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Iran accuses Swedish EU employee of crime punishable by death

Iran has accused Swedish EU employee Johan Floderus of spying for Israel and "corruption on earth", a crime that carries the death penalty under Tehran's islamic laws.

11/12/2023

USA

Future NATO member Sweden signs US security deal with US

Washington has said the Defence Cooperation Agreement (DCA) will further strengthen the Alliance once its NATO accession is completed.

06/12/2023

Moments

Countdown to Christmas: Where to see Europe’s living advent calendars

Sweden’s ‘living advent calendar’ tradition has spread to towns and villages across Europe.

02/12/2023

Green News

Sweden is our Green Country of the Month - here’s why

From salt batteries to ‘flying’ ferries, here’s why Sweden is our Green Country of the Month.

30/11/2023

Sweden

Sweden's prime minister condemns far-right call to demolish mosques

Swedish far-right politician Jimmie Åkesson said mosques that spread anti-democratic, anti-Swedish, homophobic and anti-Semitic propaganda should be confiscated and demolished.

27/11/2023

Business

Tesla sues Swedish Transport Agency over licence plate delivery

Strikers have halted the delivery of number plates due to the carmaker's refusal to sign a collective bargaining agreement.

27/11/2023

Sweden

'The time has come': Turkey urged to approve Sweden NATO entry

Pressure is growing on Ankara to drop its opposition to Sweden's membership of the US-led military alliance.

27/11/2023

Poland

Polish official says Swedish preschool teachers sexually abuse pupils

According to Barbara Nowak, a PiS-appointed education official, Swedish preschools have "masturbation rooms" where teachers show pupils how to masturbate. Sweden denied the claim, calling it "absurd and false."

22/11/2023

Sweden

Stockholm becomes latest European city willing to host 2030 Olympics

Sweden has received Stockholm's city authorities' blessing to put forward a bid to host the 2030 Winter Olympics - which the country has never hosted.

21/11/2023

Business

Swedish postal workers strike against Tesla

Swedish postal workers have joined the ongoing strike against Tesla, sparked by the carmaker's refusal to sign a collective bargaining agreement, leading to disruptions in deliveries and escalating tensions in the labour dispute.

20/11/2023

Sweden

Sweden ordered to apologise to Tornedalian minority for abuses

A Truth and Reconciliation Commission has made a series of recommendations of how to strengthen the Tornedalian culture and language.

16/11/2023

Moments

Snowshoeing and winter wildlife: Where to go if you don’t like skiing

Don’t like skiing? Try these wintery breaks instead.

05/11/2023

Health news

Scientists extract RNA molecules from extinct species in world-first

The researchers are hopeful the breakthrough will allow them to study how RNA viruses evolve.

01/11/2023

Norway

Store says 'drama' in Gaza threatens civilians and Israel itself

Speaking at the Nordic Council meeting in Oslo, Norwegian leader Jonas Gahr Store said while Israel has the right to defend itself, there is also a 'link' to proportionality and the drama unfolding in Gaza which he believes is a threat to civilians and the region, including Israel.

31/10/2023

Culture news

You'll never guess how long it took to finish this dictionary

The 39 volumes of the Swedish Academy Dictionary stands as Sweden's answer to the Oxford English Dictionary. And it's just been sent to the printers...

27/10/2023

Travel News

Sweden has had enough of being mixed up with Switzerland

Every year, 120,000 people ask Google whether they are the same country.

26/10/2023

Sweden

Swedish court acquits man accused of spying for Russia for years

Sergey Skvortskov maintains that he sought legitimate authorisation to transfer potentially sensitive technology.

26/10/2023

Green News

Sweden coastguard launches criminal investigation over ferry oil spill

Oil spills can have serious impacts on marine life and the natural environment.

25/10/2023

Finland

Finland blames Chinese ship for Baltic Sea gas pipeline damage

Finnish police say they have data pointing to the Hong Kong-flagged cargo vessel NewNew Polar Bear as the culprit in damaging the pipeline running under the Baltic Sea.

25/10/2023

Turkey

Erdogan submits Sweden's NATO bid to parliament for ratification

Turkey's parliament is set to vote on Sweden's bid to join NATO after President Erdogan submitted a protocol for Stockholm's admission into the military alliance.

23/10/2023