Now playing Next Good Morning Europe 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
Now playing Next 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
Now playing Next 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
Now playing Next Good Morning Europe Swedish far-right is tipped to enjoy promising results in election this weekend In Sweden, people are heading to vote this Sunday and polls are suggesting that the Sweden Democrats could become the second biggest party. 05/09/2018
Now playing Next 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
Now playing Next 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
Now playing Next 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
Now playing Next Sweden Sweden in political crisis over botched outsourcing deal Sweden is in the grip of a political crisis as Prime Minister Stefan Lofven reshuffled his minority cabinet in a bid to avoid calling an early election. 27/07/2017
Now playing Next Unreported Europe Gotland: Western sentinel in the Baltic sea It's also ranked as a top tourist destination for its Viking Age charm... But right now this Swedish island close to Russia is beefing up its military forces and ties with NATO. 29/05/2017
Now playing Next Sweden Swedes to lift systematic border controls Sweden lifts border checks as migrant tide becomes a trickle 02/05/2017
Now playing Next Sweden Sweden reintroduces military conscription Looking at Russia over their shoulder leads Sweden to bring back military service 02/03/2017
Now playing Next Sweden Swedish old folks' home abandons six-hour workday experiment A six-hour workday experiment has been abandoned at one retirement home in the Swedish city of Gothenberg despite workers reporting better health, reduced absenteeism and improved quality of patient c 04/01/2017
Now playing Next real economy How can Europe beat long-term unemployment? In this edition of Real Economy, Euronews looks at the fiscal drain from Europe's long-term unemployment crisis. 03/01/2017
Now playing Next Unreported Europe Refugees in Sweden - one year on The Swedish ski resort of Riksgränsen opened its doors to refugees in 2015 – a temporary solution for the country’s government overwhelmed by the arrival of 164,000 refugees in just a few… 26/12/2016
Now playing Next Unreported Europe Sweden: shorter workdays, happier and more productive staff? The effectiveness of the traditional eight-hour workday has long been questioned. 06/10/2016
Now playing Next Business Sweden forced to double its spending on immigration The sheer number of asylum seekers arriving in Sweden has forced the government to more than double its spending on immigration. 13/04/2016
Now playing Next the global conversation Collective responsibility key to addressing refugee crisis, says Swedish prime minister Kjell Stefan Lofven has been the Prime Minister of Sweden since 2014 and the leader of the Social Democrats in the country since 2012. In this wide 23/01/2016
Now playing Next Business Sweden 'increasingly experimenting' with six-hour workdays An increasing number of businesses in Sweden are said to be experimenting with six-hour working days. Reports say that Toyota service centres in 01/10/2015
Now playing Next Sweden Sweden avoids election as political parties reach agreement Sweden’s political parties have reached an agreement that allows the minority centre-left government to remain in office and sideline the 27/12/2014
Now playing Next Sweden Sweden mosque attack injures 5 people amid immigration debate An arsonist set fire to a mosque in the Swedish town of Eskilstuna on Thursday injuring five people. A police spokesman said they were taken to 25/12/2014