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 The mother of a 17-year-old trainee driver who drove at speeds of almost 200 kilometres per hour has been fined 5,000 kronor ($587) by a Swedish appeals court. https://www.thelocal.se/20160913/swedish-mum-picks-up-fine-for-speeding-son Tue, 13 Sep 2016 19:58:28 +0200 swedish-mum-picks-up-fine-for-speeding-son A Swedish CEO has ruffled feathers by attempting to trick drivers into slowing down outside his office in west Sweden using a birds' nest that looks like a speed camera. https://www.thelocal.se/20150715/angry-swede-uses-nest-as-fake-speed-camera Wed, 15 Jul 2015 13:47:47 +0200 angry-swede-uses-nest-as-fake-speed-camera A Swedish man who used Twitter to alert police of speeding drivers on a road near his house got a response – which came in the form of a hefty speeding fine the next day. https://www.thelocal.se/20120405/40116 Thu, 05 Apr 2012 14:32:00 +0200 40116 Police have stopped reporting speedsters on certain roads in Sweden after a glitch in the law governing maximum speeds suddenly made it impossible to implement, according to a new report in Swedish paper Teknikens Värld (TV). https://www.thelocal.se/20120104/38332 Wed, 04 Jan 2012 13:20:00 +0100 38332 Lead-footed motorists are escaping fines despite breaking the speed limits on Swedish roads due to a recently discovered bureaucratic oversight which has legal experts wondering whether current laws apply. https://www.thelocal.se/20111013/36734 Thu, 13 Oct 2011 18:25:00 +0200 36734 Police in Västra Götland in western Sweden have been writing more than just Christmas cards this festive period. https://www.thelocal.se/20101231/31176 Fri, 31 Dec 2010 12:14:00 +0100 31176 A 26-year-old Swedish man was let off with a fine despite being clocked driving nearly 200 kilometres an hour. https://www.thelocal.se/20101022/29764 Fri, 22 Oct 2010 17:38:00 +0200 29764 A man driving a Ferrari on a racetrack at an estimated 250 km/h on Monday has escaped from the car with little assistance after it flipped over about ten times and caught fire. https://www.thelocal.se/20100517/26692 Mon, 17 May 2010 19:05:00 +0200 26692 Police cars, fire engines and ambulances regularly exceed speed limits on Sweden's roads. Many are caught on camera. https://www.thelocal.se/20090321/18372 Sat, 21 Mar 2009 18:37:00 +0100 18372 Four people were injured on Friday night during a police chase in Malmö. Two of those taken to hospital had serious injuries. https://www.thelocal.se/20071013/8778 Sat, 13 Oct 2007 14:24:00 +0200 8778