Sweden
Iran is hiring children to attack Israeli targets in Europe
Investigators say three attacks this year are part of a new trend in which Iran-affiliated actors recruit local criminals to strike at targets in Europe.
- by Heidi Taksdal Skjeseth
Latest
A Melbourne meteorite reveals an exotic new mineral hiding in plain sight
Hundreds of thousands of visitors have walked past the chunk of ancient space rock that has been on display at the Melbourne Museum for years. Then several small patches of green caught a scientist’s eye.
- by Liam Mannix
Ranked and rated: Which Scandinavian country is the best destination?
Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Finland, Iceland or Greenland? We compare the contenders across five categories to help you decide which to visit.
- by Sarah Marshall
Chinese cargo ship suspected in ‘sabotage’ of Baltic Sea cables
Swedish public broadcaster SVT and several Finnish media outlets reported that two Danish navy ships shadowed the cargo vessel as it sailed out of the Baltic Sea on Tuesday.
- by Rob Harris
This European capital is a modern fairytale
Sweden’s capital is a modern fairytale, where the old and the new co-exist in a smorgasbord of cobblestone alleys, ancient buildings and designer shops.
- by Keith Austin
Port guide: Stockholm, Sweden
Stockholm has a long history and superb medieval old town, but is also an experimental, contemporary city of considerable Nordic chic.
- by Brian Johnston
Ten things we’ll never understand about Scandinavia
Denmark, Norway and Sweden get universal praise for their way of life, but some things about Scandinavia strike outsiders as peculiar.
- by Brian Johnston
Russian ‘spy’ whale found dead in Norway
Hvaldimir, whose name is a combination of the word hval, the Norwegian word for whale, and Vladimir, after the Russian president, was first spotted by fishermen in Norway in 2019.
- by Kieran Kelly
‘Couldn’t see the mainstream appeal’: How the world’s best-selling video game defied expectations
Minecraft’s lead developer Jens Bergensten speaks on the global phenomenon that has lasted for 15 years.
- by Tim Biggs
Opinion
NATO
The Finns are the happiest people on the planet. Here’s why they’re not smiling
A dreadful danger has risen on Finland’s border in the past couple of years which is no smiling matter.
- by Peter Hartcher
How to do the most expensive part of Europe on the cheap
Scandinavia is notoriously expensive, but savvy travellers can cut the cost of visiting Denmark, Sweden and Norway.
- by Brian Johnston
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