Prime Minister Sanna Marin did not want to say on Saturday whether Finland and Sweden were seeking special non-Nato partner status with the United States. Finnish Prime Minister Sanna Marin (SDP) and her Swedish counterpart, Magdalena Andersson, on Saturday said their countries were deepening cooperation in the wake of Russia’sContinue Reading
When Christopher Gorelczenko left Jeff Bezos’s space startup Blue Origin for a job in Skellefteå, he had only ever seen the isolated Swedish town of 73,000 on Google Maps. A former colleague had described the locale as “moose country”. “The biggest surprise to me is the amount of people IContinue Reading
Sweden has no plans now to apply for NATO membership and isn’t considering the issue, the country’s Foreign Minister Ann Linde said on Monday. This is stated in the foreign policy declaration 2022, released by the country’s government. “Freedom from military alliances serves us well and contributes to stability andContinue Reading
Fem oppositionspartier vill markera det svenska självbestämmandet att kunna gå med i Nato. Men regeringen vill inte ha någon sådan diskussion och tvekar även inför kravet att låta exportera försvarsmaterial till Ukraina. Samtidigt får Sverigedemokraterna kritik för att inte stödja att EU-pengar går till Ukraina. Utrikesminister Ann Linde (S) presenterade påContinue Reading
Stockholm: Swedish environmental activist Greta Thunberg and members of the Nordic country’s indigenous Sami community on Saturday protested against a possible iron ore mine in northern Sweden. The government is next month to decide whether to greenlight the controversial project led by UK firm Beowulf, which has promised to createContinue Reading
Sweden said it would give Ukraine 50 million Swedish crowns (US$5.4 million) over three years to support economic development, dialogue and general resilience in south and east Ukraine. The money will go into the Partnership Fund for Resilient Ukraine, launched with the United Kingdom, Switzerland and the United States. “ThisContinue Reading
The Swedish government has announced new epidemiological restrictions on Monday that will come into force later this week as the Nordic country has registered record levels of new cases of Covid-19 infection. «It is undoubtedly the case that the situation has deteriorated. The spread of infection in Sweden is atContinue Reading
Sweden’s newly appointed Prime Minister Magdalena Andersson is visiting Finland on Wednesday at the invitation of Prime Minister Sanna Marin (SDP). The official visit marks Andersson’s first trip abroad as prime minister, and maintains the tradition that the premiers of Finland and Sweden meet each other soon after taking office.Continue Reading
Newly-elected Prime Minister Magdalena Andersson spoke about plans to introduce stricter labour migration rules in a speech held at the Swedish Trade Union Confederation’s congress. Andersson wants to introduce a requirement for employees to have a binding job contract before a work permit can be issued – although it isContinue Reading
Magdalena Andersson has been approved by Sweden’s parliament as the country’s first ever female prime minister, after replacing Stefan Lofven as leader of the centre-left Social Democrats. Sweden is the only Nordic country never to have elected a woman as national leader before. Ms Andersson, who’s currently finance minister, didContinue Reading