SwedenFollows shortly after the state channel was correctly labeled as "publicly funded media".
The Nordics
Witness: Ericsson funded al-Qaeda
SwedenThe Swedish telecom giant allegedly supplied the terrorist group with signal communication equipment, trucks, phones and computers.
“Swedish” gangbangers given sanctuary in Turkey
Sweden"It is a major concern that there are several leading figures in criminal networks operating from abroad," says Minister of Justice Gunnar Strömmer.
Major NATO exercise planned in Sweden this spring
The NordicsStarting on April 17th, the Swedish Armed Forces and NATO forces will conduct joint military exercises in large parts of Sweden.
Prosecutor: “likely to be difficult” to find out who blew up Nord Stream
SwedenWorld-renowned journalist Seymour Hersh has previously reported that the bombs were planted by Norwegian and American divers during a NATO exercise.
Sweden’s government endorses EU mass surveillance plan
SwedenMapping and searching all citizens' private messages is "an important EU initiative against a very serious crime", according to Justice Minister Gunnar Strömmer (M).
Threats and violence against healthcare workers continue to escalate
Sweden"There used to be a perception that you don't threaten a car with a red cross on it", says the President of the Swedish Association of Health Professionals.
Finland joins NATO this week
FinlandPresident Sauli Niinistö travels to the military alliance headquarters in Brussels to attend the official ceremony.
Record number of people think Sweden is going in the wrong direction
SwedenOver the past ten years, development has never before been considered to be as bad as it is now, according to a new survey.
Sanna Marin’s Social Democrats lost the election in Finland
FinlandThe centre-right National Coalition Party and the national populist The Finns are now the two largest parties after the parliamentary elections in Finland.
Shootings or explosions every other day since Christmas in Sweden’s capital city
SwedenStockholm police say they have also seized 102 firearms, 9 hand grenades, 33 kilos of dynamite and 54 detonators.
National population census to be conducted – first in 33 years: “Out of control”
SwedenIn recent decades, the country has experienced a large influx of migrants from the third world combined with poor border control.
More than a third of the population in Sweden now of foreign background
SwedenIn municipalities such as Botkyrka and Södertälje, people with a migrant background are already in a clear majority.
Iceland tightens asylum policy after mass migration wave
IcelandRejected asylum seekers will lose their social and economic benefits.
Digitalisation excludes elderly people
Sweden"In Sweden, bank ID is a clear example", says researcher Sofia Alexopoulou at Örebro University, who compared the situation for older people in Sweden and Greece.
Sweden’s state-owned energy company Vattenfall continues mini-reactor feasibility study
SwedenThe idea is that the first reactor will be ready as early as 2030.
World’s oldest inscription mentioning Odin found in Denmark
Denmark"This type of inscription is extremely rare", says linguist Krister Vasshus.
Swedish Women’s Organizations: Choosing of legal gender threatens women’s rights
SwedenPoint out that the number of young girls with gender dysphoria has skyrocketed and that "nobody knows" whether girls are actually "helped by being able to easily change their legal gender".
Support for the Swedish government plummets
SwedenOnly one in three Swedes feels "very" or "fairly" confident in Ulf Kristersson's government.
Arms smuggling expert: “Afraid Europe will follow in Sweden’s footsteps”
SwedenGun smuggling expert Nils Duquet expresses concern that gun violence in Sweden is a trend that the rest of Europe will follow.
Finnish military officer: “Wishful thinking that Ukraine will win the war”
FinlandArgues that Ukraine's military leadership is "very poor" and that the Western image of the war is based on Ukrainian propaganda.
PKK supporter gets Swedish Left Party’s heaviest parliamentary post
SwedenMalcolm Momadou Jallow attracted attention when he posed with a PKK flag in Almedalen - now he gets the Left Party's only chairmanship.
Swedish security police concerned about “anti-state messages” among citizens
SwedenHigh tone in the agency's annual situation report - expressing strong concern about faltering trust in society's institutions.
Swedish Security Service: ‘Significant’ PKK funding ongoing in Sweden
SwedenThe terror-classified PKK group is successfully recruiting and financing terrorists from Swedish soil, according to a recent statement.