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 What on earth does Ivanhoe have to do with Swedish New Year's celebrations anyway? https://www.thelocal.se/20161230/how-to-celebrate-new-years-eve-like-a-swede Fri, 30 Dec 2016 13:49:18 +0100 how-to-celebrate-new-years-eve-like-a-swede A man was fatally shot and others injured on New Year's Eve in Stockholm, Sweden. In other parts of the country, rockets were fired at people and their homes, according to Swedish police. https://www.thelocal.se/20230101/one-person-killed-others-injured-during-swedish-new-years-eve-celebrations Sun, 01 Jan 2023 14:29:56 +0100 one-person-killed-others-injured-during-swedish-new-years-eve-celebrations The world's eight billion people ushered in 2023 on Saturday, bidding farewell to a turbulent 12 months marked by war in Europe, stinging price rises, Lionel Messi's World Cup glory and the deaths of Queen Elizabeth, Pele and former pope Benedict. https://www.thelocal.se/20230101/in-pictures-europe-steps-into-2023-after-turbulent-year Sun, 01 Jan 2023 10:49:56 +0100 in-pictures-europe-steps-into-2023-after-turbulent-year Despite the pandemic causing restrictions to tighten again, some cities are still putting on a show.  https://www.thelocal.se/20211227/where-to-see-fireworks-this-new-years-eve-in-sweden-2021 Mon, 27 Dec 2021 11:49:20 +0100 where-to-see-fireworks-this-new-years-eve-in-sweden-2021 The clock has struck midnight in Sweden, so... Gott Nytt År and Happy New Year! https://www.thelocal.se/20191231/happy-new-year-from-the-local Wed, 01 Jan 2020 00:59:59 +0100 happy-new-year-from-the-local With only a few hours left until it is 2020, the question is: Where to celebrate the new year? The Local has listed some of the best places in Sweden to view fireworks and to toast the New Year, from north to south and east to west. https://www.thelocal.se/20191227/where-to-celebrate-a-spectacular-new-years-eve-in-sweden Fri, 27 Dec 2019 13:29:51 +0100 where-to-celebrate-a-spectacular-new-years-eve-in-sweden A video showing fireworks being shot into crowds in a Swedish city at the turn of the year has gone viral, raising questions over how safe it is to celebrate New Year's Eve in the area. https://www.thelocal.se/20170103/swedish-video-of-new-years-fireworks-being-shot-at-crowds-goes-viral Tue, 03 Jan 2017 13:30:54 +0100 swedish-video-of-new-years-fireworks-being-shot-at-crowds-goes-viral Stockholm had its warmest New Year's Eve in (at least) 157 years, according to official data. And it was even warmer elsewhere in Sweden. https://www.thelocal.se/20170102/sweden-sees-warmest-new-years-eve-on-record Mon, 02 Jan 2017 08:35:38 +0100 sweden-sees-warmest-new-years-eve-on-record 2016 won't go out with a bang – at least not in terms of the weather, according to meteorologists. https://www.thelocal.se/20161228/weather-forecast-for-new-years-eve-in-sweden Wed, 28 Dec 2016 17:03:01 +0100 weather-forecast-for-new-years-eve-in-sweden A man in western Sweden has been arrested on suspicion of biting his son's finger off while in Malmö two prisoners managed to escape a correctional facility on an eventful New Year's Eve for the police. https://www.thelocal.se/20140101/father-bites-sons-finger-off-in-new-years-mayhem Wed, 01 Jan 2014 11:56:00 +0100 father-bites-sons-finger-off-in-new-years-mayhem Several incidents of youths firing rockets in public spaces were reported in Stockholm ahead of New Year's after experts warned of firework risks. https://www.thelocal.se/20121231/45354 Mon, 31 Dec 2012 15:40:00 +0100 45354