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 They were one of Sweden's biggest bands of the 1990s, but when Ace of Base singer Jenny Berggren attempted to put on a charity concert for up to 1,200 people, the idea bombed. https://www.thelocal.se/20151210/ace-of-base-star-gig-flops-selling-12-tickets Thu, 10 Dec 2015 11:49:09 +0100 ace-of-base-star-gig-flops-selling-12-tickets Prime Minister Stefan Löfven has said that the government will incorporate the Unicef convention on the rights of the child into Swedish law, following talks in New York during his state visit. https://www.thelocal.se/20141121/sweden-to-implement-unicef-rights-of-child-law Fri, 21 Nov 2014 08:43:00 +0100 sweden-to-implement-unicef-rights-of-child-law The spirit of legendary Swedish group Ace of Base is being to brought to a new audience with a teenage tribute act dubbed A*Base, which has just released its first single. https://www.thelocal.se/20141114/ace-of-base-revived-with-teen-cover-band Fri, 14 Nov 2014 10:16:00 +0100 ace-of-base-revived-with-teen-cover-band An experienced surgeon in Gävle in eastern Sweden mistakenly removed the entire hip joint of a healthy 30-year-old woman and left it on the operating table during what was supposed to be a minor procedure to remove a small growth in the hip area. https://www.thelocal.se/20120615/41458 Fri, 15 Jun 2012 10:18:00 +0200 41458 Men who work for the Sörmland County Council in central Sweden should sit down rather than stand up when urinating in office toilets, according to a motion put forward by the local Left Party chapter. https://www.thelocal.se/20120611/41358 Mon, 11 Jun 2012 09:10:00 +0200 41358 A Fiat 500 frozen in time by Google Maps in front of Volkswagen's headquarters in Sweden has been hailed as a public relations coup for the Italian automaker, despite an alternate explanation for the pic from its German rival. https://www.thelocal.se/20120516/40870 Wed, 16 May 2012 16:01:00 +0200 40870 A decision by the Swedish Army Museum (Armémuseum) to raise money for charity by selling hand grenade-shaped Christmas tree ornaments has sparked a storm of criticism from disgusted visitors. https://www.thelocal.se/20111212/37876 Mon, 12 Dec 2011 09:22:00 +0100 37876 Disgruntled parents have prompted a school in eastern Sweden to abandon in-class fruit breaks after complaining over the costs of having kids bring fruit from home. https://www.thelocal.se/20111011/36682 Tue, 11 Oct 2011 18:00:00 +0200 36682 Jolly and preferably large-bellied men looking for a chance to ride in a sleigh can now submit their applications for a job recently advertised by Sweden's main jobs agency. https://www.thelocal.se/20101117/30274 Wed, 17 Nov 2010 16:34:00 +0100 30274 More than 200,000 Swedes joined a Facebook group claiming to be collecting donations to help earthquake victims in Haiti before it was revealed as a hoax by the “Swedish Necrophilia Association”. https://www.thelocal.se/20100120/24476 Wed, 20 Jan 2010 08:52:00 +0100 24476