The Local Sweden 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 Train minister late in trial as 'regular commuter' Sweden's infrastructure minister got a taste what angers Stockholm commuters when her bid to "take the train like the rest of us" left her on a train that arrived late due to technical problems, delaying her arrival to work on Monday. https://www.thelocal.se/20140113/train-minister-late-for-work-after-ditching-car Mon, 13 Jan 2014 17:48:00 +0100 train-minister-late-for-work-after-ditching-car Gothenburg drivers face new inner city fee Sweden's second city Gothenburg introduced a road toll on Tuesday for all motorists entering or leaving the city, similar to one already in place in the capital Stockholm. https://www.thelocal.se/20130101/45356 Tue, 01 Jan 2013 03:51:00 +0100 45356 Blaming weather is not enough: train auditor The National Auditor (Riksrevisionen) will take a closer look at Swedish rail operators SJ after it cancelled more than 200 trains this week with the stated purpose of getting ready for the Christmas rush. https://www.thelocal.se/20121214/45062 Fri, 14 Dec 2012 09:17:00 +0100 45062 Sweden to Denmark subway line suggested Ever-growing numbers of commuters between Malmö, Sweden's southern-most large city, and the Danish capital, Copenhagen, require new infrastructure solutions. https://www.thelocal.se/20111218/38006 Sun, 18 Dec 2011 12:16:00 +0100 38006 Trains not always best for lower transport emissions: report It’s not always clear that switching from cars to trains is the most effective way to reduce carbon dioxide emissions, reports a Swedish government investigation. https://www.thelocal.se/20081215/16348 Mon, 15 Dec 2008 10:37:00 +0100 16348 Companies quizzed over electricity prices Nearly 100 companies are to be quizzed over the possible breakage of fair competition rules in the electricity market. https://www.thelocal.se/20060619/4105 Mon, 19 Jun 2006 13:59:00 +0200 4105 Power companies accused of price fixing Swedish power companies have been accused of secretly cooperating to raise energy prices. https://www.thelocal.se/20060601/3961 Thu, 01 Jun 2006 14:36:00 +0200 3961 Stockholm road gets green light A major road project that will reduce traffic in central Stockholm has been given the final go-ahead by Sweden’s transport minister, Ulrica Messing. https://www.thelocal.se/20060406/3493-2 Thu, 06 Apr 2006 22:18:00 +0200 3493-2