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 Ice-skating speed record broken in Luleå, Sweden What better place to break the world ice skating speed record than the vast expanses of ice in the Luleå archipelago in northern Sweden? https://www.thelocal.se/20180331/ice-skating-speed-record-broken-in-arctic-sweden Sat, 31 Mar 2018 18:54:21 +0200 ice-skating-speed-record-broken-in-arctic-sweden Five winter sports events for daredevils and first-timers As the snow turns to slush, January might make you want to hibernate, but this is the perfect time to embrace Sweden's wintery sports. Our list includes options for all abilities, tastes and risk levels. https://www.thelocal.se/20160128/five-winter-sports-events-for-daredevils-and-first-timers Thu, 28 Jan 2016 07:00:08 +0100 five-winter-sports-events-for-daredevils-and-first-timers Top ice stars skate into Stockholm's Globe Some of the world’s top figure skaters are sliding into Sweden’s capital to take place in the European figure skating championships which get underway in Stockholm's Ericsson Globe on Wednesday. https://www.thelocal.se/20150127/ice-stars-skate-into-stockholm Wed, 28 Jan 2015 00:31:00 +0100 ice-stars-skate-into-stockholm Men, women and dog fall through thin ice Three people fell through the ice near Västerås in central Sweden on Friday afternoon, adding to a raft of accident reports earlier in the day. https://www.thelocal.se/20090102/16688 Fri, 02 Jan 2009 15:27:00 +0100 16688