Europe Sweden More and more people are being diagnosed with syphilis, especially in Stockholm; in two decades, the number has increased by 500%
Europe Sweden One out of 10 berry-pickers in main facility tested positive for Covid-19; according to employer they all received one vaccine dose before entering Sweden and authorities say there is hardly any precondition for them to be able to spread the infection
Europe Sweden Covid officers reported crowding in over half of inspected Stockholm restaurants and said they would get police assistance to crack down on the problem
Europe Sweden The country has ratified the framework agreement for the International Solar Alliance, an initiative by India to promote renewable energy and sustainable development
Europe Sweden The unemployment rate decreased in June and it's now over 1% lower than last year as the latest data from the Swedish Public Employment Service shows
Europe Sweden Coop Sweden closed over 400 of its 800 supermarkets after a cyberattack hit one of its software suppliers, resulting in misfunctioning of tills and self-service checkouts
Europe Sweden Prime Minister Stefan Löfven announced his resignation to avoid a snap election; after talks among all the parties involved, opposition leader Ulf Kristersson is asked to try and form a government
Europe Sweden In Stockholm green waste from parks and private homes is processed in pyrolysis plants to obtain syngas for heating and biochar - a product that can be used in agricolture to improve soil quality with carbon negative footprint
Europe Sweden Cement manufacturer HeidelbergCement will build a carbon-neutral plant in the country, which will capture up to 1.8 million tonnes of carbon dioxide per year, equivalent to the plant's total emissions
Europe Sweden Volvo and Ericsson have carried out the first successful test handover of connected cars between two national mobile 5G networks
Europe Sweden A decade after gaining asylum in the country, 19-year-old Tousin Chiza is the national representative at the Eurovision Song Contest
Europe Sweden One month ago today, regional passenger trains between Boden and Haparanda resumed after a 29-year gap
Europe Sweden Lotta Klemming is Sweden's only female oyster diver in the Grebbestad archipelago on Sweden's west coast