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 Obsessed with fika? Apparently you should head to Alingsås in west Sweden, which hopes to put itself on the map as the world's 'Capital of Fika'. https://www.thelocal.se/20160324/why-is-this-swedish-town-the-world-capital-of-fika Thu, 24 Mar 2016 13:36:44 +0100 why-is-this-swedish-town-the-world-capital-of-fika A man was arrested in western Sweden on suspicion of murdering a woman and seriously injuring three people after he went on a rampage in his apartment on Sunday. https://www.thelocal.se/20121210/44952 Mon, 10 Dec 2012 08:00:00 +0100 44952 Police have found a discarded safe in southern Sweden in what may prove to be the vital clue and motive behind the brutal double murder of an elderly farming couple in south western Sweden last year. https://www.thelocal.se/20120820/42716 Mon, 20 Aug 2012 12:20:00 +0200 42716 Two Polish nationals have been sentenced to life in prison by a Swedish court for the brutal double murder of an elderly couple on a farm in Långared in southwestern Sweden last autumn. https://www.thelocal.se/20120627/41684 Wed, 27 Jun 2012 13:43:00 +0200 41684 The two men suspected of a gruesome double murder of an elderly couple on a farm in southwestern Sweden last autumn reportedly showed no emotion during an inspection of the crime scene on Tuesday. https://www.thelocal.se/20120605/41264 Tue, 05 Jun 2012 14:41:00 +0200 41264 Prosecutors on Monday formally charged two men suspected in a gruesome double murder of an elderly couple on a farm in southwestern Sweden last autumn. https://www.thelocal.se/20120521/40948 Mon, 21 May 2012 13:31:00 +0200 40948 Another two people are now suspected of involvement in the murder of the elderly farmer couple in the village Långared, in southwestern Sweden. https://www.thelocal.se/20111217/37996 Sat, 17 Dec 2011 13:34:00 +0100 37996 Two people wanted for the brutal slaying of an elderly farming couple outside of Alingsås in western Sweden have been arrested in Poland. https://www.thelocal.se/20111117/37406 Thu, 17 Nov 2011 12:15:00 +0100 37406 Arrest warrants have been issued for two men suspected of the brutal murder of a couple on their dairy farm outside of Alingsås in western Sweden, although prosecutors believe both suspects have likely left the country. https://www.thelocal.se/20111107/37214 Mon, 07 Nov 2011 15:28:00 +0100 37214 Police arrested a 36-year-old man on Friday afternoon for his suspected role in the execution-style murder of a couple on a farm in western Sweden. https://www.thelocal.se/20111021/36874 Fri, 21 Oct 2011 17:02:00 +0200 36874 A man and a woman were found brutally murdered on a farm in western Sweden on Wednesday afternoon after the couple failed to turn up for choir practice. https://www.thelocal.se/20111020/36848 Thu, 20 Oct 2011 09:36:00 +0200 36848 Alingsås in western Sweden has commissioned an offbeat work of art made entirely of potatoes to commemorate Potato Day, hoping to 'strike a blow' for the humble spud. https://www.thelocal.se/20101026/29834 Tue, 26 Oct 2010 13:27:00 +0200 29834 A 39-year-old woman who sexually assualted an underage boy and photographed the attack was sentenced to two and a half years in prison on Friday. https://www.thelocal.se/20090706/20484 Mon, 06 Jul 2009 12:45:00 +0200 20484 The 21-year-old ex-boyfriend of Nathalie Johansen, whose body was found buried near a farm in late September, has been sentenced to nine years in prison for killing the 20-year-old woman. https://www.thelocal.se/20081203/16096 Wed, 03 Dec 2008 13:50:00 +0100 16096 The ex-boyfriend of 20-year-old Nathalie Johansen, who has been missing since May, confessed on Sunday evening to killing her. https://www.thelocal.se/20080929/14622 Mon, 29 Sep 2008 10:22:00 +0200 14622 A body, thought to be that of 20-year-old Nathalie Johansen, was found buried near a farm in Herrljunga in western Sweden on Saturday. Her 21-year-old boyfriend has been arrested. https://www.thelocal.se/20080928/14610 Sun, 28 Sep 2008 13:27:00 +0200 14610 The United Nations has declared 2008 the international year of the potato and now the lovable spud is set to have its own academy seated in Alingsås in western Sweden. https://www.thelocal.se/20080624/12622 Tue, 24 Jun 2008 16:30:00 +0200 12622 Police have taken a man in for questioning in connection with the suspected murder of 20-year-old Nathalie Johansen, who has been missing from her home in Alingsås in western Sweden since Thursday. https://www.thelocal.se/20080519/11876 Mon, 19 May 2008 19:43:00 +0200 11876 Police are looking for a 20-year-old woman from Alingsås in western Sweden who has been missing since Thursday. https://www.thelocal.se/20080519/11852 Mon, 19 May 2008 09:28:00 +0200 11852 A daycare teacher in Alingsås in western Sweden has been warned for giving cat food to the children. https://www.thelocal.se/20080301/10198 Sat, 01 Mar 2008 10:42:00 +0100 10198