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Russian warships enter Swedish territorial waters
Sweden has protested to Russia after two warships entered its territorial waters without permission, a defence department spokesman said on Wednesday, as…
‘FinCEN’ leaks show suspect transactions at Swedish bank SEB
About 8.2 billion Swedish crowns ($919 million) in suspicious funds may have flowed through Swedish bank SEB between 2007 and 2016, Swedish…
Sweden says Stockholm measures possible as COVID cases rise
Sweden, which so far has decided against lockdowns as a means to contain COVID-19, is seeing early signs that the number of…
Swedish government boosts pandemic-hit economy by $12 bln in 2021 budget
Sweden's government will pump 105 billion crowns ($12 billion) into the economy in 2021 in tax cuts and spending measures in a…
Sweden’s Handelsbanken cuts staff, number of branches
Handelsbanken said on Wednesday it would reduce its number of branches to around 200 from 380 by the end of 2021 and…
Sweden records its fewest daily Covid-19 cases since March
While many European countries are seeing their infection rates surge to levels not seen since the peak of the Covid-19 pandemic, Sweden…
Swedish 2021 budget to include $1.1 bln in climate measures
Sweden's Social Democrat and Green minority government said on Monday its 2021 budget would contain 9.7 billion Swedish crowns ($1.11 billion) in…
Positive Covid tests in no-lockdown Sweden hit lowest rate since pandemic began
Sweden carried out a record number of new coronavirus tests last week with only 1.2% coming back positive, the health agency said…
Greta Thunberg says Venice documentary shows her real self
A documentary following Greta Thunberg and her journey from Swedish schoolgirl to global climate activist accurately portrays her as a “shy nerd”,…
UEFA Nations League Roundup (Saturday matches)
Raheem Sterling's late penalty gave England victory as they started their Uefa Nations League campaign in Iceland - despite the hosts squandering…
Swedes confidence in PM’s handling of coronavirus crisis declining, poll shows
Confidence in the way Sweden’s Prime Minister Stefan Lofven and his government have handled the coronavirus pandemic has dropped sharply over the…
Face mask sales soar as Swedes expected to make potential guideline change
Sweden is seeing a spike in demand for face masks, several drug stores said, ahead of a possible U-turn by the authorities,…