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Sweden election: six Swedes tell us who they will vote for on Sunday

Read our snapshot of opinion in Sweden to know what people are thinking ahead of Sunday's election.

07/09/2018

World

Far-right party poised to play larger role in Swedish politics

Swedes are getting ready to cast their votes in this weekend's general election, and far-right parties are expected to make historic gains in what should be a close contest.

07/09/2018

Living

5 stylish weekend breaks

From the Scandi-cool labels of Stockholm to Ghent’s vintage treasure troves, here are five stylish weekend breaks.

07/09/2018

Sweden

Europe is 'very vulnerable' to election meddling warns ex-NATO chief

Ahead of the Swedish elections this Sunday, ex-NATO chief Anders Fogh Rasmussen talks bots, fake news, and interference with Raw Politics' host Tesa Arcilla.

06/09/2018

Sweden

Malmo on the front line of Sweden's election

Sweden's third largest city has had a tumultuous few months of shootings and street violence some are blaming on immigrants, and the far-right hopes to benefit.

06/09/2018

Sweden

1 in 3 news articles shared about Sweden election are fake

The ratio of junk news to professionally-produced news observed in the run-up to the Sweden vote is at a similar level to the 2016 US presidential election, researchers say.

06/09/2018

Sweden

Neglect drives far-right vote in rural Sweden

The far-right is campaigning hard in the Swedish countryside ahead of Sunday's election on its pet theme of immigration, but neither the SD nor any other party appears to be addressing people's concerns.

05/09/2018

Sweden

Sweden votes: climate is key election issue 'for first time in Europe'

Sweden’s scorching summer and subsequent forest fires have given unprecedented prominence to the issue.

04/09/2018

Living

Saving old books and preserving nature by art

Meet two artists from the Swedish countryside who created their own one of a kind art.

03/09/2018

Focus

Breathing life into old books & embossing the natural world onto leather

Two Swedish artists take novel approaches to creating objects for the home.

03/09/2018

Sweden

Sweden election explainer: will Swedes swing to the far right?

Sweden had a record-breaking 163,000 asylum applicants in 2015. Will the legacy of this be the country electing far right populists Sweden Democrats on September 9?

03/09/2018

Sweden

Sweden hosts 'man-free' festival

Walking around Statement music festival you might notice it is significantly different to the likes of Glastonbury or Sziget.

31/08/2018

Sweden

New national anthem celebrates 'fantastic' Sweden

An anonymous group in Sweden released a video with an updated version of the national anthem, speaking out against the narritive that the country is in "crisis and system collapse".

30/08/2018

Sweden

Muslim woman who refused interview handshake wins discrimination case

A Muslim woman has been awarded €3,829 in compensation after her job interview was ended abruptly because she refused to shake hands.

15/08/2018

Sweden

Cars set alight by youths during rampage across Sweden

Groups of youths in Sweden set fire to cars as they went on the rampage across the country.

14/08/2018

Sweden

Investigators probe police shooting of ‘disabled man with toy gun’

A probe is continuing into the behaviour of police in Sweden after a man with Down syndrome was shot in Stockholm.

04/08/2018

Sweden

Summer sun melts mountain in Sweden

Sweden's highest summit has lost its crown after melting ice leaves it 20cm lower

03/08/2018

Sweden

How Sweden's highest peak has lost its top spot

Sweden has endured its hottest July on record, severe drought and some of the worst forest fires the country has ever seen. Now its highest peak has lost 4 metres to glacier melt. We speak to the researcher who made the dicovery.

03/08/2018

Sweden

Swedish crown jewels stolen in speedboat heist

Thieves in Sweden escaped in a speedboat after snatching two crowns and an orb belonging to the royal family

01/08/2018

Sweden

Cooling off? Swedes turn flooded station into swimming pool

Fun-loving Swedes turned a flooded train station in Uppsala, a city near Stockholm, into a makeshift swimming pool.

31/07/2018

Sweden

Sweden tries to put wildfire out ... by dropping a bomb on it

Sweden's air force employed an unusual tactic to try and put out a wildfire — dropping a bomb on it!

26/07/2018

Sweden

Sweden bans backyard barbecues in battle against wildfire outbreak

Wildfire-hit Sweden is warning its citizens against having barbecues — even in their own back gardens.

26/07/2018

Sweden

Student plane protest highlights Sweden's asylum-seeker deportations

Elin Ersson's Facebook video showing her preventing an Afghan man from being deported has gone viral - but it's unclear what consequences whe faces and his fate is unknown.

25/07/2018

Sweden

Heatwave wreaks havoc across Europe

Many parts of Sweden have seen their driest weather in the May to mid-July period since records began in the 19th century

21/07/2018

Sweden

Data shows Sweden’s wildfire problem is unusual

These figures reflect how Sweden’s current outbreak of wildfires is unusual.

20/07/2018

Sweden

Wildfires rage in Arctic Circle as Sweden calls EU for help

Sweden has called for emergency assistance from its partners in the European Union to help fight wildfires, which have broken out across a wide range of its territory and prompted evacuations.

19/07/2018