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🔒 Sweden wants to scrap the legal right to a private cell for people in remand custody as the country faces a serious prison space shortage.

Sweden currently has around 12,000 places in its prisons and remand centres. The government`s own plans call for nearly doubling that to 19,500 by 2035 — because tougher sentences mean more people are being sent to prison.

While new facilities are being built, the government is looking for short-term fixes.

Today`s proposals include:
✅ Abolishing the right to a private cell in remand custody
✅ Allowing remand detainees to be temporarily held in police cells
✅ Expanding the use of electronic ankle tags
✅ Letting the prison service delay the start of a sentence by up to 9 months due to capacity

The investigator behind the proposals, MP Fredrik Kärrholm, noted that double-occupancy in remand centres is already happening in practice. The legal change would just make it official.

Justice Minister Gunnar Strömmer says the direction is set. Target: July 1, 2027.

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🔒 Sweden wants to scrap the legal right to a private cell for people in remand custody as the country faces a serious prison space shortage.

Sweden currently has around 12,000 places in its prisons and remand centres. The government's own plans call for nearly doubling that to 19,500 by 2035 — because tougher sentences mean more people are being sent to prison.

While new facilities are being built, the government is looking for short-term fixes.

Today's proposals include:
✅ Abolishing the right to a private cell in remand custody
✅ Allowing remand detainees to be temporarily held in police cells
✅ Expanding the use of electronic ankle tags
✅ Letting the prison service delay the start of a sentence by up to 9 months due to capacity

The investigator behind the proposals, MP Fredrik Kärrholm, noted that double-occupancy in remand centres is already happening in practice. The legal change would just make it official.

Justice Minister Gunnar Strömmer says the direction is set. Target: July 1, 2027.

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🎭 Nordic Curtain Call - Week 20, 2026

This week’s Nordic Curtain Call moves between major productions, autobiographical theatre and new adaptations across Sweden and Denmark:

✅ Hadestown officially arrives in Scandinavia with premieres planned in Copenhagen, Aarhus and Fredericia
✅ Rehearsals have started for Legally Blonde – The Musical in Stockholm ahead of its run at Södra Teatern this autumn
✅ Annika Norlin’s lyrics become theatre for the first time in Vi är däggdjur
✅ Marcus Vögeli takes on Caligula at Kulturhuset Stadsteatern
✅ Beri Gerwise turns her own teenage years into theatre in Beri bortom bergen
✅ Emil Gittansson Jensen extends Vi måste hålla kontakten after a sold-out spring tour
✅ Lorca’s Fröken Rosita returns in a new production at Kulturhuset Spira

From Greek mythology and Roman emperors to girl power, grief, friendship and identity, this week covered almost every corner of the Nordic stage scene 🎶✨

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🎭 Nordic Curtain Call - Week 20, 2026

This week’s Nordic Curtain Call moves between major productions, autobiographical theatre and new adaptations across Sweden and Denmark:

✅ Hadestown officially arrives in Scandinavia with premieres planned in Copenhagen, Aarhus and Fredericia
✅ Rehearsals have started for Legally Blonde – The Musical in Stockholm ahead of its run at Södra Teatern this autumn
✅ Annika Norlin’s lyrics become theatre for the first time in Vi är däggdjur
✅ Marcus Vögeli takes on Caligula at Kulturhuset Stadsteatern
✅ Beri Gerwise turns her own teenage years into theatre in Beri bortom bergen
✅ Emil Gittansson Jensen extends Vi måste hålla kontakten after a sold-out spring tour
✅ Lorca’s Fröken Rosita returns in a new production at Kulturhuset Spira

From Greek mythology and Roman emperors to girl power, grief, friendship and identity, this week covered almost every corner of the Nordic stage scene 🎶✨

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😮 Sweden just had its worst Eurovision result in 16 years and the singer`s response to the hate is breaking people`s hearts.

Felicia Eriksson won Melodifestivalen 2026 with "My System," taking both the public vote and the jury in a clean sweep. She fainted during rehearsals in Vienna. She lost her voice three days before the final. She still performed.

Then came 20th place. 51 points. Zero from Finland.

