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 Swedish off-duty police officer has told The Local about the story behind this viral picture capturing the moment she wrestled a brazen criminal to the ground – while wearing a bikini. https://www.thelocal.se/20160728/did-this-swedish-cop-just-make-the-arrest-of-the-year Thu, 28 Jul 2016 16:45:36 +0200 did-this-swedish-cop-just-make-the-arrest-of-the-year Sweden's star striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic has made headlines across the globe after post-game footage captured him wearing what appears to be a bikini. https://www.thelocal.se/20130729/49322 Mon, 29 Jul 2013 16:44:00 +0200 49322 Swedish clothing giant H&M has been slammed by Sweden's advertising watchdog over an ad campaign featuring a deeply tanned model that sparked outrage among cancer groups. https://www.thelocal.se/20120920/43342 Thu, 20 Sep 2012 11:16:00 +0200 43342 A Swedish web magazine has released what it claims to be the best thing to happen to Swedish football in years: a “scandalous” and bikini-clad music video in support of Sweden at the Euro 2012 football championships. https://www.thelocal.se/20120615/41468 Fri, 15 Jun 2012 17:04:00 +0200 41468 The manufacturer of the bikini suspected of having caused severe bust-line burns on a Swedish woman claims that test results reveal the beach garment is not responsible for the woman's scorched skin. https://www.thelocal.se/20120518/40906 Fri, 18 May 2012 13:40:00 +0200 40906 A Swedish woman who went on a sun-soaked retreat sporting a newly acquired bikini and came back with serious burns under her breasts is suspecting that the underwiring in her bra caused her bust injury. https://www.thelocal.se/20120516/40864 Wed, 16 May 2012 11:45:00 +0200 40864 Swedish cheap-and-chic fashion giant H&M on Thursday apologized over a swimwear campaign featuring a deeply tanned model that sparked outrage among cancer groups. https://www.thelocal.se/20120510/40758 Thu, 10 May 2012 18:38:00 +0200 40758 Experts have slammed Swedish retail giant H&M's new swimwear campaign for its alleged glorification of super-tanned bodies. https://www.thelocal.se/20120509/40736 Wed, 09 May 2012 18:43:00 +0200 40736 After numerous complaints about a provocative Ryanair advert featuring a calendar bursting with a bevy of bikini-clad women, the discount airline has been rapped by Sweden's advertising watchdog which ruled the advert was "sexist". https://www.thelocal.se/20120217/39174 Fri, 17 Feb 2012 14:30:00 +0100 39174 A sunbathing session in western Sweden took a sinister turn on Friday when a teenage girl in Lidköping attempted to strangle her cousin with a bikini top. https://www.thelocal.se/20090706/20488 Mon, 06 Jul 2009 14:30:00 +0200 20488 Swedish supermarket chain Ica has announced that it is to stop selling bras for 7-year-olds in its Ica Maxi stores in response to customer protests. https://www.thelocal.se/20090214/17590 Sat, 14 Feb 2009 09:56:00 +0100 17590 When is it too early for girls to try on their bikini? Not soon enough thought Swedish clothing firm Ellos. Massive protests have forced the firm to think again. https://www.thelocal.se/20080724/13252 Thu, 24 Jul 2008 17:48:00 +0200 13252