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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.

Ill Pink - Cancelled Concert

Sweden-current Pink was forced to cancel her concert in Bern, Switzerland on Wednesday evening due to health reasons. She did not reveal what type of illness it concerns, but writes on Instagram: "I do everything to perform for you every evening, but after consulting my doctor and exploring all alternatives, I have been advised against performing the show".

Ill Pink - Cancelled Concert

The Alarm: Full Capacity at Sis - Children May Commit Murder This Summer

The Government has today called an emergency meeting about the acute shortage of places at Sis. There is a great risk that several of the 58 people who are currently in the queue will commit serious violent crimes, according to SKR: "Meanwhile, murders are being committed, of children.

The Alarm: Full Capacity at Sis - Children May Commit Murder This Summer

The Public Urged to Collect Bear Droppings

2,000 bear scat samples. This is how many the County Administrative Board in Västerbotten hopes to receive when it now urges the general public to collect bear droppings.

The Public Urged to Collect Bear Droppings

Chaos when Ishowspeed live-streamed in Stockholm

The American YouTube star Ishowspeed is on a tour of Europe and on Wednesday he drove around Stockholm wearing a Swedish national team jersey and live-streamed. .

Chaos when Ishowspeed live-streamed in Stockholm

Measures against Batra's authority rejected

Anna Kinberg Batra, Governor of Stockholm, promised to investigate the work environment at the County Administrative Board in Stockholm. When nothing happened, the Chief Safety Representative filed a complaint with the Work Environment Authority – which now announces that they will not take it further.

Measures against Batra's authority rejected

Foreign Citizen Arrested for Photographing Protected Objects

A man in his 40s has been arrested, suspected of having photographed various protected objects around Sweden, reports Sveriges Radio Ekot. The man is a foreign citizen.

Foreign Citizen Arrested for Photographing Protected Objects

This is why the construction elevator crashed in Sundbyberg

Deficient controls were behind the fatal construction elevator accident in Sundbyberg last year, according to the accident investigation commission's final report. The investigation shows that similar deficiencies may exist at other workplaces.

This is why the construction elevator crashed in Sundbyberg

Reports of another Swedish death sentence in Iraq

A third Swedish man is said to have been sentenced to death in Iraq, reports Alkompis. The information has reached the Ministry of Foreign Affairs but has not yet been confirmed.

Reports of another Swedish death sentence in Iraq

Molly Sandén to the Royal Court this fall

Molly Sandén is playing at Hovet in Stockholm this fall, announces Live Nation. Sandén has released several albums, won awards, and toured extensively in recent years and is currently featured with the songs "Hold me" and "The end of summer".

Molly Sandén to the Royal Court this fall

Dog kills smaller dog – owner injured

A dog has killed another dog in Haninge south of Stockholm. > It's two women with two dogs that meet and then a fight breaks out, says Daniel Wikdahl, press spokesperson for the police.

Dog kills smaller dog – owner injured

State Secretary Gets to Keep Controversial Jetty

Johan Jakobsson, state secretary to Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson (The Moderate Party), has received the green light from the County Administrative Board in Stockholm for his notorious jetty in the Stockholm archipelago, writes [Aftonbladet](https://www. aftonbladet.

State Secretary Gets to Keep Controversial Jetty

Rural areas winners in new equalization proposal

Rural residents will benefit, while Stockholm residents will have to pay more than today. This will be the outcome if the updated municipal equalization system is implemented.

Rural areas winners in new equalization proposal

Couple found dead in Huddinge

A couple in their 60s have been found dead in Huddinge municipality outside Stockholm, which Expressen was the first to report on. The police were alerted on Monday morning and the couple was found in a residence.

Couple found dead in Huddinge

Summer of Poverty 2024 – Here are Eleven Free Delights

Rents are skyrocketing, the interest rate is fixed, and strawberries cost a fortune. But you don't have to stay home just because of that.

Summer of Poverty 2024 – Here are Eleven Free Delights

Shots fired at villa in Solna

A villa was shot at in Solna, north of Stockholm, on Tuesday night, according to the police. > No one was physically injured, says the police's press spokesperson Per Fahlström.

Shots fired at villa in Solna

Swedes being evacuated in fire-ravaged Greece

Swedes are being evacuated from their hotels on the fire-ravaged island of Kos in Greece. Tour operators Tui, Apollo, and Ving have tourists being moved from the area where the fire is burning.

Swedes being evacuated in fire-ravaged Greece

Ministry for Foreign Affairs: Another Swedish citizen sentenced to death in Iraq

The Ministry for Foreign Affairs confirms that another Swedish citizen has been sentenced to death in Iraq. .

Ministry for Foreign Affairs: Another Swedish citizen sentenced to death in Iraq

Woman and Infant Hit - Taken to Hospital

A woman and an infant have been taken to hospital by ambulance helicopter after being hit in Järfälla northwest of Stockholm. .

Woman and Infant Hit - Taken to Hospital

Stricter penalties for explosion outside Uppsala

The Court of Appeal increases the sentence for two teenagers who in April were convicted in the district court for a powerful explosion north of Uppsala, reports P4 Uppland. .

Stricter penalties for explosion outside Uppsala

Pressure on the Social Insurance Agency - many without money

From weeks to months – now the Swedish Social Insurance Agency's processing times are increasing and the wait for money can be long for many. It's an extremely serious and strained situation, says the authority's director-general.

Pressure on the Social Insurance Agency - many without money

Staff at security companies deemed a security threat

Several people are not allowed to work at security companies as they are deemed to pose a threat to Sweden's security, reports Ekot on Sveriges Radio. It may be that one has connections to socially harmful activities, says Kristoffer Benjaminsson, supervisory officer at the County Administrative Board in Stockholm, to the radio.

Staff at security companies deemed a security threat

Cultural Actors Struggle in the Wake of Crises

Sweden's small cultural institutions are struggling. In a cultural landscape where the pandemic, inflation, and reduced allocations have left deep economic scars on operations, the actors are taking matters into their own hands.

Cultural Actors Struggle in the Wake of Crises

Man suspected of raping teenager at beach

A teenager is suspected of having been subjected to a rape near a beach in western Stockholm. > A man is suspected of assaulting a minor.

Man suspected of raping teenager at beach

Pressurized healthcare on Gotland – hospital in crisis mode

Thousands of tourists are on their way to Gotland – where the hospital has been forced to reduce the number of hospital beds. Rental staff are rejecting Visby and cancer-stricken islanders may need to travel to Stockholm for surgery.

Pressurized healthcare on Gotland – hospital in crisis mode