Sweden

Destinations

Where to travel for accessible adventures in Europe

From accessible mountain adventures in Scotland to tactile museums in Sicily, disabled travellers and accessibility experts reveal the European destinations making holidays easier, more inclusive and less daunting for people with additional access needs.

22/05/2026

Europe Today

Watch: Brussels & European capitals—how New Delhi is leveraging a two-tier strategy in Europe

India's Prime Minister is launching a massive diplomatic offensive across Europe. If we follow Modi's itinerary day by day, the calendar reveals exactly what is at stake.

18/05/2026

Europe News

Modi in Sweden: Von der Leyen lauds 'new era' in EU-India relations

During the second leg of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's European tour, he visited Sweden's Gothenburg to meet his Swedish counterpart Ulf Kristersson, European Commission Chief Ursula von der Leyen, as well as European and Indian business leaders.

17/05/2026

Climate

This Nordic city has been crowned EU’s most climate-resilient capital

Europe has been identified as the planet’s fastest-warming continent, underlining the ‘urgency’ to reduce emissions and strengthen climate resilience.

15/05/2026

Europe News

Swedish organised crime kingpin arrested in Tunisia, police say

The Foxtrot criminal network was formed in the late 2010s and has been connected to dozens of violent crimes in Sweden.

12/05/2026

Europe News

Sweden suspects two of sending military-industrial products to Russia

The Swedish Security Service (Sapo) said in a statement the two suspects had been arrested last week and were both remanded in custody.

11/05/2026

Destinations

Why a trip to Sweden could be just what the doctor ordered

Sweden’s tourism pitch offers a country-wide remedy for modern burnout. Visit Sweden invites travellers to experience “fika” and “lagom” culture, alongside its saunas and icy cold dips to boost wellbeing.

11/05/2026

Europe Today

Swedish FM says focus should be on sanctions, not talks with Moscow

Speaking exclusively on Europe Today, Sweden’s foreign minister Maria Malmer Stenergard said Europe must increase pressure on the Kremlin because Russia is “not really interested in peace”.

11/05/2026

Europe News

Sweden plans electronic tags for kids at risk of gang recruitment

Criminal gangs in Sweden increasingly recruit children to commit crimes, knowing they will not face prison time if caught as the age of criminal responsibility is 15.

07/05/2026

Earth News

Inside Europe’s struggle to set the record straight on wind power

Thousands of anti-wind social media posts have been analysed, as researchers warn that Europe’s energy security could be threatened.

06/05/2026

Europe Today

Sweden announces new spy agency in rethink prompted by war in Ukraine

Stockholm dropped two centuries of military non-alignment and joined NATO in the wake of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine.

05/05/2026

Europe News

More than 20 bystanders killed in Sweden shootings in three years

The innocent victims include people hit by stray bullets, cases of a mistaken identity by the shooter and relatives of targeted gang members, according to police statistics.

04/05/2026

Europe News

Europol taskforce nets 280 arrests as 'violence for hire' spreads

The taskforce sees Europol collaborate with police forces in 11 countries and has already identified more than 1,400 people linked to violence as a service.

29/04/2026

Europe News

Sweden confiscates false-flagged Russian 'shadow fleet' ship

Russia has reportedly built up a flotilla of old oil tankers of opaque ownership to get around sanctions imposed by the European Union.

29/04/2026

Europe News

UN watchdog rebukes Sweden for deporting disabled child twice

The committee, a body of 18 independent experts, monitors implementation of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights by its state parties and conducts regular country reviews.

27/04/2026

Europe News

Swedish Syria envoy charged over mishandling top secret documents

The diplomat, who was arrested in May 2025, had also been suspected of transmitting classified documents to a former politician from the central Swedish town of Gävle.

24/04/2026