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 Summer's here. The Local's Paul Connolly shares his (sometimes painful) experiences of the things you can't do and say if you're being hosted by Swedes. https://www.thelocal.se/20150717/ten-things-to-avoid-at-a-swedish-summer-party Fri, 17 Jul 2015 12:15:50 +0200 ten-things-to-avoid-at-a-swedish-summer-party For years it has been not much more than an oddity, an unused tourist attraction that drew guests for its sheer absurdity and wildly out-of-place feeling. But soon, it will be the location of a three-day rave expected to draw electronic music fans from across Scandinavia. https://www.thelocal.se/20181205/rave-party-to-be-held-at-swedens-weirdest-tourist-attraction-dragon-gate Wed, 05 Dec 2018 16:41:31 +0100 rave-party-to-be-held-at-swedens-weirdest-tourist-attraction-dragon-gate Swedes are obsessed with crayfish. In August, when the annual fishing season starts, families up and down the nation hold parties to celebrate. But what's so special about the tasty crustaceans? Feast your eyes on our top trivia. https://www.thelocal.se/20150819/five-snappy-facts-about-swedish-crayfish Wed, 19 Aug 2015 08:50:28 +0200 five-snappy-facts-about-swedish-crayfish Few get through their teens without holding an illicit house party while their parents are away for the night. But it’s pretty rare for their father to then report them to the police. https://www.thelocal.se/20150118/swedish-fun Sun, 18 Jan 2015 17:49:00 +0100 swedish-fun UPDATED: The president of the Swedish Pirate Party's youth wing has told The Local that Sweden's leading security and military experts searched for 'holidays' and 'forest hikes' during working hours, after he tricked them into logging onto an unsecure server at a conference. https://www.thelocal.se/20150114/young-pirate-hacks-into-top-security-conference Wed, 14 Jan 2015 17:06:00 +0100 young-pirate-hacks-into-top-security-conference An 11-year-old girl bled to death on Sunday after she ran into a glass door during a birthday party in southern Sweden. https://www.thelocal.se/20130826/49834 Mon, 26 Aug 2013 09:08:00 +0200 49834 Student union representatives form part of the small army of volunteers who will make sure this evening's Nobel Prize ceremony and the ensuing lavish banquet are carried off without a glitch. https://www.thelocal.se/20121210/44980 Mon, 10 Dec 2012 17:29:00 +0100 44980 The annual Nobel banquet in Stockholm is an exercise in culinary creativity, fashion, and logistics, as staff try to get more than 1,300 starters to tables in a stately hall filled with some of Sweden's best dressed and most influential people. https://www.thelocal.se/20121210/44962 Mon, 10 Dec 2012 11:27:00 +0100 44962 Sweden's justice minister Beatrice Ask has classified the running costs of the Security Service (Säpo), putting an end to media revelations over how funds were being used. https://www.thelocal.se/20120930/43532 Sun, 30 Sep 2012 11:20:00 +0200 43532 Swedish security service Säpo will be making major staff cutbacks due to “economic strain”, news that comes shortly after revelations of their 5.3 million kronor ($802,500) James Bond-themed party last year. https://www.thelocal.se/20120829/42882 Wed, 29 Aug 2012 10:46:00 +0200 42882 Madelene Sandström, the head of Sweden’s Knowledge Foundation (KK-stiftelsen), has come under fire amid reports that she spent over 100,000 kronor ($15,000) of research money on lavish fiftieth birthday celebrations in November. https://www.thelocal.se/20120821/42736 Tue, 21 Aug 2012 11:02:00 +0200 42736 For those planning a grand wedding in Sweden and searching for a suitable location to host a reception, The Local has put together a list of top spots, from fairytale castles to 19th century homes, as well as some more modest options. https://www.thelocal.se/20111026/36972 Wed, 26 Oct 2011 12:06:00 +0200 36972 Two student associations at Lund University in southern Sweden have been reported for hate speech after a party featuring the sale of "slaves" complete with blackened faces and ropes around their necks. https://www.thelocal.se/20110419/33290 Tue, 19 Apr 2011 15:03:00 +0200 33290 The publisher of the Left Party's official newspaper has apologised to King Carl XVI Gustaf for publishing a recent book review that alleged he visited prostitutes with tax money, a claim not made in a recent biography about him. https://www.thelocal.se/20110202/31790 Wed, 02 Feb 2011 12:31:00 +0100 31790 Sweden's foreign ministry announced that 12 Swedish boar hunters in Tunisia who were attacked are all accounted for, safely back at their hotel, and preparing to leave the country. https://www.thelocal.se/20110117/31466 Mon, 17 Jan 2011 11:46:00 +0100 31466 The Umeå University student union has found itself fighting accusations of sexism after a raucous dinner party organised by business students last weekend. https://www.thelocal.se/20100323/25686 Tue, 23 Mar 2010 11:08:00 +0100 25686 Police were called to a Christmas party thrown by Swedish prison personnel in Härnösand in northeastern Sweden after the festivities spiraled out of control. https://www.thelocal.se/20100105/24204 Tue, 05 Jan 2010 09:24:00 +0100 24204 A 25-year old man has died from his injuries after being stabbed at a house party near Borås, western Sweden, on Saturday evening. https://www.thelocal.se/20091025/22866 Sun, 25 Oct 2009 13:31:00 +0100 22866 Midsummer Day is just five days away and already most Swedes are anxiously checking out the weather prognosis. And it isn't good so far. It is rainy. https://www.thelocal.se/20080616/12470 Mon, 16 Jun 2008 18:25:00 +0200 12470