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The Local's Emma Löfgren tries to explain what we actually know and don't know about the electoral fraud allegations in Dalarna, and shares the other top stories of the week.
The Swedish government is chartering a plane to fly home Swedes in the UAE who are stranded as a result of the Iran war. The plan is for it to take off from Dubai late on Saturday.
The crypto market is heating up again, and it’s not just Bitcoin in the spotlight. Other cryptocurrencies, also known as altcoin, are also gaining momentum. Earlier this year, we shared a report on why altcoins were stru…
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…
It's that time of year when many switch over to winter tyres, but how do you know they're suited to Swedish winter roads?Lyssna: How to know your winter tyres meet Swedish road conditionsNon-studded winter tyres sold in…
Halloween is more popular with Swedish youth than with the older population.Lyssna: Halloween divides Sweden by age and family lifeOver half of Swedes, 52 %, will not celebrate Halloween this year, according to a poll fr…
Swedes are buying more and more clothes every year, according to the Environmental Protection Agency.Lyssna: Swedes buy record 15 kg textiles per person per yearJust over 15 kilos of clothes and other textiles — that is…
My Levin Klintfors (on the right) thinks young people drink less because they spend more time on their screens than being social and partying. Lyssna: Report: Fewer Swedes drink alcohol: 'Spend more time on screens than…
– Vi siktar på fortsatt expansion, ökad innovationskraft och tätare samarbeten med våra partners, säger Niklas Angerind, vd för Nicomatic Nordic. Det tidigare Accurate Nordic har från den 1 oktober officiellt bytt namn o…
Coercion and bribery have no place in elections. But before accusing immigrants of "clan voting", Swedes should look at themselves, argues The Local's James Savage.
Sweden's Centre Party has chosen to continue negotiating with the centre-left parties in the hope of forming a government, party leader Elisabeth Thand Ringqvist announced late on Sunday.
Citizenship policy is increasingly used by governments in rich countries to define migrants’ “integration expectations,” according to a landmark report on international migration.
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.
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.
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Elisabeth Thand RingqvistSvensk politiker
Magdalena AnderssonSveriges statsminister 2021–2022
Joe RoganAmerikansk poddradiovärd, kampsportkommentator, ståuppkomiker, skådespelare och programledare
Donald TrumpUSA:s 45:e och 47:e president 2017–2021 respektive 2025–
Magnus WictorinssonSvenskt dansband
Vladimir PutinRysslands president 2000–2008 och 2012–
Anders BaggeSvensk kompositör, låtskrivare, musiker och musikproducent
Fabian Ax SwartzSvensk alpin utförsåkare
