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WEBToday in Sweden: A roundup of the latest news on Tuesday. Sweden swelters during unseasonal tropical night, police investigate ANOTHER drone spotting at Arlanda Airport, financial watchdog rebukes Klarna, and parliament set to reopen after summer recess. Here's the latest news. Swedish word of the day.
Politics in Sweden: Why Sweden's far-right leader is showing his ...
WEBNov 27, 2023 · Sweden Democrat leader before making his speech on Saturday. Photo: Jessica Gow/TT. Jimmie Åkesson's call for mosques in Sweden to be demolished was part of a speech that flirted with extreme right ideas of "the great replacement". Rather than becoming more moderate, the Sweden Democrats are getting more radical. Advertisement.
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WEBSEK 12990 / month. Show Property. Next ›. Welcome to our rental listings, here you can search through thousands of homes and apartments available to rent throughout Sweden. Finding the perfect apartment to rent can be intimidating, especially if you are new to Sweden or unfamiliar with how the housing market works.
Sweden's central bank leaves interest rate unchanged - The Local …
WEBNov 23, 2023 · Advertisement. "Inflation is still too high and there are still risks that it will not continue falling fast enough and stabilise at the target. But inflation has fallen and inflationary pressures have clearly eased," said the bank as it announced its decision to leave the interest rate at four percent.
KEY POINTS: Everything you need to know about Sweden’s new …
WEBOct 18, 2022 · Who are the Moderate ministers? First off, we've got the heavyweight roles. Sweden's new Finance Minister is Elisabeth Svantesson. She is the Moderate financial spokesperson, and she repeatedly appeared alongside Kristersson during the election campaign to discuss policy proposals such as high-cost protection for energy bills.
Which Swedish banks now have the lowest mortgage rates?
WEBDec 8, 2023 · Let's take a look at the banks' list rates as of July 9th, too. Here, SBAB came in first place with a list rate of 4.77 percent, followed by Landshypotek on 4.85, Skandia on 5.24, and Danske Bank on 5.35 percent. Next were Handelsbanken, Länsförsäkringar, and Swedbank on 5.69, then Nordea and SEB on 5.74 which had the highest list rate when ...
KEY POINTS: The final verdict on Sweden's Covid-19 response
WEBFeb 25, 2022 · Sweden's decision to rely on voluntary measures rather than a strict lockdown to handle the Covid-19 pandemic was "fundamentally correct", but its measures were too weak and too late, the final report by the Coronavirus Commission concludes.
Lethal violence in Sweden at highest level in nearly 20 years: report
WEBMar 31, 2021 · Police cordon off the crime scene after a shooting in Solna, Stockholm, in February. Photo: Fredrik Sandberg/TT Sweden last year suffered the highest level of murder and manslaughter for at least 18 years, with 124 people losing their lives through violent attacks, according to the latest annual report from the Swedish National Council for Crime Prevention (Brå).
EXPLAINED: What are the rules on travelling to Sweden right now?
WEBJun 28, 2021 · There is currently a ban in place on travel to Sweden from most non-EU countries (this includes the UK). People travelling from certain countries, decided at the EU level, are exempt. As of July 26th, these include Albania, Armenia, Australia, Azerbaijan, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Brunei Darussalam, Canada, Hong Kong, Israel, Japan, Jordan ...
Denmark boosts border checks with Sweden amid gang violence
WEBAug 9, 2024 · Denmark is to place border checks on the Øresund Bridge crossing from Sweden after a recent flare-up in gang violence. Photo by Karl Hörnfeldt on Unsplash. Denmark said on Friday it was beefing up its border controls with Sweden following a resurgence of Swedish gang violence that has spilled over into Denmark in recent weeks.
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