Storms with strong winds are expected to hit parts of central and northern Sweden on Saturday. Among other things, trains to and from Östersund will be canceled, as all train traffic on the Bräcke–Storlien route will be stopped throughout Saturday.
SwedenA teacher from southern Hälsingland has been sentenced to five years in prison for two counts of rape of children and several other sexual crimes against children, reports SVT Gävleborg.
CrimeOnly three times in the last 15 years has December been as dark and sunless as this year. But after Sunday the days will be longer again – and by the weekend large parts of Sweden can look forward to sunshine. We are down in the valley now, says meteorologist Kjell Lund.
SwedenFour young men from the Nazi activist club movement are on trial for unprovoked assaults on several men during a summer night in Stockholm. They knew what they were doing, as if they had trained to hurt, one of the victims said during the trial.
CrimeFour young men from the Nazi and violence-approving activist club movement are being prosecuted for robbing and assaulting several men in Stockholm on a summer night this year. According to prosecutor Gustav Andersson, it is a matter of hate crime. These are completely unprovoked actions that have been carried out because the plaintiffs have had a foreign background.
CrimeThe concern for violence and dangerous situations has increased among ambulance nurses in the metropolitan regions according to the Swedish Association of Health Professionals – but bulletproof vests are not seen as a solution to the problem. It becomes a false sense of security, says Jani Stjernström, vice chairman of the Swedish Association of Health Professionals and ambulance nurse.
SwedenMore people wish to have their homes blessed and now priests in the Church of Sweden want a special routine to be introduced for what home blessings should entail. We see that people seek help to achieve peace in their homes, says priest Stefan Aro, who thinks that there should be routines for how this is done.
SwedenMore people wish to have their homes blessed and now priests in the Church of Sweden want a special routine to be introduced for what home blessings should entail. We see that people seek help to achieve peace in their homes, says priest Stefan Aro, who thinks that there should be routines for how this is done.
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