Sweden
Teenage contract killers in Sweden
According to official data in Sweden, 120 children under the age of 15 will be accused of murder or participation in murder in 2024, which is four times more than two years ago
Mass murder
Tragic balance of shooting in Sweden: At least 11 dead in adult education center
At least 11 people were killed in a shooting that took place at an educational center for the elderly in the Swedish city of Orebro. Police believe the attacker acted alone and that the incident is not related to organized crime or terrorism
Sweden
Ten people were killed in a shooting at a school in Sweden
The police and the attacker exchanged fire, and videos from social networks show students hiding under desks in classrooms.
Series
The power of obsession and pain
Proboj (The Breakthrough, Swed. Genombrottet), screenplay by Oskar Söderlund, directed by Lisa Siwe, starring Peter Eggers, Matias Nordqvist, Netflix 2025.
Education
Better still a pen and a notebook: How Sweden wants to banish mobile phones from schools
The Swedish Minister of Education demands that phones be taken away from children in schools and warns of the terrible consequences of "life on the Internet" - addiction, diseases, suicidal thoughts. His proposal is supported by teachers across the country
Health
Monkeypox in Europe: First case reported in Sweden
Monkeypox has arrived in Sweden. "It is likely that there will be more cases here and in other parts of the world, because currently there are no mechanisms to prevent the introduction of monkeypox", the opinion of the virologist
Joining
Sweden officially became a member of NATO
The handover of the documents took place at a ceremony two years after Sweden applied to join the military alliance following Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine
Global security
The Baltic Sea as a NATO lake: Sweden's accession to the alliance is a game-changer
Perhaps the most obvious advantage of Sweden joining NATO is that the Baltic Sea essentially becomes something of a "NATO lake" with the military alliance surrounding the Russian enclave of Kaliningrad and controlling both sides of the Gulf of Finland that leads to Russia's second-largest city of St. Petersburg.
International relations
Neutral Sweden is a thing of the past, now it is a member of NATO
After two years, the Hungarian Parliament approved Sweden's application for NATO membership. After the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Sweden and Finland applied for NATO membership. Finland's request was approved in April 2023, and Sweden's only now, at the end of February
The World
Eurovision: Will Israel pass like Russia?
There are growing calls to ban Israel from the Eurovision Song Contest because of the war in Gaza. This is opposed by Israel, but also by the European Broadcasting Union, which previously excluded Russia from the competition.
Evropa
Freezing in Sweden: The lowest temperatures in the last 25 years
While unusually spring weather prevails in the Balkans at the beginning of January, temperature records are falling in the north of Europe - cold
Science
Nobel Prize in Physics for brevity
The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences awarded the 2023 Nobel Prize in Physics on Tuesday to Pier Agostini, Ferenc Kraus and Anna L'Ullier, for experiments that generate attosecond pulses. Why might this seemingly obscure contribution be key to a glimpse into the hidden world of microparticles?
The World
NATO summit: Sweden joins the alliance, more soldiers in Kosovo
NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said that the summit will send a clear message of support to Ukraine, in order to liberate as much of its territory as possible.
The World
NATO Summit: What is expected and how much will be said about Kosovo
The war in Ukraine and Sweden's membership in this military alliance will be the focus of the two-day summit of heads of state and government of NATO members.
The World
Does Sweden want to join NATO and why is Turkey defending it?
Although Sweden has strong support from other NATO members, Turkey is holding back its process of joining the alliance. The question remains whether Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan will relent at next month's NATO summit
Eurovision
The best songs of Europe: Plagiarism of at least two songs
Social networks are full of evidence that "Tattoo", the Swedish song that won the Eurovision Song Contest last night, is a plagiarism of Aba's hit "The Winner takes it all", and that it won thanks to the jubilee of this world-famous band
Eurovision song
The winner is: Lorin from Sweden, as expected
Luke Black, representative of Serbia, finished this year's Eurovision competition in 24th place. Lorin is the first woman to win Eurovision twice
The World
Hungary and Turkey: Finland can join NATO
The Hungarian Parliament will vote on Finland's membership in NATO, and Turkish President Erdogan has announced that they will also start the ratification process. Sweden's candidacy is still uncertain
Analyze
Sweden and Finland at the door of the North Atlantic Alliance: NATO at the borders of Russia
With the entry of Sweden and Finland into NATO, Moscow will experience another heavy defeat - the most important justification for the attack on Ukraine was to prevent that country from joining NATO, which would bring the Alliance to the Russian border itself, but NATO is still coming to the borders of Russia, and that without a shot being fired. And the world is thus one step closer to a potential direct conflict between the Alliance and Russia, and therefore a global catastrophe