Coercion and bribery have no place in elections. But before accusing immigrants of "clan voting", Swedes should look at themselves, argues The Local's James Savage..
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Laura Brownrigg is one of thousands of foreign-born voters ready to cast their ballot for the first time in Sweden's regional and local elections. She tells The Local about the issues that matter to her and what she want…
Data shows that voters in Sweden with foreign backgrounds support left-wing parties in often much higher numbers than they do right-wing parties. The Local's Mandy Pipher says, 'So what?'
Swedes are not opposed to immigration, they’re opposed to immigration that doesn’t benefit them. Throwing working people or their families out of the country is bad politics, argues James Savage.
Drawing on his own experiences, Faisal Khan examines how Swedish society sorts immigrants into four familiar stereotypes — the good, the bad, the ugly and the evil immigrant. The solution, he argues, is for Swedes and im…
This week: 'Cloudburst-like rain' and what to do if your house is flooded, why Swedes stay home in summer, and having babies. For Membership+ subscribers: the jobs that might be exempted from work permit salary requireme…
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…
"How can this even be possible?" Nina says about the extended time it takes to form a government after the election.Lyssna: Government deadlock leaves voters guessingVoters are expressing frustration that it is taking ti…
Halloween is more popular with Swedish youth than with the older population.Lyssna: Halloween divides Sweden by age and family lifeOver half of Swedes, 52 %, will not celebrate Halloween this year, according to a poll fr…
Magdalena Andersson of the Social Democrats and Nooshi Dagdostar of the Left Party.Lyssna: Fewer voters want to see Left party in governmentMore voters say they don't want to see the Left party in government, according t…
Forensic work on a human skull.Lyssna: Sweden returns Finnish skulls — but tests reveal not all were FinnishIn 2024, 82 skulls were returned from the Karolinska Institute in Stockholm to Finland for reburial. Most of the…
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Elisabeth Thand RingqvistSvensk politiker
Magdalena AnderssonSveriges statsminister 2021–2022
Joe RoganAmerikansk poddradiovärd, kampsportkommentator, ståuppkomiker, skådespelare och programledare
Donald TrumpUSA:s 45:e och 47:e president 2017–2021 respektive 2025–
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Fabian Ax SwartzSvensk alpin utförsåkareSweden's Centre Party has chosen to continue negotiating with the centre-left parties in the hope of forming a government, party leader Elisabeth Thand Ringqvist announced late on Sunday.
Citizenship policy is increasingly used by governments in rich countries to define migrants’ “integration expectations,” according to a landmark report on international migration.
The Local's Mandy Pipher writes about experiencing Umeå moving from autumn to full-on winter overnight, and rounds up the week's biggest stories.
Sweden's government said Friday that it wanted to prevent Russian athletes from competing there, following similar announcements from neighbouring Finland and Norway.
A Swedish journalist claims that coverage of the deportations of Brexit Brits amounts to nothing more than "sob stories". She couldn't be more wrong: the cases are an example of state failure, argues The Local's James Sa…
Sweden's Social Democrats and Moderates are set to present their government proposals to the Centre Party today, in a last-ditch attempt to win them over to their side.
As the process to form a Swedish government drags on past the two-month mark, The Local decided we could all use a bit of comic relief.
The Local has reported on several cases recently where foreigners have been forced to leave Sweden to apply for a residency permit on new grounds. Here are the rules to the best of our understanding.
Drivers told to leave their car at home after heavy snowfall continues in parts of northern Sweden – and Sweden Democrat MP resigns after sexual misconduct allegations. Here's the latest news.
A bitter blame game has erupted between leading Left Party and Centre Party MPs, with each accusing the other of squandering a chance to stop unfair deportations by blocking a Magdalena Andersson government.
