High water levels in Arvika
The recent rainfall has caused water levels to rise significantly in the centre of Arvika. More rain is expected this week, bringing a risk of localised flooding. Only last week,...
Important Public Announcement for Halmstad
Update 16.30: The warning has been withdrawn. Original text: Important Public Announcement for Halmstad. An industrial building is on fire at Stena Recycling in Fyllinge. The...
Risk of water shortages in 2019
Too little rain has led to low groundwater levels in parts of the country. There is a risk that it will be a difficult summer with water shortages in several counties, according...
Warning class 2 for storm gusts in inland parts of Norrbotten county
SMHI has issued a class 2 warning for storm gusts in inland parts of Norrbotten county.
Sign up onto Svensklistan if you are near India or Pakistan
Recently, the tensions between India and Pakistan have increased and, according to the Swedish Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the situation is being aggravated further. The embassy...
Drinking water
Tap water in Sweden is of high quality and is perfectly safe to drink. However, contaminations may occur.
Official information on the new coronavirus
The Public Health Agency of Sweden considers the risk of the coronavirus, 2019-nCoV, spreading to Sweden to be very low. Here you can find information from competent authorities...
WHO classes the outbreak of the corona virus as an international threat to human life
At a meeting held on Thursday (30.01), the World Health Organisation (WHO) decided to class the outbreak of the new corona virus 2019-nCoV as a Public Health Emergency of...
WHO:Covid-19 outbreak is a pandemic
The World Health Organisation, WHO, today declared the outbreak of covid-19 to be a pandemic.
SGU: "Risk of difficult summer with low groundwater levels"
The groundwater situation in the run up to the summer has deteriorated since the recent drought. This is what the latest monthly report from SGU, Sweden's geological survey,...