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  • Four generations and their life events

    A new report from Statistics Sweden follows people born in Sweden in 1975, 1985, 1995, and 2005 from birth to the year 2023, when they were 48, 38, 28, and 18 years old, respectively. The report compares, among other things, their infant mortality rates, how common it is to have grandparents alive, and the type of municipality they lived in at different ages.

  • Activity after a general course at a folk high school

    Among those who have been qualified for post-secondary studies through the folk high school's general courses, it is common to continue studying. More than half are studying one year after obtaining the qualifications, mainly at the university.

  • Green structure of every urban area mapped

    For the second time, Statistics Sweden has mapped the green structure in all of the country’s approximately 2 000 urban areas (localities). The survey has been made possible thanks to the collaboration of several national authorities in funding and producing the National Land Cover Database (NLCD), which serves as the primary data source for the survey.

  • Brighter Swedish economy

    A slight brightening can be seen in the Swedish economy during 2025. The activity rose even during the third quarter. The main contributions to growth came from household consumption, investments and exports. In October the GDP indicator fell slightly. Further information can be found in Statistics Sweden’s periodical, “Sveriges ekonomi – statistiskt perspektiv” (in Swedish).