Swedish journalist detained on arrival in Turkey to cover protests over the jailing of Istanbul's mayor has been arrested on terror-related charges and for “insulting the president”
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Why Sweden needs the bomb – country best served by nuclear guarantee outside of traditional NATO reliance on US atomic umbrella
15 votes -
Sweden and Finland's defence sectors are benefiting from their countries joining NATO – both aim to raise defence spending to between 2.6% and 3% of GDP in the next three years
11 votes -
Midwives could be allowed to prescribe abortion pills in Sweden under new abortion legislation – home abortions without prior clinic pill visit to be permitted
15 votes -
Sweden's government has announced its intention to pursue a gun control reform law after an attack in the city of Örebro killed eleven people
21 votes -
Sweden points to ‘foreign power’ after Iraqi refugee on trial for Qur’an burnings shot dead
7 votes -
Swedish authorities have seized a ship suspected of damaging a data cable running under the Baltic Sea to Latvia
18 votes -
Sweden's political parties have agreed that dual citizens who commit crimes that threaten national security should lose their citizenship
11 votes -
Norwegian Parliament votes to extend abortion access to eighteen weeks into a pregnancy, adding six weeks to a limit set in 1978 when the procedure was first legalized
9 votes -
Sweden to issue another update of a Cold War-era civil emergency advice booklet later this month – new version adapted to better reflect today's security policy reality
8 votes -
Swedish government accused of trying to ‘outlaw poverty’ over begging ban – critics say proposal may not be lawful and would not tackle root cause of vulnerability
36 votes -
Children in Sweden are to start school at six years old from 2028, a year earlier than at present – overhaul signals a switch from play-based teaching for younger children
10 votes -
According to demographic projections, people leaving Sweden are set to outnumber immigrants this year – government says this is thanks to its restrictive migration policies
9 votes -
Sweden's snitch law immigration plan prompts alarm across society – forcing public sector workers to report undocumented people decried as utterly inhumane
23 votes -
Police in Denmark to implement facial recognition technology to combat violent crimes – recent increases in crime in Copenhagen involving gangs from neighbouring Sweden
9 votes -
Swedish human rights activist Anna Ardin accused Julian Assange of sexual assault, but is glad he's now free
18 votes -
Swedish EU official Johan Floderus, who has been held in an Iranian prison for more than two years, was released as part of a deal with Tehran
13 votes -
Support for rightwing populists and the far right declined in Finland, Sweden and Denmark in Sunday's European elections, with a surge for Greens and left-leaning parties
51 votes -
Some NATO countries ‘don’t understand urgency of stopping Russia,’ says Swedish FM
16 votes -
Sweden officially joins NATO, ending decades of post-World War II neutrality
36 votes -
Hungarian MPs have overwhelmingly ratified Sweden's bid to join NATO in a long-delayed vote which paves the way for the Nordic nation's membership
29 votes -
Family of Swedish EU diplomat Johan Floderus, imprisoned in Iran for more than 663 days, fear death penalty verdict is imminent
17 votes -
Fifty years since Sweden first introduced state-funded parental leave for couples to share – pioneering policy offers some surprising lessons for other countries
19 votes -
Turkey's parliament votes to let Sweden join NATO
36 votes -
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
9 votes -
Professionals in Sweden are pushing back hard against a rightwing plan to make them snitch on undocumented migrants
23 votes -
A Swedish citizen working for the European Union diplomatic corps has been imprisoned in Iran for more than 500 days
9 votes -
Sweden seeks to stem deadly rise in youth crime – illegal guns are relatively accessible, with younger and younger children being drawn into serious crime
14 votes -
Dozens injured after opponents of the Eritrean government stormed a festival, Festival Eritrea Scandinavia, in the Swedish capital organised by regime supporters
10 votes -
Turkey agrees to support Sweden’s NATO application
34 votes -
When Sweden joins NATO its submarines will help the alliance redress its vulnerability in northwest Europe – the Baltic Sea
21 votes -
Although Finland's Åland archipelago is strategically located in the Baltic Sea, an agreement prevents any military presence there – but perhaps this could change
8 votes -
Hungary–US arms deal halted as Viktor Orban blocks Sweden's NATO membership – Senator Jim Risch's seniority gives him prerogative to block deals unilaterally
18 votes -
Sweden's Supreme Court approves the extradition of a supporter of the Kurdistan Workers' Party to Turkey, ahead of NATO membership talks with Ankara
8 votes -
How Turkey is ruining NATO's moment of unity – Recep Tayyip Erdoğan is blocking the quick membership addition of Sweden and Finland to the alliance
7 votes -
Setback for EU migration plans as Sweden assumes bloc's presidency – Swedish government thought to be reluctant to alienate far-right Sverigedemokraterna
4 votes -
Sweden's top court has prevented the extradition of exiled Turkish journalist Bulent Kenes, saying it was impossible under the circumstances
3 votes -
Sweden's espionage scandal raises hard questions on spy recruitment – intelligence agencies debate whether foreign-born citizens are more targeted
4 votes -
Ulf Kristersson, the leader of the conservative Moderaterna, was elected on Monday as Sweden's prime minister with the support of the anti-immigration Sverigedemokraterna
2 votes -
Far right's triumph in my country reveals a very Swedish brand of intolerance – political parties proved that our supposed liberalism is only skin deep
8 votes -
Swedish rightwing on verge of narrow election win but waits on final tally – bloc including far-right Sverigedemokraterna on course for one-seat majority
11 votes -
Swedish Prime Minister Magdalena Andersson tackles crime and energy fears on the campaign trail a week before the national election
4 votes -
Swedish government narrowly survives no-confidence vote – vote targeted Justice Minister Morgan Johansson over his record on violent crime
4 votes -
Iran has ruled out a potential prison swap involving an Iranian-Swedish academic who has been sentenced to death for spying
4 votes -
Magdalena Andersson voted in as Sweden's first female prime minister – parliamentary vote putting her in the top job was very tight
12 votes -
Stefan Löfven steps down as Sweden's prime minister after seven years – finance minister Magdalena Andersson widely tipped to be his successor as leader of Socialdemokraterna
8 votes -
Sweden's parliament has passed a vote of no confidence in Prime Minister Stefan Löfven – Socialdemokraterna leader has a week to resign or call a snap election
7 votes -
Sweden's Vänsterpartiet said it would seek to oust PM Stefan Löfven if the government didn't drop or change plans for the abolition of rent controls on new-build properties
7 votes -
Sweden will increase military spending by around 40% in the next five years and double the number of people conscripted into the army amid growing tensions with Russia
16 votes -
Violence erupts in Malmö after anti-Muslim activity – right-wing extremists had burned a copy of the Quran and a Danish politician was barred from entering the country
9 votes