Sweden's minister of civil defence, Carl-Oskar Bohlin, told a press conference that a heating facility in western Sweden was subjected to an attempted "destructive attack" by a pro-Russian activist group in the spring of 2025.
A central source has said that the Christian Democrats and the Liberals are irritated with Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson for appearing to promise the Sweden Democrats specific areas of government responsibility if they are re-elected in September.
In a position reversal that is shocking many of its own top leadership, the Liberal party has said it will support a government that includes the hard-right Sweden Democrats, if the Tidö coalition is re-elected in September.
The Swedish government is chartering a plane to fly home Swedes in the UAE who are stranded as a result of the Iran war. The plan is for it to take off from Dubai late on Saturday.
The Swedish Council on Legislation has criticised the government's plans to apply new stricter citizenship requirements retroactively to all pending applications from June 6th, arguing that waiting times for citizenship are "already far too long".
The Green Party has presented a new proposal to stop teenage deportations. This time, it is supported by a united opposition. "The government must act now," wrote Social Democrat spokesperson Ida Karkiainen in a statement.
The Swedish parliament's social insurance committee voted 'no' this afternoon on a joint proposal from the Green Party and the Left Party that was intended to reduce the number of so-called teen deportations.
The Swedish Migration Agency has ordered an 8-month-old baby, who was born in Sweden, to be deported to Iran alone, generating outrage in the Swedish media over the weekend. The baby does not have a residence permit, but the rest of the family does.
A WWF survey released on January 29th shows that an increasing number of Swedes think that responsibility for addressing climate and environmental issues lies with governments, not individuals.
Sweden's government is pushing ahead with a plan to ban students using mobile phones at all primary schools from the start of the autumn semester. The ban will also apply to breaks, after-school care, and recreation activities.
Swedish flat-pack furniture giant Ikea announced on its website this morning that the classic blue bag will be discontinued in April – and will immediately be replaced with an updated version.
Slippery E4 causes median collision and lane closure, Council on Legislation rejects government proposal for youth prisons, moose shot from snowmobile in Norrland, and more news from Sweden on Tuesday.
The nordic postal service company Postnord has released information on what has topped the Christmas lists sent to "Santa" by Swedish kids this year. It's a lot of social media driven trend toys – and some classics.
The EU has voted to compensate the more than 5,000 people who lost their jobs when the Swedish electric battery producer Northvolt went bankrupt in March.
Sweden's Social Democrat opposition party has proposed banning under-15s from social media apps in part of a broader package of internet reforms that included stronger protection against deep fakes, and a new national cyber police force.
Strong winds brought by Storm Jakob left more than 12,000 people without power on Friday, and have led to train, bus and ferry services being cancelled.
A young person has been detained in Gothenburg after shots were fired at the offices of the Israeli defence company Elbit Systems. There are no reported injuries.
The price of Swedish properties, which has been going up in recent months, dipped in August. Prices on apartments and detached houses also fell, according to new figures.
Södertälje police chief says stop-and-search zone won't stop violence, record profits for Spotify, British footballer in coma in Gothenburg, and more news from Sweden.
Hungary's new president has signed his country's approval for Sweden's accession to Nato, opening the way for the country to join the defence alliance after nearly two years of delay.
Sweden's government hopes to change the law so that Ukrainian refugees can finally register as resident in Sweden and so obtain personal numbers and access to the BankID digital identification system.
