A 60-year-old woman who was rejected for a job because of her age has been awarded 50,000 kronor in compensation..
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When TV4 and then SVT publish their exit polls at around 8pm tonight, it will be hard for the side that's ahead not to start celebrating. But as the 2022 Swedish election taught us, national votes here really aren't over…
The terror threat against Sweden remains elevated (three on a five-point scale), according to the Swedish security service, Säpo. And the agency warns that Iran is continuing to recruit youth with gang connections to tar…
Swedish Migration Minister Johan Forssell has told The Local that the decision to implement new citizenship rules with no transitional period, against the advice of the Council on Legislation and an official inquiry, is…
Author Margareta Magnusson, who wrote a 2017 bestseller about "Swedish death cleaning" before one's passing to spare loved ones the task, has died age 92.
New statistics published by the Swedish Migration Agency on November 17th show how the extra security checks ordered by the government in January have succeeded in effectively halving the number of Swedish citizenships a…
A majority of authorities and organisations consulted on the Swedish government's plans to lower the age of criminal responsibility from 15 to 13 opposed the plans, as the deadline for input expired Wednesday.
A Swedish cleaning firm made a grim discovery on All Saints weekend when they found a human skull inside a ceramic stove while cleaning a home in Vadstena.
Recent articles in Swedish newspapers have warned that Swedish runs the risk of dying out as more and more Swedes speak English in their daily lives. The Local's Becky Waterton doesn't think there's any real cause for co…
Sweden's "buy now, pay later" financial firm Klarna has raised its share price for its debut on the New York Stock Exchange on Wednesday, aiming to raise $1.37 billion.
Sweden's former national security adviser was on Friday acquitted of gross negligence for leaving classified documents unlocked at a Stockholm hotel, which prosecutors had argued jeopardised state security.
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Jonas Gahr StøreNorges statsminister 2021–
Alexander StubbFinlands president 2024–
Vladimir PutinRysslands president 2000–2008 och 2012–
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Ulf KristerssonSveriges statsminister 2022–
Volodymyr ZelenskyjUkrainas president 2019–
Mette FrederiksenDanmarks statsminister 2019–
Elisabeth SvantessonSvensk politiker och nationalekonomFollowing strong gains for the Moderate Party and the Sweden Democrats, a new poll has the right-wing side nearly four percentage points higher than their left-wing rivals.
Kristersson calls on speaker to force parliamentary vote to break Swedish government deadlock – and right-wing bloc takes clear lead over left wing in new poll. Here's the latest news.
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.
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…