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2026
37 week · 2026-09-07 — 2026-09-13
2026-09-13 (2 items)Over 2,800 election incidents: missing ballots called election fraud · For the first time: Council of Europe observes Swedish election
2026-09-12 (1 items)For the First Time, Council of Europe Observes Swedish Election
2026-09-11 (3 items)Named Left Party leader: “Can Mohamsson be reported for defamation?” · Confirmed: How Stockholm Plans to Ban Fossil Fuel Advertising · Election pledge: Automatic state grants for small municipalities
2026-09-10 (3 items)September 9: Don't miss today's news · Unemployed Torbjörn: "How are we in the swamp supposed to survive?" · After the crash: Struggling Perstorp buys bankrupt housing
2026-09-08 (3 items)Noble families met in court: "Huge assets at stake" · Centre Party leader: Rather a snap election than the Left Party in government · The Laser Man may be transferred to Estonia
2026-09-07 (3 items)At "Lake America," Trump's name change is making even conservatives see red · Reports: Convicted man has escaped from a forensic psychiatric facility · SAS challenges the giants – with a credit card
36 week · 2026-08-31 — 2026-09-06
2026-09-06 (3 items)Oversight of higher vocational education may be tightened · 50 Stockholm School of Economics students acutely food poisoned: “Ate at a buffet” · Police officer hit by quad bike at Landvetter
2026-09-05 (3 items)The battle over the count’s billions is about to be decided · SD responds after demand: "Had raised it" · Deliberately rammed A-tractor - truck driver convicted
2026-09-04 (3 items)Opinion Letter: The Swedish Consumer Agency Is Pressuring Those Who Are Already Worst Off · Train Alliance and major shareholder reach settlement after scandal · 16-year-old’s online trail shows long-running contact with account suspected to belong to Liam Nebel
2026-09-03 (3 items)Government: Strengthen maternity and childbirth care · Prosecutors: Entered Through Window and Raped Wheelchair-Using Woman · Christian Democrats propose establishing wildlife authority in Karlstad
2026-09-02 (3 items)Two remanded in custody after fatal assault in Karlstad · Elderly people scammed at the door – minister: “They should not feel afraid when the phone rings” · Called a “Nazi cunt” — surprised Aron Flam was acquitted: “We’ll have to change the laws”
2026-09-01 (3 items)Redeeming invalid banknotes is now more expensive · Terror suspect's detention extended: "Denies charges" · Claes Nordmark in the Court of Appeal – new evidence from the defense
2026-08-31 (3 items)Letter to the Editor: Make property registration a fixed fee · Green Party move: wants a “Jan Emanuel tax” · Government allowed LKAB in Kiruna to buy reindeer grazing land against the county board’s wishes
35 week · 2026-08-24 — 2026-08-30
2026-08-30 (3 items)Accident in the Norrtull Tunnel causes major traffic disruption · Green light for LKAB to acquire land in Kiruna · Social Democratic leader repeats “warning” about Liseberg and meals for the elderly
2026-08-29 (3 items)More young people can vote: “A gender-polarized group” · L: It should become cheaper to live climate-friendly · Swedish Migration Agency advertises return migration on Arabic-language sites
2026-08-28 (3 items)Government investigates chemical castration of pedophiles · After the Fagersta Attack: “Hundreds of Interviews Still to Come” · Swedish financial regulator steps up scrutiny of savings expert
2026-08-27 (3 items)Liberals call for tougher action against antisemitism · Missing Johan’s parents demand five million in damages · Regulation of school class sizes to be investigated
2026-08-26 (3 items)Suspected killer's world on TikTok - the community that glorifies violence · Billionaire dispute on Östermalm settled – uncertain outlook for luxury plans · Brattås murders: Prosecutor seeks life imprisonment
2026-08-25 (3 items)Liam Nebel wanted to do military service but was rejected · Defense Minister: Not Impossible That We Will Take More Properties · Beat Woman to Death With Decorative Stone - Sentenced
2026-08-24 (3 items)Dispute over Kry: Western Sweden threatens to sue Sörmland · New measles cases after Urkult · Suspected murderer returns to Brattås, refuses to take part at the murder scene
34 week · 2026-08-17 — 2026-08-23
2026-08-23 (3 items)Liam Nebel, 18, remanded in custody on suspicion over the Fagersta school attack · He is suspected of the school attack at Brinell School · Fredrik, 16, drove stabbed boy to hospital after the attack in Fagersta
