Nato

Top news19 May

Sweden to buy four French frigates for over 40 billion kronor

Sweden is to buy four French frigates for an estimated price tag of over 40 billion kronor. They will be the largest and most expensive Swedish warships in decades.

Sweden

18 May

First major NATO foreign ministers meeting in Sweden costs 85 million kronor

For the first time, a NATO meeting of foreign ministers is being held in Sweden. The meeting costs 85 million kronor and could cause traffic disruption.

Swedish politics

16 May

NATO chief Mark Rutte wants increased weapons production in Europe

NATO chief Mark Rutte will demand more investment and increased production when he meets representatives of Saab and other leading European defense groups in Brussels next week.

Business

15 May

Danish police to Helsingborg for NATO meeting as demonstrations expected

The police are gathering forces ahead of the NATO meeting in Helsingborg, where a series of demonstrations are also expected.

Crime

15 May

V-toppen: I would say yes to being foreign minister

The Left Party wants to change Swedish foreign policy if the Red-Greens win the election. If I were asked to become foreign minister, I would absolutely say yes immediately, without hesitation, says the Left Party's spokesperson Håkan Svenneling.

Swedish politics

12 May

Russia has tested the nuclear-armed Sarmat missile Satan-2

Russia has successfully tested the Sarmat intercontinental ballistic missile, known as "Satan-2" in the West, the state-run Russian news agency TASS reported.

Conflicts

Top news9 May

Putin says war in Ukraine may be coming to an end

Russian President Vladimir Putin says the war in Ukraine may be coming to an end. The statement was made at a meeting with journalists in Moscow on Victory Day - Russia's major World War II commemoration - which, according to Lieutenant Colonel Johan Huovinen, could be an internal signaling policy. Huovinen says Putin shows that he understands that Russia has suffered.

Conflicts

9 May

Merz praised Kristersson and the Swedish beer decision

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz praises Sweden during a visit to the Moderates. He highlights the fight against gangs, the military buildup, and the government opening more bars.

Swedish politics