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Sveriges Radio

Your best source of news from Sweden – Swedish news in English
Ansvarig utgivare: Klas Wolf-Watz

Radio Sweden

A round-up of the main headlines in Sweden on December 29th 2025. You can hear more reports on our homepage www.radiosweden.se, or in the app Sveriges Radio.
 
Presenter and producer: Michael Walsh

Rönninge suspect remanded, Russian export warning, Christmas trade rises, snowy New Year's Eve expected

A round-up of the main headlines in Sweden on December 29th 2025. You can hear more reports on our homepage www.radiosweden.se, or in the app Sveriges Radio.
 
Presenter/producer: Kris Boswell.

Storm causes damage across central and northern Sweden, suspected murders in Boden and Rönninge, Gävle Christmas Goat removed

We visit the Arctic mining town of Kiruna, Sweden's northernmost town, to hear first hand the challenges of living in a place undergoing a massive urban transformation. 
 
In August, state-owned mining company LKAB announced that another 6,000 people in the old Kiruna will need to be relocated to the new town centre under construction, due to the ongoing operations of the world's largest underground iron ore mine.

Presented by Dave Russell and Ulla Engberg.

Radio Sweden Weekly: Kiruna, the town on the move

A round-up of the main headlines in Sweden on December 23rd 2025. You can hear more reports on our homepage www.radiosweden.se, or in the app Sveriges Radio.
 
Presenter and producer: Michael Walsh

Trump and Greenland, judges critical of politicians, Swedes' debts rising, neighbourhood Christmas elves

A round-up of the main headlines in Sweden on December 22nd 2025. You can hear more reports on our homepage www.radiosweden.se, or in the app Sveriges Radio.
 
Presenter and producer: Michael Walsh

Somalia deportations resume, Russian ship in Swedish waters, convictions for involving kids in crime, Swedish letters to Santa

From meatballs and herring to strict julbord rules and Disney at three oclock, we look at what Swedes expect from Christmas Eve, and why some traditions are much newer than you might think.
 
We also look at reactions to a new report on the MS Estonia disaster, the poisoning investigation at a hospital in Uppsala, and how the lack of sunlight affects our bodies, sleep and mood as Christmas approaches.

Presenters: Babak Parham & Dave Russell.

Radio Sweden Weekly: Meatballs, herring and Disney — a Swedish Christmas explained

A round-up of the main headlines in Sweden on December 19th 2025. You can hear more reports on our homepage www.radiosweden.se, or in the app Sveriges Radio.
 
Presenter/Producer: Kris Boswell

Death sentence in Iran reported for Swedish dual citizen, prosecutors drop investigation into Stockholm bus crash, SAS strike, cinema visits

A round-up of the main headlines in Sweden on December 18th 2025. You can hear more reports on our homepage www.radiosweden.se, or in the app Sveriges Radio.
 
Produced and Presented by Dave Russell

First cousins marriage ban, prosecutor will not reopen Palme case, social welfare threatened by so few babies, interest rates unchanged

A round-up of the main headlines in Sweden on December 17th 2025. You can hear more reports on our homepage www.radiosweden.se, or in the app Sveriges Radio.
 
Presenter/producer: Kris Boswell

Unemployment remaining high, car accidents in Västerbotten, new names for Scandinavian storms, Sweden's entry loses out in Oscar noms

A round-up of the main headlines in Sweden on December 16th 2025. You can hear more reports on our homepage www.radiosweden.se, or in the app Sveriges Radio.
 
Presenter/producer: Ulla Engberg.

Final report about Estonia, greenhouse gas emissions up, unemployment remains high, Avicii law suit

We take a closer look at one of the aid projects at the centre of the government's criticised agreement with Somalia, and find out what can be learnt from the failed law on textile recycling.
 
Plus: More people visited Sweden this summer from countries that don't usually come here on holidays. The Swedish tourist board believes it partly is down to the ”coolcation” trend, that includes more than just the weather.

Radio Sweden Weekly: Government in hot water over ”very risky” aid project

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