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Green News

Europe’s largest crater emits ‘puzzling’ amounts of methane

Methane emissions in Sweden’s Siljan Ring lakes are up to 300 times higher than expected, raising climate concerns.

Business

Sweden’s PM says Europe needs to do more to retain tech companies

European companies such as Spotify, Smurfit Kappa and Flutter Entertainment have left the continent to list in the US in recent years, with Klarna revealing plans to do the same soon too.

World News

Turkey arrests Swedish journalist Joakim Medin over 'terrorism'

Reporters Without Borders condemned the arrest and criticised what they call the erosion in press freedom in Turkey.

EuroVerify

No, Norway and Sweden haven't banned digital transactions

The claims appear to have sprung from reports that the Nordic countries have started advising citizens to keep a supply of cash at home in the case of a digital banking crisis.

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Culture news

Queen, Herbie Hancock and Barbara Hannigan win 2025 Polar Music Prize

For only the second time in its history, three acts have been awarded the Polar Music Prize. Queen, Herbie Hancock and Barbara Hannigan have received the prestigious award, known as the “Nobel Prize of Music”.

Art

Nordic Pavilion announces its artists ahead of the Venice Biennale

Klara Kristalova, Benjamin Orlow and Tori Wrånes will represent the Nordic Pavilion at the upcoming Venice Biennale.

Culture news

Is the $10bn Spotify gave artists enough to silence its critics?

Spotify paid out more money into the music industry last year than any other retailer in history.

Slovenia

Swedish Pirate Bay backer Carl Lundström dies in Slovenia plane crash

Reports indicate Lundström — one of the main primary financiers of website The Pirate Bay — died in an incident involving his own private aeroplane.

Business

Battery maker Northvolt files for bankruptcy in Sweden

Northvolt said it had faced “significant internal challenges in its ramp-up of production”.

Mobility

Can a Baltic Sea bridge to Sweden give Finland better links to Europe?

Finland is exploring options to create improved links for road and rail connections to Europe, including a fixed bridge link that would span the Baltic.

Europe News

Swedes launch boycott of US goods in response to recent policy shifts

Group members hope the boycott can effectively pressure the US administration, and use the platform to share alternative buying options.

Sweden

Swedish police investigate suspected sabotage on Baltic Sea island

Swedish security services said they were aware of an incident that occurred on Sunday.

Sweden

Sweden investigates new underwater cable damage in Baltic Sea

The latest in a number of infrastructure damage incidents has renewed fears of Russian sabotage in the region.

Culture news

Spotify celebrates Singles programme hitting 10bn streams

As the long-running recording sessions chalks up a major milestone, the Swedish music platform opens up its Stockholm studio to European artists.

Europe News

Swedish member of Islamic State guilty of genocide against Yazidis

A Swedish woman has been sentenced to 12 years in prison for committing crimes against Yazidi women and children in Syria while she was a member of Islamic State.

Europe News

Sweden to tighten gun control laws after mass shooting in Örebro

Eleven people — including the perpetrator — were killed in what Sweden's PM described as the worst mass shooting in the country's history.

Sweden

Mourners pay tribute to victims of Swedish mass shooting

Investigators had not uncovered a definitive motive behind the bloodshed by Thursday. Police said there were no warnings beforehand, and they believe the perpetrator acted alone. Authorities said there were no suspected connections to terrorism at this point.

Europe News

Gunman may have attended school where he killed 11, say Swedish police

Police have provided information on the gunman who opened fire and killed 11 people at an adult education centre on Tuesday in the Swedish city of Örebro.

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Sweden mourns victims of its deadliest mass shooting

Mourners in Örebro, Sweden, honoured the victims of the deadliest mass shooting in the country's history, which left 11 dead, including the gunman, and 5 injured.

Europe News

Tributes take place as Sweden school shooting death toll rises to 11

Sweden's worst mass shooting left at least 11 people dead, including the gunman, and at least five seriously wounded at an adult education centre west of Stockholm, as officials warned that the death toll could rise.

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