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 There's so much to do in Stockholm's central districts that you can easily forget to see anything else of the city. Yet from innovative art to luscious green spaces, there's plenty going on in the capital's thriving suburbs. https://www.thelocal.se/20180419/five-overlooked-stockholm-suburbs-you-need-to-visit Thu, 19 Apr 2018 08:59:00 +0200 five-overlooked-stockholm-suburbs-you-need-to-visit When Stockholm suburb Rinkeby makes the news it tends to be for its problems, but a new video from two Swedish film-makers highlights a different side to the area. https://www.thelocal.se/20170509/this-swedish-video-shows-a-different-side-of-rinkeby Tue, 09 May 2017 12:42:49 +0200 this-swedish-video-shows-a-different-side-of-rinkeby Emergency services were delayed to a fatal apartment blaze in Uppsala because of stone-throwing and car burning incidents in the area, a fire chief has told Swedish media. https://www.thelocal.se/20160719/uppsala-firefighters-delayed-in-reaching-fatal-blaze Tue, 19 Jul 2016 17:58:52 +0200 uppsala-firefighters-delayed-in-reaching-fatal-blaze According to a new report published by the police over 30 officers were injured during the recent unrest in Stockholm suburbs and many did not have protective equipment. https://www.thelocal.se/20130615/48514 Sat, 15 Jun 2013 16:43:00 +0200 48514 Ten Swedish and British academics have called for a "Husby committee" to investigate the roots of the recent unrest in Stockholm and to establish how to avoid similar incidents in the future. https://www.thelocal.se/20130602/48280 Sun, 02 Jun 2013 15:41:00 +0200 48280 The police officer suspected of manslaughter after fatally shooting a 69-year-old man in Husby has denied the charges, claiming he had the right to use his weapon in self-defence. https://www.thelocal.se/20130601/48264 Sat, 01 Jun 2013 12:12:00 +0200 48264 Swedish writer Johanna Langhorst is this week's Swede of the Week, after she wrote a book in defence of the Stockholm suburb Tensta, even though her family left after almost two decades when her teenage son was robbed twice. https://www.thelocal.se/20130425/47536 Thu, 25 Apr 2013 09:30:00 +0200 47536