This week’s episode of Sweden in Focus Extra features an interview with Andreas Bergh, Associate Professor of Economics at Lund University..
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The number of people acquiring the citizenship of a European country has increased massively compared to a decade ago. Experts say that the trend has accelerated in recent years due various factors.
File photo.Lyssna: Funds from industrial projects in Sweden's north flowing to countries under sanMajor industrial projects in northern Sweden have resulted in funds flowing to countries that are currently under sanction…
Swedes are not opposed to immigration, they’re opposed to immigration that doesn’t benefit them. Throwing working people or their families out of the country is bad politics, argues James Savage.
What’s the difference between living in Sweden and Norway? Is life in one country better than the other? Who better to ask than three unbiased Swedes living in Norway.
The Migration Agency last week published a list of job titles which could be exempted from a future new salary threshold for work permits. Engineering, technician and IT roles made up eleven of the 20 jobs on the list wh…
Swedes are buying more and more clothes every year, according to the Environmental Protection Agency.Lyssna: Swedes buy record 15 kg textiles per person per yearJust over 15 kilos of clothes and other textiles — that is…
My Levin Klintfors (on the right) thinks young people drink less because they spend more time on their screens than being social and partying. Lyssna: Report: Fewer Swedes drink alcohol: 'Spend more time on screens than…
Many remain worried about falling victim to online scams, according to the report.Lyssna: Fewer people worried about crime in SwedenSwedes are less worried about crime, according to a new survey from the Swedish National…
Steve Jobs tyckte det var meningslöst att fråga kunder vad de ville ha. Apple gjorde produkter som kunden inte visste att de ville ha förrän de fick se dem. Det fungerade med Iphone, men det är svårt att se den vikbara I…
A new study suggests that employers in industries with few employees with foreign backgrounds reject applicants with foreign names at a higher rate than typically Swedish names. We want to hear from readers of The Local…
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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.
As 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…
