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 They say nothing in life can be certain apart from death and taxes, but if there's a third certainty, it must be Swedish bureaucracy. Here's how to register a death, arrange a funeral and figure out who inherits what. https://www.thelocal.se/20240326/what-should-you-do-when-someone-dies-in-sweden Tue, 26 Mar 2024 12:32:11 +0100 what-should-you-do-when-someone-dies-in-sweden A woman was found dead in a hostel in central Gothenburg on Thursday, and police found a suspected poisonous and explosive powder at the scene during the investigation. https://www.thelocal.se/20181102/poisonous-powder-found-in-gothenburg-hostel-after-womans-death Fri, 02 Nov 2018 08:48:32 +0100 poisonous-powder-found-in-gothenburg-hostel-after-womans-death Around 92,000 people resident in Sweden died last year, a decrease compared to the past three decades. But one cause of death still kills more people than anything else in the country. https://www.thelocal.se/20181025/in-stats-the-two-leading-causes-of-death-in-sweden-last-year Thu, 25 Oct 2018 09:44:28 +0200 in-stats-the-two-leading-causes-of-death-in-sweden-last-year Swedish debut author Margareta Magnusson wants you to tidy your house and think about death. https://www.thelocal.se/20171017/swedish-death-cleaning-decluttering-book-grandma-elderly Tue, 17 Oct 2017 18:58:57 +0200 swedish-death-cleaning-decluttering-book-grandma-elderly Two doctors from Sweden's National Board of Forensic Medicine have published a paper warning about the risks involved in a type of penis enlargement surgery that uses fat transfer after a man died in Stockholm during one such procedure. https://www.thelocal.se/20170802/doctors-warn-of-penis-enlargement-health-risks-after-man-dies-in-swedish-surgery Wed, 02 Aug 2017 15:58:39 +0200 doctors-warn-of-penis-enlargement-health-risks-after-man-dies-in-swedish-surgery 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 Swedish freeskier Matilda Rapaport has died after an avalanche accident while skiing in Chile. https://www.thelocal.se/20160718/swedish-skier-dies-in-avalanche-tragedy Mon, 18 Jul 2016 18:46:03 +0200 swedish-skier-dies-in-avalanche-tragedy A Swedish man who was attending the Rock in Vienna festival in Austria has drowned after going for a swim in a channel of the Danube river. https://www.thelocal.se/20160606/swedish-man-dies-at-austrian-rock-festival Mon, 06 Jun 2016 15:09:17 +0200 swedish-man-dies-at-austrian-rock-festival Two Swedish researchers made global headlines on Thursday after unveiling a 'death risk' calculator that claims to estimate how likely it is that Brits will die over the next five years. https://www.thelocal.se/20150604/world-dying-to-know-about-swedish-death-test Thu, 04 Jun 2015 14:28:50 +0200 world-dying-to-know-about-swedish-death-test A nurse in southern Sweden has been reported for abuse at a senior care centre after she allegedly waved to a colleague with the hand of a recently-dead resident. https://www.thelocal.se/20140728/nurse-waved-with-dead-womans-hand Mon, 28 Jul 2014 17:36:00 +0200 nurse-waved-with-dead-womans-hand A Swedish man elected to keep the news of his death short and sweet, instructing a funeral agency to publish an obituary containing only the words 'I am dead', grabbing national headlines in the process. https://www.thelocal.se/20140413/laconic-swede-files-im-dead-obituary Sun, 13 Apr 2014 09:49:00 +0200 laconic-swede-files-im-dead-obituary A woman who came across a trail of blood in the snow in western Sweden made a gruesome discovery at a local recycling station, finding the severed head of an elk among bags of old newspapers. https://www.thelocal.se/20140120/severed-elk-head-found-in-local-recycling-bin Mon, 20 Jan 2014 09:12:00 +0100 severed-elk-head-found-in-local-recycling-bin Forty-eight reindeer were killed in an instant in northern Sweden after being run over by a speeding train they tried in vain to outrun, transport officials said on Tuesday. https://www.thelocal.se/20140115/48-reindeer-killed-in-freak-train-accident Wed, 15 Jan 2014 08:29:00 +0100 48-reindeer-killed-in-freak-train-accident More than 100 people perished in fires in Sweden during 2013 with experts saying that smoking remains the main cause for fatal blazes. https://www.thelocal.se/20140102/smoking-blamed-for-104-swedish-fire-deaths Thu, 02 Jan 2014 09:46:00 +0100 smoking-blamed-for-104-swedish-fire-deaths Eighty birds flew into a glass sound barrier in western Sweden on Sunday, in a mishap that proved fatal for the vast majority of the flock. https://www.thelocal.se/20131118/glass-deathtrap-kills-birds-in-sweden Mon, 18 Nov 2013 16:49:00 +0100 glass-deathtrap-kills-birds-in-sweden Two workers died on the job in Sweden on Wednesday in two separate accidents involving cranes, less than a week after two workers died after drowning in coal tar at a coke plant. https://www.thelocal.se/20131024/50972 Thu, 24 Oct 2013 10:28:00 +0200 50972 An 84-year-old woman in western Sweden committed suicide on Thursday by throwing herself off her own balcony during a meeting with case officers there to determine whether she could live in an elderly home. https://www.thelocal.se/20130926/50468 Thu, 26 Sep 2013 18:07:00 +0200 50468 Journalist and musician Kristian Gidlund passed away on Tuesday after succumbing to a fight against cancer. His life and death touched millions of Swedes via his blog "In this body of mine" and makes the drummer from Dalarna our choice for Swede of the Week. https://www.thelocal.se/20130919/50330 Thu, 19 Sep 2013 15:02:00 +0200 50330 After a 19-year-old Swedish woman was stabbed to death in the Netherlands, local police have arrested a 22-year-old man believed to be the woman's ex-boyfriend. https://www.thelocal.se/20130911/50198 Wed, 11 Sep 2013 19:30:00 +0200 50198 The father of a two-year old boy who was found dead in a car in southern Sweden, after being left alone for eight hours, has been handed a suspended sentence for manslaughter, avoiding both a fine and imprisonment. https://www.thelocal.se/20130716/49084 Tue, 16 Jul 2013 10:54:00 +0200 49084