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 'Our story is some kind of Disney fairytale' Josefin Karlsson was so disgusted by the abuse hurled at the young beggar sitting outside her local supermarket in Gothenburg that she resolved to talk to him. The chats went rather better than expected, because in December they get married. https://www.thelocal.se/20151125/swedes-fairytale-romance-after-befriending-beggar Wed, 25 Nov 2015 13:04:34 +0100 swedes-fairytale-romance-after-befriending-beggar Mural depicting mayor as Roman soldier unveiled A painting that features a conservative mayor from south Sweden as a Roman legionary was unveiled Saturday amid protests about the high cost of the art work, commissioned by the mayor from his friend. https://www.thelocal.se/20130505/47724 Sun, 05 May 2013 15:51:00 +0200 47724 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