Sweden in global spotlight with interest rate move – Riksbank has ended a period of negative rates but will other central banks around the world now follow suit? ~finance economics Article 1112 words 3 votes
China has called off two business delegation visits to Sweden after Stockholm presented a rights prize to dissident Gui Minhai ~finance business Article 350 words 6 votes
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
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
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
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 $1bn to resolve allegations of bribery, the US Department of Justice has announced ~finance business Article 317 words 4 votes
40,000 festive shoppers to hit Swedish superstore – shoppers travel from afar to Gekås Ullared mega-mall, an institution that has its own reality TV show ~life Article 765 words 4 votes
Ryanair will stop operating in Nuremberg and Stockholm due to the delayed delivery of the new Boeing 737 Max airplanes ~transport Article 293 words, published Jul 31 2019 6 votes
A$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 Swedish dairy lobby is fighting alternative milks, like Oatly, as if they're an existential threat ~food drinks Article 1550 words 13 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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