NEW FORECAST: What's next for the Swedish economy in 2024?
Mar 26, 2024 · Head of forecasting at NIER, Ylva Hedén Westerdahl. Photo: Pontus Lundahl/TT Sweden’s economic downturn will bottom out in 2024 and the key interest rate will be lowered four times this year, according to a new forecast by Sweden’s National Institute of …
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Säg hej: What are the real rules for greeting people in Sweden?
Nov 27, 2023 · Who would have thought that saying ‘hi’ could be complicated? Swedes, however, are famously reserved, and will do anything to avoid mumbling an awkward hej hej to a neighbour in the stairwell.. A recent campaign by northern Swedish city Luleå, first reported by The Local, has been covered by newspapers across the world.The campaign aims to combat this social awkwardness by getting its ...
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Inside Sweden: Is it really a cause for celebration that immigration …
Aug 10, 2024 · Hej, “We’re getting more immigration that on the whole is good for Sweden,” said Migration Minister Maria Malmer Stenergard as she announced that the country for the first time in 50 years is seeing negative net migration, i.e. more people leaving than arriving. She conceded a lot of that is due to work to improve the accuracy of the population register, rather than more people actually ...
KEY POINTS: What we know about the suspected murder of two …
Jul 17, 2024 · Police corned off an area after a previous shooting in the same Fosie area in June 2023. Photo: Johan Nilsson/TT British newspapers have now named the two men believed to have been shot dead in Malmö, with their bodies then incinerated in the car they had hired at Copenhagen Airport only hours earlier.
Sweden releases updated version of 'If Crisis or War Comes' booklet
Nov 18, 2024 · The booklet "If Crisis or War Comes", sent by the Swedish Civil Contingencies Agency (MSB), contains information about how to prepare for emergencies such as war, natural disasters, or cyber attacks.
Swedish prosecutor shuts down Nord Stream investigation
Feb 7, 2024 · HANDOUT FOTO den 27. september 2022. Gaslækagen ved Nord Stream 2 set fra Forsvarets F-16 afvisningsberedskab på Bornholm. Foto: Forsvaret The Swedish prosecutor probing the 2022 sabotage of the Nord Stream pipelines linking Russia and Germany said on Wednesday that he was closing the investigation, citing a lack of jurisdiction.
Today in Sweden: A roundup of the latest news on Thursday
May 30, 2024 · Police shot a suspected burglar in Malmö on Wednesday evening. Photo: Andreas Hillergren/TT Malmö police shoot man suspected of break-in, Sweden Democrat leader says party shouldn't have hired pro-Russian team member, Northvolt rumoured to be putting IPO plans on hold, and more in the latest news in Sweden.
Today in Sweden: A roundup of the latest news on Monday
Jan 29, 2024 · Far-right leader second most visible in Swedish media. Sweden Democrat leader Jimmie Åkesson is more visible in the news than Social Democrat leader Magdalena Andersson, although the difference is small, reports public radio …