The Arrow: For decades, Sweden was admired as the perfect society. A country of trust, equality, and prosperity — where crime was rare, institutions worked, and the famous “Swedish model” became a global example. But behind that image of stability, deep fractures were forming.
Today, Sweden is facing daily shootings, gang violence, and entire neighborhoods where police barely enter. What began as an ambitious multicultural experiment has left the country divided, with rising crime, political polarization, and a society torn between pride in what it once was and fear of what it has become.
