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Stockholm is Sweden's capital and the city was founded in 1252. Approximately 1 million inhabitants (as of 2023) live in Stockholm, and in the entire Stockholm metropolitan area, around 2.4 million people reside. Here, we list the latest news from Stockholm.

Cuts a Hard Blow to National Parks

Despite a great interest from the general public in outdoor activities, the state allocations to national parks and nature reserves have been halved. The result is poorer maintenance, reduced personnel and decreased accessibility.

Cuts a Hard Blow to National Parks

Lauryn Hill to Sweden this fall

Lauryn Hill and The Fugees are coming to Sweden this fall. On October 26, they will guest at Tele2 Arena with their "The Miseducation Anniversary Tour", which celebrates the 25th anniversary of Hill's breakthrough album "The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill" from 1998.

Lauryn Hill to Sweden this fall

Researchers criticize Copenhagen's green initiative

Copenhagen goes against the stream and rewards tourists who choose sustainable alternatives. Tourism researcher Stefan Gössling believes that the initiative only scratches the surface of a larger problem.

Researchers criticize Copenhagen's green initiative

Bronze Hero Babulfath Could Have Switched National Teams

Sweden has taken its first Olympic Games medal in Paris, but it could just as well have gone to the United Arab Emirates. Bronze medalist Tara Babulfath pondered switching national teams.

Bronze Hero Babulfath Could Have Switched National Teams

After 200 Years of Controversy: How Humans Wiped Out the Giant Animals

Not so very long ago, at the end of the last ice age, the earth was full of large animals – mammoths, mastodons, giant sloths and giant rodents. Then they suddenly disappeared completely.

After 200 Years of Controversy: How Humans Wiped Out the Giant Animals

Takes historic Olympic bronze: "It's indescribable"

Judo's Olympic drought is over. It was a bronze with a taste for more.

Takes historic Olympic bronze: "It's indescribable"

Babulfath bandaged - close to historic Olympic medal

Tara Babulfath is one victory away from writing Swedish sports history. The 18-year-old is clear for the semifinal in Paris and close to becoming the first blue-yellow judoka to take an Olympic medal.

Babulfath bandaged - close to historic Olympic medal

Fire in Mercedes Hall in Huddinge

A severe fire broke out on Saturday morning inside the Mercedes-Benz premises in Huddinge, south of Stockholm. The fire was discovered by passers-by.

Fire in Mercedes Hall in Huddinge

Foiled Five Violent Crimes – Last Week

The police in Stockholm have prevented at least five violent crimes last week, according to [Dagens Nyheter. ](https://www.

Foiled Five Violent Crimes – Last Week

Tough summer for healthcare staff: "Serious"

About staff and gaps to be filled implies a lot of overtime work. Healthcare personnel at several of the country's larger hospitals have to toil hard to get the operations to work this summer, according to the union.

Tough summer for healthcare staff: "Serious"

Girl Sentenced for Gang-Related Murder Attempts

A 16-year-old girl from Blekinge was arrested at a hotel in Stockholm suspected of an imminent murder plot. Now she is sentenced to closed youth care for two years and eight months for attempted murder, reports [BLT](https://www.

Girl Sentenced for Gang-Related Murder Attempts

Swedish Olympic athlete took cocaine - "I'm ashamed"

The Swedish Olympic athlete Oskar Edlund was sentenced in December to day-fines for minor drug offenses, writes Expressen. I am incredibly ashamed, he says.

Swedish Olympic athlete took cocaine - "I'm ashamed"

After the Festival Chaos - More Police Called In

Turmoil and chaos. Last year's Eritrean cultural festival was marked by violence and unrest.

After the Festival Chaos - More Police Called In

Record-cheap amphetamine – risk of increased addiction

The price of amphetamine in Sweden is historically low. Cheaper drugs can lead to more people trying and drug use becoming easier to finance.

Record-cheap amphetamine – risk of increased addiction

Defied her parents – now she's going for Olympic gold

The parents tried to get her into tennis, for the money. The genes wanted otherwise.

Defied her parents – now she's going for Olympic gold

Explosion in Upplands Väsby – one arrested

An object has been thrown into a gate of an apartment building in Upplands Väsby north of Stockholm and exploded. No one was injured, but material damage to the gate occurred during the explosion.

Explosion in Upplands Väsby – one arrested

Restaurant Boat Sinks – Arson Investigation Underway

A restaurant boat was completely destroyed in a fire on Tuesday night. By 8 am, most of the boat was underwater.

Restaurant Boat Sinks – Arson Investigation Underway

Kenza about her upbringing: "I forgive dad for everything"

Fight, alcohol, and betrayal – that's how Kenza Zouiten Subosic describes her upbringing with her dad in "Summer in P1". In the summer talk, she tells more openly than ever about the infected relationship.

Kenza about her upbringing: "I forgive dad for everything"

Tough arena demands when Sweden wants to bid for the 2029 European Championship

Sweden and Denmark are moving forward with their joint bid to host the 2029 European Championship for women's football. However, Uefa sets high demands on the stadiums' spectator capacity – the Swedish women's national team's national arena, Gamla Ullevi, currently does not meet the requirement.

Tough arena demands when Sweden wants to bid for the 2029 European Championship

Man arrested after shooting in Stockholm

A man in his 20s has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder and serious weapons offenses after a shooting in Hagsätra, in southern Stockholm. The alarm about the incident came in to the police at 20.

Man arrested after shooting in Stockholm

Sjöström: "I was so damn unmotivated"

Tired, worn out and unmotivated. This winter morning in 2022 felt anything but good for Sarah Sjöström.

Sjöström: "I was so damn unmotivated"

Shooting in Stockholm: "Dodged the Bullets"

The police have been alerted to Hagsätra in southern Stockholm, following reports of gunfire in the area. The incident is classified as attempted murder.

Shooting in Stockholm: "Dodged the Bullets"

One Hundred Evacuated After Explosion at Hotel

Over a hundred people had to evacuate a hotel in Hammarby Lake City in Stockholm on Monday morning after it started banging in the lobby. The police initially suspected that it was a detonation.

One Hundred Evacuated After Explosion at Hotel

Cod's Mating Threatened by Noise

The noise level from shipping traffic in the Baltic Sea must be reduced – the disturbance from the ships' propellers is so disruptive that the cod's reproduction is threatened. .

Cod's Mating Threatened by Noise