Finding a place to live is simultaneously one of the most important steps for newcomers to Sweden and one of the most complex to get to grips with. Sweden's housing queues provide access to rental homes, where the monthly price is capped, but is it worth joining the queue, and will you ever reach the front?.
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The work-life balance and generous support for family life offered by Sweden is the main factor attracting highly skilled workers to the country, eclipsing salary levels, and the opportunities offered by the labour marke…
Sweden’s work permit salary threshold is set to rise once again from the current level of 80 percent of the median salary, to 90 percent on June 1st. How will this affect you if you’re on a work permit?
Parliament will vote on hiking the minimum salary for a work permit and Sweden's Eurovision contender will be chosen. Here's what happens in Sweden in March.
A much-awaited list which could change Sweden's work permit salary threshold is set to be published, we'll get a closer look at possible new rules for family reunification, and it's back to work for a lot of people. Here…
Snowy and windy conditions are coming later this week.Lyssna: Snow and sleet may be on the way in Sweden — here's where it might fallSnow and sleet are expected across large parts of Sweden towards the end of the week.It…
Sweden's wild boar population has soared in recent years.Lyssna: Report: Not enough wild boar meat being served up in Sweden's schools and elderMunicipalities in Sweden are serving up too little wild boar meat, even thou…
On current figures, a 'Tidö 2' government lacks a mandate, as does the Centre Party's dream 'middle government', and two of the four opposition parties who could form a majority refuse to rule together. If nothing change…
Stockholm and Gothenburg remain the hardest cities for students to find housing in, according to the annual housing report of Swedish National Union of Students, although the availability of student housing has increased…
In the first of The Local's election interviews with the immigration spokespeople of Sweden's political parties, the Sweden Democrats' Ludvig Aspling downplays the impacts of new stricter work permit and citizenship rule…
In this week's podcast: latest on teen deportations and citizenship voting scandal, Sweden loosens alcohol laws and Åkesson calls for Sunday opening for Systembolaget, Sweden to buy warships from France, and India and Sw…
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Daniel BrodinSvensk ishockeyspelareBritain's ambassador to Sweden, Samantha Job, is set to meet the chair of the Swedish parliamentary committee responsible for immigration on November 11th, to discuss what can be done to help Brits refused post-Brexit re…
As of November 10th, passengers flying with Europe's biggest budget airline must check their luggage at least an hour before departure.
The Social Democrats and Green Party are due to meet with both the Centre Party and the Left Party today to discuss ways to overcome the obstacles to forming a viable government coalition.
Sweden's national weather agency, SMHI, has issued yellow weather warnings for snowfall on Thursday and Friday across parts of the country.
The Centre Party won the trust of foreign-born voters by promising to stand up for their rights and keep the Sweden Democrats out of power. If it abandons these central election pledges, many will see it as a betrayal th…
Sweden Democrat leader Jimmie Åkesson still has his eyes set on the prime minister role in four years' time – and SMHI issues yellow warnings for first major snowfall of the season. Here's the latest news on Wednesday.
Arguably untranslatable into English, svek covers a wide span of situations where trust has been breached, from treachery and betrayal to infidelity, to just letting someone else down.
This week's Sweden in Focus Extra podcast features an interview with Jackie Rulander, a cross-cultural strategist from Barbados who is based in Jönköping.
Social Democrat leader Magdalena Andersson has said that she is ready to again try to form a government – but needs more time.
On Friday, the Sweden Democrats dropped their demand for ministerial posts. The Left Party hasn’t budged on its own. Between them, they’ve given the Centre Party the cover it needs to back Ulf Kristersson as the least il…