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 The emotional reaction of a 96-year-old man and his carers when he got to ride his favourite horse one more time has been warming hearts all across Sweden. https://www.thelocal.se/20161103/the-picture-of-this-man-on-a-horse-will-melt-your-heart Thu, 03 Nov 2016 16:19:14 +0100 the-picture-of-this-man-on-a-horse-will-melt-your-heart The story of a newfound friendship between a care home resident and one of its workers is warming hearts in Sweden after pictures of their outing to the local bar went viral. https://www.thelocal.se/20160518/how-a-war-veterans-thirst-for-beer-forged-a-friendship Wed, 18 May 2016 13:11:47 +0200 how-a-war-veterans-thirst-for-beer-forged-a-friendship Ruth Engström, Sweden's oldest citizen, celebrated her 110th birthday on Sunday, with cake, champagne, and a flurry of press photographer flashes. https://www.thelocal.se/20120924/43408 Mon, 24 Sep 2012 11:02:00 +0200 43408 The number of elderly criminal suspects in Sweden is increasing, according to fresh figures from the Swedish National Council for Crime Prevention (Brottsförebyggande rådet, Brå). https://www.thelocal.se/20111028/37008 Fri, 28 Oct 2011 09:58:00 +0200 37008 A 90-year-old man has died following a run in with his 79-year-old neighbour at a care facility for the elderly in Lund in southern Sweden. https://www.thelocal.se/20110308/32458 Tue, 08 Mar 2011 11:55:00 +0100 32458 Overmedication of the elderly in Sweden’s nursing homes continues to be a problem, according to a new report by the National Board of Health and Welfare (Socialstyrelsen). https://www.thelocal.se/20090319/18302 Thu, 19 Mar 2009 10:26:00 +0100 18302 After 63 years together, 90-year-old Arvid Andersson and his wife have been told they can no longer live together. https://www.thelocal.se/20080612/12384 Thu, 12 Jun 2008 13:22:00 +0200 12384