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 Swedish beauty startup Foreo is launching a "UFO" to make salon-style face mask treatments as much a part of people's days as brushing teeth. https://www.thelocal.se/20180110/swedish-startups-ufo-turns-heads-at-vegas-electronics-show Wed, 10 Jan 2018 08:54:41 +0100 swedish-startups-ufo-turns-heads-at-vegas-electronics-show On Wednesday a 20-year-old Swedish woman posted a photo of herself wearing a bikini, by Friday afternoon the picture had generated over 70,000 likes, almost 4,000 comments, and over 2,300 emailed responses. https://www.thelocal.se/20120727/42274 Fri, 27 Jul 2012 15:12:00 +0200 42274 The Swedish National Board of Health and Welfare (Socialstyrelsen) is proposing a special medical licence for practitioners wanting to carry out cosmetic surgery and an age limit of 18 for patients. https://www.thelocal.se/20120620/41552 Wed, 20 Jun 2012 13:41:00 +0200 41552 Swedish clothing retailer H&M has defended its use of computer-generated bodies adorned with the heads of real models in order to sell swimwear and lingerie. https://www.thelocal.se/20111206/37770 Tue, 06 Dec 2011 14:53:00 +0100 37770 Despite the turbulent financial climate, Swedes aren't cropping their beauty budget, according to recent figures from Statistics Sweden (Statistiska centralbyrån, SCB). https://www.thelocal.se/20111031/37068 Mon, 31 Oct 2011 16:54:00 +0100 37068 Beauty conglomerate L’Oréal continues to market its anti-wrinkle creams in Sweden with ”misleading information” according to Sweden's consumer watchdog, demanding the company be fined. https://www.thelocal.se/20111017/36786 Mon, 17 Oct 2011 13:35:00 +0200 36786 A new Swedish chewing gum promising to keep users "looking their best" has nutrition experts and consumer watchdogs up in arms. https://www.thelocal.se/20110621/34498 Tue, 21 Jun 2011 19:10:00 +0200 34498 A self-help guide published by Gillette to help mums discuss the issue of shaving body hair with their pubescent female offspring, has prompted critical reactions from Swedish parents. https://www.thelocal.se/20110531/34092 Tue, 31 May 2011 17:01:00 +0200 34092 A study conducted by Swedish and Finnish economists has shown that Swedes find politicians on the right of the political scale to be better looking than their left wing counterparts and reward them for it at the ballot box. https://www.thelocal.se/20110224/32236 Thu, 24 Feb 2011 10:32:00 +0100 32236 Swedish researchers at Stockholm's Karolinska Institute have determined that the attractiveness of a person is far more influenced by a good night's rest than previously thought. https://www.thelocal.se/20101216/30890 Thu, 16 Dec 2010 13:00:00 +0100 30890 Having attractive employees doesn’t necessarily add to a company’s bottom line, according to a new study from Karlstad University in central Sweden. https://www.thelocal.se/20080717/13092 Thu, 17 Jul 2008 09:04:00 +0200 13092