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Swede plunges to death after escaping car crash

Fri, 12 Aug 2016 12:51:15 +0200

A Swedish woman from the Norrland region has died in southern France, the foreign ministry has told The Local.

Swedish man dies at Austrian rock festival

Mon, 06 Jun 2016 15:09:17 +0200

A Swedish man who was attending the Rock in Vienna festival in Austria has drowned after going for a swim in a channel of the Danube river.

Swedes witness building collapse in tourist hotspot

Thu, 14 Apr 2016 18:17:16 +0200

Nine people are missing and three are injured after a building collapsed in a Tenerife resort popular with Swedish holidaymakers.

Swedish lifestyle pulls in record foreign tourists

Tue, 06 Oct 2015 19:44:55 +0200

The rainy summer did not stop foreign tourists from flocking to Sweden in record numbers, according to key statistics released on Tuesday afternoon.

Scary taxis lure crime freaks to Stockholm

Wed, 01 Jul 2015 15:19:23 +0200

A new crime tour of Stockholm offers a unique glimpse of Swedish crime history from the comfort of a taxi cab. But will the pricey ride really lure tourists? The Local’s Sophie Inge investigates.

New app offers tourists a 'sonic' Stockholm guide

Fri, 13 Sep 2013 09:37:00 +0200

The Stockholm Tourism Board has launched a new game-based app that takes users on an auditory ride through Stockholm, as part of a bid to attract 50 percent more tourists to the capital over the next decade.

Stockholm visitor guide gets online makeover

Thu, 04 Jul 2013 13:31:00 +0200

The Stockholm Visitors Board launched a new and interactive version of its official tourist website on Thursday, with the board promising users an even smoother and more colourful guide to getting around the Swedish capital.

Swedish tourist found dead in Morocco

Fri, 17 Feb 2012 08:00:00 +0100

A Swedish tourist to Morocco has died after being found injured in a pool of blood. Local police call it an accidental death but his family is certain he was murdered.

Sweden lifts all Egypt travel warnings

Wed, 23 Feb 2011 12:45:00 +0100

Sweden has dropped all advisories warning against travel to Egypt, the foreign ministry announced on Tuesday.

Swedish journalists attacked by Cairo mob

Wed, 02 Feb 2011 21:23:00 +0100

Two Swedish reporters were attacked by an angry mob Wednesday while reporting in an impoverished area of Cairo before a soldier arrested them and held them for several hours, their daily said.

Swedish tourist: police in Egypt tortured me

Mon, 31 Jan 2011 13:01:00 +0100

A 22-year-old Swedish tourist in Egypt claims he was arrested and tortured for four days by police before escaping when protesters set fire to the building where he was being held, media reported Monday.

Repatriation of Swedes from Egypt delayed

Mon, 31 Jan 2011 09:58:00 +0100

Swedish tour operator Ving Group will likely begin flying home Swedes from Egyptian tourist resorts Sharm el-Sheikh and Hurghada on Monday, according to the company.

Two Swedes killed in Thailand in past week

Sun, 23 Jan 2011 19:46:00 +0100

A Swedish man in his 30s was killed on Sunday in the resort town of Patong in Thailand, media outlets reported on Sunday.

Swedish boar hunters safe after Tunisia attack

Mon, 17 Jan 2011 11:46:00 +0100

Sweden's foreign ministry announced that 12 Swedish boar hunters in Tunisia who were attacked are all accounted for, safely back at their hotel, and preparing to leave the country.

Murder case of Swedish honeymooner postponed

Mon, 29 Nov 2010 11:50:00 +0100

The murder case of three men accused of killing a Swedish honeymooning tourist was postponed in Cape Town on Monday for a week to allow further investigation and finalise a plea bargain with one of the accused.

Bear family frightens peeing 11-year-old tourist

Tue, 17 Aug 2010 10:56:00 +0200

A tourist group from the Netherlands and Belgium got more great outdoors than they bargained for when a female bear and her cubs visited their tented camp in Rötviken in central Sweden, local daily Länstidningen Östersund reported on Monday.

Missing Swedish tourist found dead in San Diego

Tue, 20 Jul 2010 20:26:00 +0200

A Swedish man in his 30s was found dead north of San Diego, US news site 10news.com reported late on Monday. The man disappeared after a jog last Thursday and police had been looking for him since.

Tourism creates jobs, boosts export earnings

Tue, 06 Jul 2010 18:33:00 +0200

Tourism helped to create new jobs and higher export earnings in 2009, the Swedish Agency for Economic and Regional Growth (Tillväxtverket) reported on Tuesday.

Weak krona entices more tourists to choose Sweden

Wed, 20 May 2009 12:39:00 +0200

The persistently weak krona is expected to lead to another record year for Sweden’s tourism industry.

The ugliest chairs in Stockholm

Thu, 24 Jul 2008 14:09:00 +0200

David Bartal looks for a place to sit down after a harrowing stroll down one of Stockholm’s main thoroughfares at the height of the tourist season.