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In Pictures: 10 photos that reveal the quaint beauty of Ystad

Mon, 26 Aug 2019 13:33:47 +0200

There's much more to Ystad than fictional detective Kurt Wallander. Street photographer Dan Gheorghita shares some of his best snaps with The Local.

Why prosecutor dropped probe against Swedish couple 'who isolated children for years'

Wed, 05 Jun 2019 14:55:15 +0200

A Swedish prosecutor closed a police investigation into two parents who had isolated their children after she was unable to show they had committed a crime, local police have confirmed.

Swedish couple 'isolated children for nine years' but why did no alarm bells ring?

Tue, 04 Jun 2019 09:44:01 +0200

Reports that that a couple kept their children isolated in a country house for nine years, refusing to send them to school, have shocked Sweden, with the local municipality under pressure to explain why no alarm bells rung.

Six cute Swedish towns you've never heard of

Wed, 06 May 2015 10:28:39 +0200

The streets of Stockholm and Gothenburg are often jam-packed with tourists, but further afield there are plenty of adorable Swedish towns you've probably never heard of, but which all offer some unique experiences.

Are these Sweden's 12 prettiest towns?

Mon, 21 Nov 2016 15:15:22 +0100

Swedish travel news site Allt om Resor (everything about travels) has listed the country's 12 most beautiful towns and cities. Do you agree with their picks?

'High tolerance' cited in man's drunk driving win

Wed, 06 Feb 2013 11:55:00 +0100

A 61-year-old caught driving with a blood-alcohol level five times over Sweden's legal limit walked free after a court in southern Sweden cited his high tolerance for alcohol.

Police stumped by headless animal finds

Mon, 03 Sep 2012 16:21:00 +0200

Police in southern Sweden are on the lookout for a suspected poacher who they believe decapitates the animals he shoots, taking only their heads, while leaving the headless bodies behind.

New wave of arson attacks hits Ystad

Tue, 24 Jul 2012 09:34:00 +0200

A fire broke out on Tuesday morning in a house in Ystad in southern Sweden, the fifth of a spate of suspected arson attacks in the past week which have raised fears of a new "dusk and dawn" pyromaniac.

Girlfriend-strangler given 16 years in prison

Fri, 13 Apr 2012 16:25:00 +0200

A 52-year-old man from Ystad in southern Sweden, convicted of murdering his 25-year-old girlfriend, was sentenced on Friday to 16 years in prison.

Convicted killer wants to 'take a vacation'

Wed, 01 Feb 2012 09:15:00 +0100

A 31-year-old woman who is serving a life sentence for murder in a Swedish prison has demanded that she be allowed to take out holiday days.

Woman fined for drunken golf cart joyride

Sun, 30 Oct 2011 14:57:00 +0100

A 62-year-old woman from Ystad in southern Sweden has been fined for driving a cart out on a local golf course while under the influence, reported golf news website Golf.se.

Eight years for ‘dusk and dawn’ pyromaniac

Fri, 08 Apr 2011 17:18:00 +0200

Southern Sweden's so-called ‘dusk and dawn’ pyromaniac faces eight years in prison after the Ystad District Court in Ystad found him guilty of aggravated arson.

'Dusk and dawn pyromaniac' faces court

Mon, 14 Mar 2011 08:58:00 +0100

The 47-year-old man known as the "dusk and dawn pyromaniac" faces trial in Ystad in southern Sweden on Monday, charged with having set fire to an apartment block in the town in December.

Swedish couple take dog custody battle to court

Tue, 12 Oct 2010 17:35:00 +0200

A Swedish man has taken his ex-girlfriend to court, claiming she reneged on the joint custody deal they had for their ShiChi mix pooch, Totte.

Boy found guilty of murdering sister

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 15:29:00 +0100

A 15-year-old boy has been found guilty by Ystad district court of murdering his 19-year-old sister on a farm outside Sjöbo in southern Sweden.

Famed fictional resident helps Ystad land Swedish tourism prize

Thu, 22 Oct 2009 18:40:00 +0200

The draw of Swedish crime novel protagonist Kurt Wallander has helped the coastal town of Ystad in southern Sweden develop an award winning tourism industry.

'Dawn pyromaniac' re-arrested in Skåne

Mon, 21 Sep 2009 11:48:00 +0200

A 45-year-old convicted pyromaniac was taken in for questioning by police in Ystad in southern Sweden early Monday morning on suspicions of attempting to set fires in the area.

Boy remanded for murder of 19-year-old

Sat, 15 Aug 2009 11:49:00 +0200

On Friday, Ystad district court remanded a 15-year-old boy suspected of murdering a 19-year-old female relative with probable cause. The young woman was found dead at her family farm near Sjöbo in southern Sweden at the beginning of August.

Wallander: a Swedish detective in America

Wed, 22 Jul 2009 13:18:00 +0200

Kurt Wallander, the brooding protagonist of Henning Mankell’s famed crime novels, recently came to United States’ television screens in a performance by Kenneth Branagh, giving viewers an unexpected opportunity for reflection, The Local’s Marge Thorell explains.

Arson suspected in eight Österlen fires

Mon, 22 Jun 2009 09:11:00 +0200

Police suspect arson in eight separate fires which broke out in various locations throughout the Österlen region of southern Sweden early Sunday morning.