Swede accused of attempted spying for Russia set to go on trial
A 34-year-old former consultant for the Swedish military goes on trial next week, accused of trying to pass classified information to Russia's intelligence services.

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A 34-year-old former consultant for the Swedish military goes on trial next week, accused of trying to pass classified information to Russia's intelligence services.

In the September elections, the Sweden Democrats say they'll be campaigning to introduce a ban on headscarves in Sweden, Swedish Radio News reports. The party has long pushed for a ban on wearing full coverage garments like the burqa and niqab in public places. But now the party is going further and wants to ban other veils such as the hijab. โWe know that many girls and women are forced to wear these garments and that in many contexts it is a symbol of control and of women's subordination,โ says Sara Gille, the party's spokesperson on gender equality and honour policy issues.
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Justice Minister Gunnar Strรถmmer says the government is withdrawing its controversial proposal to lower the age of criminal responsibility to 13 for serious crimes, which had been due to start on August 2, news agency TT reports. Strรถmmer told a news conference on Thursday that they believed the proposal, which would have meant the possibility of jail for 13-year-olds who commit crimes with a minimum sentence of four years, would not have sufficient support to pass a vote in parliament scheduled for Monday. Instead, the government, backed by the Sweden Democrats, will now propose lowering the age of criminal responsibility to 14 instead.
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A 34-year-old man has been charged with attempted espionage on behalf of Russia, Sweden's prosecution authority said on Wednesday. In a statement, the authority said that the man previously worked in the Armed Forces where he had access to highly classified information. Court proceedings against the man will get underway in Stockholm next week.
Penalty fees will soon be charged if you give Sweden's Social Insurance Agency incorrect information about your parental leave or sickness benefits. The penalties that come into effect on July 1 will also apply to leave taken to care for a sick child, or "vab" in Swedish. Listen to hear just how much it might cost if you accidentally get paid out more money than you're entitled to.
A Swedish court has delayed a ruling on a 61-year-old man accused of exploiting his "vulnerable" wife to have sex with scores of men for payment.

Having a cat as a family pet does not appear to worsen children's asthma in the short term, suggests a new study from the Karolinska Institute in Stockholm. Many families with asthmatic children are advised to avoid keeping furry pets in the home, but previous studies have often been small and have given conflicting results. In the Karolinska Institute study, researchers found that children living with one or more cats experienced similar asthma outcomes to those without a cat.
More people are falling ill due to their work situation โ particularly those with jobs in healthcare and social care services, Swedish Radio News reports In 2025, there was over 17,000 cases in Sweden, a 30 percent increase on the previous year. According to the Swedish Work Environment Authority, it's often a matter of high workload and low influence at work, which leads to people suffering mentally. The authority points to jobs in healthcare and social care in particular.
Centre Party leader Elisabeth Thand Ringqvist tells Radio Sweden why her party sees Social Democrat Magdalena Andersson as a more likely potential prime minister, rather than incumbent PM Ulf Kristersson of the Moderates. Thand Ringqvist said Swedes are "sick and tired of all the extremists on the left and right side" and her party would not sit in or support a government containing either the Left party of the Sweden Democrats. Earlier in the spring, the Moderates said they would include the nationalist Sweden Democrats in the next cabinet, should their side win September's election.
More Swedes have antisemitic attitudes and fewer distance themselves from antisemitic statements, according to a new report from the Living History Forum, a government agency focused on democracy and equality. The report's based on two surveys conducted in 2020 and 2025, where respondents were presented with a number of antisemitic statements and asked to say to what extent they agreed with them. Listen to hear historian of ideas Henrik Bachner, one of the authors of the report, go through some of the prompts given to respondents as well as what they think could be behind the rise.
Six out of ten parents with children aged 8-19 are positive about an age limit on social media, shows a new report from the Swedish Internet Foundation. Among children and young people themselves, the figure is not as high. Last week, the Minister for Social Affairs, Jakob Forssmed, announced that the government wants to move forward with the proposal to introduce a 15-year age limit for platforms like Instagram and Snapchat.
Swedish parliament to vote on bill to abolish future permanent residency for refugees, government plans law to let elderly choose gender of care staff, and lilacs in bloom in far north as spring arrives earlier and earlier. Here's the latest news.

Following a dry winter and spring, Sweden's mosquito season is expected to be milder than normal this year.
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