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Russia

Russia detains Swedish citizen as Moscow eyes future prisoner swaps

The FSB arrested the Swedish citizen in Pskov region on terrorism charges and Japanese journalist Yuki Imai on Sakhalin on espionage charges, days after former president Medvedev wrote that Russia may need to “fill up the exchange pool with European and American idiots” to recover Russians abroad.

15 October 2026

Europe News

Sweden's centre-left leader Andersson fails to form government

Sweden's centre-left opposition bloc won 176 seats in parliament, versus 173 for outgoing Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson's right-wing bloc, which includes the anti-immigration Sweden Democrats, in the 13 September election.

13 October 2026

Economy

US economists win economics Nobel Prize for stabilisation models

The economics prize is the only Nobel not among the original five created in the will of Swedish scientist Alfred Nobel, who died in 1896.

12 October 2026

Europe News

Swedish Patriot missiles to be sent to Poland to bolster NATO's eastern flank

Sweden will send Patriot air-defences and around 100 troops to protect the Rzeszów-Jasionka logistics hub used to route aid to Ukraine. The mission starts on 1 December and will last seven months.

6 October 2026

Make it Work

EU funds help Swedes on lower incomes go electric

In partnership with the European Commission

A Swedish government scheme, part-funded by the EU's Social Climate Fund, is offering rural, lower-income drivers financial support to switch from petrol and diesel to electric vehicles.

30 September 2026

Europe News

Frugal countries pile on pressure to shrink EU budget

Six "frugal" EU leaders have stepped up pressure on the Irish presidency to slash the next long-term budget by "several hundred billion euros" in its new compromise text.

29 September 2026

Europe News

Sweden's Andersson says 'currently no possibility' to form government

Outgoing Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson, who resigned in the wake of his right-wing bloc's election loss, is now expected to be asked to take on the task.

28 September 2026

Europe News

Finland and Sweden scramble fighter jets to intercept Russian aircraft

European countries have been on high alert for any Russian interference, with fears that Moscow could target Kyiv's Western backers as the Kremlin's invasion of Ukraine drags on into its fifth year.

25 September 2026

Travel News

All the places in Europe to visit in 2027, according to Lonely Planet

The guide book publisher just announced its 2027 Best in Travel list, with spots like Šibenik in Croatia and the Swedish Riviera making the cut.

23 September 2026

Business

Volvo Cars appoints Škoda chief Klaus Zellmer as CEO for a turnaround

Volvo Cars has appointed Klaus Zellmer, current chief executive of Volkswagen's Škoda brand, as its next president and CEO, handing him the task of completing a turnaround at a carmaker whose shares have fallen by around 40% this year.

21 September 2026

Europe News

Sweden's Social Democrat leader Andersson asked to form government

Andersson had said she would seek an agreement involving the Social Democrats, Left Party, Centre Party and Greens.

18 September 2026

Europe News

Sweden's centre-left narrowly win election

Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson has resigned, allowing the speaker of parliament to begin formal talks with party leaders.

17 September 2026

Iran

Iran expels Swedish diplomat in tit-for-tat after Stockholm's move

Tehran summoned Sweden's ambassador and ordered one of its diplomats to leave within 48 hours after Stockholm expelled an Iranian embassy official for activities "incompatible with the Vienna Convention."

17 September 2026

The Cube

Sweden's election buffeted by suspicious social media accounts

More than 8,500 X accounts were identified as suspicious in the run-up to Sweden's general election, in which the centre-left opposition secured a narrow preliminary lead.

16 September 2026

Europe News

Centre-left holds slim lead in Swedish general election

More than 90% of the votes have been counted, but the final total could take several days. All votes are automatically recounted by the country's regions.

14 September 2026

Europe Today

Sweden faces ‘very messy’ politics after election, expert says

Lars Trägårdh, Professor of History at Ersta Sköndal University College in Stockholm, said Sweden’s election-winning Social Democrats would have to rely on “a very unwieldy coalition”, warning that the country faces a “very messy” political situation.

14 September 2026