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 world's biggest football spectacle kicks off on June 11th, with Sweden delighted to have qualified at the last minute. Despite the time zone issues, there are plenty of options for watching the games – from TV to pub…
The Local's Nordic Editor Richard Orange rounds up the biggest stories of the week in our Inside Sweden newsletter.
European monarchs and world leaders paid tribute Friday to Norway's King Harald, after the royal palace announced his death at the age of 89.
The Local's Mandy Pipher connects with her fellow immigrants to Sweden over football and rounds up our top stories of the week.
Swedish football fans celebrated early on Monday morning after the men's national team crushed their Tunisian opponents in their first match of the football World Cup.
In this week's podcast: PM says Sweden Democrats will get migration minister position if right wins election, inside Sweden's deportation centres, high-skilled workers losing trust in Sweden, and why is competition a dir…
Two people died Saturday in Sweden, authorities and a utility said, as a storm battered Norway, Sweden and Finland, leaving thousands without power.
In this week's podcast: how to celebrate Christmas in Sweden, Moderates split on immigration, predictions for Sweden's economy in 2026, and why has a court blocked Sweden's planned wolf hunt?
This week: Northvolt's resurrection, and will Sweden halt 'teen deportations'? For Membership+ subscribers: why highly educated immigrants leave Sweden, and how can you build a professional network in Sweden?
This week: Why Denmark, in contrast to Sweden, is making work permits easier to get. Also: has Ulf Kristersson's government been a success? For Membership+ subscribers: why was hate crimes probe dropped into 'hanging Jew…
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Ulf KristerssonSveriges statsminister 2022–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.
