Sarah Sjöström easily advanced to the semifinals of the 50-meter freestyle at the European Swimming Championships in Paris. The 32-year-old had the second-fastest time at 24.21. It felt good, I think I will improve with each race, says the Swedish gold favorite.
SportsA man in his 60s has died in an accident during a motorsport competition in Strängnäs.
SportsIngmar Bergman's housekeeper Anita Haglöf has died, her son Roger Haglöf tells Expressen. She was 88 years old.
EntertainmentA horror film that imagines Ingmar Bergman as a kind of cannibal. The script is by Peter Birro; it will be Gustaf Skarsgård's feature-film directorial debut, "The Cannibal on Fårö". "I've been looking for something to direct for a long time. This felt right," Skarsgård said as the project was presented in Cannes.
TV & filmOver 1,100 artists, including Brian Eno and Massive Attack, are calling for a boycott of this year's Eurovision Song Contest. Swedish artists such as Olof Dreijer of The Knife and Marit Bergman have also signed.
MusicHe took Sweden's women's table tennis team to the Olympics for the first time. But now national team captain Tobias Bergman is stepping down.
SportsThe cold winter has an iron grip on Sweden. There may be a connection between global warming and the cold, according to climate expert Martin Hedberg. We are seeing longer periods of high and low pressure, he says.
SwedenThe gambling devil almost took Arvid Bergman's brother. Just like hundreds of thousands of other Swedes, his brother suffered from gambling addiction. The problem is big, and help often fails. The state is not doing enough, Arvid Bergman says.
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