Sweden
Russia's Yandex Is Removing Borders From Its Maps App
As Russia’s President Vladimir Putin openly discusses dreams of expansion, Russia’s big tech company removes all borders from its maps app.
Asians Are Losing Their Minds Over the Swedish Tradition of Not Feeding Their Guests
“My mother would greet people with ‘what will you eat?’”
Cocaine Shipments and Botched Hits: Inside Sweden's Massive Gang Trial
Sweden has been the setting for spiralling drug-related gang violence. Now, 15 men are facing jail after cops accessed encrypted messages.
I’m Being Forced to Go Abroad to Give Birth
In the UK and across Europe, trans parents have almost zero legal recognition. However, safe havens are emerging—it’s just a question of getting there.
Sweden Had a Woman Prime Minister – for 7 Hours
Magdalena Andersson quit just hours after making history as Sweden's first woman prime minister following a budget defeat in Parliament.
UK Trans Man Must Go Abroad to Be Legally Recognised As Father of Second Child
Freddy McConnell, a trans man who gave birth in 2018, hopes to give birth to his second child in Sweden, where trans men can be registered as fathers.
Sweden Is On the Hunt for Someone Throwing Rocks at Danish Cars
Swedish police have deployed drones and helicopters in search of a mysterious stone thrower targeting almost exclusively Danish drivers.
Men Are Worse for Climate Change Than Women Because They Love Meat and Cars
A new study has found that men emit 16% more greenhouse gases than women because they spend more money on fuel and meat.
How Rent Controls Helped Bring Down a European Government
Two smaller parties propping up Sweden’s government to stop the far-right Sweden Democrats getting into power have had a spectacular falling out over rent controls – and now the country’s government has collapsed.
Narrators Are Falling Asleep Making Audiobooks For The Visually Impaired
An investigation in Sweden discovered low-quality audiobooks where narrators can be heard falling asleep and entire chapters of books are missing.
The Story of Kim Wall’s Murder, But Not As You Know It
“The least interesting part of Kim’s life is probably the ending,” says the director of a new HBO series that tells the story of the investigation into the Swedish journalist's murder.
What It’s Like To Live in a Cashless Society
In Sweden most people don’t carry cash anymore and in China, even panhandlers have QR codes for donations.