A Swedish child rights organisation has filed a police report against Amazon and two other e-commerce platforms over the sale of sex dolls with a childlike appearance..
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Sweden's news media trade body, Utgivarna, has reported Meta chief executive Mark Zuckerberg to the police for fake adverts posted on his company's social media platform Facebook, which purport to be from Swedish media c…
Non-profit group STIM, a Swedish organisation representing musicians, said on Tuesday it signed the "world's first collective AI licence for music", aiming to compensate artists for use of their work in training artifici…
Selma Gúsic from the Swedish Institute for Human Rights and (left) childrens artwork.Lyssna: Overcrowding and privacy shortcomings reported at Swedish Migration Agency’s asThe Migration Agency says it is working to impro…
When TV4 and then SVT publish their exit polls at around 8pm tonight, it will be hard for the side that's ahead not to start celebrating. But as the 2022 Swedish election taught us, national votes here really aren't over…
A woman and a child are still missing after a recreational boat is suspected of colliding with a cargo ship off Tjörn on Tuesday evening. The search resumed at 7am on Wednesday.
The EU on Monday slapped a €550 million fine on online retailer AliExpress for allowing the sale of illegal products in Europe, including unsafe toys and cosmetics.
Is your child set to turn six this year? Then it’s time to start thinking about which school they’re going to attend.
A set of internal incident reports from detention centres operated by the Swedish Migration Agency, obtained by The Local, has revealed racist and degrading behaviour from detention centre staff, and unacceptably poor co…
A Swedish prosecutor has dropped a hate crime investigation into pro-Palestinian protesters in Umeå who hung dolls from their necks from wooden scaffolds which were dressed in striped concentration camp uniforms marked…
A music festival in Sweden on Friday cancelled a concert with rapper Yasin, following media reports of a murder plot against the artist, organisers said.
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Kristersson calls on speaker to force parliamentary vote to break Swedish government deadlock – and right-wing bloc takes clear lead over left wing in new poll. Here's the latest news.
As Sweden doesn't yet have a new government, outgoing Finance Minister Elisabeth Svantesson will present a caretaker budget in November. It will be completely devoid of election pledges and fresh policy initiatives – exc…
Sweden is expected to hike its interest rate – and the budget deadline is fast approaching, as well as the deadline for sending Christmas presents outside Europe. Here's that and everything else that changes in November.
This week's Sweden in Focus Extra podcast features an interview with Matilda Molander, head of the green and liberal Fores think tank.
A 60-year-old woman who was rejected for a job because of her age has been awarded 50,000 kronor in compensation.
Speaker to call party leaders after Centre Party fails to forge centrist government – and Swedish security firm pays out 50,000 kronor over age discrimination. Here's the latest news.
When something in a culture becomes so iconic that it's ubiquitous, it can be easy to assume that its status is overblown. But even after all this time and exposure, Pippi Longstocking still lives up to the hype, writes…
As Sweden's annual 'reading break' for schoolchildren gets under way, we want to know what Swedish children's books have had a real impact on you or your children.
Winter is coming, and in Sweden, that means darkness – in some places, round-the-clock. Reflectors are a key safety tool in the Swedish winter darkness, and they're not just for kids. Here's how they work, and how to use…