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EU opens free travel passes to young residents in Sweden

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A train passes waiting travellers at Katrineholm Central station.

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An SJ night train stands at Stockholm Central station.

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The E20 crosses the Göta canal beside a blue canal sign in Mariestad municipality.

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Cyclists ride across Strömbron in central Stockholm in May 2026.

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A close view of an expansion joint spanning the Øresund Bridge roadway.

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The brick Nyköping railway station building beside its forecourt under a partly cloudy sky.

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A green and white Swedish learner-driver sign attached to a car.

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Rental e-scooters stand around a marked parking rack on Vasagatan in Stockholm.

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An existing section of Route 259, Södertörnsleden, east of Gladö kvarn in 2011.

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Bridge construction work on national road 27 at Osdal in Sweden.

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An SJ X40 regional double-decker train stands at Sundbyberg station in March 2006.

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Heat slows Swedish trains and turns road asphalt slippery

An electrical substation in Tuntorp, Lysekil Municipality. Energy is one of 11 sectors covered by the resilience bill.

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A professional truck driver seated inside the cab of a lorry.

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Professional driver training to add e-learning and advanced simulators

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A yellow-and-blue Västtåg train standing at Bollebygd railway station.

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Umeå police switch tactics against illegal taxi groups

Sweden backs 17 cleaner transport projects with SEK 73 million

Weekend shutdown will stop all trains through Katrineholm

First new E20 section past Mariestad opens Friday

Gothenburg’s Västlänken carries its first passenger train

MP wants SEK 6bn restored for greener city travel

Øresund Bridge road traffic restricted for eight weeks

Track trespass caused 4,055 hours of Swedish train delays

Three airlines move as Arlanda closes Terminal 3 security

Göteborg-Alingsås trains reopen Monday despite cable thefts

Stockholm-Norrköping trains resume after one-hour stop

Stockholm Central trains resume but delays remain

Sweden ends mandatory course for private learner driving

Sweden drops mandatory course for learner drivers and supervisors

Sweden reviews e-scooter rules after 6,624 injuries in 2025

Top court rejects Climate Act challenge to major road project

Trafikverket told to cut costs on Norrbotniabanan rail project

Heat slows Swedish trains and turns road asphalt slippery

Swedish bill sets resilience duties for 11 critical sectors

Sweden explores public-private projects and a state road company

Professional driver training to add e-learning and advanced simulators

Transport operators face new duty to report security-sensitive arrangements

Göteborg–Borås railway set to reopen on 16 July after Bollebygd derailment