The Local Sweden

'Keep doors and windows closed': Rats 'the size of cats' spotted in northern Swedish town

Thu, 21 Jun 2018 10:06:50 +0200

Residents in part of Sundsvall, northern Sweden have been told to keep their doors closed and schoolchildren were kept inside during breaktimes after unusually large rats were spotted in the neighbourhood.

DRONE VIDEO: Snow-dump mountain looms over Swedish town

Fri, 23 Mar 2018 17:17:32 +0100

A growing hill at a snow dump site in the town of Sundsvall has wowed local residents and gone viral in Sweden.

Surprised passengers end up in northern Sweden after plane flies to wrong airport

Tue, 13 Mar 2018 09:09:39 +0100

A group of passengers landed more than 1,000 kilometres from their destination, after they all got on the wrong flight.

Cold but sunny weekend after sudden snow flurries: forecast

Fri, 02 Feb 2018 09:26:50 +0100

After a snow storm forced schools to close in the town of Sundsvall, the worst appears to be over.

IN PICTURES: Schools and trains cancelled as snowdrifts trouble parts of Sweden

Thu, 01 Feb 2018 16:11:46 +0100

A wave of heavy snow in central and northern Sweden has caused trains to be cancelled and schools to close as even Swedes accustomed to tougher conditions struggle to beat the elements.

Two dead in Swedish train accident

Sun, 17 Sep 2017 18:59:24 +0200

Two people were killed after being struck by a train in central Sundsvall, Swedish police said on Sunday.

Is Elijah Wood in Sundsvall and what is he doing there?

Thu, 29 Dec 2016 13:47:11 +0100

It is not that Sundsvall is not a nice town. It is just that it is not normally the place where Hollywood stars go for a night out. So rumours that Elijah Wood was visiting the town quickly went viral on Thursday.

Swedish workers' lucky escape in bridge collapse

Tue, 04 Aug 2015 19:09:43 +0200

A number of Swedish workers were on Tuesday thankful to be alive after their company car was crushed by a 30-tonne block of concrete that fell off a bridge in northern Sweden.

Swedish police hunt psychiatric patient

Tue, 14 Jul 2015 09:54:54 +0200

UPDATED: Police in Sweden were on Tuesday morning hunting for a 26-year-old convicted criminal who went on the run from a psychiatric ward in the north-east of the country.

Man lands dream job after Hasselhoff car ad

Tue, 14 Jan 2014 15:08:00 +0100

David Hasselhoff, Lord of the Rings, and an old Subaru turned out to be the magic elixir that helped one desperate Swede land the job of his dreams.

Cops marvel at woman's drunk driving 'record'

Wed, 23 Oct 2013 19:12:00 +0200

A 25-year-old woman picked up from driving drunk in northern Sweden left law enforcement officials astounded after it was revealed her blood alcohol level had reached heights they'd never seen before.

Swedish crowds fall for footballer turned 'Idol'

Fri, 04 Oct 2013 16:20:00 +0200

Football fans and music lovers alike have found a common idol of late in Kevin Walker, a half-Irish half-Swedish footballer turned singer who survived a near-fatal poisoning and now has women swooning and the television heads grinning.

Swedish city hit by parasite outbreak

Sat, 07 Sep 2013 10:09:00 +0200

Some 40,000 residents of Sundsvall in northern Sweden may have been exposed to contaminated water following the discovery of coliform bacteria in the city's mains water supply.

Sundsvall: 'It's like living in a wok pan'

Fri, 01 Mar 2013 15:40:00 +0100

Bird-watcher and nature enthusiast Leelene Karlsson presents Sundsvall for this week's My Sweden, explaining that a gigantic ice lolly, a cross-dressing singer, and life in a wok pan make Sundsvall the ideal Swedish town.

Train derailment leaves fifteen injured

Mon, 03 Dec 2012 10:26:00 +0100

A night train carrying 132 passengers north from Stockholm derailed near Sundsvall in northeastern Sweden on Monday morning, injuring fifteen people.

'Disabled' fraudster nabbed in massive scam

Fri, 02 Nov 2012 16:32:00 +0100

A suspected fraudster in northern Sweden is under investigation for allegedly swindling the state out of 20 million kronor ($3 million) by claiming to be disabled, in what is being described as one of the biggest scams of its kind in recent years.

Fall from hospital bed kills elderly woman

Sat, 08 Sep 2012 15:21:00 +0200

An elderly woman died from the injuries she sustained after falling out of her hospital bed at Sundsvall’s hospital in northern Sweden, where more similar falls have occurred recently.

Cops suspect murder after woman found dead

Wed, 08 Aug 2012 12:23:00 +0200

A 53-year-old woman was found dead in her apartment in northern Sweden on Tuesday night, with police suspecting foul play.

'Machete man' jailed after ruthless rampage

Sat, 07 Jul 2012 14:08:00 +0200

The man who went on a wild rampage through Sundsvall in March, wielding a machete as his weapon, was sentenced to eight years in prison on Friday for the series of attacks in which he hijacked a minivan and caused one woman to lose an eye.

Man who went berserk with machete 'not insane'

Fri, 22 Jun 2012 18:52:00 +0200

A 33-year-old man who went on a wild machete-wielding rampage in Sundsvall in northern Sweden in March was not insane at the time, forensic psychiatrists have determined.