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Sauna village in central Stockholm celebrating the Finnish experience
2025-05-15 17:46 A three-day public festival celebrating Finnish sauna culture began by the water in central Stockholm, Thursday, inspired by the Swedish-speaking comedy trio KAJ from Finland who are representing Sweden in Saturday's Eurovision song contest.Among the sauna village, Radio Sweden discovered the essence of the Finnish sauna experience."For me anything but electric, so it's a wooden heated sauna that gets the extremely moist feeling... and the sauna is not dry it's supposed to be humid," says one woman who moved to Sweden from Finland in her mid-20s.
Number of unqualified teachers remains high in Swedish schools
2025-05-15 17:39 The Swedish National Audit Office says the Swedish teacher certification system has several shortcomings.Nearly 30,000 teachers are working without the proper qualifications.The system doesn’t check criminal records when issuing teaching licenses.
Neighbours to share police station: ”Half the building is in Sweden, the other half in Norway”
2025-05-15 14:17 Swedish and Norwegian police move in together next week, sharing a police station built on the actual border between the countries."It's a very unique building because we're building this police station right on the border between Sweden and Norway, so half of the building is in Sweden and the other half is in Norway," superintendent Jonas Wendel, head of the Swedish police district of Arvika, in Värmland tells Radio Sweden.Rules don't permit a property to be built on or close to a national border and while an exception has been made for the new, shared police station, Jonas Wendell says there have been many obstacles to overcome.
Relatives exploiting the elderly financially – a widespread problem in Sweden
2025-05-15 14:15 Financial exploitation of the elderly by relatives is a widespread issue, according to police.Older people who rely on help managing their finances are especially vulnerable.Police say awareness is low, and many elderly don’t even realize they’re being exploited.
Man with business ban active in Stockholm healthcare group — via a Spanish firm
2025-05-15 11:24 A man with a Swedish business ban has been able to be active in a Stockholm healthcare group via a business in Spain, according to Spanish documents Swedish Radio News has seen.Another man who is a prominent figure within the Bandidos had a leading roll in that same company until recently. Per Hedman, deputy chief prosecutor at the Swedish Economic Crime Authority, sees a general problem in business bans being limited to Sweden.The healthcare group's top executive declined to be interviewed. Asked if the man with the business ban has been active in the group, the executive says they recently decided that the man should leave his post, but did not comment on the Bandidos figure's role in the group.
Inquiry: Deportations of criminals should increase sixfold
2025-05-14 16:11 Foreign citizens who are sentenced to prison should be considered for deportation, regardless of the length of their prison sentence. That's according to the chief prosecutor in charge of a government-appointed review of deportation regulations.Today, a prison sentence of at least six months is required to be considered for deportation. But according to the review, all crimes with a more severe penalty than a fine should enable deportation.“If you come to Sweden, if you commit a serious crime, then you should not be in the country any longer,” Migration Minister Johan Forssell tells Radio Sweden.
Food prices continue to rise in Sweden
2025-05-14 15:02 Food prices rose by 5.5% in April compared to the same month last year, according to figures from Statistics Sweden.Coffee, chocolate, and dairy products have seen the biggest price hikes.Meanwhile some products like fish have actually become cheaper.
Sources: Säpo investigating link between diplomat spy suspect and Thyberg's resignation
2025-05-14 12:21 A person detained on suspicion of espionage has now been released, writes Sweden's Prosecution Authority. According to Swedish Radio New's sources, the person in question is a top Swedish diplomat.The authority says there's no longer a reason to keep them in custody, however the suspicions against them have not been written off. They deny any wrongdoing.SVT News reports that Sweden's intelligence service Säpo is looking into any potential link between the diplomat and former national security advisor Tobias Thyberg’s recent resignation. Thyberg quit last week after less than a day in the job, shortly after an anonymous person sent intimate photos of him to the government offices.
Minor arrested after Uppsala shooting — one person seriously injured
2025-05-14 11:14 A minor has been arrested suspected of being involved in a shooting near a restaurant in Uppsala's Boländerna neighbourhood on Tuesday evening.One man has serious gunshot wounds and is being treated in hospital.Police are investigating any possible connection to the triple murder in Uppsala two weeks ago.
Tensions rise in the Left Party over MP Lorena Delgado Varas
2025-05-14 09:59 Left Party MP Lorena Delgado Varas has been asked to step down from her political assignments by the party's leadership due to a social media post criticised as antisemitic.However Delgado Varas is refusing to leave, and has received support from hundreds of members and a few MPs within the party, who are calling for her to be able to stay.Jonas Hinnfors, a professor of political science at the University of Gothenburg, says the issue may complicate the Left Party's long-term goal of being a partner in a future Social Democrat-led government.