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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.

Fortune

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

Digital Camera World

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

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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.

Euronews

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.

Radio France Internationale

‘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

The Guardian - UK

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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Friendships, fishing and community clean-ups: the unseen kindness of life on the Bibby Stockholm barge

Bibby Boys photo exhibition documents experiences of the men who lived on the former asylum seeker vessel in Dorset and the local community that rallied around them

The Guardian - UK

Waterbaby: Memory Be a Blade review – stellar singer-songwriter pieces post-breakup life back together

The Stockholm musician’s debut album is a fascinating character study with improvised lyrics and a light, pretty sound that belies its emotional depth

The Guardian - UK

Ferries emit ‘more sulphur pollution than cars’ in several EU capitals

Dublin, Helsinki, Stockholm and Tallinn among port cities more choked by sulphur oxides from ferries, analysis shows

The Guardian - UK

“The Six Feet Under gig was a fast ticket into touring. One of the first shows was in front of 45,000 people. I was used to playing for 20-30 people”: YouTube star, entrepreneur, go-to death metal guitarist… Inside the unstoppable rise of Ola Englund

The affable Swede on how he got his big break in Six Feet Under, the amps that make him feel “terrible” about his playing, and how he found YouTube success by being himself. As for Solar Guitars? Why not make the guitars himself?

Guitar World

German tourists rescued from DIY ‘floating sauna’ in Sweden

The DIY vessel featured a sauna, an outboard motor and a stand-up paddleboard

The Independent UK

German tourists trying to create floating sauna rescued from Swedish ice floe

Authorities mounted rescue operation after group of five lost control of ice sheet in Stockholm archipelago

The Guardian - UK

Quiet, comfortable and low emissions: How this ‘flying’ ferry is transforming Stockholm’s waterways

The Swedish capital’s hydrofoil electric ferry slashes emissions by up to 94%, according to a new report.

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Electricity and gas prices across Europe: The most expensive and cheapest cities in 2026

Electricity and gas prices vary significantly across Europe. When adjusted for PPS, country rankings show a heavier burden on households in Central and Eastern Europe.

Euronews

Swedish funfair fined €491,000 for 2023 rollercoaster derailment that killed one

Witnesses described a chaotic scene as the front of the train appeared to jump off the tracks before coming to a stop, with one car tilted toward the ground.

PC Gamer

It's January 13 and Ubisoft just announced its second round of layoffs for 2026, at Massive Entertainment and Ubisoft Stockholm

It looks like the go-away-voluntarily program announced in 2025 didn't cut deep enough.

TechRadar

Ubisoft announces layoffs at The Division studio Massive Entertainment and Ubisoft Stockholm amid restructuring efforts

Ubisoft has announced job cuts at The Division studio, Massive Entertainment, and Ubisoft Stockholm as part of ongoing cost-cutting efforts.

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Meet Sweden, the unicorn factory chasing America in the AI race

Stockholm has the highest number of unicorns per capita of any city in the world outside of Silicon Valley.

The Guardian - UK

‘Keeps your mind alert’: older Swedes reap the benefits of learning for pleasure

Retirees with ‘fantastic hunger for education’ taking part in university organised events in record numbers

The Independent UK

Nobel laureates arrive for a week of events and awards in Stockholm and Oslo

Nobel week is underway in Stockholm and Oslo, with laureates holding news conferences and lectures before receiving their prestigious prizes

The Conversation

Sweden’s mining industry is threatening the Indigenous Sami people’s way of life

“There is so much intrusion from all sides and corners,” a Sami reindeer herder tells me, reacting to a government decision to grant a mining permit in Gállok in the Sápmi region in Sweden’s far north.

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"It’s Like Living Inside a Snow Globe" — White Works Year-Round in This Stockholm Apartment, but It Comes Into Its Own at Christmas

Snowy tones and dashes of silver — the pared-back style of this Scandi abode looks positively festive

The Guardian - UK

‘We start them early’: the small Swedish club that produced Gyökeres, Bergvall and Kulusevski

Brommapojkarna will have a close eye on Arsenal’s clash with Spurs on Sunday as their talent factory continues to thrive

The Guardian - UK

Visma approaches City grandee to act as chair if €20bn London listing goes ahead

Norwegian software group looks to ex-Worldpay boss Sir Ron Kalifa as it weighs up blockbuster flotation in London or Stockholm

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