Karolinska Institutet (KI) has received a donation of 538 million kronor, which will largely go to research on dementia diseases. According to KI, it is the largest donation to a Swedish university in modern times. The money should primarily be used for research on dementia diseases, with part also allocated to studies on other problems with a large impact on public health. KI's rector Annika Östman Wernerson said in a press release that the donation means an incredible amount for research on dementia diseases and other diseases that affect large parts of the population. It is the entrepreneur and inventor Leif Lundblad, who passed away last year, who bequeathed the sum to KI.
Business Sweden, the semi-state industry organization, reports that the conflict in the Middle East, increased uncertainty around trade policy, and tougher global competition have made conditions for Swedish exports more demanding in 2026. The main scenario is a short-lived conflict in the Middle East, which would dampen global growth this year to 2.7 percent from last year's 3.0 percent, according to Business Sweden. Chief economist Lena Sellgren noted that it could get worse if higher oil and gas prices pressure households' purchasing power, raise companies' costs, and make investments and trade more cautious. Despite this, Sellgren added, it is not a recession with negative global GDP development as during the pandemic or financial crisis.
The dog's owner states that the landlord usually gets angry when the dog urinates on the lawn.
Several trains and commuter lines north of Stockholm are stopped, reports Dagens Nyheter. Arlanda Express is completely stopped and no trains are departing right now, with the lines Stockholm-Uppsala, Södertälje centrum-Uppsala, and Södertälje-Märsta also experiencing problems. The reason for the stoppage is an incident between Rotebro and Upplands Väsby. According to the forecast, trains should start running at 06:00.
A man in his 25s was arrested overnight towards Thursday at a hotel in Lund. A person had attacked both his girlfriend and a female friend, says Lars Torstensson at the police to Sydsvenskan. The man arrested for assault is known to the police from before. Neither of the women needed to go to the hospital.
It could get worse if higher oil and gas prices pressure households' purchasing power, raise companies' costs, and make investments and trade more cautious.
In Kristianstad, police were alerted on Wednesday evening about a dog being beaten. The dog had urinated on the lawn outside a rental apartment building, and the landlord came out and hit the dog in the head with a golf club as a tool. The dog's owner states that the landlord usually gets angry when the dog urinates on the lawn.
More than 8,600 of Luleå Energi's customers were without electricity during the night to Thursday. The affected customers were both in Luleå and in the Luleå archipelago, reports Norrbottens-Kuriren. It was a technical fault in a distribution station that caused the power outage, which occurred at 23:30 on Wednesday evening, according to SR's Traffic Desk, with the problem resolved at 01:30.
Despite this, it is not a recession with negative global GDP development as during the pandemic or financial crisis.
The donation means an incredible amount for research on dementia diseases and other diseases that affect large parts of the population.