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Moments

Why these one-of-a-kind saunas should be your 2026 itinerary

"The Nordics are redefining wellness in ways that feel both ancient and thrillingly modern,” says Off the Map Travel.

Earth News

Snowy Owl declared regionally extinct in Sweden. Will it ever return?

The Snowy Owl has vanished from Sweden, marking the first time in 20 years that the country has officially lost a bird species.

Destinations

How ice hotels are built and where to stay in one this winter

Rates typically start from €400 for a night in an ice hotel, where guests often sleep on beds made from frozen river water.

The Cube

Fact check: Is Sweden as unsafe as Trump says?

The US president recently said that Sweden "has gone from being a country free of crime to a country that now has a lot of crime". The Cube took a look at its homicide statistics and compared them to those in other European countries and the US to see how true this is.

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Earth News

‘Long overdue’: The €1m offer to launch a Nobel Prize for the climate

Leading voices have joined the call for the Nobel Committee to launch a dedicated climate Prize.

Moments

Why Sweden is offering free stays in a silent forest cabin

Visit Skåne launched its Stay Quiet campaign as a response to noise pollution.

Poland

Poland invests €2.3 billion in Swedish submarines to modernise navy

Poland is strengthening its presence in the Baltic Sea by investing in modern submarines. In an exclusive interview with Euronews, Lieutenant General Jaroslaw Gromadzinski stressed the importance of this decision for the security of the region and Europe.

Destinations

Why boredom is Sweden’s biggest selling point this winter

Whether it’s long walks or nights spent stargazing, Sweden wants travellers to embrace blissful nothingness.

Earth News

Czechia plans nuclear boost to ditch fossil fuels and cut emissions

The country is hoping nuclear power will generate up to 60 per cent of its electricity by 2050.

Sweden

Several people killed as bus crashes into bus shelter in Sweden

Police have cordoned off Valhallavägen, the street near where the crash happened.

Climate

Kiruna residents face colder reality in relocated Arctic town

Kiruna’s new city is up to 10°C colder, and residents are noticing.

Travel News

This new night train will travel 1,400km from Switzerland to Sweden

Tickets for the EuroNight service are expected to go on sale starting 4 November.

Sweden

Ukraine and Sweden sign deal for up to 150 Gripen jets for Kyiv

On the eve of the EU summit, Ukraine and Sweden signed a deal Wednesday for up to 150 Gripen E fighter jets for Kyiv over the next decade, with the first deliveries expected in 2026.

Sweden

Sweden cancels Jewish film festival over secuirty concerns

The Swedish government described the situation as alarming and said it has put in place a number of efforts to increase security for Jewish organisations, institutions and events.

Travel News

Feeling blue? This European country is now ‘prescribed’ by doctors

Leave your troubles behind in one of the world’s ‘happiest countries’. It may be just what the doctor orders.

Health news

US and Japanese scientists win 2025 Nobel Prize in medicine

Mary E Brunkow, Fred Ramsdell, and Shimon Sakaguchi won the 2025 Nobel Prize in medicine for their discoveries in peripheral immune tolerance, the Nobel Assembly at Karolinska Institutet announced on Monday.

World News

At least three people dead as Storm Amy batters Europe

Authorities in Ireland reported a man died in Letterkenny, northwest Ireland in what police called a weather-related incident, while in France, at least two people were reportedly killed by the storm, local officials said on Saturday.

Europe News

Sweden and Finland move to safeguard bioenergy production

Nordic PMs asked the European Commission to allow flexibilities under EU forest rules.

Europe News

Swedish PM calls Orbán’s child assassin claims 'outrageous lies'

A public spat between the Swedish and the Hungarian prime ministers erupted on social media after Viktor Orbán claimed 280 Swedish underage girls were arrested for murder, quoting a German newspaper report.

Culture news

IKEA but no ABBA? Sweden publishes polemical cultural heritage list

Critics argue that the “shared map” of Swedish culture, which snubs anything since 1975, is “exclusionary” and a “nationalist education project”. Here's why.