Magdalena Andersson, the leading contender to become Sweden's next prime minister, has promised a new era for those who "in recent times have not felt welcome in our country", in a video published on social media after the completion of the vote count..
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17 percent of 9-16-year-olds say they have been bullied in the last two months, according to a survey from the anti-bullying organisation Friends.Lyssna: Bullying on the rise in Swedish schools — calls for a national ant…
Mats Gullberg says there are still a rotation of different staff in his home almost daily. Lyssna: New home care law not helping elders as intended -- staff don't have enough timMore elders with home care services are be…
Nurse Masoomeh Akbarpoor has self-studied to qualify as a registered nurse in Sweden. Lyssna: New course to help foreign nurses qualify for Swedish licencesWhile there's a shortage of qualified nurses in Sweden, there ar…
Senior politicians for the far-right Sweden Democrats have reacted to the party's poor election result by blaming immigrant voters and newly naturalised Swedish citizens voting for the first time. Is there any truth to t…
Sweden's foreign residents face an Election Day that could have a huge impact on their life in this country. The Local's team will be reporting live later today – join the conversation now.
The Liberal Party leaped over the 4 percent parliamentary threshold in a poll out on Wednesday, putting this Sunday's national election very much in play. Play around with our election widgets and see if you can make a w…
With less than three months to go until the Swedish election, we’re getting ready here at The Local to deliver the most useful election coverage for foreigners, guided by our readers.
Sweden's opposition parties are united on introducing transitional rules for citizenship if they win next September's election.
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Just over 2,000 letters have so far been sent out to Swedish citizenship applicants, inviting them to book a mandatory in-person identity check at the Migration Agency.
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The Centre Party has hit back at the Left Party's ultimatum by throwing down its own gauntlet – giving it a deadline to announce whether it is willing to drop its demand for cabinet seats.
Several British travellers have told how they were incorrectly accused of overstaying their 90-day allowance due to the chaotic introduction of the EU's new EES biometric border checks.
Sweden's Left Party will be ready to negotiate with the Centre Party, its leader Nooshi Dadgostar announced at a hastily called press conference, but didn't immediately drop her party's demand for cabinet seats.
After almost 60 days without a new government, there's suddenly a flurry of activity among Swedish party leaders. We asked The Local’s readers how you feel about this nail-biter.
Large parts of Sweden had their first proper snowfall on Thursday morning, but there are also sharp warnings in place that the snow could cause serious disruption.
Unemployment is falling in Sweden and reached its lowest level since 2023 in October, according to fresh figures from the Swedish Public Employment Service.
Sweden's parliament has approved a constitutional change to allow the citizenship of dual nationals to be revoked if they obtained it fraudulently or were convicted of crimes threatening national interests.
Swedish Finance Minister Elisabeth Svantesson of the Moderate Party is presenting her caretaker budget bill for 2027 today.
Up to 80 centimetres of snow on the way as Sweden issues highest weather alert – and finance minister to present caretaker budget bill for 2027 today. Here's the latest news on Thursday.