And then came the DMs.
She told Swedish media she wasn`t upset about the result — she`s a competitor, a 20th feels like a 5th. What got to her was the messages waiting in her inbox, calling her a disgrace, saying the wrong person was sent.

Her response?
"I`m here doing my job. People just take the liberty to go in and write hate."

She`s going offline for two weeks.

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😮 Sweden just had its worst Eurovision result in 16 years and the singer's response to the hate is breaking people's hearts.

Felicia Eriksson won Melodifestivalen 2026 with "My System," taking both the public vote and the jury in a clean sweep. She fainted during rehearsals in Vienna. She lost her voice three days before the final. She still performed.

Then came 20th place. 51 points. Zero from Finland.

And then came the DMs.
She told Swedish media she wasn't upset about the result — she's a competitor, a 20th feels like a 5th. What got to her was the messages waiting in her inbox, calling her a disgrace, saying the wrong person was sent.

Her response?
"I'm here doing my job. People just take the liberty to go in and write hate."

She's going offline for two weeks.

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Some moments still don’t feel fully real even after you lived them 🤍🎭

On 12 April 2026, we had the chance to photograph “Broadway z bliska: The Reunion” in Gdańsk — featuring Jakub Wocial, Ramin Karimloo, Edyta Krzemień, and Karolina Trębacz.

These are artists whose journeys I’ve followed for years. Honestly… since childhood in some cases. So just being there as part of the audience would already have been emotional for me.

But getting to photograph this concert?
That was something else entirely.

The energy, the voices, the emotions on stage — it reminded me again why theatre and concert photography mean so much to us.

And this carousel is only a tiny part of it.
There are more photos already in the gallery on MarriedLenses… and even that is still not the full story, because across the whole event we created around 400 photos 📸

One sentimental thing from the heart at the end:

Photography is one of the passions that truly connects me and my husband. We genuinely love creating images together, but theatre and concert photography is where we feel the most fulfilled creatively.

There’s just something magical about trying to capture emotions that disappear seconds later.

And honestly?
We can’t wait to see which stages and stories we’ll get to photograph next 🤍

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Some moments still don’t feel fully real even after you lived them 🤍🎭

On 12 April 2026, we had the chance to photograph “Broadway z bliska: The Reunion” in Gdańsk — featuring Jakub Wocial, Ramin Karimloo, Edyta Krzemień, and Karolina Trębacz.

These are artists whose journeys I’ve followed for years. Honestly… since childhood in some cases. So just being there as part of the audience would already have been emotional for me.

But getting to photograph this concert?
That was something else entirely.

The energy, the voices, the emotions on stage — it reminded me again why theatre and concert photography mean so much to us.

And this carousel is only a tiny part of it.
There are more photos already in the gallery on MarriedLenses… and even that is still not the full story, because across the whole event we created around 400 photos 📸

One sentimental thing from the heart at the end:

Photography is one of the passions that truly connects me and my husband. We genuinely love creating images together, but theatre and concert photography is where we feel the most fulfilled creatively.

There’s just something magical about trying to capture emotions that disappear seconds later.

And honestly?
We can’t wait to see which stages and stories we’ll get to photograph next 🤍

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🍬 One of Sweden’s most iconic candy brands just stopped being Swedish-owned.

Aroma, the company behind classic sweets like jelly raspberries, licorice boats and jelly hearts, has been sold to Finnish giant Fazer after more than 100 years.

The former owner called himself “the last Swedish candy king" and says he’s happy with the deal.

🇸🇪➡️🇫🇮

Production in Sweden is expected to continue for now, but Fazer says future plans are still not fully decided.

The bigger problem?

Apparently younger people prefer sour candy now… and traditional jelly candy is slowly losing popularity. 😬

🚀 Fun fact: Swedish astronaut Christer Fuglesang once brought these candies into space.

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🍬 One of Sweden’s most iconic candy brands just stopped being Swedish-owned.

Aroma, the company behind classic sweets like jelly raspberries, licorice boats and jelly hearts, has been sold to Finnish giant Fazer after more than 100 years.

The former owner called himself “the last Swedish candy king" and says he’s happy with the deal.

