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 A nurse in eastern Sweden has been criticized by the country's Health and Social Care Inspectorate after she told patients with psychiatric problems that their symptoms were actually caused by spirits which her husband could help drive away. https://www.thelocal.se/20160914/swedish-nurse-promised-to-rid-spirits-from-patients Wed, 14 Sep 2016 18:23:35 +0200 swedish-nurse-promised-to-rid-spirits-from-patients A group of Syrians have fled in terror from a refugee centre in southern Sweden after a succession of strange, inexplicable happenings left them convinced it was haunted by ghosts. https://www.thelocal.se/20151231/refugees-flee-haunted-swedish-migration-centre Thu, 31 Dec 2015 10:02:26 +0100 refugees-flee-haunted-swedish-migration-centre While Sweden has a reputation for being one of the least religious nations in Western world, it seems rising numbers of people now believe in paranormal phenomena. https://www.thelocal.se/20151030/belief-in-ghosts-rises-in-secular-sweden Fri, 30 Oct 2015 17:52:00 +0100 belief-in-ghosts-rises-in-secular-sweden Tourists in the Swedish capital have been warned to keep an eye out for ghosts, or at least people dressed as ghosts, who are believed to be distracting sightseers while accomplices pick their pockets. https://www.thelocal.se/20130806/49468 Tue, 06 Aug 2013 12:38:00 +0200 49468 One in five Swedes believes that people rise from the grave after they've died, a new survey has shown. https://www.thelocal.se/20120213/39068 Mon, 13 Feb 2012 08:24:00 +0100 39068 Kalmar municipality in southern Sweden turned to a medium to help banish an ethereal being from a home for children with learning difficulties, with staff reporting that the uninvited guest has not been sensed since the 2007 seance. https://www.thelocal.se/20100602/26986 Wed, 02 Jun 2010 12:07:00 +0200 26986