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 One person has been found dead after a fire destroyed Liseberg's new water park Oceana, which had been set to open this summer. https://www.thelocal.se/20240216/dead-body-found-after-fire-at-gothenburgs-liseberg-amusement-park Fri, 16 Feb 2024 16:09:27 +0100 dead-body-found-after-fire-at-gothenburgs-liseberg-amusement-park A public alert, warning people in south-eastern Gothenburg to stay inside after a huge fire at the Liseberg amusement park, was lifted late on Monday. https://www.thelocal.se/20240212/what-do-people-in-gothenburg-have-to-know-about-the-liseberg-fire Mon, 12 Feb 2024 15:28:42 +0100 what-do-people-in-gothenburg-have-to-know-about-the-liseberg-fire After 88-year-old Märtha Ljungberg’s visit to Sweden’s biggest amusement park Liseberg in Gothenburg went viral, The Local spoke to her grandson about the high-speed occasion. https://www.thelocal.se/20150710/swedish-granny-proves-age-is-just-a-number-july-10th-2015 Fri, 10 Jul 2015 13:25:00 +0200 swedish-granny-proves-age-is-just-a-number-july-10th-2015 A multicultural crowd in Gothenburg has set a new Guinness World Record after people from 72 different nationalities took a spin together on a Ferris wheel. https://www.thelocal.se/20120718/42088 Wed, 18 Jul 2012 11:02:00 +0200 42088 A Swedish woman was denied entry on to a roller coaster at an amusement park in western Sweden after ride attendants told her she was too wide to ride. https://www.thelocal.se/20120710/41946 Tue, 10 Jul 2012 18:47:00 +0200 41946 Stockholm and the Sweden's west coast are the two most popular destinations for Swedish tourists this summer, according to a new survey. https://www.thelocal.se/20110602/34142 Thu, 02 Jun 2011 16:27:00 +0200 34142 Stockholm is the city destination of choice for Swedes this summer, beating Gothenburg into second place while Gotland and the west coast are the most popular resort destinations, a new survey by rail operator SJ shows. https://www.thelocal.se/20100601/26964 Tue, 01 Jun 2010 12:43:00 +0200 26964 A Swedish man who claimed to be wheelchair bound has been asked to repay millions of kronor in social insurance benefits after authorities obtained a picture of him dancing with a life-sized rabbit. https://www.thelocal.se/20090723/20864 Thu, 23 Jul 2009 12:41:00 +0200 20864 The accident at the Liseberg amusement park in Gothenburg last week was caused by a broken drive shaft, investigators have announced. https://www.thelocal.se/20080721/13186 Mon, 21 Jul 2008 19:44:00 +0200 13186 Eighteen people were injured Tuesday, two of them seriously, when a mechanical fault sent a fairground ride at Liseberg leisure park in Gothenburg crashing to the ground. https://www.thelocal.se/20080716/13068 Wed, 16 Jul 2008 09:27:00 +0200 13068 A woman in her 30s suffered 'very serious head injuries' in an accident at the Liseberg amusement park on Sunday afternoon. The accident occured just after 3pm on the popular 'Flumeride' attraction. https://www.thelocal.se/20061008/5152 Sun, 08 Oct 2006 20:54:00 +0200 5152 Two wagons on one of the rollercoasters at the Liseberg amusement park in Gothenburg collided just after noon on Saturday. 21 people, of which six were children, were taken to hospital with mild injuries. https://www.thelocal.se/20060715/4338 Sat, 15 Jul 2006 20:14:00 +0200 4338 An amusement park in Gothenburg found itself in a tough spot earlier this year after it did not hire a 21-year-old Iraq-born woman because she wore a head scarf, it has emerged after the woman spoke to the press. https://www.thelocal.se/20060707/4275 Fri, 07 Jul 2006 12:27:00 +0200 4275