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 Three Swedish universities have again made the top 100 in a prestigious global ranking, with 14 Swedish universities in the top 1000. https://www.thelocal.se/20200817/three-swedish-universities-make-top-100-world-ranking Mon, 17 Aug 2020 13:20:09 +0200 three-swedish-universities-make-top-100-world-ranking Police and Swedish decision-makers vowed to do everything to bring the shooters to justice as friends paid tribute to the 12-year-old girl killed south of Stockholm. https://www.thelocal.se/20200803/she-had-dreams-tributes-paid-to-girl-as-police-vow-to-bring-killers-to-justice-sweden-stockholm Mon, 03 Aug 2020 10:15:30 +0200 she-had-dreams-tributes-paid-to-girl-as-police-vow-to-bring-killers-to-justice-sweden-stockholm Police are appealing for witnesses after a 12-year-old girl was killed in what Swedish media described as a drive-by shooting south of Stockholm. https://www.thelocal.se/20200803/plea-for-witnesses-after-12-year-old-girl-shot-dead-in-sweden Mon, 03 Aug 2020 09:47:16 +0200 plea-for-witnesses-after-12-year-old-girl-shot-dead-in-sweden When the sun comes out, Sweden's capital undergoes a rapid transformation as outdoor bar areas spring open and the city's residents get a boost of energy after the harsh Nordic winter. So where can you guarantee a cool atmosphere as temperatures rise? Here are The Local's top hotspots. https://www.thelocal.se/20150429/ten-unmissable-outdoor-bars-in-stockholm Wed, 29 Apr 2015 07:57:39 +0200 ten-unmissable-outdoor-bars-in-stockholm Was this May as hot as last year's record start to the summer? The monthly weather stats are in. https://www.thelocal.se/20190531/hot-or-cold-swedens-early-summer-weather-in-stats Fri, 31 May 2019 10:07:11 +0200 hot-or-cold-swedens-early-summer-weather-in-stats Almost as many people as last year have been shot dead in Stockholm so far this year, according to police. Meanwhile, other cities in Sweden are showing a more positive trend. https://www.thelocal.se/20190528/stockholm-sees-spike-in-gun-deaths-but-no-fatal-shootings-in-malm-or-gothenburg-this-year Tue, 28 May 2019 09:57:22 +0200 stockholm-sees-spike-in-gun-deaths-but-no-fatal-shootings-in-malm-or-gothenburg-this-year Sweden has formally submitted its official offer to take an important EU agency from London following the UK's departure from the European Union. https://www.thelocal.se/20170801/sweden-submits-official-bid-to-take-eu-agency-from-london-after-brexit Tue, 01 Aug 2017 13:12:00 +0200 sweden-submits-official-bid-to-take-eu-agency-from-london-after-brexit "We will crush the myths about the Vikings," one of the people behind the new museum told The Local. https://www.thelocal.se/20170428/in-pictures-get-a-sneak-peek-of-stockholms-new-viking-museum-sweden Fri, 28 Apr 2017 14:34:33 +0200 in-pictures-get-a-sneak-peek-of-stockholms-new-viking-museum-sweden The Swedish government is to launch an investigation into introducing a new law similar to one in Norway which would make participating in a terrorist organization a criminal offence. https://www.thelocal.se/20170412/sweden-to-consider-tougher-anti-terror-laws Wed, 12 Apr 2017 14:57:41 +0200 sweden-to-consider-tougher-anti-terror-laws International Women’s Day 2017 is to be marked by a series of flash mobs in public places across Sweden. https://www.thelocal.se/20170308/international-womens-day-flash-mobs-planned-in-swedish-cities Wed, 08 Mar 2017 08:53:49 +0100 international-womens-day-flash-mobs-planned-in-swedish-cities What is the quintessential Swedish stereotype? Blonde, blue-eyed, beautiful and bearded? More importantly, how do Swedes react to these claims? The Local took to the streets of Stockholm to find out. https://www.thelocal.se/20130306/46572 Wed, 06 Mar 2013 15:44:00 +0100 46572 Close to 3 million Swedes will be watching the upcoming stock market debut of Facebook with added interest after news emerged on Thursday that a major Swedish pension fund planned to invest in the social networking site's initial public offering. https://www.thelocal.se/20120516/40876 Wed, 16 May 2012 18:44:00 +0200 40876 Residents of Stockholm continue to carry the highest levels of student debt in the country, according to new figures from Sweden’s student lending agency, CSN. https://www.thelocal.se/20110124/31616 Mon, 24 Jan 2011 17:56:00 +0100 31616 The number of business startups increased in Sweden by 17.6 percent in the first half of 2010 in comparison with the corresponding period of last year. https://www.thelocal.se/20100701/27552 Thu, 01 Jul 2010 18:29:00 +0200 27552 More than one hundred Swedes who were defrauded of tens of millions of kronor by a group of phony stockbrokers will likely never see their money again. https://www.thelocal.se/20091118/23348 Wed, 18 Nov 2009 17:02:00 +0100 23348 The Stockholm stock exchange opened with a sharp drop on Monday, while the government announced it was doubling the state’s bank deposit guarantee, reflecting the continued anxiety about the health of global financial markets. https://www.thelocal.se/20081006/14768 Mon, 06 Oct 2008 11:40:00 +0200 14768 Swedes appear to prefer keeping their savings in the bank or under the mattress, rather than risk it in the volatile Stockholm stock market. https://www.thelocal.se/20080901/14070 Mon, 01 Sep 2008 20:16:00 +0200 14070 The Stockholm stock exchange finished the trading week higher with TeliaSonera and bank stocks leading the way. https://www.thelocal.se/20080418/11208 Fri, 18 Apr 2008 20:30:00 +0200 11208 Drops in Asian markets and the continued concern over credit markets sent the Stockholm and other European stock exchanges down sharply on Monday. https://www.thelocal.se/20080317/10546 Mon, 17 Mar 2008 18:16:00 +0100 10546 Former Saab head spokesperson Peter Larsson was admonished by the Stockholm stock exchange for sending text messages with market sensitive information to a group of journalists. https://www.thelocal.se/20080229/10192 Fri, 29 Feb 2008 18:06:00 +0100 10192