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 What if Sweden had acted earlier on a Holocaust tip-off received by a Swedish diplomat in 1942, after a chance encounter with an SS officer on a train? https://www.thelocal.se/20201109/how-a-chance-meeting-revealed-holocaust-horrors-to-swedish-diplomat Mon, 09 Nov 2020 11:51:18 +0100 how-a-chance-meeting-revealed-holocaust-horrors-to-swedish-diplomat The issue of Swedish neutrality during World War Two is not as straightforward as it may seem. While the country maintains its reputation of a peaceful nation, historians question the validity of this self-image, writes Anne Grietje Franssen in this analysis piece. https://www.thelocal.se/20200507/its-been-75-years-since-the-end-of-the-second-world-war-how-neutral-was-sweden-really Thu, 07 May 2020 15:26:25 +0200 its-been-75-years-since-the-end-of-the-second-world-war-how-neutral-was-sweden-really A Swedish soldier has been buried 70 years after he died fighting with Finland against Soviet troops during World War Two. Remarkably, his sister was still alive to attend the service. https://www.thelocal.se/20150125/swedish-ww2-soldier-buried-70-years-after-death Sun, 25 Jan 2015 20:28:00 +0100 swedish-ww2-soldier-buried-70-years-after-death