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 After online retailer Amazon launched in Sweden on Wednesday, shoppers quickly noticed several awkward mistakes in translation. Here are some of the most eyebrow-raising, as spotted by Twitter users. https://www.thelocal.se/20201028/translation-fails-on-amazons-new-swedish-site Wed, 28 Oct 2020 14:07:49 +0100 translation-fails-on-amazons-new-swedish-site From The Local's archive: As Sweden is wooed by Amazon and faces its retail Waterloo, Scandinavia should spurn the global superpower, writes tech entrepreneur Sïmon Saneback. https://www.thelocal.se/20200923/opinion-sweden-is-a-real-catch-for-amazon-but-is-the-feeling-mutual Wed, 23 Sep 2020 10:59:59 +0200 opinion-sweden-is-a-real-catch-for-amazon-but-is-the-feeling-mutual Amazon has officially opened its Swedish site, potentially ushering in a new era for retailers in the Nordic country. https://www.thelocal.se/20201028/amazon-se-is-now-open-for-business-in-sweden Wed, 28 Oct 2020 09:52:31 +0100 amazon-se-is-now-open-for-business-in-sweden Online retailer Amazon on Tuesday confirmed it is planning to launch a Swedish site. But what do you think? Have your say in The Local's poll. https://www.thelocal.se/20200804/quick-poll-how-do-you-feel-about-amazon-coming-to-sweden Tue, 04 Aug 2020 15:34:59 +0200 quick-poll-how-do-you-feel-about-amazon-coming-to-sweden After years of rumours, online retail giant Amazon has confirmed plans to launch in Sweden. https://www.thelocal.se/20200804/amazon-confirms-plans-to-launch-a-swedish-site Tue, 04 Aug 2020 15:07:50 +0200 amazon-confirms-plans-to-launch-a-swedish-site Is Amazon about to roll out a Swedish site? Several experts have told Swedish media that it may happen sooner than you think. https://www.thelocal.se/20200728/is-amazon-coming-to-sweden-rumours-suggest-its-on-its-way Tue, 28 Jul 2020 09:41:43 +0200 is-amazon-coming-to-sweden-rumours-suggest-its-on-its-way Amazon Web Services on Wednesday opened its new data centres just outside of Stockholm – the first of their kind in Sweden. https://www.thelocal.se/20181212/amazon-launches-its-cloud-services-in-sweden Wed, 12 Dec 2018 10:00:16 +0100 amazon-launches-its-cloud-services-in-sweden Amazon Studios is to produce a big-budget series based on Swedish artist's Simon Stålenhag's work set in an alternative version of rural Sweden where science has taken over. https://www.thelocal.se/20180718/amazon-to-make-big-budget-tv-show-based-on-swedish-artists-hit-dystopian-books Wed, 18 Jul 2018 14:17:27 +0200 amazon-to-make-big-budget-tv-show-based-on-swedish-artists-hit-dystopian-books Faced with fierce online competition from the likes of Amazon, affordable fashion giants H&M and Zara are trying to use their stores to boost internet sales. https://www.thelocal.se/20180318/hm-shores-up-defences-as-internet-threatens Sun, 18 Mar 2018 14:17:43 +0100 hm-shores-up-defences-as-internet-threatens In April, Amazon Web Services (AWS) announced it will soon establish three new data centres just outside of Stockholm – the first of their kind in the Nordic region. It's a major boost for the country's tech credentials, but just how did Sweden pull it off? The Local went behind the scenes of the lengthy and secretive process. https://www.thelocal.se/20170504/how-amazon-was-convinced-to-come-to-sweden Thu, 04 May 2017 14:17:16 +0200 how-amazon-was-convinced-to-come-to-sweden Only a few days after it was announced that Amazon is to establish three data centres in Sweden, it has now emerged that the American e-commerce and computing giant has quietly purchased the rights to a key Swedish domain name. https://www.thelocal.se/20170407/amazon-buys-up-swedish-domain-in-hint-at-future-plans Fri, 07 Apr 2017 09:27:23 +0200 amazon-buys-up-swedish-domain-in-hint-at-future-plans Amazon Web Services (AWS) has announced plans to establish three data centres in Sweden. https://www.thelocal.se/20170404/map-amazon-to-open-three-new-data-centres-in-sweden Tue, 04 Apr 2017 13:08:24 +0200 map-amazon-to-open-three-new-data-centres-in-sweden Amazon's attempts to get a slice of the Swedish market have hit the buffers as the owner of the .se domain name has so far refused to sell it to the US e-commerce giant. https://www.thelocal.se/20140412/swede-rejects-amazon-bid-for-se-domain Sat, 12 Apr 2014 14:58:00 +0200 swede-rejects-amazon-bid-for-se-domain The history of the Amazon rainforest's huge biodiversity dates back further than previously thought, according to a discovery by a team led by a researcher at the University of Gothenburg. https://www.thelocal.se/20101201/30538 Wed, 01 Dec 2010 13:30:00 +0100 30538 Sweden's Stieg Larsson is the first author to sell more than one million books in Amazon's Kindle electronic bookstore, the company announced on Tuesday. https://www.thelocal.se/20100728/28036 Wed, 28 Jul 2010 10:04:00 +0200 28036