministerium für Inneres/Twitter

          ‘No asylum in Austria’ adverts in Afghanistan

          Austria to launch an advertising campaign in Afghanistan to dissuade economic migrants. 
          Cow dies after sexual abuse by tractor thief
          File photo of cows. Photo: Lindy Buckley/Flickr

          Cow dies after sexual abuse by tractor thief

          A man has admitted to sexually abusing two cows, one of which died.  
          Bring refugees from Greece yourself, Austria tells Merkel
          People camping on a train platform in Idomeni, on the Greek-Macedonian border. Photo: DPA

          Bring refugees from Greece yourself, Austria tells Merkel

          Austria doesn't want to be Germany's welcome mat any longer. 
          Denmark wants to deport extremist imams
          The Mosque at Grimhøjvej, Aarhus, that is at the centre of the political storm. Photo: Henning Bagger/Scanpix

          Denmark wants to deport extremist imams

          A government spokesperson has proposed that all foreign imams be banned from Denmark.  
          Spanish town bans bizarre duck throwing festival
          The woman repeatedly swings the duck at the activist. Photo: Animal Rescue España

          Spanish town bans bizarre duck throwing festival

          One Spanish town has decided to take action against its "cruel" century-old tradition.  
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