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 UPDATED: Sweden's Eurovision 2015 winner arrived back in Stockholm on Sunday where he was met by delirious crowds, before spending the evening with a pizza and his pet dog. https://www.thelocal.se/20150524/mns-zelmerlw-returns-to-heros-welcome Sun, 24 May 2015 18:53:59 +0200 mns-zelmerlw-returns-to-heros-welcome The world's press were - more or less - united in their praise for Måns Zelmerlöw and his track Heroes, Sweden's winning entry in this year's Eurovision https://www.thelocal.se/20150524/how-the-world-reacted-to-swedens-eurovision-2015-triumph Sun, 24 May 2015 11:34:42 +0200 how-the-world-reacted-to-swedens-eurovision-2015-triumph Sweden's Eurovision hope, Måns Zelmerlöw, sailed through with his track 'Heroes' in a semi-final that was mostly lined with rock goth-inspired ballads. But will he nail his gnome fist bump in time for Saturday's final? https://www.thelocal.se/20150522/swedens-eurovision-star-mns-through-to-final Fri, 22 May 2015 10:02:38 +0200 swedens-eurovision-star-mns-through-to-final UPDATED: Just three years after winning Eurovision, Sweden is again tipped as one of the favourites to take home the crown on Saturday. Here, The Local brings you the five things you need to know about the 28-year-old Swedish heartthrob who has stirred up quite the social media buzz in Vienna. https://www.thelocal.se/20150519/five-top-facts-about-swedens-eurovision-entry Tue, 19 May 2015 14:16:17 +0200 five-top-facts-about-swedens-eurovision-entry A teenager of Pakistani origin resident in the US has admitted to assisting in the so-called "Jihad Jane" plot to murder Swedish artist Lars Vilks. https://www.thelocal.se/20120505/40650 Sat, 05 May 2012 10:07:00 +0200 40650 Italian director Riccardo Muti was awarded the $1 million prize in memory of Sweden's legendary soprano Birgit Nilsson for 2011, the jury said Wednesday. https://www.thelocal.se/20110316/32626 Wed, 16 Mar 2011 14:21:00 +0100 32626 A female comrade of the woman dubbed "Jihad Jane" pleaded guilty Tuesday in US federal court to terror-related charges, officials said. https://www.thelocal.se/20110309/32476 Wed, 09 Mar 2011 08:16:00 +0100 32476 An American woman who called herself "JihadJane" pleaded guilty Tuesday to terror-related charges stemming from a plot to kill a Swedish cartoonist. https://www.thelocal.se/20110202/31780 Wed, 02 Feb 2011 08:24:00 +0100 31780 Another man is being held for his suspected involvement in the theft of three paintings from the Malmö Art Museum last week. Police believe the heist was an inside job. https://www.thelocal.se/20101013/29580 Wed, 13 Oct 2010 10:49:00 +0200 29580 Swedish Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt said definitively on Thursday that he is against introducing legislation which would ban women from wearing burqas. https://www.thelocal.se/20100128/24654 Thu, 28 Jan 2010 17:26:00 +0100 24654 The first Birgit Nilsson prize was awarded on Tuesday to Spanish tenor Placido Domingo, who claimed the award amounted to the "Nobel prize of music." https://www.thelocal.se/20091014/22640 Wed, 14 Oct 2009 09:19:00 +0200 22640