Sveriges Radio

Sveriges Radio, or "Sweden's Radio," serves as the national radio broadcaster for Sweden and is publicly funded. It operates as a public limited company, owned by an independent foundation. Previously, its funding came from a licensing fee set by the Swedish Riksdag, but since January 1, 2019, it has shifted to being financed through regular taxes. Advertising is not allowed. Its legal framework can be characterized as a quasi-autonomous non-governmental organization.

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Ukrainian refugees in Sweden call for a long-term plan for their future - Radio Sweden

1 week ago | sverigesradio.se | Michael walsh

Artem Poliakov came to Sweden from Ukraine with his wife and their five children, and they're hoping to be able to stay here. Credit: Supplied MIGRATION A petition calling on Sweden's government to set up a system allowing Ukrainian refugees to stay long-term has gathered more than 11,000 signatures.
Questions remain over Migration Agency's new system for Swedish citizenship cases - Radio Sweden

1 week ago | sverigesradio.se | Michael walsh

Details of how the Migration Agency's reprioritisation will work are still being ironed out. Credit: Christine Olsson/TT MIGRATION The Migration Agency's changing the way it handles citizenship applications, and will now prioritise the oldest cases it has on file. But questions remain over how exactly this will work. Sara Sjudin is a section manager at the Migration Agency.
Sweden's Fjällräven eyes customers in China's Xinjiang region - Radio Sweden

2 weeks ago | sverigesradio.se | Michael walsh

Swedish label Fjällräven has six stores in China's Xinjiang region, where there are concerns over human rights abuses. Credit: Mikaela Landeström/TT, Ng Han Guan/AP INTERNATIONAL China is turning its far-western Xinjiang region into a ski tourism hotspot, despite criticism over human rights abuses there targeting mostly Muslim ethnic minorities. Meanwhile, Nordic outdoor clothing labels are investing in stores in Xinjiang and promoting their brands at the region's ski resorts.
Absolut Vodka party held in Xinjiang — where China punishes Muslims who don't drink - Radio Sweden

2 weeks ago | sverigesradio.se | Michael walsh

A marketing event for Sweden's Absolut Vodka has been held at a ski resort in China's Xinjiang region, where there are human rights concerns. Credit: Janerik Henriksson/TT, Ng Han Guan/AP INTERNATIONAL In China's Xinjiang region, Muslim minorities have been branded as extremists and sent to re-education camps for, among other things, not drinking alcohol.
Man remanded in custody over Uppsala triple murder - Radio Sweden

1 month ago | sverigesradio.se | Michael walsh

A number of other remand hearings are also being held in relation to last Tuesday's shooting. Credit: Fredrik Sandberg/TT UPPSALA SHOOTING A man has been remanded in custody suspected of shooting dead three young men at a hair salon in Uppsala. The man denies any wrongdoing. Uppsala District Court is also holding other remand hearings today in relation to the shootings.
Liberal leader Pehrson broke the law regarding shareholdings - Radio Sweden

1 month ago | sverigesradio.se | Sven Carlsson

Johan Pehrson. Credit: Lisa Hallgren/SVD/TT MINISTER SHARES Outgoing Liberal leader and Education Minister, Johan Pehrson, has in several cases failed to report shareholdings in companies as ministers are required by law, reports Swedish Radio News. These include holdings in the betting company Betsson and the engineering companies Sandvik and Atlas Copco.
No money set aside to clean up chemicals and hazardous waste from Northvolt battery factory - Radio Sweden

1 month ago | sverigesradio.se | Magdalena Martinsson

Du måste aktivera javascript för att sverigesradio.se ska fungera korrekt och för att kunna lyssna på ljud. Har du problem med vår sajt så finns hjälp på https://teknisk-support.sverigesradio.se/ SKELLEFTEÅ Despite the amounts of chemicals and waste produced from production at Northvolt's battery factory in Skellefteå, no amount of money had been previously set aside for an environmental clean-up if the bankrupt battery maker went out of business.
Business Sweden: Extra time needs to be bought to find new owner for bankrupt Northvolt - Radio Sweden

1 month ago | sverigesradio.se | Victor Jensen

Business Sweden's Klas Ericson. Credit: Victor Jensen/Sveriges Radio. NORTHVOLT Public financing may be needed to buy time to secure a new owner for the bankrupt battery manufacturer Northvolt, says Business Sweden's national coordinator Klas Ericson to Swedish Radio News. "In my view, financing will be needed.
Anti-corruption group: Sweden needs to tighten its rules for ministers buying shares - Radio Sweden

2 months ago | sverigesradio.se | Sven Carlsson

Both Maria Malmer Stenergard and Mats Persson deny any wrongdoing. Credit: Anders Wiklund/TT SHARES Sweden needs to tighten its rules for ministers buying shareholdings in companies, according to a transparency watchdog. Ulrik Åshuvud the secretary general at Transparency International Sweden says he believes that Sweden is lagging behind other countries when it comes to handling conflicts of interest.
Sweden once again ranked among the happiest countries in the world - Radio Sweden

2 months ago | sverigesradio.se | Michael walsh

Du måste aktivera javascript för att sverigesradio.se ska fungera korrekt och för att kunna lyssna på ljud. Har du problem med vår sajt så finns hjälp på https://teknisk-support.sverigesradio.se/ HAPPY SWEDES Sweden has been named one of the happiest countries in the world in an annual ranking, coming in fourth place behind Nordic neighbours Finland, Denmark and Iceland.