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Lapland, Sweden.

This stunning winter wonderland is actually more magical in autumn

Autumn in the far north of Scandinavia means crisp mornings, warm sunny days and a colourful fanfare of foliage. It’s the ideal time to venture outdoors.

  • Rob McFarland

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A Swedish teenager was hiding out in Australia after his parents tried to prevent him from falling in with gangs - but he allegedly spent his time recruiting hitmen from a home in Sydney’s west.

Teen accused of hiring hitmen revealed as Swede living in Sydney’s west

A 15-year-old boy accused of recruiting hitmen for the Scandinavian underworld was living with family in Sydney.

  • Perry Duffin
A 15-year-old teenager is arrested in Sydney after allegedly recruiting hitmen for gang warfare in Nordic countries.

Teen in Sydney ‘facilitated murder plots’ for European gangsters

A Scandinavian teenager has been arrested in Sydney for allegedly helping European gangsters organise murders.

  • Perry Duffin
Moose in Junsele, Sweden, during preparations for the livestream.

‘Sleep? Forget it’: Millions tune in for 24-hour live coverage of epic moose migration

Who would spend all hours day watching moose trudge through Sweden on their annual migration? Heaps of people, it turns out.

  • Stafanie Dazio
Destroyed Teslas after a fire at a company’s dealership in Rome, Italy, on Monday.

Teslas burn in Rome, Stockholm as protests escalate

The cars have become targets for vandalism across several countries in response to Elon Musk’s right-wing activism and his influence on Donald Trump.

  • Paolo Chiriatti and Philippe Leroy Beaulieu
The scenic Archipelago Trail.

Now you can hike from island to island in Sweden

The new Stockholm Archipelago Trail connects 225 kilometres of new and existing trails across 22 islands.

  • Julietta Jameson
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Food flak is just a red herring

And a case of the pot calling the vattentät black.

People gather at a makeshift memorial near the scene of a shooting on the outskirts of Orebro, Sweden.

Swedish school gunman was unemployed ‘recluse’, motives unclear

One mourner said he was disappointed that the police were slow to establish a motive and believed the attack may have been “politically motivated.”

  • Akhtar Makoii and Sascha Rosylakov
Emergency services at the scene of the shooting at Risbergska School, in Örebro, Sweden.

‘Brutal violence’: Multiple people killed in shooting at school in Sweden

The gunman is believed to be among those killed and a search is continuing at the school for other possible victims, the local police chief said.

  • Stefanie Dazio, Johan Ahlander and Simon Johnson
Sweden’s Icehotel is celebrating 35 years.

Scandinavia’s coolest place to stay, literally

Each year the suites that make this unique hotel even more spectacular change with one good reason: the previous ones melt away.

  • Julietta Jameson

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