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The leader of Sweden's Centre Party has said that scrapping the salary threshold for Swedish work permits would be 'one of the first decisions' that would be taken if a centrist government takes power in Sweden.
New salary thresholds aren't the only changes for work permit holders in Sweden that began on June 1st: the changed law also includes expanded possibilities for work permits to be denied because of problems linked to the…
The Swedish Migration Agency has rated two professional categories – cooks and pantry chefs, and cleaners – as high risk for work permits, as part of a list of 152 jobs put forward for possible exemption under a future n…
The Swedish government has pledged to attract international talent, while radically limiting asylum and low-skilled immigration. So why do work permit holders so often get the short end of the stick?
Nurse Masoomeh Akbarpoor has self-studied to qualify as a registered nurse in Sweden. Lyssna: New course to help foreign nurses qualify for Swedish licencesWhile there's a shortage of qualified nurses in Sweden, there ar…
With four days to go until workers at the Swedish game developer King are set to go on strike, The Local spoke to Camilla Frankelius, negotiations chief at the Engineers of Sweden union, about why it's necessary to win a…
A woman and a child are still missing after a recreational boat is suspected of colliding with a cargo ship off Tjörn on Tuesday evening. The search resumed at 7am on Wednesday.
Is your child set to turn six this year? Then it’s time to start thinking about which school they’re going to attend.
The number of new work permits issued by the Swedish Migration Agency is down by a fifth so far this year, bringing it to less than half the the number issued in 2022, the year the Tidö government got into power, accordi…
A Danish court put two Swedish teenagers on trial on terrorism charges for having thrown two hand grenades at the Israeli embassy in Copenhagen last year.
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Janine Alm EricsonSvensk politikerBritain'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…