Sweden

Sweden

Swedish region declares ‘personal lockdown’ as COVID cases soar

Officials have largely blamed the spike in instances of the virus on the spread of the UK variant.

14/04/2021

Sweden

China's embassy in Sweden under fire over 'threats' to journalist

China's embassy in Sweden has engaged in a public spat with Swedish politicians after its ambassador was accused of “threatening” a journalist.

12/04/2021

Sweden

Sweden's ex-PM angers Norway and Denmark with Nazi resistance tweet

"The defence forces of Sweden in 1940 weren’t stellar, but still stronger than Norway and in particular than Denmark," Carl Bildt said. "Had [Adolf] Hitler decided to invade Sweden it would have been a fight."

12/04/2021

Sweden

Swedish government proposes tightening immigration laws

The Swedish government has proposed a bill that would tighten immigration rules after five years of temporary measures.

09/04/2021

Ecotech

Can a huge balloon dropping chalk from sky help slow climate change?

Scientists at Harvard University say the chalk would reflect sunlight and, in turn, slow down global warming.

23/03/2021

Sweden

How ISIS and coalition airstrikes combined to terrorise Raqqa

Amid Syria’s civil war, Raqqa became known the world over for being the stage of some of the most horrific episodes of violence perpetrated by the so-called Islamic State.

18/03/2021

Earth News

Meet the volunteers removing toxic trash from Stockholm's waters

Everything from lead batteries to scooters has so far been removed from these fragile ecosystems.

11/03/2021

Sweden

Dramatic footage shows train crashing into a bus in Sweden

Remarkably, only three train passengers reported minor injuries in the incident.

08/03/2021

Sweden

Sweden: Terrorist motive probed after seven injured in axe attack

Police in Sweden are still investigating a possible "terrorist" motive behind a stabbing incident in Vetlanda on Wednesday.

03/03/2021

Sweden

Egyptians rejected asylum in Sweden and fearing persecution back home

A number of Egyptian asylum seekers - some facing life imprisonment in Egypt - are making a last-ditch attempt to avoid deportation following decisions made by Sweden’s asylum agency.

02/03/2021

Sweden

Sweden charges man for selling information to Russia

Sweden's Security Service says that Russia is "one of the main intelligence threats" against the country.

22/02/2021

Sweden

Stockholm City Hall transformed into vaccination centre

The hall in Sweden is known for hosting the Nobel Prize banquets.

21/02/2021

World

Acquitted filmmaker tells Euronews about the 'huge hole' in MS Estonia

Two Swedish film-makers have been acquitted of desecration after they shot footage of the wreck of a ferry which had been designated a graveyard. Henrik Evertsson and Linus Andersson sent a remote-operated submersible down to the 'Estonia', the ferry that sank in the Baltic Sea in 1994.

16/02/2021

No Comment

Stockholm roofers brave dizzying heights to sweep snow

Roofers blow a whistle to alert people below to beware of falling snow and ice.

11/02/2021

Sweden

Swedish nurse becomes Gothenburg Film Festival's only participant

"Choosing one single person out of 12,000 was not an easy task, but Lisa made a strong impression on us in her letter," Gothenburg Film Festival CEO Mirja Wester said.

01/02/2021

Sweden

Nurse wins prize to watch films for a week on a remote Swedish island

An emergency room nurse in Sweden has won a prize to watch films for a week alone in a lighthouse on a remote island.

31/01/2021

Sweden

One student injured in knife incident at Swedish school

Authorities have arrested a suspect in their 20s on suspicion of preparing acts of murder and arson.

28/01/2021

Sweden

Swedish chief who resigned over pandemic holiday given new job

Weeks after offering his resignation over his controversial holiday to the Canary Islands, Dan Eliasson has been appointed Director-General of the Government Offices in Sweden.

26/01/2021

Sweden

Documentary makers acquitted of illegally exploring MS Estonia wreck

Two Swedish documentary makers were accused of illegally exploring the wreck of the MS Estonia, which sank in 1994 killing 852 people.

25/01/2021

Earth News

Greta Thunberg makes history in stamp form

Sweden has commemorated the teenager activist as part of its new environmental stamp collection.

15/01/2021

Sweden

Sweden's Parliament votes in favour of new pandemic law

The new legislation will still not allow the government to impose curfews or a domestic travel ban.

08/01/2021

Travel News

Swedish chief quits after ignoring his agency's COVID holiday advice

Dan Eliasson had told Euronews he considered his Canary Islands trip to be "of personal importance" despite government advice against travelling abroad.

07/01/2021

Sweden

Anger after Swedish official breaks his own agency's COVID guidelines

Is Dan Eliasson Sweden's answer to Dominic Cummings?

04/01/2021

Sweden

Sweden switches strategy and calls for face masks on public transport

Sweden's healthcare sector is struggling with the resurgence of COVID-19, prompting the government to finally introduce measures already seen for months across Europe.

18/12/2020

Sweden

Sweden's health officials 'misjudged' second wave of COVID-19

Sweden has stood out for its approach to the pandemic, for a long time not mandating lockdowns and instead relying on citizens’ sense of civic duty.

15/12/2020

Sweden

Sweden to text every phone in country about new Christmas COVID rules

Sweden's mass SMS campaign will be sent on December 14 when new coronavirus restrictions come into force.

11/12/2020