A nearly century-old regulation, originally applied to agricultural vehicles, allows teenagers aged 15 and over to drive without a proper licence, provided the vehicle has been modified to have a maximum speed of 30 km/h

Four out of ten social workers responding to a union survey say they have been subjected to threats or violence in the past two years, Swedish Radio News reports

The largest mycoplasma outbreak in several years is affecting Sweden this autumn, with over 1000 people hospitalised since September; about one in 10 who are infected by mycoplasma get pneumonia

Sweden's central bank cut its benchmark interest rate by half a percentage point to 2,75%, in what has been described as the biggest reduction in a decade

In a series of articles published on 'Aftonbladet', the Swedish Democrats, who support the right-wing government, accused the Swedish Committee to Combat Anti-Semitism, which systematically points out its regular slip-ups, of being a political actor