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 Swedes have been reminded not to eat frozen strawberries without properly heating them up first, after 13 people contracted hepatitis A from imported fruit. https://www.thelocal.se/20180717/swedes-get-hepatitis-a-from-eating-infected-frozen-strawberries Tue, 17 Jul 2018 18:15:38 +0200 swedes-get-hepatitis-a-from-eating-infected-frozen-strawberries Things are looking good for Swedes’ beloved strawberries. https://www.thelocal.se/20180519/sweet-news-for-swedish-strawberry-fans Sat, 19 May 2018 19:01:29 +0200 sweet-news-for-swedish-strawberry-fans There are few foods that Swedes obsess over more than strawberries, and a mass theft of the fruit from an Uppsala patch has hammered home just how valuable they are in this part of the world. https://www.thelocal.se/20170706/strawberry-thieves-steal-tens-of-thousands-of-fruits-from-swedish-patch Thu, 06 Jul 2017 14:53:32 +0200 strawberry-thieves-steal-tens-of-thousands-of-fruits-from-swedish-patch Sweden's first proper strawberry crop scored a juicy sum for the farmer behind it, who has won the country's annual contest to be the first to sell his pickings for the tenth year in a row. https://www.thelocal.se/20160419/sweet-swede-cashes-in-on-first-strawberry-crop Tue, 19 Apr 2016 08:24:25 +0200 sweet-swede-cashes-in-on-first-strawberry-crop A pair of Swedish crayfish poachers landed themselves in hot water when they were caught in the act while trying to steal 200 kilos of the popular crustaceans at the height of Sweden's crayfish season, it has emerged. https://www.thelocal.se/20150824/swedish-crayfish-thieves-pinched-by-police Mon, 24 Aug 2015 10:18:22 +0200 swedish-crayfish-thieves-pinched-by-police Claims that a summer fruit shortage has prompted some retailers to sell fake "Swedish" strawberries in order to dupe customers are set to be brought in front of prosecutors. https://www.thelocal.se/20150722/fake-swedish-strawberries-to-get-their-day-in-court Wed, 22 Jul 2015 16:32:00 +0200 fake-swedish-strawberries-to-get-their-day-in-court Police have tracked down a third of the strawberries stolen in one of Sweden's most high-profile fruit-related heists ever. https://www.thelocal.se/20150622/swedish-police-recover-stolen-strawberry-haul Mon, 22 Jun 2015 19:33:15 +0200 swedish-police-recover-stolen-strawberry-haul Thousands of boxes of strawberries have been stolen from a farm in Vinslöv, in Skåne, southern Sweden, with the search for the thieves gripping Swedes planning to feast on the fruits over Midsummer. https://www.thelocal.se/20150618/sweden-gripped-by-huge-strawberry-heist Thu, 18 Jun 2015 16:49:00 +0200 sweden-gripped-by-huge-strawberry-heist Swedish farmers have warned of a strawberry shortage at next week's Midsummer celebrations, describing it as a “disaster” for both Swedish people and for strawberry growers. https://www.thelocal.se/20150612/farmers-warn-of-midsummer-strawberry-shortage Fri, 12 Jun 2015 12:25:24 +0200 farmers-warn-of-midsummer-strawberry-shortage Sweden's annual strawberry crop contest has a winner, with Lars Jacobsen from Skåne in southern Sweden the first to produce the fresh fruits in 2015. https://www.thelocal.se/20150421/first-swedish-spring-strawberries-sell-fast Tue, 21 Apr 2015 13:25:29 +0200 first-swedish-spring-strawberries-sell-fast Rain and snow may threaten Midsummer, but Swedes still have cause to celebrate: there are plenty of Swedish strawberries. https://www.thelocal.se/20140618/strawberry-surplus-saves-midsummer Wed, 18 Jun 2014 12:17:00 +0200 strawberry-surplus-saves-midsummer Swedish supermarket chain Ica announced on Wednesday that it was removing all frozen strawberries from its shelves, due to the risk of them being a source for the spread of the hepatitis A virus. https://www.thelocal.se/20130703/48854 Wed, 03 Jul 2013 19:05:00 +0200 48854 Swedish agriculture authorities are going hi-tech to crack down on the sale of imported strawberries which have been falsely marked as being home grown. https://www.thelocal.se/20090603/19856 Wed, 03 Jun 2009 19:57:00 +0200 19856