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Sweden lifts travel curbs to Norway and Denmark
Sweden will scrap recommendations against travel to four European countries from Thursday, including neighbours Norway and Denmark, amid signs that coronavirus infections…
Female priests now outnumber male ones in Church of Sweden
The Church of Sweden has more female than male priests for the first time, according to numbers released this month, a sign…
Sweden’s strategy to tackle coronavirus triggers new controversy on immunity levels
Sweden's maverick response to the coronavirus has thrown up a new controversy: immunity levels. This week, officials at the Swedish Public Health…
Photo Story: Scandinavian Airshow pilots in Sweden draw a heart on sky
A heart around the Turning Torso drawn by the pilots of Scandinavian Airshow in Malmo, Sweden, 17 July 2020. Scandinavian Airshow have…
Sweden’s confirmed Covid-19 cases cross the 70,000 mark
Sweden’s number of confirmed Covid-19 crossed the 70,000 mark on Thursday, while deaths rose by 41 to 5,411, health agency statistics showed.…
Immunity levels to coronavirus ‘higher than antibody tests suggest’, according to Swedish study
More people have got immunity to coronavirus than antibody tests suggest, according to new research from Sweden. Scientists found that those with…
Photo Story: Oresund Bridge celebrates its 20th birthday
People enjoy the sunset and the view of the Oresund Bridge from a viewpoint outside Malmo, Sweden. The bridge, which connects Sweden…
Greece says it will not allow direct flights from UK, Sweden until July 15
Direct flights from Britain and Sweden to Greece will not be allowed until July 15, Greek authorities said, adding that they would…
Photo Story: Social distancing in Sweden
Office colleagues have some after-work drinks next to the water while social distancing from other tables to reduce the risk of infection…
Greta Thunberg criticises the way world leaders behaved after her UN climate change speech in September
Greta Thunberg has voiced her frustration with world leaders who want selfies with her just so they can "look good". The 17-year-old…
Photo story: Hug station for coronavirus times
Lizen Johansson and Josefine Mollerberg at the hug station at The Minc company in Malmoe, Sweden. The hug station was created so…
Poll finds Swedes rapidly losing trust in Covid-19 strategy
Swedes are losing trust in authorities’ handling of the coronavirus, as the man behind the country’s light-touch approach called lockdowns a form…