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Sweden reports a record 25,215 new cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours.
2022-01-13

The Swedish government announces that several new measures will begin on December 23, including limiting the number of people at private gatherings to 50, requiring the use of a vaccination pass for public events with a capacity of more than 500 people, and recommending work from home where possible, due to an increase in the number of COVID-19 cases.
2021-12-21

Magdalena Andersson is re-elected as Prime Minister of Sweden by the Riksdag after she resigned last week.
2021-11-29

Sweden's Riksdag votes for Social Democrat leader Magdalena Andersson to become the first female prime minister of Sweden. However, Andersson resigned several hours later, after the Green Party quit the coalition. The Greens quit the coalition after the opposition budget was approved by the Riksdag.
2021-11-24

President Egils Levits tests positive for COVID-19 after returning from a trip to Denmark and Sweden despite being fully vaccinated, prompting his Finnish counterpart Sauli Niinisto to self-isolate.
2021-10-14

Swedish Prime Minister Stefan Löfven receives his first dose of the Pfizer–BioNTech vaccine.
2021-04-27

Prime Minister Stefan Löfven announces a ban on public gatherings of more than eight people beginning November 24, as part of measures aimed to curb the spread of COVID-19 in Sweden.
2020-11-16

Prime Minister Stefan Löfven self-isolates after a person close to him came into contact with another individual who tested positive for COVID-19.
2020-11-5

Sweden reports 4,034 new infections, a single-day record for the pandemic. Meanwhile, the death toll surpasses 6,000.
2020-11-5

Sweden's Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt and his wife, Stockholm county council chair Filippa Reinfeldt, separate after two decades of marriage.
2012-03-7