Sweden is investing 385 million kronor in strengthening its bomb shelters, emergency services and civil defence, after several high-profile figures urged the country to prepare for war..
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In a report adopted on Wednesday, Parliament highlights the EU’s security and defence partnerships as key to responding effectively to emerging threats and to enhancing the EU’s global role.Committee on Security and Defe…
As part of the ReArm Europe Plan, the measures aim to strengthen Europe’s defence technological and industrial base by channelling EU funding to defence and security.Committee on Industry, Research and Energy Source : ©…
As part of the ReArm Europe Plan, the measures aim to strengthen Europe’s defence technological and industrial base by channelling EU funding to defence and security.Committee on Industry, Research and Energy Source : ©…
The book, called The New Normal, draws on fieldwork at three workplaces in Sweden, from a department store to an office and a workplace with highly educated employees.Lyssna: 1112 ENG New book challenges Sweden's narrati…
Defence ministers from the five Nordic countries have been meeting in Oslo this week.Lyssna: Nordic countries aiming for new defence agreementThe five Nordic countries are working towards a new defence agreement that wil…
Aida Samani is a senior legal advisor at the Civil Rights Defenders.Lyssna: Civil Rights Defenders warn of 'two-tier' citizenship if new legislation is pasParliament votes Wednesday on a constitutional change to make 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…
The draft law aims to respond to the new security environment shaped by Russia's war of aggression against Ukraine, where fast and low-cost defence innovation cycles are critical.Committee on Industry, Research and Energ…
The draft law aims to respond to the new security environment shaped by Russia's war of aggression against Ukraine, where fast and low-cost defence innovation cycles are critical.Committee on Industry, Research and Energ…
At the invitation of the Minister for Defence of the Kingdom of Sweden, Dr. Pål Jonson, the Minister of Defence of the Federative Republic of Brazil, Mr. José Múcio Monteiro Filho, paid an official visit to Sweden from 1…
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Lars WinnerbäckSvensk sångare och kompositörThe Local's Mandy Pipher writes about experiencing Umeå moving from autumn to full-on winter overnight, and rounds up the week's biggest stories.
Sweden's government said Friday that it wanted to prevent Russian athletes from competing there, following similar announcements from neighbouring Finland and Norway.
A Swedish journalist claims that coverage of the deportations of Brexit Brits amounts to nothing more than "sob stories". She couldn't be more wrong: the cases are an example of state failure, argues The Local's James Sa…
Sweden's Social Democrats and Moderates are set to present their government proposals to the Centre Party today, in a last-ditch attempt to win them over to their side.
As the process to form a Swedish government drags on past the two-month mark, The Local decided we could all use a bit of comic relief.
The Local has reported on several cases recently where foreigners have been forced to leave Sweden to apply for a residency permit on new grounds. Here are the rules to the best of our understanding.
Drivers told to leave their car at home after heavy snowfall continues in parts of northern Sweden – and Sweden Democrat MP resigns after sexual misconduct allegations. Here's the latest news.
A bitter blame game has erupted between leading Left Party and Centre Party MPs, with each accusing the other of squandering a chance to stop unfair deportations by blocking a Magdalena Andersson government.
Drivers in parts of northern Sweden are being warned to leave their car at home, after heavy snowfall continued overnight.
This week: Temperature rises but still stalemate in Swedish politics, cost of living on the up, and why is goose blood on the menu this weekend?