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 The two people who were swept away by an avalanche in Sweden's far north on Thursday have died in hospital. https://www.thelocal.se/20250320/two-people-and-helicopter-swept-away-in-swedish-avalanche Thu, 20 Mar 2025 18:58:32 +0100 two-people-and-helicopter-swept-away-in-swedish-avalanche Norwegian authorities have given up hope of finding four Swedish and Finnish skiers alive after they appeared to have been swept away by an avalanche in the Arctic. https://www.thelocal.se/20190104/swedish-and-finnish-skiers-presumed-dead-in-norway-avalanche Fri, 04 Jan 2019 17:06:22 +0100 swedish-and-finnish-skiers-presumed-dead-in-norway-avalanche Swedish authorities warned of avalanches in mountainous regions and slippery roads across central and northern Sweden on Friday. https://www.thelocal.se/20190104/sweden-weather-icy-roads-and-avalanche-warnings Fri, 04 Jan 2019 11:32:49 +0100 sweden-weather-icy-roads-and-avalanche-warnings A man who was caught in an avalanche north of Sweden's highest mountain Kebnekaise has died. https://www.thelocal.se/20180404/kebnekaise-avalanche-kills-norwegian-man Wed, 04 Apr 2018 09:47:08 +0200 kebnekaise-avalanche-kills-norwegian-man A 45-year-old man died in an avalanche in central Sweden on Thursday, but his three friends managed to escape uninjured. https://www.thelocal.se/20180323/man-dies-in-central-sweden-avalanche Fri, 23 Mar 2018 09:49:35 +0100 man-dies-in-central-sweden-avalanche Indian police said a Swedish tourist in his mid-20s died on Thursday after an avalanche tore through a Himalayan resort. https://www.thelocal.se/20180118/swedish-skier-killed-in-avalanche-in-indian-kashmir Thu, 18 Jan 2018 16:32:47 +0100 swedish-skier-killed-in-avalanche-in-indian-kashmir Two people were stuck on a mountain in Abisko near the border with Norway. https://www.thelocal.se/20170327/two-people-stuck-on-mountain-in-bad-weather-abisko Mon, 27 Mar 2017 14:08:11 +0200 two-people-stuck-on-mountain-in-bad-weather-abisko Mountain areas in northern Sweden have been put on high alert for avalanches. https://www.thelocal.se/20170125/avalanche-warning-for-northern-sweden Wed, 25 Jan 2017 11:52:44 +0100 avalanche-warning-for-northern-sweden Swedish freeskier Matilda Rapaport has died after an avalanche accident while skiing in Chile. https://www.thelocal.se/20160718/swedish-skier-dies-in-avalanche-tragedy Mon, 18 Jul 2016 18:46:03 +0200 swedish-skier-dies-in-avalanche-tragedy An avalanche claimed the life of a 21-year-old Swedish man on Monday in the latest of series of skiing fatalities in the Swiss Alps. The man was part of a party of three other Swedish skiers. https://www.thelocal.se/20140218/avalanche-claims-life-of-swedish-off-piste-skier-2 Tue, 18 Feb 2014 11:15:00 +0100 avalanche-claims-life-of-swedish-off-piste-skier-2 Two women were injured after being swept away in an avalanche on Sunday near a popular ski area in northern Sweden. https://www.thelocal.se/20140217/two-injured-in-avalanche-at-swedish-ski-area Mon, 17 Feb 2014 09:34:00 +0100 two-injured-in-avalanche-at-swedish-ski-area 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 Swedish ski resort operator Skistar has admitted mistakes that could have prevented a 20-year-old man being dragged into an avalanche in Tegelfjäll in northern Sweden on Saturday. https://www.thelocal.se/20130303/46510 Sun, 03 Mar 2013 12:14:00 +0100 46510 Swedish skier Sverre Liliequist has tumbled into the world spotlight after a video clip of his mid-run backflip in the Swiss Alps - with what looks like an avalanche in hot pursuit - went viral on YouTube. https://www.thelocal.se/20130215/46220 Fri, 15 Feb 2013 14:45:00 +0100 46220 A Swedish man in his twenties lost his life on Wednesday in an avalanche near Verbier, which also seriously injured two of his fellow off-piste skiers. https://www.thelocal.se/20130214/46188 Thu, 14 Feb 2013 08:26:00 +0100 46188 A 32-year-old Swedish climber died of his injuries on Thursday evening after being carried off by an avalanche in Norway earlier in the day. https://www.thelocal.se/20130104/45416 Fri, 04 Jan 2013 08:25:00 +0100 45416 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 Strong winds and plenty of fresh snow have caused Swedish meteorologists to raise the alarm for potential avalanches. https://www.thelocal.se/20121226/45276 Wed, 26 Dec 2012 11:33:00 +0100 45276 A Swedish woman skiing out of bounds near Nandaz in the Swiss canton of Valais was killed by an avalanche on Wednesday. https://www.thelocal.se/20121220/45188 Thu, 20 Dec 2012 13:39:00 +0100 45188