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New red list proposal: Hedgehogs and eels may join Sweden’s protected species
2026-04-20 12:10 Hedgehogs and eels are two of the newcomers on the Red List of nationally protected species proposed by the Swedish Environmental Protection Agency.In total, 234 species are included on the list and they are listed based on criteria that indicates risk that they will become extinct.Eels are threatened partly due to hydropower plants that interfere with the eel's habitat and hedgehogs are endangered in Sweden because many are killed in traffic and struggle to find suitable places to hibernate and forage
Cheaper fika ahead as coffee prices set to fall
2026-04-20 11:54 The price of a key part of the Swedish fika, coffee, is expected to fall because coffee bean harvests in Brazil, which suffered under recent extreme droughts, are set to bounce back, broadcaster SVT reports.The result would be cheaper coffee in the short-term, and in the long-term, prices could fall even further. That's according to a leading Swedish supermarket chain.It says that it expects price falls averaging 8–10 percent, or about SEK 14–15 less per kilo of coffee than what we're seeing in stores right now.
Explosion in residential area in Falkenberg overnight
2026-04-20 10:59 A powerful explosion occurred shortly before 1 a.m. last night at a semi-detached house in Falkenberg in southern Sweden. Several people were in the house at the time, but no one was injured.The National Bomb Squad has been on site overnight and the police have carried out interviews but at present there are no suspects.
Thousands told to pay back Swedish child benefits – due to living abroad
2026-04-20 06:00 Thousands of families each year are asked to pay back their Swedish child benefits, on account of them actually living abroad.You're ineligible for benefits if you aren't a resident of Sweden, even if the children in question are Swedish citizens.The Social Insurance Agency says it investigated 2,700 cases last year where benefits fraud was suspected, out of a total of nearly 11,000 demands for repayment.
Sweden's King Carl XVI Gustaf visiting Ukraine
2026-04-17 14:28 Sweden's King Carl XVI Gustaf is in Ukraine meeting President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, the royal court confirms to Swedish Radio News.The King is travelling with Foreign Minister Maria Malmer Stenergard, and is currently in Lviv.It's the first time a monarch has visited Ukraine since Russia's full-scale invasion in 2022.
Man accused of embezzling millions from Swedish Church in New York
2026-04-17 14:01 A man stands accused of siphoning off close to SEK 35 million belonging to the Swedish Church in New York.He was also a member of the Church board and was able to withdraw money from church accounts. He now stands accused of embezzling the money that was earmarked for the church's long-term savings. Rickard Jönsson, head of department for the Swedish Church abroad tells Radio Sweden: 'It's horrifying that we ended up at this point.' The Swedish Church is now reviewing operations at all Swedish churches around the world. The man denies wrongdoing.
Gävle mass shooting probe grows — 28 plaintiffs so far
2026-04-17 13:12 Charges are yet to be laid against the suspects behind a mass shooting in Gävle last October, where 6 people were injured.At the same time, the list of plaintiffs keeps growing – there are now 28 in total.The 14-year-old thought to be behind the shooting is suspected of around 30 counts of attempted murder.
Bright phenomenon over northern Sweden — a Russian rocket launch
2026-04-17 10:57 The sky over large parts of Norrland in northern Sweden was lit up last night, in a phenomenon lasting for several minutes.According to Russian state media, a rocket was launched around that time from a spaceport in the country's northwest.A similar phenomenon's been seen in Sweden during American rocket launches.
Swedish krona the G10 currency suffering the most damage due to the war
2026-04-17 06:27 The Swedish krona has taken the biggest hit among the G10 currencies, which include the euro and the Swiss franc, due to the war in the Middle East, Swedish Radio News reports.The analysis of the trading currencies of the Group of Ten industrialised nations has been done by Danske Bank, which found that Sweden's currency has lost the most value against the US dollar since the US and Israel attacked Iran.The bank has noted a trading pattern where the krona is weak on a Friday evening, with traders possibly wary of what could come out from the Oval Office over the weekend.
Ethnic discrimination risks found in the work of several Swedish authorities
2026-04-16 16:48 The National Audit Office, an independent Swedish authority, has mapped out risks for ethnic discrimination in the work of seven different government authorities.Among those evaluated were the Police Authority, Swedish Customs, the Public Employment Agency, and the Prison and Probation Service.The report points out that victims rarely have the evidence to prove bias when they report their experiences of discrimination, so many incidents go undetected and unaddressed.