The Nordic parenting myth
Scandinavians are not better parents – but their politicians, unlike Britain’s, understand that childcare is a social good.
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How Sweden lost the plot
The country is no longer a model for the world.
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First Aid Kit: “We realised constant touring was not a good way to live”
Johanna and Klara Söderberg on making music as sisters, the side effects of ambition, and taking a break from live…
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Sweden’s right-wing government struggles to tackle gang violence
Its prime minister Ulf Kristersson and his far-right partners are finding crime crackdowns harder to deliver than promise.
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Why Love Actually has ruined politics, with Jonn Elledge
A festive round-up of politics in 2022
Europe’s far-right parties are learning from one another
With the hard right in power in Italy and Sweden, sister parties across the EU are hoping they will be…
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House prices have fallen across the world
Prices fell in the UK, Germany, the Netherlands and Sweden in September.
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The reality of Sweden’s far-right future
The influence of the Sweden Democrats has finally destroyed the country’s long-outdated progressive reputation.
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Andreas Malm Q&A: “Sweden is the sickest country in the Global North”
The author and academic on Malcolm X, Swedish politics and being happiest in the womb.
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Sweden’s socialist utopia is crumbling
Even with a Moderate prime minister, the Sweden Democrats will swing its government rightwards.
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How support for the far-right Sweden Democrats has surged
After yesterday’s election, the party has become Sweden’s second-largest with more than 20 per cent of the vote.
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Sweden’s tight election could result in a far right-backed government
The Sweden Democrats are no longer treated as pariahs by mainstream conservatives despite their neo-Nazi roots.
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Magdalena Andersson and Sanna Marin’s fight against far-right misogyny
The ease with which sexist attacks have undermined Sanna Marin and Magdalena Andersson should concern us all.
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Striker, shopkeeper, pigeon: what Sweden and Nato should know about Erdoğan
The Turkish president has been moving the goalposts domestically for 20 years. The international community must catch up.
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Sweden’s Nato application marks historic shift away from neutrality
The development is another example of Vladimir Putin’s accidental strengthening of Nato.
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Sweden’s decision to join Nato isn’t just about security
Will Sweden join Nato? The country looks set to join Finland in applying for membership, but the debate in Stockholm…
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As Finland and Sweden consider Nato membership, Austria clings to neutrality
In the 1970s Austria used its neutrality to be a conduit between East and West, but there's little sign of…
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The biggest challenge for Sweden’s new prime minister: tackling rampant gang crime
The murder of a white Swedish rapper from an affluent background has added urgency to the pressure on Magdalena Andersson.
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Sweden named its first woman prime minister. Seven hours later she resigned.
A volatile political landscape and a tenuous hold on power prompted Magdalena Andersson's resignation on her first day as leader.
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What the end of Sweden’s political “togetherness” reveals about our post-democratic age
Like the Northern Lights, the rise of Sweden’s far-right may appear late and fleeting. But that could make it the…
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