https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Europe in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed Stockholm can be a difficult city to crack, due to long dark winters, high prices, and cultural codes that take a while to adjust to. But these tips will help make things run more smoothly. https://www.thelocal.com/20210901/10-hacks-that-make-life-in-stockholm-much-easier Wed, 01 Sep 2021 13:16:14 +0200 10-hacks-that-make-life-in-stockholm-much-easier There are almost 30,000 islands and islets in the Stockholm archipelago and each of them is different from the next. Here are ten worth visiting, whether you're looking for a party night, a relaxing weekend, seafood or family fun. https://www.thelocal.com/20230720/ten-islands-to-visit-in-the-stockholm-archipelago-and-how-to-get-there Thu, 20 Jul 2023 13:30:17 +0200 ten-islands-to-visit-in-the-stockholm-archipelago-and-how-to-get-there If you looked up at the night sky in Stockholm last night, you may have been lucky enough to spot a rare phenomenon. https://www.thelocal.com/20250702/hell-of-a-bang-did-you-see-the-fireball-that-lit-up-the-stockholm-night-sky Wed, 02 Jul 2025 09:02:21 +0200 hell-of-a-bang-did-you-see-the-fireball-that-lit-up-the-stockholm-night-sky Work has begun on one of the world's largest carbon capture and storage (CCS) sites in Stockholm. When finished, it is expected to be able to capture more than the Swedish capital's annual road emissions. https://www.thelocal.com/20250612/europes-largest-co2-capture-facility-is-being-built-in-stockholm Thu, 12 Jun 2025 17:49:52 +0200 europes-largest-co2-capture-facility-is-being-built-in-stockholm A new government-commissioned inquiry has proposed a series of suggestions that would make it cheaper to travel to Arlanda Airport. https://www.thelocal.com/20250603/how-taking-the-train-to-arlanda-airport-could-get-way-cheaper Tue, 03 Jun 2025 08:56:28 +0200 how-taking-the-train-to-arlanda-airport-could-get-way-cheaper Stockholm's city government has missed a deadline from the US government to certify that they do not have any Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) programmes. Jan Valeskog, the city's deputy mayor, explained why he has rejected this 'bizarre' request. https://www.thelocal.com/20250515/stockholm-v-trump-if-us-embassy-wants-a-building-permit-theyll-have-a-problem Thu, 15 May 2025 17:12:27 +0200 stockholm-v-trump-if-us-embassy-wants-a-building-permit-theyll-have-a-problem The US Embassy has sent a letter to Stockholm council's city planning office demanding it signs a contract confirming that it does not work to promote diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI), Swedish media report. https://www.thelocal.com/20250508/completely-bizarre-stockholm-hits-back-at-us-embassys-anti-dei-contract Thu, 08 May 2025 16:35:44 +0200 completely-bizarre-stockholm-hits-back-at-us-embassys-anti-dei-contract A subletter is set to get back more than 120,000 kronor after having paid too much rent for an apartment in Stockholm's upmarket Östermalm area, the Svea Court of Appeal has ruled. https://www.thelocal.com/20250423/subletter-to-get-120000-kronor-back-for-overpriced-stockholm-rental Wed, 23 Apr 2025 13:40:10 +0200 subletter-to-get-120000-kronor-back-for-overpriced-stockholm-rental A Swedish court has thrown out a decision to halt plans to ban diesel and petrol cars in central Stockholm. https://www.thelocal.com/20250219/banning-diesel-and-petrol-cars-in-central-stockholm-not-illegal Wed, 19 Feb 2025 11:04:54 +0100 banning-diesel-and-petrol-cars-in-central-stockholm-not-illegal The centre-left Social Democrat opposition wants all of southern Stockholm to be turned into a record-large stop-and-search zone in response to an unprecedented wave of