Two dead after wrong-way crash on E20 in Partille
Two people have died in a car accident in Partille on Saturday evening, police say.
Sweden
Swedes spend the night in shelters as more test runs are planned
Soon, a group of teenagers, pensioners, a wheelchair-bound man and a five-month-old baby will spend twelve hours in one of Sweden's many shelters. Interest in seeing how we cope in a dire situation underground is growing.
Sweden
Two cars collide on E20 outside Gothenburg after wrong-way driving report
Two cars have collided on the E20 near Partille, outside Gothenburg, after police received a call that a car was traveling in the wrong direction. Based on the circumstances, there are absolutely suspicions of a crime, says police spokesperson Jens Andersson.
Sweden
Sirius beat Örgryte 2-1 to tighten grip on Allsvenskan title race
Sirius is one step closer to the Swedish championship title. Away to Örgryte, they won 2-1 in the Swedish Football League.
Sports
250 train departures canceled as Norwegian drivers strike, including Gothenburg-Oslo route
This weekend, 250 departures will be canceled after Norwegian train drivers went on strike. Among the affected routes are trains between Gothenburg and Oslo.
Business
Seven injured in Karlsborg shooting range accident during training, Swedish Armed Forces says
Thursday's accident at the Kråk shooting range outside Karlsborg occurred during a training session, the Swedish Armed Forces said. An explosion occurred in connection with it, says press officer Jonas Beltrame-Linné. Seven men were injured, five of them seriously.
Sweden
Laleh opens up about family, partner and upbringing in new book
In order not to become a “simplified story,” Laleh has kept quiet about her background. But in a new book, she talks about her partner, her parents, and her struggle to make it through. There just hasn’t been time for that until now.
Entertainment
Social services in Gothenburg fire that killed five-year-old to be reinvestigated
The actions of social services in a fire in Biskopsgården in Gothenburg that took the life of a five-year-old girl will be investigated again, P4 Gothenburg reports.
Sweden
Norwegian Oscar nominee Renate Reinsve stars as Mary Wollstonecraft in Gothenburg film shoot
She was nominated for an Oscar for "Sentimental Value" and has previously won awards at Cannes. Now Norwegian star Renate Reinsve takes on British women’s rights activist Mary Wollstonecraft. "I was very moved by her fate," she says.
Entertainment
Melodifestivalen 2027 skips Norrland as tour heads no farther north than Karlstad
The 2027 Melodifestivalen tour will not go any farther north than Karlstad. It is now clear which cities will be visited.
Entertainment
Volvo Cars to launch 13 new models by 2030, including more low-slung cars
Volvo Cars will launch 13 new car models by the end of 2030, the carmaker announced at a strategy day. These are completely new models, not just a facelift, says CEO Håkan Samuelsson.
BusinessTop news
Mandate swings between the opposition and Tidö parties in vote count
A parliamentary mandate has gone back and forth between the Social Democrats, the Sweden Democrats, the Moderates and the Left Party during Wednesday's count in the constituencies.
Sweden
No one was killed in shootings in Sweden in August, police say
The number of shootings is decreasing, and no one was shot dead last month in Sweden, police note.
Sweden
No power shift in the country’s three largest municipalities as red-green coalitions hold firm
The balance of power appears to be holding in the country’s three largest municipalities, all of which are governed by red-green coalitions.
Sweden
Delayed early votes on their way to Stockholm polling stations
The delayed early votes in the Stockholm area will soon arrive at their polling stations, says PostNord. Everything has left the terminal and is on its way to the electoral districts, says press officer Anders Porelius.
Sweden
Kristersson: It’s a bit tense as Sweden heads to the polls
Moderate Party leader and Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson describes the election campaign as both “fun” and “exciting.” It will be a very, very exciting evening to follow, he tells journalists outside the polling station.
Sweden
Voters describe a special feeling as Sweden heads to the polls
Bengt dislikes the tone of the debate, Erik thinks there is too much pie-in-the-sky thinking and Ayan believes that teen expulsions bring many people to the polls. This election has a special feeling, she says.
Sweden
Mia Skäringer: I am my own Judas in new solo show
When Mia Skäringer invites people to a 50th birthday party, it's with a heavy dose of self-criticism. She promises that there will be both good and bad times.
Entertainment
New ESA satellites will track plant fluorescence and speed up forest fire warnings
New satellites will provide faster warnings about forest fires, keep an eye on the state of the oceans and follow the faint glow that plants emit. We can detect things that are happening before they are visible, says researcher Marco Celesti.
Sweden
S leader Jonas Attenius threatened during election work in Gothenburg
The chairman of the municipal board in Gothenburg, Jonas Attenius (S), was threatened on Saturday evening. Police were called to the scene and the incident has now been reported to police. At the same time, Attenius is critical of an SD leader who shared a clip of him on social media.
SwedenTop news
Andersson and Kristersson ready to form government, but offer no new clues before election
The prime ministerial rivals warned about each other's government alternatives in the last debate duel before the election. The Social Democrats leader gave no new information about who she intends to govern with, while the Moderate leader said he intends to continue with the Tidö parties, but with SD in government.
Sweden
Marit Kapla on childbirth after preeclampsia and the death of her daughter: Very extreme
Most births go well, but not all. In the book "Barnsäng" (Children's Cot), author Marit Kapla writes about how 24 years ago she developed preeclampsia. Ten months later, she lost one of her twin daughters. Nothing could be worse.
EntertainmentAbout Gothenburg
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.