Some regions are offering tens of thousands of kronor to healthcare workers who may consider rescheduling their summer vacations. Others are offering no compensation at all. Here's the situation across Sweden's regions.
Business"Us Swingers Between Us" premiered in Kalmar in 2025. This fall, the farce starring Thomas Petersson and Clara Henry will move to the Intiman theatre in Stockholm.
EntertainmentSödertälje went on a roll and reached the quarterfinals of the SHL qualifiers. After taking a 4–0 lead in the first period against Mora, Södertälje won 6–1.
SportsA suspected dangerous object was found outdoors in Kalmar. The National Bomb Squad has been called.
SwedenNybro took the last quarterfinal spot in HockeyAllsvenskan in dramatic fashion. Oskarshamn blew a 2–0 lead and lost 3–2 to AIK, becoming the big losers.
Sports48,000 birds are being culled on a farm in Torsås municipality, south of Kalmar, after a case of bird flu was confirmed there.
SwedenLynx hunting in several counties has been approved by the administrative court. The decision follows an appeal by the Swedish Society for Nature Conservation. However, hunting in Gävleborg has been halted pending further review.
SwedenDina Ögon, Markus Krunegård and Terra are some of the artists who will be guests on Håkan Hellström's summer tour.
EntertainmentWorld Heritage sites are the places that tell the story of us, of human history. But climate change is attacking our common heritage and threatening to destroy it.
SwedenRobert Gustafsson has been a strong contributor as Kalmar gets a new permanent theater stage.
EntertainmentP4 Kalmar reports that two people are being charged with aggravated animal cruelty on a farm on Öland.
SwedenA 25-year-old man has died after colliding with a wall in Kalmar municipality, reports Barometern.
SwedenSweden's prison population is set to triple in ten years. At the Kalmar Art Museum - where Sweden's oldest prison is set to be replaced by the largest - inmates are taking their place in a new exhibition.
EntertainmentThis year's tick season is underway. Despite the winter weather, several ticks have already been reported, including in Västernorrland and Norrbotten.
SwedenKalmar is now in first place in the Swedish Hockey League after a 7–2 home win over AIK.
SportsWill Håkan Hellström go on a summer tour, with the first stop in Kalmar? That information was temporarily listed on Tickster, Barometern-OT reports.
EntertainmentTuesday brings difficult road conditions, and several warnings have been issued in southern Sweden - even though last night's storm was not as bad as feared.
SwedenThe two men who were arrested outside the Oskarshamn nuclear power plant and initially suspected of espionage have now been convicted of unlawfully photographing protected objects, P4 Kalmar reports.
SwedenIran is completely cut off from the outside world while the country is shaken by protests. Swedish Iranians are anxiously awaiting news from relatives they have been unable to contact. "I cannot describe how worried we are, how sad we are, how desperate we are," says Gaby Hosseini in Helsingborg, who has her daughter and other relatives in the country.
WorldThe Allsvenskan powerhouse Björklöven has not had a good start to the new year. A 4–5 home loss to Oskarshamn was their second straight defeat. "It's between the ears today," Björklöven coach Magnus Bogren says on TV4 Play.
SportsThe traffic jams overnight in the snow chaos - with hundreds of cars stuck on the E22 - have eased. But the snow problems are far from over and several train routes are closed until Sunday or Monday. "We do not want any unnecessary travel or vehicles on the roads," said Denny Josefsson, press communicator at the Swedish Transport Administration.
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