https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Sweden in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed A derby match between two rival clubs in Stockholm has been marred by rioting, with violence and public order breaches among the problems. https://www.thelocal.se/20170828/stockholm-derby-match-marred-by-multiple-violent-riots Mon, 28 Aug 2017 12:47:45 +0200 stockholm-derby-match-marred-by-multiple-violent-riots Two thirds of some 3,000 violent extremists currently in Sweden are believed to have Islamist motives, the head of the country's security police Säpo said on Monday. https://www.thelocal.se/20170703/2000-islamist-extremists-in-sweden-security-police Mon, 03 Jul 2017 15:19:17 +0200 2000-islamist-extremists-in-sweden-security-police Donald Trump has taken to Twitter to explain the source of his comments about a supposed serious incident "last night in Sweden" which left Swedes baffled over what he was talking about. https://www.thelocal.se/20170220/donald-trump-explains-last-night-in-sweden-comment Mon, 20 Feb 2017 08:35:15 +0100 donald-trump-explains-last-night-in-sweden-comment With Sweden’s comedian of the year Al Pitcher releasing his first book this week, The Local catches up with him to find out more, and we preview our first ever “Local Lockdown” video segment. https://www.thelocal.se/20120516/40880 Wed, 16 May 2012 19:22:00 +0200 40880 The Riksdag's Committee on Industry and Trade (Näringsutskottet) wants to halt the sale of government shares in mortgage lender SBAB, Posten Norden and telecommunications company TeliaSonera. https://www.thelocal.se/20110301/32340 Tue, 01 Mar 2011 17:47:00 +0100 32340 Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt on Thursday suffered his first parliamentary defeat since reelection as the far-right Sweden Democrats and centre-left opposition voted in favour of major cuts to the government’s administrative budget. https://www.thelocal.se/20101209/30736 Thu, 09 Dec 2010 17:29:00 +0100 30736 The Finnish National Bureau of Investigation (Centralkriminalpolisen - CKP) has now confirmed that a ransom has been demanded for the missing cargo ship Arctic Sea, which disappeared off the Swedish island of Öland at the end of July. https://www.thelocal.se/20090816/21492 Sun, 16 Aug 2009 11:35:00 +0200 21492 A Malmö court has acquitted the head of the al-Aqsa Foundation in Sweden on charges that he used funds from the charity to support Hamas. https://www.thelocal.se/20090217/17642 Tue, 17 Feb 2009 12:44:00 +0100 17642 Security was tight at a Malmö courthouse as proceedings began on Monday to determine whether or not donations to the Swedish chapter of a Palestinian foundation were being used to support Hamas. https://www.thelocal.se/20090202/17314 Mon, 02 Feb 2009 15:20:00 +0100 17314 The fence around a set of bleachers has crashed to the ground at a Gothenburg football match, resulting in injuries to supporters who fell nearly two metres in the incident. https://www.thelocal.se/20081019/15064 Sun, 19 Oct 2008 16:37:00 +0200 15064