In a recent survey we asked readers working at Ericsson how the recent news of yet another round of layoffs ? the third in as many years ? is affecting them. Here's what they said..
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The Swedish tech giant Ericsson this month announced it wanted to lay off 1,200 workers in Sweden, about one in every ten. We want to hear from readers who are affected about what they think of the redundancy programme.
This year, Sweden's National Day is also the day when tough new citizenship rules come into effect, even on applicants who applied years ago under different rules. The Local asked our readers how they're feeling about th…
The results of our (highly unscientific) reader survey on how you voted in Sweden's election are in.
The heat wave in large parts of Sweden is affecting road safety, the Swedish Transport Administration has warned.
After immigration authorities gave her American husband just one week to leave the country or risk being put on a Schengen blacklist, a Swedish scientist tells The Local how she feels betrayed by her own country and its…
With less than three months to go until the Swedish election, we’re getting ready here at The Local to deliver the most useful election coverage for foreigners, guided by our readers.
We asked The Local's readers to tell us about something good that happened to them in Sweden in the past year. They shared stories about friendship, citizenship, work, love and much more. Here's what they said.
Sweden is changing some of its permanent residency rules and putting other changes on hold. Join our Live Q&A on Thursday as our journalists respond to your comments and questions about what's actually going on.
Relations between the US and Europe - including Sweden - are increasingly tense and Swedish troops are now in Greenland after Donald Trump's threats to annexe the Danish territory - but are world events affecting the eve…
Finding a specialist immigration lawyer in Sweden can be very difficult for many foreign residents, so The Local asked readers to share their own recommendations and experiences.
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The Sweden Democrats' bombshell decision to drop its demand for cabinet posts and the Centre Party's threat to switch sides sparked a flurry of activity from Sweden's political parties over the weekend. But what are the…
Eighteen months after Stockholm University was instructed to develop language tests for citizenship, it has finally hired a project manager. Lars Bokander told The Local that when it comes to developing test items, he is…
Sweden's central bank, the Riksbank, has cut the key interest rate from 1.75 percent to 2 percent, with more increases expected in the new year. Does this mean that its time to switch to a fixed mortgage?
Social Democrats shut out Left Party in bid to form centre-left government, Vattenfall to invest billions in Västerbotten, and more news from Sweden on Monday.
A 19-year-old man in Sweden has been charged with planning a knife attack on a high school in the name of the Islamic State (IS) jihadist group, prosecutors said Friday.
Last month, The Local's Mandy Pipher wrote a grumpy op-ed about Swedish attempts at Halloween – but then actually had a good time going trick-or-treating in her Umeå neighbourhood. Read about her experience – and the wee…
Centre Party leader Elisabeth Thand Ringqvist has launched a bidding process for her party's support, saying it will back whichever candidate for prime minister can offer the best 'total package' of policies and governme…
Sweden Democrat leader Jimmie Åkesson has announced that his party will unconditionally 'tolerate' Ulf Kristersson as prime minister, dropping its demand for both ministerial positions or policy promises. What does this…
At a press conference in his hometown of Sölvesborg, Sweden Democrat leader Jimmie Åkesson dropped his party's demand for governing positions in order to allow a right-wing government, however he said his party intends t…
