Inside Sweden: Why I'm supporting Norway in the men's football World Cup
The Local's editor, Emma Löfgren, is Swedish, but she's now thrown her allegiance behind her native country's arch rivals in the World Cup.
The three Scandinavian countries – Denmark, Norway and Sweden – have a lot in common. Despite this, they’re usually each others' biggest rivals in sporting competitions – with some key exceptions..
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The Local's editor, Emma Löfgren, is Swedish, but she's now thrown her allegiance behind her native country's arch rivals in the World Cup.
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The Local's Emma Löfgren tries to make sense of why Sweden doesn't have a new government, 34 days after the election, before running through the rest of this week's stories.
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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.
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