The Local Sweden

American man sentenced for stalking Swede

Mon, 11 Aug 2014 18:43:00 +0200

A 20-year-old American was sentenced to a year in jail after he showed up outside a Swedish girl's house - with tape, rope, knives, and cable ties.

'Swedes have forgotten leftist US sympathizers'

Fri, 01 Mar 2013 15:45:00 +0100

The CIA invested heavily in propaganda in Sweden during the early years of the Cold War to counteract Soviet influence, confirms a new documentary that includes details about left-leaning Swedes who sympathized with the US.

'Sweden isn't a socialist hell hole after all'

Wed, 09 May 2012 12:44:00 +0200

Sweden can be eye-opening for any foreigner, but for American Carmen Price, it took more time than she expected in Sweden to disarm her American cultural defense mechanisms.

Swede assaulted by US women hoops players

Sat, 25 Feb 2012 12:37:00 +0100

Two American women basketball players have been remanded in custody by a Swedish court on suspicions of assaulting a man on the streets of Visby on the Baltic island of Gotland last weekend.

Deadly disease threatens Swedish bees

Tue, 26 Jul 2011 19:22:00 +0200

The discovery of a deadly bee disease among several broods in western Sweden have prompted a warning from agriculture officials concerned about containing the contagious illness.

Bildt defends embattled US General McChrystal

Wed, 23 Jun 2010 19:51:00 +0200

Swedish Foreign Minister Carl Bildt has defended embattled US General Stanley McChrystal on Wednesday amid the ongoing fallout over inflammatory remarks allegedly made in a Rolling Stone interview.

Dating Swedish men: bring your own beers

Sat, 14 Jun 2008 16:35:00 +0200

Dating in Sweden: When Isabel March arrived in Sweden from America, she set out to find her own blond bombshell. But dating US-style left her ill-prepared for dealing with the strong, silent types she found in Scandinavia.

Swede held in major US pot bust

Tue, 10 Jun 2008 15:02:00 +0200

A Swedish man was arrested in the United States over the weekend in connection with the seizure of marijuana plants valued at $3 million.