The support S and V appear to have received in the parliamentary election in Rosengård in Malmö would have made Saddam Hussein jealous, writes Moderate MP Fredrik Kärrholm in the British magazine The Spectator.
Swedish politicsSeveral unions are threatening strike action against King, the gaming company behind Candy Crush Saga. The reason is that the company does not want to sign a collective bargaining agreement.
BusinessNow begins the arduous work of counting all the votes from the election around the country to determine the election results. This is my way of contributing, says vote counter Birgit Dahlström.
Swedish politicsHV71 has had a few tough seasons in the SHL. Now, a recent financial analysis shows that HV71 tops an unflattering table - the cost per point won. Each HV point cost just over 3.5 million kronor last season.
Ice hockeyOver 4,500 incidents have been reported to the Election Authority - half of the incident reports concern ballots.
Swedish politicsThe balance of power appears to be holding in the country’s three largest municipalities, all of which are governed by red-green coalitions.
SwedenA man in his 30s has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after shooting a woman in the head in Malmö.
CrimeFran Alonso will save Rosengård from remaining in the Swedish women's league. He got off to a good start in the job - but it was a long way off. Table-topping Uppsala was defeated 1-0.
SportsEarly voting is breaking new records. According to the Election Authority, 3,525,199 voters had cast their ballots by Saturday afternoon.
Swedish politicsThe requirement to have lived in Sweden for at least eight years to obtain Swedish citizenship also applies to people who applied for citizenship before the change in the law and who met the old five-year requirement when they applied.
SwedenTruls Möregårdh was out of sorts again. Then the Swedish table tennis star came to life. Maybe it was just this kind of victory I needed, says Möregårdh after his powerful comeback in Macau.
SportsThe musical "Joyride" - featuring gems from Roxette's song catalog - is being staged in Denmark.
MusicThe surplus from the Öresund Bridge should be used to strengthen infrastructure in the surrounding area, believes Minister for Infrastructure Andreas Carlson (KD).
BusinessA Swedish man suspected of involvement in an explosion in Malmö on New Year’s Eve has been arrested in Spain after being wanted.
CrimeSVT is celebrating its 70th anniversary this fall by opening the archives and staging a big vote on "Sverige Live." We will choose the viewers' favorite clips, says SVT CEO Anne Lagercrantz.
TV & filmA fruit container with more than two tons of cocaine was on its way to Sweden, but was stopped by narcotics police in Ecuador, reports Expressen.
SwedenAIK's nightmare streak in Malmö continues. So does Malmö FF's lackluster home record. The Allsvenskan meeting between the two big clubs ended 0-0.
FootballOnly half are expected to visit the polling station to cast their ballot.
Swedish politicsAn election victory and a new direction for Sweden is "within reach," predicts Social Democrat leader Magdalena Andersson, promising a workers' pension in the next term. She believes the business community should worry more about a government dominated by the SD than a red-green government on Sunday.
Swedish politicsThe Green Party wants a new government to prioritize building continuous main lines for the railway in southern Sweden.
Swedish politicsThe Moderates believe that it should be a foreign policy priority to target serious criminals who control crime in Sweden from abroad. The party wants to see a new "crime strategy" for Swedish aid.
Swedish politicsThe Moderates are on an election tour in southern Sweden, and Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson is bringing four heavyweight ministers with him. They will discuss the economy, security and Swedish interests in the world during this weekend's election tour, which will take them from Malmö to Stockholm.
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