Sweden advanced to the women's curling final at the Winter Olympics after beating reigning world champions Canada 6-3 and will take on Switzerland, who defeated the United States 7-4 at the Cortina Curling Olympic Stadium on Friday.

CORTINA D’AMPEZZO, Italy — American hopes of a first Olympic gold medal in women’s curling were dashed on Friday by a Swiss team that simply did not miss. Twenty-four hours after skipper Tabitha Peterson had guided her team to a thrilling victory ...

A senior Swedish politician has compared his country’s economy to struggling Premier League club Tottenham Hotspur, warning the government not to let Sweden become “Spursy”. Mikael Damberg, the former finance minister from the opposition Social Democratic Party, made the eye-catching comparison during a parliamentary debate on Thursday.

Sweden announced on Thursday a 12.9 billion crown ($1.42 billion) military aid package for Ukraine that will include air defence, drones, long-range missiles and ammunition.

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A program dubbed "the Lost Navy" is underway to identify the large number of Swedish naval shipwrecks lying on the bottom of the Baltic.

Five islands are up for grabs.

Despite playing the night before in a playoff-round win over Latvia, New Jersey Devils netminder got the start for the Swedes. And he didn’t look any worse for wear. Markström made 37 saves and was the biggest reason Sweden remained in the game into the third period. With defense locked up, the uncertain overtime made things difficult for Sweden.