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 A Kazakh citizen is being questioned on suspicion of taking part in a terror conspiracy, after he was arrested in a northern Swedish city over what first appeared to be a traffic offence. https://www.thelocal.se/20190816/terror-suspect-held-in-northern-sweden-over-conspiracy Fri, 16 Aug 2019 17:46:51 +0200 terror-suspect-held-in-northern-sweden-over-conspiracy Arsenal eased to a 3-0 victory at Swedish Östersund's home turf in the Europa League. https://www.thelocal.se/20180216/graham-potters-stersund-defeated-by-football-giants-arsenal Fri, 16 Feb 2018 09:35:35 +0100 graham-potters-stersund-defeated-by-football-giants-arsenal Arsenal's hopes of Europa League glory will be tested in the last 32 by Swedish minnows Östersund, ironically coached by the only English manager left in European competition and founded the same month Arsene Wenger took over the Gunners. https://www.thelocal.se/20171211/swedish-giant-killers-stersund-prepare-to-face-arsenal-in-europa-league Mon, 11 Dec 2017 17:35:22 +0100 swedish-giant-killers-stersund-prepare-to-face-arsenal-in-europa-league Few gave them a chance, but humble Östersunds FK have qualified for the Europa League after knocking out three teams including one European giant on the way. You could be forgiven if you haven't heard of their small Swedish hometown, so here are a few useful comparisons for perspective on just how big the club's achievement is. https://www.thelocal.se/20170825/what-you-need-to-know-about-swedens-new-football-capital-ostersund Fri, 25 Aug 2017 14:48:17 +0200 what-you-need-to-know-about-swedens-new-football-capital-ostersund UPDATED: A 63-year-old man was in police custody on Friday on suspicion of seriously assaulting a two-year-old boy in Östersund in northern Sweden, a Swedish broadcaster reported. https://www.thelocal.se/20151113/toddler-attacked-by-man-in-bus-driver-outfit Fri, 13 Nov 2015 08:09:25 +0100 toddler-attacked-by-man-in-bus-driver-outfit More than 600 asylum seekers are set to move into the world's most northerly ski resort as Sweden struggles to find enough temporary accommodation for record numbers of new arrivals. https://www.thelocal.se/20151014/lapland-ski-complex-to-be-next-refugee-hub Wed, 14 Oct 2015 19:22:00 +0200 lapland-ski-complex-to-be-next-refugee-hub A man with a large knife in his backpack was surprised to learn the weapon had passed through airport security checks at two Swedish airports without being detected. https://www.thelocal.se/20131125/man-with-knife-boards-plane-undetected-twice Mon, 25 Nov 2013 09:20:00 +0100 man-with-knife-boards-plane-undetected-twice Refugees in northern Sweden want the Migration Board to start writing letters in English instead of only Swedish - a language the new arrivals have yet to learn. https://www.thelocal.se/20131108/refugees-baffled-by-swedish-migration-letters Fri, 08 Nov 2013 15:37:00 +0100 refugees-baffled-by-swedish-migration-letters Some 40,000 residents of Sundsvall in northern Sweden may have been exposed to contaminated water following the discovery of coliform bacteria in the city's mains water supply. https://www.thelocal.se/20130907/50118 Sat, 07 Sep 2013 10:09:00 +0200 50118 The municipality of Östersund in northern Sweden has been charged for environmental crimes following the parasite outbreak which left half the population with the stomach flu in the winter of 2010. https://www.thelocal.se/20130709/48944 Tue, 09 Jul 2013 09:26:00 +0200 48944 A radio station in northern Sweden caused traffic chaos on Friday morning after it announced that a petrol station would be giving out free fuel for one hour. https://www.thelocal.se/20121214/45076 Fri, 14 Dec 2012 15:51:00 +0100 45076 A school portrait photography company that offers to “retouch” the children’s photos has come under fire in northern Sweden, leaving the photographers surprised and several parents fuming. https://www.thelocal.se/20121005/43638 Fri, 05 Oct 2012 15:38:00 +0200 43638 A high-speed car crash late on Saturday night claimed the lives of two Swedish women from separate cars, in what witnesses have described may have been the result of a street race. https://www.thelocal.se/20120430/40548 Mon, 30 Apr 2012 11:00:00 +0200 40548 A 7-year-old Swedish boy spent several hours trapped inside a washing machine on Sunday after his mission to explore the inside of the device went awry. https://www.thelocal.se/20120409/40162 Mon, 09 Apr 2012 12:37:00 +0200 40162 A man in his early twenties has been arrested on suspicion of calling in a bomb threat on Monday that prompted the evacuation of the central train station in Östersund, northern Sweden. https://www.thelocal.se/20120327/39910 Tue, 27 Mar 2012 10:06:00 +0200 39910 A 44-year-old woman has been sentenced to six years imprisonment for the aggravated rape of her daughter. https://www.thelocal.se/20111110/37272 Thu, 10 Nov 2011 09:29:00 +0100 37272 The drinking water in Skellefteå in northern Sweden has been contaminated by the same intestinal parasite that sickened thousands of residents in Östersund earlier this winter. https://www.thelocal.se/20110419/33300 Tue, 19 Apr 2011 17:57:00 +0200 33300 A doctor from northern Sweden facing sexual molestation charges for forcibly kissing a female patient has been acquitted by a local district court. https://www.thelocal.se/20110413/33174 Wed, 13 Apr 2011 09:53:00 +0200 33174 A general physician working in Jämtland in the north of Sweden has been charged with trying to French kiss and fondle a patient who a suffers from a moderate mental disability. https://www.thelocal.se/20110223/32224 Wed, 23 Feb 2011 16:15:00 +0100 32224 After almost three months of boiling their water supplies following a parasite outbreak, the residents of Östersund in northern Sweden have been told that their tap water is once again safe to drink. https://www.thelocal.se/20110218/32130 Fri, 18 Feb 2011 12:14:00 +0100 32130