A tenant in central Gothenburg is getting a lot of money back after a rental board ruled in her favour..
Läs mer på The LocalLäs mer om
Daylight saving time is over for now. Lyssna: How to cope with darker days after Sweden turns the clocks backSweden along with other EU member states switched to standard time this weekend.The bi-yearly turning of clocks…
Sweden's farmers may get to milk their cows in daylight, but most other people will have to leave work as it's already getting dark. The clocks are about to go back in Sweden, a clear sign that winter is around the corne…
Hamayun got a score of 90% in the citizenship test.Lyssna: 1022 ENG Sweden's first citizenship test: Relief for some, uncertainty over neEight out of ten participants passed Sweden's first citizenship civics knowledge te…
Today's episode of Sweden in Focus Extra features an interview with Ludvig Aspling, migration spokesperson for the Sweden Democrats.
Several people over 70 years of age have died in drowning accidents recently. Elderly people are over-represented in the statistics – and men in particular.
Over 270 foreigners have applied to be paid to leave Sweden since the government's controversial 350,000 kronor 'return grant' came into force on New Year's Day, according to the first statistics on the take-up from the…
As immigrants to Sweden, you may often find yourself travelling abroad to visit friends or family. With the cost of goods and services so high in Sweden, we want to know what you make sure to buy or do when you're back h…
She drops the beat and gets her groove on, spinning discs like a pro as her head-to-toe sequins twinkle under the lights: 81-year-old DJ Gloria is filling dancefloors across Sweden.
This week: the post-summer return to work, tensions over Israel, and a row over the PM's use of ChatGPT. For Membership+ subscribers: latest on the sluggish economy, and top Swedish passive aggressive phrases.
The 2026 United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP31) has begun in Turkey this week.Lyssna: Sweden drops to 15th in Climate Change IndexSweden has fallen to 15th in the annual Climate Change Performance Index (CCPI),…
Taggar
Personer
Rasmus GiertzSvensk politiker
Elisabeth SvantessonSvensk politiker och nationalekonom
Steve WitkoffAmerikansk fastighetsinvesterare och jurist
Volodymyr ZelenskyjUkrainas president 2019–
Anders LundinSvensk TV-programledareThis week: Temperature rises but still stalemate in Swedish politics, cost of living on the up, and why is goose blood on the menu this weekend?
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.