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By Owen Carpenter-Zehe Gothenburg and the automobile are deeply intertwined. Since Volvo entered the municipality in 1927, Gothenburg has been the core of Sweden’s automotive industry. Despite enormous industry growth, the Gothenburger’s attitude might shift away from the industry at its heart. The car business is booming. According to Invest Gothenburg, a business liaison owned by … Read more
Selling Christmas Trees: A Harsh Profession Driven by Tradition by Matthijs Touw in collaboration with Isa Baas (MIJ Times) Christmas is around the corner and Christmas tree sellers are popping up like, well, Christmas trees all around the city. The MIJ Post and the MIJ Times have visited various stalls in the city center of Gothenburg … Read more
Nicotine pouches are products that are very similar to snus but they do not contain tobacco. Finland brought nicotine pouches to the market in April 2023. Nicotine pouches are made of concentrated synthetic nicotine and flavoring. They resemble snus in many ways: the packaging, the pillow shaped portion bags and how they are both used by … Read more
“Completely Unacceptable”: Ambulance Response Times on the Rise in Västra Götaland By Camilla Wasén January 16, 2025 NEWS • Every second counts in an emergency, but in Västra Götaland, patients are waiting longer than ever for ambulances to arrive. New data reveals response times in the region are slower than the national median. “It shouldn’t … Read more
Free HPV Vaccination Extended Until Summer By Alice Netinder NEWS • The free HPV vaccination program for women born between 1994 and 1999 has been extended by an additional six months, now running until the summer of 2025. “At this pace, it’s possible to reach the 70 percent target before summer,” says Elin Ljungqvist, national … Read more
NEWS • Direct exploitation of peatlands in Sweden remains a significant environmental concern in 2023, despite the EU efforts to mitigate its impact. Peatlands, abundant in Sweden’s land area, continue to be exploited by the peat extraction industry and drained for agricultural and infrastructure purposes. Peatlands are a unique and precious environment.They are wetlands, a … Read more
Sweden and other countries have representatives in Baku at the moment to take action for climate change. What the future generations in Sweden might face depends on the actions that are taken. The 29th conference of the Parties on Climate Change, COP29, in Baku, Azerbaijan is soon to be over. The annual conference, where countries gather … Read more
Since the Pandemic: Increased Numbers of Children in Inpatient Care for Eating Disorders By Emily Hellichius NEWS • The number of in care patients in Region Västra Götaland with eating disorders has increased in the last six years. The impact of the pandemic with isolation can be one of the reasons, according to André Lange, … Read more
By: Sara Oliveira The number of Swedish women between the ages of 16 and 29 who use nicotine pouches daily has increased by more than one million since 2013. Olga Ige, 23, says quitting “isn’t part of the plan.” Nicotine pouches, more commonly known as snus, are essentially small pouches of synthetic nicotine. There are … Read more
Each month, the Swedish government agency Statistics Sweden (Statistiska centralbyrån or SCB) collects data on goods and services consumed by the Swedish population to produce official statistics. Analysing and comparing price changes over time across different sectors of the economy (food, housing, energy, transportation etc.) represents the basic principle behind the consumer price index (CPI) … Read more