🇸🇪➡️🇫🇮

Production in Sweden is expected to continue for now, but Fazer says future plans are still not fully decided.

The bigger problem?

Apparently younger people prefer sour candy now… and traditional jelly candy is slowly losing popularity. 😬

🚀 Fun fact: Swedish astronaut Christer Fuglesang once brought these candies into space.

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🎩🇸🇪 Sweden once decided real national policy by drawing lots.

Out of a hat. In 1973, both sides of parliament ended up with exactly 175 seats each. Exactly 175 versus 175, down to the last seat.

And Swedish parliamentary rules at the time were clear:
if there’s a tie, you draw lots.

So they did. On tax policy, defence, real national legislation. The period got its own name: lotteririksdagen — the lottery parliament.

Sweden fixed it, of course. But the story raises a bigger question: how does a country that produced this also have one of the most stable and transparent democratic systems in the world?

💬 Comment LOTTERI and I’ll send you my full post on how laws are actually made in Sweden👇

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🎩🇸🇪 Sweden once decided real national policy by drawing lots.

Out of a hat. In 1973, both sides of parliament ended up with exactly 175 seats each. Exactly 175 versus 175, down to the last seat.

And Swedish parliamentary rules at the time were clear:
if there’s a tie, you draw lots.

So they did. On tax policy, defence, real national legislation. The period got its own name: lotteririksdagen — the lottery parliament.

Sweden fixed it, of course. But the story raises a bigger question: how does a country that produced this also have one of the most stable and transparent democratic systems in the world?

💬 Comment LOTTERI and I’ll send you my full post on how laws are actually made in Sweden👇

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🇸🇪 Sweden is fighting for a Eurovision final spot tonight.

Felicia enters the first semifinal in Vienna as one of the favourites with “My System.”
Experts and betting companies currently place her third in the semifinal, behind Finland and Greece.

Her Eurovision performance has also been upgraded since Melodifestivalen, especially the laser effects. At one point it even looks like she controls the lasers with her hands 👀
But despite being one of the favourites tonight, Sweden has actually dropped in the overall Eurovision odds from 7th to 10th place.

And yes… Felicia already reacted to it publicly:
🗣️ “It sucks.”

Meanwhile Finland is currently the big favourite to win the whole competition.
🎤 So… will Sweden make it to the final?

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🇸🇪 Sweden is fighting for a Eurovision final spot tonight.

Felicia enters the first semifinal in Vienna as one of the favourites with “My System.”
Experts and betting companies currently place her third in the semifinal, behind Finland and Greece.

Her Eurovision performance has also been upgraded since Melodifestivalen, especially the laser effects. At one point it even looks like she controls the lasers with her hands 👀
But despite being one of the favourites tonight, Sweden has actually dropped in the overall Eurovision odds from 7th to 10th place.

And yes… Felicia already reacted to it publicly:
🗣️ “It sucks.”

Meanwhile Finland is currently the big favourite to win the whole competition.
🎤 So… will Sweden make it to the final?

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🛒 Food prices in Sweden actually went down in April.

After the food VAT was cut in half, Matpriskollen says the big grocery chains lowered prices almost exactly as expected.

And there was more good news: Even without the VAT effect, grocery prices still dropped slightly.

☕ Coffee was one of the biggest reasons.
It became 8% cheaper in April, or 13% cheaper if you include the VAT cut.

Dairy, fruit and vegetables also went down.

But the relief may not last.

Higher fuel prices and more expensive fertilizer linked to the war in Iran could push food prices up again later. And according to Matpriskollen, some normal price increases may simply have been delayed.

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🛒 Food prices in Sweden actually went down in April.

After the food VAT was cut in half, Matpriskollen says the big grocery chains lowered prices almost exactly as expected.

And there was more good news: Even without the VAT effect, grocery prices still dropped slightly.

☕ Coffee was one of the biggest reasons.
It became 8% cheaper in April, or 13% cheaper if you include the VAT cut.

Dairy, fruit and vegetables also went down.

But the relief may not last.

Higher fuel prices and more expensive fertilizer linked to the war in Iran could push food prices up again later. And according to Matpriskollen, some normal price increases may simply have been delayed.

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