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 Employees of the Finnish embassy in Stockholm have been accused of bootlegging tax free cigarettes, wine, beer and spirits to the tune of thousands of Swedish kronor in an investigation by Finland Swedish news agency Svensk Presstjänst (SPT). https://www.thelocal.se/20161011/finlands-stockholm-embassy-accused-of-peddling-booze-and-cigarettes Tue, 11 Oct 2016 12:38:55 +0200 finlands-stockholm-embassy-accused-of-peddling-booze-and-cigarettes Half of embassies in Stockholm could be breaking Swedish law by installing security cameras that monitor passers-by, newspaper Dagens Nyheter has alleged. https://www.thelocal.se/20071105/8999 Mon, 05 Nov 2007 09:15:00 +0100 8999 Hundreds of employees at foreign embassies in Sweden will see a dramatic cut in their pay packets from the beginning of next year. A new law will force them to start paying tax on their incomes - and their foreign employers are refusing to raise their salaries accordingly. https://www.thelocal.se/20061209/5748 Sat, 09 Dec 2006 14:05:00 +0100 5748 The roof of the Colombian Embassy in Stockholm was in flames on Monday afternoon after apparently being struck by lightning. https://www.thelocal.se/20060821/4661 Mon, 21 Aug 2006 20:46:00 +0200 4661 An armed man threatened staff at the Iranian embassy on the island of Lidingö, outside Stockholm, on Saturday. https://www.thelocal.se/20060708/4289 Sat, 08 Jul 2006 20:15:00 +0200 4289