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 The Swedish Tax Agency is going after the maker of Candy Crush Saga for 3.6 billion kronor (€346 million, $397 million) that the agency says Sweden has missed out on. https://www.thelocal.se/20190201/swedish-tax-agency-demands-billions-from-candy-crush-maker Fri, 01 Feb 2019 15:22:34 +0100 swedish-tax-agency-demands-billions-from-candy-crush-maker Sweden’s Crown Princess Victoria may have basked in the glow of adulation on her 40th birthday on Friday, but she shouldn’t expect to take over the throne anytime soon. https://www.thelocal.se/20170715/swedish-king-has-no-plans-to-step-aside-for-popular-daughter Sat, 15 Jul 2017 17:13:14 +0200 swedish-king-has-no-plans-to-step-aside-for-popular-daughter Sweden's data protection agency has banned King, the gaming company best known for Candy Crush, from collecting statistics on the ethnic backgrounds and sexual orientation of employees, even when used for promoting diversity. https://www.thelocal.se/20170519/sweden-stops-candy-crush-maker-from-gathering-staff-ethnic-data Fri, 19 May 2017 10:33:29 +0200 sweden-stops-candy-crush-maker-from-gathering-staff-ethnic-data Sweden's King has emphasized the importance of "serious" media and checking sources in a new interview released at a time when the accuracy of some international media portrayals of Sweden have been called into question. https://www.thelocal.se/20170223/serious-media-and-checking-sources-important-swedish-king Thu, 23 Feb 2017 09:18:57 +0100 serious-media-and-checking-sources-important-swedish-king Sweden’s Royal Family have wished their subjects a Happy New Year with an album of private moments from 2016 — including a rare group picture of all thirteen family members together. https://www.thelocal.se/20161231/swedish-royals-issue-rare-group-picture-in-new-year-treat Sat, 31 Dec 2016 14:09:50 +0100 swedish-royals-issue-rare-group-picture-in-new-year-treat Many things seem like a good idea after a long night out, so it is easy to presume that Anders Oliver Christopher Prenborn Nahlbom, now officially known as 'King Oliver Prenborn', would come to regret changing his name after an all-night party. https://www.thelocal.se/20161014/why-swedens-king-changed-his-name-after-a-night-out Fri, 14 Oct 2016 15:08:56 +0200 why-swedens-king-changed-his-name-after-a-night-out Being able to make good pizza is an art, but could you pull off a pizza fit for a king? https://www.thelocal.se/20160810/see-swedens-king-and-queen-pop-out-for-a-pizza Wed, 10 Aug 2016 15:36:54 +0200 see-swedens-king-and-queen-pop-out-for-a-pizza Sweden’s royal couple celebrated their 40th wedding anniversary with a small private celebration for family and friends on Sunday at the Solliden Palace on the island of Öland. https://www.thelocal.se/20160619/swedens-royal-couple-celebrate-40th-anniversary Sun, 19 Jun 2016 16:10:55 +0200 swedens-royal-couple-celebrate-40th-anniversary One of Stockholm's most famous residents, King Carl XVI, has waded hip-deep into one of the city's most infected recent debates over one of Sweden's most famous awards, the Nobel Prize. https://www.thelocal.se/20160602/swedish-king-joins-heated-nobel-prize-row Thu, 02 Jun 2016 09:33:34 +0200 swedish-king-joins-heated-nobel-prize-row Sweden's King Carl XVI Gustaf celebrated his 70th birthday Saturday joined by royals from Europe and beyond, as Swedes lined the streets to wish him many happy returns. https://www.thelocal.se/20160430/pomp-as-swedens-king-celebrates-70th-birthday Sat, 30 Apr 2016 17:24:55 +0200 pomp-as-swedens-king-celebrates-70th-birthday Remember when Sweden was locked in a diplomatic spat with Saudi Arabia last year? A previously unidentified saviour has stepped up to claim credit for ending the conflict: King Carl XVI Gustaf. https://www.thelocal.se/20160428/king-says-he-helped-sweden-end-spat-with-saudis Thu, 28 Apr 2016 13:02:00 +0200 king-says-he-helped-sweden-end-spat-with-saudis The Swedish King has hit out at media coverage of his family, in a new televised interview. https://www.thelocal.se/20160426/swedish-king-its-hard-to-work-when-youre-being-ridiculed Tue, 26 Apr 2016 12:32:33 +0200 swedish-king-its-hard-to-work-when-youre-being-ridiculed Carl XVI Gustaf, who last year famously called for a ban on bathtubs, has once again issued environmental and health advice to Swedes. This time, it's about meat and jelly candy. https://www.thelocal.se/20160411/swedish-king-you-dont-have-to-eat-bloody-steaks-every-day Mon, 11 Apr 2016 10:34:50 +0200 swedish-king-you-dont-have-to-eat-bloody-steaks-every-day The Swedish gaming startup behind global mega hit Candy Crush has been bought by US company Activision Blizzard for $5.9 billion (around 50 billion kronor). https://www.thelocal.se/20160223/us-firm-closes-59-billion-deal-with-swedish-king Tue, 23 Feb 2016 16:54:51 +0100 us-firm-closes-59-billion-deal-with-swedish-king UPDATED: One of Sweden’s leading royal experts has slammed Marco Rubio, the prospective Republican presidential candidate, for apparently believing the Scandinavian country has a president, and not a king. https://www.thelocal.se/20160129/fury-in-sweden-over-marco-rubios-king-blunder Fri, 29 Jan 2016 14:25:50 +0100 fury-in-sweden-over-marco-rubios-king-blunder Sweden’s King Carl XVI Gustaf's annual Christmas speech, touched on both terrorism and the migrant crisis and how the Swedes must defend society’s values by remaining trusting and open. https://www.thelocal.se/20151225/king-talks-terrorism-migrants-in-christmas-speech Fri, 25 Dec 2015 19:46:17 +0100 king-talks-terrorism-migrants-in-christmas-speech King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden has called for a ban on bathtubs to help cut emissions in an interview ahead of UN climate talks in Paris. https://www.thelocal.se/20151121/swedish-king-calls-for-global-bathtub-ban Sat, 21 Nov 2015 16:22:57 +0100 swedish-king-calls-for-global-bathtub-ban UPDATED: Sweden's Royal Court has confirmed that a member of staff telephoned an editor at Swedish newspaper Dagens Industri at 4am, to complain that one of King Carl XVI Gustaf's newspapers had not been delivered. https://www.thelocal.se/20150924/swedens-king-demands-business-paper-at-4am Thu, 24 Sep 2015 13:08:00 +0200 swedens-king-demands-business-paper-at-4am Just days before his own son Prince Carl Philip ties the knot in Stockholm, King Carl XVI Gustaf's banter with a bachelor party in central Sweden has made the headlines. https://www.thelocal.se/20150611/swedish-stag-party-tells-of-sick-king-moment Thu, 11 Jun 2015 15:56:04 +0200 swedish-stag-party-tells-of-sick-king-moment Sweden's largest military orchestra plays more than just marching tunes. The Royal Swedish Army Band starred in the King's birthday celebrations last week, performing Swedish House Mafia's 'Don't you worry, child' in a clip that has since gone viral. The Local speaks to the man behind the performance. https://www.thelocal.se/20150504/ive-heard-the-king-likes-swedish-house-mafia Mon, 04 May 2015 15:26:10 +0200 ive-heard-the-king-likes-swedish-house-mafia