The Christmas holidays are here, and bringing with them one of the most traffic-heavy weekends of the year. Here's what you need to know if you're driving this week.
This weekend is set to be one of the busiest of the year on Swedish roads as holidaymakers and tourists head off to celebrate Midsummer. Here's how to keep updated on traffic.
Severe thunderstorms and heavy winds on Tuesday night and Wednesday morning have delayed trains and disrupted road traffic across southern Sweden, according to the Swedish Transport Administration.
If you're travelling within Sweden this Easter, whether by rail or road, make sure to account for the many planned track works and increased traffic. Here's our in-depth guide to what to expect from Sweden's transport this Easter.
Stockholm commuters were warned of significant traffic disruption on Monday morning, after a public bus caught fire in what authorities believe may have been a gas tank explosion.
Swedish emergency services are warning motorists to take extra special care over the weekend, as a cold snap brought black ice to roads across the country, causing a string of accidents.
The Stockholm metro is again running as normal after a power cut brought all trains on the green line to a standstill during rush hour, causing travel chaos for more than 100,000 commuters.
Sweden has the lowest level of traffic mortality in the European Union, according to new figures from the European Commission, which say Bulgaria and Romania are the worst with around four times as many traffic-related deaths per citizen as the Nordic nation.
A Swedish documentary maker has recorded the slapstick chaos at one of Stockholm's busiest traffic junctions, where tourists and other unsuspecting drivers fall victim to a bus trap on a daily basis.
Last year, a record-high 149 predatory animals were killed on Swedish roads and railways. The predators fell prey to a viscous cycle in which the animals were hit by vehicles while feeding on the carcasses of previous roadkill.
Hundreds of reindeer were killed in traffic in Sweden in the first three weeks of 2018 alone, report Sami public radio and broadcaster SVT Sápmi – double the number in the same period last year.
Heavy snowfall in central parts of Sweden has caused a number of accidents, including two that resulted in fatalities, as drivers struggle with tricky conditions.
The winter weather is picking up on time for Christmas as Sweden's national weather agency warns that difficult conditions are on their way to the south of the country.
