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Virtually open: Europe's museums bid to enrich life on lockdown

Missing your cultural fix? Fear not, Europe's museums are opening their virtual doors to help enrich life on lockdown.

03/04/2020

Sweden

Neighbours Denmark and Sweden miles apart on coronavirus confinement

Denmark and Sweden have lots of things in common - except how to handle a coronavirus crisis.

26/03/2020

Sweden

Swedish populist quits party amid controversy over coronavirus masks

William Hahne, deputy chairman of Alternative for Sweden, had faced criticism for selling the masks at inflated prices.

24/03/2020

Climate Now

Changes ahead as winters in the Arctic Circle warm up

In partnership with Copernicus

Data from Copernicus reveals this has been the warmest winter on record in Europe. What's it like for those who live in the coldest places on the continent? We went to Abisko, Sweden to find out.

16/03/2020

Sweden

Swedish pole vaulter sets world record — for second time in a week

Sweden’s Armand Duplantis broke the world pole vault record on Saturday — for the second time in eight days. The 20-year-old eclipsed his own mark by a centimetre when he vaulted 6.18 meters at the Glasgow Indoor Grand Prix in Scotland.

15/02/2020

Sweden

Greta Thunberg to trademark her name and Fridays for Future

The 17-year-old Swede made the announcement on Instagram, where she also laid out plans for her new not-for-profit foundation.

30/01/2020

Next Series

Climate control: Stockholm named world’s smartest city as it aims for climate positive footprint

In partnership with The European Commission

Even though it’s one of Europe’s fastest growing capitals, Stockholm plans to be carbon negative by 2040.

27/01/2020

Business Planet

Europe's hydrogen revolution: the promise of power without pollution

In partnership with The European Commission

Business Planet travels to Gothenburg to see how one firm’s cutting edge technology is powering Europe’s growing hydrogen economy.

24/01/2020

Business Planet

Fueling the future: making hydrogen happen

In partnership with The European Commission

In spite of its massive potential, building the infrastructure for a hydrogen-based economy remains a major challenge and will take time.

24/01/2020

Sweden

Chinese official in hot water after branding Sweden 'lightweight'

Gui Congyou told Swedish media that the country should be wary of picking a fight with 'heavyweight' China.

19/01/2020

Sweden

Flight-shaming a factor as Swedish air passengers tumble, says expert

Experts are pointing to the Greta Thunberg effect after the number of passengers using Swedish airports, especially for domestic flights, tumbles.

11/01/2020

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Intricate sculptured ice hotel opens in Sweden

The Kiruna Ice Hotel is a chilly masterpiece, created by builders, sculptors and artists from all over the world.

17/12/2019

Sweden

Greta Thunberg named Time magazine's Person of the Year 2019

The Swedish activist is the youngest person to ever receive the distinction

11/12/2019

Sweden

Nobel laureates receive awards at boycotted ceremony

The decision to award Austrian Author Peter Handke with the 2019 Literature Prize has led to a backlash over his support of the late former Serbian leader Slobodan Milosevic.

10/12/2019

Sweden

Roxette singer Marie Fredriksson dies aged 61

It must have been love, but it's over now.

10/12/2019

Sweden

Sweden charges former China envoy over Gin Minhai meetings

Swedish prosecutors suspect Anna Lindstedt of organising a meeting in January between Gui’s daughter, China's ambassador and two businessmen about the possible release of her father, a dissident bookseller who is current imprisoned.

09/12/2019

Sweden

A$AP Rocky blocked from playing gig at Swedish prison he was held in

The US rapper — whose real name is Rakim Mayers — wanted to perform at the prison in Stockholm where he was detained ahead of his assault conviction.

04/12/2019

Sweden

Laureates of 'Alternative Nobel Prize' presented awards

The Laureates of The Right Livelihood Award - also known as the Alternative Nobel Prize - have been presented with their awards at an event in Stockholm.

04/12/2019

Sweden

Ibrahimovic statue set alight and vandalised by angry Malmö fans

The legendary striker has caused some upset at his hometown club after it was confirmed he had bought a stake in rival team Hammarby

27/11/2019

Sweden

Greta Thunberg doppelgänger photo from 1898 sparks online frenzy

"Greta Thunberg is a time traveller!" - wild theories are coming out after a doppelganger photo went viral

21/11/2019

World

Swedish police setting up special unit to tackle gang violence

Swedish Police launch special task force

12/11/2019

Sweden

Shipwreck found off Sweden could be 17th century warship

It is believed that the wreck could be the sister ship of the famous warship Vasa.

08/11/2019

Green News

Stopping clothes being incinerated: a textiles recycling breakthrough

Swedish forestry group Södra says it's the first to present a solution for large-scale clothes recycling.

28/10/2019

Sweden

2019 Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences is awarded

The 2019 Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel will be awarded on Monday.

14/10/2019

Sweden

Watch again: Swedish Academy awards two Nobel Prizes in Literature

The Nobel Prize in Literature is going to be awarded to two laureates in 2019.

10/10/2019

Sweden

Scientists win Nobel Prize in Chemistry for lithium-ion batteries

Three scientists were awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry for developing lithium-ion batteries.

09/10/2019