Press releases
New report: High fuel prices have made the road freight industry more productive
Fuel costs are a major expense for road freight companies. But how do the carbon tax, rising diesel prices, and biofuel blending...Legal experts warn: Sweden’s social insurance system fails to deliver social security
In the new SNS report Ensuring Social Security? An Examination of the Swedish Social Insurance Code legal scholars Ruth Mannelqvist and Sara Stendahl examine three core benefits...Cleantech Dominated by Large Corporations – New Report Proposes Reforms to Strengthen Entrepreneurship
Sweden faces two interconnected challenges: addressing climate change swiftly while simultaneously strengthening competitiveness. Many therefore call for grand climate and industrial policy...
Researchers: Supplementary Benefits Are Not Necessarily a Threat to Public Welfare
Supplementary benefits provided through collective agreements and union membership play an important role in securing financial protection for many Swedes in the...New Report: Sweden’s Regional Disparities Are the Largest Since the 1930s
According to the new SNS report Sweden’s Regional Dynamics, regional economic disparities in Sweden are now greater than at any point in...Five Decades of the Swedish Parental Leave Insurance: Increased Gender Equality while Income Equality Is Still Lagging Behind
Last year, the Swedish parental leave insurance turned 50 – a cornerstone of Swedish family policy. A new SNS report highlights not...Researchers: Concerns and ambiguities slow down collaborations between academia and the industry
In Sweden, collaborations between companies and universities represent an important driver with regard to social development and commercially promising innovations. However, a...SNS Economic Policy Council 2025: The Market Is Capable of Handling the Swedish Energy Transition
Today, the SNS Economic Policy Council 2025 presents its report on investing in electricity production in order to realize a sustainable energy...How Can Society Prevent Recidivism?
Over four out of ten of all individuals previously convicted of a crime return to criminal activities within a few years’ time. To reduce the risk of recidivism and the resulting costs to society, it is important to identify what factors causally impact reoffending. This, in turn, offers the basis for more evidence-based criminal justice policies, as argued by economist Randi Hjalmarson in a new SNS report.Combating organized crime: Lessons from the Italian anti-mafia movement
Organized crime is becoming a growing problem for Swedish companies. A new SNS report shows that the efforts to combat the mafia in Italy may offer us valuable lessons. In Italy, the so-called “three legs” – political commitment, adequate laws and civil society engagement – have played a key role in terms of successfully combatting the mafia, writes political scientist Carina Gunnarson.