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This week: Sweden Democrats campaign hard, Brexit deportations, citizenship tests and the "caterpillar from hell".
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The police tactical unit was called to the Risbergska campus shooting. Lyssna: Sweden's elite police unit struggling to find recruitsSweden's elite national police task force is struggling to find the right calibre of re…
The head of Sweden's anti-immigration Sweden Democrats is eyeing the post of prime minister in 2030, he told AFP, less than a month ahead of a general election the right-wing bloc is seen losing.
Fewer white-collar workers are being laid off, and it looks like it is a little easier for those who have lost their jobs to get a new one, according to recent figures from the Swedish Job Security Council (TRR).
June 23rd marks exactly ten years since the Brexit vote. We'd like to hear from in particular our British readers in Sweden to find out how their lives have been affected.
The 'safety clause' Sweden's government has promised to announce this month to help teenagers and young adults facing deportation without their parents will not allow those who have already left to return, Migration Mini…
A new EU directive on pay transparency, which aims to ensure equality between men and women doing the same job, could transform the European job market by guaranteeing more rights to workers.
Sweden has been named once again as one of the EU countries undergoing "a decline democratic standards" in the annual report of the Civil Liberties Union for Europe (Liberties), with the human rights group highlighting t…
BankID and Swish, free school lunches and the way every agency is informed when you change address. Those are just a few of the things our readers find convenient about life in Sweden. Here's the full list.
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PersonerJust a day after Sweden's central bank raised the country's key interest rate to 2 percent, banks are starting to follow.
The word of the day is perhaps Sweden’s second favourite pastime, after 'fika', and they often go hand in hand.
Italian, French and Bulgarian fighter jets scrambled Thursday as at least 14 European flights were hit by hoax bomb alerts for the third day this week, authorities and airlines said.
Starting December 1st, registered residents of Sweden who don't have citizenship can apply for SverigeID – a new, state-issued, alternative to BankID. What is it, and how can you apply for it?
Regional trains have been cancelled on several routes south of Stockholm following an accident during track work last night. Current estimates are that disruptions will continue throughout the day and into early tomorrow…
Swedish inflation is dropping faster than expected, new figures suggest.
Travel chaos south of Stockholm following overnight rail collision – and northern municipal chief steps down after porn career revealed. Here's the latest news.
An agreement set to be announced at the upcoming EU-UK summit could mark the return of pet passports allowing easier travel across the Channel for holidaymakers with dogs, cats and ferrets.
Sweden's Riksbank has raised the country's key interest rate from 1.75 percent to 2 percent, with more increases expected in the new year. How can foreigners in Sweden best plan their finances accordingly?
American Democrats gathered over pancakes and coffee in Malmö on the morning of November 4th to celebrate their party's victories in the US midterm elections. But alongside the jubilation, some described the frustration…