https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Sweden in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed Sweden is training its armed forces on how to run a prisoner of war camp, with 300 mock prisoners held at a former sanatorium in central Sweden during the current Aurora 26 exercise, AFP reports. https://www.thelocal.se/20260506/swedish-troops-drill-handling-prisoners-of-war-in-new-nato-exercise Wed, 06 May 2026 11:46:13 +0200 swedish-troops-drill-handling-prisoners-of-war-in-new-nato-exercise Sweden on Friday signed a deal with South Korea's HD Hyundai Heavy Industries for a new icebreaker to be delivered in 2029, the Swedish Maritime Administration said. https://www.thelocal.se/20260425/sweden-orders-new-icebreaker-from-south-korea Sat, 25 Apr 2026 09:35:58 +0200 sweden-orders-new-icebreaker-from-south-korea Sweden's military intelligence said late Monday that Russia was "manipulating" financial data to hide the real state of its economy yet maintains its political strategic aims. https://www.thelocal.se/20260421/swedish-intelligence-says-russia-manipulates-economic-data Tue, 21 Apr 2026 10:26:22 +0200 swedish-intelligence-says-russia-manipulates-economic-data Swedish authorities have released a tanker they had suspected of causing an oil spill after finding no offence could be proved. https://www.thelocal.se/20260405/sweden-releases-tanker-after-oil-spill-probe Sun, 05 Apr 2026 11:34:30 +0200 sweden-releases-tanker-after-oil-spill-probe Sweden's coast guard said it boarded a vessel subjected to EU sanctions on Friday, suspecting it of an environmental crime after an oil spill in the Baltic Sea. https://www.thelocal.se/20260403/swedish-coast-guard-boards-suspected-false-flagged-tanker Fri, 03 Apr 2026 12:26:09 +0200 swedish-coast-guard-boards-suspected-false-flagged-tanker Canadian and Nordic leaders on Sunday announced that they would deepen collaboration, especially in the area of defence and Arctic security, a region where tensions are rising. https://www.thelocal.se/20260315/canada-and-nordics-announce-deepening-of-defence-ties Sun, 15 Mar 2026 13:25:19 +0100 canada-and-nordics-announce-deepening-of-defence-ties Sweden on Friday arrested the Russian captain of a "shadow fleet" tanker seized by the coast guard on suspicion of forging documents and violating the maritime code, a prosecutor said. https://www.thelocal.se/20260314/sweden-arrests-captain-of-seized-russian-tanker Sat, 14 Mar 2026 10:12:11 +0100 sweden-arrests-captain-of-seized-russian-tanker A top Swedish intelligence official has warned of increased threats against American and Israeli interests, as well as Iranian dissidents, in Sweden because of the war in the Middle East. https://www.thelocal.se/20260306/swedish-intelligence-warns-of-increased-middle-east-war-fallout Fri, 06 Mar 2026 07:30:11 +0100 swedish-intelligence-warns-of-increased-middle-east-war-fallout The Swedish military confirmed Friday that a drone jammed near a French aircraft carrier this week was Russian as France slammed the spy attempt as a "ridiculous provocation". https://www.thelocal.se/20260228/france-warns-of-provocation-as-sweden-confirms-russian-drone-buzzed-carrier Sat, 28 Feb 2026 15:51:34 +0100 france-warns-of-provocation-as-sweden-confirms-russian-drone-buzzed-carrier https://www.thelocal.se/20260227/swedish-minister-says-drone-jammed-near-french-warship-was-probably-russian Fri, 27 Feb 2026 14:31:00 +0100 swedish-minister-says-drone-jammed-near-french-warship-was-probably-russian Sweden will introduce a cellphone alert system this year to warn the population of air raids in wartime, inspired by a similar system in Ukraine, the agency responsible said Friday. https://www.thelocal.se/20260221/sweden-to-introduce-cellphone-air-raid-alert-system Sat, 21 Feb 2026 09:33:10 +0100 sweden-to-introduce-cellphone-air-raid-alert-system Russia has stepped up its hybrid threat activities and seems willing to take greater risks in Sweden and the region, the head of Sweden's military intelligence told AFP on Tuesday. https://www.thelocal.se/20260217/russia-increasing-hybrid-threats-around-sweden-say-military-intelligence Tue, 17 Feb 2026 15:32:59 +0100 russia-increasing-hybrid-threats-around-sweden-say-military-intelligence European leaders, worried about threats from a nuclear-armed Russia and doubts about the future of US security commitments, are increasingly debating whether to bolster nuclear arsenals on the continent. https://www.thelocal.se/20260214/merz-says-in-talks-with-macron-on-european-nuclear-deterrence Sat, 14 Feb 2026 09:11:12 +0100 merz-says-in-talks-with-macron-on-european-nuclear-deterrence Sweden said on Thursday that it would send fighter jets to patrol Greenland as part of a newly launched NATO mission in the Arctic aimed at placating US President Donald Trump. https://www.thelocal.se/20260213/swedish-fighter-jets-to-patrol-greenland-under-nato-mission Fri, 13 Feb 2026 10:36:26 +0100 swedish-fighter-jets-to-patrol-greenland-under-nato-mission Sweden and Denmark announced on Tuesday that they plan to procure air defence systems worth 2.6 billion kronor ($290 million) for Ukraine, as the war-torn country struggles to fend off massive Russian bombardments. https://www.thelocal.se/20260203/sweden-and-denmark-pledge-290-million-to-ukraine-air-defence Tue, 03 Feb 2026 14:54:22 +0100 sweden-and-denmark-pledge-290-million-to-ukraine-air-defence The head of Sweden's intelligence service told AFP on Tuesday that there was a "risk" that an already serious security situation would continue to deteriorate, pointing primarily to a threat from Russia. https://www.thelocal.se/20260114/swedish-intelligence-chief-says-risk-of-security-situation-deteriorating Wed, 14 Jan 2026 11:48:45 +0100 swedish-intelligence-chief-says-risk-of-security-situation-deteriorating People with foreign backgrounds in troubled suburbs are more willing than people with a Swedish background living elsewhere in the country to put their lives at risk and defend Sweden in the event of a military attack, according to a new survey. https://www.thelocal.se/20260109/report-immigrants-now-even-more-willing-to-risk-life-to-defend-sweden Fri, 09 Jan 2026 11:09:49 +0100 report-immigrants-now-even-more-willing-to-risk-life-to-defend-sweden Is it a bird? Is it a plane? Make sure to look up on Wednesday: you might just catch sight of an airborne Christmas tree. https://www.thelocal.se/20251209/when-to-spot-the-swedish-air-forces-flying-christmas-tree Tue, 09 Dec 2025 13:37:09 +0100 when-to-spot-the-swedish-air-forces-flying-christmas-tree The growing threat from Russia and the risk of renewed conflict in Europe have thrown a spotlight on the continent's varied military service models. https://www.thelocal.se/20251127/threat-of-war-which-countries-in-europe-have-military-service Thu, 27 Nov 2025 13:37:47 +0100 threat-of-war-which-countries-in-europe-have-military-service Sweden will acquire anti-air defence equipment worth 3.5 billion kronor to protect itself against missiles, drones and combat aircraft, the government has announced. https://www.thelocal.se/20251126/sweden-to-invest-3-5-billion-in-air-defence-in-rearmament-push Wed, 26 Nov 2025 13:28:16 +0100 sweden-to-invest-3-5-billion-in-air-defence-in-rearmament-push