A powerful Swedish parliamentary committee has listed several flaws in the government's handling of the coronavirus pandemic. The Committee on the Constitution (Konstitutionsutskottet, or KU), which is tasked with examining the Prime Minister and his cabinet’s handling of important matters,...
Sweden's forest language Elfdalian is at risk of dying out, and this week a politician took the question of its survival to parliament. Swedish MP Peter Helander, who belongs to the Centre Party and comes from the Dalarna region, asked...
Sweden's Parliament has approved a new law that will give the government new, temporary powers during the COVID-19 pandemic. The new legislation will allow the authorities to close restaurants, shops, and public transport in the country for the first time,...
Sweden's parliament on Friday voted in favour of a new pandemic law giving the government power to close certain businesses or limit visitor numbers and opening hours, which will come into effect from January 10th. Parliament was recalled from its...
Few years have given humankind as much cause for reflection as 2020. But in the eyes of Anna König Jerlmyr, the Mayor of Stockholm, reflecting on your purpose and the impact you can have has always been crucial. She's one...
Sweden has told citizens for the first time to start wearing masks on public transport to stem the spread of coronavirus. The recommendations, announced on Friday, stipulate that Swedes should be wearing face coverings at peak times when "congestion cannot...
Sweden is tightening nationwide coronavirus restrictions by requiring many people to work from home and reducing the number who can gather in restaurants, shops and gyms starting next week, but the government decided against ordering the country s first full lockdown to control a recent...
Sweden’s Parliament on Tuesday approved a 40% increase in the defense budget for 2021-2025 because of tensions in the Baltic Sea region in recent years, with officials saying Russia is the main reason for the move. The 349-member Riksdag assembly...
Prime Minister Stefan Lofven declared Nov. 16 that Swedes were not following restrictions as closely as they did in the spring, so gatherings during the next four weeks would be limited to eight people. “This is the new norm for the entire...
Rioting broke out in the Swedish city of Malmo after hundreds gathered to oppose the burning of the Quran by far-right activists. Rioters set fires and threw objects at police and emergency services and 15 people were detained after more than 300 people gathered in protest, police said....
