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Back to homepageSweden hits record number of gun fatalities in 2022
NordenBladet — Sweden has seen a record number of gun fatalities in 2022, with a total of sixty people being shot dead, a record number. In recent years, Sweden, especially in Stockholm, has been struck with many shootings, with authorities
Read MoreSweden: Distribution of Neobo to SBB’s shareholders
NordenBladet – On 21 December 2022, it was resolved at the Extraordinary General Meeting of Samhällsbyggnadsbolaget i Norden AB (publ) (”SBB”) that all SBB’s shares in the subsidiary Amasten Fastighets AB (publ) (under name change to Neobo Fastigheter AB (publ))
Read MoreSweden: Wreckage of 17th-century warship found by Swedish maritime archaeologists
NordenBladet — According to the Swedish Museum of Wrecks, the wreckage of the 17th-century warship Applet – the long-lost sister ship of the warship Vasa – has been found by Swedish maritime archaeologists. Maritime archaeologist at the museum, Jim Hansson,
Read MoreSweden hits lowest birthrate in two decades
NordenBladet — Statistics Sweden has announced that the number of childbirths in the spring of 2022 in the country has hit the lowest birthrate in two decades. The figures have shown that between January and April of 2022, 1.57 children
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Sweden: SAS lost SEK 1.9 billion in the third quarter
NordenBladet – SAS suffered a loss of SEK 1.9 billion in the third quarter. The loss is largely due to the pilot strike, which cost the company SEK 1.4 billion. SAS presented the results for the period 1 May to
Read MoreSweden: Bomb found at Stockholm Culture Festival
NordenBladet — On Sunday 20th August, a bomb was found and subsequently disarmed by the Swedish police bomb squad located at the popular Stockholm Culture Festival in Sweden’s capital. The device was found in a bag in a park, one
Read MoreSweden: Unregistered pre-paid mobile SIM cards to be banned in Sweden
NordenBladet — In an attempt to fight organized crime, anonymous mobile phone pre-paid SIM cards will be banned in Sweden from 1st August. As of tomorrow, pre-paid SIM cards in Sweden will require registration with information including the owner’s name
Read MoreSweden: Sverigetaxi won continued trust from The City of Stockholm
NordenBladet – The City of Stockholm has chosen to give Sverigetaxi with TaxiKurir as a subcontractor continued confidence to run school transport and service transports until February 2024 in subarea South-west Stockholm (Hägersten, Ă„lvsjö och Skärholmen). The new agreement can
Read MoreSweden: Crown Princess Victoria briefed on foreign and security policy challenges
NordenBladet – With tensions rising in Europe, Crown Princess Victoria has participated in two meetings focusing on foreign and security policy issues. The first meeting, on February 16th 2022, was attended by Jan Eliasson and Joakim Vaverka from Stockholm International
Read MoreWorld’s first permanent vehicle-charging electric road to be built in Sweden
NordenBladet — Sweden’s highway network is set to build the world’s first permanent electric road in the country by 2025, which will allow electric vehicles to charge as they drive. According to a report by World Highways, the electric road
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