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The Swedish Security Service raises the country's terror alert level from "elevated" to "high", citing increased threats in response to the series of Quran burnings in the country.
2023-08-17

Swedish music streaming service Spotify announces that it will cut 600 jobs, around 6% of its workforce, citing low revenue growth and a need to improve efficiency. Dawn Ostroff will also depart as its chief content and advertising business officer.
2023-01-23

All 30 members of NATO have signed off on the accession protocols for the membership bids of Finland and Sweden, which is subject to unanimous approval by the current members' legislative bodies.
2022-07-5

Swedish auto manufacturer Volvo Cars resumes full production at its plant in Torslanda, Sweden, which had been shut down due to the COVID-19 pandemic since March 26, 2020.
2020-04-20

An Airbus AS350 helicopter crashes in northern Norway, killing all five Norwegian passengers and the Swedish pilot.
2019-08-31

In a surprise appointment by Pope Francis, Bishop Anders Arborelius is the first ever person from Sweden to become a cardinal.
2017-05-21

Swedish Interior Minister Anders Ygeman tells financial newspaper "Dagens Industri" that Sweden is disallowing about 45 percent of asylum applications which means around 60,000-80,000 asylum-seekers could be deported in coming years.
2016-01-28

Voters in Sweden go to the polls for a general election with a leftist coalition led by the Swedish Social Democratic Party set to form government. Incumbent Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt announces that he will step aside as PM and as leader of the Moderate Party.
2014-09-14

Police in Sweden fatally shoot a knife-wielding man after he allegedly stabbed three people, an elderly woman fatally.
2013-07-7

Australian WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange loses his appeal in England's High Court against extradition to Sweden to face questioning over sexual assault allegations.
2011-11-2