The Swedish government has declared its intention to allow breweries, distilleries and wine producers to sell alcoholic beverages directly to customers visiting their businesses, easing the country's strict alcohol monopoly

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