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 Sweden should invest more in space exploration and set the target of having Swedes on Mars by the 2030s, the Nordic nation's Liberal party has insisted. https://www.thelocal.se/20161209/swedes-should-be-on-mars-by-the-2030s-liberals Fri, 09 Dec 2016 17:38:54 +0100 swedes-should-be-on-mars-by-the-2030s-liberals Thanks to a grant from the National Geographic Society, a team of divers will be investigating the wreckage of Sweden's 16th century flagship - the 'alter ego' of mad King Erik XIV. https://www.thelocal.se/20140707/swedish-divers-investigate-mad-kings-warship Mon, 07 Jul 2014 18:16:00 +0200 swedish-divers-investigate-mad-kings-warship A Gothenburg resident has been shortlisted for a one-way trip to Mars. He tells The Local about the mission, his love for space, and what he'd miss most from Earth. https://www.thelocal.se/20140116/gothenburg Thu, 16 Jan 2014 12:23:00 +0100 gothenburg Divers have recovered a number of 16th century silver coins from the wreckage of the legendary Swedish warship Mars, which was discovered last year off the coast of the Baltic sea island of Öland. https://www.thelocal.se/20120712/41982 Thu, 12 Jul 2012 15:44:00 +0200 41982 Divers have discovered what is believed to be the 17th century royal warship Svärdet off the coast of the Baltic island of Öland, researchers revealed on Wednesday. https://www.thelocal.se/20111116/37394 Wed, 16 Nov 2011 17:43:00 +0100 37394