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 Each day of December up until Christmas Eve, The Local is sharing the story behind a surprising Swedish fact as part of our own Advent calendar. https://www.thelocal.se/20191214/adventcalendar-the-creepy-swedish-experiment-that-pitted-coffee-against-tea Sat, 14 Dec 2019 07:59:23 +0100 adventcalendar-the-creepy-swedish-experiment-that-pitted-coffee-against-tea Australian coffee entrepreneur Steve Moloney has three times been named Sweden's best barista and has set up a successful business in his six years in the country. But now he has been told he may have to leave Sweden by the Migration Agency. https://www.thelocal.se/20190215/award-winning-australian-coffee-entrepreneur-told-to-leave-sweden Fri, 15 Feb 2019 18:37:31 +0100 award-winning-australian-coffee-entrepreneur-told-to-leave-sweden Malmö is home to a growing number of students, while the city’s creative industries have brought a large number of freelancers. Here are some of our favourite cafés to head to with your laptop in Sweden's third city. https://www.thelocal.se/20190205/five-perfect-cafs-for-studying-or-working-in-malm Tue, 05 Feb 2019 15:12:44 +0100 five-perfect-cafs-for-studying-or-working-in-malm When Steve Moloney made the decision to move to Sweden, he had no clue he would get into the coffee business, and even less that he would become the Swedish National Barista Champion. https://www.thelocal.se/20180730/we-are-all-extremely-lucky-to-be-working-in-coffee-here-in-sweden Mon, 30 Jul 2018 08:59:00 +0200 we-are-all-extremely-lucky-to-be-working-in-coffee-here-in-sweden Fikasugen? Here are the best cafes of 2018 according to the White Guide, which lists the best places to eat and drink in the country. https://www.thelocal.se/20180525/these-are-2018s-best-places-to-have-fika-in-sweden Fri, 25 May 2018 18:10:01 +0200 these-are-2018s-best-places-to-have-fika-in-sweden It wasn't the usual allure of love or even the Scandinavian lifestyle that brought Irishman Jack Ryan to Sweden. Rather, it was the love of something much more simple: decent insulation. https://www.thelocal.se/20170731/when-people-ask-me-if-im-a-love-refugee-in-sweden-i-say-noits-the-insulation Mon, 31 Jul 2017 08:59:00 +0200 when-people-ask-me-if-im-a-love-refugee-in-sweden-i-say-noits-the-insulation Alex Arquati, from Cornwall in England, traded in the daily grind of a 9-5 for a grind of a different sort when he opened up Stockholm's first full-time eco-friendly bike cafe. https://www.thelocal.se/20170403/i-think-sweden-wants-people-to-succeed Mon, 03 Apr 2017 08:59:00 +0200 i-think-sweden-wants-people-to-succeed 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 A Swedish woman spent hours in a hospital emergency room after drinking a McDonald's latte which contained a corrosive cleaning product. https://www.thelocal.se/20170207/swede-drinks-corrosive-mcdonalds-latte-ends-up-in-hospital Tue, 07 Feb 2017 14:10:35 +0100 swede-drinks-corrosive-mcdonalds-latte-ends-up-in-hospital Finding any old cup of coffee in Stockholm is easy, but finding a good one is surprisingly hard. Sick of drinking mugs of lukewarm filter brew that has been sitting on a hotplate for days on end? This guide to Stockholm's best coffee is for you. https://www.thelocal.se/20160909/ten-places-to-get-a-perfect-cup-of-coffee-in-stockholm Fri, 09 Sep 2016 09:29:59 +0200 ten-places-to-get-a-perfect-cup-of-coffee-in-stockholm Two caffeine loving thieves will be able to organize the biggest office 'fika' (coffee and cake) after they used a truck to take more than four tonnes of coffee from a factory in western Sweden. https://www.thelocal.se/20160120/thieves-steal-four-tonnes-of-swedish-coffee Wed, 20 Jan 2016 09:11:24 +0100 thieves-steal-four-tonnes-of-swedish-coffee Grabbing a cake and a coffee at least once a day is one of Sweden's best loved traditions and even has a special name: 'fika'. But Swedish medical student Haroon Bayani is calling on Swedish nationals and foreigners alike to stop reaching for sweet treats in the workplace. https://www.thelocal.se/20150526/swedes-need-to-ditch-cakes-at-coffee-time Tue, 26 May 2015 08:25:40 +0200 swedes-need-to-ditch-cakes-at-coffee-time Swedish researchers have explained why drinking coffee is thought to lower the risk of contracting breast and other cancers. https://www.thelocal.se/20150418/swedish-study-explains-coffee-cancer-link Sat, 18 Apr 2015 10:37:42 +0200 swedish-study-explains-coffee-cancer-link Few people drink more coffee than the Swedes and now research funded by the Swedish Medical Council has suggested that those who have four to six cups a day may be less likely to get multiple sclerosis (MS). https://www.thelocal.se/20150227/swedish-coffee-obsession-could-cut-multiple-sclerosis Fri, 27 Feb 2015 07:47:00 +0100 swedish-coffee-obsession-could-cut-multiple-sclerosis A caffeine loving robber stole a huge amount of coffee in a brazen theft carried out in southern Sweden which involved an accomplice and a getaway car. https://www.thelocal.se/20141201/thief-pinches-156-packs-of-swedish-coffee Mon, 01 Dec 2014 07:50:00 +0100 thief-pinches-156-packs-of-swedish-coffee A woman from Malmö purchased a cappuccino from McDonald's that was tainted with cleaning chemicals, leaving her throat burning as the cup disintegrated in her hands. https://www.thelocal.se/20140812/mcdonalds-gives-swedish-woman-coffee-laced-with-cleaner Tue, 12 Aug 2014 12:56:00 +0200 mcdonalds-gives-swedish-woman-coffee-laced-with-cleaner A would-be thief got a warm surprise after attempting to break into a couple's flat in northern Sweden. https://www.thelocal.se/20140128/man-invites-burglar-for-coffee-after-botched-break-in Tue, 28 Jan 2014 10:00:00 +0100 man-invites-burglar-for-coffee-after-botched-break-in Struggling with the dark this time of year? Put down the coffee and put on the blue light, Swedish scientists say. https://www.thelocal.se/20131223/blue-light-more-effective-than-coffee Mon, 23 Dec 2013 10:03:00 +0100 blue-light-more-effective-than-coffee A Stockholm-area man was taken to hospital after gulping down coffee from a machine that laced the drink with cleaning fluid. https://www.thelocal.se/20131031/stockholm-man-poisoned-by-cleaning-fluid-coffee Thu, 31 Oct 2013 09:54:00 +0100 stockholm-man-poisoned-by-cleaning-fluid-coffee Students at a school in central Sweden have been reported to the police for three separate incidents this month, one of which included the suspected poisoning of a teacher's coffee. https://www.thelocal.se/20131028/51056 Mon, 28 Oct 2013 17:57:00 +0100 51056