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 senior figure in one of Sweden's most notorious criminal gangs has been charged with involvement in a large number of murders and attempted murders. It includes a bombing near Uppsala, north of Stockholm, when a 24-year-old teaching student was killed in her home.A prosecutor says this may be the biggest indictement ever in Sweden of one single individual. Läs mer på SR
Sweden on Wednesday charged a man described by media as a top gang boss with masterminding a slew of violent attacks, as the country sees a reduction in its decade-long organised crime wave.
Björn Söder, one of the so-called 'gang of four' who took over the far-right Sweden Democrats in 2005, has become the second senior party figure to call for it to drop its demand for ministerial positions and so open the…
Ali Shehab Ahmed, one of the leading figures in Sweden's Foxtrot network criminal gang has been jailed for life by a court in Iraq, Swedish prosecutors have confirmed.
A Swedish government inquiry has proposed making it possible to strip dual citizens of Swedish citizenship if they are found guilty of weapons and explosives crimes, money-laundering, or benefit fraud, or have obtained c…
Four men were set to go on trial on Thursday in Sweden accused of hate crimes for assaulting immigrants, a case that centres on a growing trend in Europe for white supremacists to band together in fitness clubs.
The National Board of Health and Welfare has carried out a study into children and juvenile serious crime.Lyssna: Study: higher number of juveniles involved in serious crime than first thoughtA study by Sweden's National…
"Good job!" Outside Stockholm's Farsta subway station where a 2023 shooting killed two innocent bystanders, locals thank Max Akerwall and his police team for turning the tide on gang violence.
A law coming into force in Sweden today requires that gang crime adverts to be taken down by the relevant online platforms immediately, at the request of the police.
The terror threat against Sweden remains elevated (three on a five-point scale), according to the Swedish security service, Säpo. And the agency warns that Iran is continuing to recruit youth with gang connections to tar…
Daylight saving time is over for now. Lyssna: How to cope with darker days after Sweden turns the clocks backSweden along with other EU member states switched to standard time this weekend.The bi-yearly turning of clocks…
Finance minister Elisabeth Svantesson at Tuesday's budget briefing.Lyssna: Svantesson: A budget with no new policiesSweden's caretaker government will present an apolitical interim budget next month, free from new spendi…
The government says it's up to the Migration Agency to assess which other Swedish tests meet the language requirement for citizenship.Lyssna: Government and Migration Agency point fingers over citizenship language test r…
Sid, the police dog of the year, with his handler.Lyssna: Sid is Police Dog of the Year — saved his handler's lifeHe saved his handler’s life and has contributed to solving several crimes.Sid the German Shepherd is the P…
Sweden's National Agency for Education wants more young people to study vocational programmes, instead of for example arts.Lyssna: Agency proposes cuts to university-preparatory programmes – faces criticismSweden's Natio…
The Patriot air defence systemLyssna: Swedish Armed Forces: Russian threats against Swedish shipments to Ukraine on tRussia is intensifying its attempts to sabotage Swedish shipments to Ukraine, the Swedish Armed Forces…
Centre Party leader Elisabeth Thand Ringqvist was tasked by the Speaker of Parliament with exploring the possibility of forming a new government.Lyssna: 1026 ENG Political scientist: Extra election still not likely, but…
A maximum income ceiling for apartments is causing a debate in some Swedish cities.Lyssna: Municipal housing company introduces tenant maximum income limit: “Breaking dowMunicipal housing company Uppsalahem is introducin…
Elisabeth Thand Ringqvist appeared before the media on Monday.Lyssna: Centre Party leader: No majority for Centrist governmentCentre party leader Elisabeth Thand Ringqvist said on Monday that she is ending her attempts t…
Lyssna: Digital welfare services can create barriers for older immigrants to SwedenNew research shows that increasing digitalisation of welfare services can lead to social exclusion for older people with an immigrant bac…
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