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Why Sweden's mosquito season is set to get off to a slower start than normal
Following a dry winter and spring, Sweden's mosquito season is expected to be milder than normal this year.
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Following a dry winter and spring, Sweden's mosquito season is expected to be milder than normal this year.
Politicians in Sweden are on the hunt to attract votes from the almost a quarter of million Swedes living abroad. In 2022, overseas voters, historically a group with a low-election turn-out, swung the election in favour of the centre-right bloc winning a majority. During the spring, ministers in the Swedish government and representatives from other parties have been to places such as London and Paris to meet Swedes abroad, Swedish Radio News reports.
Swedish Radio's investigative programme Kaliber has discovered that a man accused of torture, rape and killing of prison inmates during the former Syrian regime is walking free in Damascus. He's currently awaiting a decision from the Swedish Migration Board on a residency permit in Sweden. Following Kaliber's revelations, the Syrian authorities are currently looking for the man.
Takeaway pizza hasn't become cheaper despite lowered VAT on takeaways. That's according to a survey by Swedish Radio's local channel P4 Jรถnkรถping. VAT on foodstuffs and takeaways was cut in half from 12 to 6 percent on April 1st this year, with the aim of reducing prices for customers. Pizza restaurant owners say wholesale prices have gone up and if not for the VAT-cut, they would have had to raise their prices.
Michael Rubbestad, one of the two MPs the Sweden Democrats sent in to block transitional rules for citizenship on April 29th, has been suspended from the party after resigning from all his assignments.
Unemployment has fallen since last summer, but the number of long-term unemployed people in Sweden remains high. The Public Employment Service has been criticised for not doing enough to help people get a job, or to offer training for professions where there are jobs available. The agency's director general, Maria Hemstrรถm Hemmingsson, says that they have relied too much on digital channels in the past. Now they will prioritise to meet in person with people who are, or who risk becoming, long-term unemployed.
Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson of the Moderates told press this morning, June 1st, that the governing parties and the Sweden Democrats have reached an agreement on teen deportations that will be announced this afternoon.
Food prices have barely had time to stabilise after the government VAT cut โ and now food manufacturers are saying costs are rising. They are calling for understanding that food prices may need to be raised once again.
In this week's podcast: Sweden Democrats demand major role in next government, work permit exemption list a letdown for many immigrant workers, smoking reaches record low, half-price transport tickets, and councils stop expensive gifts for teachers.
Large fire in southern Stockholm, food manufacturers warn of rising food prices, high risk of grass and forest fires throughout the country, major disruptions for morning Stockholm metro commuters, and more news from Sweden on Friday.
Ukraine is to buy 20 of the latest models of JAS 39 Gripen fighter jets from Sweden, Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky announced in Uppsala today. Once the initial purchase is complete, Sweden will also donate 16 of its older generation of JAS Gripens to Ukraine in early 2027. It's the first step in a larger Gripen deal, in which Ukraine will buy up to 150 of the JAS 39 Gripen E/F combat aircraft, President Zelensky told a press conference.
Police have identified 49 children in Sweden who appear in child pornographic material, and who are suspected of having been victims of sexual assault. This follows a special operation, and according to police the children are from all over the country and range from infants to 18-year-olds. Police say their priority is working out the victims' identities: "Finding the children often means also finding the culprit," says Christer Andersson at the police's unit for internet-related sexual abuse of children.
Sweden's longest-running trial will come to a close on Thursday. It concerns the company Lundin Oil, and alleged involvement in human rights abuses in what's now South Sudan. Two former Lundin Oil executives are facing charges and could be sentenced to several years in prison if found guilty, while the company risks a multibillion kronor payment to the state, in addition to the approximately SEK 1 billion already spent on its defence. Current CEO of the company, Daniel Fitzgerald, says the case is "flawed" and "should never have seen the inside of a courtroom", and that the company has the weight of evidence on its side.
Swedish footballer Alexander Isak is still an injury concern ahead of the World Cup. Isak, who's had little playing time since his April comeback from a broken leg, is with the Sweden squad in Stockholm in a pre-World Cup training camp. At a press conference on Wednesday, the Swedish national side's coach Graham Potter said they've still got time as the World Cup fast approaches.
The government and Sweden Democrats today presented a package worth around SEK 6.5 billion aimed at reducing public transport prices across the country. The cost of a monthly travel pass on public transport would be halved during the second half of 2026 under the proposal. The timing of the announcement has drawn criticism from the opposition, with the Social Democrats' party secretary Tobias Baudin telling media the government has in the past actively voted against their proposals for cheaper public transport.
Sweden is halving the price of monthly public transport tickets from July 1st until the end of the year, funded by a multibillion-kronor subsidy paid out to the regions.
A Swedish prosecutor has called for a 10-year prison sentence against a man on trial for allegedly prostituting out his wife to around 120 clients.
A Sweden Democrat MP has apologised for his party's decision to send in two extra MPs to block a motion on transitional rules, saying that the party's action had been "wrong" and that principles should never be sacrificed for "short-term parliamentary gains".
Summer is upon us and we're taking a look at some seasonally appropriate Swedish vocabulary.