Chandra and Vibha are one of many highly educated – and high-earning – working families reevaluating their commitment to Sweden in light of the government's plan to apply big citizenship rule changes even to those who applied years ago..
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An overwhelming majority of the readers who answered The Local's survey are either considering leaving Sweden or have already decided to as a result of the country's new stricter citizenship laws, with the retroactive ap…
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…
On April 29th, parliament will vote on a bill that makes getting Swedish citizenship a lot harder. What's in it?
In our weekly column, The Local's Nordic editor Richard Orange explains the mechanics of next Wednesday's parliamentary vote on transitional rules for citizenship, before running through all the other topics we've been c…
The work-life balance and generous support for family life offered by Sweden is the main factor attracting highly skilled workers to the country, eclipsing salary levels, and the opportunities offered by the labour marke…
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?
The Swedish government's plan to scrap an easier route to citizenship for the children of foreigners is unfair and unequal, argues The Local's reader Ramy E.
In this week's podcast: anger over retroactive citizenship requirements, Prime Minister speaks out on teen deportations, and salary limit exemptions for work permit holders.
Sweden's migration minister, Johan Forssell, has yet to explain how Sweden can attract highly skilled foreign workers at the same time as making citizenship rules ever stricter, argues Eric Peterson, the US software engi…
The Swedish government has pledged to attract international talent, while radically limiting asylum and low-skilled immigration. So why do work permit holders so often get the short end of the stick?
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Gullan BornemarkSvensk kompositör och sångtextförfattare
Christine LagardeFransk ekonom, advokat och diplomat
Pedro SánchezSpaniens premiärminister 2018–
El PaísSpaniens största morgontidning
Andreas NorlénSvensk jurist och politiker (moderat)
Anna BennichSvensk psykolog
Jimmie ÅkessonSvensk politiker
Richard JomshofSvensk politiker
Stefan WallinFinsk politikerSweden's parliamentary speaker Andreas Norlén is set to hold a press conference at 3.30pm to announce the next steps in the process of forming a government.
The Christian Democrats believe that Sweden should explore the possibility of deporting people to countries other than their home countries.
Sweden's Social Democrats have been the largest party in the country for a hundred years. But according to a new opinion poll, the Moderates are closing in.
A committed father was left 'speechless' by a Swedish Migration Court decision saying moving to 'visa-free visits' from the UK would not unduly affect his relationship with his one-year-old son. He is fighting the deport…
Major disruptions to Stockholm commuter trains, Moderates close to toppling Social Democrats as largest party, and more news from Sweden on Thursday.
Statistics 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.