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Lights dazzle in swimming pool to celebrate Santa Lucia Day in Sweden

Children and teenagers from the Neptun Synchronised Swimming Club got together to perform for the Santa Lucia festival of light in one of Stockholm's grandest pools.

13/12/2021

Sweden

One dead, one missing after cargo ships collide in Baltic Sea

The incident occurred between the Swedish coastal town of Ystad and the Danish island of Bornholm.

13/12/2021

Mobility

Scientists discovered a planet they thought would be impossible

The discovery of one of the largest planets ever detected has shattered assumptions of how and where planets can form.

09/12/2021

Sweden

US 'will respond' if Russia 'acts recklessly' over Ukraine - Blinken

In an interview with Euronews, the US Secretary of State says Moscow must understand that attacking Ukraine would not be in Russia's interests.

02/12/2021

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Magdalena Andersson, Sweden’s first female PM, unveils new cabinet

Andersson was voted in by Sweden’s parliament as prime minister last week, but resigned seven hours later after the defeat of her budget and the departure of a junior coalition party.

29/11/2021

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Andersson quits just hours after being voted Sweden's first female PM

Magdalena Andersson resigns just hours after being voted Sweden's first female prime minister

24/11/2021

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Magdalena Andersson to become Sweden's first female prime minister

Andersson, the current finance minister, will replace Stefan Löfven.

24/11/2021

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Prison massacre accused to give evidence at landmark trial in Sweden

Charged with more than 100 murders and grave war crimes, Nouri is expected to give evidence that allegedly implicates Iran's current president Ebrahim Raisi.

23/11/2021

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Swedish far-right MEP convicted of sexually assaulting party member

Peter Lundgren was fined around €6,000 for sexually assaulting a fellow member of the Sweden Democrats in 2018.

22/11/2021

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Swedish teenager jailed for murdering police officer in Gothenburg

The 17-year-old was found guilty of shooting dead the officer on 30 June.

20/11/2021

Money

Ban Bitcoin mining to save the environment, say Swedish authorities

Environment and finance regulators in the Nordic country say crypto mining's electricity usage is putting the climate at risk.

12/11/2021

My Europe Series

Netflix ‘solved’ the Olof Palme murder. Not all Swedes are convinced

Everyone from the CIA to the PKK to apartheid South Africa has been blamed for the murder of Sweden's most popular leader. The answer may be a lot more simple.

09/11/2021

Mobility

Sweden cracks down on electric scooters

A fatal accident and parking problems have driven the Swedish capital to slash the number of e-scooters by half and impose tough rules on rental companies.

09/11/2021

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'Best music in the world!' say ABBA fans in Stockholm as new album drops

Visitors of the ABBA museum in Stockholm buy merchandise and reminisce on their own memories of the Swedish pop sensation, as the new album 'Voyage' marks the group's first new release in nearly 40 years

05/11/2021

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Magdalena Andersson set to become Sweden's first female Prime Minister

Magdalena Andersson moves a step closer to becoming Sweden's first female prime minister

04/11/2021

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Sweden launches commission on injustices suffered by Sámi people

Between 20,000 and 40,000 Sámi people live in northern Sweden, although there is no official census.

04/11/2021

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Two dead after man falls seven storeys at ABBA tribute gig in Sweden

Police said an 80-year-old fell into the open foyer of the building in Uppsala, striking two spectators.

03/11/2021

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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.

29/10/2021

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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.

27/10/2021

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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.

22/10/2021

Next Series

Meet the Swedish entrepreneurs rethinking the way we shop and pay

Author and futurist Tom Goodwin is in Stockholm to meet people who are rethinking the way we shop and pay using the power of new technology.

21/10/2021

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.

18/10/2021

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.

13/10/2021

Sweden

Three economists awarded Nobel Prize for using 'natural experiments'

The prize in economics was developed by Sweden's central bank in memory of Alfred Nobel.

11/10/2021

Climate

How these Nobel Prize winning scientists foresaw climate change

The Nobel Prize for physics has been split between 3 scientists working on the link between weather patterns and climate change.

07/10/2021

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.

07/10/2021