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 Archaeologists in Sweden have discovered a gold ducat from early medieval Venice in Elleholm, a once thriving port that has now entirely disappeared. https://www.thelocal.se/20180904/unique-medieval-venetian-coin-found-in-abandoned-swedish-port Tue, 04 Sep 2018 13:06:59 +0200 unique-medieval-venetian-coin-found-in-abandoned-swedish-port The trial of a sports coach in Sweden accused of 100 counts of crimes against a dozen teenage boys is under way in Blekinge, with the man admitting that he tied them up but denying that he committed a crime as he believes they gave their consent. https://www.thelocal.se/20170503/trial-of-coach-accused-of-assaulting-boys-begins-in-sweden Wed, 03 May 2017 14:50:59 +0200 trial-of-coach-accused-of-assaulting-boys-begins-in-sweden A sports coach in Sweden faces trial on 100 counts of alleged crimes against a dozen teenage boys, including taping their mouths shut and filming them. https://www.thelocal.se/20170418/coach-accused-of-assaulting-boys-dating-back-at-least-a-decade Tue, 18 Apr 2017 18:40:19 +0200 coach-accused-of-assaulting-boys-dating-back-at-least-a-decade Maritime history experts have tracked down a mysterious nautical chart of the Swedish archipelago found on an old Soviet Union submarine from the Cold War. https://www.thelocal.se/20170308/mystery-cold-war-map-of-swedish-archipelago-found Wed, 08 Mar 2017 18:53:03 +0100 mystery-cold-war-map-of-swedish-archipelago-found Struggling to find a good cup of coffee in Sweden? The results of a new competition naming Sweden's finest coffee makers may just provide a solution. https://www.thelocal.se/20170303/heres-where-to-get-swedens-best-coffee Fri, 03 Mar 2017 17:15:18 +0100 heres-where-to-get-swedens-best-coffee Marine archaeologists believe they have identified a shipwreck in the south of Sweden as an historic warship the same size as the one displayed in Stockholm's world famous Vasa musem. https://www.thelocal.se/20170201/southern-sweden-may-have-its-own-vasa-as-historic-shipwreck-is-identified Wed, 01 Feb 2017 16:47:32 +0100 southern-sweden-may-have-its-own-vasa-as-historic-shipwreck-is-identified Swedish archaeologists have revealed a secret hoard of ancient trinkets including gold figures and Viking coins, with experts hoping the find will reveal more information about the Iron Age in Sweden. https://www.thelocal.se/20131115/viking-age-gold-men-found-in-southern-sweden Fri, 15 Nov 2013 15:53:00 +0100 viking-age-gold-men-found-in-southern-sweden The police have found the remains of a human foot in a boot, which they think may belong to a woman who has been missing in Vilshult, southern Sweden, since early 2011. https://www.thelocal.se/20130531/48242 Fri, 31 May 2013 10:20:00 +0200 48242 Two days after a 23-year-old French exchange student was found dead in southern Sweden, university officials have expressed their shock at the loss, and are holding a memorial service in his honour. https://www.thelocal.se/20130125/45812 Fri, 25 Jan 2013 10:15:00 +0100 45812 The 23-year-old French student who had been missing for two weeks in southern Sweden was found dead on Wednesday night, with police stating that they no longer suspected any foul play. https://www.thelocal.se/20130124/45790 Thu, 24 Jan 2013 10:30:00 +0100 45790 Police in southern Sweden suspect a missing 23-year-old French exchange student who disappeared nearly two weeks ago may have been kidnapped. https://www.thelocal.se/20130123/45766 Wed, 23 Jan 2013 09:04:00 +0100 45766 A couple in their seventies were hospitalized in southern Sweden on Tuesday after they were hit by a stolen car driven by two young men, who have since confessed to the crime. https://www.thelocal.se/20130102/45368 Wed, 02 Jan 2013 08:00:00 +0100 45368 A unexplained illness has been plaguing the elk community of southern Sweden, with experts perplexed as to why so many are being found dead or dying. https://www.thelocal.se/20120810/42530 Fri, 10 Aug 2012 11:47:00 +0200 42530 The degree of panic in the voices of those who call Swedish emergency service operator SOS Alarm plays an important role in how operators assess callers' need for help, a new study has found. https://www.thelocal.se/20120619/41524 Tue, 19 Jun 2012 10:28:00 +0200 41524 A 28-year-old man sentenced to 12 years in prison in April for murdering his best friend has had his conviction overturned on appeal, but was nevertheless found guilty of having thrown the victim's body in a sewer. https://www.thelocal.se/20120618/41514 Mon, 18 Jun 2012 17:57:00 +0200 41514 A woman whose boyfriend died after she was unable to get through to Swedish emergency response service SOS Alarm has reported the matter to health authorities. https://www.thelocal.se/20120201/38842 Wed, 01 Feb 2012 09:51:00 +0100 38842 A man who used Facebook and other social media media websites to come in contact with Swedish teen girls, was sentenced to six-years in prison on Wednesday for a series of sex attacks. https://www.thelocal.se/20120126/38732 Thu, 26 Jan 2012 10:20:00 +0100 38732 A 23-year-old man from Blekinge, in southern Sweden, has been charged with six rapes on a total of five teenage victims, of which two are under fifteen years of age. https://www.thelocal.se/20120103/38314 Tue, 03 Jan 2012 16:00:00 +0100 38314 A woman from Blekinge was thrilled when she learned she won 3 million kronor from a Triss lotto scratch-off, but to date she has only received 10,000. https://www.thelocal.se/20111014/36750 Fri, 14 Oct 2011 16:52:00 +0200 36750 A 39-year-old man from Karlskrona in southern Sweden who admitted to stabbing his neighbour to death citing incessant noise coming from the victim's flat, was sentenced to psychiatric care by a Blekinge court on Friday. https://www.thelocal.se/20110715/34972 Fri, 15 Jul 2011 16:47:00 +0200 34972