High school students in Finland performed worse on tests on days when pollen was in the air, according to a study. This shows that pollen allergies have consequences beyond a runny nose, says allergist and professor Christer Janson.
SwedenSweden will send medical personnel to the Middle East to help many Swedes stranded in the region, the government announced.
Swedish politicsCurrent Melodifestivalen act Brandsta City Släckers are going on tour this summer.
MusicAxel Klint, 16, had traveled to the United Arab Emirates on a golf trip during the sports break and was supposed to be on a flight to Sweden on Sunday, when the war put a stop to the return trip. Now Axel and the other Swedes are waiting to hear from the travel company.
SportsEmergency services, police, and medical personnel were called to Uppsala City Hall on Monday after a suspicious package was received. Police later announced that the package was harmless.
SwedenShootings are decreasing as police solve more and more of the murders that occur. However, the exceptional levels of violence in recent years have left a mountain of unsolved shooting deaths in their wake. "We are to blame for the fact that there was a period when we were overloaded," says Tobias Bergkvist of the Stockholm Regional Police.
CrimeSVT Nyheter Uppsala reports that an employee at Akademiska Hospital in Uppsala is being charged with manslaughter after a patient died there.
CrimeLynx hunting in several counties has been approved by the administrative court. The decision follows an appeal by the Swedish Society for Nature Conservation. However, hunting in Gävleborg has been halted pending further review.
SwedenA 21-year-old man is on trial for shooting dead two teenage boys and a 20-year-old man at a barbershop in Uppsala last year. He denies the charges, saying he was only in town to deal drugs. "May they rest in peace," he says of the victims.
CrimeTwo weeks before the triple murder at the hair salon in Uppsala last spring, the suspected shooter left DNA traces at a shooting in Eslöv. When the DNA match came three weeks later, the man had already committed the triple murder, according to investigators. Now a 21-year-old man is on trial for both shootings.
CrimeAlvar Myhlback and Stina Nilsson are chasing another double victory, influencer Julia Franzén is SVT's skiing profile, and there are stricter controls in the hunt for skate cheating. It's time for Vasaloppet. Here's a guide to the Swedish classic race.
SportsVrak - Museum of Wrecks in Stockholm, Arbetets Museum in Norrköping, and Röhsska Museum in Gothenburg are nominated for the Museum of the Year 2026 award.
EntertainmentOskar Linnros is releasing his fourth studio album - and this spring it will be followed by a tour of Sweden.
MusicA man in his 30s is suspected of the attempted murder of a man in Västerås. The injured man has life-threatening injuries.
CrimeA major fire broke out in an apartment building in the Gottsunda district of Uppsala on Sunday. Three people were taken to hospital.
SwedenAfter more than a year of grueling treatment, Mirjam Troedsson's family began planning for life after the disease. Then the phone rang. The cancer was back. "It just made my stomach churn," said Mirjam Troedsson's mother, Gabriella Nevala.
SwedenTwo teenage boys and a 20-year-old man were shot dead in cold blood in a barbershop in Uppsala last year. During the trial, the suspected triple murderer laughed as the mother of one of the victims burst into tears. "You fucking idiots, you killed my only son," she screamed at the defendants.
CrimeIldar “Scar” Galiyev, who has been extradited from Greece, is described as one of Sweden’s worst criminals. He is suspected of being the mastermind behind several murders and bombings and has been identified as an assassin for the Dalen criminal network.
SwedenA gang member suspected of several serious violent crimes, including murder, was handed over to Sweden from Greece on Monday. He had previously been arrested in absentia on three occasions. "It is very satisfying that we have been able to arrest an instigator," Chamber Prosecutor Thomas Bälter said.
CrimeA person has been found dead at a home in Uppsala. One person has been arrested.
CrimeThe stage version of "Damn Men" has been a critical success. This fall, the performance in which Shanti Roney plays all the roles will tour the country.
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