Being laid off from a job is never a pleasant experience, but Sweden's 'transition system' promises to do far more than just get you back on your feet ~life work Article 1514 words 10 votes
YouTube star PewDiePie has announced he is taking a break from the platform, saying he is "feeling very tired" ~tech social media Article 266 words 24 votes
ABBA's Björn Ulvaeus has gifted books to high school students across Sweden to try to stem the flow of fake news ~books Article 204 words 8 votes
Sweden's central bank has tapped Accenture to develop its e-krona digital currency pilot project ~finance Link 6 votes
Telenor has picked Sweden's Ericsson as the key technology provider for its 5G telecoms network in Norway ~tech Article 78 words 4 votes
Protests grow as Peter Handke receives Nobel medal in Sweden – Turkey joined Albania and Kosovo in boycotting Tuesday's Nobel prize ceremony ~books literature Article 725 words 5 votes
In Sweden's Arctic, ice atop snow leaves reindeer starving ~enviro climate change Article 1055 words 3 votes
Marie Fredriksson - I en tid som vår (1996) ~music rock.pop Video 6:19, published Mar 13 2016 4 votes
Sweden's former ambassador to China faces an unprecedented trial over allegations she overstepped her authority during a meeting to secure the release of Gui Minhai ~news sweden china Article 481 words 6 votes
Sweden's telecoms giant Ericsson has agreed to pay more than $1bn to resolve allegations of bribery, the US Department of Justice has announced ~finance business Article 317 words 4 votes
Ryanair will stop operating in Nuremberg and Stockholm due to the delayed delivery of the new Boeing 737 Max airplanes ~transport Article 293 words, published Jul 31 2019 6 votes
40,000 festive shoppers to hit Swedish superstore – shoppers travel from afar to Gekås Ullared mega-mall, an institution that has its own reality TV show ~life Article 765 words 4 votes
The Swedish dairy lobby is fighting alternative milks, like Oatly, as if they're an existential threat ~food drinks Article 1550 words 13 votes
A$AP Rocky told he cannot perform for inmates at his old Swedish jail – national prison board cites logistical and security issues ~music Article 246 words 4 votes
The Church of Sweden has unveiled the country’s first-ever LGBT+ altarpiece and homophobes are very upset about it ~lgbt Article 332 words 11 votes
In terms of reading test score points per hour of learning, Finnish students came out on top, followed by kids in Germany and Sweden ~life education Article 230 words 5 votes
Stellaris Recommends: Sci-fi book recommendations from the team behind Paradox's grand-strategy-in-space game, including notes on prominent tropes and what each book does well. ~books science fiction Link 9 votes
Nobel prize for literature hit by fresh round of resignations – two members of the external committee set up to oversee reforms quit on Monday ~books literature Article 576 words 6 votes
China threatened Sweden with unspecified counter measures if its culture minister attends a literary award ceremony for Gui Minhai ~books Article 335 words 17 votes
Ambitious Freddie Ljungberg has a chance to keep it in the Arsenal family, and would relish taking the job on a permanent basis ~sports.football Article 746 words 3 votes
Statue of Zlatan Ibrahimovic at Malmö's stadium has been vandalised on the day it was announced he had bought 25% of the shares in Hammarby ~sports.football Article 169 words 3 votes
IKEA's profits have fallen nearly 10% as the world's largest furniture retailer stepped up its spending on renewable energy and its growing online operation ~finance business Article 491 words 14 votes
Researchers used skeletal remains and ancient DNA to reconstruct the burial of a woman who lived in what is now southern Sweden 7,000 years ago ~humanities.history Article 891 words, published Nov 11 2019 4 votes
Labour's spending plans aren't especially unusual – just look at Sweden ~misc politics Article 971 words 5 votes
Iraq's defence minister Najah al-Shammari accused of benefit fraud in Sweden ~news sweden crime iraq Article 223 words 3 votes
Environmental activist, Greta Thunberg is to appear as one of the Christmas guest editors of Radio 4's Today programme ~enviro Article 371 words 6 votes
Sweden has been named the most LGBT-friendly country in the world for travellers according to new research into gay rights in 150 countries ~lgbt Article 1142 words 8 votes
Sweden will become the first market where all Coca-Cola products are sold in fully recycled plastic bottles ~enviro recycling plastics pollution Article 11 votes
IKEA staff in Uppsala, Sweden turned up at work to find a fugitive sleeping in the store's bed department ~news sweden.uppsala crime Article 245 words 6 votes
Prosecutors in Sweden have dropped an investigation into a rape allegation made against Wikileaks co-founder Julian Assange in 2010 ~news sweden Article 145 words 8 votes
For my series The Cold Swedish Winter I've spent the last four series cracking jokes about the Swedes – but what kind of thing makes the Swedes themselves laugh? ~life Article 187 words 6 votes
Sweden's central bank sells off bonds from Canadian province of Alberta and parts of Australia over climate concerns ~finance economics Article 482 words 7 votes
Suicide rates fall among LGBT+ community in Sweden and Denmark – reduced stigma for minorities is likely driving the drop, the report said ~lgbt Article 387 words 11 votes
In Stockholm, there's a diagonal wind tunnel used for one very specific purpose: learning to fly a wingsuit ~hobbies Video 5:36 10 votes
Swedish maritime archaeologists have discovered two wrecks believed to be 17th-century warships – one of which is likely to be the sister ship of the Vasa ~humanities.history Article 359 words, published Nov 8 2019 5 votes
Sweden's state prosecutors have charged an Iraqi Swede with spying on the Ahwazi community and passing the information to Iranian authorities ~news sweden iran iraq Article 286 words 4 votes
Sweden bomb attacks reach unprecedented level as gangs feud – thirty blasts in the past two months and 100 so far this year ~news sweden crime.organized Article 657 words 6 votes
In-form Sierra Leone striker Mohamed Buya Turay scored a second half equaliser to help Djurgården win the 2019 Swedish league ~sports.football Article 259 words 4 votes
Nordic Council – Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg has refused to accept an environmental award ~enviro Article 270 words 6 votes
H&M is the latest fashion brand to test out the concept of clothing rental ~finance business Article 315 words 5 votes
A newly-discovered species of beetle, Nelloptodes gretae, has been named after young climate activist Greta Thunberg ~science biology Article 474 words 5 votes
Svensk Vindenergi – Sweden is set to have more wind power capacity than nuclear this year ~enviro energy.renewable Article 194 words 7 votes
The state of gender equality across the EU – Sweden had the highest score of any country in 2019 ~life Link 12 votes
Swedish police can use spyware to hunt criminal gangs – police to use the latest technology to access everyday encrypted apps used by criminals ~tech Link 8 votes