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 dealmaker for the UK's Department for International Trade is seeking to bring a drone entrepreneur and his business to Britain after he had his Swedish work permit extension refused for paying himself too little salary. https://www.thelocal.se/20190628/swedens-pain-is-the-uks-gain-uk-targets-work-permit-rejects Fri, 28 Jun 2019 19:32:44 +0200 swedens-pain-is-the-uks-gain-uk-targets-work-permit-rejects A Stockholm-based drone entrepreneur has been ordered to leave Sweden within a month after the Migration Agency confirmed its decision to deny him a work visa extension because he went several months without a salary. https://www.thelocal.se/20181120/stockholm-drone-entrepreneur-faces-deportation-for-cutting-own-salary Tue, 20 Nov 2018 15:41:58 +0100 stockholm-drone-entrepreneur-faces-deportation-for-cutting-own-salary A woman in Lund has reported one of her neighbours to police for allegedly using a drone to photograph her while sunbathing in her underwear. https://www.thelocal.se/20180712/sunbathing-swedish-woman-reports-neighbour-for-watching-her-with-drone Thu, 12 Jul 2018 19:44:47 +0200 sunbathing-swedish-woman-reports-neighbour-for-watching-her-with-drone A Swedish pilots' union is urging their colleagues to consider carrying extra fuel when flying to Stockholm's Arlanda airport, after a number of incidents when drones have forced the airport to close. https://www.thelocal.se/20170818/dont-fly-to-arlanda-without-extra-fuel-pilots-warn-drones Fri, 18 Aug 2017 17:51:29 +0200 dont-fly-to-arlanda-without-extra-fuel-pilots-warn-drones Flights in and out of Stockholm's Arlanda Airport were halted for an hour on Monday afternoon after a drone was spotted in the area. https://www.thelocal.se/20170807/drone-halts-air-traffic-at-stockholm-airport-arlanda Mon, 07 Aug 2017 19:59:02 +0200 drone-halts-air-traffic-at-stockholm-airport-arlanda The Local investigates what Sweden's new drone ban could mean for businesses in the country. https://www.thelocal.se/20161026/why-businesses-are-worried-about-swedens-drone-ban Wed, 26 Oct 2016 13:23:13 +0200 why-businesses-are-worried-about-swedens-drone-ban Air traffic in and out of Stockholm’s Arlanda airport was halted on Monday night after a pilot spotted a suspicious looking drone in the sky above the city. https://www.thelocal.se/20150623/suspect-drone-stops-stockholm-air-traffic Tue, 23 Jun 2015 08:39:13 +0200 suspect-drone-stops-stockholm-air-traffic A small civilian drone on Saturday entered the Stockholm airspace, forcing authorities to briefly halt all commercial traffic at Bromma airport. Travellers were less than amused by the incident, aiming their angry tweets directly at the person flying the drone. https://www.thelocal.se/20150509/drone-briefly-shuts-down-stockholm-airport Sat, 09 May 2015 20:40:54 +0200 drone-briefly-shuts-down-stockholm-airport Police in Sweden have purchased several unmanned aircraft to test how authorities might use them as part of their work in future. https://www.thelocal.se/20150302/drones-tested-by-police-in-sweden Mon, 02 Mar 2015 08:53:00 +0100 drones-tested-by-police-in-sweden