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 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's foreign minister said Monday that China had denied a request for prosecutors to conduct an investigation on a Chinese ship linked to two severed Baltic Sea cables despite Beijing pledging "cooperation" with regional authorities. https://www.thelocal.se/20241224/sweden-says-china-blocked-prosecutors-probe-of-ship-linked-to-cut-cables Tue, 24 Dec 2024 09:50:46 +0100 sweden-says-china-blocked-prosecutors-probe-of-ship-linked-to-cut-cables Sweden's coast guard said Saturday it had joined Denmark in monitoring a Chinese ship anchored off their coasts, after two undersea cables were severed in a suspected sabotage case. https://www.thelocal.se/20241124/sweden-joins-danes-guarding-chinese-ship-in-cable-probe Sun, 24 Nov 2024 11:07:53 +0100 sweden-joins-danes-guarding-chinese-ship-in-cable-probe The Nobel Foundation said Saturday it was reversing its decision to invite ambassadors from Russia and Belarus to this year's Nobel award ceremony in Stockholm, after the move sparked a backlash. https://www.thelocal.se/20230903/nobel-foundation-cancels-russian-ambassador-invite-to-prize-ceremony-in-stockholm Sun, 03 Sep 2023 14:43:42 +0200 nobel-foundation-cancels-russian-ambassador-invite-to-prize-ceremony-in-stockholm A documentary being aired by Nordic public broadcasters Wednesday claims Russia is suspected of having a spy programme in the North Sea planning the sabotage of energy infrastructures in Northern Europe. https://www.thelocal.se/20230419/are-russian-spy-ships-planning-sabotage-of-danish-energy-infrastructure Wed, 19 Apr 2023 17:44:17 +0200 are-russian-spy-ships-planning-sabotage-of-danish-energy-infrastructure Swedish fashion retailer H&M announced on Thursday that it had closed its last remaining stores in Russia and Belarus, wrapping up its progressive withdrawal over the Ukraine conflict. https://www.thelocal.se/20221215/hm-closes-last-stores-in-russia Thu, 15 Dec 2022 15:36:03 +0100 hm-closes-last-stores-in-russia Denmark's military on Tuesday released video footage showing gas bubbling on the surface of parts of the Baltic sea caused by leaks from the Nord Stream 2 pipeline. https://www.thelocal.se/20220927/watch-baltic-sea-foams-with-gas-from-broken-nord-stream-pipeline Tue, 27 Sep 2022 18:32:06 +0200 watch-baltic-sea-foams-with-gas-from-broken-nord-stream-pipeline Two underwater blasts were recorded prior to the discovery of three leaks on the Nord Stream pipelines linking Russia and Europe, a Swedish seismological institute said Tuesday as the unexplained leaks raised suspicions of sabotage. https://www.thelocal.se/20220927/denmark-swedish-institute-says-blasts-recorded-prior-to Tue, 27 Sep 2022 19:05:21 +0200 denmark-swedish-institute-says-blasts-recorded-prior-to Sweden's ex-NBA star Jonas Jerebko has quit CSKA Moscow, the team said on Saturday, less than three months after his controversial decision to join the organisation amid international condemnation of Russia. https://www.thelocal.se/20220618/swedens-ex-nba-star-leaves-moscow-team Sat, 18 Jun 2022 18:31:15 +0200 swedens-ex-nba-star-leaves-moscow-team Dozens of Russian ships on Thursday took part in military exercises in the strategic Baltic Sea, after Sweden and Finland recently announced bids to join Nato. https://www.thelocal.se/20220609/russia-starts-baltic-sea-drills-following-swedish-nato-bid Thu, 09 Jun 2022 17:42:59 +0200 russia-starts-baltic-sea-drills-following-swedish-nato-bid Three top Nordic newspapers said on Thursday they would translate their news on the Ukraine war into Russian in a bid to reach the Russian public and counter Kremlin propaganda. https://www.thelocal.se/20220310/nordic-media-offers-russian-news-to-counter-kremlin-propaganda Thu, 10 Mar 2022 13:42:22 +0100 nordic-media-offers-russian-news-to-counter-kremlin-propaganda Sweden's support for Ukraine and participation in the coordinated international response to Russia's invasion has increased the risk of retaliation, the Swedish Armed Forces said in the first of its new weekly press conferences. https://www.thelocal.se/20220310/sweden-faces-risk-of-russian-retaliation-swedish-armed-forces Thu, 10 Mar 2022 17:44:28 +0100 sweden-faces-risk-of-russian-retaliation-swedish-armed-forces The island of Gotland is normally a place Swedes get away to in the warm summer months. But its location in the Baltic Sea near Kaliningrad also makes it a bellwether for Swedish fears of Russia. https://www.thelocal.se/20220305/on-swedens-gotland-ukraine-war-revives-fears-of-russia Sat, 05 Mar 2022 13:07:44 +0100 on-swedens-gotland-ukraine-war-revives-fears-of-russia Sweden can count on help from the UK if we are attacked by Russia, Britain's defence secretary, Ben Wallace, has said. https://www.thelocal.se/20220304/britain-promises-military-assistance-if-sweden-is-attacked Fri, 04 Mar 2022 17:08:47 +0100 britain-promises-military-assistance-if-sweden-is-attacked Sweden said on Thursday it would summon Russian representatives to its foreign ministry over a Wednesday violation of its airspace by four Russian fighter jets. https://www.thelocal.se/20220304/sweden-summons-russian-envoy-over-airspace-violation Fri, 04 Mar 2022 09:45:40 +0100 sweden-summons-russian-envoy-over-airspace-violation Four Russian fighter jets entered Sweden's air space to the east of the island of Gotland on Wednesday evening, the Swedish Armed Forces said in a statement. https://www.thelocal.se/20220302/four-russian-fighter-jets-violate-swedish-airspace-over-baltic-sea Wed, 02 Mar 2022 23:34:52 +0100 four-russian-fighter-jets-violate-swedish-airspace-over-baltic-sea Russian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova stated on Friday that Finland and Sweden's possible Nato membership could have "military and political consequences". How serious are these threats? https://www.thelocal.se/20220228/fact-check-has-russia-threatened-sweden-with-military-action Mon, 28 Feb 2022 14:11:20 +0100 fact-check-has-russia-threatened-sweden-with-military-action A Swedish tech consultant faces trial over espionage charges alleging he put Sweden's security at risk by selling information about Volvo and Scania to Russia. https://www.thelocal.se/20210222/swedish-tech-consultant-charged-with-spying-for-russia Mon, 22 Feb 2021 14:03:22 +0100 swedish-tech-consultant-charged-with-spying-for-russia Sweden, Germany and Poland each threw out a Russian diplomat in a retaliatory move after Russia expelled their envoys for allegedly taking part in protests supporting Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny. https://www.thelocal.se/20210209/sweden-germany-and-poland-throw-out-russian-diplomats Tue, 09 Feb 2021 09:26:50 +0100 sweden-germany-and-poland-throw-out-russian-diplomats A Swedish court has convicted a Russian citizen of the attempted murder of Tumso Abdurakhmanov, a blogger critical of the regime in Chechnya, alleging high-level backing for the attack. https://www.thelocal.se/20210111/sweden-jails-russian-over-attack-on-chechen-blogger Mon, 11 Jan 2021 19:41:24 +0100 sweden-jails-russian-over-attack-on-chechen-blogger