News: Sweden

We have started to collect the most important news related to Sweden in November 2005. By default, most recent news are listed first.

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• January 26th 2016 – November 2nd 2015
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• August 17th 2012 – June 13th 2012
• June 12th 2012 – January 30th 2012
• January 20th 2012 – October 6th 2011
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• April 9th 2010 – December 18th 2009
• December 10th 2009 – July 15th 2009
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Sweden: news

Swedish meatball admission: They're Turkish

Tuesday, May 1st 2018, 13:01
related countries: Turkey

Scandinavian nation makes the gastronomic revelation via their official Twitter account.
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Photographer 'groped' princess at Swedish Academy event

Sunday, April 29th 2018, 14:52
related countries: France

The French photographer is at the centre of a sexual misconduct scandal at the Swedish Academy.
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Abba announce first new music since 1982

Friday, April 27th 2018, 19:41

The Swedish superstars say the two songs came as a result of their upcoming "virtual reality" tour.
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Swedish archaeologists reveal 5th Century massacre at Sandby borg

Wednesday, April 25th 2018, 16:53
related places: A, Oland, Sandby

A new study says dozens at the Oland island fort were killed and left to rot where they fell.
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Crossing Divides: Integrating the Swedish way

Monday, April 23rd 2018, 3:19

The Hej Framling! (Hey Stranger!) group puts migrants and locals in touch so they can go running together.
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Avicii remembered by fans in Stockholm

Saturday, April 21st 2018, 19:17
related places: Stockholm

Thousands gathered in the city's Sergels Torg plaza to remember the Swedish musician, who died on Friday.
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UN Security Council seeks to heal Syria divisions in Sweden

Saturday, April 21st 2018, 10:47
related countries: Syria

Members of the Security Council seek to heal divisions over Syria during a meeting in Sweden.
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Avicii's music 'will live forever': Tributes paid to the Swedish DJ

Saturday, April 21st 2018, 9:48

It's not yet known how he died but he had been suffering from severe pancreatitis.
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Avicii, top electronic dance music artist, found dead at 28

Saturday, April 21st 2018, 9:39
related countries: Oman

One of the world's biggest dance music stars dies in Oman, with no cause of death announced.
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Avicii: The songs that made him a superstar

Friday, April 20th 2018, 21:23
related countries: Oman

Swedish DJ Avicii, one of the world's biggest electronic dance music stars, has died in Oman aged 28.
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Iceland's Bitcoin heist suspect 'flees on PM's plane'

Wednesday, April 18th 2018, 16:20
related countries: Iceland

The man fled from Iceland to Sweden on a passenger plane reportedly also carrying the prime minister.
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Sweden's deadly problem with hand grenades

Wednesday, April 18th 2018, 5:53

Grenades have come to symbolise Sweden's debate about violent crime ahead of September's election.
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Tibet group thanks Sweden in 'Chinese spy' case

Friday, April 13th 2018, 12:36
related countries: China
related places: A

A man is charged with spying on fellow Tibetans in Sweden on behalf of China.
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Swedish Academy head quits Nobel body over sexual misconduct probe

Thursday, April 12th 2018, 22:29

Sara Danius' decision follows criticism of how the institution handled a sexual misconduct probe.
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French mayor regrets April Fool's joke about Ikea coming to town

Tuesday, April 3rd 2018, 15:06
related countries: France

Her joke about the Swedish furniture giant creating 4,000 jobs backfires with the town's residents.
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Spotify braces for $20bn US share market listing

Monday, April 2nd 2018, 23:08

The Swedish music streaming business is on track for a new phase of its development.
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High-speed robbers caught on CCTV

Thursday, November 2nd 2017, 21:43

This gang of daredevils in Sweden had clearly been watching too many Hollywood films.
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Kim Wall death: Danish inventor Madsen admits dismembering journalist

Monday, October 30th 2017, 14:01
related countries: Denmark

Peter Madsen says he dismembered the Swedish journalist aboard his submarine but denies killing her.
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Switching off

Thursday, October 26th 2017, 0:05

For nearly two decades Sweden has been battling a mysterious illness, which affects only the children of asylum-seekers.
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Iran 'sentences Sweden resident to death' for spying

Tuesday, October 24th 2017, 17:14
related countries: Israel

The family of Ahmadreza Djalali says he has been convicted of spying for the Israeli government.
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Forgotten fragments

Thursday, October 12th 2017, 0:01

New Swedish research on Viking funeral clothes raises questions about Islam's influence in Scandinavia.
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Journalist Kim Wall's head found in sea near Copenhagen

Saturday, October 7th 2017, 10:24
related countries: Denmark

It was found near where she disappeared on a trip with a Danish submariner, now facing a murder charge.
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Model Arvida Byström gets rape threats after an advert featured her hairy legs

Friday, October 6th 2017, 8:23

Swedish model Arvida Byström says she's received rape threats after posing for an advert with hairy legs.
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Afghan refugee, 106, ‘happy’ at Sweden asylum U-turn

Thursday, October 5th 2017, 17:41
related countries: Afghanistan

A 106-year-old Afghan woman says she is "happy" a Swedish court overturned a decision to deport her.
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Kim Wall: Decapitation videos 'found on suspect's hard drive'

Tuesday, October 3rd 2017, 21:35

Peter Madsen denies killing Swedish journalist Kim Wall, whose headless torso was found in August.
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Swedish politician Patrik Liljeglod 'raped for his beliefs'

Friday, September 15th 2017, 11:03

Patrik Liljeglod, a group leader of the Left Party, says he was attacked at knifepoint in July.
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YouTube star PewDiePie uses racial slur

Monday, September 11th 2017, 11:24

The Swedish star was heard saying the word while playing a video game in a live broadcast.
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Kim Wall death: Memorial fund set up in Swedish journalist's name

Saturday, September 9th 2017, 15:32

It will pay for a young female journalist with an interest in "the undercurrents of rebellion".
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Kim Wall case: Murder charge sought for Peter Madsen

Thursday, August 24th 2017, 13:49
related countries: Denmark

An inventor suspected of killing a journalist on board his submarine is to be charged with murder.
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Kim Wall: Headless body identified as missing journalist

Wednesday, August 23rd 2017, 5:23
related countries: Denmark
related places: A, Copenhagen

A headless torso found in Copenhagen belongs to missing Swedish journalist Kim Wall, Danish police say
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Kim Wall: Torso found amid search for submarine journalist

Tuesday, August 22nd 2017, 9:28

Police say it is "too early" to tell if the body is missing Swedish journalist Kim Wall.
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