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 "There's not a lot happening for French speakers in Stockholm at one specific place, and I want to provide that," Pauline Mialhe explains to The Local as we sit down at her co-working space in a grand old building which dates back to the 1700s in Stockholm's Old Town. https://www.thelocal.se/20180129/meet-the-entrepreneur-who-wants-to-bring-the-best-of-french-culture-to-stockholm Mon, 29 Jan 2018 07:33:02 +0100 meet-the-entrepreneur-who-wants-to-bring-the-best-of-french-culture-to-stockholm Wine tasters from Sweden toasted victory on Saturday after winning the fifth edition of an international blind tasting contest, leaving last year's top contenders China and France in the dust, organisers said. https://www.thelocal.se/20171014/swedish-wine-tasters-crowned-worlds-best-at-french-contest Sat, 14 Oct 2017 18:55:57 +0200 swedish-wine-tasters-crowned-worlds-best-at-french-contest French exchange student and The Local contributor Marie Zafimehy is after a year in Sweden still getting to grips with some of the Swedes' peculiar ways. https://www.thelocal.se/20160706/14-things-that-shock-french-people-in-sweden Wed, 06 Jul 2016 08:59:00 +0200 14-things-that-shock-french-people-in-sweden Two former employees of Ikea France were questioned by a magistrate on Tuesday over their alleged involvement in a spying scandal that threatened to tarnish the squeaky-clean Swedish furniture giant's image when it emerged last year. https://www.thelocal.se/20130123/45764 Wed, 23 Jan 2013 08:15:00 +0100 45764 A substitute teacher at an exclusive Stockholm school was arrested on Monday night on suspicion he assaulted a colleague as well as a female student. https://www.thelocal.se/20121218/45132 Tue, 18 Dec 2012 09:32:00 +0100 45132 Swedish clothing retailer Hennes & Mauritz (H&M) revealed Tuesday that it would be joining forces with French fashion label Maison Martin Margiela for this year’s winter catalogue. https://www.thelocal.se/20120612/41390 Tue, 12 Jun 2012 11:55:00 +0200 41390 Swedish furniture giant Ikea said Friday it was sacking four current and former managers at its French subsidiary over allegations that they used illegal police files to spy on staff and customers. https://www.thelocal.se/20120518/40914 Fri, 18 May 2012 17:45:00 +0200 40914 A Swedish couple who believes Ikea spied on them and is outraged by the company's perceived stonewalling is suing the Swedish furniture giant in an effort to expose the truth. https://www.thelocal.se/20120412/40232 Thu, 12 Apr 2012 18:07:00 +0200 40232 Shortly after allegations that it had been snooping on its staff, Swedish furniture giant Ikea in France is in hot water again, this time accused of spying on dissatisfied customers, prompting a police search at the company's French headquarters. https://www.thelocal.se/20120314/39662 Wed, 14 Mar 2012 12:27:00 +0100 39662 A French union on Thursday lodged a formal legal complaint against Swedish furniture giant Ikea accusing it of illegally spying on staff and customers, legal sources said. https://www.thelocal.se/20120301/39430 Thu, 01 Mar 2012 16:06:00 +0100 39430 Swedish furniture giant Ikea has been accused of illegally accessing secret police files in France as part of its efforts to screen potential employees. https://www.thelocal.se/20120229/39398 Wed, 29 Feb 2012 10:10:00 +0100 39398 The French military have formally denied claims broadcast by Swedish television of torturing a Congolese militia member in 2003. https://www.thelocal.se/20080426/11372 Sat, 26 Apr 2008 13:24:00 +0200 11372 The winner of this year's Stockholm's French Film Festival was François Favrats' debut film Le Rôle De Sa Vie (The Role of a Lifetime) starring Agnès Jaoui and Karin Viard. It grossed the highest box office sales from the festival and received TV5's audience-based prize. https://www.thelocal.se/20050614/1600-2 Tue, 14 Jun 2005 11:58:00 +0200 1600-2