Sweden's remarkably clean power grid. In November, this was its electricity generation mix:
Hydro 38%
Wind 31%
Nuclear 28%
Bioenergy 4%
Zero coal or gas.
- Ember data
Hydro 38%
Wind 31%
Nuclear 28%
Bioenergy 4%
Zero coal or gas.
- Ember data
December 5, 2024 at 10:46 AM
Sweden's remarkably clean power grid. In November, this was its electricity generation mix:
Hydro 38%
Wind 31%
Nuclear 28%
Bioenergy 4%
Zero coal or gas.
- Ember data
Hydro 38%
Wind 31%
Nuclear 28%
Bioenergy 4%
Zero coal or gas.
- Ember data
Sweden's left wing wins slim majority in general election
Sweden's left wing wins slim majority in general election
The left-wing bloc led by Magdalena Andersson's Social Democrats has won Sweden's general election, the election authority said after the final votes were counted on Thursday.
www.lemonde.fr
September 17, 2026 at 12:52 PM
Sweden's left wing wins slim majority in general election
⚡️ Russian economy faces 'financial disaster,' Sweden's spy chief warns as Moscow hides true deficit.
Stockholm believes that Moscow is "living on borrowed time," Sweden's military intelligence chief Thomas Nilsson said.
Stockholm believes that Moscow is "living on borrowed time," Sweden's military intelligence chief Thomas Nilsson said.
Russian economy faces 'financial disaster,' Sweden's spy chief warns as Moscow hides true deficit
Stockholm believes that Moscow is "living on borrowed time," Sweden's military intelligence chief Thomas Nilsson said.
kyivindependent.com
April 20, 2026 at 10:21 AM
⚡️ Russian economy faces 'financial disaster,' Sweden's spy chief warns as Moscow hides true deficit.
Stockholm believes that Moscow is "living on borrowed time," Sweden's military intelligence chief Thomas Nilsson said.
Stockholm believes that Moscow is "living on borrowed time," Sweden's military intelligence chief Thomas Nilsson said.
NEWS: NATO just picked Sweden's Saab over Boeing for its new $4.5B early warning fleet — and the snub landed the same day Trump touched down in Türkiye for the NATO summit. Awkward.
NATO Snubs Trump, Selects Saab GlobalEye Over Boeing to Replace Aging AWACS Fleet
NATO has taken a major step toward modernizing its airborne surveillance capabilities by selecting Sweden's Saab GlobalEye early warning aircraft as the
meidasnews.com
July 7, 2026 at 4:37 PM
NEWS: NATO just picked Sweden's Saab over Boeing for its new $4.5B early warning fleet — and the snub landed the same day Trump touched down in Türkiye for the NATO summit. Awkward.
"Sweden's covid strategy worked, if you don't count anyone who died from covid"
Pretty egregious error from this book: The authors say Swedish deaths fell by 2.3% during the pandemic, proving that the country's lax lockdown strategy worked.
But they misread their source: Mortality is only down if you remove the COVID deaths.
research.abo.fi/ws/portalfil...
But they misread their source: Mortality is only down if you remove the COVID deaths.
research.abo.fi/ws/portalfil...
June 6, 2025 at 8:39 PM
"Sweden's covid strategy worked, if you don't count anyone who died from covid"
Sweden’s Defence Minister says frozen Russian assets worth €7.35 billion could be used to fund Ukraine’s potential purchase of 100–150 Gripen E fighter jets. If finalized, Russia would end up financing Sweden’s biggest fighter export, straight to Ukraine.
October 23, 2025 at 8:56 AM
Sweden’s Defence Minister says frozen Russian assets worth €7.35 billion could be used to fund Ukraine’s potential purchase of 100–150 Gripen E fighter jets. If finalized, Russia would end up financing Sweden’s biggest fighter export, straight to Ukraine.
Sweden's election too close to call as far right loses ground
Sweden's election too close to call as far right loses ground
With more than 50% of votes counted, the four opposition parties led by Social Democratic leader Magdalena Andersson had a narrow lead against Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson's right-wing alliance. Experts predicted that the race could go down to the wire.
www.lemonde.fr
September 13, 2026 at 9:39 PM
Sweden's election too close to call as far right loses ground
Thousands of people have attended Sweden's annual clothing swap events across the Scandinavian country.
Sweden's secondhand clothing swaps offer a trendy way to cut environmental waste
Thousands of people have attended Sweden’s annual clothing swap events across the Scandinavian country.
bit.ly
April 23, 2026 at 7:30 AM
Thousands of people have attended Sweden's annual clothing swap events across the Scandinavian country.
How Sweden’s ‘secondhand only’ shopping mall is changing retail. Built alongside the city’s recycling centre, it includes a dedicated drop-off point called The Return, where residents donate unwanted items. theconversation.com/how-swedens-...
How Sweden’s ‘secondhand only’ shopping mall is changing retail
Circular retail is not just about what we buy, but how and where we buy it.
theconversation.com
September 1, 2025 at 5:54 AM
How Sweden’s ‘secondhand only’ shopping mall is changing retail. Built alongside the city’s recycling centre, it includes a dedicated drop-off point called The Return, where residents donate unwanted items. theconversation.com/how-swedens-...