2026-08-22 (3 items)Expert on Timing of School Attack: “Deliberate” · Suspected 18-Year-Old Detained After School Attack in Fagersta · Elsa, 16, after the sword attack in Fagersta: “Everyone is sad”
2026-08-21 (3 items)After the measles outbreak at Urkult, more people in Jämtland want the vaccine · Bubbles, blue butterflies and giant puppets – final preparations underway for major climate demonstration · Border municipality’s democracy problem: Indifferent Norwegians
2026-08-20 (3 items)24 cases of measles in Sweden · After crushing the strike, Tesla is now expanding in Sweden · How friction between municipal auditors and operations will be reduced
2026-08-19 (3 items)Christian Democrat official missed meetings but still claimed his fee · “Can cause miscarriages and brain damage” · Seized “very large quantities” of drugs
2026-08-18 (3 items)Violated restraining order against Frida Karlsson - charged again · Collective agreements are voluntary—until you say no · Five men convicted over million-kronor extortion plot after threatening family in their home
2026-08-17 (3 items)Former tenants raise alarm about student housing in Spånga · Inquiry: Student health services should ask about honor-based violence · Charged with sexually harassing patients
33 week · 2026-08-10 — 2026-08-16
2026-08-16 (3 items)Billionaire's Maneuver to Dodge Mandatory Bid Rules · Jessica, 33, Shows Life With an Ankle Monitor: "I'm Not a Bad Mom" · Motorcyclist treated for serious injuries after crash
2026-08-15 (3 items)Whatever the Government, the Climate Verdict Is Approaching · Sofia, 48, lives in the fire zone: “Shocking” · Simon, 23, drove drunk and was paralyzed
2026-08-14 (2 items)Dupe perfumes create a “shadow industry” – 80 percent cheaper than the originals · Tidö parties set up “waste commission”
2026-08-13 (1 items)Resistant gonorrhea is spreading in Sweden: "Alarming"
2026-08-12 (1 items)Oversight of unemployment insurance funds to be reviewed
2026-08-10 (2 items)Several federations demand investigation of Infantino · Medicover executive sells shares worth millions after the rally
32 week · 2026-08-03 — 2026-08-06
2026-08-06 (18 items)More arrested abroad – but the wanted list keeps growing · Sweden eyes Danish fruit VAT cut · Called police officer "son of a bitch" on TikTok – boy charged · Criticism of Moderate Party proposal to shorten healthcare guarantee: "Need should decide"
2026-08-04 (20 items)Major shareholder increases stake in Coor · Pride flag burned outside Fagersta hospital · Left Party MP wrote letter to convicted terrorist: "It was a mistake" · Olofström politicians propose work placement week for municipal managers
2026-08-03 (26 items)Contract suddenly terminated - tenants desperately search for new housing · Expert on the Tjörn accident: Difficult to determine responsibility · Charges expected in the Brattås double murder · Brattås man charged over 21-year-old double murder
31 week · 2026-07-27 — 2026-08-02
2026-08-02 (20 items)Prosecutor: “The Boat Was Sucked Down Beneath the Ship” · Three weeks under the new law: How many have been reported · Civil defense agency prepares for fire risk · One arrested on suspicion of arson in Linköping
2026-08-01 (21 items)Posener comes forward after nearly three decades on the run · Suspected aggravated weapons offense: three detained after police operation in Åby outside Norrköping · Minister on abuse allegations: A deep betrayal of the elderly victims · Ship captain sought detained after boat accident
2026-07-31 (15 items)School employee shot dead in Hässelby: “Massive crisis response set up” · New sales law takes effect – a blow to municipal companies · New law draws a dividing line · Man remanded in custody after attack on Social Democrats’ office
2026-07-30 (18 items)Residential care home called police 27 times; permit revoked · Government: Zero vision for violence against children · Man sentenced to ten years in prison for child rapes · Mats Persson (L) leaves parliament
2026-07-29 (19 items)Clas lives near the accident site: “Terrible” · They found themselves in the middle of the rescue operation: "Unsettling" · Clas lives on Lövön near the site of the boat accident · City Hall row over late-night bars: “Political theater from the right”
2026-07-28 (16 items)Britz (L): It could become easier to dismiss staff · Wants to change paid leave for caring for sick children · Train delays between Norrköping and Linköping after electrical fault · Well-known artist charged with assault after fight in nightclub bathroom
