Video of Swedish longboarder goes viral
Stunning footage of Swedish longboarder Ishtar Bäcklund and fellow riders skating down the Norwegian mountains has gone viral, pulling in over 190,000 views on Vimeo.
Day: September 1, 2015
Swede wakes up with Justin Bieber on buttock
A man in central Sweden has more reason than most to regret a drunken night out - after waking up with Justin Bieber's name on his backside.
Polish football hooligans sentenced in Sweden
A Swedish court sentenced five Polish football fans to jail terms of two and three months on Tuesday after violence following a match between IFK Gothenburg and Slask Wroclaw.
‘Lonely’ billionaire: I was having a bad day
A Swedish gaming billionaire who made global headlines after complaining of loneliness, has apologized to people with "real problems".
Danish minister patches up ‘plastergate’ with gift
A spat over the introduction of plasters for darker skin tones in Swedish pharmacies took an unusual turn when the Danish Foreign Minister offered his Swedish counterpart a box of band aids.
Swedish party in U-turn on Nato membership
Sweden's opposition is moving towards a unified front on Nato membership after Centre party bosses announced they would advocate joining the defence alliance on Tuesday.
Swedish jogger praised for viral feminist post
A Swedish man has been praised for his viral Facebook post about female safety after meeting a terrified woman while out jogging.
Heavy rain warning for western parts of Sweden
Jump into your boots and get the umbrella out. Forecasters issued a heavy rain warning on Tuesday as it looked like autumn was on its way to Sweden – just in time to welcome the start of September.
‘Sweden should target women extremists more’
Female extremism is a growing problem in Sweden and the government should do more to prevent it, argue Jessica Katz and Katarina Tracz from the Stockholm Free World Forum.
Sweden edges closer to Assange interrogation
Sweden hopes to reach a judicial cooperation deal with Ecuador by the end of the year that would pave the way for prosecutors to question WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange over a rape allegation.