The Latest Breaking News from Sweden

The Queen of the Eurovision Song Contest Loreen is heading to Liverpool

Loreen will represent Sweden again after winning in 2012

Liverpool Echo · Mar 11, 2023

Biden unexpectedly stops by to meet once famed Putin whisperer

U.S. President Joe Biden dropped into a meeting at the last minute in the White House to see a man all of Washington wants an audience with: Sauli Niinisto, once upon a time known as the “Putin whisperer.”

Tribune News Service · Mar 9, 2023

Scotland Under-21 squad announced ahead of Sweden & Wales friendlies

Scot Gemmill has named his player pool for the dounle-header at the end of this month.

The National (Scotland) · Mar 9, 2023

International Women's Day: UK 12th best place for women to work in Europe

Sweden has been named the best place for women to work. While the worst in Europe was Turkey

Wales Online · Mar 8, 2023

From poster child to worst performing EU economy: how bad housing policy broke Sweden

High mortgage debt and a broken rental system is taking its toll on a country once seen as the example for others to follow, says Brett Christophers, an economic geography professor

The Guardian - UK · Mar 7, 2023

Hungarian delegation backs Sweden's NATO application

A parliamentary delegation from Hungary says it supports Sweden’s NATO membership bid after meeting the speaker of the Swedish parliament to iron out what Hungary’s governing party has called “political disputes.”

The Independent UK · Mar 7, 2023

‘More and more Sami authors are telling their stories’: Ann-Helén Laestadius on writing about her Indigenous community

The author’s bestselling novel ‘Stolen’ is now being made into a Netflix film. She talks to Annabel Grossman about hate crimes against the Sami people – a minority group in Sweden – and the high rate of suicide in her community

The Independent UK · Mar 5, 2023

Scientists Fashion Domestic Radar Sensor to Detect Alzheimer’s, Fall Accidents

Researchers at Chalmers University of Technology in Sweden have developed a method for predicting fall accidents and cognitive illnesses such as Alzheimer’s disease by reading a person’s walking pattern with the aid of a radar sensor. The small sensor can be attached to furniture, walls and ceilings, both in the…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Mar 5, 2023

Ericsson to Pay $206 Mln over Corruption Case in Iraq

Sweden's Ericsson (ERICb.ST) agreed to pay a $206 million fine and plead guilty after violating a 2019 deal with US prosecutors that required the telecoms firm to properly disclose information on its activities in Iraq, China and Djibouti. The plea agreement with the US Justice Department follows a scandal over…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Mar 4, 2023

Zeekr X EV Spied Preparing For Arrival In Europe

After a launch in China, Zeekr wants to introduce this model to Norway, the Netherlands, and Sweden.

Motor1 · Mar 3, 2023