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Sweden's response to pandemic was 'too slow', says commission report

Unlike other EU countries, Sweden did not lock down in spring 2020 and only imposed some restrictions during the second wave.

Culture news

Final Voyage: ABBA's new album will be their last new music

Björn Ulvaeus and Benny Andersson clarified the band's future in an interview promoting their ninth and final album, Voyage.

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Sweden probes foreign adoptions since 1950s over possible abuses

The inquiry will look into whether some children adopted from China and Chile since the 1950s were legally taken from their parents.

Destinations

These are the 4 most unusual ski destinations in Europe

From Greece to Scotland, these unique ski resorts deserve your attention.

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Sweden

Prominent 19-year-old Swedish rapper Einár shot dead in Stockholm

Police are looking for at least two suspects who allegedly shot the rapper, whose real name is Nils Gronberg.

Green News

Sweden cuts back on mining, but could this mean more 'carbon leakage'?

Reducing the amount of cement the country produces is a good thing, but it might mean relying on imports is even less sustainable.

Sweden

‘Concrete measures’ needed to fight anti-Semitism says Swedish PM

A conference on Wednesday focused on the receding memory of the Holocaust and the rise of anti-Semitism views on social media.

Culture news

Who is Abdulrazak Gurnah, the 2021 Nobel Prize in Literature laureate?

The Nobel Committee have just announced novelist and academic Abdulrazak Gurnah as this year's winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature. We reflect on the achievements that got him there.

Health news

Sweden and Denmark halt use of Moderna vaccine in younger people

Noting it was an extremely rare side effect, the Swedish and Danish health authorities put Moderna use on hold due to the risks of heart inflammation.

Sweden

Suspect in Sweden apartment explosion found dead in Göteborg harbour

The man suspected of causing an explosion at an apartment building in Swede last week has been found dead in a harbour.

Sweden

Benjamin List and David MacMillan win the Nobel Prize in Chemistry.

Benjamin List and David MacMillan win the Nobel Prize in Chemistry.

Sweden

Swedish artist known for depiction of Prophet Muhammad dies in crash

The Swedish artist Lars Vilks, known for his 2007 drawing of the Prophet Muhammad and the subsequent death threats that followed, died in a car crash on Sunday.

Sweden

Sweden's finance minister now frontrunner to become new PM

Magdalena Andersson was unanimously nominated to become the next party leader of the ruling Social Democrats.

Sweden

Police hunt suspect after explosion at apartment building in Sweden

At least 16 people were injured in the blast on Tuesday morning at a residential building in the city of Göteborg.

Eco-Innovation

These teens are showing politicians up with their simple climate ideas

Five eco-pioneers are in the running for the 2021 Children's Climate Prize, and could get nearly €10,000 for their projects.

Eco-Innovation

The world’s biggest seaweed factory will soon feed cows of the future

Sweden is investing in seaweed to cut methane emissions in cows.

Estonia

Private expedition begins diving to examine wreck of MS Estonia

A privately financed team of experts from Estonia has begun investigations on the wreck of the ship, which sank in 1994.

Sweden

Civil engineer jailed in Sweden for selling information to Russia

The man had sold confidential information about the Swedish truckmaker Scania to a Russian diplomat.

Sweden

ABBA return after 40 years with new album and virtual stage show

“We took a break in the spring of 1982 and now we’ve decided it’s time to end it," ABBA said in a statement Thursday.

Money

Sweden gives three drug dealers back their Bitcoin worth €1.3 million

Authorities will hand back the seized crypto after a prosecutor demanded the then-cash value of the tokens. It's now worth ten times as much.

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