A woman has been arrested in Sweden for allegedly locking her son in their apartment for 28 years. The now 41-year-old man became malnourished during that time and has almost no teeth, Swedish media report Tuesday. The woman is suspected of illegal deprivation of liberty and of causing physical harm. A police spokesman says the … Read more
The adventures of Pipi Pantyhose have been translated into seventy languages and sold over sixty-six million copies worldwide, serving as a model for a play (signed by Lindgren directly) and as the theme of a successful feature film from the turn of the 1960s and 1970s. In addition, the Swedish narrator Pipi Long Stocking ignited … Read more
Sweden makes a U-turn in its approach to corona. Prime Minister Löfven overrules epidemiologist Tegnell and opts for the lockdown route. The soft reminders and advice are over. Fines and special powers will be imposed. – “Only hang out with people you live with, or at most with one or two others.” With those harsh … Read more
In the Baltic Sea near the Åland Islands, the Viking Line ferry Viking Grace ran aground on Saturday, the Finnish Coast Guard announced on Twitter. The ship, which was scheduled to call at the port of Mariehamn in the Dutch capital on its way from Stockholm to Turku in Finland, has 331 passengers and 98 … Read more
The Swedish rescue service Sjöräddningen states on Saturday that the vessel is still aground, but no fuel is leaking, reports Aftonbladet. The ferry also does not take in water. The grounding took place around 1pm at the entrance to the city of Mariehamn. There are 429 people on board the ferry, of which 331 are … Read more
Sweden is one of the few countries in the world that has not yet recommended the use of bandages to the population in the fight against the coronavirus. The question was again rejected by Prime Minister Stefan Löfven when he on Monday introduced new, strict measures and imposed a ban on gatherings of more than … Read more
Escorted by a colorful flotilla from the Statue of Liberty, the sailboat docked among the yachts of the North Cove Marina, a stone’s throw from the luxurious malls and skyscrapers of Manhattan’s Financial District. 16-year-old Swedish Greta Thunberg arrived in New York on Wednesday afternoon, after two weeks of crossing the Atlantic aboard the Malizia … Read more
This autumn, state epidemiologist Anders Tegnell predicted that Sweden would not be severely affected by a new outbreak. Tegnell stated that he did not believe in a new, national wave of infections, but that the virus would instead spread in clusters and in workplaces. Sweden is once again hard hit by high virus transmission in … Read more
Czech hockey players rejoice at the goal. Vesa Moilanen, ČTK / AP – With Patrik Bartošák in goal, who returned to the national team for the first time since last May, but also with the debuting strikers in the national team Jan Myšák and Michael Špaček, the Czechs chose the Tre Kronor selection and from … Read more
Swedish hockey player Michael Lindqvist in action together with the Czech national team member Vojtěch Mozík during the Karjala Cup match. Vesa Moilanen, ČTK / AP – Swedish hockey player Daniel Zaar in a duel with the Czech national team Filip Hronek during the Karjala Cup match. Vesa Moilanen, ČTK / AP – Goalkeeper of … Read more