City view of Stockholm, Sweden

This photo taken on Oct. 7, 2026 shows a city view in Stockholm, Sweden. (Xinhua/Lyu You) This photo taken on Oct. 5, 2026 shows a city view in Stockholm, Sweden. (Xinhua/Lyu You) People walk past a bridge in Stockholm, Sweden, Oct. 5, 2026. ( …

In pics: artworks in metro stations in Stockholm, Sweden

This photo taken on Oct. 8, 2026 shows the interior of a metro station in Stockholm, Sweden. Many stations in Stockholm's metro system feature artworks, including murals and sculptures, bringing a distinctive artistic touch to platforms and passageways …

Sweden’s startups will raise $5 billion in 2026. Our secret sauce is 150 years old

How long can a country punch above its weight before someone needs to check the scales? For decades I’ve heard Sweden be called “small” or “scrappy”, usually in the same breath as describing one of our many economic knockouts. It’s time we moved up a …

Sweden participates in Steadfast Noon

Published 09 October 2026 NATO’s annual exercise Steadfast Noon begins on October 13. Sweden is participating in the exercise with fighter aircraft (JAS 39 Gripen) and personnel from the Swedish Armed Forces. Steadfast Noon is a recurring routine exercise …

US, Sweden, Finland reaffirm trilateral interoperability during historic Gulf of Bothnia transit

HELSINKI – Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Paul Ignatius (DDG 117) completed a historic multi-day maritime transit through the Baltic Sea and the Gulf of Bothnia, arriving in Helsinki Oct. 8 following a successful port visit to Stockholm …

  Meet Nasiba Daytabar: The Afghan woman who rose from poverty to run for parliament in Sweden 

By Azada Tran Like many Afghan girls, Nasiba Daytabar spent her teenage years terrified her father would pull her out of school and marry her off – education in his view was wasted on girls.   But today Daytabar, 44, has a master’s degree in human rights …

Heidelberg Materials expands footprint in Sweden and Norway

A major Nordic acquisition strengthens Heidelberg Materials’ aggregates and asphalt portfolio while positioning it for infrastructure-led growth. Heidelberg Materials Nordics has entered into a binding agreement to acquire the Swedish and Norwegian …

Sweden sends over 30 delegates to Bangkok

Bangkok’s Queen Sirikit National Convention Center will host the IMF–World Bank Annual Meetings from 12 to 18 October. File photo: Jonashtand / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0) More than 30 Swedish delegates will travel to Bangkok for the IMF–World …

A Swedish Anzac Odyssey – Private Erik Blomqvist’s journey from Sweden to Australia and Lemnos

One of the most heartening aspects of my commemorative work is the ability to assist descendants on their personal journeys of discovery into the experiences of their Anzac ancestors. Recently I had the pleasure of assisting Richard Blomqvist, the …

The book that changed Sweden: 500 years of the Swedish New Testament