IKEA has cut sick pay for unvaccinated workers, without mitigating circumstances, required to self isolate – retail giant acknowledged it was an emotive topic ~life work Article 36 words 23 votes
Sweden has earmarked $661 million for a temporary scheme to help the most affected households cope with high electricity bills this winter ~finance Article 379 words 6 votes
Sweden, which is holding a general election in September, has joined France in creating an agency to combat disinformation ~news sweden politics france Article 233 words 10 votes
Northvolt rolls out Europe's first gigafactory-era car battery – Swedish plant ramps up lithium ion cell production in race to profit from growing electric car demand ~transport Article 548 words 7 votes
Herders in Lapland are struggling to locate thousands of reindeer that have run away after warm weather left the food they graze on covered by a layer of ice ~enviro climate change Article 792 words 5 votes
Giant straw goat that has become an annual highlight in the Swedish city of Gävle has been burned by an arsonist... again ~life Article 41 words 17 votes
Swedish singer Anna von Hausswolff performed in secret on Thursday night, after two of her French concerts were cancelled due to pressure from fundamentalist Catholics ~music ambient pop Article 35 words 5 votes
Vintage IKEA! A 1960s armchair just sold for £12k – here are ten other surprising secondhand Swedish hits ~design Article 718 words 4 votes
Magdalena Andersson voted in as Sweden's first female prime minister – parliamentary vote putting her in the top job was very tight ~news sweden politics Article 429 words, published Nov 7 2017 12 votes
Turning buildings into batteries? Concrete battery storage explained. ~engineering Video 10:51 3 votes
Tidal kites with a five-metre wingspan move underwater in a figure-of-eight pattern, absorbing energy from the running tide to generate electricity ~enviro energy.renewable water Article 1204 words 12 votes
Röyksopp & Robyn – Do It Again (2014) ~music pop electronic Video 5:55, published Jul 21 2014 4 votes
Europe's newest industrial megaprojects are relocating to the far north of Sweden – but are curling, wild reindeer and the northern lights enough to convince workers to follow? ~life work Article 1876 words 12 votes
Streaming company Storytel has signed a deal to acquire Audiobooks.com from owner KKR for $135m, extending its reach into the English language audio market ~finance business Article 442 words 9 votes
Meet the Swedish artist who hooked British rock royalty on her revolutionary crochet ~design fashion Article 4312 words, published Mar 15 2021 8 votes
Juno Francis – Hey You Goodbye Me (2021) ~music electronic pop.synth Video 4:25, published Oct 29 2021 2 votes
Pop star Zara Larsson says she's made a seven-figure sum by selling merchandise on the video game platform Roblox ~games Article 912 words 9 votes
IKEA furniture and homeware prices are to rise as a result of lasting disruption to its supply chain – increased cost of raw materials knocked its full-year profits ~finance business Article 476 words 5 votes
Electric ice skates that can also be a meat grinder ~hobbies Video 11:46, published Feb 25 2021 8 votes
ABBA on fame, divorce, ageing backwards – and why they've returned to rescue 2021 ~music pop Article 4251 words 3 votes
Swedish former professional golfer Fredrik Andersson Hed has died of cancer aged 49 ~sports golf Link 5 votes
Swedish rapper Einar shot dead at 19, heightening outrage over gang-related violence that has afflicted the Nordic country in recent years ~music Article 8 votes
Skellefteå has wooden schools, bridges, even car parks – we visit Sweden to see what a climate-conscious future looks like ~engineering Article 1335 words 7 votes
Swedish fuel retailers required to display eco-labels at pumps – colour-coded labels will show buyers the percentage of renewables and fossil raw materials ~transport Article 350 words 2 votes
Clear-cutting has become a political issue after the EU said the technique should be approached with caution, and called for Sweden to protect more of its forests ~enviro sustainability Article 1025 words 2 votes
Greta Thunberg: ‘I really see the value of friendship. Apart from the climate, almost nothing else matters’ ~enviro Article 4894 words 9 votes
For the past year Vladislav and Vitalij Kusnetshik have been hiding out in Sweden's Minsk embassy to avoid persecution by Belarus authorities ~life Article 729 words, published Nov 7 2017 6 votes
Abu Nein feat. Henric de la Cour – Black Light (2021) ~music electronic rock.gothic Video 4:20 4 votes
In the past five years, violent gangs from Sweden have increased their presence in Spain, drawn in by the warm weather and high quality of life ~life Article 954 words 9 votes
Replica 18th century ship Götheborg of Sweden plans to re-sail the trading route from Sweden to China ~humanities.history Article 586 words 9 votes
Paradox Interactive CEO steps down over 'differing views on the company's strategy' ~games Article 8 votes
Pop group ABBA have teased a major announcement for next week, as fans await their first new music in thirty-nine years ~music pop Article 524 words 11 votes