Swedish parliament group urges 52 billion kronor hike in defence spending A Swedish parliamentary commission on Friday recommended moves to strengthen the country's armed forces that would add 52.8 billion kronor to the national defence budget by 2030.
https://www.thelocal.se/202404....26/swedish-parliamen

What exactly is Swedish Valborg, and where are the best places to celebrate it? The Walpurgis (Valborg) celebrations across Sweden on April 30th offer you a chance to welcome spring or summer with open arms.
https://www.thelocal.se/201804....25/whats-on-sweden-v

'We all cheer each other on': How we made friends in Sweden Sweden is often rated as a difficult country to make friends in. We asked those who've been there, done that – or in other words, The Local's readers – how they met their closest friends in Sweden.
https://www.thelocal.se/202404....26/we-all-cheer-each

Swedish word of the day: skyfall Not just the title of a James Bond movie, today's word describes a kind of weather that most people try to avoid.
https://www.thelocal.se/201906....13/swedish-word-of-t

EES: Could the launch of the Europe's new border system be delayed again? After being postponed several times already Europe's new biometric border system (EES) is set to be rolled out in October, but with fears of lengthy queues, problems with a new app and demands for more time, could it be postponed again?
https://www.thelocal.se/202404....26/ees-could-the-lau