Software developer Besnik Barani works at one of Sweden's biggest engineering companies, while his daughter is a paid intern at Chalmers Institute of Technology. If the appeal in her teen deportation case fails, both might leave Sweden..
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Centre Party leader Elisabeth Thand Ringqvist was tasked by the Speaker of Parliament with exploring the possibility of forming a new government.Lyssna: 1026 ENG Political scientist: Extra election still not likely, but…
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…
In this week's podcast: what's it like getting divorced in Sweden? More international flights. What are conditions like in Sweden’s immigrant detention centres? And is there any room for optimism in Swedish politics.
Sweden's wild boar population has soared in recent years.Lyssna: Report: Not enough wild boar meat being served up in Sweden's schools and elderMunicipalities in Sweden are serving up too little wild boar meat, even thou…
It’s not clear who won this election, but it’s clear who lost: the Social Democrats and the Sweden Democrats. The spell that the Sweden Democrats have cast over Swedish politics over the past sixteen years has been broke…
Laura Brownrigg is one of thousands of foreign-born voters ready to cast their ballot for the first time in Sweden's regional and local elections. She tells The Local about the issues that matter to her and what she want…
Master's student Deepshikha Monga is one of thousands of foreign-born voters ready to cast their ballot for the first time in Sweden's local and regional elections. She tells The Local about the issues that matter to her…
Fewer white-collar workers are being laid off, and it looks like it is a little easier for those who have lost their jobs to get a new one, according to recent figures from the Swedish Job Security Council (TRR).
Sweden's government tasked the public health agency last autumn to compile research on how parental screen use affects children. Now the results are in and the recommendations are clear: parents should stay off their pho…
The 'safety clause' Sweden's government has promised to announce this month to help teenagers and young adults facing deportation without their parents will not allow those who have already left to return, Migration Mini…
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Alexia PutellasSpansk fotbollsspelareAs 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…
Centre Party leader Elisabeth Thand Ringqvist is ending her bid to forge a centrist coalition and has handed her exploratory mandate back to the speaker of parliament.
Fresh weather warnings for Sweden in wake of Storm Boelo – and far more children tied to gang violence in Sweden than previously thought. Here's the latest news.
