The shooting took place in Uppsala's center in broad daylight, one day before the city celebrates a spring "Valborg" festival that traditionally draws some 100,000 visitors.

Sweden has grappled with gang violence for years, ... Police at the scene after a shooting incident, at Vaksala Square, in central Uppsala, Sweden, Tuesday, April 29, 2025.

Police at the scene after a shooting incident, at Vaksala Square, in central Uppsala, Sweden, on April 29. AP. A large area was cordoned off by police as they launched an investigation.

Police officers cordon off the scene after several people were killed in a shooting at Vaksala Square in central Uppsala, Sweden on April 29, 2025. Fredrik Sandberg/TT News Agency/AFP/Getty Images.

Enter nearly any restaurant or bar in Sweden, and you’ll see tables with a cluster of plastic packs of nicotine pouches, or snus, in the center. On social media, influencers tout mini-crocheted purses ...

Hotel company Scandic has partnered with real estate company Vasakronan to develop a new 236-room hotel in downtown Uppsala, Sweden. Strategically located in Södra City, the project falls under a ...

Sweden has grappled with gang violence for years, ... Police at the scene after a shooting incident, at Vaksala Square, in central Uppsala, Sweden, Tuesday, April 29, 2025.

UPPSALA, Sweden — Swedish police said that three people are confirmed dead after a shooting Tuesday in Uppsala, a city near Stockholm, and are investigating the incident as a murder.

Sweden has grappled with gang violence for years, ... Police at the scene after a shooting incident, at Vaksala Square, in central Uppsala, Sweden, Tuesday, April 29, 2025.

UPPSALA, Sweden — Swedish police said that three people are confirmed dead after a shooting Tuesday in Uppsala, a city near Stockholm, and are investigating the incident as a murder.