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 ~misc politics Article 631 words 9 votes
Danish parliament has voted to ban the burning of religious scriptures after a series of Qur’an desecrations in the country and neighbouring Sweden ~humanities religion Article 448 words 26 votes
Spotify is the world's biggest music streamer but rarely turns a profit and just cut 17% of its workforce – its business model looks increasingly precarious ~tech Article 411 words 59 votes
When the great apes at Furuvik Zoo in Sweden broke free from their enclosure last winter, the keepers faced a terrible choice ~life work Article 7479 words 19 votes
Denmark's largest trade union has joined strike action by Swedish Tesla workers, piling pressure on the US electric car company to agree to collective bargaining rights ~transport Article 397 words 21 votes
Sweden's ‘living advent calendar’ tradition has spread to towns and villages across Europe ~life Article 787 words 12 votes
It sure looks like a hacking campaign messed up people's Spotify Wrapped ~tech Article 585 words 39 votes
Sweden halts adoptions from South Korea after claims of falsified papers on origins of children ~life family Article 593 words 10 votes
Tesla has filed a lawsuit against the Swedish Transport Agency as striking workers halted the delivery of licence plates of new vehicles manufactured by the US automaker ~transport Link 29 votes
Sweden's Northvolt says new lithium-free sodium-ion battery is cheaper, more sustainable and doesn't rely on scarce raw materials ~transport Article 606 words, published Nov 21 2023 49 votes
Swedish A-traktors, vehicles modified to not go above 19mph, became a teenage rite of passage – amid a rise in accidents there are calls for a ban ~transport Article 809 words 16 votes
Residents of Luleå, Sweden welcome new campaign encouraging them to say hello to each other during dark winter months ~life Article 955 words 12 votes
Tesla may have picked an unwinnable fight with Sweden's powerful unions ~transport Article 1059 words 23 votes
How Norway's EV rising star Easee fell foul of Swedish regulators, which took it to the brink of bankruptcy ~transport Article 1602 words, published Nov 16 2023 8 votes
Sweden's Ludvig Åberg continued to enjoy a sensational start to his professional career with a first PGA Tour victory in the RSM Classic ~sports golf Link 4 votes
Sweden's government has pledged to take an active role in securing financing for a massive buildout of nuclear power to meet an expected surge in electricity demand ~enviro Article 540 words 9 votes
A high-tech ferry in Sweden could soon set a new standard – Candela says its hydrofoil technology reduces the energy per passenger-kilometer by 95% ~transport Article 804 words 19 votes
Starting Friday, dockworkers in all Swedish ports will refuse to offload Teslas, cleaning crews will no longer clean showrooms, and mechanics won't fix charging points ~transport Article 669 words 44 votes
Site Zero recycling plant in the city of Motala should double the amount of plastic packaging being recycled in Sweden ~enviro recycling plastics Article 687 words 6 votes
The Hives are reportedly set to become the first international rock band to perform in Venezuela for a decade ~music rock Article 329 words, published Nov 7 2023 13 votes
Sweden's schools minister Lotta Edholm aims to limit the profit-making ability of friskolor/free schools in her plans for education reform ~life education Article 1010 words 8 votes
Fika, four-week-holidays and zero overtime – Sweden's stunningly healthy work culture ~life work Article 2231 words 38 votes
Spotify has added audiobooks to its subscription model – reaching millions of people, it may revolutionise the already booming audiobooks business ~tech Article 1136 words 38 votes
Klarna reports first quarterly profit in four years – swing to profit of £9.6m by Swedish firm improves its fortunes in run-up to possible £12bn flotation ~finance business Article 684 words 9 votes
Swedish fintech giant Klarna has reached an agreement with workers that were set to strike next week ~finance business Article 268 words 12 votes
ERADIKATED - Descendants (2023) ~music metal.heavy metal.thrash Video 3:29, published Oct 8 2023 4 votes
Swedish ports threaten to block Teslas from entering the country – strike that started with mechanics is beginning to spread ~transport Article 356 words 28 votes
Norway is among the countries with the most heat pumps per capita, along with neighbouring Finland and Sweden ~enviro energy climate change Article 793 words 25 votes
Scientists in Sweden have succeeded in extracting and sequencing RNA molecules from an extinct species, a century old Tasmanian tiger known as a thylacine ~science biology Article 321 words 16 votes
Thirty-nine volumes of the Swedish Academy Dictionary stand as Sweden's answer to the Oxford English Dictionary. And it's just been sent to the printers after 140 years. ~humanities.languages Article 382 words 18 votes
Europe's single currency, used daily by about 350 million people, has become a hot topic in an unlikely place – Sweden ~finance economics Article 77 words 12 votes
Sarah Klang – Mercedes (2023) ~music pop.indie singer songwriter Video 4:11, published Apr 12 2023 3 votes
Sweden's match against Belgium, abandoned on Monday amid a terror alert in Brussels, will not have to be replayed, UEFA has ruled ~sports.football Article 622 words 6 votes
Finland faces growing Russian online threat, Finnish security services say – espionage attempts have increased since Ukraine invasion ~tech security.cyber Article 584 words 22 votes
Two Swedish nationals have been shot dead and a third person injured in Brussels, in an attack which prosecutors are treating as terrorism ~news belgium.brussels crime sweden tunisia Article 21 votes
Scientists at the Askö research base in Sweden are investigating a methane mystery – levels in the atmosphere are rising rapidly and nobody is quite sure why ~enviro climate change Article 1102 words 11 votes
Agnetha Fältskog recalls the stress and sadness in ABBA, their blockbuster Voyage project, and the music she never lets the world hear ~music pop Article 2379 words 4 votes
Paradise is Burning / Paradiset Brinner | International trailer ~movies Video 1:55, published Sep 3 2023 1 vote