The Latest Breaking News from Sweden

Four-time Formula 1 world champion Sebastian Vettel and two-time F1 champion Mika Hakkinen are among the names announced for the 2023 Race of Champions, which returns to the north of Sweden in January.

Moderate leader Ulf Kristersson's big bet that a deal with the anti-immigration Sweden Democrats would make him prime minister looks likely to pay off, but squabbling allies, policy divisions and a cost-of-living crisis could make his tenure turbulent.

Swedish utility Vattenfall said on Tuesday it had delayed the restart of the Ringhals 4 nuclear reactor by two months to Jan. 31, in a further setback to power supply in the Nordic and Baltic region.

Bloc including far-right Sweden Democrats on course for one-seat majority with last votes to be counted

The nationalist, anti-immigration Sweden Democrats are the major gainers of the 2022 Swedish national elections.

Sweden's right bloc appeared in pole position on Monday to form a government for the first time in nearly a decade, helped by a wave of voter anger over gang violence which could give an anti-immigration populist party a share in power for the first time.

Sweden Democrats become second largest group in parliament with antipicated 21 per cent of vote

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The 43-year-old has overseen a makeover of his party, vowing to rid itself of its racist and violent roots

The biggest election winner is the populist anti-immigration Sweden Democrats which achieved a best-ever 20% of the vote

Sweden awoke Monday to the prospect of weeks of political uncertainty after neither of the country's blocs secured a clear governing majority in elections that saw another boost for a far-right party.