-
+18 +5
10th December 1901 - First Nobel Prizes awarded
The first Nobel Prizes are awarded in Stockholm, Sweden, in the fields of physics, chemistry, medicine, literature, and peace. The ceremony came on the fifth anniversary of the death of Alfred Nobel, the Swedish inventor of dynamite and other high explosives.
-
+1 +1
När det lider mot jul - Umeå Studentchoir
Trevlig Helg /t/sweden !! I hope I got that right.
-
+32 +4
Cash losing its currency? – Sweden prepares to bid farewell to physical money
How long will Swedes continue queuing at cash machines to get their Kroner? The answer is, maybe not that long at all.
-
+25 +5
Sweden 'to expel up to 80,000 failed asylum-seekers'
Sweden expects to expel up to 80,000 asylum-seekers whose applications have been rejected, its interior minister was quoted as saying. Anders Ygeman said that charter aircraft would be used to deport the migrants over several years. "We are talking about 60,000 people but the number could climb to 80,000," Swedish media quoted him as saying. Some 163,000 migrants applied for asylum in Sweden in 2015, the highest per capita number in Europe.
-
+20 +1
Police chief sparks anger by sympathising with 'killer Somali boy'
The head of the Swedish police has sparked outrage by expressing sympathy with the teenage asylum seeker accused of murdering social worker Alexander Mezher. National Police Commissioner Dan Eliasson, who has already admitted police cannot cope with the wave of migrant crime, said he has concerns about the ‘horrors’ and trauma the accused murderer may have witnessed. He said he was ‘distraught’ on behalf of Miss Mezher’s family but also...
-
+41 +9
British indie band killed after car plummets 25m off bridge in Sweden
Five members of indie band Viola Beach are killed in a road crash in Sweden.
-
+6 +1
UK band Viola Beach 'killed in Swedish car crash'
The four members of British indie band Viola Beach and their manager have died in a car crash in Sweden. Kris Leonard, River Reeves, Tomas Lowe and Jack Dakin and manager Craig Tarry were killed when their car plunged more than 25m (82ft) from a highway bridge into a canal. The incident happened in the early hours of Saturday near Stockholm. Mr Tarry's family say they are grieving his loss and "for the other families involved in this tragic accident".
-
+33 +4
Sweden opens its first unmanned convenience store
A late-night scramble to buy baby food gave a Swedish man the idea to open the country’s first unmanned convenience store. Robert Ilijason, 39, had to drive 20 minutes to an open grocery store to buy food for his son. Now the town of Viken, Sweden, has its own 24-hour shop for bread, milk and other conveniences. Customers use their cellphones to unlock the door and scan their purchases. They must register for the service and are charged...
-
+33 +3
Men should have the right to ‘abort’ responsibility for an unborn child, Swedish political group says
The idea has not been popular.
-
+25 +7
This Store Has No Employees
A grocery store in a small Swedish town has no employees, instead relying on a smart phone app that tracks and bills customer’s purchases.
-
0 +1
Sweden's got a crazy new photo-sharing law that it can't possibly enforce
Wikimedia’s Swedish arm has just lost a case in the country’s Supreme Court, which has ruled that people must get permission from artists before they post images of public art – including statues and buildings – online. That’s a ruling that opens up a whole new legal minefield for holiday Instagrammers, Tweeters and Facebookers everywhere – as well as potentially the owners of those sites too, if they’re seen as liable for what users post.
-
+3 +1
Finally, Spontaneous Dancing Is No Longer Illegal in Sweden
Time to take to the streets to sing and dance in celebration of the fact that it's now legal to do so! The Swedish government has finally agreed to abolish a law that required a public place to have a special licence for people to legally dance there. The days when voguing, daggering, popping and/or locking were illegal in public places in Sweden are now over. The Swedish people are free to be a slave to the rhythm. In Sweden...
-
+4 +1
Swede on trial for terrorism charges
A radicalized Swede, who was arrested after his mother reported him to authorities, went on trial charged with terror offences after he allegedly tried to build a bomb similar to ones used in the 2013 Boston Marathon attacks. Sevigin Aydin, a 20-year-old teaching student who acknowledged having wanted to “die a martyr”, was arrested in February by Swedish intelligence services when his mother alerted police after finding purchases by her son of equipment often used to make bombs.
-
+33 +3
Dial-a-Swede tourism campaign trolled
A tourism campaign which connects callers from all over the world with a random person in Sweden has, unsurprisingly, fallen victim to trolling. Nearly 55,000 people have called ‘The Swedish Number’ since it launched on April 6. The campaign by the Swedish Tourist Association was launched to celebrate 250 years since the Scandinavian nation become the first country in the world to abolish censorship.
-
+36 +6
Here's how Sweden will become the first fossil fuel-free country in the world
The Prime Minister of Sweden, Stefan Löfven, has announced that his country will work towards becoming "one of the first fossil fuel-free welfare states in the world," in a speech to the UN General Assembly. The Nordic countries already lead the world in renewable energy, with Sweden generating around two-thirds of its electricity through renewable sources. On one unusually windy day this July, Denmark produced 140 per cent of its electricity needs...
-
+18 +2
Sweden Becomes First Western Nation to Reject Low-fat Diet Dogma in Favor of Low-carb High-fat Nutrition
Sweden has become the first Western nation to develop national dietary guidelines that reject the popular low-fat diet dogma in favor of low-carb high-fat nutrition advice. The switch in dietary advice followed the publication of a two-year study by the independent Swedish Council on Health Technology Assessment. The committee reviewed 16,000 studies published through May 31, 2013. The expert committee consisted of ten physicians, and several of them were skeptics to low-carbohydrate diets at...
-
+16 +3
The city with 20-year waiting lists for rental homes
There’s a hidden reason so many Stockholm renters go for Nordic minimalist interiors. In a capital gripped by an acute housing shortage, it’s no fun constantly lugging all your worldly goods from apartment to apartment. The Swedish capital may be one of the most desirable locations on the planet to be an expat, but once you’ve bagged the dream job, finding somewhere to live brings a whole new set of problems.
-
+36 +7
Abba reunite for first public performance in 30 years
Abba Reunited and Performed in Stockholm for the First Time after 30 Years
-
+23 +4
Yung Lean’s Second Chance
Yung Lean approached American rap as an outsider, became infamous, and then tragedy struck. A year later, he has the opportunity to do better.
-
+18 +1
Sweden debuts the world's first 'electric highway'
Fossil fuels are bad for the planet, and freight haulage is one of the more carbon-intensive activities that operate today. That's why Siemens and Scania have teamed up to trial what's being called the world's first "electric highway." Much like an electrified railroad, the 1.2 mile stretch has a series of wires hanging overhead that a pantograph-equipped truck can connect to. Then, the vehicle can deactivate its fuel-burning engine and coast along on that delicious, dirt-cheap electricity, switching back when the wires stop.
Submit a link
Start a discussion