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 A living testament to Sweden’s long history is about to disappear forever. https://www.thelocal.se/20190503/millennium-old-tree-in-sweden-on-the-verge-of-dying Fri, 03 May 2019 13:27:47 +0200 millennium-old-tree-in-sweden-on-the-verge-of-dying Scientists at three Swedish universities have managed to muddle through the genetic code for fir trees, seven times larger than the human genome, with potential benefits for the Swedish forestry industry. https://www.thelocal.se/20130523/48084 Thu, 23 May 2013 14:02:00 +0200 48084 A freak Christmas tree-cutting accident on Tuesday claimed the life of a 69-year-old man in northern Sweden who was perched in the basket of a front end loader. https://www.thelocal.se/20121128/44706 Wed, 28 Nov 2012 08:20:00 +0100 44706 The felling of a beloved oak has stirred up strong feelings. So strong, in some cases, that several of the employees who made the final call on the oak's future have received severe threats. https://www.thelocal.se/20111203/37716 Sat, 03 Dec 2011 11:33:00 +0100 37716 The old oak tree outside the Sveriges Television (SVT) building in Stockholm quickly became Sweden’s most famous piece of vegetation, as tree huggers in vain tried to save it from its maker. https://www.thelocal.se/20111125/37578 Fri, 25 Nov 2011 17:16:00 +0100 37578 Swedish researchers have uncovered a stand of spruce trees with an 8,000-year-old tree root system in Dalarna, making it among the oldest in the world. https://www.thelocal.se/20080411/11054 Fri, 11 Apr 2008 16:57:00 +0200 11054