Swedish train tickets for Christmas and New Year travel go on sale
Sweden's state-owned train operator SJ is set to release its Christmas tickets at 9am today.
If you want to tour Sweden's countryside this summer, one of the cheapest and greenest ways to do it is by taking advantage of one of the special summer tickets sold by regional travel companies..
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Sweden's state-owned train operator SJ is set to release its Christmas tickets at 9am today.
More and more tourists from southern Europe – particularly France and Spain – are heading to Sweden to experience a cooler summer, according to new data from the Swedish Agency for Economic and Regional Development.
A 600-metre-long freight train has derailed in the municipality of Bollebygd causing train services to be suspended between Stockholm and Gothenburg. The repair work will take around two weeks, according to the Swedish T…
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You can book your Swedish summer train travel earlier than usual this year. Swedish state rail company SJ, which normally releases summer tickets in March or April, has this year released them on January 28th.
The big news for international train travel from Sweden next year is the decision of state-owned rail company SJ to end its EuroNight overnight service between Stockholm and Berlin, but there are signs others may be comi…
July brings with it cheaper flights, summer holidays and pay rises ? for government ministers at least. Here are the new laws and events happening in Sweden next month.
From summer activity tips to rail disruptions, here’s what to consider when planning a trip to Sweden this summer.
If you're taking the train between Malmö and Copenhagen in the weeks ahead, be prepared for crowded trains and delays.
Sweden's wild boar population has soared in recent years.Lyssna: Report: Not enough wild boar meat being served up in Sweden's schools and elderMunicipalities in Sweden are serving up too little wild boar meat, even thou…
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Centre Party leader Elisabeth Thand Ringqvist has launched a bidding process for her party's support, saying it will back whichever candidate for prime minister can offer the best 'total package' of policies and governme…
Sweden Democrat leader Jimmie Åkesson has announced that his party will unconditionally 'tolerate' Ulf Kristersson as prime minister, dropping its demand for both ministerial positions or policy promises. What does this…
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Authorities are yet to confirm who is behind the bomb hoaxes affecting air travel in Europe this week, but experts suggest there are indications to explain who might be behind the spate of threats.
The National Anti-Corruption Unit has closed the investigation into voter fraud which originated from information in a newspaper opinion piece.
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Sweden Democrat leader Jimmie Åkesson is set to hold a press conference in his hometown of Sölvesborg around lunchtime today to address the ongoing government formation talks.
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No one outside of Sweden has heard of it, and people in Sweden's larger cities farther south tend to speak about it with a drop of disdain, but The Local's Mandy Pipher says she wouldn't want to live anywhere in Sweden b…