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Monday, January 6th, is trettondedagen or the thirteenth day of Christmas, a public holiday and a day off for most workers in Sweden. It’s also known as Epiphany in English. But how are shops, Systembolaget and public transport affected ...
Today in Sweden: A roundup of the latest news on Thursday
Dec 5, 2024 · Princess Birgitta attending the wedding of Prince Carl-Phillipe and Sofia Hellqvist in 2015. Photo: Fredrik Sandberg/TT King's sister dies aged 87, Senior Foxtrot gang leader extradited to Sweden, record house sales, and more news from Sweden on Thursday.
Sweden's government reported to EU Commission for 'destructive' …
Nov 7, 2024 · Sweden's climate minister Romina Pourmokhtari at a press conference ahead of the COP 29 summit in Baku. Photo: Jakob Åkersten Brodén/TT The Swedish Society for Nature Conservation has reported Sweden's government to the EU Commission for failing to put in place policies which will allow Sweden to meet climate goals, calling for it to formally investigate Sweden's actions.
Today in Sweden: A roundup of the latest news on Friday
Sep 27, 2024 · Warning as heavy rain set to batter southern and central Sweden. Sweden's weather agency SMHI has issued a yellow warning of rain in south-western Sweden, including the regions of southern Västra Götaland, Halland, western Kronoberg, southwestern Jönköping and northwestern Skåne.. A total of 40-70 millimetres of rain may fall between 10am and 11pm on Friday, or even more in some areas.
Politics in Sweden: The opposition failed to land a killer blow on …
Oct 15, 2024 · The government's tax-cutting budget, which gives the richest the the biggest cuts, both in real terms and as a percentage of their income, should have been an open goal for the left-wing opposition in the two-hour debate on SVT's Agenda news programme on Sunday.. READ ALSO: How will Sweden's new budget affect foreign residents? "This is the most Moderate budget I've ever seen in my life in ...
Today in Sweden: A roundup of the latest news on Monday
Jul 22, 2024 · Fermented herring producers fear yet another year of shortage. Shortages of herring in the Baltic are leading to yet another lean year for producers of Sweden's stinky fermented herring delicacy, with Jan Söderström, the owner of Oskars, one of the leading brands of surströmming, telling TT he only received 25 to 30 tons of herring to ferment this year, compared to 100 tons in a normal year.
Today in Sweden: A roundup of the latest news on Friday
Oct 11, 2024 · Shooting at Israeli business in Gothenburg could be linked to Iran: reports. A boy under the age of 15 is suspected of attempted murder after a shooting at Israeli military tech company Elbit Systems in Gothenburg.. Regional public radio broadcaster P4 Göteborg reports that police suspect the shooting is linked to previous shootings at the …
Today in Sweden: A roundup of the latest news on Wednesday
Aug 7, 2024 · A woman was found dead in Malmö after a suspected fall from a balcony. Photo: Johan Nilsson/TT Swedish police investigate after woman found dead in Malmö, Sweden issues new travel alerts for Bangladesh and UK, and Northvolt insists death of …
Today in Sweden: A roundup of the latest news on Friday
Aug 16, 2024 · Sweden confirms first case of new mpox strain outside Africa. Sweden late on Thursday announced the first case outside Africa of the more dangerous variant of mpox, which the WHO has declared a global public health emergency.. The country's public health agency confirmed to the AFP news agency that it was the same strain of the virus that has surged in the Democratic Republic of Congo since ...