Sweden has found the largest rare earth deposit in Europe. The resource trove could help reduce Europe’s reliance on China for the critical minerals. Swedish state-owned mining company LKAB announced the news Jan. 13. The discovery was made in the country’s far northern city of Kiruna. Rare earth minerals are vital to many high-tech manufacturing […]
STOCKHOLM—Four chimpanzees, one of which is wounded, were on the loose inside a building in a Swedish zoo on Thursday, a day after they escaped from their enclosure. Three others have been shot dead. Swedish officials and media said the wounded animal has not received veterinary attention because no one can get inside the building […]
Investigators probing the Nord Stream pipeline blasts have found traces of explosive material at the site, the Swedish Security Service said Friday, describing the incident as an act of “serious sabotage.” Authorities from Denmark and Sweden are investigating damage to the two Nord Stream pipelines that link Russia and Germany via the Baltic Sea after […]
Saint Bridget (Birgitta) of Sweden is one of the six patron saints of Europe. She lived in the 14th century just when the plague hit Europe and received divine revelations. She never backed down from speaking the truths that had come to her, and even lectured the Swedish king and the Pope on their sins and misbehaviors. We’ll tell the intriguing […]
COPENHAGEN, Denmark—A venomous king cobra which escaped from its home in a Swedish zoo six days ago has been located inside the building where its terrarium is located but has not yet been recaptured, the park said Friday. The deadly snake escaped on Saturday via a light fixture in the ceiling of its glass enclosure […]
STOCKHOLM—Marine archaeologists in Sweden say they have found the sister vessel of a famed 17th century warship that sank on its maiden voyage and is now on display in a popular Stockholm museum. The wreck of the royal warship Vasa was raised in 1961, remarkably well preserved, after more than 300 years underwater in the […]
A Swedish agency on Thursday found that leaks from the two Russian Nord Stream 1 and 2 pipelines in the Baltic Sea were likely caused by “serious sabotage” and evidence from the site was taken. The Swedish Security Service confirmed that “detonations” were responsible for the extensive damage to the wholly Russian-owned pipelines last week. Seismologists in Denmark […]
The Swedish Public Health Authority has stopped recommending healthy children between the ages of 12 and 17 receive the COVID-19 vaccine. The general recommendation that healthy children aged 12 to 17 receive the COVID-19 vaccine ended after Oct. 31, according to the authority in a revision posted this weekend. It cited the “very low risk of […]
STOCKHOLM—A bag with an explosive charge was found in a Stockholm park during an annual cultural festival and police have opened a preliminary investigation into attempted public destruction, police in Sweden said on Monday. On Sunday, a bag was found and its content was immediately “assessed as dangerous.” The surrounding area was cordoned off and […]
Relax and let your worries be replaced by stunning aerial nature views from some of Sweden’s most beautiful and iconic landscape locations, paired with a brand new meditation piano musical masterpiece. This video can be used to relax, sleep, meditate, do yoga, study, work, read, and more. Credit: Simple Happiness – youtube.com/channel/UCSNCAZHyxLYW7e-_WvUNSfw * Click the […]
