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 Politician quits in wake of whisky theft scandal A high-ranking Social Democrat in Stockholm stepped down on Wednesday after he was caught taking a bottle of booze from a suburban liquor store. https://www.thelocal.se/20140205/stockholm-politician-caught-shoplifting-liquor-from-systembolaget Wed, 05 Feb 2014 14:25:00 +0100 stockholm-politician-caught-shoplifting-liquor-from-systembolaget 'Mafia' ruined Swedish teens' shopping spree Two Swedish teenage girls who took a family safe to finance a day of shopping allege their plans were spoiled when they inadvertently handed the safe over to someone with ties to the mob. https://www.thelocal.se/20090603/19838 Wed, 03 Jun 2009 10:07:00 +0200 19838 Sweden suffers most shoplifting in the Nordic region Swedish shoplifters have stolen more than their Nordic counterparts for the second year in a row, a new study has shown. https://www.thelocal.se/20081112/15626 Wed, 12 Nov 2008 13:11:00 +0100 15626