The overwhelming majority of work permit holders choosing to leave Sweden are university graduates, according to new figures from Statistics Sweden obtained by The Local..
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Foreign-born people living in Sweden are much more likely to leave and go elsewhere if they have a university-level education, according to data from Statistics Sweden. What does the research say about this?
The decision to bring in stricter citizenship rules is by far the chief factor pushing readers who answered our survey to leave Sweden, followed by problems integrating and socialising, slow permit processing times, and…
Uncertainty over immigration policy is causing many highly-qualified foreigners in Sweden to consider leaving the country, according to an extensive new survey.
An overwhelming majority of the readers who answered The Local's survey are either considering leaving Sweden or have already decided to as a result of the country's new stricter citizenship laws, with the retroactive ap…
In this week's podcast: protests against worker deportations, Swedish reactions to Maduro arrest and US talk of acquiring Greenland, new laws in 2026, and how to dispose of your Christmas tree in Sweden.
Lesley Jensen, originally from Chile, started her own business three years ago.Lyssna: More women with a foreign background starting their own businesses in SwedenIn the past 10 years there's been a 50% rise in the numbe…
Gisela Carstinge, group leader for the Sweden Democrats in Region Västmanland.Lyssna: Majority of regional boards now finalised — Sweden Democrats get more influence13 of Sweden's 21 regions now have leadership boards in…
The Green Party's top MP Annika Hirvonen has started the new parliamentary term with a flurry of initiatives on teen deportations. She tells The Local how she hopes a new majority will allow action on citizenship and Bre…
Unemployment in Sweden is falling slowly, with the biggest decline recorded among foreign-born residents, according to monthly figures from the Public Employment Service.
China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi was received by Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson and Foreign Minister Maria Malmer Stenergard in Stockholm on Saturday – marking the first visit by a Chinese foreign minister to Sweden in 2…
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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.
