Every week, The Local invites readers to submit their pictures to our photo competition, to bring our audience together from all parts of Sweden. This week's winner is Ian Moloney, who snapped this peaceful scene of a boat drifting through the Gothenburg waters..
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Every week, The Local invites readers to submit their pictures to our photo competition, to bring our audience together from all parts of Sweden. This week's winner is Narangerel Davaasuren, from Mongolia, who snapped th…
Every week, The Local invites readers to submit their pictures to our photo competition, to bring our audience together from all parts of Sweden.
The regional elections in Gothenburg and the surrounding region see the red-green coalitions which took power in 2022 defending their record on healthcare, traffic management, schools, and elderly care, as the right-wing…
Brent is climbing higher. Front-month is at USD 106.3/bl this morning, close to a weekly high and a USD 9/bl jump from Mondays open. This is the move we flagged as a risk earlier in the week: the market shifting from ”a…
Majorna, the long-gentrified former working class district of central Gothenburg, and the adjoining Linné have been ranked the best district for foreigners in the city by readers of The Local, although many readers also…
Whether you’re a student, job-seeker or just looking to boost your finances over the summer, now is the time to start looking for summer and seasonal work.
Den 21 maj går amerikanska ”The late show” med Stephen Colbert i graven. Det avslöjade programledaren själv under ett besök hos konkurrenten Seth Meyers i ”Late night”, skriver Variety.
Parts of the Brent crude curve dipping into the high $50ies/b. Brent crude fell 2.3% over the week to Friday. It closed the week at $61.29/b, a slight gain on the day, but also traded to a low of $60.14/b that same day a…
This week: 'Cloudburst-like rain' and what to do if your house is flooded, why Swedes stay home in summer, and having babies. For Membership+ subscribers: the jobs that might be exempted from work permit salary requireme…
Whether it's going for a swim, climbing Kebnekaise, exploring the Gothenburg archipelago, enjoying a platter of prawns, or discovering a new city, we want to hear your best recommendations for making the most of the Swed…
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Centre Party leader Elisabeth Thand Ringqvist has launched a bidding process for her party's support, saying it will back whichever candidate for prime minister can offer the best 'total package' of policies and governme…
Sweden Democrat leader Jimmie Åkesson has announced that his party will unconditionally 'tolerate' Ulf Kristersson as prime minister, dropping its demand for both ministerial positions or policy promises. What does this…
At a press conference in his hometown of Sölvesborg, Sweden Democrat leader Jimmie Åkesson dropped his party's demand for governing positions in order to allow a right-wing government, however he said his party intends t…
Authorities are yet to confirm who is behind the bomb hoaxes affecting air travel in Europe this week, but experts suggest there are indications to explain who might be behind the spate of threats.
The National Anti-Corruption Unit has closed the investigation into voter fraud which originated from information in a newspaper opinion piece.
This week: Is Sweden heading for a second election? How can a citizenship test take half a decade to produce? Why are the Sweden Democrats bickering about Swedishness? And what's the hardest Swedish sound to pronounce?
Sweden Democrat leader Jimmie Åkesson is set to hold a press conference in his hometown of Sölvesborg around lunchtime today to address the ongoing government formation talks.
Sweden Democrat leader to give update on far right's cabinet demands – and Stockholm taxi firms rattled as low-cost rival branches into Sweden. Here's the latest news.
No one outside of Sweden has heard of it, and people in Sweden's larger cities farther south tend to speak about it with a drop of disdain, but The Local's Mandy Pipher says she wouldn't want to live anywhere in Sweden b…
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