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's Chancellor of Justice has decided not to investigate a hate crimes complaint after stickers posted on the Stockholm Metro declared Scanians to be 'forbidden', with an image of a pig and a call for citizens to report suspected cases to Metro staff. https://www.thelocal.se/20250918/not-a-hate-crime-to-liken-scanians-to-pigs-rules-swedish-authority Thu, 18 Sep 2025 11:31:38 +0200 not-a-hate-crime-to-liken-scanians-to-pigs-rules-swedish-authority Skåningar or Scanians, as people from Sweden's southern county are called, tend not to have that high an opinion of anyone from "uppåt landet" ("up the country"). Their preferred term for the way such hoity-toity northerners speak is "spissflabbad". https://www.thelocal.se/20190301/swedish-word-of-the-day-spissflabbad Fri, 01 Mar 2019 13:33:46 +0100 swedish-word-of-the-day-spissflabbad Scanians don't take fools gladly, and that's reflected in the local language. The inhabitants of Sweden's southernmost county have as many ways of calling someone stupid as the indigenous peoples of the Arctic have for snow (almost). https://www.thelocal.se/20190109/swedish-word-of-the-day-alahue Wed, 09 Jan 2019 16:43:03 +0100 swedish-word-of-the-day-alahue The Danish and Swedish royal couples are to meet on the Öresund Bridge, which connects the two countries between Copenhagen and Malmö, to mark the 25th anniversary of the bridge’s opening. https://www.thelocal.se/20250410/danish-and-swedish-royals-to-meet-on-oresund-bridge Thu, 10 Apr 2025 17:27:24 +0200 danish-and-swedish-royals-to-meet-on-oresund-bridge Looking for somewhere to enjoy the last dregs of the Scanian summer? Here are five of the best beaches in you can rush out to when the hot temperatures are too much to bear. https://www.thelocal.se/20190706/five-great-beaches-in-skne-for-when-the-sun-finally-shines Sat, 06 Jul 2019 11:19:31 +0200 five-great-beaches-in-skne-for-when-the-sun-finally-shines A half-marathon across the Öresund Bridge connecting Denmark and Sweden, scheduled for June 2025, sold out in two hours after tickets went on sale on Thursday. https://www.thelocal.se/20230511/how-you-can-run-from-denmark-to-sweden-in-2025 Thu, 11 May 2023 13:22:58 +0200 how-you-can-run-from-denmark-to-sweden-in-2025 With its warm climate and fertile land, the southern county of Skåne has some of the best ingredients in Sweden. Here are five of the most famous Scanian delicacies. https://www.thelocal.se/20190801/goose-blood-scanian-skane-specialities-you-may-or-may-not-want-to-try Thu, 01 Aug 2019 14:24:48 +0200 goose-blood-scanian-skane-specialities-you-may-or-may-not-want-to-try Struggling to understand Sweden's southern 'skånska' (or Scanian) accent? Here's our guide to some of the regional words. https://www.thelocal.se/20170301/dialect-words-youll-need-to-know-to-survive-in-southern-sweden-skane Wed, 01 Mar 2017 12:27:47 +0100 dialect-words-youll-need-to-know-to-survive-in-southern-sweden-skane In mid-January, all 65 intensive care places for Covid-19 patients in Skåne were occupied, the highest number yet seen in the pandemic. David Sparv, Skåne's chief nursing officer, told The Local how the region had handled the surge. https://www.thelocal.se/20210125/how-skne-handled-this-months-covid-19-peak Mon, 25 Jan 2021 13:09:13 +0100 how-skne-handled-this-months-covid-19-peak Everyone in Skåne is now required to avoid public transport and indoor venues such as shops, parties, and cultural venues under newly sharpened coronavirus regulations. https://www.thelocal.se/20201027/skane-becomes-second-swedish-region-to-get-stricter-coronavirus-measures Tue, 27 Oct 2020 17:38:08 +0100 skane-becomes-second-swedish-region-to-get-stricter-coronavirus-measures Food writer John Duxbury shares his favourite recipe for traditional southern Swedish egg cake served with pork and lingonberries. https://www.thelocal.se/20160219/how-to-make-southern-swedish-farmers-egg-cake Fri, 19 Feb 2016 07:59:59 +0100 how-to-make-southern-swedish-farmers-egg-cake The southern Swedish region of Skåne will soon be ready to offer antibody testing for the coronavirus to most of the adult population. https://www.thelocal.se/20200806/skne-to-offer-mass-testing-for-coronavirus-antibodies Thu, 06 Aug 2020 09:40:01 +0200 skne-to-offer-mass-testing-for-coronavirus-antibodies From The Local's archive: After eight years living in Malmö, The Local's southern Sweden correspondent Richard Orange is convinced that the local Skånska dialect is the best type of Swedish. Read further to find out why. https://www.thelocal.se/20190513/why-skanska-is-hands-down-the-best-swedish-accent-dialect Mon, 13 May 2019 17:27:51 +0200 why-skanska-is-hands-down-the-best-swedish-accent-dialect The public transport operator in Skåne, southern Sweden, announced that from next week it will give out 50,000 face masks to its customers to support safe travel. https://www.thelocal.se/20200710/swedish-public-transport-operator-to-give-out-free-face-masks Fri, 10 Jul 2020 13:39:27 +0200 swedish-public-transport-operator-to-give-out-free-face-masks Skåne on Wednesday outlined plans to make coronavirus tests available to more people, while at the same time stating that the spread of infection is at a low level in the southern Swedish region. https://www.thelocal.se/20200527/how-skane-sweden-is-planning-to-increase-coronavirus-testing Wed, 27 May 2020 14:20:10 +0200 how-skane-sweden-is-planning-to-increase-coronavirus-testing New stats show where the coronavirus is spreading fastest in the southern region of Skåne. https://www.thelocal.se/20200527/in-stats-how-the-coronavirus-outbreak-is-developing-in-skne Wed, 27 May 2020 13:54:22 +0200 in-stats-how-the-coronavirus-outbreak-is-developing-in-skne When the weather is good, people in Sweden tend to head to the country's long coastline to sunbathe and swim, and the beaches may be even more in demand if overseas travel is restricted this summer. But what will the rules be to reduce the spread of infection at Sweden's beaches and bathing spots? https://www.thelocal.se/20200512/how-will-swedens-beaches-and-bathing-spots-deal-with-social-distanc Tue, 12 May 2020 17:37:15 +0200 how-will-swedens-beaches-and-bathing-spots-deal-with-social-distanc In southern Sweden, it's the larger cities and towns that have the highest number of confirmed cases of the coronavirus. Here's a detailed breakdown of the situation. https://www.thelocal.se/20200415/in-stats-how-the-coronavirus-outbreak-is-affecting-different-parts-of-skne Wed, 15 Apr 2020 14:03:24 +0200 in-stats-how-the-coronavirus-outbreak-is-affecting-different-parts-of-skne Commuters in southern Sweden were left unable to buy bus and train tickets on Monday, after a new transport app crashed. Here's what you need to know about the new system. https://www.thelocal.se/20191216/how-do-the-new-public-transport-tickets-work-in-southern-sweden Mon, 16 Dec 2019 14:52:14 +0100 how-do-the-new-public-transport-tickets-work-in-southern-sweden There's much more to Ystad than fictional detective Kurt Wallander. Street photographer Dan Gheorghita shares some of his best snaps with The Local. https://www.thelocal.se/20190826/in-pictures-10-photos-that-reveal-the-quaint-beauty-of-ystad Mon, 26 Aug 2019 13:33:47 +0200 in-pictures-10-photos-that-reveal-the-quaint-beauty-of-ystad