Sweden is bracing for a significant downpour, with forecasts indicating more than one month's worth of rain may fall in less than 24 hours. The Swedish weather agency SMHI has issued an orange alert for downpours in large parts of Smaland, particularly affecting Kalmar and Vaxjo. Properties may experience damage from flooding as 40-80 millimeters of rain is expected between midnight and 6pm on Wednesday, significantly higher than the usual monthly average for July.
Lena feels the pressure of societal expectations around motherhood in Kiruna, where having multiple children is the norm. She weighs the want for siblings against her ability to manage another child.
"The funding's gone. The studio is dying," its founder Adam Schaub wrote on LinkedIn. For years, gaming has been one of Sweden's largest exports, with the gaming industry employing thousands in recent years.
Sweden's domestic security agency, SAPO, believes the church is being used as a platform for intelligence gathering and other hostile activities. The strategic location of the Russian church in Sweden heightens concerns among local authorities.
The government reversed the 2018 policy, effective July 1, that placed levies on airline tickets, depending on distance flown. The flip flop comes from a country that invented the Swedish term "flygskam," or flight shame, during a pre-pandemic anti-air travel movement championed by environmental activist Greta Thunberg.
Sweden's meteorological institute SMHI has defined a heatwave as temperatures reaching 26 degrees Celsius for three consecutive days, and very high temperatures when they reach 30 degrees Celsius over the same period. Extreme heat has become increasingly problematic due to climate change, with 2018 marking a significant year featuring record wildfires and temperatures. Swedish infrastructure has predominantly been designed for cold weather, lacking features like air conditioning and ceiling fans, causing challenges in managing indoor heat during these periods.
"The timeline we've been given for the first part of this task is around a year. If you know what is required to produce a test like this you understand that that's nowhere near enough time."