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 AstraZeneca in Södertälje was evacuated on Wednesday after dangerous chemicals were at risk of leaking as a result of a power outage affecting southern Stockholm. https://www.thelocal.se/20180516/astrazeneca-evacuated-after-power-cut-causes-chem-leak-risk Wed, 16 May 2018 14:14:58 +0200 astrazeneca-evacuated-after-power-cut-causes-chem-leak-risk Almost a decade after a gang war rocked Swedish city Södertälje, former The Local journalist Ann Törnkvist's detailed account of the tumultuous period has finally been released. Törnkvist spoke to The Local about meeting mafia members face to face, and why her book was derailed for a year. https://www.thelocal.se/20180328/their-hubris-became-enormous-new-book-details-the-rise-and-fall-of-swedish-mafia Wed, 28 Mar 2018 18:20:01 +0200 their-hubris-became-enormous-new-book-details-the-rise-and-fall-of-swedish-mafia Two men have been handed prison sentences for their part in a jewellery store robbery in Södertälje south of Stockholm. https://www.thelocal.se/20180309/jail-time-for-jewellery-store-robbers-who-were-stalled-by-civilians-in-sweden Fri, 09 Mar 2018 08:44:55 +0100 jail-time-for-jewellery-store-robbers-who-were-stalled-by-civilians-in-sweden The members of tragic British indie band Viola Beach did not have to suffer when they crashed off a road bridge in Sweden, an inquest into their deaths has heard. https://www.thelocal.se/20161208/viola-beach-crash-victims-did-not-suffer-inquest-hears Thu, 08 Dec 2016 08:37:34 +0100 viola-beach-crash-victims-did-not-suffer-inquest-hears Syrian newcomer Bashar Nouri just wanted to get out of the Södertälje suburbs and meet some Swedes. But then he stumbled into a job at Renault, stayed in Södertälje, and he couldn’t be happier. https://www.thelocal.se/20161103/this-refugee-wasnt-even-looking-for-a-job-now-he-works-for-renault Thu, 03 Nov 2016 17:38:49 +0100 this-refugee-wasnt-even-looking-for-a-job-now-he-works-for-renault Police in Sweden’s third largest city have started using a drone to monitor activity in areas hit by a recent spate of car fires. https://www.thelocal.se/20160818/malmo-police-deploy-drone-to-catch-fire-starters Thu, 18 Aug 2016 09:01:19 +0200 malmo-police-deploy-drone-to-catch-fire-starters Sweden's government has vowed to clamp down on criminals who set fire to cars after nine consecutive nights of car fires in Malmö and other parts of the country. https://www.thelocal.se/20160817/how-sweden-plans-to-stop-cars-burning Wed, 17 Aug 2016 18:23:10 +0200 how-sweden-plans-to-stop-cars-burning Police and rescue services struggled on Monday night to cope as cars were torched in cities across Sweden. https://www.thelocal.se/20160816/cars-burn-across-sweden-as-arsonists-roam-free Tue, 16 Aug 2016 10:58:13 +0200 cars-burn-across-sweden-as-arsonists-roam-free A court in eastern Sweden has sentenced a man in his forties to jail after he kept his seven-year-old stepson locked in a room in horrific conditions for more than a month. https://www.thelocal.se/20160815/nightmare-as-man-locks-up-seven-year-old-stepson-for-a-month Mon, 15 Aug 2016 15:19:37 +0200 nightmare-as-man-locks-up-seven-year-old-stepson-for-a-month Södertälje mafia suspects appeared in court this week after years of being held in isolation, highlighting Sweden's penchant for long and incommunicado pre-trial detention periods that has some legal experts crying foul. https://www.thelocal.se/20131120/mafia-trial-cements-incommunicado-detention-habit Wed, 20 Nov 2013 09:02:00 +0100 mafia-trial-cements-incommunicado-detention-habit Swedish police has confirmed that the 41-year-old man shot in front of his young sun in a central Södertälje garage on Thursday afternoon was living under potential threat, due to ties to the brutal 2010 executions of two brothers in a local community centre. https://www.thelocal.se/20131107/sodertalje-murder-attempt-tied-to-mafia-war-sweden Thu, 07 Nov 2013 21:43:00 +0100 sodertalje-murder-attempt-tied-to-mafia-war-sweden An appeals court will examine the case against Bernard Khouri, the suspected sergeant-at-arms of the Södertälje Network criminal gang who was jailed for life after being convicted of ordering three murders. https://www.thelocal.se/20131016/50820 Wed, 16 Oct 2013 10:14:00 +0200 50820 After burning twice to the ground, with suspicions but no prosecution for arson, Södertälje's newly opened Assyrian culture centre this weekend welcomed party-goers to fête a new era, with culture more in focus than the town's infamous rivalries. https://www.thelocal.se/20131007/50636 Mon, 07 Oct 2013 11:05:00 +0200 50636 A turf war over gambling in Södertälje fomented gang rivalry, a drive-by shooting, one murder, plus a double homicide of two brothers - one a local football star. As Bernard Khouri is jailed for life, The Local draws up a timeline of the Swedish mafia war that terrorized the town of Södertälje. https://www.thelocal.se/20130829/49948 Thu, 29 Aug 2013 18:26:00 +0200 49948 The head of Södertälje's organized crime "Network" was sentenced to life in prison on Thursday, concluding the high-profile retrial that puts an end to one of Sweden's largest ever police investigations. https://www.thelocal.se/20130829/49942 Thu, 29 Aug 2013 16:03:00 +0200 49942 As Södertälje's alleged mafia kingpin was jailed for life on Thursday, local authorities say police and social services have the recipe to fend off organized crime's re-establishment in the town. https://www.thelocal.se/20130829/49946 Thu, 29 Aug 2013 14:46:00 +0200 49946 Upon news that a man suspected as an accessory to a high-profile double murder in Södertälje was allowed to leave custody on Monday, the local community said a potential breakdown of the mafia trial would be "the beginning of a catastrophe". https://www.thelocal.se/20130625/48686 Tue, 25 Jun 2013 16:15:00 +0200 48686 A 40-year-old man jailed for twelve years for accessory to murder has left custody, after a lay judge with conflicting interests scuppered the first installment of the biggest mafia trial in Swedish history. https://www.thelocal.se/20130624/48670 Mon, 24 Jun 2013 19:40:00 +0200 48670 The Sörmland County Council in central Sweden "accidentally" hired a convicted criminal who had served a long prison sentence for attempted blackmail and sabotage. The 47-year-old man had threatened to blow up oil storage tanks in the Södertälje harbour in 2005, an incident which received national attention. https://www.thelocal.se/20130518/47982 Sat, 18 May 2013 17:33:00 +0200 47982 A year after Anglo-Swedish pharmaceuticals giant AstraZeneca announced the closure of its research facilities in Södertälje, south of Stockholm, officials are cheering plans to create a new research park financed in part by the powerful Wallenberg family. https://www.thelocal.se/20130125/45826 Fri, 25 Jan 2013 17:56:00 +0100 45826