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Dramaten actor Örjan Ramberg has died at 78
Dramaten actor Örjan Ramberg has died. He was 78 years old. "The grief and loss are indescribable. Love you!", his daughter Tilde Fröling writes on social media.
TV & film
First Swedish citizenship test held in social studies, but passing mark still unknown
The first citizenship test in social studies in Sweden was held on Saturday - but the number of correct answers required to pass has not yet been determined. IT engineer Amna Sohail, 38, from Stockholm, was one of the test takers. "I studied as much as I could," she says.
Sweden
Social Democrats propose festival law to make it easier to organize festivals
The Social Democrats are going to the polls on the basis that it will be easier to organize festivals - with a festival law. We don't think bureaucracy should stand in the way, says MP Lawen Redar.
Entertainment
Police warn of fake Way Out West festival tickets in Halland
The police in Halland are reporting several cases of ticket fraud linked to the Way Out West festival in Gothenburg. The fraudsters have been operating through sales groups on social media.
Entertainment
Seko has warned for years about too few crew members on cargo ships
The Seko union has been warning the Swedish Transport Agency about understaffed so-called dry cargo ships for several years. Among the shipping companies criticized is Norwegian Misje, whose ship was involved in the fatal accident off Tjörn, reports P4 Gothenburg.
Sweden
Hammarby and IFK Göteborg knocked out of Europe as Mjällby draw RB Salzburg in Europa League playoffs
Hammarby and IFK Göteborg are eliminated from men's European football and from qualification for the Europa Conference League.
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Zara Larsson's transformation complete as she opens Way Out West
Zara Larsson showed that her transformation is complete on the first day of Way Out West. She is the new Mariah Carey, but for the summer, says Sami Bari Gani, who was at the front of the star's only concert in Sweden this summer.
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Zara Larsson fans disappointed as she misses Way Out West closing slot
Sparkly Zara Larsson fans made sure to arrive early at the Way Out West festival grounds on Thursday. Many are surprised that the pop star won't be closing the festival's first day. She should have finished, says 17-year-old Julia Ljungquist.
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Gothenburg (Göteborg) is Sweden's second-largest city and is located on Sweden's west coast at the mouth of the Göta River. Approximately 600,000 people live in Gothenburg, and in the entire Greater Gothenburg area, around 1.1 million people reside (as of 2023), making it the fifth-largest city in the Nordic region. The city was founded in 1621 by Gustav II Adolf.
