Sweden's Tidö government may have lost the 2026 election, but many of its strict immigration policies will become law this autumn. Here's what you need to know about the law restricting immigrant family reunification that comes into force on October 1st..
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The previous Swedish government's law raising income requirements for foreigners with families in Sweden came into force on October 1st, 2026. The Local spoke to SULF, which represents higher education workers, about ho…
The previous Swedish government's law tightening rules for family reunification comes into force on October 1st, 2026. The Local spoke to Ann-Kari Olsson, Section Head at the Swedish Migration Agency, to find out who is…
Sweden's Green Party has criticised the upcoming bill on family reunion as "deliberate dismantling of the right to family life" and "a shame for Sweden" as it attempts to bring together the other opposition parties and r…
Sweden's government announced more details of its new citizenship law on February 9th, which left our readers with a lot of questions. We've tried to find some answers.
Sweden's generous new budget, and a very useful Swedish language lesson. For Membership+ subscribers: What's the government planning with the election a year away? And tighter rules for family reunification.
A Swedish inquiry has proposed introducing a new two-year waiting period for family reunification in certain cases, as well as a self-sufficiency requirement for family members of researchers and holders of long-term EU…
José Naves Moura Neto, a Brazilian IT engineer working at Volvo, tells The Local how his family had to leave Sweden in June after his son was caught in the teen deportation trap, and why he will also leave Sweden next mo…
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Sweden has approved a law to criminalise buying sex online – including personalised digital content, like that offered on sites such as OnlyFans. Here’s what it means.
The Moderates are gaining momentum in a new poll.Lyssna: Moderates close in on Social Democrats as Sweden’s largest party in new pollThe Social Democrats' position as Sweden's biggest party would be threatened if electio…
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Dana WhiteAmerikansk affärsman och företagsledareA 19-year-old man in Sweden has been charged with planning a knife attack on a high school in the name of the Islamic State (IS) jihadist group, prosecutors said Friday.
Last month, The Local's Mandy Pipher wrote a grumpy op-ed about Swedish attempts at Halloween – but then actually had a good time going trick-or-treating in her Umeå neighbourhood. Read about her experience – and the wee…
Centre Party leader Elisabeth Thand Ringqvist has launched a bidding process for her party's support, saying it will back whichever candidate for prime minister can offer the best 'total package' of policies and governme…
Sweden Democrat leader Jimmie Åkesson has announced that his party will unconditionally 'tolerate' Ulf Kristersson as prime minister, dropping its demand for both ministerial positions or policy promises. What does this…
At a press conference in his hometown of Sölvesborg, Sweden Democrat leader Jimmie Åkesson dropped his party's demand for governing positions in order to allow a right-wing government, however he said his party intends t…
Authorities are yet to confirm who is behind the bomb hoaxes affecting air travel in Europe this week, but experts suggest there are indications to explain who might be behind the spate of threats.
The National Anti-Corruption Unit has closed the investigation into voter fraud which originated from information in a newspaper opinion piece.
This week: Is Sweden heading for a second election? How can a citizenship test take half a decade to produce? Why are the Sweden Democrats bickering about Swedishness? And what's the hardest Swedish sound to pronounce?
Sweden Democrat leader Jimmie Åkesson is set to hold a press conference in his hometown of Sölvesborg around lunchtime today to address the ongoing government formation talks.
Sweden Democrat leader to give update on far right's cabinet demands – and Stockholm taxi firms rattled as low-cost rival branches into Sweden. Here's the latest news.