STOCKHOLM—The husband of a member of the Swedish Academy has been convicted of rape and sentenced to two years in prison. Jean-Claude Arnault, 72, was a powerful behind-the-scenes figure in Swedish cultural life for decades, and is married to poet Katarina Frostensson, a member of the Swedish Academy, the elite group of 18 lifetime members […]

STOCKHOLM—The Swedish national elections have ended in parliamentary deadlock with no clear winner, making for an uncertain and dramatic time ahead. It was a very close call between the two traditional blocs on election night. The conservative/neo-liberal bloc, known as the Alliance, held 142 seats, and the left/green held 144. The result may shift slightly […]

STOCKHOLM—As many as 100 cars have been burned in southwest Sweden in what both police and witnesses have described as a coordinated operation. Most of the cars were torched in two different suburbs of Gothenburg on Monday, Aug. 13, but a group of youths also set fire to cars, tires, and pallets, and blocked passages […]

News Analysis STOCKHOLM—A young Swedish activist made international news last week after broadcasting herself live on Facebook stopping a plane carrying an Afghan man being deported. But there’s more to the story than just a tearful and dramatic act of civil disobedience. Elin Ersson, 21, stopped a plane bound for Turkey at Gothenburg’s Landvetter airport […]

STOCKHOLM—Forest fires are raging out of control across Sweden after one of the hottest and driest summers in decades. So far, no casualties have been reported, but houses have been destroyed, and people are being evacuated from the most heavily affected areas in central Sweden. There are dozens of separate fires, but three areas in […]

News Analysis STOCKHOLM—Scandinavia has been hit by a historic drought after a record-breaking heatwave that hasn’t let up. The situation is grave for farmers, as crops are failing, and feed is so scarce that some will be forced to slaughter their animals. Affluent Scandinavia is in no danger of famine, as might have been the […]