Sweden's government on Friday said that it was launching a project to chart the different types of racism in society and assess the level of Swedes' intolerance towards minorities..
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The Sweden Democrats' migration map does not depict reality, but instead a "fantasy of fear" which collapses in on its own absurdity as soon as it is given the least scrutiny, writes Faisal Khan, an engineer, author, and…
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In this week's podcast: reactions to Sweden Democrats' 'immigration map'; where did brands like Billys and Gorbys get their names?; Swedish humour, Migration Agency contact centres closing; delays to language tests for c…
The Sweden Democrat MEP Charlie Weimers has launched a "migration map" of Sweden which he claims shows that Sweden is "undergoing a dramatic change and that the population is being replaced."
Prices for bostadsrätter, apartments in housing associations, have fallen by an average of 3 percent in Sweden since the peak in 2021, according to a new report from Swedbank. Find out which municipalities have seen the…
The northern part of Sweden has been basking in an unusually long heatwave this July. But only a few places actually set new heat records.
Sweden plans to survey immigrants' values in a bid to improve their integration into the country's progressive and liberal society, Sweden's new integration minister said on Sunday.
Centre leader Elisabeth Thand Ringqvist.Lyssna: Centre Party’s Friday ultimatum to Sweden’s PM hopefulsThe Centre Party announced today they want both the Social Democrats and the Moderates to present complete packages o…
Jimmie Åkesson held a press conference about the prime ministeral vote today.Lyssna: Sweden Democrats say they can tolerate Kristersson as prime ministerJimmie Åkesson, the leader of the Sweden Democrats, held a press co…
The Öresund bridge linking Sweden to Denmark.Lyssna: Sweden to extend internal border checksThe caretaker government says it's extending the period for internal border checks for another six month period in Sweden based…
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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.
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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…