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 Lennart Ribring, from Stockholm, bought his first Ford Mustang in the 1960s. Some fifty years later, the 97-year-old driver just became the world's oldest owner of the iconic car. https://www.thelocal.se/20161116/this-97-year-old-swede-is-the-worlds-oldest-mustang-owner Wed, 16 Nov 2016 16:15:23 +0100 this-97-year-old-swede-is-the-worlds-oldest-mustang-owner A Swedish pensioner, 64, is facing court after she allegedly threatened a door-to-door internet subscriptions salesman with an airsoft gun, forcing the man to hide on a roof. https://www.thelocal.se/20160525/swedish-pensioner-used-gun-to-chase-off-salesman Wed, 25 May 2016 18:01:30 +0200 swedish-pensioner-used-gun-to-chase-off-salesman 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 A 90-year-old man has been found guilty of assaulting his 88-year-old wife by a court in northern Sweden, although he was excused a prison sentence on account of his advanced age. https://www.thelocal.se/20151121/90-year-old-swede-found-guilty-of-wife-beating Sat, 21 Nov 2015 12:46:00 +0100 90-year-old-swede-found-guilty-of-wife-beating Worried about being single or keeping your marriage alive? Research suggests you're less likely to end up divorced if you live in Småland in southern Sweden than anywhere else in the country. https://www.thelocal.se/20150105/smalanders-best-swedes-at-staying-together Mon, 05 Jan 2015 18:19:00 +0100 smalanders-best-swedes-at-staying-together Internet use is on the rise in Sweden thanks to more people staying online when they retire and more than half of all households having access to at least one tablet computer. https://www.thelocal.se/20141111/silver-surfing-booms-in-sweden Tue, 11 Nov 2014 11:46:00 +0100 silver-surfing-booms-in-sweden Swedish senior citizens long for more contact with their younger relatives in order to beat away the lonesome blues, according to a new survey. https://www.thelocal.se/20140715/swedish-retirees-starved-for-company Tue, 15 Jul 2014 12:12:00 +0200 swedish-retirees-starved-for-company A 90-year-old woman in southern Sweden has won he battle to receive assistance enabling her to leave her fourth-floor apartment and go on walks, after refusing to accept a rejection of her request for more help. https://www.thelocal.se/20140714/pensioner-wins-right-to-two-walks-a-week-sweden Mon, 14 Jul 2014 12:29:00 +0200 pensioner-wins-right-to-two-walks-a-week-sweden Police in southern Sweden had to resort to using riot gear in order to capture a 95-year-old man who threatened staff and patients with a knife at a local hospital. https://www.thelocal.se/20131112/police-use-riot-gear-to-tame-pensioner Tue, 12 Nov 2013 12:31:00 +0100 police-use-riot-gear-to-tame-pensioner A Swedish pensioner has had his driving licence renewed as he approaches his 95th birthday and says he plans to keep driving until he is 100 at least. https://www.thelocal.se/20130926/50462 Thu, 26 Sep 2013 16:11:00 +0200 50462 In a country known for its generous welfare system, our Swede of the Week is a woman who has been turning heads nationwide for highlighting the other side of the spectrum - an 85-year-old woman whose pension was so insufficient that she turned to stealing food. https://www.thelocal.se/20130725/49266 Thu, 25 Jul 2013 18:07:00 +0200 49266 A 91-year-old Swedish woman who is "too old" to be sent to prison told Swedish Enforcement Authorities (Kronofogden) they could take her coffin once she passed away, claiming she had no other possessions to pay off her debts. https://www.thelocal.se/20130429/47618 Mon, 29 Apr 2013 17:50:00 +0200 47618 Police were called to a recycling depot in Lidingö in Stockholm on Saturday after an elderly lady handed in a grenade. https://www.thelocal.se/20130324/46904 Sun, 24 Mar 2013 12:05:00 +0100 46904 A police station in western Stockholm was evacuated in panic on Thursday after an elderly man turned in two grenades for confiscation. https://www.thelocal.se/20130308/46626 Fri, 08 Mar 2013 15:40:00 +0100 46626 Two women in their seventies put a stop to a thief pilfering their possessions from their cruise ship cabin; describing themselves as "portly", the pair tackled the slightly-built burglar. https://www.thelocal.se/20121012/43782 Fri, 12 Oct 2012 17:09:00 +0200 43782 Two teenage boys have been sentenced to juvenile detention after savagely beating a 61-year-old man into a coma as bystanders looked on in Gothenburg in March. https://www.thelocal.se/20120919/43316 Wed, 19 Sep 2012 10:05:00 +0200 43316 A 61-year-old man has awoken from a coma over two months after he was attacked by a gang of teenage boys in Gothenburg. https://www.thelocal.se/20120527/41068 Sun, 27 May 2012 13:01:00 +0200 41068 Wednesday saw the start of the trial against a 67-year-old Swedish woman who is charged with having swindled 3.4 million kronor ($517,000) from friends with the help of so called "Nigeria Letters". https://www.thelocal.se/20110810/35470 Wed, 10 Aug 2011 19:35:00 +0200 35470 Thousands of Swedes are claiming hefty pensioner discounts despite being in gainful employment, due a loophole enabling them to draw some of their pension in advance. https://www.thelocal.se/20110510/33686 Tue, 10 May 2011 12:16:00 +0200 33686 A 70-year-old Swedish man has been fined after being caught driving 170 kilometres/hour and overtaking several police cars in a desperate attempt to reach a caravan shop before it closed. https://www.thelocal.se/20110323/32762 Wed, 23 Mar 2011 09:47:00 +0100 32762