Sweden News News Sweden » Security: Swedish appeals court fines ex-national security adviser for gross negligence
STOCKHOLM, Oct 19 (Reuters) - A Swedish appeals court on Monday found former national security adviser Henrik Landerholm, a friend of the prime minister, guilty of mishandling secret information, ...
News Sweden » Security: Sweden expels Iran embassy employee, citing security concerns
Stockholm says Iran-backed groups are plotting against ‘Jewish and Israeli interests’ in the country.
News Sweden » Security: Iran and Sweden expel each other’s diplomats as tensions escalate over security
Iran on Thursday gave a Swedish diplomat in Tehran 48 hours to leave the country, after Sweden had expelled a staff member from the Iranian embassy in Stockholm.
News Sweden » Security: Niinisto: Sweden Security OK if Finland Joins NATO First
Sweden won't be in a vulnerable security situation even if Finland joins NATO first, the Finnish president said Sunday, as both Nordic membership candidates negotiate bilateral military pacts with the ...
News Sweden » Security: Sweden heads to polls in close election race dominated by welfare state and security
Opinion polls ahead of Sunday's vote point to a victory for the centre-left opposition headed by the Social Democrats which could see Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson's centre-right coalition ousted. #E ...
News Sweden » Security: Iraq threatens to cut ties with Sweden over planned burning of Quran
Iraq expelled the Swedish ambassador on Thursday in protest at a planned burning of the Quran in Stockholm that had prompted hundreds of protesters to storm and set alight the Swedish embassy in ...
News Sweden » Security: How Sweden and Finland Can Bolster NATO
When the USS Kearsarge anchored in central Stockholm, it was a mighty sight to behold. Thousands of locals and tourists looked with awe as the ship dominated the surrounding city landscape. It served ...
News Sweden » Security: Swedish National Security Adviser Reflects on Challenges Facing Europe
Sweden, which dropped its position of military nonalignment and sought NATO membership in the wake of Russia’s 2022 invasion of Ukraine, is now one vote away from joining the alliance as its 32nd ...
News Sweden » Security: Sweden security service raises terrorist threat level amid Quran burnings
The Director General of the Swedish Security Service raised the nation’s terrorist threat level to its second-highest, according to a Thursday press release from the Security Service. The Security ...
News Sweden » Security: Swedish security police says Russia is biggest threat to Sweden's security
STOCKHOLM, Feb 22 (Reuters) - Russia poses a serious threat to Swedish security and has become increasingly aggressive in its actions, Sweden's security police said on Wednesday. "Russia is currently ...