Temperatures of 20C on Tuesday, Swedish journalist jailed in Turkey ‘top priority’, and other news from Sweden on Monday.
Temperatures of 20C on Tuesday, Swedish journalist jailed in Turkey ‘top priority’, and other news from Sweden on Monday.
Temperatures of 20C on Tuesday, Swedish journalist jailed in Turkey ‘top priority’, and other news from Sweden on Monday.
High pressure on the way: ‘could reach 20C’
A high pressure zone is coming into Sweden on Tuesday, bringing temperatures of over 20C along parts of Sweden’s east coast, and around 15C across most of central Sweden, according to Sweden’s state weather forecaster SMHI.
But the warm weather will not hang around for too long, with a low pressure zone forming over northern Sweden on Thursday and bringing cold weather down over the whole country.
Swedish vocabulary: ett lågtryck ‒ a low pressure zone
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Jailed Swedish journalist ‘top priority’
The case of Joakim Medin, the Swedish journalist detained on his arrival in Turkey last week, is ‘top priority’ for the government, Sweden’s foreign minister, Maria Malmer Stenergard, has said.
The Turkish presidency on Sunday confirmed that Medin had been arrested, saying he was being held on terror-related charges and for insulting the president.
“Our goal is for Joakim Medin to come home,” Stenergard told the TT newswire. She said Sweden’s government was working intensively on the case, both in Stockholm and in Istanbul, but that Sweden had not yet received any official documents linked to the case.
“It is difficult to get information confirmed in detail. Neither Joakim Medin himself, nor his representative or the Consulate General have received the accusations in written form,” she said. “We are doing everything we can to get information.”
Medin is said to be one of 15 suspects in an investigation that was launched after a doll depicting Erdogan was hung outside Stockholm City Hall in January 2023. According to Turkey, the protest was organised by the terrorist group PKK.
The activist group responsible for hanging the doll have said that Medin is not and has never been a member.
He was arrested on Thursday on arrival at Istanbul airport, where he had flown to cover the protests against the arrest of Istanbul’s mayor and presidential candidate.
Swedish vocabulary: vårt mål ‒ our goal
Volvo brings back former CEO
Volvo has announced that its chief executive, Jim Rowan, is standing down from his position and from the company’s board, to be replaced by Håkan Samuelsson, who led the company between 2012 and 2022.
Samuelsson will serve for two years while the company looks for a replacement for Rowan.
“We are very pleased to welcome Håkan Samuelsson back as CEO,” Eric Li, Chairperson of the Board, said in a press release. “Håkan led Volvo Cars through one of its most transformative and value-creating decades — revitalising the brand, expanding into new markets, and successfully executing its IPO. He brings a rare combination of industrial depth, strategic clarity, and proven leadership.”
Volvo’s shares have lost 75 percent of their value under Rowan’s command.
Swedish vocabulary: ett styre ‒ a reign, rule, period of command
Private equity consortium bids 55 billion kronor for Fortnox
A consortium led by the private equity company EQT X has launched a 55 billion kronor bid for the accounting and billing software company Fortnox.
The consortium, called Omega II, is offering shareholders 90 kronor a share to take the company private, a 38 percent premium to the closing share price on Friday.
The company’s board is recommending unanimously that shareholders accept the offer.
Swedish vocabulary: kontanterbjudandet ‒ cash offer
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