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 Several Swedish soldiers were injured in a mortar attack in Mali on Wednesday, Sweden's Armed Forces (Försvarsmakten) have confirmed. https://www.thelocal.se/20170504/swedish-soldiers-injured-in-mali-mortar-attack Thu, 04 May 2017 11:02:07 +0200 swedish-soldiers-injured-in-mali-mortar-attack An increasing number of women are joining Sweden's military, with aspiring female soldiers now accounting for 20 percent of new basic training recruits. https://www.thelocal.se/20130820/49738 Tue, 20 Aug 2013 13:11:00 +0200 49738 The Swedish Armed Forces (Försvarsmakten) have apologized for contributing to the death of over 500 minks after low-flying planes caused the animals to turn on their young in a panic-induced killing spree. https://www.thelocal.se/20130319/46816 Tue, 19 Mar 2013 14:39:00 +0100 46816 The Swedish military announced on Monday it had discovered the remains of a Russian submarine on the Baltic Sea bed near the island of Öland. https://www.thelocal.se/20121217/45114 Mon, 17 Dec 2012 13:55:00 +0100 45114 The Swedish government has promised that Sweden is to buy 40-60 units of the next generation of fighter jet Jas Gripen, and is therefore increasing the Swedish Armed Forces’ budget. https://www.thelocal.se/20120825/42822 Sat, 25 Aug 2012 13:55:00 +0200 42822 A Swedish military unit has come in for criticism after a number of safety violations were revealed, including a soldier being hit in the head by a grenade shell. https://www.thelocal.se/20111119/37448 Sat, 19 Nov 2011 14:56:00 +0100 37448 A Swedish soldier was injured neary Mazar-e-Sharif in Afghanistan on Saturday morning. The Swedish troop was on a routine mission together with Afghan security forces, when they were fired upon north of the village Chimtal. https://www.thelocal.se/20110813/35530 Sat, 13 Aug 2011 14:59:00 +0200 35530 Deviating from the Swedish tradition of serving pea soup on Thursdays turned out to be an expensive mistake for caterers to the Swedish Armed Forces (Försvarsmakten). https://www.thelocal.se/20110702/34698 Sat, 02 Jul 2011 14:39:00 +0200 34698 A female officer at the Swedish Military Academy (Militärhögskolan) has been suspended after being accused of groping five junior cadets at a spring dance. https://www.thelocal.se/20110421/33344 Thu, 21 Apr 2011 16:37:00 +0200 33344 Sweden's top military commander disputed reports that two Swedish officers who died last year in Afghanistan were killed by friendly fire, saying he's ready to let the fallen soldiers' families look at classified reports about the incident. https://www.thelocal.se/20110305/32416 Sat, 05 Mar 2011 16:46:00 +0100 32416 A dispute has broken out over whether or not the wreck of a suspected Soviet-era submarine found near the Baltic island of Gotland deserves further investigation. https://www.thelocal.se/20110303/32386 Thu, 03 Mar 2011 15:12:00 +0100 32386 Two Swedish officers who were shot to death in Afghanistan in February last year appear to have been killed by Swedish bullets. https://www.thelocal.se/20110302/32344 Wed, 02 Mar 2011 08:32:00 +0100 32344 The government is reportedly opposed to a plan from the Swedish Armed Forces (Försvarsmakten) to reduce defense spending by 800 million kronor ($112 million). https://www.thelocal.se/20100307/25392 Sun, 07 Mar 2010 11:13:00 +0100 25392 The Swedish Armed Forces (Försvarsmakten) has proposed to scale down the country's domestic defences, closing at least one air force base, eliminating one troop regiment and halving training resources for home defences. https://www.thelocal.se/20100306/25378 Sat, 06 Mar 2010 11:20:00 +0100 25378 Two soldiers who left their weapons unattended while drinking themselves senseless during service in Kosovo in May have been dismissed by the Swedish Armed Forces. https://www.thelocal.se/20090902/21838 Wed, 02 Sep 2009 20:52:00 +0200 21838 Conscription into the Swedish military will be phased out in 2010 in three stages. Recruitment to the armed forces with thereafter on a voluntary basis. However, the reform has come under criticism from the Social Democrats and the Conscription Council (Värnpliktsrådet). https://www.thelocal.se/20090816/21494 Sun, 16 Aug 2009 11:40:00 +0200 21494 The pilot who had to emergency land a JAS Gripen fighter plane that caught fire on Thursday afternoon might have forgotten to release the landing gear, according to the Swedish Armed Forces (Försvarsmakten). https://www.thelocal.se/20090808/21178 Sat, 08 Aug 2009 12:12:00 +0200 21178 Swedish military forces were involved in a battle in Aqchah in northern Afghanistan on Thursday night. No Swedish soldiers have been reported injured. https://www.thelocal.se/20090724/20880 Fri, 24 Jul 2009 10:30:00 +0200 20880 The National Service Administration (Pliktverket) has dismissed a conscript suspected of raping his female colleague at a military base in Skövde in western Sweden. https://www.thelocal.se/20080618/12522 Wed, 18 Jun 2008 15:53:00 +0200 12522