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 When a wind turbine stops working, it requires more than a little imagination to assume it was because a naked man switched it off before breaking into a number of parked cars to honk their horns. https://www.thelocal.se/20170815/naked-man-on-honking-spree-caused-power-failure Tue, 15 Aug 2017 10:43:59 +0200 naked-man-on-honking-spree-caused-power-failure Remember the tenant who kicked up a fuss after he was served an eviction notice because of his excessive vacuuming and habit of walking around the communal laundry room stark naked? https://www.thelocal.se/20161103/swedish-court-says-no-to-laundry-room-nudity Thu, 03 Nov 2016 13:10:15 +0100 swedish-court-says-no-to-laundry-room-nudity Swedish public television has been forced to apologize after it broadcast digitally constructed images of a man and woman who were rather more, er, well-equipped, than your average Swede. https://www.thelocal.se/20160407/the-unrealistic-nude-pics-that-caused-a-storm-in-sweden Thu, 07 Apr 2016 13:43:19 +0200 the-unrealistic-nude-pics-that-caused-a-storm-in-sweden Swedish parents need to get more comfortable being naked around family members to help their children develop a healthy attitude to nudity, argues journalist and blogger Lotta Gray. https://www.thelocal.se/20150804/lets-promote-nudity-in-a-healthy-way Tue, 04 Aug 2015 10:30:00 +0200 lets-promote-nudity-in-a-healthy-way A man in his 60s who was caught roaming naked around his apartment building in central Stockholm has been stripped of his rental lease by a Court of Appeal. https://www.thelocal.se/20150610/nude-swedish-neighbour-stripped-of-lease Wed, 10 Jun 2015 18:36:22 +0200 nude-swedish-neighbour-stripped-of-lease Sweden is known throughout the world for several types of sin - and a lot of them involve shedding clothes. The Local sets out to debunk the myths and explain Swedish nudity in ten simple rules. https://www.thelocal.se/20140612/top-ten-rules-of-swedish-nude-etiquette Thu, 12 Jun 2014 17:50:00 +0200 top-ten-rules-of-swedish-nude-etiquette A 16-year-old girl in southern Sweden has been charged for aggravated defamation after uploading a naked picture a classmate took of herself to Facebook. https://www.thelocal.se/20130822/49776 Thu, 22 Aug 2013 11:51:00 +0200 49776 A caricature of an amply endowed topless woman, which marks the spot on a map for a public beach in western Sweden, has caused at least one mother to see red. https://www.thelocal.se/20130520/48012 Mon, 20 May 2013 12:34:00 +0200 48012 The small Swedish town of Emmaboda has vetoed a petition to introduce women-only hours at the municipal swimming pool, and instead wants to start selling burkinis to its observant Muslim female bathers. https://www.thelocal.se/20130306/46566 Wed, 06 Mar 2013 10:45:00 +0100 46566 Swedish underwear brand Björn Borg has used "naked" models running loose in central Stockholm as part of an innovative campaign to promote a unique style of long underwear. https://www.thelocal.se/20121207/44924 Fri, 07 Dec 2012 18:30:00 +0100 44924 A hunter made a macabre find in the forest on an island off the east coast of Sweden at the weekend, stumbling across several life-sized wooden sculptures depicting tied-up naked women. https://www.thelocal.se/20121023/43996 Tue, 23 Oct 2012 14:07:00 +0200 43996 A man from western Sweden, found driving around on a moped wearing only his underwear, has been detained by police who suspect he may have been inebriated. https://www.thelocal.se/20120822/42766 Wed, 22 Aug 2012 18:00:00 +0200 42766 A woman in Vänersborg in western Sweden woke up with a start in the early hours of Thursday morning after she discovered a naked strange man asleep in her bed. https://www.thelocal.se/20120802/42378 Thu, 02 Aug 2012 11:57:00 +0200 42378 Sweden's national football club has sparked controversy, including biting comments from Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt, after a player was forced to bare his behind during a training session on Tuesday. https://www.thelocal.se/20120613/41426 Wed, 13 Jun 2012 19:05:00 +0200 41426 A self-proclaimed sex addict from the UK has been fined in Sweden after using a camera hidden in a briefcase to secretly film a female model undressing in a Stockholm hotel room. https://www.thelocal.se/20120601/41200 Fri, 01 Jun 2012 19:09:00 +0200 41200 A woman from northern Sweden who had her mobile phone stolen at the weekend was later horrified to find naked pictures of herself posted on her own Facebook page. https://www.thelocal.se/20120327/39918 Tue, 27 Mar 2012 13:36:00 +0200 39918 Swedish supermodel Marcus Schenkenberg was among 30 naked sledders who spent Saturday scooting down a snowy German mountainside with little to protect their bare skin from the elements. https://www.thelocal.se/20120219/39202 Sun, 19 Feb 2012 19:12:00 +0100 39202 A Swedish family of biathlon-enthusiasts from Motala in central Sweden, were shocked when tuning in to their TV4 premium service coverage of a recent biathlon competition in Hochfilzen, Austria, after the Swedish broadcaster welcomed them to quite a different sporting event than the one they had planned to see. https://www.thelocal.se/20111212/37882 Mon, 12 Dec 2011 11:28:00 +0100 37882 A Swedish woman who had just had a rectal examination was surprised when her doctor whipped out his mobile phone and showed her pictures he had taken of other patients in various states of undress. https://www.thelocal.se/20110909/36052 Fri, 09 Sep 2011 18:51:00 +0200 36052 The CEO of a taxi firm in Örebro in central Sweden has been criticised for his lewd choice of Christmas greeting sent out to staff. https://www.thelocal.se/20110128/31688 Fri, 28 Jan 2011 08:46:00 +0100 31688