Radio Sweden Wednesday

With grade like evaluations to be introduced this fall, will Sweden`s young pupils perform better?

An investigation into child and adolescent sex offenders reveals startling evidence that these incidents may be more common than previously thought.

An exhibition on warbooty unveils what a military nation Sweden used to be a couple of centuries ago.

Radio Sweden Tuesday

Football star Zlatan Ibrahimovic and first-class skier Anja Pärson were the big winners at Swedens annual sports gala.

International childrens books writers gathered in Stockholm to discuss how to broaden an interest for reading among children who dont have Swedish as their mother tongue.

With more and more headlines about juvenile criminals, we ask what Swedish society does in order to keep youngsters from becoming criminals.

Radio Sweden Tuesday

Football star Zlatan Ibrahimovic and first-class skier Anja Pärson were the big winners at Swedens annual sports gala.

International childrens books writers gathered in Stockholm to discuss how to broaden an interest for reading among children who dont have Swedish as their mother tongue.

With more and more headlines about juvenile criminals, we ask what Swedish society does in order to keep youngsters from becoming criminals.

Belt tightening for Swedens Armed Forces as their 2008 budget is short by $US 79 million.

A Swedish film focuses on two young Scandinavian men who traded the security of the welfare state for militant Islam and dreams of terrorism.

Then well be turning to Cyber warfare. Meet the Swede who helped Estonia beat off a Cyber attack which threatened to bring down that countrys Internet services.

Belt tightening for Swedens Armed Forces as their 2008 budget is short by $US 79 million.

A Swedish film focuses on two young Scandinavian men who traded the security of the welfare state for militant Islam and dreams of terrorism.

Then well be turning to Cyber warfare. Meet the Swede who helped Estonia beat off a Cyber attack which threatened to bring down that countrys Internet services.

With more mosques on the drawing board, we visit Sweden`s largest. After a turbulent beginning, it`s now a welcomed fixture in the capital.

The fight for survival against nuclear weapons has been taken up by the international movement, Physicians against Nuclear Weapons.

And - Salem al Fakir went home last night with an armful of Swedish Grammys - music and more, coming up in today`s edition!

With more mosques on the drawing board, we visit Sweden`s largest. After a turbulent beginning, it`s now a welcomed fixture in the capital.

The fight for survival against nuclear weapons has been taken up by the international movement, Physicians against Nuclear Weapons.

And - Salem al Fakir went home last night with an armful of Swedish Grammys - music and more, coming up in today`s edition!

Radio Sweden Wednesday

Hoping to increase competition among pharmacies, Swedens government plans to abolish the states exclusive right to sell pharmaceuticals.

The proportion of daily smokers in Sweden decreases a trend likely to continue after another tax raise on tobacco products.

When violence in Kenya started, 2,500 Swedes were in the country. Many of them have left by now. But what can Sweden do to stabilize the situation there?

Radio Sweden Wednesday

Hoping to increase competition among pharmacies, Swedens government plans to abolish the states exclusive right to sell pharmaceuticals.

The proportion of daily smokers in Sweden decreases a trend likely to continue after another tax raise on tobacco products.

When violence in Kenya started, 2,500 Swedes were in the country. Many of them have left by now. But what can Sweden do to stabilize the situation there?

Radio Sweden Tuesday

The verdict in the case of a teenager jointly killed by peers has sparked a debate over juvenile legal practice.

Find out who the five nominees are for Sweden`s music export prize.

The Swedish jazz group "Hörgårds 4" blends their own compositions in lively and thoughtful melodies and sophisticated lyrics. Their new album has the title "At the Bottom of the Sea".