Europe · Wednesday, 11 November 2026
Sweden
No written brief today: there’s too little data for one, or the draft didn’t pass our checks.
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What the news is talking about
How much of the news here is about each issue today, and how it sounds, compared with the past 4 weeks. From 1,404 articles by the country’s own news sites today. How we read the news
Share of the coverage
- Dan Korn: Är det Remembrance Day i dag? (fokus.se)
- Bohusläns konstigaste sevärdheter: Fossums bunkerpromenad i Uddevalla (bohuslaningen.se)
Survey · Apr 2026 17% name “Security and defence” among the two most important issues facing the country (Standard Eurobarometer)
Survey · Apr 2026 10% name “Russia’s invasion of Ukraine” among the two most important issues facing the country (Standard Eurobarometer)
Survey · Apr 2026 8% name “The conflict in the Middle East” among the two most important issues facing the country (Standard Eurobarometer)
- Här är Kristianstads plan vid extraval: "Intensivt arbete" – Norra Skåne (nsk.se)
- Här är Kristianstads plan vid extraval: "Intensivt arbete" – Kristianstadsbladet (kristianstadsbladet.se)
Survey · Apr 2026 26% name “Threats to democracy (for example through information manipulation)” among the two most important issues facing the country (Standard Eurobarometer)
- Seinabo Sey ansiktsförlamad – ställer in i Göteborg igen (gp.se)
- Seinabo Sey ställer in resten av turnén (nyheter24.se)
Survey · Apr 2026 14% name “Health” among the two most important issues facing the country (Standard Eurobarometer)
- Flipp eller flopp – har COP-mötena gjort någon nytta för klimatet? (svt.se)
- Vill Ica inte ha cykelburna kunder? – HD (hd.se)
Survey · 2023 65% Worried about climate change (Climate Change Opinion Survey (Meta, Yale), survey of Facebook users)
Survey · Apr 2026 26% name “The environment and risks related to climate change” among the two most important issues facing the country (Standard Eurobarometer)
- Ny räntevarning: Kan höjas igen redan i december (nyheter24.se)
- Stigande räntor slår ojämnt mot fastighetsmarknaden (di.se)
Survey · Apr 2026 14% name “Rising prices / inflation / cost of living” among the two most important issues facing the country (Standard Eurobarometer)
Survey · Apr 2026 11% name “The economic situation” among the two most important issues facing the country (Standard Eurobarometer)
Survey · Apr 2026 2% name “Housing” among the two most important issues facing the country (Standard Eurobarometer)
- OECD unemployment rate stable at 5.0% in September 2026, while youth unemployment rate reaches 11.5% (hellenicshippingnews.com)
- Vicente Vallés: "Las huelgas generales se convocan para paralizar el país. Y eso no ha ocurrido" (antena3.com)
Survey · Apr 2026 10% name “Unemployment” among the two most important issues facing the country (Standard Eurobarometer)
- Arbetare inlåsta och avvisade efter jätterazzior – nu ifrågasätts lagligheten – Arbetet (arbetet.se)
- Komentāri: Zviedrija atjauno robežkontroli ar ES valstīm (nra.lv)
Survey · Apr 2026 7% name “Immigration” among the two most important issues facing the country (Standard Eurobarometer)
How the news sounds
- Tone−1.3positive minus negative words per 100usually −1.8The GDELT Project
- Anxiety0.9× usual3.1 words per 1,000usually 3.4The GDELT Project
- Fear0.8× usual0.8 words per 1,000usually 0.9The GDELT Project
- Anger0.9× usual5.6 words per 1,000usually 6.5The GDELT Project
- Sadness1.0× usual7.3 words per 1,000usually 7.6The GDELT Project
- Happiness1.0× usual5.4 words per 1,000usually 5.4The GDELT Project
- Financial uncertainty1.0× usual8.4 words per 1,000usually 8.4The GDELT Project
News coverage in more than 100 languages, machine-translated and counted with English word lists, from The GDELT Project.
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Issues people are looking up
The top topics in politics, the economy, tech, science, health, climate, education and society that people here read and search about today.
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Rising on Google
Searches that grew the most in the week from Sunday, 1 November 2026, in most of the country’s regions.
