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Many people on sick leave miss out on compensation from contractual insurance

Many people on sick leave miss out on compensation from contractual insurance

Gambling problems are growing - young people and children at risk

Gambling problems are growing - young people and children at risk

Why Sweden is more corrupt

Tue 10 Feb 2026 07:13 CET

Why Sweden is more corrupt than Denmark

Sweden remains at the same low level when it comes to corruption, according to a new survey. Denmark is still best in class. Organized crime has deep ramifications for the welfare system, says Ulrik Åshuvud, Secretary General of Transparency International Sweden.

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Swedish man in the Epstein

Mon 9 Feb 2026 18:47 CET

Swedish man in the Epstein files says he has nothing to hide

Norrlandsströmming receives EU protected designation

Mon 9 Feb 2026 16:23 CET

Norrlandsströmming receives EU protected designation of origin

Urban greenery and pollinators become

Mon 9 Feb 2026 14:43 CET

Urban greenery and pollinators become new milestones in government's biodiversity action plan

Örebro regional council meeting adjourned

Mon 9 Feb 2026 14:17 CET

Örebro regional council meeting adjourned after open brawl between politicians

Flammable liquid poured into letterbox

Mon 9 Feb 2026 14:11 CET

Flammable liquid poured into letterbox and lit, family evacuated in Helsingborg

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Must warns Russia is taking increasing risks

Must warns Russia is taking increasing risks

Explosion in Rinkeby: a big bang at apartment building gate

Explosion in Rinkeby: a big bang at apartment building gate

Managers avoid sensitive questions, risking infiltration of Swedish authorities

Managers avoid sensitive questions, risking infiltration of Swedish authorities

Left Party: Social Democrats and Liberals have lied to the Swedish people

Left Party: Social Democrats and Liberals have lied to the Swedish people

Patient sent home from the emergency room without a medical evaluation died

Patient sent home from the emergency room without a medical evaluation died

Woman receives no residence permit in guiding ruling on teenage expulsions

Woman receives no residence permit in guiding ruling on teenage expulsions

More school students have negative attitudes towards LGBTQI people, study finds

More school students have negative attitudes towards LGBTQI people, study finds

Social Democrats want to dismantle the new unemployment insurance fund

Social Democrats want to dismantle the new unemployment insurance fund

Ildar Galiyev identified as assassin for Dalen criminal network

Ildar Galiyev identified as assassin for Dalen criminal network

Gangster extradited - linked to several murders

Gangster extradited - linked to several murders

Substitute teacher in Oskarshamn convicted of raping underage student

Substitute teacher in Oskarshamn convicted of raping underage student

C proposes reasonable migration policy in Sweden

C proposes reasonable migration policy in Sweden

Sentenced to prison after major

Mon 9 Feb 2026 12:43 CET

Sentenced to prison after major fire in Nässjö

Ukraine receives 60 million from

Mon 9 Feb 2026 12:34 CET

Ukraine receives 60 million from Sweden for healthcare and social care

Two charged with aggravated animal

Mon 9 Feb 2026 11:56 CET

Two charged with aggravated animal cruelty on Öland farm

L: Urgent need for a

Mon 9 Feb 2026 11:18 CET

L: Urgent need for a valve to stop teenage expulsions

▸ Police reports - Sweden

February 17, 18.10, Missing Person, Linköping

Published: Tue 17 Feb 2026 18:42 CET

February 17, 18.16, Traffic accident, single car, Burlöv

Published: Tue 17 Feb 2026 18:34 CET

February 17, 17.57, Fire, Stockholm

Published: Tue 17 Feb 2026 18:21 CET

February 17, 16.23, Criminal Threat, Alingsås

Published: Tue 17 Feb 2026 18:00 CET

Court of Appeal upholds 18-year

Mon 9 Feb 2026 11:07 CET

Court of Appeal upholds 18-year prison sentence for ambulance attack that killed a paramedic

TV4 journalist acquitted of buying

Mon 9 Feb 2026 11:03 CET

TV4 journalist acquitted of buying sex

Self-harm with medication increasing among

Mon 9 Feb 2026 10:43 CET

Self-harm with medication increasing among young people

Swedish government tightens requirements for

Mon 9 Feb 2026 10:05 CET

Swedish government tightens requirements for becoming a citizen

Woman in her 50s charged

Mon 9 Feb 2026 09:01 CET

Woman in her 50s charged with the murder of a relative in Ulricehamn in August last year

Swedish Culture

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Ska vi köpa semlor i dag eller i morgon?

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Ska vi köpa semlor i dag eller i morgon?

Should we buy semlor today or tomorrow?

Seasonal and useful around Shrove Tuesday.

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Fettis

Daily Swedish Slang

Fettis

Nickname for Fettisdagen (Shrove Tuesday)

Example:

“I dag är det fettis, vi måste fixa semlor.”

Today is Shrove Tuesday, we have to get semlor.

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Shrove Tuesday

Daily Swedish Culture

Fettisdagen

Shrove Tuesday

Fettisdagen is traditionally marked by eating a semla, a cardamom bun with almond paste and whipped cream, and in 2026 it falls on February 17.

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Older Swedes are the happiest

Sweden News Top News

Mon 9 Feb 2026 06:02 CET

Older Swedes are the happiest in the country - they grew up in a golden age

Report: 8,500 in Sweden without

Mon 9 Feb 2026 05:02 CET

Report: 8,500 in Sweden without specialized palliative care in 2024

Tens of thousands of Trichinella

Mon 9 Feb 2026 04:31 CET

Tens of thousands of Trichinella tests on wild boar, only one positive

Fire in Österåker apartment building

Mon 9 Feb 2026 01:01 CET

Fire in Österåker apartment building - trying to prevent spread

Forssell on deportations: Must be

Sun 8 Feb 2026 22:28 CET

Forssell on deportations: Must be reasonable

Record number of traffic accidents

Sun 8 Feb 2026 20:31 CET

Record number of traffic accidents involving fallow deer reported last year

Stress and slipping risks for

Sun 8 Feb 2026 20:12 CET

Stress and slipping risks for winter holiday drivers

Woman in her 80s dies

Sun 8 Feb 2026 19:11 CET

Woman in her 80s dies after being hit by A-tractor on Gotland

How Swedish researchers solved the

Sun 8 Feb 2026 18:11 CET

How Swedish researchers solved the mystery of bone-legged Dalmatians

Received sick pay while working

Sun 8 Feb 2026 17:28 CET

Received sick pay while working - sentenced

Details: Attempted burglary at national

Sun 8 Feb 2026 13:46 CET

Details: Attempted burglary at national police chief Petra Lundh's residence

Millions of children exposed to

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Sun 8 Feb 2026 09:19 CET

Millions of children exposed to AI-generated sexual images

Swede shot in Patong, Phuket,

Sun 8 Feb 2026 08:30 CET

Swede shot in Patong, Phuket, Thailand - one arrested

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