Avainsana: Sweden
WHO welcomes Sweden’s announcement to share COVID-19 vaccine doses with COVAX
WHO Director-General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus welcomed the Government of Sweden’s announcement today (3rd May) to share 1 million doses of the AstraZeneca vaccine with…
Swedish textiles recyclers say farewell to manual sorting
A fully automated textiles sorting line – claimed to be the world’s first – is to ramp up capacity and improve quality output at Sysav…
Swedish strategy for circular economy accelerates the transition to sustainability
The national strategy for a circular economy sets out the direction and ambition for a long-term and sustainable transition of Swedish society. The Government adopted…
Sweden tops EU for new cases but says virus is slowing
Sweden, whose softer approach to fighting the novel coronavirus drew global attention, has one of the EU’s highest rates of new cases but authorities say…
Russia denies its nuclear plants are source of radiation leak
The Leningrad Nuclear Power Plant is operating normally, Russian officials said Russia has said a leak of nuclear material detected over Scandinavia did not come…
Rape conviction rates rise 75% in Sweden after change in the law
Rape conviction rates in Sweden have risen 75% in two years following a major change in the law, spurring calls on Monday for other countries…
Rape conviction rates rise 75% in Sweden after change in the law
Rape conviction rates in Sweden have risen 75% in two years following a major change in the law, spurring calls on Monday for other countries…
Foreign Minister Ann Linde on Sweden’s coronavirus policy: ’We managed to flatten the curve’
Sweden’s coronavirus strategy has led to a death rate much higher than that of its neighbors. DW’s Conflict Zone asks the Swedish foreign minister if…
Coronavirus: Hard-hit Sweden admits it could have battled COVID-19 better
The architect of Sweden’s coronavirus strategy today admitted there was ”potential for improvement” over the country’s handling of the crisis. Unlike most of its European…
Sweden launches probe into handling of pandemic
The Nordic country has decided to hasten a probe into its handling of the coronavirus crisis amid mounting pressure from both left and right parties….
International students call for postponed and reduced tuition fees
Fee-paying students from outside the EU are calling on the Swedish government to help postpone and reduce their tuition fees to take the effects of…
Europe is getting off coal even faster than expected
Across Europe, countries are making strides toward a fossil-free future. In April, Austria and Sweden closed their last coal plants—the latter nearly two years ahead…
Covid-19: ’We don’t have a strategy of herd immunity,’ Swedish FM tells FRANCE 24
Sweden’s Foreign Minister Ann Linde spoke to FRANCE 24 about the Covid-19 pandemic and the specific approach put in place in her country – avoiding…
Worth the risk? Sweden bets on herd immunity
Just how big a gamble did Sweden take when it bucked the trend in Scandinavia and opted never to lock down the country? Its death…
Sweden exits coal two years ahead of schedule, Austria closes last coal plant
Europe’s steady march towards decarbonisation and the retirement of all coal-fired generating capacity continues apace this month, as both Austria and Sweden announced the closure…
Sweden eyes benefits of spurning lockdown in the face of pandemic
While much of Europe remained in lockdown, students played table tennis and made weekend plans at Kunskapsskolan, one of many Swedish schools kept open in…
Swedish coronavirus model under fire as deaths rise
Sweden’s softer approach to containing the new coronavirus was already an outlier in Europe and is coming under even more scrutiny as death rates leap…
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