Forensic work on a human skull.Lyssna: Sweden returns Finnish skulls — but tests reveal not all were FinnishIn 2024, 82 skulls were returned from the Karolinska Institute in Stockholm to Finland for reburial. Most of the human remains had been exhumed directly from Finnish burial sites in 1873 by the race researcher Gustaf Retzius, at the Karolinska Institute. The other remains were donated to Sweden from the anatomical dept of Helsinki University.Now, new examinations show that not all of the skulls sent back to Finland were actually Finnish. Läs mer på SR
This week’s Sweden in Focus Extra features an interview with AI consultant Anna Bärlund, who won an appeal last week against her Swedish citizenship rejection.
Software developer Besnik Barani works at one of Sweden's biggest engineering companies, while his daughter is a paid intern at Chalmers Institute of Technology. If the appeal in her teen deportation case fails, both mig…
In this week's podcast: what's it like getting divorced in Sweden? More international flights. What are conditions like in Sweden’s immigrant detention centres? And is there any room for optimism in Swedish politics.
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…
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…
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…
Lower this morning as Rodriguez opens for US cooperation. Brent crude is down 1.4% to USD 69.95/b this morning. The acting president in Venezuela, Delcy Rodriguez, has struck a much more conciliatory tone and offered to…
The Sweden Democrats' migration map does not depict reality, but instead a "fantasy of fear" which collapses in on its own absurdity as soon as it is given the least scrutiny, writes Faisal Khan, an engineer, author, and…
In this week's podcast: reactions to Sweden Democrats' 'immigration map'; where did brands like Billys and Gorbys get their names?; Swedish humour, Migration Agency contact centres closing; delays to language tests for c…
Getting divorced or separating in Sweden is much simpler than in most readers' home countries, and men and women are treated much more equally, according to the readers who answered our survey. But not everyone welcomed…
Albin Kainelainen, director general of the National Institute of Economic Research.Lyssna: More efficient companies could mean better wage increases, institute saysIt looks like there will be favourable conditions for wa…
A yellow fever mosquito has been found in Malmö for the first time in Sweden. The mosquito can carry diseases including dengue and yellow fever. File photo.Lyssna: 1021 ENG Warmer winters could bring more invasive specie…
The man is suspected to have organised the placement of a bomb in Fullerö near Uppsala. A young woman asleep on the sofa in the house next door was killed.Lyssna: Senior gang figure indicted for over 25 serious crimesA s…
A correct line of 5+2 numbers led to the lucky draw.Lyssna: Swedish gambler gets the numbers right - wins SEK 215 millionSomeone living in Sweden has won 215 971 996 kronor by managing to come up with all the right numbe…
Falun will host the Nordic Ski World Championships in Februar-March 2027.Lyssna: Swedish Ski Association urges visa ban for Russian and Belarus skiersSweden's Ski Association and Sports Confederation has asked the govern…
Lager 157 have over 100 stores, mainly in Sweden, but also abroad.Lyssna: Swedish retailer Lager 157 linked to poor working conditions in MyanmarWorkers at a Myanmar factory making clothes for the Swedish fashion chain L…
Sweden's National Agency for Education says upper-secondary schools should offer fewer places on some more theoretical programmes, and more on vocational courses.Lyssna: 1020 ENG Vocational programs urged to become moreS…
Flowers and candles outside the sports centre when their young woman was shot.Lyssna: Two teenagers remanded in custody over Älvsjö murderTwo teenagers have been remanded in custody, suspected of the murder of a young wo…
Selma Gúsic from the Swedish Institute for Human Rights and (left) childrens artwork.Lyssna: Overcrowding and privacy shortcomings reported at Swedish Migration Agency’s asThe Migration Agency says it is working to impro…
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