It was hard not to give a cheer when the government's own inquiry pooh-poohed its plan to pay immigrants to return to their home countries. But a bump in the road served only to show how smoothly the 'paradigm shift' on immigration is going, writes The Local's Nordic editor, Richard Orange..
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This week's Sweden in Focus Extra podcast features an interview with Simon Montgomery, a British-American father facing expulsion from Sweden despite wanting to stay to take care of his one-year-old son.
SVT's televised immigration debate showed being tough on immigration isn't a straightforward vote-winner any longer. But by focusing almost entirely on refugees, the debate managed to ignore the people who actually migra…
Shima and Bijan left the UK for Sweden seven years ago with their young daughter. If they knew then what they know now about Sweden's approach to family immigration, they say they would never have come.
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Thousands of people joined demonstrations in nearly 30 locations across Sweden over the weekend to call for “more humane immigration laws”.
In this week's podcast: immigration laws coming thick and fast, Sweden's Winter Olympics chances, new list of work permit exemptions on the way, and the scourge of formulaic parent-teacher meetings.
Thousands of people have reportedly been killed in Iran during protests against the regime, and the Swedish foreign ministry has told Swedes in the country to leave. Despite this, the Migration Agency has not paused depo…
In this week's podcast: how to celebrate Christmas in Sweden, Moderates split on immigration, predictions for Sweden's economy in 2026, and why has a court blocked Sweden's planned wolf hunt?
In this week’s episode of Sweden in Focus Extra, we hear from Jonas Hinnfors, one of Sweden's leading political commentators.
Sweden's government has a plan to bring in its centrepiece citizenship law next year, despite the universities responsible for language and civics tests saying they can not meet the deadline of next August.
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Unemployment is falling in Sweden and reached its lowest level since 2023 in October, according to fresh figures from the Swedish Public Employment Service.
Sweden's parliament has approved a constitutional change to allow the citizenship of dual nationals to be revoked if they obtained it fraudulently or were convicted of crimes threatening national interests.
Swedish Finance Minister Elisabeth Svantesson of the Moderate Party is presenting her caretaker budget bill for 2027 today.
Up to 80 centimetres of snow on the way as Sweden issues highest weather alert – and finance minister to present caretaker budget bill for 2027 today. Here's the latest news on Thursday.
Britain'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…
