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Stockholm travel guide: Sunsets, fika and island swimming in the stunning archipelago

If you’re looking for the coolest of coolcations, then a visit to Sweden’s capital city should be on your travel bucket list. In this guide to Stockholm, Mike Starling goes chasing sunsets, gets a taste of fika, and goes wild swimming on a charming island in the archipelago.

Euronews

Why Stockholm releases 10,000 salmon and sea trout beside the Royal Palace every year

Every spring, visitors gathering outside Stockholm's Royal Palace witness an unusual spectacle as thousands of young fish pour into the city's waterways through large pipes. At first glance, the event resembles a public celebration, but behind it lies a decades-long conservation programme aimed at protecting one of Sweden's most important…

The Times of India

Scientists Unveil a Diabetes and Obesity Pill That Burns Fat Through Muscle — Without Killing Your Appetite or Causing Muscle Loss

Karolinska/Stockholm University published a new obesity-diabetes pill in Cell (June 2026) that activates muscle metabolism to burn fat and lower blood sugar without appetite suppression or muscle loss. Safe in early human trial.

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Keely Hodgkinson pipped to 800m crown despite personal best at Stockholm Diamond League

Hodgkinson was back in her favoured heat but was stunned by Switzerland’s Audrey Werro

The Independent UK

'Chuffed it was you': Aussie beats unbeatable Mondo

Australian Kurtis Marschall has achieved what no pole vaulter has been able to do in nearly three years -- defeat the mighty Armand Duplantis.

AAP

Shock defeat will help me break 800m world record this summer, says Hodgkinson

The Swiss star won with the third fastest time in history, while Hodgkinson targeted the world record after 800m defeat in the Diamond League

The Guardian - UK

How Graham Potter led Sweden to the World Cup: ‘It was the best night of my career’

INTERVIEW: Graham Potter spent four months meticulously planning for two play-off games, he tells Lawrence Ostlere. Now the Sweden manager is taking his adopted country into the 2026 World Cup

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DXC to Simplify and Strengthen If's Technology Estate Across the Nordics with DXC OASIS

STOCKHOLM, June 4, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- DXC Technology (NYSE: DXC), a leading enterprise technology and innovation partner, today announced If Skadeförsäkring AB, the largest property and casualty insurer in the Nordics, has partnered with DXC to leverage DXC OASIS and to simplify, modernize and unify its technology estate following its…

AAP

Why is it so difficult to travel to – and through – Europe by train?

Train Talk: Simon Calder speaks to The Man in Seat 61 about continental rail travel

The Independent UK

Casper Ruud Returns to Stockholm as Bybit EU Expands Across the Nordics

STOCKHOLM, May 20, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Casper Ruud is returning to the Bybit Stockholm Open, this time at the center of Bybit EU's growing Nordic presence.The Norwegian tennis star and defending Stockholm Open champion has confirmed his participation in the 2026 tournament, marking one of the first major moments of…

AAP

‘A place for everybody’: Stockholm to open its first publicly run sauna

Unlike its Nordic neighbours, finding a place in the Swedish capital to bada bastu is hard, with years-long waiting lists at member clubs

The Guardian - UK

Spain, France and Portugal miss out on top 10 most climate-resilient capitals – see full list

Europe has been identified as the planet’s fastest-warming continent, underlining the ‘urgency’ to reduce emissions and strengthen climate resilience.

Euronews

The barista is human but an AI agent runs this experimental Swedish cafe

An experimental cafe in Stockholm is being run by an AI agent named Mona, overseeing operations from hiring to inventory. While customers find the concept amusing, the AI is struggling financially and making questionable inventory orders, highlighting potential ethical and practical challenges of autonomous AI management.

The Economic Times

Cool bars and friendly vibes: readers’ favourite city neighbourhoods in Europe

These are the less explored corners of Stockholm, Amsterdam, Berlin and Porto that you’ve ‘stumbled into and ended up staying’

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The Independent UK

Olivia Rodrigo’s Unraveled Tour presale begins today – here’s how to get your tickets

Olivia Rodrigo has announced "The Unraveled Tour," a massive 65-date global tour that will span across North America, Europe, and the UK, serving as support for her forthcoming third studio album, "You Seem Pretty Sad for a Girl So in Love," which is slated for release on June 12. Promoted…

The Guardian - UK

O/Modernt review – from Auerbach to Mahler, the fires of love bruise, batter and delight

The Stockholm-based chamber ensemble, led by violinist Hugo Ticciati, brought a programme that linked Auerbach and Janáček to Golijov – with clarinettist Christoffer Sundqvist the hypnotic soloist - and Mahler

Marie Claire

Volvo’s Best-Selling Car Just Got an EV Upgrade—Why the EX60 May Just Convince You to Switch to Electric

Volvo unveiled the new model in Stockholm earlier this year

Radio France Internationale

Europe, Asia driving surge in global military spending: report

World military spending rose again in 2025, reaching a record $2.9 trillion (€2.67 trillion), according to new figures from Stockholm-based global armament watchdog SIPRI. This comes as governments responded to war, strategic rivalry and uncertainty, with Europe and Asia leading the push for rearmament.

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Fortune

Spotify just turned 20. Here's how founder Daniel Ek built it into a $100 billion music empire by being the ‘least powerful person’ at the company

Ek cofounded the company in Stockholm, Sweden in 2006.

Digital Camera World

17-year-old photographer wins top prize at world-renowned photography awards with history-saving moment before century-old painting went up in flames

The young photography talent captured the action and collaboration ot the moment, when firefighters evacuated artwork in Stockholm

The Guardian - UK

Sweden qualify for World Cup after Viktor Gyökeres hits late winner against Poland

Viktor Gyökeres scored an 89th-minute winner as Sweden defeated Poland 3-2 in Stockholm to qualify for the 2026 World Cup finals

Euronews

Swedish prosecutors seek prison for oil executives over alleged Sudan war crimes

Prosecutors said the accused men were complicit because Lundin Oil had entered into agreements with Sudan's government to make the military responsible for security.

Radio France Internationale

Judicial reform sees Swedish prisons preparing to house young teens

North of Stockholm, the Rosersberg prison is making preparations to house children as young as 13 in response to a much-criticised juvenile judicial reform expected to take effect in July.

The Guardian - UK

‘They called me a water terrorist’: exiled Iranian scientist wins global prize

Prof Kaveh Madani, winner of the Stockholm water prize, was accused of sabotage with his environmental work

Euronews

How Flightradar24 became aviation's most-watched screen as flights are disrupted

The platform was born out of curiosity. Swedish founders Mikael Robertsson and Olov Lindberg, who ran a flight price comparison site, bought two receivers and put an antenna on a Stockholm rooftop.

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