The Local Sweden 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 Truck driver achieves rare drunk driving double One drunken driving citation didn't faze a beer-loving trucker in western Sweden, who opted to stay on the road and crack open a few more. https://www.thelocal.se/20140214/truck-driver-achieves-rare-drunk-driving-double Fri, 14 Feb 2014 10:44:00 +0100 truck-driver-achieves-rare-drunk-driving-double 'Drunken' elk takes park swing for a ride A Stockholm elk found himself in a tangle with a swing set on Monday following a suspected binge on fermented apples. https://www.thelocal.se/20130916/50270 Mon, 16 Sep 2013 18:23:00 +0200 50270 Man punches pal, pees on pizzas in drunken rage A truck driver's visit to a pizzeria in eastern Sweden spiralled out of control, leaving him bloodied and in his underwear, another man's dentures crushed, and fellow diners aghast at having their food drenched with an unwanted topping. https://www.thelocal.se/20120910/43132 Mon, 10 Sep 2012 12:45:00 +0200 43132 Woman fined for drunken golf cart joyride A 62-year-old woman from Ystad in southern Sweden has been fined for driving a cart out on a local golf course while under the influence, reported golf news website Golf.se. https://www.thelocal.se/20111030/37046 Sun, 30 Oct 2011 14:57:00 +0100 37046 Drunken Swedish sailor forgot his wife was on shore A Swedish sailor called sea rescue services on Thursday morning believing his wife had fallen overboard when in fact she had never been on the boat. https://www.thelocal.se/20110603/34148 Fri, 03 Jun 2011 09:26:00 +0200 34148 Drunk Swede drove to police station to pick up drunk friend A 28-year-old man is facing drunk driving charges after he drove to a police station in Malmö in southern Sweden to pick up his friend who had been arrested for driving under the influence earlier that day. https://www.thelocal.se/20110217/32086 Thu, 17 Feb 2011 09:20:00 +0100 32086 Passenger in 'driverless' car charged for drunken driving A 29-year-old man from northern Sweden has been charged with drunken driving despite not having been behind the wheel when officers stopped the vehicle. https://www.thelocal.se/20110112/31378 Wed, 12 Jan 2011 09:25:00 +0100 31378 Swedish woman wakes to find stranger's tongue on her arm A woman in eastern Sweden awoke with a start recently to find a strange man lying next to her in bed licking her arm. https://www.thelocal.se/20101219/30948 Sun, 19 Dec 2010 11:46:00 +0100 30948 'Sleepwalking' Swede beats drunken driving charges A 51-year-old Swedish man has been acquitted of drunken driving charges after a court couldn't rule out the possibility that the man was asleep when he got behind the wheel. https://www.thelocal.se/20101101/29956 Mon, 01 Nov 2010 17:27:00 +0100 29956 Drunken Swedish artist forgets painting four women An artist from southern Sweden has been charged with assault for spray painting four women while in a drunken stupor. https://www.thelocal.se/20100112/24332 Tue, 12 Jan 2010 15:47:00 +0100 24332 Drunken Swedish soldiers in armed Kosovo kerfuffle A shot was fired when two drunken and armed Swedish soldiers got into a fight with local residents in Kosovo, prompting an investigation by Sweden’s Armed Forces. https://www.thelocal.se/20090703/20436 Fri, 03 Jul 2009 09:59:00 +0200 20436 Man with snake around his neck arrested in Malmö Police in Malmö arrested a drunken man who was wandering around the city with a massive snake draped around his neck. https://www.thelocal.se/20090309/18084 Mon, 09 Mar 2009 13:44:00 +0100 18084 Civil servant showed up drunk to deportations An employee from Sweden’s Prison and Probation Service showed up to deportation proceedings under the influence of alcohol on several occasions. https://www.thelocal.se/20080320/10608 Thu, 20 Mar 2008 08:38:00 +0100 10608