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 Gothenburg in the first half of the 20th century was a very different – and surprisingly similar – city to what it is today. Let's take a look... https://www.thelocal.se/20191015/step-back-in-time-10-fascinating-images-that-bring-historic-gothenburg-to-life Tue, 15 Oct 2019 16:31:07 +0200 step-back-in-time-10-fascinating-images-that-bring-historic-gothenburg-to-life Following news that the Swedish government wants to shut down a central Stockholm airport and use the space to build housing, The Local takes a walk down memory lane to look back at its long history, and the celebrities and dignitaries who have travelled through. https://www.thelocal.se/20210423/in-pictures-11-photos-that-tell-the-story-of-stockholms-bromma-airport Fri, 23 Apr 2021 12:59:11 +0200 in-pictures-11-photos-that-tell-the-story-of-stockholms-bromma-airport Temperatures dropped on Thursday and treated Stockholmers to a snow day – for better or worse. Here's what the wintry weather looks like – and how it compares to a city further north. https://www.thelocal.se/20210128/in-pictures-winter-scenes-as-snow-blankets-sweden Thu, 28 Jan 2021 18:22:58 +0100 in-pictures-winter-scenes-as-snow-blankets-sweden The Local's readers have been out capturing a snow-swept Sweden. Here are some of the best pictures. https://www.thelocal.se/20210112/in-pictures-your-best-sweden-snow-snaps-2021 Tue, 12 Jan 2021 09:04:42 +0100 in-pictures-your-best-sweden-snow-snaps-2021 A stunning sunset has been lighting up Swedish skies during the long summer evenings. Here's a selection of some of our favourite photos. https://www.thelocal.se/20200630/in-pictures-incredible-pictures-of-the-sunset-in-sweden Tue, 30 Jun 2020 13:35:20 +0200 in-pictures-incredible-pictures-of-the-sunset-in-sweden The Local's readers sent in several pictures of the spectacular sunset in Sweden on the first day of the new year. Here are some of the best images. https://www.thelocal.se/20200102/your-best-pictures-of-the-spectacular-sunset-in-sweden Thu, 02 Jan 2020 16:40:19 +0100 your-best-pictures-of-the-spectacular-sunset-in-sweden This is what it looked like when Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg arrived in New York after a 15-day journey. https://www.thelocal.se/20190829/in-pictures-greta-thunberg-arrives-in-new-york-after-atlantic-crossing Thu, 29 Aug 2019 09:46:48 +0200 in-pictures-greta-thunberg-arrives-in-new-york-after-atlantic-crossing There's much more to Ystad than fictional detective Kurt Wallander. Street photographer Dan Gheorghita shares some of his best snaps with The Local. https://www.thelocal.se/20190826/in-pictures-10-photos-that-reveal-the-quaint-beauty-of-ystad Mon, 26 Aug 2019 13:33:47 +0200 in-pictures-10-photos-that-reveal-the-quaint-beauty-of-ystad See Malmö and Copenhagen from a different angle in these 14 snaps of the cities' architecture, landscapes, and light. https://www.thelocal.se/20190125/in-pictures-14-photos-that-show-copenhagen-and-malm-in-a-new-light Fri, 25 Jan 2019 17:08:55 +0100 in-pictures-14-photos-that-show-copenhagen-and-malm-in-a-new-light More than 20,000 hectares of forest has burned down in Sweden and the wildfires continue to rage across the country. Click the link below to see the latest images. https://www.thelocal.se/20180723/in-pictures-battling-the-swedish-wildfires Mon, 23 Jul 2018 13:22:53 +0200 in-pictures-battling-the-swedish-wildfires These historic images shed some light on the lives of Stockholmers decades ago. https://www.thelocal.se/20180516/ten-historic-pictures-that-show-what-life-was-like-in-stockholm Wed, 16 May 2018 09:59:59 +0200 ten-historic-pictures-that-show-what-life-was-like-in-stockholm The Stockholm police force's Segway brigade is here to stay. https://www.thelocal.se/20180508/stockholm-segway-police-are-here-to-stay-sweden Tue, 08 May 2018 13:10:30 +0200 stockholm-segway-police-are-here-to-stay-sweden The Local's contributor Joel Forslin got a sneak peek of a new interactive exhibition at Stockholm's Abba Museum, dedicated to the four members' post-Abba careers. https://www.thelocal.se/20180508/in-pictures-what-happened-after-abba-split-a-new-exhibition-has-the-answer Tue, 08 May 2018 10:37:49 +0200 in-pictures-what-happened-after-abba-split-a-new-exhibition-has-the-answer Sweden paid tribute to late artist Barbro 'Lill-Babs' Svensson, who passed away on Tuesday. She leaves behind a legacy spanning more than six decades. Here are some of her finest moments. https://www.thelocal.se/20180403/in-pictures-sweden-pays-tribute-to-its-most-beloved-star-lill-babs Tue, 03 Apr 2018 13:57:50 +0200 in-pictures-sweden-pays-tribute-to-its-most-beloved-star-lill-babs Some of the pictures The Local's readers have tagged us in on Instagram this summer. https://www.thelocal.se/20170719/instagram-pictures-your-swedish-summer-snaps Wed, 19 Jul 2017 08:59:59 +0200 instagram-pictures-your-swedish-summer-snaps When Michelle Job, a photographer and blogger from India, relocated to Stockholm one of the first things that caught her eye was people's close relationship with their pets in Sweden. https://www.thelocal.se/20170706/stockholm-bloggers-touching-photo-project-reveals-love-between-people-and-pets-dogs-sweden-india-michelle-job Thu, 06 Jul 2017 15:04:07 +0200 stockholm-bloggers-touching-photo-project-reveals-love-between-people-and-pets-dogs-sweden-india-michelle-job Michael Nyqvist, the star of the original Millennium trilogy, has passed away in lung cancer. The Local looks back at his impressive career. https://www.thelocal.se/20170628/swedish-actor-michael-nyqvists-life-in-pictures Wed, 28 Jun 2017 14:52:25 +0200 swedish-actor-michael-nyqvists-life-in-pictures On June 19th, Swedish folk-rock sisters First Aid Kit played a gig at Gröna Lund, Stockholm, before their summer tour. https://www.thelocal.se/20170620/in-pictures-first-aid-kit-at-grona-lund-stockholm-sweden Tue, 20 Jun 2017 13:08:43 +0200 in-pictures-first-aid-kit-at-grona-lund-stockholm-sweden A spectacular wave-like cloud stunned spectators in southern Sweden. https://www.thelocal.se/20170614/in-pictures-this-apocalyptic-cloud-was-spotted-in-southern-sweden Wed, 14 Jun 2017 10:46:33 +0200 in-pictures-this-apocalyptic-cloud-was-spotted-in-southern-sweden Sweden's indie darling Håkan Hellström played a gig at the Stadion arena in Stockholm on June 9th and 10th. Here are some pictures from the first night. https://www.thelocal.se/20170612/in-pictures-swedish-star-hkan-hellstrms-gig-in-stockholm Mon, 12 Jun 2017 18:06:15 +0200 in-pictures-swedish-star-hkan-hellstrms-gig-in-stockholm