After a disappointing spring for much of the country, this weekend brings with it hotter temperatures, with the mercury potentially hitting 27 or 28 degrees in Stockholm on Sunday..
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Sweden's National Day is celebrated on June 6th, which this year is also the day when new, much stricter, rules for Swedish citizenship will come into effect – even on pending applications. So we want to know: do you fee…
A 25-year-old woman was found dead over the weekend after a search in Salem, southwest of Stockholm. A 26-year-old man, with previous convictions has been detained on suspicion of murder.
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The voting board following Thursday’s vote for Prime Minister in the Riksdag chamber.Lyssna: 1019 ENG Centre Party takes centre stage in Sweden’s government deadlockCentre Party leader Elisabeth Thand Ringqvist has been…
The Social Democratic party has been Sweden's largest political force for over a century but has also seen its share of voter support declining since the 1970s. Can it retake power in September and can it top the lacklus…
A 78-year-old British widow who has lived in Sweden for 21 years is fighting a deportation order after the Migration Agency said her post-Brexit application to stay had been submitted too late, The Guardian has reported
The Swedish heatwave may be a far cry from the deadly temperatures sweeping parts of Europe, but several Swedish cities saw the mercury climb to unprecedented levels over the weekend.
The US and Israel’s lightning attack on Iran has left Sweden with a dilemma. As Nato’s newest member with a large Iranian community – but also a traditional stickler for international law – Sweden has so far chosen to si…
High chance of northern lights due to sunstorm, energy prices set to spike on Tuesday and last year was Sweden's most punctual year for trains since 2022. Here's Sweden's news on Tuesday.
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The Centre Party has hit back at the Left Party's ultimatum by throwing down its own gauntlet – giving it a deadline to announce whether it is willing to drop its demand for cabinet seats.
Several British travellers have told how they were incorrectly accused of overstaying their 90-day allowance due to the chaotic introduction of the EU's new EES biometric border checks.
Sweden's Left Party will be ready to negotiate with the Centre Party, its leader Nooshi Dadgostar announced at a hastily called press conference, but didn't immediately drop her party's demand for cabinet seats.
After almost 60 days without a new government, there's suddenly a flurry of activity among Swedish party leaders. We asked The Local’s readers how you feel about this nail-biter.
Large parts of Sweden had their first proper snowfall on Thursday morning, but there are also sharp warnings in place that the snow could cause serious disruption.
Unemployment is falling in Sweden and reached its lowest level since 2023 in October, according to fresh figures from the Swedish Public Employment Service.
Sweden's parliament has approved a constitutional change to allow the citizenship of dual nationals to be revoked if they obtained it fraudulently or were convicted of crimes threatening national interests.
Swedish Finance Minister Elisabeth Svantesson of the Moderate Party is presenting her caretaker budget bill for 2027 today.
Up to 80 centimetres of snow on the way as Sweden issues highest weather alert – and finance minister to present caretaker budget bill for 2027 today. Here's the latest news on Thursday.
