New reunification rules for immigrant families, citizenship test results and maybe, just maybe, a new government are on the cards for Sweden in October 2026..
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The word "skärpta" – meaning "tighter" or "stricter" – has featured in the names of at least five of the current government's key migration reforms. Here's our list of the main ways rules for foreigners in Sweden have ch…
From cheaper preschool fees, smaller food bills and changes to Swedish schools, 2026 is set to be a year with big changes affecting families living in Sweden.
Stricter rules on deportation for foreigners who commit crimes are coming into force – and election day is here. Let's take a look at what changes in Sweden in September 2026.
Sweden is set to make a few much-awaited changes to its work permit package, hopefully put an end to teen deportations, and lower the price on fuel. Here's a rundown of what changes in May 2026.
The Migration Agency starts handling citizenship cases in order of application date, Nobel Prize week puts Stockholm in the spotlight, and new rules for unemployment insurance. Here's what changes in Sweden this October.
Changes to work permit salary minimums, more types of bars on the horizon, and citizenship changes come into effect. Here’s what’s on the agenda for Sweden in June this year.
Sweden’s opposition parties failed to add transitional rules to the new stricter citizenship bill when it was voted through by parliament, meaning the tougher rules will apply even to pending applications when they come…
The former Sweden Democrat MP Elsa Widding has come out in favour of including transitional provisions in the upcoming stricter citizenship bill, arguing that "you can't change the rules mid-match". But she has not said…
Sweden's parliament will this week pass a bill which aims to simplify residency rules for foreign researchers and PhD students but also limits how much paid work they can do. Here are the main points.
Comments by readers of The Local Sweden ? whether opinions, advice, or tales of life in the country ? offer vital insights to others. We've picked out some recent contributions on Sweden's move to drastically toughen cit…
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Daniel BrodinSvensk ishockeyspelareBritain's ambassador to Sweden, Samantha Job, is set to meet the chair of the Swedish parliamentary committee responsible for immigration on November 11th, to discuss what can be done to help Brits refused post-Brexit re…
As of November 10th, passengers flying with Europe's biggest budget airline must check their luggage at least an hour before departure.
The Social Democrats and Green Party are due to meet with both the Centre Party and the Left Party today to discuss ways to overcome the obstacles to forming a viable government coalition.
Sweden's national weather agency, SMHI, has issued yellow weather warnings for snowfall on Thursday and Friday across parts of the country.
The Centre Party won the trust of foreign-born voters by promising to stand up for their rights and keep the Sweden Democrats out of power. If it abandons these central election pledges, many will see it as a betrayal th…
Sweden Democrat leader Jimmie Åkesson still has his eyes set on the prime minister role in four years' time – and SMHI issues yellow warnings for first major snowfall of the season. Here's the latest news on Wednesday.
Arguably untranslatable into English, svek covers a wide span of situations where trust has been breached, from treachery and betrayal to infidelity, to just letting someone else down.
This week's Sweden in Focus Extra podcast features an interview with Jackie Rulander, a cross-cultural strategist from Barbados who is based in Jönköping.
Social Democrat leader Magdalena Andersson has said that she is ready to again try to form a government – but needs more time.
On Friday, the Sweden Democrats dropped their demand for ministerial posts. The Left Party hasn’t budged on its own. Between them, they’ve given the Centre Party the cover it needs to back Ulf Kristersson as the least il…