explosions. https://www.thelocal.com/20250129/social-democrats-turn-all-of-southern-stockholm-into-one-big-stop-and-search-zone Wed, 29 Jan 2025 07:43:48 +0100 social-democrats-turn-all-of-southern-stockholm-into-one-big-stop-and-search-zone Stockholmers woke up on the morning of November 21st to the first proper snow of the season. Here's what it looked like. https://www.thelocal.com/20241121/in-pictures-stockholm-gets-first-snow-of-the-season Thu, 21 Nov 2024 12:53:34 +0100 in-pictures-stockholm-gets-first-snow-of-the-season A Swedish health supplement company has been sharply criticised by the country's advertising ombudsman for using the extremely offensive c-word in English on a billboard at one of the busiest stations on the Stockholm Metro. https://www.thelocal.com/20241112/you-can-ct-on-us-stockholm-metro-ad-blasted-over-use-of-offensive-c-word Tue, 12 Nov 2024 17:38:01 +0100 you-can-ct-on-us-stockholm-metro-ad-blasted-over-use-of-offensive-c-word The future of Stockholm's second airport, Bromma, is in doubt after regional airline BRA struck a deal with SAS that will move nearly all flights to Arlanda Airport. https://www.thelocal.com/20240917/stockholms-bromma-airports-future-in-doubt-after-it-loses-90-percent-of-air-traffic Tue, 17 Sep 2024 15:13:20 +0200 stockholms-bromma-airports-future-in-doubt-after-it-loses-90-percent-of-air-traffic The Jetline ride, which was the site of an accident last summer which left one dead and seven injured, will be closed for good, Gröna Lund's CEO Jan Eriksson said on Friday. https://www.thelocal.com/20240614/stockholm-theme-park-closes-jetline-ride-for-good-after-deadly-accident Fri, 14 Jun 2024 17:38:07 +0200 stockholm-theme-park-closes-jetline-ride-for-good-after-deadly-accident Stockholm's regional authority is stepping up security after one of the major hospitals in the Swedish capital was targeted by unknown perpetrators in a cyber attack. https://www.thelocal.com/20240228/stockholm-in-crisis-mode-after-hacker-attack-on-major-hospital Wed, 28 Feb 2024 13:15:40 +0100 stockholm-in-crisis-mode-after-hacker-attack-on-major-hospital The city of Stockholm could end up hosting some of the main events if Sweden's bid to host the 2030 Winter Olympics is successful. https://www.thelocal.com/20231121/stockholm-puts-its-backing-behind-swedens-bid-to-host-winter-olympics Tue, 21 Nov 2023 14:34:44 +0100 stockholm-puts-its-backing-behind-swedens-bid-to-host-winter-olympics Stockholm council has announced plans to ban petrol and diesel cars in an area of the city centre, in order to improve air quality for residents. https://www.thelocal.com/20231010/stockholm-to-ban-petrol-and-diesel-cars-in-city-centre Tue, 10 Oct 2023 12:34:03 +0200 stockholm-to-ban-petrol-and-diesel-cars-in-city-centre More people are now queuing for a rental apartment in Stockholm than at any other point since records began. https://www.thelocal.com/20230912/new-record-as-stockholm-apartment-waiting-list-grows-to-810000-people Tue, 12 Sep 2023 13:56:52 +0200 new-record-as-stockholm-apartment-waiting-list-grows-to-810000-people Swedish accident investigators say they have discovered an 'anomaly' at the site of a fatal rollercoaster crash at Stockholm's iconic Gröna Lund amusement park. https://www.thelocal.com/20230627/sweden-rollercoaster-crash-what-happens-now Tue, 27 Jun 2023 08:31:25 +0200 sweden-rollercoaster-crash-what-happens-now Stockholm's iconic Gröna Lund amusement park is closed this week, after a rollercoaster derailed, killing a woman in her 30s and injuring nine others. How could this happen, and what happens next? https://www.thelocal.com/20230626/grona-lund-what-we-know-about-swedens-fatal-rollercoaster-crash Mon, 26 Jun 2023 12:27:55 +0200 grona-lund-what-we-know-about-swedens-fatal-rollercoaster-crash