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 Swedish councils made at least 2.4 billion kronor in parking fees last year, according to a new radio report. https://www.thelocal.se/20191126/parking-charges-bring-in-2-4-billion-kronor-a-year-for-swedish-councils Tue, 26 Nov 2019 15:16:34 +0100 parking-charges-bring-in-2-4-billion-kronor-a-year-for-swedish-councils A former security guard for a Swedish parking company has been ordered to pay back over 11 million kronor ($1.3m) he stole from parking meters in Malmö. https://www.thelocal.se/20150309/parking-guard-told-to-pay-back-stolen-millions Mon, 09 Mar 2015 19:16:55 +0100 parking-guard-told-to-pay-back-stolen-millions Foreign diplomats’ habits of parking on cycle paths and near bus stops have amassed almost 600 unpaid parking tickets so far this year, with the total amount of unpaid fines for the year reaching over 400,000 kronor ($59,642). https://www.thelocal.se/20120817/42678 Fri, 17 Aug 2012 13:39:00 +0200 42678 A Swedish man who received five parking tickets on the same street over the past two years despite being legally parked, has reported the matter despite an apology from city officials acknowledging their repeated mistake. https://www.thelocal.se/20120502/40594 Wed, 02 May 2012 19:05:00 +0200 40594 A 700,000 kronor ($105,051) asking price didn't stop the sale of a parking spot in Stockholm's trendy Östermalm district where the price for real estate designated for cars can exceed the per square-metre price of nearby apartments. https://www.thelocal.se/20120221/39244 Tue, 21 Feb 2012 17:35:00 +0100 39244 Even though ten years have passed since Fredrik Jansson from Skellefteå in northern Sweden had his leg amputated, he must still prove his leg hasn't grown back in order to keep his disabled parking permit. https://www.thelocal.se/20110909/36042 Fri, 09 Sep 2011 13:32:00 +0200 36042 Three Gothenburg police officers who parked illegally during a coffee break have managed to beat their fines after appealing their case all the way to the Swedish Supreme Court. https://www.thelocal.se/20110826/35792 Fri, 26 Aug 2011 18:05:00 +0200 35792 A 23-year-old man has been arrested in connection with the brutal parking lot assault that led to the death of a 78-year-old woman in Landskrona in southern Sweden. https://www.thelocal.se/20100403/25880 Sat, 03 Apr 2010 12:05:00 +0200 25880 Drivers of foreign-registered cars in Sweden may want to start paying more attention to the country’s parking rules. https://www.thelocal.se/20081103/15414 Mon, 03 Nov 2008 17:27:00 +0100 15414