2026-07-27 (15 items)“Anonymous players are a deadly risk” · Suspect in sect-linked online crimes not mentally ill · Wants to abolish parents' veto · 18-year-old in the 764 network not seriously mentally ill, could face prison
30 week · 2026-07-20 — 2026-07-26
2026-07-26 (19 items)Wave of settler attacks on West Bank villages: mosque set on fire · Swedish aircraft deployed in France: “High-risk category” · More people flee the fires as the situation is "critical" · Sweden Democrats: Migration Agency could do more to guide returnees
2026-07-25 (18 items)The extra fee almost doubled Simon's ticket price · Watch out on the slopes, Skistar · "That's not how a state governed by the rule of law should work" · Drunk, unlicensed motorcyclist crashes
2026-07-24 (16 items)Boy fired on Foxtrot’s orders: 29 attempted murders · Sweden Democrats look to Norway: Laws should be rural-impact tested · Vilma Andersson: “I argue as much as I want” · Hid several kilos of drugs in a Luleå restaurant – now faces years in prison
2026-07-23 (23 items)Sweden may review gun laws after SvD exposé · Man Convicted of Attempted Murder of His Son · Fight on an SL bus · Government wants to ban PFAS in several products
2026-07-22 (18 items)DN Debate Replies: “Few landlords behave badly – tougher rules are the wrong way to go” · Flood of reports after new law: “Difficulties” · Child Had 15 Teeth Pulled – Parents Charged · Older people to be protected from dangerously high temperatures
2026-07-21 (20 items)France first in the EU to ban social media for children · Malin’s ex threatened to kill her from inside custody · One dead in fire · “If we’re serious, we have to dare to talk about money”
2026-07-20 (20 items)Natalie, 19, spoke out about a convicted sex offender and is found guilty of defamation · “The best solutions emerge through collaboration between the public sector, civil society and business” · IMY warns young AI users: Your chats could become public · Boy blown to death – verdict upheld
29 week · 2026-07-13 — 2026-07-19
2026-07-19 (14 items)They live in Vårberg’s chaos buildings: “People deserve better than this” · Hundreds of youth footballers stranded by train stoppage · Moderate Party criticism of its own government's approval of 75 wind turbines · Suspected serious crime
2026-07-18 (19 items)Editorial: The Government’s New Harsh Penalties Are Unlikely to Reduce Crime · Time for EV charger owners to rethink · Moderate Party wants to review the law for women subjected to honor-based oppression · Major fight during Gothia Cup - team changes accommodation
2026-07-17 (15 items)Under heavy pressure, EU eases climate rules · Count Nils Posse Receives Harsher Sentence · Appeals Court Toughens Sentence for Former Växjö Politician, Imposes Longer Prison Term · Party to sell strong beer at election booth in bid to attract more students
2026-07-16 (24 items)Is a new road or railway profitable? The government wants better answers · Suspects in unlawful intelligence activity case released from custody · Manosphere’s influence on young men to be investigated · Bankomat loses long-running dispute with Google and appeals
2026-07-15 (24 items)Making it easier to take homes from criminals, but impact questioned · Neglected hens: man charged with aggravated animal cruelty · France Faces Historic Decision on Assisted Dying · Gyms in the Danger Zone: How the New Sales Law Will Hit
2026-07-14 (22 items)Five-year-old in stable condition after violent incident · Aspling after the statement: This is how far the Sweden Democrats are prepared to go · Amid petrol price cuts: Driving electric can be more expensive than fossil fuel · Proposal: Easier to seize tenant-owned apartments over crime
2026-07-13 (17 items)SEB private banking adviser suspected of defrauding customers of millions · Prosecutor after the shooting in Sätra, Gävle: “Several seizures made” · 49 municipalities and region agree on new healthcare agreement · Systembolaget lifts earnings, highlights public health efforts
28 week · 2026-07-10 — 2026-07-11
2026-07-11 (8 items)Why We Women Love Haaland · Hind, 32, Didn't Dare Wear a Headscarf Until She Got a Job · One dead in motorcycle crash – two suspected of crimes · How the Local Politician Became a National Celebrity - Chief of Staff on the Strategy: "We Pushed Political Communication"
2026-07-10 (10 items)Staffas Sets His Sights on More Mines · Reduced sentence for brutal kidnapping of two-year-old · How the Local Politician Became a National Figure - Chief of Staff on the Strategy: "Pushed Political Communication" · The Irish rider was Sweden's bright spot as Sweden fell