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 Sunday's balmy weather broke the heat record for August days in Sweden since 1992 - and more tropical temperatures, rain and thunder included, are on the way. https://www.thelocal.se/20140804/new-heat-record-sizzles-sweden Mon, 04 Aug 2014 11:35:00 +0200 new-heat-record-sizzles-sweden The heat wave that swept over Sweden recently has finally passed, meteorologists reported on Wednesday, promising cooler and more autumnal temperatures around the corner. https://www.thelocal.se/20140730/swedens-heat-wave-officially-over Wed, 30 Jul 2014 11:26:00 +0200 swedens-heat-wave-officially-over Stockholm's local traffic authority has received almost 300 complaints since June 1st with many regarding stifling heat on the city's buses, which lack air con. https://www.thelocal.se/20140724/heat-buses-airconditioning-sweden-stockholm Thu, 24 Jul 2014 11:29:00 +0200 heat-buses-airconditioning-sweden-stockholm The last few days have seen sizzling temperatures across the country - at least by Swedish standards. On Thursday parts of northern Sweden experienced their warmest temperatures in 90 years. https://www.thelocal.se/20140711/northern-sweden-warmest-in-90-years Fri, 11 Jul 2014 10:54:00 +0200 northern-sweden-warmest-in-90-years Slap on the sunblock - the warm weather is set to continue for a while yet, with temperatures of over 30C to bask down on some parts of the country. https://www.thelocal.se/20140708/sweden-set-for-sweltering-week-of-heat Tue, 08 Jul 2014 12:53:00 +0200 sweden-set-for-sweltering-week-of-heat A two-year-old boy was left alone in a warm car in a parking place in Örebro, central Sweden, with police forced to smash a window to get to the child. https://www.thelocal.se/20130730/49330 Tue, 30 Jul 2013 09:26:00 +0200 49330 After weeks of mild temperatures, forecasters are finally promising some summer heat for the sun-starved Swedes, as warmer winds are en route for the country. https://www.thelocal.se/20120724/42212 Tue, 24 Jul 2012 18:54:00 +0200 42212 A power outage at a district heating plant in northern Sweden cut off heat to nearly all of Sollefteå's 8,000 residents on Sunday night as temperatures dropped below minus 25 degrees Celsius. https://www.thelocal.se/20120206/38936 Mon, 06 Feb 2012 08:20:00 +0100 38936 Passengers stuck on a sweltering train for six hours could have been evacuated after an hour and a half, according to a report published on Wednesday. https://www.thelocal.se/20110420/33326 Wed, 20 Apr 2011 18:48:00 +0200 33326 Heat produced by hard-working WikiLeaks servers housed underground in Stockholm may be used to help warm up a local church, according to a proposal from the head internet service provider Bahnhof. https://www.thelocal.se/20110125/31630 Tue, 25 Jan 2011 12:35:00 +0100 31630 Hästveda in northern Skåne posted the year's high temperature in Sweden so far at a sizzling 34.5 degrees on Saturday. https://www.thelocal.se/20100711/27720 Sun, 11 Jul 2010 10:30:00 +0200 27720 An attempt by a truck driver with a chill to warm himself in an industrial oven has prompted a reaction from Sweden’s work safety agency. https://www.thelocal.se/20090316/18244 Mon, 16 Mar 2009 14:17:00 +0100 18244