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 Popular youth website Stardoll may alter its services to the Swedish audience after a court ordered it to stop "aggressive" marketing to members of its virtual fashion world, where most users are underage girls. https://www.thelocal.se/20121206/44900 Thu, 06 Dec 2012 18:31:00 +0100 44900 As SAS teeters on the edge of a possible bankruptcy, worried members of the airline's EuroBonus rewards programme remain concerned about whether their painstakingly accumulated points will retain any value. https://www.thelocal.se/20121119/44516 Mon, 19 Nov 2012 15:29:00 +0100 44516 After several drownings at Swedish water parks are believed to be due to park safety flaws, the incidents have prompted an official investigation by the Swedish Consumer Agency (Konsumentverket). https://www.thelocal.se/20120325/39882 Sun, 25 Mar 2012 14:57:00 +0200 39882 A man has reported a Swedish zoo to the Consumer Agency (Konsumentverket) for misleading information, after the piglets that he had adopted were fed to the tigers in the park without him being informed. https://www.thelocal.se/20111116/37388 Wed, 16 Nov 2011 16:19:00 +0100 37388 A charcuterie in northern Sweden which offers several sausage varieties purporting to contain up to 125 percent meat has defended its labeling by arguing that it is simply “following the law”, despite consumer complaints. https://www.thelocal.se/20111109/37260 Wed, 09 Nov 2011 15:52:00 +0100 37260 A Swedish man has reported a charcuterie in the north of Sweden to the Consumer Agency (Konsumentverket). The reason – according to the label there is too much meat in the sausages. https://www.thelocal.se/20110320/32702 Sun, 20 Mar 2011 12:20:00 +0100 32702 A couple from Linköping in central Sweden who were marooned in Brussels after Ryanair cancelled their flight home will have their case heard by Sweden’s highest court. https://www.thelocal.se/20100914/28996 Tue, 14 Sep 2010 18:18:00 +0200 28996 Budget airline Ryanair has said it has no plans to stop charging fees for bank card payments, despite a new Swedish law intended to ban the practice. https://www.thelocal.se/20100802/28136 Mon, 02 Aug 2010 12:44:00 +0200 28136 The Swedish Consumer Agency (Konsumentverket) has wasted no time in condemning the planned launch of a new energy drink marketed by a company from Helsingborg and trading under the name Cocaine. https://www.thelocal.se/20091123/23428 Mon, 23 Nov 2009 15:52:00 +0100 23428 Irish low-cost airline Ryanair went on trial in a Swedish court on Tuesday accused of compensation infringements for cancelled flights, the Swedish Consumer Agency (Konsumentverket - KO) said. https://www.thelocal.se/20081104/15444 Tue, 04 Nov 2008 16:34:00 +0100 15444 The ICA grocery chain may be running afoul of Sweden’s consumer protection laws after a manager in southern Sweden implemented a new policy regarding ICA’s bonus card programme. https://www.thelocal.se/20080521/11920 Wed, 21 May 2008 20:01:00 +0200 11920 Push-chairs of the 'Urban jungle' model manufactured by One Tree Hill, have been recalled due to a dangerous defect. Several accidents have occurred in which the chair's handle has broken off. A total of 1,000 chairs with the defect have been distributed to stores. https://www.thelocal.se/20060412/3546-2 Wed, 12 Apr 2006 22:26:00 +0200 3546-2