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Proposals to change constitution so that Swedish citizenship can be withdrawn

2025-01-14 10:11 The Swedish constitution is to be amended so that Swedish citizenship can be withdrawn in certain cases.According to its sources, Swedish Radio News reports that a parliamentary committee is set to recommend on Wednesday that changes be introduced that allow Swedish citizenship to be revoked from people with dual citizenship who have committed serious crimes, among other things. It is currently not possible to withdraw Swedish citizenship.The committee is comprised of politicians from all parties in parliament.

Eye-watering costs of global PFAS clean-up

2025-01-14 06:55 The societal costs of cleaning up drinking water and soil contaminated with potentially hazardous PFAS chemicals are enormous, Swedish Radio’s science desk reports.According to over 40 journalists in 16 countries including Sweden along with researchers at the Forever Lobbying Project, the clean-up in Europe could between SEK 1,100 billion and SEK 25,000 billion over a 20 year period.The size of the cost depends, among other things, on whether the PFAS emissions stop or continue.

PM Kristersson: Sweden not at war, but not at peace either

2025-01-13 15:07 The Folk och Försvar conference, Sweden’s largest annual meeting on defence and security, is currently underway in Sälen.Speaking at the conference yesterday, Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson told attendees that while Sweden isn't at war, it's not at peace either.“If you look at the Baltic Sea, there are big ships dragging anchors behind them destroying cables ... It creates a situation where it’s easy to think someone wants to harm us,” says reporter Mats Eriksson, who's covering the conference for Swedish Radio.

Guard at Stockholm's Royal Palace slips on ice — impaled by his bayonet

2025-01-13 14:13 A soldier on guard duty at the Royal Palace in Stockholm was seriously injured at the weekend when he was accidentally impaled by his bayonet after slipping on ice.The soldier, who is reported to be in a stable condition in hospital, underwent surgery on Saturday.With extremely ice conditions underfoot in the past week or so, hospitals in the capital say they have seen an upswing in cases at their A&E departments due to people falling and hurting themselves.

Swedish youths born in 2007 ready for conscription selection

2025-01-13 11:46 Around 30,000 of the nation's youth born in 2007 will be called in to the selection process for military conscription, known in Swedish as 'mönstring', with 8,500 of them going on to undergo basic military training.The number of conscripts needed since Sweden reactivated military conscription in 2017 has steadily increased, Swedish Radio reports.The Swedish Defence Conscription and Assessment Agency expects to be able to reach the number of recruits needed from those born in 2007 without any problem, even though the majority of young people usually say they for various reasons cannot do military service.

Police often first responders to cardiac arrests – but many Swedish police cars don't have defibrillators

2025-01-13 07:12 A defibrillator, alongside CPR, can be a life saver for a person having a heart attack, and if an ambulance is delayed, it is often the police who are the first to arrive.But an investigation by Swedish Radio's local channel P4 Skaraborg has found that not all police vehicles carry a defibrillator and there are large differences between the police regions across Sweden."If you are sitting in a police car, that's what you want, to be able to save lives," says police officer Roger Olofsson, whose police vehicle in Vara in Västra Götaland is not currently equipped with a defibrillator.

Hottest year on record as 2024 passes 1.5°C global warming limit

2025-01-10 14:06 2024 was the warmest year on record globally, and the first year that the average global temperature exceeded 1.5°C above its pre-industrial level.The figures were confirmed by the EU's Copernicus Climate Change Service."These are very high temperatures and this is of course very worrying," says Erik Kjellström, professor of climatology at Sweden's weather service, SMHI.

Sweden's asylum related immigration lowest in 40 years

2025-01-10 14:02 Asylum-related immigration to Sweden is the lowest in 40 years, according to new statistics for 2024 published Friday by the Migration Agency.Last year, 6,250 asylum-related residence permits were granted in Sweden, according to the statistics presented by Migration Minister Johan Forssell at a news conference."A lot has happened in 2024, but I can guarantee you that at least as much will happen in 2025", Forssell told reporters.

Kristersson on Trump comments: Only Denmark and Greenland decide

2025-01-10 10:43 Sweden's Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson has come out in support of neighbouring Denmark following US president-elect Donald Trump's threats to annex Greenland."Only Denmark and Greenland decide on issues concerning Denmark and Greenland, and Sweden obviously stands behind our neighbouring country on these issues. I expressed my support directly to Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen when we spoke yesterday," Kristersson said in a comment to news agency TT on Thursday.Trump has recently refused to rule out using military or economic means to take over Greenland, which is home to a US military base but is an autonomous territory of Denmark.

Man admits to random murder in Swedish supermarket

2025-01-09 16:01 A man arrested over the stabbing death of a woman working at a supermarket in Norsborg south of Stockholm earlier this week has admitted his guilt.At a custody hearing at Södertörn District Court on Thursday, his defence lawyer said the man aged in his 20s suffers from mental illness.The prosecutor in the case told Swedish Radio P4 Stockholm that the murder victim was chosen at random.