During a Nordic winter break in Sweden, the winter enticements got more intense — and cozier — as we climbed the latitudes. Accessibility statement Skip to main content.

HELSINKI — Finland and Sweden recorded the coldest temperatures of the winter Tuesday as thermometers plummeted to minus 40 degrees Celsius (minus 40 Fahrenheit) as a result of a cold spell ...

With ABBA releasing their first new album in four decades, Sweden is having a moment in the sun. Ironic since, this time of year, it doesn’t really have a sun.

Sweden is considering joining the U.S., Japan and Canada in the race to host the 2030 Winter Games now that the International Olympic Committee decided last December to postpone choosing a host ...

STOCKHOLM (AP) — Sweden’s Olympic leaders are weighing up whether to bid for the Winter Games in 2030. The Nordic country’s potential entry into the race to stage the 2030 Games comes at a ...

GENEVA (AP) — Sweden emerging as the front-runner in a troubled search for a 2030 Olympics host is as much a surprise in Stockholm as elsewhere. The year started with Sweden not on the radar of ...

The heavy snow was part of a winter storm that swept over Scandinavia on Wednesday, bringing cold temperatures as low as minus 40 degrees Fahrenheit to some parts of the region. In Sweden, ...

The Swedes are somewhat puzzled. After all, the IOC — struggling to find options for 2030 and backed into a corner with time running out — opened the door for Sweden in January to make a bid ...

Sweden hosted the Summer Olympics in 1912 but never a Winter Games, despite the country being an established giant in winter sports. It has made eight failed bids to stage the Winter Games. Gunilla ...

A man climbs out from the icy sea to the pier, in southern Helsinki, Finland, Tuesday, Jan. 2, 2024. Finland and Sweden have recorded this winter’s cold records on Tuesday as a temperatures ...