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 20-year-old man has been remanded in custody in Sweden, suspected of a triple shooting last week, along with two suspected accomplices. https://www.thelocal.se/20250506/three-suspects-remanded-in-custody-over-uppsala-triple-shooting Tue, 06 May 2025 09:09:31 +0200 three-suspects-remanded-in-custody-over-uppsala-triple-shooting A 16-year-old boy held in connection with a triple shooting in Uppsala which killed three youths is no longer a suspect. Instead, four men have been arrested, Swedish prosecutors said. https://www.thelocal.se/20250502/teen-freed-as-three-men-held-over-uppsala-triple-murder Fri, 02 May 2025 13:25:01 +0200 teen-freed-as-three-men-held-over-uppsala-triple-murder Sweden’s state-owned rail operator SJ is set to scrap its commuter trains between Stockholm and Uppsala before the end of the year, due to low profitability. https://www.thelocal.se/20240827/sj-to-scrap-commuter-trains-between-stockholm-and-uppsala Tue, 27 Aug 2024 13:50:33 +0200 sj-to-scrap-commuter-trains-between-stockholm-and-uppsala The fire in a paper recycling facility in Uppsala is still ongoing, producing large amounts of smoke. According to fire services, it could burn for days. https://www.thelocal.se/20220509/serious-fire-in-paper-recycling-centre-near-uppsala Mon, 09 May 2022 17:35:33 +0200 serious-fire-in-paper-recycling-centre-near-uppsala Heavy rainfall has led to hundreds of flooded buildings and roads in central Sweden that continue to disrupt traffic on Thursday. https://www.thelocal.se/20210527/floods-and-transport-disruption-after-heavy-rainfall-across-central-sweden Thu, 27 May 2021 12:06:32 +0200 floods-and-transport-disruption-after-heavy-rainfall-across-central-sweden The Uppsala region has backtracked just a day after introducing new rules for Covid-19 vaccinations. https://www.thelocal.se/20210409/swedish-region-makes-u-turn-on-new-covid-19-vaccination-rules Fri, 09 Apr 2021 14:51:02 +0200 swedish-region-makes-u-turn-on-new-covid-19-vaccination-rules UPDATED: The Uppsala region announced on Thursday that people who had already had Covid-19 would be given a single dose of the vaccine, six months after infection. But the region backtracked on this just a day later. https://www.thelocal.se/20210408/uppsala-to-offer-only-one-dose-of-vaccine-to-people-who-have-had-covid-19 Thu, 08 Apr 2021 19:41:44 +0200 uppsala-to-offer-only-one-dose-of-vaccine-to-people-who-have-had-covid-19 Students at Uppsala have cancelled their traditional 'Schtocktoberfesten' revelries in a sign that young people in Sweden are curbing the student partying behind recent coronavirus outbreaks. https://www.thelocal.se/20201010/swedish-university-cancels-400-person-party-over-covid-fears Sat, 10 Oct 2020 17:15:38 +0200 swedish-university-cancels-400-person-party-over-covid-fears The region of Uppsala temporarily postponed non-essential surgery at its main hospital and is considering imposing a restaurant curfew after a sharp rise in coronavirus cases. https://www.thelocal.se/20201007/swedish-city-considers-early-restaurant-closures-amid-very-worrying-rise-in-covid-19-cases Wed, 07 Oct 2020 18:35:39 +0200 swedish-city-considers-early-restaurant-closures-amid-very-worrying-rise-in-covid-19-cases Three Swedish universities have again made the top 100 in a prestigious global ranking, with 14 Swedish universities in the top 1000. https://www.thelocal.se/20200817/three-swedish-universities-make-top-100-world-ranking Mon, 17 Aug 2020 13:20:09 +0200 three-swedish-universities-make-top-100-world-ranking UPDATED: Police are investigating after a loud explosion damaged a building in a posh central Stockholm area in the early hours of Monday. https://www.thelocal.se/20200113/loud-blast-shakes-homes-in-central-stockholm Mon, 13 Jan 2020 08:49:41 +0100 loud-blast-shakes-homes-in-central-stockholm The special police measures against gang crime which were recently introduced in Malmö will be brought to other parts of the country, police have said. https://www.thelocal.se/20191216/swedish-police-to-take-special-measures-on-gang-violence-nationwide Mon, 16 Dec 2019 08:56:15 +0100 swedish-police-to-take-special-measures-on-gang-violence-nationwide Swedish transport authorities on Wednesday morning warned of cancellations and delays on the railway between Stockholm and Uppsala – one of the busiest commuter routes in the country. https://www.thelocal.se/20191106/travel-warning-stockholm-commuters-face-cancelled-trains Wed, 06 Nov 2019 12:46:40 +0100 travel-warning-stockholm-commuters-face-cancelled-trains A shortage of supplies has forced several hospitals across Sweden to cancel non-essential surgeries, with most set to resume this week. Here's a look at exactly what's happened. https://www.thelocal.se/20191022/swedish-hospital-supply-shortage-heres-what-you-need-to-know Tue, 22 Oct 2019 11:00:04 +0200 swedish-hospital-supply-shortage-heres-what-you-need-to-know Uppsala University Hospital on Wednesday cancelled another two days of non-essential surgeries, as difficulties caused by a shortage of supplies were expected to drag on for more than a week. https://www.thelocal.se/20191016/uppsala-cancels-more-surgeries-at-supply-shortage Wed, 16 Oct 2019 14:00:15 +0200 uppsala-cancels-more-surgeries-at-supply-shortage A shortage of supplies has forced Uppsala University Hospital, one of Sweden's biggest hospitals, to postpone all non-essential surgeries until next week. https://www.thelocal.se/20191011/swedish-hospital-cancels-dozens-of-operations-over-lack-of-surgical-supplies Fri, 11 Oct 2019 17:58:07 +0200 swedish-hospital-cancels-dozens-of-operations-over-lack-of-surgical-supplies Archaeologists have uncovered an ornate sword and other striking finds dating back to before the Viking Age in a burial site close to Uppsala. https://www.thelocal.se/20190826/rare-burial-site-uncovered-in-uppsala Mon, 26 Aug 2019 09:39:16 +0200 rare-burial-site-uncovered-in-uppsala Researchers at Uppsala University have successfully created the world's first paper battery. https://www.thelocal.se/20190731/swedish-researchers-create-worlds-first-paper-battery Wed, 31 Jul 2019 17:02:02 +0200 swedish-researchers-create-worlds-first-paper-battery Two burial ships have been discovered in Uppsala, in what archeologists have called a "sensational" find. https://www.thelocal.se/20190704/two-rare-burial-ships-uncovered-in-sweden Thu, 04 Jul 2019 10:14:23 +0200 two-rare-burial-ships-uncovered-in-sweden Often overlooked in favour of its southern neighbour Stockholm, Uppsala is stepping out of the capital's shadow and fighting for recognition as a vibrant entrepreneurial hub in its own right. https://www.thelocal.se/20190501/finding-its-identity-uppsala-and-its-growing-startup-scene Wed, 01 May 2019 17:59:59 +0200 finding-its-identity-uppsala-and-its-growing-startup-scene