Singer-songwriter Angélique Kidjo, Island Records founder Chris Blackwell and Estonian composer Arvo Pärt have won the 2023 Polar Music Prize ~music singer songwriter Article 2 votes
Swedish court has given Greta Thunberg and climate activists the go-ahead to proceed with a class action lawsuit against the government for insufficient climate policy ~enviro climate change Article 477 words 11 votes
Zlatan Ibrahimovic is the oldest goalscorer in Serie A history at 41 years and 166 days, overtaking Alessandro Costacurta's record ~sports.football Link 5 votes
Study of male footballers in Sweden, over many years, found they were one and a half times more likely to develop dementia than the general population ~sports.football Article 607 words 7 votes
Alexander Skarsgård talks about his new film, the explicit sci-fi horror Infinity Pool, and why he gave up acting for eight years ~movies Article 1808 words 7 votes
Why Sweden is (still) betting on the metaverse – we chatted to the experts on why Swedes are so keen on virtual worlds ~tech Article 1139 words, published Feb 9 2023 3 votes
Marcus Ericsson opened his 2023 season in style to clinch victory in a chaotic crash-strewn IndyCar season opener at St. Petersburg ~sports.motorsports Article 1303 words 4 votes
Minecraft 1.20 is "Trails and Tales," and it's all about storytelling and creativity – everything we know about the next major update ~games Article 1393 words, published Oct 15 2022 8 votes
Testing Spotify's virtual radio host – the service curates a stream of songs I've heard before. Do I really need this? ~tech Article 698 words 3 votes
Armand Duplantis set a new pole vault world record, clearing 6.22m in winning the All Star Perche 2023 event in France ~sports Link 3 votes
Fever Ray's Karin Dreijer on romance, ageing and kink – third solo album finds them swapping edge for the ‘peaceful sadness’ of age ~music experimental pop.electro Article 2394 words 3 votes
The race across Europe to build green steel plants – construction of a plant is underway just outside Boden in northern Sweden ~enviro climate change Article 1185 words 6 votes
European Commission contacted Swedish authorities after it emerged they were planning to deport a 74-year-old British woman with severe Alzheimers ~health Article 709 words 4 votes
Nearly two years after its initial delay, Minecraft's long-awaited archeology feature is finally on the horizon – part of the game's 1.20 update later this year ~games Article 346 words 12 votes
What happened to the old Norwegian flag? ~humanities.history Video 8:00, published Aug 12 2022 3 votes
What happened to the old Finnish flag? ~humanities.history Video 15:53, published Jan 13 2023 4 votes
Malou Reymann picked up the Dragon Award for Best Nordic Film at the Göteborg Film Festival with her second feature Unruly ~movies Article 526 words 2 votes
A Swedish town is on the move, one building at a time – subsidence from the world's biggest iron ore mine threatens to swallow up the Arctic town of Kiruna ~design urban planning architecture Article 1005 words 6 votes
‘Oh my God, this is big!’ How The Cardigans went stratospheric with Lovefool. ~music Article 855 words 3 votes
IKEA is using more wood from Sweden and the Baltics to make up for not sourcing it from Russia and Belarus, which the company has shunned due to Moscow's war in Ukraine ~finance business Article 504 words 4 votes
Swedish wind turbine maker SeaTwirl got the go-ahead to test its one megawatt S2X vertical-axis floating offshore prototype in Norway ~enviro energy.renewable Article 397 words 8 votes
Molly Nilsson wants a world with no billionaires – synthpop icon speaks about the future of creative pursuits in a neoliberal world ~music pop.synth Article 2172 words 3 votes
Spotify said Monday that it will cut 6% of its workforce to reduce costs – CEO Daniel Ek took full responsibility for the job cuts, which he called “difficult but necessary” ~finance business Article 326 words 8 votes
Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg has denounced police violence at 'Pinky' and 'Brain' tunnel protest in Lützerath, Germany ~enviro climate change Article 50 words 5 votes
In northern Sweden, EU and Swedish officials have inaugurated the first spaceport for satellite launches on the European Union mainland ~space satellites Article 448 words 4 votes
Europe's largest deposit of rare earth metals has been found in Sweden – may not reach market before 10-15 years' time due to environmental risk evaluations ~enviro energy.renewable Article 34 words 5 votes
Sabaton awarded Enlightener of the Year Award 2022 by The Swedish Skeptics Association – presented to those that go above and beyond in order to educate people ~music metal.power Link 10 votes
As demand for electric vehicles soars, Stora Enso in Finland has hired engineers to look into the possibility of using lignin, a polymer found in trees, to make batteries ~transport Article 1558 words 6 votes
Sweden and France could be set to join forces to build new nuclear power stations in the Nordic nation ~enviro Article 426 words 5 votes
ABBA's massive 1979 hit Chiquitita has never earned the Swedish supergroup a penny – Björn Ulvaeus gave the copyright to Unicef ~music pop Article 935 words 6 votes
Swedish reindeer herders say their animals are being affected by wind farms and other industry ~enviro energy.renewable Article 1415 words 4 votes
Global heating helps turns icy Sweden into unique wine-making territory – vineyards have expanded by 50% in the last two years ~food drinks Article 856 words 3 votes
Esrange Space Center in Sweden has become the leading prospective candidate for Europe's first mainland satellite launch ~space satellites Link 4 votes