By category
Business & economy
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The White House, Public domain New
Carlos Norlén, CC BY 3.0 Rising
Crime & justice
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Books, arts & history
Pieter Brueghel the Elder, Public domain Rising
Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain Rising
Fotograf: Joel Nilsson, CC BY-SA 4.0 Rising
Fashion & beauty
FLOTUS – Melania Trump, Public domain
Food & drink
Fredrik Skogkvist, CC BY-SA 3.0 Montclair Film, CC BY 2.0 Thomas Engström / Kanal 5, CC BY 3.0
Gaming
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Health & wellness
Johan Bengtsson, CC BY 3.0
Movies & TV
New
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Music
Celebrities & creators
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Politics & world affairs
Olle Nilsson, CC BY-SA 3.0 Breakout
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Science & space
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Society & beliefs
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Sports
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Travel & places
Sakletare, Public domain Rising
UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), CC BY 3.0 Dreamcatcher25, CC BY-SA 4.0
Industries here
Gaming 19Media & entertainment 16Sports & fitness 16Government & public sector 6Music 5Travel & tourism 1Nonprofits & NGOs 1
The numbers behind the mood
The latest official figures, with the period each one covers. Yearly numbers can be a year or more old.
Economy
- Inflation1.0%Sept 2026Eurostat
- Unemployment8.6%Sept 2026Eurostat
- Consumer confidence98.7100 = long-run averageMay 2026 · −0.1 since Apr 2026OECD
- Central bank rate1.75%Oct 2026 · ±0.00 pts since Sept 2026BIS
- Real house prices4.3%Q2 2026 · +2.2 pts since Q1 2026BIS
- GDP growth1.5%2025 · +0.5 pts since 2024World Bank · CC BY 4.0
- Youth unemployment24.3%2025 · −0.0 pts since 2024World Bank (ILO estimate) · CC BY 4.0
- Currency vs the euro11.051SEK per euro11 Nov 2026 · euro +0.7% since 4 Nov 2026European Central Bank · available free of charge from the ECB
Business
Research
Most-published fields last month
- Molecular Biology
- Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
- Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine
- Astronomy and Astrophysics
Society
- People online95.8%2025 · +0.2 pts since 2024World Bank (ITU) · CC BY 4.0
- Top concern26.0%Threats to democracy (for example through information manipulation)Apr 2026European Commission, Standard Eurobarometer · CC BY 4.0
- Trust the national government46.0%Standard Eurobarometer 105Apr 2026 · +5.0 pts since Nov 2025European Commission, Standard Eurobarometer · CC BY 4.0
- Trust in the national government42.9%OECD Trust Survey2023 · +3.9 pts since 2021OECD Trust Survey
- Trust the media63.0%Standard Eurobarometer 105Apr 2026European Commission, Standard Eurobarometer · CC BY 4.0
- Trust scientists94.0%Standard Eurobarometer 105Apr 2026European Commission, Standard Eurobarometer · CC BY 4.0
- Say humans mainly cause climate change53.9%survey of Facebook users2023Meta Data for Good and Yale Program on Climate Change Communication · CC0 (public domain)
- Want climate made a high government priority58.1%survey of Facebook users2023Meta Data for Good and Yale Program on Climate Change Communication · CC0 (public domain)
Charts
Netflix · TV
1A Couple of Lies
2Taken: Natalee Holloway
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3Black Doves
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4The One About Matthew Perry
Falling
5Lupin
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6Nobody Wants This
Falling
7The Rainmaker
8Love Is Blind
9East of Eden
10The Diplomat
Falling
Netflix Top 10 · 2026-11-08
Netflix · Films
1Heist
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2A Dog's Perfect Christmas
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3Sing 2
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4Evil Dead Burn
5Rush Hour
6Collision Course
7Unknown
8The Storm
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9Christmas at the Palace
10Rush Hour 2
Netflix Top 10 · 2026-11-08
Apple Music · Artists
1Tate McRae
2Ella Langley
Raph_PH, CC BY 4.0 3Olivia Dean
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4Keisha
5Adéla
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6Ashe
7Olivia Rodrigo
8Ariana Grande
10Sienna Spiro
Apple Music · 2026-11-12
Apple Podcasts · Shows
1Rättegångspodden
2P3 Dokumentär
3Flashback forever
4Spoken Voices
5ursäkta
6Fördomspodden
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7Alex & Sigges podcast
8Svenska fall podcast
9Förhörsrummet
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10Creepypodden
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Apple Podcasts · 2026-11-12
Steam · Top sellers
1Counter-Strike 2
2Football Manager 27
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3Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4
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4EA Sports FC 27
5Aion 2
6Steam Deck
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8Probably Stolen
9Phantom Blade Zero
Falling
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Steam data provided by Valve · 2026-11-03
Data credits: Apple Music · Apple Podcasts · Google Trends · Netflix Top 10 · Steam data provided by Valve · Wikipedia. These signals show what people look up, watch, play and buy online. How it works.