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In the last 12 hours

Center Party and Greens launch joint climate debate tour ahead of election campaign Sweden Herald11:03

Social Democrats want all primary school children to get after-school care Sweden Herald09:42

Left Party Wants to End Private Actors in Elderly Care Sweden Herald09:42

SD proposes modern state psychiatric homes for long-term mental health care Sweden Herald09:32

Moderates want to review capital gains tax to ease housing market bottlenecks Sweden Herald09:32

Can the EU ban smoking? Commission rewrites next generation rules euronews08:23

I ended up in the belly of a blue whale - I won't forget the experience anytime soon The Mirror08:57

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In the last 48 hours

Swedish citizen shot dead in Syria's Homs, motive unknown Sweden Herald15:53 17-Aug-26

See 6 repurposed Boeing 747s with unusual second lives, from a Swedish hotel to a scuba site in … Business Insider14:23 17-Aug-26

Healthcare worker in Skåne charged with sexually assaulting two patients Sweden Herald12:20 17-Aug-26

Social Democrats propose new work line to cut unemployment Sweden Herald10:59 17-Aug-26

Green Party demands 3.3 billion kronor support package for the Baltic Sea Sweden Herald09:27 17-Aug-26

Major fire in Nykvarn destroys at least 12 cars and a home, police suspect arson Sweden Herald03:51 17-Aug-26

SMHI issues yellow flood warning in eastern Norrbotten Sweden Herald07:25 17-Aug-26

14-year-old boy dies after drowning accident outside Uppsala Sweden Herald06:54 17-Aug-26

Swedish group strikes deal for cybersecurity software specialist Insider Media06:10 17-Aug-26

Sweden faces major meteorologist shortage as retirees help fill gaps Sweden Herald04:52 17-Aug-26

The Russian Church’s war on Europe UnHerd00:07 17-Aug-26

Why there have been so many strong earthquakes in populated areas this year Sweden Herald19:52 16-Aug-26

SD's Richard Jomshof tells peaceful Muslims they can stop being Muslims Sweden Herald18:52 16-Aug-26

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In the last 7 days

Sweden Will Consider Transitioning to Corps-Division Structure For Its Army Militarnyi16:00 15-Aug-26

Swedish Foreign Minister: Process between Turkey andPKK must continue peacefully and democratically ANF News10:59 16-Aug-26

Moderates want femicide to be a new crime category in Sweden Sweden Herald05:17 16-Aug-26

Sweden is buying new fighter jets Defence2411:31 14-Aug-26

Riksdag approves prison sentences for 14-year-olds in serious crimes Sweden Herald20:18 13-Aug-26

Svantesson and Dadgostar clash over food prices and accuse each other of communism Sweden Herald19:23 12-Aug-26

Swedish business group criticises Centre Party shift on sick pay deduction reform Sweden Herald14:56 13-Aug-26

Andersson on the Left Party in government: It still has a long way to go Sweden Herald08:23 12-Aug-26

Sweden Cuts Gripen Turnaround From 15 to 10 Minutes Including Hot Rearming, Team of One Officer and Five Conscripts… Defense Express05:04 15-Aug-26

Swedish grain harvest expected to fall 9% to 5.9 million tons Sweden Herald09:05 14-Aug-26

Man with dementia given days to leave Sweden BBC07:21 16-Aug-26

Swedish companies await U.S. tariff refunds as Electrolux gets $83 million back Sweden Herald05:11 14-Aug-26

New rail link reconnects Finland and Sweden in North The Independent Barents Observer09:11 16-Aug-26

Man dies in drowning accident in southern Stockholm Sweden Herald19:02 12-Aug-26

Survey calls for SFI overhaul to speed migrant integration Sweden Herald21:19 13-Aug-26

SSF warns of higher theft risk when school starts Sweden Herald21:19 13-Aug-26

Swedish parliament cuts age of criminal responsibility to 14 euronews20:20 13-Aug-26

Sweden’s government wins vote to scrap multi-offence sentencing discount Sweden Herald17:24 13-Aug-26

Treatment-resistant gonorrhea is spreading in Sweden, health agency says Sweden Herald11:39 13-Aug-26

