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Stockholm Unveils Warm Memorial for Drottninggatan Attack Victims

A warmed bronze blanket draped over the stairs at Sergels Square in Stockholm – this is what the new memorial after the terrorist attack on Drottninggatan looks like. We wanted to create something that was close and familiar, says artist Ann-Sofi Sidén.

Stockholm Unveils Warm Memorial for Drottninggatan Attack Victims

The Poet Eva Ström Receives the Ferlin Prize

The poet Eva Ström is awarded the 2025 Ferlin Prize. According to the jury's motivation, Ström receives the prize for her "both concrete and ambiguous poetry that moves between the present and the past and for her dreamlike depictions of human relationships to life, death, and nature.

The Poet Eva Ström Receives the Ferlin Prize

The Aniara Prize goes to Mikael Niemi

Mikael Niemi receives the Aniarapris, which is awarded by the Swedish Library Association. The author is rewarded for his novel "Sten i siden", which deals with how conflict in Tornedalen sets friends and family members against each other.

The Aniara Prize goes to Mikael Niemi