Tag: Sweden
Vännäs residents borrow the most books in Sweden: “Going with the flow”
Over 64 million media were borrowed from Swedish libraries in 2023, which is around six media, i.e. books, audiobooks or newspapers, per inhabitant and year. 105,637 of them were borrowed…
Here Systembolaget sells the most alcohol in Sweden
In 1955, the criticized counterpart book was scrapped and Systembolaget was formed. Almost 70 years later, the state-owned company has around 452 stores and over 5,600 employees. In 2023, 128…
The central bank of Sweden lowered the key interest rate to 3.5 percent | News in brief
On Tuesday, the Swedish central bank lowered its key interest rate from 3.75 percent to 3.50 percent. The line was expected and the central bank said that the interest rate…
Northvolt move from the USA to Sweden
THREE NEWS YOU CAN’T MISS: Northvolt move from the USA to Sweden Northvolt will move operations from California to its Labs facility outside Västerås. Archive image. Photo: Ali Lorestani/TT The…
Whooping cough and covid are on the rise in Sweden – now comes mpox
Updated 16.24 | Published 16.16 share-arrowShare unsaveSave The number of cases of whooping cough has skyrocketed, at the same time as covid is increasing in the country. And in the…
Deadly virus can reach Sweden – spread by gnats
A new, more serious version of the deadly bluetongue virus is spreading among ruminants in Europe, including in Denmark. It can certainly appear here and we are on the alert,…
Volleyball: Sweden collapsed against Switzerland in the first match in three years
But it didn’t look like Sweden hadn’t played a game since May 2021, when they opened with a 6-0 lead straight away in the European Championship qualifier against Switzerland. Sweden…
Here Systembolaget sells the most beer in Sweden
A lot has happened since Systembolaget was formed in 1955, after the criticized counterpart book was scrapped. Nowadays, the state-owned company has as many as 5,626 employees and roughly 452…
So many are dollar millionaires in Sweden – here is the top list
In the latest edition of UBS Global Wealth Report new figures on the world’s richest countries are shown. On the list of average wealth, Switzerland, Luxembourg and Hong Kong are…
The whole world is writing about Sweden having the first mpox case outside of Africa
Updated 22.17 | Published 22.09 share-arrowShare unsaveSave Sweden ended up in the world’s focus on Thursday. The reason: not the surströmming premiere – but the first case of the new…