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 world's first electric road, which can charge commercial and passenger vehicles while on the move, has opened in Sweden. https://www.thelocal.se/20180413/worlds-first-electric-road-opens-in-sweden Fri, 13 Apr 2018 14:25:36 +0200 worlds-first-electric-road-opens-in-sweden Swedish transport authorities were hit by a cyber attack on Thursday morning, a day after trains were delayed as a result of another attack on IT systems monitoring railway traffic. https://www.thelocal.se/20171012/swedish-transport-agencies-targeted-in-cyber-attack Thu, 12 Oct 2017 14:00:20 +0200 swedish-transport-agencies-targeted-in-cyber-attack The number of delayed trains in Sweden continues to grow and grow, according to new figures from the Swedish Transport Administration (Trafikverket) reported in newspaper Svenska Dagbladet (SvD). https://www.thelocal.se/20170516/swedens-trains-getting-later-as-delays-grow Tue, 16 May 2017 09:45:52 +0200 swedens-trains-getting-later-as-delays-grow Even though Sweden's Traffic Agency has drastic plans to reduce the number of people killed by trains in Sweden, a new report shows that figures are on the rise. https://www.thelocal.se/20140801/railway-fatalaties-on-the-rise-in-sweden Fri, 01 Aug 2014 15:08:00 +0200 railway-fatalaties-on-the-rise-in-sweden Swedish authorities have warned road users in northern Sweden to use extreme caution as recent unstable weather has left roads treacherously icy. https://www.thelocal.se/20131225/drivers-warned-as-ice-coats-swedens-roads Wed, 25 Dec 2013 10:08:00 +0100 drivers-warned-as-ice-coats-swedens-roads While the snowfall that blanketed much of Sweden on Tuesday has dissipated, road conditions remain treacherous across much of the country as crews work to reopen motorways closed by a slew of accidents. https://www.thelocal.se/20130116/45636 Wed, 16 Jan 2013 08:22:00 +0100 45636 Swedes woke up to heavy snowfall, freezing rain and strong winds on Christmas Day, with traffic disruptions expected across the country. https://www.thelocal.se/20121225/45262 Tue, 25 Dec 2012 11:34:00 +0100 45262 Lingering snow continued to cause problems across Sweden on Thursday, the day after a fierce winter storm brought the capital and other parts of the country to a virtual standstill. https://www.thelocal.se/20121206/44878 Thu, 06 Dec 2012 09:27:00 +0100 44878 Residents in some areas of northern Sweden woke up to white lawns this morning, as the first snow of the season outside the mountain areas started falling over Sweden on Thursday evening. https://www.thelocal.se/20120928/43502 Fri, 28 Sep 2012 13:48:00 +0200 43502 A new method for reducing thefts of copper from Swedish railways is being tested, as twenty kilometres of rails in southern Sweden have been marked with smart DNA, making it possible to trace both the stolen copper and the thief. https://www.thelocal.se/20120603/41218 Sun, 03 Jun 2012 12:18:00 +0200 41218 After a chilly Easter marked by occasional snow flurries, Sweden looks set for more clement weather later this week. https://www.thelocal.se/20120409/40160 Mon, 09 Apr 2012 11:48:00 +0200 40160 Rail traffic connecting Stockholm, Malmö, and Copenhagen was brought to a standstill on Tuesday after thieves severed the high-voltage overhead lines in order to steal the valuable copper wire inside. https://www.thelocal.se/20120404/40090 Wed, 04 Apr 2012 16:37:00 +0200 40090 Signs featuring a woman with "perky" breasts and a short skirt are set to be removed from the streets of Uppsala in eastern Sweden following a mix up that has left local officials baffled. https://www.thelocal.se/20120222/39264 Wed, 22 Feb 2012 14:18:00 +0100 39264 A man died after he was hit by a train in Stenungsund in western Sweden on Tuesday afternoon, at the same location where two Swedish teenagers were killed by a train in September 2010. https://www.thelocal.se/20120208/38978 Wed, 08 Feb 2012 08:39:00 +0100 38978 Close to 40,000 homes across Sweden remained without power on Tuesday midday and rail passengers were still stranded in the north in the wake of storm “Dagmar”, which tore through the country over the Christmas holiday weekend. https://www.thelocal.se/20111227/38162 Tue, 27 Dec 2011 08:16:00 +0100 38162 Sweden's first major winter storm of the season is expected bring strong winds and heavy snow on Thursday night into Friday, prompting warnings of power outages and dangerous road conditions in many parts of the country. https://www.thelocal.se/20111208/37828 Thu, 08 Dec 2011 17:52:00 +0100 37828 Meteorologists in Sweden are warning people to stay inside this weekend as winter storm dubbed Berit by colleagues in Norway gets set to pummel much of the country with gusty winds and possible snow showers. https://www.thelocal.se/20111125/37562 Fri, 25 Nov 2011 16:39:00 +0100 37562 Sweden puts far less money into railroad maintenance than other EU countries, shows a report that union Seko will be presenting next week, wrote newspaper Göteborgs-Posten (GP). https://www.thelocal.se/20111015/36764 Sat, 15 Oct 2011 12:27:00 +0200 36764 Every other person killed in a traffic accident with cars, trucks or busses in urban areas was not wearing a seatbelt, reported the Swedish Transport Administration (Trafikverket), after analysing all fatal accidents over the past five years. https://www.thelocal.se/20110910/36060 Sat, 10 Sep 2011 14:48:00 +0200 36060 Through the first half of the year, 147 people have died in road accidents, according to the National Transport Administration (Trafikverket). This represents a 28 percent increase when compared to the same period in 2010. https://www.thelocal.se/20110704/34728 Mon, 04 Jul 2011 16:10:00 +0200 34728