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 Men aren't as fast as they think, Swedish study of runners shows Runners believe they can run faster than they actually do, according to a new study from Sweden, and men overestimate their speed significantly more than women. https://www.thelocal.se/20170517/men-arent-as-fast-as-they-think-swedish-study-of-runners-shows Wed, 17 May 2017 10:40:58 +0200 men-arent-as-fast-as-they-think-swedish-study-of-runners-shows Sweden asks psychology experts to help improve asylum assessments The Swedish Migration Agency (Migrationsverket) has asked psychology experts to help them better judge the stories of asylum applicants during the application process and make it more legally secure. https://www.thelocal.se/20170407/sweden-asks-psychology-experts-to-help-improve-asylum-assessments Fri, 07 Apr 2017 10:51:35 +0200 sweden-asks-psychology-experts-to-help-improve-asylum-assessments Online sex pics common among Swedish teens A fifth of Swedish youths have posted pictures of themselves posing sexually on the internet and out of these, 11 percent of girls did it because they felt forced to, a new survey shows. https://www.thelocal.se/20120520/40934 Sun, 20 May 2012 13:38:00 +0200 40934