The Local Sweden

IN PICTURES: Surfing the 'Beast from the East' in ice-cold Swedish waters

Wed, 28 Feb 2018 16:03:32 +0100

While most people have been seeking shelter from the 'Beast from the East', a group of happy surfers instead grabbed their boards and hit the icy-cold waves whipped up by the storm near Stockholm.

Thousands of Swedes hit with porn surfing bills

Fri, 15 Mar 2013 16:01:00 +0100

A Swedish company with a dubious past has sent out invoices to thousands of Swedes demanding payment for allegedly visiting pornographic websites.

Swedes windsurf to Germany in record time

Tue, 17 Jul 2012 18:59:00 +0200

Two Swedish men have broken what they believe is a world record by windsurfing from Sweden to Germany in under five hours.

Swedish surfers defy cold to catch winter waves

Tue, 11 Oct 2011 16:44:00 +0200

While the season's first winter storm sends most Swedes scrambling for warmth, a group of dedicated Swedish surfers instead rejoice at the chance to ride out the blustery weather from their boards, The Local's Joel Linde discovers.

More Swedish women surfing the web for sex: study

Wed, 21 Oct 2009 15:04:00 +0200

Surfing the web in search of sexual content is one of the ten fastest growing internet activities in Sweden – especially among women, a new study shows.

Surfers organize to battle proposed breakwater

Fri, 25 Apr 2008 19:59:00 +0200

Surfers from around Sweden are planning to demonstrate on Sunday in frustration over negotiations on a proposed breakwater near one of Sweden’s best known surf spots.