Vera leaped from fifth place to become the most popular name for baby girls in Sweden in 2025, while Noah was the most popular boy's name for the third year running, according to new statistics from the Swedish Tax Agency..
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Whether it's dill pickles, proper corn tortillas or just a wider range of spices, it's not always easy to satisfy a craving for a food from back home. Which items do you miss the most, and have you found anywhere in Swed…
Forensic work on a human skull.Lyssna: Sweden returns Finnish skulls — but tests reveal not all were FinnishIn 2024, 82 skulls were returned from the Karolinska Institute in Stockholm to Finland for reburial. Most of the…
Male job seekers with foreign names are hit harder by discrimination than women, according to a study from Stockholm University.
Wednesday will see a rare solar eclipse visible from western and northern Europe, including Sweden. From safe viewing methods to timing across the country, here's how to make the most of the celestial magic.
More than 130 teenage children of foreign workers were ordered to leave Sweden without their parents last year, according to an analysis by The Local – showing that 'teen deportations' in this this category, largely igno…
Emma Löfgren, Editor of The Local Sweden, reflects on our most controversial article of the week – perhaps even the year.
Sweden's Environment Minister Romina Pourmokhtari brought her baby to an EU meeting, in a barrier-breaking move she said showed it was possible to be both "a present minister and a present mother".
In this week's podcast: Stats agency surveys foreign workers, where to live in Sweden's biggest cities, is a centrist government likely in Sweden? And are your summer flights at risk?
In this week's podcast: Bias against northern Sweden, learn some Lucia songs, Mark Zuckerberg reported to the police in Sweden over Facebook ads, and Swedish migration law updates in 2026.
Very often the worst moments of a holiday are the ones where you go to see the sights, only to be met by crowds, overpriced tickets and restaurants, and general stress. Here are Sweden's most stressful and disappointing…
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Richard JomshofSvensk politikerStatistics Sweden has released a report with data on which immigrant groups have become Swedish citizens after over a decade in the country – and how many have left again.
Payments between Nordic countries are still expensive, despite close economic ties, according to a new analysis from Nordic central banks.
A leading Swedish business organisation is urging the next government – whenever it is formed – to step up the work of attracting and retaining crucial international talent.
Following strong gains for the Moderate Party and the Sweden Democrats, a new poll has the right-wing side nearly four percentage points higher than their left-wing rivals.
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.