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Serial rapist 'Nytorgsmannen' convicted for new sex crimes
2025-06-19 14:19 Serial rapist Fredrik Lundgren, also known as 'Nytorgsmannen', has been sentenced to serve five years in prison for new offences.He's been convicted of rape, several cases of sexual abuse and child pornography offences. He denies the crimes.Several of the crimes were committed just months after Lundgren was released from prison, after serving a sentence for a large number of rapes and sexual crimes.
All parties in agreement over historic funding for Sweden's defense
2025-06-19 12:50 All parties in parliament support a historic investment in Sweden's defense.Sweden's military and civilian defense will benefit from SEK 300 billion in additional funding, met through loans.With this agreement, Swedish MP's believe that Sweden meets the requirements that Nato is expected to decide on at the summit in The Hague next week, that member countries should spend at least 3.5 percent of GDP on military defense and 1.5 percent of GDP on civilian defense.
Liberals put Simona Mohamsson forward as potential new leader
2025-06-19 10:49 The Liberal Party's nominating committee has put forward 30-year-old Simona Mohamsson as their pick for new party leader.This comes after Johan Pehrson's decision to step down from the post. Several of the favourites to take over from Pehrson — for example Romina Pourmokhtari — have according to Swedish Radio News said no.Simon Mohamsson is currently the Liberals' party secretary.
Swedish Customs rarely seizing hand grenades despite increased use by criminals
2025-06-19 09:40 Despite smuggled hand grenades being used more often by criminals, Swedish Customs have only made two seizures of grenades in recent years.So far this year, police have dealt with as many cases involving grenades as they did for the whole of last year. Stefan Granat, a deputy unit head at Swedish Customs, says they don't know how exactly these weapons are entering Sweden.
Time running out for unemployed Northvolt migrant workers
2025-06-18 17:10 It's been a turbulent year for Northvolt workers following the company's bankruptcy. For those that are from countries outside of EU, they have the added pressure of needing to find a new job with a large enough salary before their work permit runs out and they have to leave Sweden.With the added time pressure, Skellefteå municipality decided to turn to the organisation Jobbsprånget for help, it connects foreign-born academics with Swedish employers through advanced internships.And within two days, 100 employers expressed interest in connecting with former Northvolt workers.
Government proposes changes to mortgage rules
2025-06-18 16:58 The Swedish government is proposing new rules for mortgages.Among the proposals, prospective buyers would be able to have a smaller down payment, and rules on repayment, or amortization, would be eased.Financial Markets Minister Niklas Wykman says the changes would make it easier for people to get onto the property market or to buy a bigger property.
Swedish central bank cuts key interest rate
2025-06-18 12:04 Sweden's central bank, the Riksbank, has cut its policy interest rate by 0.25 percentage points, bring it down to 2% in total.It's the seventh cut to the bank's key interest rate since May last year.And the Riksbank says rates may be cut again later this year, but says geopolitical uncertainty may be an issue here.
Here's how much you now need to earn to get a Swedish work permit
2025-06-18 11:00 Sweden's Migration Agency has this week increased the minimum salary requirement for work permits, in line with new figures on Sweden's median salary.The minimum salary needed is now SEK 29,680 a month, corresponding to 80% of Sweden's median salary, which is currently SEK 37,100 according to Statistics Sweden.Work permit applications that arrived at the agency before June 17 will be assessed according to the old requirement.
Report: Iran tasking Swedish gangs with carrying out attacks
2025-06-18 10:51 The Iranian regime is in contact with Swedish criminal gangs, and wants them to carry out attacks targeting Jewish and Israeli interests.That's according to an Swedish Television SVT documentary on the Foxtrot gang's internal conflict, centered on rival leaders Rawa Majid and Ismail Abdo.One of SVT's sources says Rawa Majid is being protected by Iran in exchange for this, and that he has nowhere else to go.
Sweden's 'Queen of Trash' sentenced over environmental crimes scandal
2025-06-17 14:55 Several people have been sentenced to prison for their involvement in serious environmental crimes linked to the waste company Think Pink.The company's former CEO Fariba Vancor, known as Sweden's 'Queen of Trash', has received the longest sentence of six years in prison.Think Pink was accused of dumping hundreds of thousands of tonnes of waste at 21 places across central Sweden, which the court says posed risks for human health and the environment.