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 Strömstad, a Swedish town close to the Norwegian border, is fighting an increase in the spread of coronavirus. https://www.thelocal.se/20210203/swedish-municipality-rolls-out-local-corona-restrictions Wed, 03 Feb 2021 09:18:51 +0100 swedish-municipality-rolls-out-local-corona-restrictions More than 5,000 Norwegians, a 20-kilometre queue on the E6 motorway – and three hours of serious partying. It's time for the traditional Norwegian Easter invasion of Sweden. https://www.thelocal.se/20170413/the-norwegians-are-coming-but-what-are-they-doing-in-sweden Thu, 13 Apr 2017 18:56:32 +0200 the-norwegians-are-coming-but-what-are-they-doing-in-sweden The Olympics are getting closer, but Sweden already has a new champion in an unlikely "sport": prawn peeling. https://www.thelocal.se/20160728/swedens-champion-prawn-peeler-hauls-in-a-big-catch Thu, 28 Jul 2016 16:53:59 +0200 swedens-champion-prawn-peeler-hauls-in-a-big-catch A 72-year-old woman from western Sweden is finally facing court on murder charges nearly 20 years after she allegedly killed her husband with a stun gun. https://www.thelocal.se/20140204/widow-charged-for-husdands-1995-stun-gun-killing Tue, 04 Feb 2014 14:00:00 +0100 widow-charged-for-husdands-1995-stun-gun-killing Police in western Sweden responded to an unusal call this week when a local fisherman requested a police escort for a rare blue lobster caught off Sweden's west coast. https://www.thelocal.se/20111104/37166 Fri, 04 Nov 2011 16:11:00 +0100 37166 Strömstad in western Sweden has been named as Sweden's primary tourist municipality for the third consecutive year, a new annual report by The Swedish Retail Institute (Handelns utredningsinstitut - HUI) shows. https://www.thelocal.se/20101102/29964 Tue, 02 Nov 2010 08:30:00 +0100 29964 A 67-year-old man died on Saturday after a ride-on lawn mower tipped over and landed on him in a village in south-west Sweden. https://www.thelocal.se/20100808/28250 Sun, 08 Aug 2010 13:07:00 +0200 28250 Thousands of drunk Norwegians stormed the Swedish border to invade the town of Strömstad on the Swedish west coast – as they do every Maundy Thursday. https://www.thelocal.se/20100402/25870 Fri, 02 Apr 2010 12:23:00 +0200 25870 Five young Norwegians were arrested at lunch time for drunk and disorderly behaviour, as Strömstad in western Sweden geared up for the annual Easter Thursday invasion by hordes of thirsty youngsters from the neighbouring country. https://www.thelocal.se/20090409/18774 Thu, 09 Apr 2009 19:20:00 +0200 18774 The Court of Appeals for Western Sweden upheld Wednesday the Uddevalla district court sentence of ten years in prison and lifetime deportation for the man who beat a woman to death with a wooden plank in Strömstad last summer. https://www.thelocal.se/20080220/10050 Wed, 20 Feb 2008 13:23:00 +0100 10050 A 24-year-old dance instructor has been charged with the brutal murder of a 39-year-old woman in Strömstad, Expressen reports. https://www.thelocal.se/20071101/8975 Thu, 01 Nov 2007 19:17:00 +0100 8975 Staff at a hotel in western Sweden have received what must be their best-ever tip: shares worth 1.5 million kronor ($225,000). https://www.thelocal.se/20070915/8501 Sat, 15 Sep 2007 13:48:00 +0200 8501 A man has admitted killing a woman whose body was found on Torskholmen in the harbour in central Strömstad on Sunday afternoon. https://www.thelocal.se/20070723/7965 Mon, 23 Jul 2007 10:46:00 +0200 7965 An apartment block in Strömstad, western Sweden, was destroyed on Monday night in a major fire. Thirty apartments were evacuated in the 19th century building, and the fire was still not fully extinguished on Tuesday morning. https://www.thelocal.se/20070313/6674 Tue, 13 Mar 2007 09:43:00 +0100 6674