UNBELIEVABLE: Martin gelin - The Untold Story

Sweden’s soul and worrying political shift

Letters: Alvin Engström and Jean Fridh respond to an article by Martin Gelin in which he argues that the country has entered a new era of cruelty

The Guardian - UK · Sep 18

Sweden voted against more power for the far right – but are centrists listening?

Even as the ‘extremist’ AfD seeks further election gains in Germany, Europe’s leaders can learn from Sweden’s dangerous embrace with far-right ideology

The Guardian - UK · Sep 16

How Sweden lost its soul – and stopped being Sweden

In 2022 my country entered a new era of cruelty. It will take more than one election to get the old, tolerant Sweden back, writes Swedish journalist Martin Gelin

The Guardian - UK · Sep 11

Will any Swedish politician defend the group most terrorised by the Örebro gun massacre?

In one generation, Sweden has become polyglot and cosmopolitan – but denial has met the wave of white supremacism sweeping the country

The Guardian - UK · Feb 12, 2025

In Sweden, we’ve been told to prepare for war. But will 21st-century citizens still rally for the common good?

For decades, Swedish politics has promoted individual success. Now an official booklet urges us to unite ‘in case of crisis or war’, says journalist Martin Gelin

The Guardian - UK · Nov 25, 2024

Tesla may have picked an unwinnable fight with Sweden’s powerful unions

The first ever strikes and a solidarity blockade against the US carmaker could force it to rethink its entire anti-union model, says journalist Martin Gelin

The Guardian - UK · Nov 21, 2023