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A Swedish town is trying to attract more residents by selling land for just 1 krona (€0.08) per square metre. The new campaign is part of a project to help Göten, a small town with about 5,000 residents, attract new residents and make up for an aging population and falling birth rates. Who can buy the land?“Absolutely anyone is welcome to buy one of the plots,” Månsson said. “There are no rules or requirements as to who is allowed to buy one. It would be absolutely fantastic if we could get people from abroad interested in buying plots here, too.” He did not say whether Swedish residency or ci...
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For those of you who are still heartbroken that ABBA didn’t make a surprise appearance at this year’s Eurovision, there’s some more bad news coming your way. Band member Björn Ulvaeus has stated that ABBA may never make another public appearance together ever again. On the Rosebud With Gyles Brandreth podcast, Ulvaeus revealed that the pop icons’ latest appearance together for their Swedish knighthood may have been their last public get-together. The band received the Royal Vasa Order from King Carl XVI Gustaf of the Swedish royal family for their contribution to music last month. Ulvaeus reve...
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On the longest day of the year, countries around the world hold joyous, ritualistic and mystic celebrations. But there’s one nation that seems to feel the greatest affinity with the summer solstice. Sweden explodes with midsummer festivities in June, many of which derive from centuries-old traditions. In 2024, Midsummer Eve falls on 21 June and in many places, there are celebrations throughout the whole weekend. Here’s why Swedes consider it the biggest celebration of the year. Why does Sweden celebrate midsummer?Sweden’s midsummer festivities began in the late Middle Ages when people celebrat...
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Nasdaq Stockholm, Nasdaq Inc’s stock exchange in Sweden, has been fined 100 million Swedish kronor ($9.6 million) by the country’s financial watchdog, the Financial Supervisory Authority (Finansinspektionen), over deficiencies in monitoring insider trading violations. The regulatory body found flaws in how Nasdaq Stockholm conducted its trade monitoring during significant company events in 2021 and 2022. Deficiencies in trade monitoringThe investigation by the Financial Supervisory Authority revealed that Nasdaq Stockholm had shortcomings in its processes to prevent, identify, and report insid...
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Stockholm (AFP) - The role of atomic weapons has become more prominent and nuclear states are modernising arsenals as geopolitical relations deteriorate, researchers said Monday, urging world leaders to "step back and reflect". Diplomatic efforts to control nuclear arms also suffered major setbacks amid strained international relations over the conflicts in Ukraine and Gaza, the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) said in its annual yearbook. "We have not seen nuclear weapons playing such a prominent role in international relations since the Cold War," Wilfred Wan, directo...
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Two Swedish citizens who were released in a prisoner swap with Iran have been reunited with their families after they landed in Stockholm. European Union diplomat Johan Floderus and another man, Saeed Azizi, were released by Iran in exchange for an Iranian national convicted in Stockholm of committing war crimes over his part in 1988 mass executions in the Islamic Republic. Floderus and Azizi were met at the airport by Sweden's prime minister Ulf Kristersson and foreign minister Tobias Billström. Kristersson posted on X that the two men had been reunited with their families, ending his post wi...
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The commander of Sweden's air force posted on Saturday that a Russian military aircraft violated Swedish airspace on Friday east of Gotland. "The Russian act is unacceptable and shows a lack of respect for our territorial integrity," commander of the Swedish Air Force, Jonas Wikman, posted on X. Sweden formally joined NATO as the 32nd member of the transatlantic military alliance in March. It ended decades of post-World War II neutrality and centuries of broader non-alignment with major powers as security concerns in Europe have spiked following Russia’s 2022 invasion of Ukraine. Sweden, along...
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Iran and Sweden carried out a prisoner swap on Saturday that involved the release of Hamid Nouri, who was convicted of war crimes by Sweden over mass executions that took place in 1988. In exchange, Iran released Johan Floderus, a Swede who had been working for the European Union's diplomatic corps, as well as a man identified as Saeed Azizi by Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson. In 2022, the Stockholm District Court sentenced Nouri to life in prison over his role in the 1988 executions. It identified him as an assistant to the deputy prosecutor at the Gohardasht prison outside the Iranian...
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Tomas Colbengston was presented with the honour by Her Majesty Queen Sonja of Norway last week in Bodø. It was part of a ceremony that also saw celebrated artist Anselm Kiefer receive the Queen Sonja Lifetime Achievement Award and Swedish artist Maria Kayo Mpoyi get the QSPA Inspirational Award. The Queen Sonja Print Award is unique in enjoying the patronage of a member of the Royal Family, who is also an acclaimed artist. It is presented every two years to an outstanding, often young, artist who has excelled in the field of printmaking. Artists from all over the world are nominated by a wide ...
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Sweden's Social Democrats have once again emerged as the strongest force in the European elections, taking 24.9% of the vote, the electoral authority said early Monday after more than 90% of ballots were counted. The Greens posted the largest gains, securing 13.8% according to the preliminary result, up more than 2 percentage points on their 2019 result and taking third spot. The Moderates, a liberal-conservative party, came in second behind the Social Democrats. The right-wing populist Sweden Democrats were fourth with 13.2%, down over 2 percentage points on their result in the 2019 European ...
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