The King will have glorious weather on his 80th birthday. The spring heat will hit with full force on Walpurgis Day and May Day. Expect temperatures above 20 degrees, up to 25 in some places - and a pollen surge. Basically the whole country will be affected, says Kjell Lund, meteorologist on duty at SMHI.
SwedenSSAB continues to search for answers about mysterious illnesses among employees. Despite more than 150,000 gas measurements, no explanation has yet been found. - "We are very puzzled by these incidents," CEO Johnny Sjöström tells TT.
BusinessWork to determine what made employees in SSAB's Luleå area sick continues. The test results that the County Administrative Board in Norrbotten has now received show nothing.
SwedenThe government has decided to invest 400 million to increase capacity on the Malmbanan railway. The investment is part of the new infrastructure plan.
BusinessThe Swedish Agency for Economic and Regional Growth has approved Stegra's steel factory in Boden as a net-zero emissions project, the company said in a press release.
BusinessLuleå's women's basketball team won its tenth Swedish Championship gold medal. After a crushing 94–64 home win against Södertälje, the Norrbotten club won the final series 3–0.
SportsMikael Yvesand has been awarded the Swedish Radio Novel Prize 2026 for "Our Boy." He says, "It's hilarious, but you're almost ashamed in some way."
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