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 It's time to repaint the Öresund Bridge and it will take 13 years In October, work begins on painting two new coats on the Öresund Bridge between Denmark and Sweden. And by the time it's finished in 13 years, it will soon be time to start again. https://www.thelocal.se/20190713/its-time-to-repaint-the-resund-bridge-and-it-will-take-13-years Sat, 13 Jul 2019 15:36:52 +0200 its-time-to-repaint-the-resund-bridge-and-it-will-take-13-years Licensed joker: 'Danger is my middle name' A man in western Sweden managed to dupe authorities into using his painted self-portrait for his driving licence picture, a stunt he believes blurs the line between reality and fantasy. https://www.thelocal.se/20121212/45022 Wed, 12 Dec 2012 15:40:00 +0100 45022 Mayor painted as Roman soldier with public funds A mayor from southern Sweden has been slammed for paying an artist friend 600,000 kronor ($91,584) in public funds to paint a depiction of the mayor dressed as a Roman legionary as part of a mural in the local council's building. https://www.thelocal.se/20120926/43448 Wed, 26 Sep 2012 13:40:00 +0200 43448 'Worthless' Russian painting sold for millions at Swedish auction A Russian painting considered worthless by its owner and nearly donated to charity fetched a staggering 7.6 million kronor ($1.2 million) at an auction in Uppsala in eastern Sweden on Tuesday. https://www.thelocal.se/20110615/34364 Wed, 15 Jun 2011 12:39:00 +0200 34364 Stolen Swedish painting up for auction in London A painting by Swedish artist Anders Zorn was set to go under the hammer at a London auction until police informed the auction house the work had been stolen. https://www.thelocal.se/20101126/30440 Fri, 26 Nov 2010 09:42:00 +0100 30440 Swede surprise over Turkish painting jackpot A small-time collector from Småland in southern Sweden was left "shocked and happy" after he was told that a painting that he had thought was worth a few thousand kronor went for over 1.6 million. https://www.thelocal.se/20101122/30360 Mon, 22 Nov 2010 14:00:00 +0100 30360 Zorn painting sold at record price An Anders Zorn painting fetched a record price for a Swedish work when it was sold at auction in Stockholm on Thursday. Anders Zorn's "Sommarnöje" ("Summer Delight") sold for 26 million kronor ($3.35 million). https://www.thelocal.se/20100603/27024 Thu, 03 Jun 2010 18:56:00 +0200 27024 Swedish gallery owner accused in fake art scandal The former owner of a Stockholm art gallery has been accused of grand fraud and art forgery in the amount of 30 million kronor ($4.4 million). https://www.thelocal.se/20090923/22238 Wed, 23 Sep 2009 12:16:00 +0200 22238