Battery maker Northvolt filed for bankruptcy on March 12th after months of financial struggle. How will employees be affected? What does it mean for Sweden? Here's what we know so far..
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On August 21st, a pupil at a school in central Sweden killed a 17-year-old girl and injured three boys in the second school attack in Sweden in two years. Here's what we know so far.
The US battery startup Lyten on Thursday announced that it had agreed to buy the Skellefteå and Västerås factories of the bankrupt Swedish battery company Northvolt. But does it have the capacity to take on such a challe…
Sweden's government parties have backed down under pressure on teen deportations, announcing a 'safety clause' to reduce the number of young adults facing deportation after they turn 18. But the details are hazy. Here's…
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.
Here is what you need to know about the total eclipse, which is the first visible in mainland Europe since 2006.
A man in his 30s was arrested in Stockholm on Sunday on suspicion of espionage. Here’s what we know about the case so far.
The Swedish Council of Higher Education said this week that it would not be able to meet the August 2026 deadline for bringing in language and civics tests for citizenship. Here's what we know so far.
A full 18 months after a government inquiry proposed it, Sweden's government has finally announced plans to raise the salary threshold for a work permit, albeit to a slightly lower level than originally proposed. Here's…
Simona Mohamsson, Sweden’s education and integration minister, said in July that the government is moving forward with its plans to survey immigrants’ values. What do we know about the proposal so far?
Sweden’s government has revealed more details about its plans to tighten up citizenship rules, including introducing a self-sufficiency requirement for citizenship applicants. Here’s what we know so far.
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Jimmie ÅkessonSvensk 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…
