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 Four people have been detained on suspicion of complicity in attempted murder, in connection with two shootings in Karlstad over recent days. https://www.thelocal.se/20190801/four-suspects-detained-after-two-shootings-in-karlstad Thu, 01 Aug 2019 10:45:14 +0200 four-suspects-detained-after-two-shootings-in-karlstad In Sweden, almost every festival has a traditional food to go with it, and for Lucia Day in mid-December, that food is the saffron bun. But one Swedish baker put a twist on the dish, creating a hybrid Lucia kebab, with the meat encased in a saffron pastry. https://www.thelocal.se/20171214/swedish-fast-food-restaurant-creates-hybrid-saffron-bun-kebab Thu, 14 Dec 2017 17:33:03 +0100 swedish-fast-food-restaurant-creates-hybrid-saffron-bun-kebab Update: A woman in her 30s has been arrested on suspicion of murdering a baby found dead in western Sweden last weekend. https://www.thelocal.se/20160620/baby-dies-in-sweden-of-intentional-injuries Mon, 20 Jun 2016 14:25:55 +0200 baby-dies-in-sweden-of-intentional-injuries UPDATED: Police in central Sweden have said they have not been able to find out what caused a mystery explosion at a school in Karlstad on Tuesday afternoon. https://www.thelocal.se/20160202/unexplained-explosion-at-swedish-school Tue, 02 Feb 2016 17:08:40 +0100 unexplained-explosion-at-swedish-school A 42-year-old man set himself on fire inside Migration Board offices in Karlstad in central Sweden on Tuesday afternoon. https://www.thelocal.se/20140108/man-sets-himself-on-fire-at-migration-offices-in-karlstad Wed, 08 Jan 2014 08:36:00 +0100 man-sets-himself-on-fire-at-migration-offices-in-karlstad A man who denied raping a woman was sentenced to prison on Thursday after a Swedish court found that he had apologized to his victim on Facebook. https://www.thelocal.se/20131121/rapist-asked-forgiveness-on-facebook Thu, 21 Nov 2013 17:14:00 +0100 rapist-asked-forgiveness-on-facebook In our weekly profile of life in different parts of Sweden, Colombian-born entrepreneur Carlos Perdomo waxes poetic about Karlstad, a town that offers small-town charm, a bevy of foreign students, and no shortage of outdoor adventure. https://www.thelocal.se/20130405/47160 Fri, 05 Apr 2013 16:20:00 +0200 47160 A man charged with raping a woman in central Sweden has been acquitted after the court ruled that despite the victim saying "no", she didn't protest vigorously enough. https://www.thelocal.se/20121128/44708 Wed, 28 Nov 2012 09:05:00 +0100 44708 The rector of Karlstad University in central Sweden has been forced to defend the decision to adorn a new library building with a well known quote from the 1980s movie "Dirty Dancing". https://www.thelocal.se/20120818/42694 Sat, 18 Aug 2012 20:48:00 +0200 42694 A pastor from central Sweden who uploaded “pornographic” pictures of himself and his girlfriend to an office computer will not be sacked over the incident. https://www.thelocal.se/20120221/39234 Tue, 21 Feb 2012 11:34:00 +0100 39234 Finland's Jari-Matti Latvala won the Rally of Sweden near Hagfors in western Sweden on Sunday, clinching the sixth win of his career and the second in Sweden. https://www.thelocal.se/20120212/39064 Sun, 12 Feb 2012 17:38:00 +0100 39064 An elderly Swedish woman was given quite a scare on Monday morning when she discovered a 3-metre-long boa constrictor lying on her second-floor balcony. https://www.thelocal.se/20110816/35578 Tue, 16 Aug 2011 16:51:00 +0200 35578 A pensioners' rights group in central Sweden has accused a Swedish bank of discrimination over plans to end cash handling services at local branch offices. https://www.thelocal.se/20110414/33200 Thu, 14 Apr 2011 12:43:00 +0200 33200 Swedish driver Per-Gunnar "PG" Andersson, behind the wheel of a Ford Fiesta, clocked the best time in the opening super-stage of the season opener world championship event Rally of Sweden in Karlstad in western part of the country. https://www.thelocal.se/20110211/31972 Fri, 11 Feb 2011 09:28:00 +0100 31972 The World Rally Championship 2011 season starts in Karlstad in central Sweden on Thursday and defending champion Sébastien Loeb is taking nothing for granted in the wintry conditions. https://www.thelocal.se/20110209/31932 Wed, 09 Feb 2011 10:39:00 +0100 31932 Karlstad municipality in central Sweden has built a dedicated lavatory jetty to tempt the gulls to perform their avian excretions away from the marina, and the exasperated local yachting set. https://www.thelocal.se/20100708/27674 Thu, 08 Jul 2010 13:22:00 +0200 27674 More than 50,000 households in the Karlstad region in western Sweden were without water on Saturday due a serious water leak. Although service has been restored, residents are advised to boil drinking water for the next several days. https://www.thelocal.se/20100321/25648 Sun, 21 Mar 2010 09:24:00 +0100 25648 Some 150 kids infiltrated Ikea in Karlstad in western Sweden on Friday to play hide-and-seek following a call to arms on Facebook. https://www.thelocal.se/20091221/23966 Mon, 21 Dec 2009 11:21:00 +0100 23966 A collection of more than 4000 vintage porn magazines will be sold at an auction in Karlstad in western Sweden on Sunday. https://www.thelocal.se/20091206/23682 Sun, 06 Dec 2009 11:44:00 +0100 23682 A person from Värmland, western Sweden, contacted police after realising a 20,000 kronor ($2920) reward had been offered in return for their life on the social networking site Facebook. https://www.thelocal.se/20091114/23262 Sat, 14 Nov 2009 11:04:00 +0100 23262