2019 was a year that - at least politically - came to be characterized much by gang crime and its consequences. Perhaps some talk also became the massive explosion in Linköping, which still has not got its solution, this year's most read article on SVT News.

The second most involved was Sara Danius' departure, a sad news that touched many Swedes. Not least after the turbulence in the Swedish Academy, where Sara Danius had the title of permanent secretary. In SVT Nyheter's chat you were many who wanted to share thoughts, condolences and memories.

"She made me proud to be a woman," for example, the signature Rose-Mari.

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Other things that engaged your readers were SVT Nyheter's reporting on the Swedish IS supporters in Syria. The story of World of Warcraft player Mats also left no untouched.

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Roxette singer Marie Fredriksson's departure was not only one of the year's most read articles on SVT News, but also became a world news. Then our article was about the extreme heatwave that hit Europe this summer and the Norwegian cruise ship that ended up in the sea in May.

Two other news that characterized not only 2019 but also SVT Nyheter's reader statistics were the fire in the World Heritage Notre Dame and the trial of the American rap artist Asap Rocky after he got into a fight in central Stockholm.

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