The Local Sweden

Man held after woman found dead in rural area

Wed, 30 Mar 2016 09:16:11 +0200

A man was in custody on Wednesday morning after a woman was found dead in southern Sweden.

Hultsfred music festival heads to Stockholm

Wed, 20 Mar 2013 13:28:00 +0100

Organizers of the Hultsfred music festival announced on Wednesday that this year's three-day show would be shifted to Sigtuna in Stockholm County, just north of the capital city.

Rescue workers fight rising flood levels

Tue, 10 Jul 2012 20:00:00 +0200

Emergency services in southern Sweden were concentrating their efforts on Tuesday evening on preserving "important societal functions" as flood-levels continue to rise.

Flood-hit Swedish towns brace for more rain

Tue, 10 Jul 2012 10:56:00 +0200

More rain is set to fall on Tuesday on parts of Sweden already struggling to deal with flooding caused by weekend downpours that have left many rivers swollen and turned backyards into lakes.

Ticket holders miss out after Hultsfred closure

Tue, 24 Aug 2010 17:05:00 +0200

Hultsfredsfestivalen AB, the firm behind the iconic Swedish music festival which has filed for bankruptcy, is unlikely to offer refunds to any ticket holders, with total debts for its parent company totalling almost 30 million kronor ($4 million).

Hultsfred festival to file for bankruptcy

Wed, 30 Jun 2010 10:06:00 +0200

The iconic Swedish music festival Hultsfred has cancelled this year's 25th anniversary event and plans to file for bankruptcy after only 5,000 tickets were sold two weeks prior to opening.

Couple sues municipality for Hultsfred 'inferno'

Sat, 01 Aug 2009 13:26:00 +0200

A couple from Hultsfred in southern Sweden is demanding 38,000 kronor ($5,000) in compensation from the local municipality to cover 19 years worth of disturbances caused by intoxicated attendees of the area's annual music festival.

Seven years for car-ride rape of Swedish teens

Fri, 15 May 2009 14:40:00 +0200

A 30-year-old man who repeatedly raped two 17-year-old girls during a frightful 16-hour car ride through southern Sweden was sentenced on Friday to seven years in prison.

Two rapes tarnish 'calmest ever' Hultsfred

Sun, 17 Jun 2007 18:54:00 +0200

It was the calmest Hultsfred festival in the event's 22 year history - at least in terms of crime figures.

British rock star held by Swedish police

Sat, 17 Jun 2006 12:01:00 +0200

After a much-delayed concert at the Hultsfred rock festival on Friday night, Pete Doherty, the lead singer of the band Babyshambles, was taken into Swedish police custody.

Mud and Marilyn at Hultsfred

Mon, 20 Jun 2005 20:02:00 +0200

Trent Reznor of Nine Inch Nails at the Hultsfred Festival

Hultsfred Festival, Sweden's longest-running and largest music event, celebrated its 20th anniversary with a show which left both promoters and the audience satisfied, and ready for more.