Sweden’s left-wing opposition leader begins efforts to form government https://aje.news/sljyej
September 18, 2026 at 9:30 PM
Sweden’s left-wing opposition leader begins efforts to form government https://aje.news/sljyej
Canada is patrolling Sweden's west coast or the Baltic Sea entrance, dep on perspective.
Thanks Canada!
Thanks Canada!
September 29, 2025 at 8:25 PM
Canada is patrolling Sweden's west coast or the Baltic Sea entrance, dep on perspective.
Thanks Canada!
Thanks Canada!
❗️🇸🇪Sweden's JAS 39 Gripen fighters will be deployed to 🇵🇱Poland for the first time, joining NATO's enhanced air patrol mission
March 11, 2025 at 4:19 PM
❗️🇸🇪Sweden's JAS 39 Gripen fighters will be deployed to 🇵🇱Poland for the first time, joining NATO's enhanced air patrol mission
Carl Bildt was Sweden’s foreign minister from 2006 to 2014 and prime minister from 1991 to 1994, when he negotiated Sweden’s EU accession.
July 30, 2026 at 6:31 PM
Carl Bildt was Sweden’s foreign minister from 2006 to 2014 and prime minister from 1991 to 1994, when he negotiated Sweden’s EU accession.
🇸🇪🇺🇦Sweden's defence minister said on Thursday the Nordic country had agreed to donate its biggest aid package to Ukraine so far, worth 13.5 billion Swedish crowns ($1.23 billion), - Reuters
❗️The aid package is Sweden's 18th since Russia launched a large-scale invasion.
❗️The aid package is Sweden's 18th since Russia launched a large-scale invasion.
January 30, 2025 at 2:57 PM
🇸🇪🇺🇦Sweden's defence minister said on Thursday the Nordic country had agreed to donate its biggest aid package to Ukraine so far, worth 13.5 billion Swedish crowns ($1.23 billion), - Reuters
❗️The aid package is Sweden's 18th since Russia launched a large-scale invasion.
❗️The aid package is Sweden's 18th since Russia launched a large-scale invasion.
Sweden’s 150 year Oak Forest Plan
August 4, 2026 at 8:33 PM
Sweden’s 150 year Oak Forest Plan
Sweden's spy chief Nilsson: the Russian economy is set for disaster.
Russian economy faces 'financial disaster,' Sweden's spy chief warns as Moscow hides true deficit
Stockholm believes that Moscow is "living on borrowed time," Sweden's military intelligence chief Thomas Nilsson said.
kyivindependent.com
April 21, 2026 at 8:34 AM
Sweden's spy chief Nilsson: the Russian economy is set for disaster.
This is essential reading. Sweden’s early pandemic response was a disaster.
“A conventional wisdom has been solidifying in certain centrist and liberal quarters that the controls imposed during the COVID-19 pandemic Went Too Far. Sweden supposedly proves this—but as @ryanlcooper.com asks, “Does it really?”
COVID Contrarians Are Wrong About Sweden
Trying to ‘let it rip’ in early 2020 was a disaster.
trib.al
August 2, 2025 at 4:11 PM
This is essential reading. Sweden’s early pandemic response was a disaster.
Canada is reviewing its plan to buy 88 F-35s, with a decision expected Sept. 22. The U.S. warned of “serious consequences” if Canada cancels. Sweden’s Gripen jet is under consideration as an alternative.
September 16, 2025 at 6:52 PM
Canada is reviewing its plan to buy 88 F-35s, with a decision expected Sept. 22. The U.S. warned of “serious consequences” if Canada cancels. Sweden’s Gripen jet is under consideration as an alternative.
Sweden’s GCE on the list
‼️ “Nine European companies caught supplying equipment for Russian military-industrial complex”
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“The European companies conduct business through subsidiaries and firms owned by their top managers.”
www.moscowtimes.ru/2025/01/24/d...
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“The European companies conduct business through subsidiaries and firms owned by their top managers.”
www.moscowtimes.ru/2025/01/24/d...
January 25, 2025 at 6:45 AM
Sweden’s GCE on the list
The sooner the better.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Back to books - Sweden's schools cutting back on digital learning
Swedish classrooms swap laptops for books, pens and paper, raising concerns from the tech sector.
www.bbc.com
April 21, 2026 at 1:42 PM
The sooner the better.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
www.bbc.com/news/article...
'When you're that sick, you reflect on the values that matter most': Sweden's Birgitta Ohlsson returns to fight the far right
'When you're that sick, you reflect on the values that matter most': Sweden's Birgitta Ohlsson returns to fight the far right
The former Liberal figure, who had left politics, is now standing with the Center Party in Sweden's general election on Sunday. At 51, after fighting two cancers, the pro-European feminist is determined to take on the extremist drift of her former political camp.
www.lemonde.fr
September 13, 2026 at 11:00 AM
'When you're that sick, you reflect on the values that matter most': Sweden's Birgitta Ohlsson returns to fight the far right
Sweden’s left on course to retake power ft.trib.al/MKK9flF
Sweden’s left on course to retake power
Social Democrats poised for rare European victory in blow to far-right
ft.trib.al
September 13, 2026 at 7:48 PM
Sweden’s left on course to retake power ft.trib.al/MKK9flF