Journalist Karin Thunberg dies at 76

Journalist Karin Thunberg died on Friday evening after a short illness, her family announced. She was 76.

Thunberg worked at the Svenska Dagbladet for 30 years and was widely recognized for her reporting. She received multiple awards, including the Publicistklubbens guldpenna, Lukas Bonniers stora journalistpris, and was named Årets stilist.

In 2016, she was awarded Stora journalistpriset. Colleagues and family described her as deeply committed to her work and equally devoted to her family and friends.

Thunberg passed away peacefully surrounded by her husband Anders and son Karl, her son told Svenska Dagbladet.