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's oldest and most famous ski race, the Vasaloppet, has been rescued at the last minute by a snowstorm which coated the track and surrounding landscape just hours before the start. https://www.thelocal.se/20200301/last-minute-snow-rescues-vasaloppet-race Sun, 01 Mar 2020 09:20:47 +0100 last-minute-snow-rescues-vasaloppet-race Parts of northern Sweden could be hit by as much as a meter's snowfall on Sunday, Sweden's state forecaster SMHI has warned. https://www.thelocal.se/20200126/heavy-snow-to-fall-on-northern-sweden-into-next-week Sun, 26 Jan 2020 09:56:25 +0100 heavy-snow-to-fall-on-northern-sweden-into-next-week A number of flags from a Nazi organization were held up by bystanders near the finishing area of the Vasaloppet ski race on Sunday. https://www.thelocal.se/20190303/nazi-flags-appear-in-crowd-at-swedens-vasaloppet-ski-race Sun, 03 Mar 2019 17:30:37 +0100 nazi-flags-appear-in-crowd-at-swedens-vasaloppet-ski-race The organisers of Sweden’s Vasaloppet, the world's longest and oldest cross-country ski race, expressed relief on Sunday as the temperature warmed to a balmy -7C for the race start, cutting the chance of injuries. https://www.thelocal.se/20180304/relief-for-swedens-vasaloppet-race-as-temperatures-warm-to-7c Sun, 04 Mar 2018 10:17:21 +0100 relief-for-swedens-vasaloppet-race-as-temperatures-warm-to-7c With only two weeks left until Sweden’s Vasaloppet, the world's longest and oldest cross-country ski race is facing a now unusual problem: too much snow. https://www.thelocal.se/20180209/swedish-skiing-competition-struggles-with-too-much-snow Fri, 09 Feb 2018 11:48:57 +0100 swedish-skiing-competition-struggles-with-too-much-snow Sweden's biggest ski race, Vasaloppet, is going nocturnal in 2017. Organizers have announced that daring winter sports lovers from around the world will be able to take on the nation's most famous cross-country trails in the dark. https://www.thelocal.se/20160309/heres-what-the-worlds-first-night-ski-race-will-look-like Wed, 09 Mar 2016 12:14:10 +0100 heres-what-the-worlds-first-night-ski-race-will-look-like Next year's Vasaloppet race sold out on Sunday in under two minutes, with over 15,000 racers putting their names down for the historic 90-kilometre competition. https://www.thelocal.se/20140317/vasaloppet-ski-race-sells-out-in-90-seconds Mon, 17 Mar 2014 08:09:00 +0100 vasaloppet-ski-race-sells-out-in-90-seconds Organizers of Sweden's annual Vasaloppet cross-country ski race, which is scheduled to begin on Sunday, said the historic race would go ahead despite unusually high temperatures. https://www.thelocal.se/20140226/vasaloppet-ski-race-risks-being-cancelled Wed, 26 Feb 2014 10:19:00 +0100 vasaloppet-ski-race-risks-being-cancelled A female cyclist was seriously injured in Vätternrundan, the world's largest recreational cycling event in which thousands of participants race around Sweden's second biggest lake. https://www.thelocal.se/20130615/48512 Sat, 15 Jun 2013 16:00:00 +0200 48512 Participants in Sweden's famed Vasaloppet cross-country ski race, one of the toughest endurance events in the world, have an increased risk of developing an irregular heart rhythm, according to surprise findings unveiled on Wednesday. https://www.thelocal.se/20130612/48448 Wed, 12 Jun 2013 09:07:00 +0200 48448 Norwegian skier Jörgen Aukland won Sweden's gruelling Vasaloppet cross-country ski race on Sunday pipping Swede Daniel Tynell into second place. https://www.thelocal.se/20130303/46514 Sun, 03 Mar 2013 19:11:00 +0100 46514 Pippa Middleton, sister of Duchess of Cambridge Catherine, made it across the finish line Sunday in Sweden's gruelling Vasaloppet cross-country ski race. https://www.thelocal.se/20120305/39484 Mon, 05 Mar 2012 08:11:00 +0100 39484 Philippa "Pippa" Middleton, sister-in-law to Britain's Prince William, is set to compete in Sweden’s annual Vasaloppet cross-country ski race in a bid to raise money to fight children’s hunger. https://www.thelocal.se/20120228/39376 Tue, 28 Feb 2012 11:40:00 +0100 39376 Sweden's Jörgen Brink emerged from a pack of more than 14,000 skiers to win the 87th annual Vasaloppet cross-country ski race on Sunday. https://www.thelocal.se/20110306/32422 Sun, 06 Mar 2011 12:12:00 +0100 32422 Jörgen Brink and Susanne Nyström of Sweden won the respective men's and women's events in the annual 90 kilometre Vasaloppet ski race on Sunday. https://www.thelocal.se/20100307/25394 Sun, 07 Mar 2010 13:43:00 +0100 25394 Swedish skier Daniel Thynell has won the Vasaloppet cross-country ski race in Mora on Sunday in 4 hours 10 minutes and 55 seconds. https://www.thelocal.se/20090301/17920 Sun, 01 Mar 2009 13:13:00 +0100 17920 Cross-country ski enthusiasts in Sweden are gearing up for the 85th Vasaloppet ski race on Sunday, in which 15,000 skiers will compete across a punishing 90-kilometre course. https://www.thelocal.se/20090227/17890 Fri, 27 Feb 2009 12:40:00 +0100 17890 Norwegian skier Jörgen Aukland has won the Vasalopp cross-country ski race on Sunday. Aukland won the 90 km race in 4 hours 13 minutes and 45 seconds. https://www.thelocal.se/20080302/10216 Sun, 02 Mar 2008 12:41:00 +0100 10216 Saturday's Vasalopp, a 90 km cross-country ski race between Sälen and Mora, ended in tragedy for three of the 13,000 participants. Two died during the race while another died on the early morning bus to the start of the race. https://www.thelocal.se/20050307/1059-2 Mon, 07 Mar 2005 18:05:00 +0100 1059-2