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Sweden has announced it will be studying the effect of criminality on politics as criminal pressure is becoming a growing problem. 

The Finnish president said in an interview published Saturday that he trusts that Finland and Sweden will be admitted into NATO by July, and hinted that he wants the United States to put pressure on Turkey to approve their membership bids.

The nomadic Sami people of Scandinavia are the only EU’s only “indigenous” people, an account linked to the bloc has claimed.

Former Swedish Prime Minister Carl Bildt has criticised Swedish police in Stockholm for allowing Danish anti-Islam activist Rasmus Paludan to carry out the burning of the Qur’an. Bildt, who served as Swedish Prime Minister from 1991 to 1994 and later

Sweden’s Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson slammed a Muslim-led disinformation campaign that has claimed Swedish social services are kidnapping children from Muslim parents.

Norwegian authorities cancelled a Qur’an burning protest that was set to take place on Friday after Turkish officials summoned the Norwegian ambassador in Ankara.

A Swedish Agency has warned Sweden is in the crosshairs of foreign actors claiming that the country is a legitimate target for terror.

Turkish President Erdogan has stated that unless Sweden bans the burning of the Qur’an, he will not agree to the country’s NATO bid. 

A group of people, said to speak little Swedish and linked to criminal gangs, ousted a local politician who had been tough on gang crime. 

Imams who granted temporary marriages to Muslims hiring prostitutes have been sacked from their roles after being exposed. 

Around 20 per cent of Swedes have claimed that they would feel safer in their country if they had the right to self-defence with a firearm. 

Sweden and Turkey announced large discoveries of rare earth minerals this month. Sweden’s discovery in particular could be a major step toward breaking Chinese dominance in the rare earth industry.

The Russian government’s embassy in Denmark has condemned protests in the Scandinavian country that saw the Qur’an burned, declaring the “mockery” of Islam should not be covered by the freedom of expression.

The European Union is considering restricting visas to countries that do not accept deportations following a meeting in Sweden. 

A Sweden Democrats MP commented on the burning of a copy of the Qur’an, stating the reaction from the Islamic world has been unreasonable. 

An explosion took place in an area in the Stockholm region Thursday morning, marking the 13th explosion Sweden has seen in 26 days. 

Turkey summoned the Danish ambassador over reports that an anti-Islam activist would be allowed to burn the Quran in Copenhagen.

Leaders in the Sunni branch of Islam have called for boycotts of Swedish goods following the burning of a copy of the Qur’an last weekend.

A teenager has been charged with the death of politician Frederik Andersson outside a gym in Stockholm last year during a gang shooting.  

Sweden closed its embassy in Turkey after protests spread across Muslim countries in the wake of a Qur’an burning in Stockholm last weekend.

Swedish PM Ulf Kristersson has claimed that last weekend saw some of the worst gang violence seen in Sweden, comparing gangs to terrorists. 

Finland’s top diplomat appeared to suggest that the country may have to consider joining NATO without Sweden after objections from Turkey.

Swedish PM Ulf Kristersson came under fire, including from a top ally, for critisising a Qur’an being burned outside the Turkish embassy.

A Swedish law enacted to halt the importation of hand grenades found just five in five years as the country has seen hundreds of bombings.

The Stockholm region, a formerly relatively peaceful area, saw five major violent incidents Thursday, including bombings and shootings.

Turkey responded with outrage after anti-Islamisation campaigner Rasmus Paludan went ahead with his planned Qur’an burning protest in Sweden.

Brothers originally born in Iran have been convicted by a Swedish court for spying on the country and passing along information to Russia. 

The United States is the “most permissive country” for child sex change operations and gender “transition” drug treatments compared to any European country.

The Turkish government has demanded both Finland and Sweden extradite 130 alleged terrorists as President Recep Tayyip Erdogan makes new demands for approval of NATO membership. Turkish President Erdogan spoke on Sunday, saying that Finland and Sweden must deport 130

ISTANBUL (AP) – Sweden and Finland are unlikely to be able to join NATO before June, a senior Turkish official said Saturday.

In what is being touted as a historic case, a Swedish court has convicted a female Islamic State member for human trafficking and facilitating the rape of children in Iraq and Syria.

The Swedish government has announced it will be developing a national strategy to tackle surging levels of gang crime. 

As Sweden takes on the Presidency of the European Council for the first six months of 2023, a Swedish ambassador has stated the country has no intentions of brokering a deal on curbing migration.

A man who was praised for cleaning after last year’s Easter Qur’an riots by Swedish media has been arrested after being accused of rioting. 

Swedish jihadist Nathan Benoitzon has been sentenced to four months after he posed for pictures with wounded and dead people in Syria. 

Four migrant men from Eritrea have managed to avoid deportation from Sweden following their conviction for gang-raping a woman in Stockholm.