Drone halts air traffic at Stockholm’s Arlanda Airport
Two incoming planes were given special permission to land after pilots warned they were running low on fuel.
Day: August 7, 2017
Swedish writer wanted by Turkey arrested in Spain
Swedish-Turkish writer Hamza Yalcin, 59, was arrested while holidaying in Spain, after Turkey accused him of plotting terror acts against the country, according to reports.
Sweden’s hospital bed shortage exposed in shocking stats
The number of hospital beds in Sweden has decreased by almost 10,000 in the past two decades despite concerns raised about overcrowding.
In pictures: Tens of thousands join Pride Parades in Stockholm and Malmö
More than half a million turned out to watch as around 60,000 people in total marched in Pride Parades in Stockholm and Malmö in August.
Swedish amusement park criticized for sign describing Sami as ‘primitive’
An amusement park in southern Sweden has been criticized after a visitor noticed that one of their signs described the Sami people as remnants of a "primitive" race.
One in three Swedes has farted and blamed it on the pet, survey finds. But wait, there’s more…
What do Swedes do in their living room? If you're Ikea, that's a question you want to know the answer to, so the furniture giant asked pollsters to find out. Here's what they discovered.
Swedish government should do more to prevent suicides, charity argues
An anti-suicide charity says the Swedish government needs to provide more resources to help reduce the number of people in the country taking their own lives.
Swedish ten-year-old shows outdoor smarts after going missing in mountains
A ten-year-old boy who went missing in Sweden's Jämtland mountains and sparked a major search operation involving 30 mountain rescuers has explained how his dramatic day – and rescue – unfolded.
Refugee youths protest Swedish deportations to Afghanistan
Hundreds of young people who came to Sweden as unaccompanied refugees are holding a sit-down protest outside the Riksdag demanding that the country stops deportations to Afghanistan.