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 Sweden left waiting for PM's response to no-confidence motion Sweden has been left waiting on a knife edge for Prime Minister Stefan Löfven’s response to the announcement of a no-confidence motion against three of his government ministers by the opposition Alliance coalition. https://www.thelocal.se/20170727/sweden-left-waiting-for-pms-response-to-no-confidence-motion Thu, 27 Jul 2017 10:36:24 +0200 sweden-left-waiting-for-pms-response-to-no-confidence-motion Texting behind the wheel: Soon illegal in Sweden, too? While most people would probably agree that texting and driving is a bad idea, using a handheld mobile phone behind the wheel is still pretty much perfectly legal in Sweden. But that could soon be about to change. https://www.thelocal.se/20170426/texting-behind-the-wheel-soon-illegal-in-sweden-too Wed, 26 Apr 2017 16:31:46 +0200 texting-behind-the-wheel-soon-illegal-in-sweden-too Woman 'scalped' at Swedish swimming pool Parts of a woman's scalp were torn off in central Sweden after her hair got caught near the edge of a pool over the weekend. https://www.thelocal.se/20110117/31476 Mon, 17 Jan 2011 13:11:00 +0100 31476