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Fires broke out in Malmo on Saturday during clashes

26 people arrested after violent protests in Sweden

Sweden has arrested 26 people after weekend clashes between police and protesters rallying against plans by a far-right group to burn copies of the Koran, police have said.

World • 18 Apr 22

'We have to be prepared for all kinds of actions from Russia,' said Finnish Prime Minister Sanna Marin

Finland to make decision on NATO entry in coming weeks

Finland will take a decision about whether to apply to join the US-led NATO alliance in the next few weeks, Prime Minister Sanna Marin said today, underlining a shift in security perspectives since Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

Ukraine • 13 Apr 22

The two women were employees of the school

Two women killed in stabbing attack at Swedish school

Two women died after being stabbed at a high school in southern Sweden on Monday, police said, adding that an 18-year-old student had been arrested.

World • 22 Mar 22

Magdalena Andersson describes herself as a 'nice, hard-working woman' who likes to be in charge

'Bulldozer' Andersson: Sweden's short-lived first woman

Social Democrat Magdalena Andersson, who quit just hours after becoming the first woman elected Sweden's prime minister, is a "bulldozer" who faces a tough battle fending off an unprecedented challenge in next year's general election.

Europe • 25 Nov 21

Magdalena Andersson had succeeded Stefan Lofven as prime minister

Swedish PM resigns on 1st day after coalition collapses

Sweden's first female prime minister resigned after less than 12 hours in the top job after the Green Party quit her coalition, plunging the country into political uncertainty.

Europe • 24 Nov 21

Swedish police said they did not think any crime had been committed (File pic)

Two dead as man falls seven floors at ABBA tribute gig

Two people died and one was injured in Sweden's Uppsala after an elderly man fell seven floors, hitting two people, at a concert hall.

World • 03 Nov 21

Einar was shot several times outside an apartment building in Stockholm

Swedish teen rapper killed in Stockholm shooting

Swedish rapper Einar, who won awards and topped charts in the Scandinavian country, was shot and killed in Stockholm, police and media said as police hunted for suspects.

World • 22 Oct 21

The Kebnekaise mountain range in northern Sweden (File pic)

Six Irish people airlifted from Swedish mountain

Six Irish people have been airlifted off Sweden's highest mountain this morning after being stranded overnight.

World • 23 Aug 21

Irish start-up Zeus Scooters expands to the Nordics

Irish electric scooter firm Zeus has launched its scooters in the city of Halmstad in Sweden, the 26th city it operates in since the company was first launched just a year ago.

Business • 05 Jul 21

Stefan Lofven lost the confidence vote in parliament on 21 June

Swedish PM resigns, speaker to look for new leader

Swedish Prime Minister Stefan Lofven has resigned, handing the speaker of its split parliament the task of finding a new government to deal with the continuing Covid-19 pandemic.

World • 28 Jun 21

Prime Minister Stefan Lofven must resign or call an election

Swedish government ousted in no-confidence vote

Sweden's government was toppled on Monday after Stefan Lofven became the country's first prime minister to lose a no-confidence vote, meaning he can now either resign or trigger a snap election.

World • 21 Jun 21

Seven injured in suspected terrorist stabbing in Sweden

Swedish police are investigating a possible terror incident after a man stabbed and injured at least seven people in the city of Vetlanda.

Europe • 04 Mar 21

Lisa Enroth has been working on the front line battling Covid-19

Swedish nurse wins week watching films in isolation

A front-line Swedish nurse is getting some Covid downtime with a week of private screenings of the Gothenburg film festival, in a former lighthouse off the country's west coast.

News Lens • 31 Jan 21

'A lot of Gretas' - Sweden to issue Thunberg stamps

Climate activist Greta Thunberg is to feature on a set of stamps issued by Sweden's postal service.

News Lens • 14 Jan 21

Passengers on an underground train wear masks in Stockholm

Sweden passes pandemic law in bid to curb virus spread

Sweden's parliament has passed a pandemic law giving the government new powers to curb the spread of Covid-19 in a country that has controversially relied on mostly non-coercive measures to fight the virus.

Coronavirus • 08 Jan 21

A police forensic team outside the apartment building in Haninge, Stockholm

Swedish mother accused of imprisoning son for decades

A 70-year-old woman has been arrested in Sweden's capital on suspicion of holding her son captive at home for up to three decades, police and a prosecutor said.

World • 01 Dec 20

Volvo said net order intake in the third quarter amounted to 57,530 trucks, up 61% from a year earlier

Truckmaker Volvo breezes past Q3 earnings forecasts

Swedish trunk-maker AB Volvo has reported third-quarter core earnings well above markets forecasts and a big jump in order intake as a recovery from a deep Covid-19-induced slump earlier in the year continued to gain pace.

Business • 16 Oct 20

H&M is the world's second-biggest fashion retailer

H&M profit beats expectations for June to August

Sweden's H&M, the world's second-biggest fashion retailer, beat quarterly profit forecasts as it recovered more quickly than expected from a coronavirus-induced slump, in a positive sign for the industry.

Business • 15 Sep 20

Amazon has not released a date for the launch of the website

Amazon starts preparations to launch in Sweden

Amazon has started preparations to launch in Sweden, marking its first step to establish a local presence in a Nordic country.

Business • 04 Aug 20

AB Volvo said its bookings fell 5% year-on-year in June, compared with a 90% plunge in April

AB Volvo posts forecast-beating profit despite pandemic

Swedish truck maker AB Volvo eked out a better-than-expected core profit in the second quarter as it weathered the coronavirus pandemic.

Business • 17 Jul 20

An apartment building is placed under quarantine in Guetersloh following a Covid-19 outbreak at a nearby abattoir

Germany orders second local lockdown over outbreak

Germany has placed a second district under lockdown over a coronavirus outbreak at an abattoir, just hours after similar restrictions were imposed for a neighbouring area.

Coronavirus • 23 Jun 20

Sweden's Covid deaths far surpassed the tolls in neighbouring Nordic countries

Coronavirus death toll in Sweden exceeds 5,000

Sweden's death toll from the coronavirus outbreak has now passed the 5,000 mark.

Coronavirus • 17 Jun 20

Olof Palme was murdered as he walked home from the cinema with his wife

Prosecutors close inquiry into Swedish PM's 1986 murder

Swedish prosecutors said they had closed their investigation into the 1986 murder of prime minister Olof Palme as their main suspect, a Swede known for his opposition to Mr Palme's left wing policies, was now dead.

Europe • 10 Jun 20

People enjoy the sunny weather in Tantolunden park in Stockholm

Sweden admits virus response could have been better

Sweden's chief epidemiologist has said the country should have done more to combat Covid-19 but backed the broad strategy, which avoided the strict lockdowns seen in many other countries.

Coronavirus • 03 Jun 20

About 1,500 of H&M's around 5,000 stores remain temporarily closed, down from around 4,000 at the height of the closures

H&M sees laid-off HQ staff returning to work in July

Sweden's H&M expects the 2,500 temporarily laid off staff at its headquarters in Stockholm to return to work in July, the world's second-largest fashion retailer said today.

Business • 27 May 20