The Local Sweden 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 'Sweden ticks all the boxes – except for one' Ex-Londoner Paul Connolly loves living in northern Sweden. Really, he does. If only the local delicacies didn't taste of asbestos and insulation – and that's BEFORE you even get to the fermented herring. https://www.thelocal.se/20190420/sweden-ticks-all-the-boxes-except-for-one-food-northern-paul-connolly Sat, 20 Apr 2019 09:59:59 +0200 sweden-ticks-all-the-boxes-except-for-one-food-northern-paul-connolly 'How Zumba gave me a real life in Sweden' The Local's reporter Paul Connolly loves living in the Swedish countryside. But it took starting a community Zumba class for his partner fellow-Brit Donna Richmond to thaw to the idea of staying in the frozen north. Here, she shares her emotional story. https://www.thelocal.se/20150610/how-zumba-helped-me-settle-into-sweden Wed, 10 Jun 2015 19:28:00 +0200 how-zumba-helped-me-settle-into-sweden 'Wild' expats wanted for Nordic TV series People who have moved from the UK to remote corners of Scandinavia are set to appear in a new television series being filmed in 2015. https://www.thelocal.se/20141120/wild-expats-wanted-for-nordic-tv-series Thu, 20 Nov 2014 13:24:00 +0100 wild-expats-wanted-for-nordic-tv-series 'This is the smell of death and I'm expected to eat it' After forcing his way through a meal of fermented fish, former Londoner Paul Connolly talks Swedish food. And he's not too impressed. https://www.thelocal.se/20130726/49278 Fri, 26 Jul 2013 13:02:00 +0200 49278 Conditions 'just right' for northern lights: expert With a solar flare providing excellent Northern Lights viewing opportunities in Sweden on Thursday night, a researcher at Lund observatory explained the phenomenon and the five best ways to catch it. https://www.thelocal.se/20120308/39562 Thu, 08 Mar 2012 18:13:00 +0100 39562