Strong sense of solidarity in Finland despite NATO process delays
Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has raised the possibility of only approving Finland’s application to join the defence alliance NATO, and not Sweden’s.Iro …
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Three years since first COVID-19 case detected in Sweden
It’s been three years since the first confirmed case of COVID-19 was reported in January 2020 in Jönköping.Malin Bengnér, an infectious disease doctor …
Astrid and William the most popular baby names last year
After six years at the top of the list of the most popular names for newborn girls in Sweden, Alice is having to give way to Astrid, according to …
Sweden scores lower in international index on perceived corruption
Sweden is falling behind most other Nordic nations on the organisation Transparency International’s annual ranking of perceived levels of corruption in …
Unreliable care operators switching their services in order to dodge authorities
The Health and Social Care Inspectorate, known as IVO, says unreliable company representatives who have had their permission to operate certain types of …
Teenage boy in custody after 15-year-old shot dead on Saturday
A teenage boy has been arrested following the shooting death of a 15-year-old boy in Skogås, south of Stockholm, on Saturday night.The shooting happened …
Last Swedish laws against blasphemy removed in the seventies
To burn a copy of the Quran is not a crime in Sweden, the law against agitation against a population group does not cover this.You must be allowed to …
Sweden, Norway and Finland cooperating to attract workers to the far north
There are significant workforce shortages in northern Sweden, Norway and Finland.Now educational instututions, municipalities and other organisations located …
Significant increase in fraud crimes targeting the elderly
The number of police reports about fraud offences targeting the elderly and people with disabilities has gone up by more than 80 per cent in the last three …
More home care companies being refused permission to operate
Last year the Health and Social Care Inspectorate, known as IVO, said no to more than half of all home care companies that applied for permission to start …