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 Enjoying Sweden's snowy weather? Mountain safety experts are warning that Swedish tourists and expats are making weekend trips on snowmobiles without learning how to use them, or trusting guides without enough experience. https://www.thelocal.se/20150119/what-you-should-know-before-using-a-snowmobile Mon, 19 Jan 2015 09:43:00 +0100 what-you-should-know-before-using-a-snowmobile An elderly woman died on Christmas Eve, when the snow scooter she was driving fell through ice at a water station in northern Sweden. https://www.thelocal.se/20111225/38140 Sun, 25 Dec 2011 09:59:00 +0100 38140 A couple were out on their snowmobile near Ammarnäs in northern Sweden on Tuesday when they stumbled upon a six-month-old baby laying fast asleep on the track in front of their vehicle. https://www.thelocal.se/20100407/25934 Wed, 07 Apr 2010 10:11:00 +0200 25934 Winter has not yet fallen upon Sweden but Kiruna council is getting prepared and proposing the right for residents to drive their snowmobiles around the city. https://www.thelocal.se/20090919/22176 Sat, 19 Sep 2009 13:22:00 +0200 22176 The search for three men reported missing while on a snowmobile trek in the mountains in northern Sweden was called off when a police helicopter discovered the men relaxing in a sauna. https://www.thelocal.se/20090527/19682 Wed, 27 May 2009 09:11:00 +0200 19682 Police in northern Sweden remain baffled over a couple found dead beside their snowmobile on Sunday on a lake outside of Kiruna. https://www.thelocal.se/20090330/18544 Mon, 30 Mar 2009 12:51:00 +0200 18544 A mountain rescuer from western Sweden has been relieved of his duties after attempting a rescue while under the influence. https://www.thelocal.se/20090223/17766 Mon, 23 Feb 2009 09:43:00 +0100 17766 Snowmobile accidents claimed eighteen lives in Sweden in 2008, with an estimated two thirds of the deaths caused by excessive alcohol intake, according to the Swedish Snowmobile Owners Federation (Snofed). https://www.thelocal.se/20090112/16858 Mon, 12 Jan 2009 12:31:00 +0100 16858 Joel Rehnberg's attempt to become the first person to cross the Gulf of Bothnia on a snowmobile came to a grinding halt in the early hours of Wednesday morning. https://www.thelocal.se/20080709/12924 Wed, 09 Jul 2008 10:55:00 +0200 12924 Tourists are attracted to the town of Piteå by the promise of travelling out into the Baltic on ice-breaking ships and watching them plough through thick banks of ice. https://www.thelocal.se/20061231/5948 Sun, 31 Dec 2006 12:29:00 +0100 5948