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Video Games and TikTok Can Harm School Performance

There is a strong link between excessive gaming or TikTok use in free time and poorer school results, according to a new report from the National Agency for Education. The negative effect is noticeable even from just one hour's use per day.

Half a million have seen "Hammarskjöld" at the cinema

Deadly tick may become more common in Sweden

A handful of tick species, which can spread haemorrhagic fever, were discovered in Sweden last summer. The fact that adult individuals have been found suggests that the species is starting to thrive here, reports Aftonbladet.

Sweden bucks the trend – fewer dollar millionaires

Fewer in Sweden but more in the world, the number of dollar millionaires is increasing again. And the very richest at the top now control 34 per cent of the world's wealth.

"Swedish gangs pose the greatest threat in Northern Norway"

Swedish criminal networks pose an increasingly large threat to societies in northern Norway, and particularly in the district of Troms, warn Norwegian police. The focus is now on preventing more young people from being drawn into serious crime.

Alarm: Olympic athletes have to pay to compete

OS in Paris is approaching – and now the Swedish Olympic Committee (SOK) is sounding the alarm about athletes' tough economic reality. In over half of the national teams, active athletes are forced to pay to compete. On average, it's about 100 000 kronor per season. The path to elite and top-level sport is becoming longer for many, says SOK's Secretary-General Åsa Edlund Jönsson.

Therefore the Nordic countries went against the stream in the EU election

Conservative and far-right parties are doing well in Europe. The social democratic group, the green group and the left-wing group are all losing ground in the EU Parliament. But in the Nordic countries, the red-green parties are reaping successes. A fairly massive majority is positive towards EU membership in these countries, says political scientist Marie Demker.

EU Election in Seven Points

Outer suburbs are growing in several EU countries, at the same time as a Nordic left-wing wave emerges. Here is everything you need to know about the EU election.