Sweden News News Sweden » People: Outrage as Swedish court refuses to deport convicted rapist, PM promises crackdown
Swedish court sparks outrage by refusing to deport convicted rapist, citing crime wasn't 'exceptionally grave.' PM promises toughest Nordic deportation laws.
News Sweden » People: Swedish church relocated 3 miles in engineering feat
KIRUNA, Sweden — How do you move one of Sweden’s most beloved wooden churches down the road? With a little engineering, a lot of prayer — and some Eurovision for good luck. The Kiruna Church — called ...
News Sweden » People: Masked gunman kills three people in ‘brutal’ Sweden attack before fleeing on scooter
Three people have been shot dead in a “brutal act of violence” in Sweden. Swedish police said a murder investigation has been launched after the deadly shooting in Uppsala on Tuesday, with photos of ...
News Sweden » People: This Swedish church is being moved down the road before a mine swallows its town
KIRUNA, Sweden (AP) — How do you move one of Sweden’s most beloved wooden churches down the road? With a little engineering, a lot of prayer — and some Eurovision for good luck. The Kiruna Church — ...
News Sweden » People: Elderly migrants in Swedish care homes faced higher COVID-19 mortality risk
Migrants from low-income countries living in care settings in Sweden were more likely to die from COVID-19 than people born in the country during the first year of the pandemic, according to a new ...
News Sweden » People: Sweden’s £48bn public sector pensions crisis
Sweden’s spiralling public sector pensions bill could drive up taxes and slash investment in health, education and social care, a banking group has warned. The country’s regions and municipalities now ...
News Sweden » People: Sweden Has a Big Problem
This essay is part of The Great Migration, a series by Lydia Polgreen exploring how people are moving around the world today. On Aug. 12, 2004, celebratory headlines festooned the pages of Swedish ...
News Sweden » People: Sweden's plans to mine rare-earth minerals could ruin the lives of Indigenous Sami reindeer herders
KIRUNA, Sweden — High atop the Luossavaara Mountain in northern Sweden, Sami reindeer herder Lars-Marcus Kuhmunen mapped out a bleak future for himself and other Indigenous people whose reindeer have ...
News Sweden » People: Three people killed in shooting in Sweden, police say
UPPSALA,Sweden/STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - Three people were killed in a shooting in the Swedish city of Uppsala on Tuesday and a murder investigation has been launched, police said. Police said it was ...
News Sweden » People: Identifying young people at risk of cardiac arrest
Many young people who suffered sudden cardiac death had recently sought medical care. More frequent use of electrocardiograms (EKG) could help prevent such cases, according to researchers at the ...
News Sweden » People: Road accidents the most common cause of work-related deaths in Sweden
Roberto Maiorana, director general of the Swedish Transport Administration, says traffic accidents are the most common cause of death when it comes to work-related accidents.
News Sweden » People: Swedish church being moved down the road before a mine swallows its town
How do you move one of Sweden’s most beloved wooden churches down the road? With a little engineering, a lot of prayer — and some Eurovision for good luck. The Kiruna Church — called Kiruna Kyrka in ...