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 derby match between two rival clubs in Stockholm has been marred by rioting, with violence and public order breaches among the problems. https://www.thelocal.se/20170828/stockholm-derby-match-marred-by-multiple-violent-riots Mon, 28 Aug 2017 12:47:45 +0200 stockholm-derby-match-marred-by-multiple-violent-riots Swedish defender Jonas Olsson has joined Djurgården just in time for the new season, leaving Premier League side West Bromwich Albion. https://www.thelocal.se/20170323/confirmed-jonas-olsson-swaps-premier-league-for-swedens-allsvenskan Thu, 23 Mar 2017 16:01:23 +0100 confirmed-jonas-olsson-swaps-premier-league-for-swedens-allsvenskan A man was sentenced to eight months in jail after he delivered a fatal blow to a football fan in southern Sweden in March. https://www.thelocal.se/20140617/man-jailed-after-killing-swedish-football-fan Tue, 17 Jun 2014 14:04:00 +0200 man-jailed-after-killing-swedish-football-fan Supporters of Swedish football club Djurgården have thrown the club into the spotlight again after clashing with police and chanting sieg hiel amidst violent scenes in Örebro, central Sweden. https://www.thelocal.se/20140531/football-fans-held-over-nazi-chants Sat, 31 May 2014 12:20:00 +0200 football-fans-held-over-nazi-chants The opening day of the Swedish football season began in tragedy after police confirmed that a supporter of Djurgården succumbed to his injuries after being beaten up in Helsingborg, southern Sweden, before the game. https://www.thelocal.se/20140330/soccer-fan-dead-after-pre-match-fight Sun, 30 Mar 2014 20:15:00 +0200 soccer-fan-dead-after-pre-match-fight Abba fever hit Stockholm on Tuesday when a museum devoted to the Swedish pop legends opened - filling a void in the hearts of millions of fans since the group disbanded three decades ago and likely to fill the pockets of Sweden's tourism industry too. https://www.thelocal.se/20130508/47776 Wed, 08 May 2013 10:33:00 +0200 47776 While a reunion of Swedish super group Abba may never happen, a new museum opening on Tuesday in Stockholm offers the next-best chance to witness the foursome on stage. https://www.thelocal.se/20130507/47752 Tue, 07 May 2013 09:59:00 +0200 47752 With the Abba Museum opening on Tuesday, The Local's Oliver Gee gets a sneak peak behind the scenes, has a quick word with Björn Ulvaeus, and tries to find out if Stockholmers are willing to sing their favourite Abba song on camera. Hint: they are. https://www.thelocal.se/20130506/47746 Mon, 06 May 2013 17:32:00 +0200 47746 A Philippine doctor's tale of how watching Abba on a small black and white TV 30 years ago turned his life upside down, leaving him no choice but to cross the planet for the opening of the Abba museum in Stockholm. https://www.thelocal.se/20130506/47740 Mon, 06 May 2013 14:50:00 +0200 47740 The world's first museum dedicated to Sweden's iconic disco group Abba is set to open in Stockholm on Tuesday, offering visitors a chance to get up close and personal with the 1970s foursome with a little help from modern technology, AFP's Camille Bas-Wohlert reports. https://www.thelocal.se/20130505/47718 Sun, 05 May 2013 11:17:00 +0200 47718 Fans of the legendary Swedish disco group ABBA can hardly wait: in just a few weeks, Stockholm will open the doors to the world's first museum dedicated to the iconic foursome. https://www.thelocal.se/20130423/47496 Tue, 23 Apr 2013 10:23:00 +0200 47496 An Abba museum is set to open in Stockholm next year, where fans can get a glimpse into the lives and the music of Sweden's most famous pop-music exports of all time. https://www.thelocal.se/20121003/43600 Wed, 03 Oct 2012 18:25:00 +0200 43600 A hotly contested Allsvenskan football match between Malmö FF and Stockholm's Djurgården was terminated after only 12 minutes of play Saturday afternoon after several fireworks were thrown onto the pitch. https://www.thelocal.se/20110731/35258 Sun, 31 Jul 2011 11:07:00 +0200 35258 On Wednesday the Riksdag voted in favour of the Social Democrats’ proposal that known hooligans should report to authorities prior to major sporting events. https://www.thelocal.se/20110622/34520 Wed, 22 Jun 2011 19:06:00 +0200 34520 Stockholm club Djurgården Football has received the approval needed from the Data Inspection Board (Datainspektionen) to start up a register of blacklisted supporters to keep them out of sports events. https://www.thelocal.se/20110531/34090 Tue, 31 May 2011 12:31:00 +0200 34090 A Swedish silversmith has confirmed that the Allsvenskan championship trophy does have secret engravings proclaiming "Bajen Forever" and "Djurgården are Best," along with several others. https://www.thelocal.se/20110206/31870 Sun, 06 Feb 2011 15:09:00 +0100 31870 HV71 left the capital clutching the Swedish ice hockey championship trophy on Saturday after a dramatic victory over Stockholm team Djurgården in game six of the final series. https://www.thelocal.se/20100425/26276 Sun, 25 Apr 2010 14:37:00 +0200 26276 Djurgården football club is facing hefty fines after fans attacked players from the opposing team following the Stockholm team’s thrilling Sunday night victory to avoid relegation. https://www.thelocal.se/20091109/23162 Mon, 09 Nov 2009 16:02:00 +0100 23162 Three leisure boats burned down in a dock fire at Ryssviken on Djurgården on Friday night. Nobody was injured in the fire, but billowing smoke could be seen on the horizon in many parts of Stockholm. https://www.thelocal.se/20090502/19194 Sat, 02 May 2009 12:07:00 +0200 19194 Police in Stockholm are expressing concern after psychological warfare broke out between fans of rival local football clubs AIK and Djurgården ahead of Monday's derby match between the two teams. https://www.thelocal.se/20070924/8585 Mon, 24 Sep 2007 10:39:00 +0200 8585