A Run on Canned Mackerel and Emergency Radios. The Reason? Drones.
The Danish public has been unsettled by a wave of mysterious drone incursions, which has underscored the country’s vulnerability.
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Norway finds place in spotlight during ‘golden age’ of film-making
Distinctive and critically acclaimed films and drama series from ‘a big hub of talent’ are appealing to audiences around the worldWhen it comes to film-making, Norway has long been left watching on while its Nordic neighbours Sweden and Denmark put out…
Sweden to implement nationwide mobile phone ban in schools
From autumn 2026 all schools and after-school clubs must collect and hold students’ phones until the end of the dayEurope live – latest updatesSweden is to implement a nationwide mobile phone ban in all schools in an attempt to improve security and stu…
Swedish defense minister talks post-war, ‘long-term endeavor’ to get Ukraine advanced Gripens
Pål Jonson made it clear that the potential acquisition “depends” on the Ukraine war ending, but Stockholm is also “open” to discussing sending older planes sooner.
Outcry as Swedish ‘cultural canon’ snubs Abba and anything since 1975
Critics argue ‘shared map’ of Swedish culture is ‘very exclusionary’ and a ‘nationalist education project’The Gustav Vasa 1541 bible, Pippi Longstocking, Ikea, the right to roam, paternity leave, Sámi joiks, the Nobel prize and works by Ingmar Bergman …
Postal services in Europe suspend parcel shipments to US amid uncertainty over tariffs
Donald Trump’s late announcement left operators with ‘extremely limited timeframe to get prepared’Postal services across Europe have suspended most parcel shipments to the US, citing widespread uncertainty about the impact of new import tariffs announc…
Church Is Wheeled Away in Sweden as Mining Disrupts the Ground
The church in the Swedish town of Kiruna, built in 1912, began a two-day journey on Tuesday to its new home three miles away.
The ‘big church move’: Swedish town begins to roll historic building 5km
Kiruna Kyrka’s slow journey is part of effort to stop town being swallowed by Europe’s biggest underground mineAfter eight years of planning, a cost of more than 500m kronor (£39m) and an early morning blessing, a church in northern Sweden began a slow…
Former Swedish security adviser on trial for allegedly mislaying classified papers
Henrik Landerholm resigned in January after he was accused of leaving official documents in a hotel Sweden’s former national security adviser has gone on trial for the allegedly negligent handling of classified information, seven months after he resign…
‘No country is safe’: deadly Nordic heatwave supercharged by climate crisis, scientists say
Historically cool nations saw hospitals overheating and surge in drownings, wildfires and toxic algal bloomsThe prolonged Nordic heatwave in July was supercharged by the climate crisis and shows “no country is safe from climate change”, scientists say….