The Local Sweden 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 buy huge Soviet tank for winter snow fun You’ve got 100,000 Swedish kronor to blow on something extravagant. Do you buy a low-end sports car? Not if you live in southern Norrland you don’t. You buy a tank. https://www.thelocal.se/20150201/swede-buys-soviet-tank-for-winter-fun Sun, 01 Feb 2015 11:54:00 +0100 swede-buys-soviet-tank-for-winter-fun Swedish man buys army tank 'on impulse' A young man in central Sweden found himself the owner of a military tank this week after he saw it for sale and decided he couldn't do without it. https://www.thelocal.se/20140328/swedish-man-buys-army-tank-on-impulse Fri, 28 Mar 2014 15:12:00 +0100 swedish-man-buys-army-tank-on-impulse Swedish army to be cut by one third Government policies will result in Sweden’s army being reduced by one third and the number of tanks being cut in half, Armed Forces Supreme Commander Håkan Syrén is set to announce on Friday. https://www.thelocal.se/20090127/17172 Tue, 27 Jan 2009 08:18:00 +0100 17172