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 Sweden's government has decided to leave its ski resorts open during the current 'sports holiday', despite concerns that this could lead to rising infections. The Local spoke to Anders Lindblom, the infectious disease doctor in Dalarna, about how it is going in the region's ski resorts. https://www.thelocal.se/20210224/interview-dalarnas-infectious-disease-doctor-on-how-to-have-a-safe-ski-season Wed, 24 Feb 2021 10:57:33 +0100 interview-dalarnas-infectious-disease-doctor-on-how-to-have-a-safe-ski-season Every week one of The Local's readers takes over our Instagram. Today, photographer Darren Hamlin shows us his remote part of Sweden. https://www.thelocal.se/20190827/mysweden-the-commuting-was-getting-to-me-and-we-decided-we-needed-a-change Tue, 27 Aug 2019 14:41:13 +0200 mysweden-the-commuting-was-getting-to-me-and-we-decided-we-needed-a-change Milan-Cortina d'Ampezzo has been chosen to host the 2026 Winter Olympic Games, beating Stockholm-Åre's bid. https://www.thelocal.se/20190624/winter-olympics-sweden-milan-stockholm-re-italy Mon, 24 Jun 2019 19:45:30 +0200 winter-olympics-sweden-milan-stockholm-re-italy Stockholm or Milan? The winner of the Olympic bid will be announced TODAY. https://www.thelocal.se/20190624/sweden-totally-ready-to-host-the-winter-olympics Mon, 24 Jun 2019 09:39:37 +0200 sweden-totally-ready-to-host-the-winter-olympics Olympic gold medalist Frida Hansdotter will retire after the World Cup finals in March, she announced on Wednesday. https://www.thelocal.se/20190306/olympic-skier-frida-hansdotter-to-retire-after-world-cup Wed, 06 Mar 2019 16:36:31 +0100 olympic-skier-frida-hansdotter-to-retire-after-world-cup Olympic champion Aksel Lund Svindal retired from alpine skiing with a bang Saturday as he won world downhill silver in a thrilling Norwegian one-two led by teammate Kjetil Jansrud. https://www.thelocal.se/20190209/norway-skier-bows-out-with-silver-at-world-cup-in-sweden Sat, 09 Feb 2019 18:22:00 +0100 norway-skier-bows-out-with-silver-at-world-cup-in-sweden Last year many newcomers couldn’t get away fast enough from northern Sweden, but one ski resort has convinced lots of refugees to stay, or even to return. https://www.thelocal.se/20161102/is-re-swedens-most-integrated-community Wed, 02 Nov 2016 15:38:50 +0100 is-re-swedens-most-integrated-community Swedes had barely even locked up their summer houses and stowed away the barbecue when the first snow of the season fell. https://www.thelocal.se/20160811/its-snowing-in-august-and-the-swedes-are-super-excited-winter Thu, 11 Aug 2016 12:58:38 +0200 its-snowing-in-august-and-the-swedes-are-super-excited-winter The International Ski Federation (FIS) announced Thursday that the Swedish resort of Åre will host the 2019 World Alpine Ski Championships. https://www.thelocal.se/20140606/swedish-resort-re-chosen-to-host-2019-ski-worlds Fri, 06 Jun 2014 10:08:00 +0200 swedish-resort-re-chosen-to-host-2019-ski-worlds A snowslide broke out in Åre just a day after a powerful avalanche claimed a young man's life, leading police to appeal to skiers to avoid off-piste areas. https://www.thelocal.se/20130310/46642 Sun, 10 Mar 2013 10:47:00 +0100 46642 A man in his thirties was found buried under the snow three hours after getting caught in a powerful avalanche in the popular Swedish ski resort Åre on Friday. https://www.thelocal.se/20130309/46630 Sat, 09 Mar 2013 10:33:00 +0100 46630 With Sweden hunkering down for another stretch of winter weather, The Local offfers a run down of Swedish ski areas, where new snow brings fists raised in glee, rather than anger. https://www.thelocal.se/20130129/31982 Tue, 29 Jan 2013 16:38:00 +0100 31982 An avalanche broke out Monday in Åre just a day after alert levels were raised in the area, but according to the police nobody was trapped or injured. https://www.thelocal.se/20121231/45352 Mon, 31 Dec 2012 13:36:00 +0100 45352 A 68-year-old man who went missing in the wilderness near Åre in northern Sweden in early July was found alive on Saturday, after weeks spent wandering in the woods. https://www.thelocal.se/20120715/42030 Sun, 15 Jul 2012 12:02:00 +0200 42030 A hotel in the popular Swedish ski resort Åre advertised through a website, on travel blogs as well as being featured on a tourist website of the area, turned out to be fake when a local paper revealed that there has never been a hotel in that location. https://www.thelocal.se/20120112/38474 Thu, 12 Jan 2012 17:54:00 +0100 38474 Stockholm and the Sweden's west coast are the two most popular destinations for Swedish tourists this summer, according to a new survey. https://www.thelocal.se/20110602/34142 Thu, 02 Jun 2011 16:27:00 +0200 34142 A team of snowmobiles deployed by US firm Google has spent the past week travelling Sweden's ski resorts, mapping out the peaks and the valleys for its Street View service. https://www.thelocal.se/20110321/32720 Mon, 21 Mar 2011 12:40:00 +0100 32720 A Swedish man has reported a charcuterie in the north of Sweden to the Consumer Agency (Konsumentverket). The reason – according to the label there is too much meat in the sausages. https://www.thelocal.se/20110320/32702 Sun, 20 Mar 2011 12:20:00 +0100 32702 An avalanche rumbled down a valley near Åre in northern Sweden on Sunday afternoon. Search teams with dogs have been dispatched to the area to search for anyone who may have been caught in the slide. https://www.thelocal.se/20110306/32428 Sun, 06 Mar 2011 18:40:00 +0100 32428 Two avalanches were triggered in two consecutive days at the Swedish ski resort of Åre this week, prompting warnings about increased avalanche risk in the Swedish mountains. https://www.thelocal.se/20101229/31128 Wed, 29 Dec 2010 12:38:00 +0100 31128