“Flying milk can” drones to start drop-delivering food in Sweden

People living in part of Sweden will soon be receiving food deliveries by aerial drone. The service, which utilizes multicopters that look rather like old-timey milk transportation cans, may subsequently be introduced throughout the country and beyond…. Continue reading “Flying milk can” drones to start drop-delivering food in Sweden

174-hp Vidde electric snowmobile takes holistic path to vanish carbon

Swedish startup Vidde has introduced its pre-series all-electric Alfa snowmobile with the bold claim that it’s the cleanest snowmobile in the world. Sure, that might seem like an easy claim, given that traditional snowmobiles are far from clean in eith… Continue reading 174-hp Vidde electric snowmobile takes holistic path to vanish carbon

Sweden’s Icehotel opens for winter with fantastical frozen art

Every December, Sweden’s Icehotel hosts chilly hotel rooms that are decorated with wonderfully creative ice sculptures. This year’s selection of frozen art is as stunning as always and ranges from intricate nature scenes to abstract forms depicting the… Continue reading Sweden’s Icehotel opens for winter with fantastical frozen art

Swedish Vikings were surprisingly good dentists, research finds

Researchers have examined the teeth of Swedish Vikings and found that aside from evidence of decay and loss, they engaged in surprisingly advanced dental practices not dissimilar from modern practices to relieve toothache. The study provides a rare ins… Continue reading Swedish Vikings were surprisingly good dentists, research finds

World’s largest timber development will contain 2,000 wooden homes

Stockholm Wood City is due to begin construction in 2025 and the first buildings are expected to be completed sometime in 2027

Modern timber construction continues to go from strength to strength, with the latest major development recently revealed for Sweden. Described by its creators as the world’s largest wooden construction project, it will include an impressive 2,000 homes, as well as office and retail space – all built primarily from timber.

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Sweden’s 33rd annual Icehotel showcases incredible frozen art

In most hotels, if the temperature dropped to -5 °C (23 °F) inside the room, there would be complaints made to the front desk, but that’s the whole point of the Icehotel in northern Sweden. The annual attraction is now open and offers a chilly experien… Continue reading Sweden’s 33rd annual Icehotel showcases incredible frozen art

Sweden’s new submarine could shift balance of power in the Baltic Sea

Normally, Sweden building its first new class of submarines in 30 years wouldn’t be of as much interest, but Saab laying the keel of its first Blekinge-class (A26) boat on June 30 as Sweden waits to join NATO signals a shift in the balance of power in … Continue reading Sweden’s new submarine could shift balance of power in the Baltic Sea