Kristersson criticizes parties’ no vote on abolishing multiple-offense sentencing discount Sweden Herald08:36 13-Aug-26

Left Party wants to boost healthcare funding by 5 billion kronor with five proposals Sweden Herald16:20 12-Aug-26

Swedish AI company Lovable valued at 127 billion after new funding round Sweden Herald15:13 12-Aug-26

Red-Green opposition backs joint reservation against government’s criminal justice bill Sweden Herald10:14 12-Aug-26

Malmö advises against swimming at all municipal beaches due to algal bloom Sweden Herald15:52 15-Aug-26

Man found seriously injured on road in Uddevalla has died Sweden Herald11:58 15-Aug-26

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In the last 14 days

Russian intelligence operation thwarted Swedish Security Service (Press Release)01:13 11-Aug-26

BAE Systems Bofors Massively Expands Weapons Production Defense Express12:02 8-Aug-26

Social Democrats launch election poster campaign with message Time to take Sweden seriously Sweden Herald10:30 9-Aug-26

Moderates set out 70 billion kronor plan to fund election promises with tighter work rules and less bureaucracy Sweden Herald10:39 7-Aug-26

Explosion at gate in central Malmö, police call in bomb squad Sweden Herald15:34 5-Aug-26

Political divide grows over state support for municipal water and sewerage systems Sweden Herald09:29 9-Aug-26

Swedish Intelligence Foils Russian Intelligence Operation in Sweden Voice Of Emirates16:53 10-Aug-26

Russian intelligence op aimed at discredting Sweden broken, Säpo says euronews16:13 10-Aug-26

Tax-free months can trigger tax penalties, Swedish Tax Agency warns Sweden Herald06:26 8-Aug-26

Sweden to deport Russian couple detained during camping trip over “suspicious” accent and hiking radios The Insider16:08 7-Aug-26

Social Democrats want to scrap sentence discounts for serious crimes Sweden Herald13:43 7-Aug-26

Finland, Sweden attend Exercise Pitch Black in Northern Territory for the first time Defence Connect08:36 7-Aug-26

Sweden Turns Seized Caffa Vessel Over to Ukraine in Blow to Russia’s Shadow Fleet UNITED24 Media12:29 6-Aug-26

Dadgostar calls Left Party MP’s tribute to terrorist a mistake Sweden Herald14:54 5-Aug-26

Åkesson wants to spend zero on integration if SD enters government Sweden Herald07:05 11-Aug-26

Myanmar offers maritime repatriation of 5,000 refugees in Malaysia; Sweden closes its embassy… Democratic Voice of Burma00:08 11-Aug-26

Säpo Says Russian Spy Operation in Sweden Was Stopped Sweden Herald21:14 10-Aug-26

Several shots fired through apartment door in Trångsund, no one injured Sweden Herald02:01 9-Aug-26

Why election posters still matter - and why they’re hard to ignore Sweden Herald14:09 8-Aug-26

Why electricity prices are so high right now, according to experts Sweden Herald05:40 7-Aug-26

Kristersson proposes inquiry after every woman killed in Sweden Sweden Herald13:47 6-Aug-26

Two foreigners arrested after drone flight over protected site on Ekerö Sweden Herald12:46 6-Aug-26

Ukrainian Noctis and Sweden’s Saab Collaborate to Enhance Zirka Drone Autonomy Militarnyi10:08 6-Aug-26

Sweden practised the burial of soldiers Defence2406:43 6-Aug-26

Police: 188 Swedish criminals arrested abroad this year Sweden Herald14:03 5-Aug-26

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Latest news on the Nordic country Sweden, with the latest on Swedish politics, crime, Sweden's economy, international relations and more from trusted sources.

Formally known as the Kingdom of Sweden, the country is located on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe, sharing borders with Norway, Finland and Denmark. Its capital and largest city is Stockholm.

Sweden is a constitutional monarchy and parliamentary democracy, with legislative power vested in the 349-member unicameral Riksdag. It is a unitary state, currently divided into 21 counties and 290 municipalities.

Education and health care are highly valued in Sweden, with the country maintaining a Nordic social welfare system that provides universal health care and tertiary education for its citizens. The country consistently ranks high in the Human Development Index (HDI) and has the world's 14th highest GDP per capita.

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