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 Swedish writer David Lagercrantz speaks about the sixth and final instalment of the Millennium saga. https://www.thelocal.se/20190828/lisbeth-salander-is-immortal-she-will-live-on-in-one-way-or-another Wed, 28 Aug 2019 10:13:09 +0200 lisbeth-salander-is-immortal-she-will-live-on-in-one-way-or-another The latest film in the Millennium series, based on Stieg Larsson's much-loved trilogy, was released in Sweden on Friday – and eagle-eyed The Local readers will be able to spot a familiar website in the film. https://www.thelocal.se/20181026/the-local-features-in-latest-millennium-film-girl-spiders-web Fri, 26 Oct 2018 16:07:44 +0200 the-local-features-in-latest-millennium-film-girl-spiders-web Much of Stieg Larsson's Millennium trilogy about hacker Lisbeth Salander and journalist Mikael Blomkvist is set on the Stockholm island of Södermalm. The Local takes a tour of some of the spots you'll want to visit if you're a fan of the series. https://www.thelocal.se/20181026/stockholm-walking-tour-8-sodermalm-locations-every-millennium-fan-has-to-visit Fri, 26 Oct 2018 11:26:20 +0200 stockholm-walking-tour-8-sodermalm-locations-every-millennium-fan-has-to-visit The Millennium series' famous computer hacker Lisbeth Salander is set to grip readers' imaginations again as the fifth volume hits the bookshelves on Thursday. https://www.thelocal.se/20170907/lisbeth-salander-is-back-in-fifth-millennium-book Thu, 07 Sep 2017 10:46:39 +0200 lisbeth-salander-is-back-in-fifth-millennium-book Michael Nyqvist, one of Sweden's most beloved actors and the star of the original Millennium trilogy, has died at the age of 56. https://www.thelocal.se/20170628/sweden-mourns-death-of-actor-michael-nyqvist-millennium-dragon-tattoo Wed, 28 Jun 2017 08:41:42 +0200 sweden-mourns-death-of-actor-michael-nyqvist-millennium-dragon-tattoo In a new interview, author David Lagercrantz reveals some of the secretive details about the fifth Millennium book. https://www.thelocal.se/20170511/lisbeth-salander-will-live-on-what-to-expect-from-the-fifth-millennium-book Thu, 11 May 2017 10:18:07 +0200 lisbeth-salander-will-live-on-what-to-expect-from-the-fifth-millennium-book Good news, Lisbeth Salander fans: Swedish author David Lagercrantz has revealed that the fifth book in the Millennium series is now finished. https://www.thelocal.se/20170217/fifth-millennium-book-is-finished-author-reveals-plot-details Fri, 17 Feb 2017 13:28:45 +0100 fifth-millennium-book-is-finished-author-reveals-plot-details A Swedish-Australian producer is set to team up with one of the figures behind the movie adaptations of the Millennium trilogy for a new project. https://www.thelocal.se/20160607/millennium-producer-to-launch-new-film Tue, 07 Jun 2016 10:43:34 +0200 millennium-producer-to-launch-new-film David Lagercrantz, the Swedish writer behind the sequels to Stieg Larsson's Millennium, has spoken about the fifth instalment in the global Nordic Noir hit series. Here are the best bits. https://www.thelocal.se/20160419/four-things-you-need-to-know-about-the-next-millennium-book Tue, 19 Apr 2016 14:57:24 +0200 four-things-you-need-to-know-about-the-next-millennium-book Furious fans of the Millennium trilogy have vented their anger on social media after a Swedish asset management firm used Nordic Noir heroine Lisbeth Salander in one of their adverts. https://www.thelocal.se/20151019/lisbeth-salander-fans-slam-firms-millennium-ad Mon, 19 Oct 2015 15:30:26 +0200 lisbeth-salander-fans-slam-firms-millennium-ad Nordic Noir fans had cause to celebrate on Thursday after David Lagercrantz said another two novels were set to follow on the Swedish writer's first sequel to Stieg Larsson's best-selling Millennium trilogy. https://www.thelocal.se/20151015/two-more-swedish-millennium-sequels-planned-says-david-lagercrantz Thu, 15 Oct 2015 09:37:46 +0200 two-more-swedish-millennium-sequels-planned-says-david-lagercrantz The eagerly-awaited sequel to best-selling Swedish author Stieg Larsson's Millennium crime trilogy hit store shelves in 25 countries on Thursday, as the author admitted he wrote the book in a manic depressive state. https://www.thelocal.se/20150827/stieg-larsson-sequel-hits-global-stores-sweden Thu, 27 Aug 2015 09:35:01 +0200 stieg-larsson-sequel-hits-global-stores-sweden David Lagercrantz wrote the highly-anticipated sequel to Stieg Larsson's best-selling Millennium crime trilogy in a manic depressive state, he told reporters on Wednesday, amid ongoing controversy over the decision to continue the series. https://www.thelocal.se/20150826/manic-depressive-state-drove-millennium-author Wed, 26 Aug 2015 19:20:24 +0200 manic-depressive-state-drove-millennium-author The Swedish author of the highly-anticipated sequel to the Millennium crime trilogy has come out in support of a number of media that have decided to boycott him, after his publishing house asked them to agree to rigorous conditions in order to be granted interviews. https://www.thelocal.se/20150826/swedish-millennium-author-backs-media-boycott Wed, 26 Aug 2015 10:05:29 +0200 swedish-millennium-author-backs-media-boycott After Norwegian literary legend Karl Ove Knausgård accused Swedes of being narrow-minded 'cyclops' (one-eyed giants from Greek mythology), Stockholm University business lecturer Carl Cederstöm argues that his fellow countrymen and women should learn to offer more sophisticated cultural debates. https://www.thelocal.se/20150527/are-swedes-really-cyclops Wed, 27 May 2015 13:42:11 +0200 are-swedes-really-cyclops Currently back in her native Sweden at the Gothenburg Film Festival, Stieg Larsson star and London resident Noomi Rapace says she finds the Swedish attitude to success "oppressive". https://www.thelocal.se/20150202/millennium-actress-slams-swedish-tradition Mon, 02 Feb 2015 12:21:00 +0100 millennium-actress-slams-swedish-tradition Swedish crime-thriller fans will be able to snap up a new installment of Stieg Larsson's Millennium series after David Lagercrantz agreed to write a fourth book, in a move branded "tasteless" by Larsson's surviving partner. https://www.thelocal.se/20131217/zlatan-author-to-pen-new-millennium-book Tue, 17 Dec 2013 20:43:00 +0100 zlatan-author-to-pen-new-millennium-book Revenues stemming from Stieg Larsson's Millennium trilogy of crime novels continue to pour in, bringing in nearly 100 million kronor ($14.8 million) in the last year. https://www.thelocal.se/20121109/44342 Fri, 09 Nov 2012 18:50:00 +0100 44342 Swedish actress Noomi Rapace has revealed that she plans to emigrate from Sweden and move to London, according to a report in the Aftonbladet daily. https://www.thelocal.se/20120818/42688 Sat, 18 Aug 2012 12:15:00 +0200 42688 The late Swedish crime writer Stieg Larsson's former partner has slammed the commercialization of the author's best-selling novel, “The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo” in connection with the release of Hollywood's adaption of the book. https://www.thelocal.se/20111221/38068 Wed, 21 Dec 2011 13:06:00 +0100 38068