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 Lead-footed motorists are escaping fines despite breaking the speed limits on Swedish roads due to a recently discovered bureaucratic oversight which has legal experts wondering whether current laws apply. https://www.thelocal.se/20111013/36734 Thu, 13 Oct 2011 18:25:00 +0200 36734 The wintry weather in Sweden has led to a record low number of road deaths, new figures from the Swedish Road Administration (Vägverket) show. https://www.thelocal.se/20100315/25532 Mon, 15 Mar 2010 13:02:00 +0100 25532 A sudden change in the weather in Sweden has led to a heightened risk of icy roads, while pedestrians are urged to watch out for falling ice and snow from buildings. https://www.thelocal.se/20100226/25230 Fri, 26 Feb 2010 12:41:00 +0100 25230 A major snowstorm has hit Skåne in southern Sweden, blanketing roads and causing snow drifts, primarily in the Söderslätt area. Majors efforts are being taken to plough the roads, but the Swedish Road Administration (Vägverket) encourages drivers to stay off the roads on Sunday morning. https://www.thelocal.se/20091220/23950 Sun, 20 Dec 2009 10:21:00 +0100 23950 Erold Sigurdsson, 65-year-old man from northern Sweden, is once again counting his blessings and picking up the pieces after a truckload of timber slammed into his house on Thursday – for the third time. https://www.thelocal.se/20090918/22154 Fri, 18 Sep 2009 10:29:00 +0200 22154 Heavy snow took drivers in parts of southern and central Sweden by surprise on Tuesday, causing more than 100 accidents in Stockholm county alone. https://www.thelocal.se/20090311/18124 Wed, 11 Mar 2009 10:50:00 +0100 18124 A 29-year-old woman in Södertälje in eastern Sweden has been blocked from using the letter combination ADHD on her car registration plate, as the authorities deemed the abbreviation for Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder inappropriate and potentially offensive. https://www.thelocal.se/20090127/17180 Tue, 27 Jan 2009 12:17:00 +0100 17180 Thousands of households in areas of northern Sweden were still without electricity on Sunday morning. Heavy snow and thick layers of ice are hampering repair work. https://www.thelocal.se/20081214/16336 Sun, 14 Dec 2008 11:34:00 +0100 16336 After heavy snowfalls across Sweden on Friday thousands of people were left without electricity on Saturday morning. Icy road conditions were forecast for Saturday in Stockholm and northern areas. https://www.thelocal.se/20081213/16324 Sat, 13 Dec 2008 10:23:00 +0100 16324 Weather forecasters in Sweden are warning drivers for slippery roads throughout the country on Thursday, with snow to blame in the north and ice in the south. https://www.thelocal.se/20081204/16106 Thu, 04 Dec 2008 10:28:00 +0100 16106 Drivers of foreign-registered cars in Sweden may want to start paying more attention to the country’s parking rules. https://www.thelocal.se/20081103/15414 Mon, 03 Nov 2008 17:27:00 +0100 15414 Officials with Sweden’s Road Administration (Vägverket) have denied a driver’s request for a licence place with what at first glance appears to be a completely innocent combination of characters. https://www.thelocal.se/20081030/15336 Thu, 30 Oct 2008 15:29:00 +0100 15336 While authorities in Sweden have been known to put their foot down when it comes to what parents name their children, the three-letter combinations on Swedish licence plates can also be censored. https://www.thelocal.se/20081003/14732 Fri, 03 Oct 2008 15:45:00 +0200 14732 The Swedish Road Administration (Vägverket) on Monday revealed the final design for its new, more gender-sensitive pedestrian crossing signs. https://www.thelocal.se/20080930/14646 Tue, 30 Sep 2008 11:11:00 +0200 14646 Just in time for winter, a stretch of motorway in the far north of Sweden has been outfitted with high-tech equipment to help warn drivers about perilous driving conditions. https://www.thelocal.se/20080919/14452 Fri, 19 Sep 2008 16:51:00 +0200 14452 Human cadavers were used in automobile crash tests conducted in the last year by General Motors, the US-based parent company of Swedish car manufacturer Saab. https://www.thelocal.se/20080507/11604 Wed, 07 May 2008 17:58:00 +0200 11604 Sweden's government has paved the way for road signs at pedestrian crossings that portray women rather than just men. https://www.thelocal.se/20080430/11448 Wed, 30 Apr 2008 10:19:00 +0200 11448 After conducting successful tests in Linköping and Örnholdsvik, Sweden’s Road Authority (Vägverket) wants to implement new rules to curb speeds of vehicles driving near buses. https://www.thelocal.se/20080407/10946 Mon, 07 Apr 2008 10:04:00 +0200 10946 New measures have been proposed to stop suicides from Sweden's road bridges. https://www.thelocal.se/20070521/7358 Mon, 21 May 2007 10:02:00 +0200 7358