Sweden's 2026 budget announced, ambulance paramedic killed by patient, and other news from Sweden on Monday. AdvertisementSweden's 2026 budget announcedThe big news today is the announcement of Sweden's 2026 budget. "People understand that the reason they're handing out so many sweeties to so many people is because it's election time," the Social Democrats' finance spokesperson Mikael Damberg said. The next three biggest parties, the Centre Party, Sweden Democrats, Left Party and the Christian Democrat-affiliated party Borgerlig kristen samverkan all saw their share of the vote fall. The Green Party's church party De gröna i Svenska kyrkan, saw a big gain in votes.