In travel news this week: railway ambitions in Europe, China and the Middle East, the delicious foods that Sweden does better than anywhere else, plus the Mongolian nomad family who’ve become an online hit.

From left, Chairman of the Christian Democratic Union Friedrich Merz, Sweden's Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson, Denmark's Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen, panel moderator Katarzyna Pisarska and Czech

Euro 2025 is just around the corner and Adidas has furnished us with the away kit offerings for Spain, Belgium, Germany, Italy, Sweden and Wales.

At this week's board meeting, Germany and Sweden encouraged wealthier developing nations to step up - an idea rejected by Saudi Arabia

At Sweden’s Göteborg Film Festival last month, Ampere Analysis’ Guy Bisson observed that “today’s production market was scaled for 100% Peak TV. Global scripted first-run series orders are now, however,

The bloc announced new steps to prevent threats to undersea lines after Sweden discovered damage to one east of Gotland island.

In both 2005 and 2009 Germany confirmed their status as world champions by retaining the Women's EURO title, winning every match on their way each time. Now Spain, who beat England 1-0 to claim the 2023 World Cup in Sydney and subsequently also won the first UEFA Women's Nations League, attempt to emulate Germany's feats.

Britain and Sweden have become the first European nations to say they could send troops to help secure Ukraine after an end to the war there.

Sweden was the first overseas tourist destination for many, if not most, Finns and Sweden was the Finnish artists’ first foreign market as they tried to follow in ABBA’s footsteps. The Sweden of Volvo and Saab was also home to about 200,000 Finns who moved there in the 1960s to build those cars.

The two other 2023/24 Nations League semi-finalists, the Netherlands and Germany, drew 2-2 as Austria won in Group A1, 1-0 against Scotland. In Group A4, Sweden won 2-1 in Denmark and Italy defeated Wales 1-0.

A disruption in an undersea telecommunications cable between Finland and Germany has been reported, likely involving the C-Lion1 cable near Gotland.