Food prices have barely had time to stabilise after the government VAT cut – and now food manufacturers are saying costs are rising. They are calling for understanding that food prices may need to be raised once again..
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Typical items used in Swedish Christmas baking like flour, butter and chocolate have seen major price increases over the past five years, while coffee in Sweden has risen by 100 percent since 2020.
Food prices rose by 0.1 percent last month, according to food price comparison site Matpriskollen, which means that prices have increased by 3.3 percent since the start of the year. Minced meat and beef saw particularly…
Food prices have fallen for the first time this year. How could this affect the central bank’s next interest rate decision later this month?
Grocery prices appear to have stagnated, according to price comparison site Matpriskollen, with the large monthly increases seen at the beginning of the year more or less history.
Spot crude oil prices at very high levels. The Brent 1M (November) contract yesterday traded between $103.76 – 108.83/b before settling the day at $105.28/b. This morning it is trading up 1.4% to $106.8/b. That is not mu…
With less than a month until parliament is set to vote on Sweden's biggest citizenship overhaul in years, Spotify Workers Unionen and the Swedish Confederation of Professional Employees have thrown their support behind a…
A number of Swedish employer organisations have warned that the deportation of teenage children of work permit holders risks causing a “brain drain” of highly-skilled workers.
Property prices fell last month, although when seasonal effects are taken into account they actually rose slightly, according to a monthly property price indicator from SBAB Booli. But it's not all good news ? the number…
Property prices went up as predicted in August, in particular for apartments in Gothenburg and Stockholm. But will the rise continue throughout the rest of the year?
Swedish property prices continued to fall in June, and it looks like they'll keep falling, according to SBAB chief economist Robert Boije.
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Mette FrederiksenDanmarks statsminister 2019–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…
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.