The Local Sweden 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 Abba duo to collaborate on Pippi Longstocking circus show The songwriting duo behind the Swedish pop group Abba is collaborating on a new circus show based on Sweden's other great cultural export, Pippi Longstocking. https://www.thelocal.se/20191115/abba-duo-to-collaborate-on-pippi-longstocking-circus-show Fri, 15 Nov 2019 17:06:12 +0100 abba-duo-to-collaborate-on-pippi-longstocking-circus-show Swedish council outlaws elephants in town centre You would not normally associate elephants with Sweden. But one town in the Nordic country has decided that it's better to be safe than sorry – so it has created a new bylaw forbidding elephants from parading its streets. https://www.thelocal.se/20150326/swedish-council-outlaws-elephants-in-town-centree Thu, 26 Mar 2015 09:13:22 +0100 swedish-council-outlaws-elephants-in-town-centree Runaway camels give Swedish driver the hump A driver in southern Sweden had to reassure police he wasn't drunk after his journey home from work in the early hours of the morning was interrupted by a herd of escaped circus camels. https://www.thelocal.se/20130909/50146 Mon, 09 Sep 2013 14:19:00 +0200 50146 Runaway goat takes night-time stroll Police are searching for the owners of a goat who was found wandering the streets of Skara in western Sweden on Friday night. https://www.thelocal.se/20130615/48510 Sat, 15 Jun 2013 14:20:00 +0200 48510 Runaway camels cause traffic chaos A flock of camels escaped from a circus in southern Sweden on Saturday, blocking traffic before wandering off to a nearby parking lot where they took a leisurely stroll around the cars. https://www.thelocal.se/20130407/47184 Sun, 07 Apr 2013 14:42:00 +0200 47184 Woman hit by arrow at Stockholm circus A woman was hit in the stomach by a crossbow arrow in the middle of a Christmas show performance at Circus Scott in Stockholm. https://www.thelocal.se/20121209/44950 Sun, 09 Dec 2012 18:16:00 +0100 44950 Malmö elephant dies after sit down protest Malmö emergency services had to break off their attempts to coax a lying elephant back on to its feet on Wednesday afternoon - the elephant refused and had to be put down. https://www.thelocal.se/20090311/18142 Wed, 11 Mar 2009 15:51:00 +0100 18142 Teenage trapeze artist in dramatic fall A 15-year-old Chinese trapeze artist suffered head injuries after falling six metres in front of a full audience at a circus in Stockholm on Saturday. https://www.thelocal.se/20070506/7213 Sun, 06 May 2007 14:26:00 +0200 7213