The economist tasked with proposing a system for financing new nuclear power stations in Sweden was unexpectedly frank and up front about the costs and risks involved. The Local's Richard Orange looks at how this is changing the debate..
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Sweden's government said Friday it was ready to offer up to 220 billion kronor ($23.3 billion) in loans to utilities for the construction of new nuclear reactors as the Nordic country commits to developing more nuclear p…
Sweden said on Thursday that it had selected so-called small modular nuclear reactors (SMRs) for its first nuclear power expansion in a half-century.
Simona Mohamsson vowed to bring 'tough love' to immigration and integration politics in her first speech as party leader. Will one of her first moves be to change the Liberals' stance on the far-right Sweden Democrats, a…
The Moderates are gaining momentum in a new poll.Lyssna: Moderates close in on Social Democrats as Sweden’s largest party in new pollThe Social Democrats' position as Sweden's biggest party would be threatened if electio…
It’s not clear who won this election, but it’s clear who lost: the Social Democrats and the Sweden Democrats. The spell that the Sweden Democrats have cast over Swedish politics over the past sixteen years has been broke…
Sweden's government is going to take a direct majority stake in a company planning to build three small modular reactors (SMRs), the country's first new nuclear reactors in half a century.
Christian Democrats demand end to use-it-or-lose it parental leave, government earmarks 183 billion kronor for nuclear waste repository, and more news from Sweden on Friday.
The US and Israel’s lightning attack on Iran has left Sweden with a dilemma. As Nato’s newest member with a large Iranian community – but also a traditional stickler for international law – Sweden has so far chosen to si…
Sweden’s left-wing parties would govern with a large majority if only women were allowed to vote. But if men had their way, the right would dominate completely. Why do women and men in Sweden view politics so differently…
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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.
Sweden Democrat leader to give update on far right's cabinet demands – and Stockholm taxi firms rattled as low-cost rival branches into Sweden. Here's the latest news.
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…
Just a day after Sweden's central bank raised the country's key interest rate to 2 percent, banks are starting to follow.
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Italian, French and Bulgarian fighter jets scrambled Thursday as at least 14 European flights were hit by hoax bomb alerts for the third day this week, authorities and airlines said.
Starting December 1st, registered residents of Sweden who don't have citizenship can apply for SverigeID – a new, state-issued, alternative to BankID. What is it, and how can you apply for it?
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