Sustainable Food Systems: Key Takeaways from the EAT-Lancet Report

Unveiled at the Stockholm Food Forum, the second EAT-Lancet Report is the product of extensive research by international experts in nutrition, climate, economics, health, social sciences and agriculture from more than 35 countries across six...

Sweden’s Encube emerges from stealth with €19 million to reshape hardware development

Encube, a Stockholm-based DeepTech startup, is emerging from stealth with €19 million in funding to transform how hardware products are designed and manufactured, helping teams avoid costly design complexity, speed up development and lower...

Chinese top diplomat urges Sweden to play role in ‘healthy’ China-EU ties

ISTANBUL Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi urged Sweden on Thursday to play a “constructive role” in promoting the healthy development of China-EU relations, according to a statement from the Chinese Foreign Ministry. The top diplomat made the...

Stream It Or Skip It: ‘To Cook A Bear’ On Hulu, Where A Pastor In 1850s Sweden Tries To Solve The Murders Of Young Women

When we looked at the description of the Swedish series To Cook A Bear, we groaned when we saw that it took place in the 1850s and featured a pastor that made fiery speeches about temperance. But we were pleasantly surprised when we saw that the...

Justice on paper, pollution in reality

by Kanak kanti karmakar 17 October, 2025, 00:00 IN THE case of ‘Dr Mohiuddin Farooque v Bangladesh and others’ [Writ Petition No 1576 of 1994], the judiciary paved the way for liberalising the doctrine of ‘locus standi’ and broadened access to...

Sweden presses for update on Commission’s plan for REACH reform

Belgian architecture firm Assar acquired by Sweden’s Sweco Group

The Swedish engineering group Sweco has acquired Assar, a leading Belgian architectural firm, the two companies announced in a joint statement on Thursday. The financial details of the transaction were not disclosed. Assar employs around 150...

RMD secures precision positioning contract in Sweden

Railway Metrics and Dynamics (RMD) has been awarded a contract to supply a precision positioning service to the Swedish Transport Administration (Trafikverket) for railway vehicles. The framework agreement, which is estimated at an annual rental...

China to implement visa-free travel policy for Swedish nationals

BEIJING, Oct. 16 (Xinhua) -- To encourage and support people from Sweden to travel to and experience the real China, China stands ready to implement a visa-free travel policy for Swedish nationals to further promote people-to-people and cultural...

Sweden revives Cold War food stockpiling amid rising conflict fears

Sweden is stockpiling emergency grain for the first time since the Cold War. The government cites the risk of supply chain disruption from war or conflict. The first grain reserves will be established in vulnerable northern Sweden. This is part of...

How the Swedish Public Saw Israel/Palestine - Director Göran Hugo Olsson discusses his latest documentary, assembled from three decades of state TV footage.

Göran Hugo Olsson’s latest documentary, Israel Palestine on Swedish TV 1958–1989, opens with text announcing that the film “does not presume to tell the whole story of the Israel Palestinian conflict,” but aims only “to show how it was presented...

World Bank seeks smart ways to keep climate finance on track

The elephant in the room is looking particularly cumbersome this week. This year is set to be the second or third hottest ever, after 2024 became the first year ever with temperatures more than 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels. In the week before...

Swedish Authorities Conclude Baltic Cable Break Was Accidental

The Swedish Prosecution Authority has officially closed its investigation into a communication cable break in the Baltic Sea, determining that the incident was accidental. The vessel Vezhen, which was linked to the cable damage, was found not to...

Adven and Billerud double residual heat reuse at Swedish mill

A collaboration between energy company Adven and Billerud’s mill in Gruvön, Sweden has reportedly doubled the amount of residual heat captured and reused in the local system, saving 40 GWh per year. The companies add that this raises the share of...

Iraq, Switzerland and Sweden Strengthen Energy and Investment Ties

Prime Minister Mohammed Al-Sudani met on Wednesday with the Ambassador of Switzerland to Iraq, Mr. Daniel Hunn, and the Ambassador of Sweden, Mr. Jörgen Lindström, to discuss opportunities for expanding cooperation in the energy and development...

Lifestyle briefs | Swedish pancake breakfast at the Moose Lodge

Marsh outing The Redwood Region Audubon Society will present a free guided field trip at the Arcata Marsh and Wildlife Sanctuary on Saturday from 8:30 to 11 a.m. Bring binoculars and meet trip leader Dan Greaney at the end of South I Street (Klopp...

Swedish Crown Princess to Visit Korean War Memorial, Highlight Green Industry Partnership

Photo : YONHAP News Swedish Crown Princess Victoria will visit the Taejongdae Medical Support Unit Memorial in Busan on Friday to honor Sweden’s medical contributions during the Korean War, marking the 75th anniversary of the Swedish Field...

Sweden shadows Russian Kilo-class submarine in Baltic amid NATO reinforced naval vigilance

A Russian Project 636.3 Kilo-class submarine entered the Baltic Sea on October 15, tracked by Swedish Gripen fighters and Visby-class corvettes. The escort marks another NATO-coordinated operation as the alliance monitors unusual Russian naval...

Nextbike to disappear from Glasgow streets as Swedish firm Voi to roll out e-bikes  

Nextbikes will be disappearing from Glasgow streets as the city gears up for a new fleet of e-bikes for hire from November. Nextbike will be replaced by Swedish firm Voi, with over 1,000 bikes set to be brought in. The current system will remain...

Sweden to begin stockpiling food as it prepares for war and admits there is a risk the country could be 'completely cut off' by Putin

Sweden is set to begin stockpiling food as it prepares for war, with top ministers admitting there is a risk that the nation may be 'completely cut off' by Vladimir Putin. The NATO member is set to invest 575 million krona (£45millon) in grain...