From upmarket Östermalm and Nacka to more socially mixed areas like Bredäng or Kista, Stockholm has a huge number of different districts to choose from. We want to hear from readers about which is best for foreigners.. Läs mer på The Local
From lively, ethnically mixed Möllevången to upmarket Limhamn or Västra Hamnen, Malmö has a huge variety of districts to choose from. We want to hear from readers about which is best for foreigners.
From Majorna, with its cafés and boutiques, to suburbs like Eriksberg, Kålltorp and Mölndal, people living in Gothenburg are spoiled for choice. We want to hear from readers about which district is best for foreigners.
Majorna, the long-gentrified former working class district of central Gothenburg, and the adjoining Linné have been ranked the best district for foreigners in the city by readers of The Local, although many readers also…
If you live in Sweden and have an account with a non-EU bank, you may have recently received a message telling you about a new EU directive – here's what it means for foreigners in Sweden.
Foreign researchers make up half of all new hires in Swedish higher education, but we want to know what you love and hate the most about working in academia in Sweden.
On current figures, a 'Tidö 2' government lacks a mandate, as does the Centre Party's dream 'middle government', and two of the four opposition parties who could form a majority refuse to rule together. If nothing change…
The word "skärpta" – meaning "tighter" or "stricter" – has featured in the names of at least five of the current government's key migration reforms. Here's our list of the main ways rules for foreigners in Sweden have ch…
Södermalm, Stockholm's most artsy and bohemian quarter, has been ranked the best district for foreigners in the city by readers of The Local, with Solna, Vasastan, Täby, and Sollentuna also praised for being great for in…
It's time to get out your crystal ball! Who or what will be in or out? Are there any big changes afoot? What surprises can we expect. We want to hear your predictions for what's going to happen in Sweden in 2026. Tell us…
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…
Authorities are yet to confirm who is behind the bomb hoaxes affecting air travel in Europe this week, but experts suggest there are indications to explain who might be behind the spate of threats.
This week: Is Sweden heading for a second election? How can a citizenship test take half a decade to produce? Why are the Sweden Democrats bickering about Swedishness? And what's the hardest Swedish sound to pronounce?
Sweden Democrat leader Jimmie Åkesson is set to hold a press conference in his hometown of Sölvesborg around lunchtime today to address the ongoing government formation talks.
Sweden Democrat leader to give update on far right's cabinet demands – and Stockholm taxi firms rattled as low-cost rival branches into Sweden. Here's the latest news.
No one outside of Sweden has heard of it, and people in Sweden's larger cities farther south tend to speak about it with a drop of disdain, but The Local's Mandy Pipher says she wouldn't want to live anywhere in Sweden b…
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Dana WhiteAmerikansk affärsman och företagsledare
Donald TuskPolens premiärminister 2007–2014 och 2023–
Maud OlofssonSvensk politiker
Benjamin IngrossoSvensk sångare och låtskrivare
Emil MagnussonSvensk diskuskastare
Marius Borg HøibySon till kronprinsessan Mette-Marit av Norge
Per SchlingmannSvensk politiker
Antonio TajaniItaliensk politiker
