Stockholm Desk Monday, October 26, 2026 Sweden & Nordic Report - International English Edition
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The Swedish Transport Agency says yes to stretching the extra tax on new combustion cars from three to five years - up to 30,000 kronor more per car - and to higher annual tax on millions of older cars.

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Gothenburg's Social Democrat-led city hands students permanent leases ahead of everyone else in the queue - as long as they move into police-listed vulnerable areas. 91 have signed up.

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Nosebleeds, dizziness and chemical pneumonitis hit 34 workers building SSAB's 52-billion-kronor fossil-free steel plant. Accident investigators say the company's explanation doesn't hold up - but they won't open an inquiry.

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Ethiopian Carer Stole From Elderly Again - Court Refuses Deportation
STOCKHOLM · COURT VERDICT

Ethiopian Carer Stole From Elderly Again - Court Refuses Deportation

A home-care worker convicted of fleecing one elderly client got a suspended sentence - then stole a blind, dementia-stricken couple's family silver at her next job. Nine months in prison, but a Stockholm court says she stays in Sweden.

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She Left Islam - Then Faced Religious Bullying at Swedish Language School
HÄLLEFORS · ISLAMISM

She Left Islam - Then Faced Religious Bullying at Swedish Language School

Amina Afrah fled a Somali environment and converted to Christianity. At her Swedish for Immigrants (SFI) classes in Hällefors, she says Muslim students mocked her faith, staff treated her differently and management looked away - then she was suspended.

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Sweden in Numbers - Official Verified Statistics

Direct primary figures from the Swedish Police Authority (Polisen), Statistics Sweden (SCB), AP Pension Funds & Riksgälden
Swedish Police · Confirmed Shootings
46 Killed & 44 Injured in 2025 (Peak: 391 in 2022)
Confirmed illegal firearm shootings across Sweden’s seven police regions. Jan–Sep 2026 recorded 61 shootings vs. 136 in Jan–Sep 2025.
Source: Polisen Official Statistics (Updated Oct 5, 2026) ↗
Swedish Police · Bombings & Detonations
+240 Bomb Preparations Logged in 2025
Completed detonations rose from 136 (2024) to 189 (2025), alongside 240 police reports of preparation for public devastation using hand grenades and explosives.
Source: Polisen Bombings & Detonations Statistics ↗
Demographics · Statistics Sweden (SCB)
Foreign Background (incl. 2,210,638 Foreign-Born, End of 2025)
Residents born abroad or born in Sweden to two foreign-born parents. Over 50% in municipalities including Botkyrka (63%), Södertälje, Sigtuna, and Järfälla.
Source: Statistics Sweden (SCB Population Report 2025/2026) ↗
Green Transition · Pensions & Debt Office
AP1–AP4 Northvolt Write-Off & State Guarantees
State pension funds AP1–AP4 wrote off SEK 5.8B to zero in the Northvolt bankruptcy. Riksgälden paused new green credit guarantees for 2026 (SEK 18.1B total guarantees end-2025).
Source: AP4 / 4 to 1 Investments & Riksgälden Annual Report 2025 ↗

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