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 Sweden feted its record-breaking monarch King Carl XVI Gustaf's 80th birthday on Thursday with a choral tribute, a flypast and a gala banquet to be attended by royals from around the world. https://www.thelocal.se/20260502/sweden-fetes-kings-80th-birthday-with-flypast-banquet Sat, 02 May 2026 08:34:04 +0200 sweden-fetes-kings-80th-birthday-with-flypast-banquet Sweden's government said Friday it had carried out a war simulation exercise involving the king and the crown princess, in a statement it translated into Russian. https://www.thelocal.se/20251129/sweden-runs-war-drill-with-royal-family Sat, 29 Nov 2025 10:33:15 +0100 sweden-runs-war-drill-with-royal-family Sweden's King Carl XVI Gustaf is "feeling well" after a scheduled surgical procedure on Monday morning, the Swedish Royal Court said. https://www.thelocal.se/20230220/swedens-king-feeling-well-after-heart-surgery Mon, 20 Feb 2023 17:30:42 +0100 swedens-king-feeling-well-after-heart-surgery