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 The Local's northern Sweden reporter Paul Connolly, has strapped on his sunglasses and paid a visit to an Umeå sun room, in an effort to combat the region's long, dark winter. https://www.thelocal.se/20141229/how-i-used-fake-sun-to-beat-the-winter-blues Mon, 29 Dec 2014 15:12:00 +0100 how-i-used-fake-sun-to-beat-the-winter-blues Umeå in northern Sweden has just a few hours of light a day during December and a high school in the city has become the first in the country to use solar power to give students light therapy during lessons. The Local’s Maddy Savage went to take a look. https://www.thelocal.se/20141216/inside-swedens-first-light-therapy-school Tue, 16 Dec 2014 16:08:00 +0100 inside-swedens-first-light-therapy-school Last week we reported that a taxi company in Stockholm was offering free therapy sessions for customers. So many of you were interested in the idea that we sent The Local's Oliver Gee for a spin. https://www.thelocal.se/20141103/in-the-back-seat-of-a-stockholm-therapy-cab Mon, 03 Nov 2014 12:01:00 +0100 in-the-back-seat-of-a-stockholm-therapy-cab A Swedish taxi company has launched a new project that will see therapists sitting in the back of its cars in an effort to fight Stockholmers' winter blues. https://www.thelocal.se/20141027/stockholm-cabs-get-free-therapy-sessions Mon, 27 Oct 2014 16:45:00 +0100 stockholm-cabs-get-free-therapy-sessions Behaviour therapy to help patients with heart disease learn to better manage stress can greatly reduce the risk of heart attacks in the long run, according to a new Swedish study. https://www.thelocal.se/20110125/31622 Tue, 25 Jan 2011 09:30:00 +0100 31622 Sales of nicotine replacement therapy products in Sweden jumped 10 percent last year compared to 2009 as they become more easily available across the country, according to figures from the Apoteket Service. https://www.thelocal.se/20110124/31610 Mon, 24 Jan 2011 16:16:00 +0100 31610 A woman working as a caregiver at a treatment centre near Malmö was stabbed to death on Sunday night by a boy staying at the centre. https://www.thelocal.se/20080512/11696 Mon, 12 May 2008 09:49:00 +0200 11696