Today in Sweden: A roundup of the latest news on Monday

Social Democrats shut out Left Party in bid to form centre-left government, Vattenfall to invest billions in Västerbotten, and more news from Sweden on Monday..

Owe hid a fortune – but did he know it?

A guitar found in Owe’s house in the small town of Gullspång turns out to have belonged to Hollywood star Gene Autry. It vanished in Chicago in 1932. How did one of the world’s finest guitars find its way to Sweden?.

The widow’s ultimatum to Sandra: ”Honest or dishonest”

Sandra inherited a guitar from her father that turned out to have belonged to American national hero Gene Autry. But who has the stronger claim to the instrument – Sandra or Gene’s widow, Jackie?.

Indiefavoriterna Shout Out Louds till Kristianstad på vårturnén

Fem år sprang i väg. Men i början av 2027 är Shout Out Louds tillbaka med ett nytt album – och en turnéplan som inkluderar Kristianstad..

Increasingly long stays at Migration Agency's largest detention centre

Märsta detention centre, north of Stockholm.Lyssna: Increasingly long stays at Migration Agency's largest detention centreDetention times for rejected asylum seekers and other individuals facing deportation who are being…

Sweden paying for empty prison cells in Estonia

Tartu prison in Estonia.Lyssna: Sweden paying for empty prison cells in EstoniaThree months into a deal where a number of Swedish prisoners will serve their time in Estonian prisons, only 52 out of 100 prison places have…

Electricity subsidy for southern Sweden as prices soar

The ongoing situation in the Strait of Hormuz is a contributory factor to rising electricity prices in Europe and the Nordics. Lyssna: Electricty subsidy for southern Sweden as prices soarElectricity prices in southern S…

Swedish supermarket freezers hacked — temperatures raised to 50 degrees

Supermarkets in a number of places around Sweden have spent Monday throwing out spoiled food on account of the hack.Lyssna: Swedish supermarket freezers hacked — temperatures raised to 50 degreesA number of supermarkets…

'It will not happen': Top Centre Party MP rules out Sweden Democrat deal

Martin Ådahl, economics spokesperson for the Centre Party, has ruled out any deal which will see his party support a right-wing government dependent on the far-right Sweden Democrats, telling The Local simply that "it wi…

New task force to crack down on economic crime enablers

The Swedish Economic Crime Authority is attacking enablers of economic crime.Lyssna: New task force to crack down on economic crime enablersThe Swedish Economic Crime Authority has starting a specialized task force to ta…

Majority of Swedes say they won't celebrate Halloween

Halloween is more popular with Swedish youth than with the older population.Lyssna: Halloween divides Sweden by age and family lifeOver half of Swedes, 52 %, will not celebrate Halloween this year, according to a poll fr…

Sweden's Election Authority prepared for a snap second election

If a new election is called, the Election Authority will have to carry it out just three months later.Lyssna: Sweden's Election Authority prepared for a snap second electionSweden's now been without a government for 46 d…

Lurades på Way out west-biljetter

I juli förra året lurade en kvinna två personer på festivalbiljetter. – Jag skrev till säljaren att om hon inte skickade biljetten så ville jag ha pengarna tillbaka, säger ett offer i förhör. Nu döms kvinnan för flera br…

Inspectors warn animals may suffer as abuse complaints reach record levels

Complaints of animal abuse vary, a few examples are neglected cats and malnourished puppies.Lyssna: Inspectors warn animals may suffer as abuse complaints reach record levelsA record number of reports about suspected ani…

Swedish security firm pays out 50,000 kronor over age discrimination

A 60-year-old woman who was rejected for a job because of her age has been awarded 50,000 kronor in compensation..

Today in Sweden: A roundup of the latest news on Tuesday

Speaker to call party leaders after Centre Party fails to forge centrist government – and Swedish security firm pays out 50,000 kronor over age discrimination. Here's the latest news..

Fem skräckfilmer att se kring Halloween

Dagens Arenas filmrecensent Jon Andersson tipsar om fem skräckisar du inte får missa om du vill bli skrämd under Halloweenhelgen. Get Out (2017) Foto: Moviestore/REX/TT   Chris (Daniel Kaluuya), en svart ung kille, följe…

Study: higher number of juveniles involved in serious crime than first thought

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…

Erik Adielsson om omdiskuterade situationen på V85

Diva Ek vann C.L. Müllers Memorial på Jägersro – men fråntogs segern.

Beskedet: Way Out Wests festivalpass redan slutsålda

”Rekordhögt tryck”.

Festivalpass till Way Out West slutsålda

Festivalpassen till Way Out West 2027 är redan slutsålda, skriver GP..

Way Out Wests festivalpass slutsålda – bara släppt en artist

”Rekordhögt tryck” på nästa års Way Out West..

Way Out Wests festivalpass slutsålda

Red-green parties reach agreement on formulation of law halting 'teenage deportations'

Niels Paarup-Petersen (Centre), Ida Karkiainen (Social Dems), Annika Hirvonen (Greens) and Jennifer Merelaid Hankins (Left) talking with journalists after Thursday's meeting in parliament. Lyssna: Red-green parties reach…

Sweden's first citizenship test: Relief for some, uncertainty over next steps

Hamayun got a score of 90% in the citizenship test.Lyssna: 1022 ENG Sweden's first citizenship test: Relief for some, uncertainty over neEight out of ten participants passed Sweden's first citizenship civics knowledge te…

Eight in ten pass Sweden's first citizenship civics knowledge test

Eight out of ten people passed Sweden's first citizenship civics knowledge test, says Anders Sandberg.Lyssna: 1022 ENG Eight in ten pass Sweden's first citizenship civics knowledge testEight out of ten participants passe…

Sweden returns Finnish skulls — but tests reveal not all were Finnish

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…

Robyn kommer till Way Out West

Robyn är klar för nästa års upplaga av Way Out West, meddelar festivalen..

Region Stockholm reaches centrist governing agreement, freezing out the left

The Social Democrats, Centre Party, Green Party, Christian Democrats, and Liberals have agreed to govern Region Stockholm together..

Robyn till Way out West 2027

Robyn är klar för Way out West 2027. Det meddelar festivalen bara några dagar efter hennes spelning i Stockholm..

Robyn klar för Way Out West

Popstjärnan ställde in på festivalen 2022 – nu kommer gottgörelsen..

Vänsterns kryssraket dök inte upp – ”Han har time out”

Vänsterpartiets kryssraket Ahmed Abas Omar dök inte upp när det nyvalda kommunfullmäktige höll sitt första sammanträde. – Han har time out, säger distriktsordförande Amanda Dalmans (V) som fick hoppa in som ersättare..

Uppgradering av mjukvara tar en stor del av företagens it-budget

Enligt en ny rapport från Origina står licenser och uppgraderingar för en stor del av de amerikanska och brittiska företagens it-budget, närmare bestämt 28 procent. Utgiften beskrivs som en ”skatt på mjukvara”, detta…

Peter Lundberg (KD) tar time out efter åtalet

Kristdemokraten Peter Lundberg tar time-out från sina politiska uppdrag efter att LVU-skandalen nu har mynnat ut i ett åtal gällande grovt tjänstefel.– Jag beklagar givetvis att utfallet har åsamkat skada, men det var al…