Sweden

• Odds Finland joins NATO before Sweden are increasing, Swedish PM says

  Sweden and Finland applied to join NATO last year but have faced objections from Turkey, which says the two countries harbour members of what it considers terrorist groups.

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  Mar 14
  
• Turkey must ratify Finland, Sweden NATO bids, Stoltenberg says. ‘Time is now’

  Finland and Sweden applied to join the North Atlantic Treaty Organization following Russia's invasion of Ukraine in February last year.

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  Feb 16
  
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• Finland’s foreign minister hints at joining NATO without Sweden amid Turkey tensions

  On Monday, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan warned Sweden again not to expect support for its application following weekend protests in Stockholm.

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  Jan 24
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• Turkey cancels ministers’ meeting in response to Sweden protests

  Turkey's Defense Minister Hulusi Akar said the scheduled Jan. 27 visit by his Swedish counterpart Pål Jonson would not take place.

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  Jan 21
• London Devilettes help Team Canada win gold at Women’s World Hockey Championship

  Team Canada won gold with a convincing 10-0 victory over Sweden at the Under-18 Women's World Hockey Championship.

  Sports

  Jan 15
• Sweden has done what’s needed to join NATO, Jens Stoltenberg says

  Sweden's Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson has said that Sweden has lived up to its commitments and that the decision now “lies with Turkey.”

  World

  Jan 9
• ANALYSIS: Salming impacted Swedish players here in Winnipeg as well

  Without Börje Salming, would Ulf Nilsson and Anders Hedberg have been in Winnipeg to play for the Jets?

  Sports

  Nov 25, 2022
• Swedish party official suspended after degrading Anne Frank Instagram post

  A Sweden Democrats official was suspended by the far-right party for making degrading comments about Jewish teenage diarist Anne Frank.

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  Oct 16, 2022
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• Sweden rejects joint investigation of Nord Stream leak, citing national security

  Sweden has rejected plans to set up a formal joint investigation team with Denmark and Germany to look into the recent ruptures of the Nord Stream 1 and 2 pipelines.

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  Oct 14, 2022
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• Everything to know before Sweden’s general election Sunday

  Sweden is holding an election Sunday to elect lawmakers to the 349-seat Riksdag as well as to local offices across the nation of 10 million.

  World

  Sep 10, 2022