Humpback whales have been unafraid to hang out at Iceland's ports. There are now about ten humpback whales at the harbor in Borgarfjörður East, and a whale expert says they are sociable creatures that are not afraid of people, but...
The relatively new coastal cruise line that competes against Hurtigruten in Norway had to evacuate passengers this week after the propulsion system on its new vessel MS Havila Polaris overheated. The cruise was later cancelled,...
Over one hundred Swedish athletes will be competing in this year's Summer Olympics, kicking off in Paris Friday night. Unlike previous years, the opening ceremony won't be in a stadium, but will be held on the River Seine. But which...
The charity Stadsmissionen is to expand its chain of community food shops called Matmissionen, where people with low incomes can buy food. New shops in Gävle and Borlänge are on the horizon. Ronny Nesslander, who is in his late...
Roughly 100 intact bottles of champagne from the 1800's have been found on board a shipwreck at the bottom of the Baltic Sea, off of the island of Öland. The wreck was found last week by the Polish diving group Balitech, news agency TT...
Eggs from indoor free range chickens have been recalled after a local egg producer found salmonella in a barn. So far there hasn't been any traces of salmonella in any of the eggs, but they are taking precautionary measures, says the egg...
There was a high level of alertness at the intersection of Miklubraut and Kringlumyrarbraut at eight o'clock last night following a collision between a pick-up truck and a police car.
Despite unemployment increasing in Sweden, the number of households receiving social assistance from municipalities is falling, that's according to the Swedish Association of Local Authorities and Regions, SALAR. Social assistance is the...
Finance ministers from eight European countries, including Sweden, say that there should be more sanctions imposed on Russia. In an opinion article in the Guardian newspaper, they say the Russian economy is in a worse state than claimed,...
As Radio Sweden has reported in recent weeks, the children of some foreign workers are being told they need to leave the country after they turn 18. Now the government has responded, and says it is aware the rules – in part – can seem...
Some Swedish tourist destinations are experiencing challenges, ranging from overstrained sewage plants to caravans being parked against the rules or littering, that's according to a survey conducted by Swedish Radio News. However they do...
Even though 13-year-old Heili Sirviö is among the best skateboarders in the world, the Finnish Olympic Committee still deliberated over sending an athlete so young.
The 19-year-old risk-taker Viktor Yngvi Ísaksson made the bold decision to dive into Stuðlagil Canyon recently. He has been diving out in nature for three years and has gained considerable experience in his practice during that time.
Norwegian-British fishing company Argos Froyanes has itself stressed the challenges of its highly specialized fishing operations, “from perilous icebergs and unpredictable weather to rogue waves and an elusive catch.” Tragedy...
Swedish boxers Agnes Alexiusson and Nebil Ibrahim will be going for gold over the next two weeks at the Paris Olympics. Agnes Alexiusson will be fighting in the 60kg weight class, with Nebil Ibrahim fighting in the 57kg weight class....
Six Swedish athletes are suing the Swedish Olympic Committee in the Court of Arbitration for Sport, Swedish Radio News reports. The athletes are critical of the SOC, saying that despite the fact that they live up to the international...
A working group within the Social Democrats is proposing stricter requirements for subletting condominiums, or bostadsrätter in Swedish, and wants to see more checks, not least on those who rent out their property at a high price,...
Two people have been arrested in connection with a shooting in Södertälje yesterday, the Swedish Prosecution Authority tells newspaper Dagens Nyheter. The two that have been arrested are in their late teens and are suspected of serious...
According to the latest Met Office data, Magma continues accumulating under Svartsengi. A magma run or a volcanic eruption is expected in the next two to three weeks.
Norwegian football fans who protested video assisted refereeing (VAR) at a top-league match during the weekend (by hurling tennis balls and fishcakes onto the field) got lots of international publicity, but little sympathy at home. They...
Norway’s government joined others around the world this week in thanking US President Joe Biden for the job he’s done since being elected nearly four years ago. Top politicians also hailed Biden’s decision not to run...
While many countries struggle with trade deficits, Norway managed to log its third-highest trade surplus ever earlier this month. The country’s exports were valued at NOK 365 billion more than imports during the first six months of...
It’s been 13 years since a young right-wing terrorist killed 77 of his fellow Norwegians, both in downtown Oslo and at the Norwegian Labour Party’s youth summer camp on the island of Utøya. Survivors gathered again this week...
The Olympic boxing events begin this weekend in Paris, with two Swedes, Agnes Alexiusson and Nebil Ibrahim, competing. Performance director and head coach of the Swedish national boxing team, Stuart O'Connor, tells Radio Sweden about the...
DNA-analysis of unusually well preserved human remains from 5000 ago show that the plague was much more common than previously thought. This is believed to be an important piece in the jigsaw to explain why there was a significant drop...
A pensioner has spent too much time abroad and will now face repaying their pension and other benefits, following an investigation by the Swedish Pensions Agency. The sum is in the region of SEK 900,000 according to the newspaper...
The tourism industry’s peak season appears to be considerably weaker than expected in the spring, and it is likely that tourist numbers will be lower this year than in the previous year. This is reflected in Íslandsbanki’s analysis.
Use of the social media app TikTok has increased amongst young adults in Sweden. That's according to a recent study from MMS, a market research company, which looked at how media is used in Sweden. The image that platforms such as...