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 French entrepreneur Anabelle Lindqvist tells The Local how she combined her twin passions of wellness and working with children by launching baby massage classes in Stockholm. https://www.thelocal.se/20160411/baby-massage-classes-help-swedes-to-bond-with-their-babies Mon, 11 Apr 2016 08:58:46 +0200 baby-massage-classes-help-swedes-to-bond-with-their-babies Every fifth Thai massage parlour in Malmö, southern Sweden, accepts requests for sexual gratification at the end of a session, a Swedish newspaper reported on Thursday. https://www.thelocal.se/20130808/49526 Thu, 08 Aug 2013 14:03:00 +0200 49526 Many Thai massage workers in Sweden tired of requests for "happy endings" have put up signs in their parlour windows promising "no intimate massages," with some responding with threats of violence. https://www.thelocal.se/20130807/49496 Wed, 07 Aug 2013 11:36:00 +0200 49496 A high-ranking civil servant in Sweden's defence ministry has been sacked after it was revealed he was involved in running several Thai massage parlours on the side. https://www.thelocal.se/20120110/38422 Tue, 10 Jan 2012 13:02:00 +0100 38422 Police and the tax authorities have launched closer surveillance of Thai massage parlours in the country, suspecting that the sharp increase in their number indicates sex trafficking and tax evasion. https://www.thelocal.se/20111024/36918 Mon, 24 Oct 2011 10:06:00 +0200 36918 A shirtless Swedish police officer who was caught massaging a scantily-clad woman in the back of a Gothenburg police station has been disciplined for damaging the public’s confidence in the police. https://www.thelocal.se/20101111/30166 Thu, 11 Nov 2010 18:16:00 +0100 30166 A Stockholm police officer has been reminded of his responsibilities after being caught in a Thai massage parlour under surveillance by the vice squad. https://www.thelocal.se/20100208/24854 Mon, 08 Feb 2010 10:46:00 +0100 24854