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 A growing number of Swedes die lacking both money and relatives, meaning their funerals must be paid for by the local council. https://www.thelocal.se/20170520/more-swedes-die-alone-and-with-no-money Sat, 20 May 2017 13:35:06 +0200 more-swedes-die-alone-and-with-no-money The Swedish authorities have demanded that two bodies frozen for over a decade while awaiting a controversial environmentally-friendly burial method should be put to rest without further delay. https://www.thelocal.se/20130424/47524 Wed, 24 Apr 2013 13:07:00 +0200 47524 It is becoming more common for relatives of deceased Swedes to want to be present at the cremation of their loved ones, but many are unaware that they have the right due to a lack of information. https://www.thelocal.se/20121107/44290 Wed, 07 Nov 2012 13:33:00 +0100 44290 Swedes are getting larger and this is starting to cause problems post-mortem as coffins are proving too large to fit into cremation ovens. https://www.thelocal.se/20090621/20190 Sun, 21 Jun 2009 13:15:00 +0200 20190 Two dead bodies have been mixed up at Karolinska University Hospital in Huddinge, resulting in the wrong one being cremated. https://www.thelocal.se/20061121/5573 Tue, 21 Nov 2006 20:02:00 +0100 5573