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 For many southern Swedes, anywhere in their own country north of Gävle, or even Uppsala, is simply too far away to bother with. But from where I'm sitting in Umeå, Norrland is the place to be. https://www.thelocal.se/20260114/four-reasons-you-should-move-to-the-north-of-sweden Wed, 14 Jan 2026 09:02:21 +0100 four-reasons-you-should-move-to-the-north-of-sweden Situated seven hours north of Stockholm, Umeå may not be the most famous municipality beyond the borders of Sweden – but there's more to this northern city than meets the eye. https://www.thelocal.se/20240628/heres-why-umea-was-just-ranked-the-best-place-to-live-in-sweden Fri, 28 Jun 2024 12:35:21 +0200 heres-why-umea-was-just-ranked-the-best-place-to-live-in-sweden Starting this week, 20,000 people will be mass tested for Covid-19 in the northern Swedish city of Umeå. https://www.thelocal.se/20200831/mass-covid-19-testing-at-swedish-university-to-investigate-how-student-life-affects-infection-spread Mon, 31 Aug 2020 17:50:59 +0200 mass-covid-19-testing-at-swedish-university-to-investigate-how-student-life-affects-infection-spread UPDATED: Swedish authorities are trying to determine the cause of the country's deadliest plane crash in three decades. Here's what we know so far. https://www.thelocal.se/20190715/what-we-know-about-the-fatal-plane-crash-in-northern-sweden-so-far Mon, 15 Jul 2019 14:35:37 +0200 what-we-know-about-the-fatal-plane-crash-in-northern-sweden-so-far What events led up to a crash which saw a small aircraft plunge nose-first into the ground in northern Sweden, killing all nine people on board? It may take a year to investigate the tragedy. https://www.thelocal.se/20190715/sweden-plane-crash-what-caused-tragedy-that-killed-nine Mon, 15 Jul 2019 10:33:48 +0200 sweden-plane-crash-what-caused-tragedy-that-killed-nine A father in northern Sweden has been fined 3,000 kronor and forced to pay thousands of kronor in restitution to his own son for forcing the young boy to shovel snow barefoot. https://www.thelocal.se/20190201/dad-fined-for-forcing-son-to-shovel-snow-with-no-shoes-sweden Fri, 01 Feb 2019 16:13:23 +0100 dad-fined-for-forcing-son-to-shovel-snow-with-no-shoes-sweden One person is being held in connection with a suspected gang shooting in northern city Umeå which killed one man and injured two in the early hours of Thursday. https://www.thelocal.se/20190124/one-dead-and-two-injured-after-shooting-in-umea Thu, 24 Jan 2019 09:22:35 +0100 one-dead-and-two-injured-after-shooting-in-umea Every week one of The Local's readers takes over our Instagram account. Today Geetanjali Saini from India shows us her Umeå. https://www.thelocal.se/20190111/mysweden-i-am-in-eternal-gratitude-to-this-city-umea Fri, 11 Jan 2019 08:59:59 +0100 mysweden-i-am-in-eternal-gratitude-to-this-city-umea Sweden’s most northerly Jewish community group has closed down following a succession of threats from neo-Nazi groups. https://www.thelocal.se/20180606/swedish-jewish-group-shuts-down-after-nazi-threats Wed, 06 Jun 2018 10:36:00 +0200 swedish-jewish-group-shuts-down-after-nazi-threats Few would complain about the warmer weather Sweden is basking in these days, but in some parts of the country it has caused problems, thawing vast bodies of snow at a faster rate than usual. https://www.thelocal.se/20180522/in-pictures-thawing-snow-causes-floods-in-northern-sweden Tue, 22 May 2018 14:00:07 +0200 in-pictures-thawing-snow-causes-floods-in-northern-sweden A serial flasher defence fell flat after he was caught on camera by Google Street View in Sweden. https://www.thelocal.se/20180104/ume-flashers-court-lie-exposed-by-google-camera Thu, 04 Jan 2018 09:26:35 +0100 ume-flashers-court-lie-exposed-by-google-camera The northern Swedish city of Umeå has been told it cannot use the Sami version of its name on maps and street signs. https://www.thelocal.se/20171128/ume-banned-from-using-its-sami-name-on-signs Tue, 28 Nov 2017 18:22:26 +0100 ume-banned-from-using-its-sami-name-on-signs Sweden was treated to a spectacular display of Northern Lights last night, with many photographers posting snaps of the dazzling lights on social media. https://www.thelocal.se/20170929/in-pictures-northern-lights-dance-across-swedish-sky Fri, 29 Sep 2017 18:26:58 +0200 in-pictures-northern-lights-dance-across-swedish-sky Hundreds of people took part in a kippah walk in the northern Swedish town of Umeå on Sunday, in support of the local Jewish association which has decided to close its centre following Nazi threats. https://www.thelocal.se/20170424/hundreds-join-kippah-walk-in-northern-sweden-umea-to-protest-against-nazi-threats Mon, 24 Apr 2017 09:40:42 +0200 hundreds-join-kippah-walk-in-northern-sweden-umea-to-protest-against-nazi-threats A Swedish travel agency was left red-faced after it mixed up some of northern Sweden's biggest towns in an advert. https://www.thelocal.se/20170413/travel-agency-gets-its-swedish-geography-very-wrong Thu, 13 Apr 2017 13:30:55 +0200 travel-agency-gets-its-swedish-geography-very-wrong The Jewish Association (Judisk föreningen) in Umeå, northern Sweden has decided to end its activities and close its centre in the city following Nazi threats. https://www.thelocal.se/20170403/jewish-centre-in-northern-sweden-closes-following-nazi-threats Mon, 03 Apr 2017 09:45:21 +0200 jewish-centre-in-northern-sweden-closes-following-nazi-threats Police have started a preliminary investigation into carelessness endangering the public after a powerful blaze destroyed half a block of buildings in Umeå, northern Sweden. https://www.thelocal.se/20170103/firefighters-battle-inferno-in-central-ume Tue, 03 Jan 2017 08:34:13 +0100 firefighters-battle-inferno-in-central-ume Lorna Richardson, 42, recently moved from the UK to Umeå in northern Sweden, where she's started some unusual research involving both historic finds and the latest technologies. https://www.thelocal.se/20151130/there-is-less-of-a-hierarchy-in-swedish-academia Mon, 30 Nov 2015 10:20:55 +0100 there-is-less-of-a-hierarchy-in-swedish-academia One of Sweden's most infamous serial rapists will be allowed to return to the area where he caused fear over the course of seven years when he is released this summer, a court ruled on Friday. https://www.thelocal.se/20150710/ume-rapist-allowed-to-return-to-scene-of-crimes Fri, 10 Jul 2015 19:44:07 +0200 ume-rapist-allowed-to-return-to-scene-of-crimes You could sit at home on your sofa and eat chocolate all week since it is Easter. And if you did, we wouldn't judge you. But why not check out some of the more unusal art, sport and music events taking place across the country? https://www.thelocal.se/20150402/whats-on-in-sweden-april-2nd-8th Thu, 02 Apr 2015 09:30:07 +0200 whats-on-in-sweden-april-2nd-8th