Two powerful explosions ripped through houses in central Sweden, injuring at least three people and damaging buildings, with bricks and window sections left outside; it is not known whether the blasts were related to each other

Conditions for family migration and issuance of residence permits for humanitarian reasons will be restricted; the limit for denying a family permit passes from 18 to 21 years to prevent forced marriages, providing greater protection for vulnerable people

To put an end to the 'recruitment of children and young people into criminal gangs', the government presented a series of measures, including examining the possibility for social services to use electronic surveillance as part of their toolkit

A potential bid for the 2030 Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games is being taken seriously, the Swedish government confirmed

Swedish people are no longer convinced that they were right to refuse to join the euro in 2003, when they chose to keep the krona in a referendum, with many regretting that choice because "the national currency is penalising the country"