Despite being a fading celebration, this week some southern Swedes will still keep the tradition of Mårtensafton alive by gathering the family to eat goose and goose blood soup..
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In this week's podcast: Sweden pays Somalia millions to accept deportees, and goose blood soup for St. Martin's day. Swedish towns reject government's repatriation plan, and Sweden's biggest political taboos.
The Local's Emma Löfgren was left feeling all warm and fuzzy after a trip abroad, and wonders if her fellow Swedes have something to learn. Plus: Our top stories of the week.
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…
Dina val får blodiga konsekvenser i vampyrrollspelet ”The blood of Dawnwalker”. En förnyelse av RPG-genren i en makaber medeltid, tycker spelkritiker Kristoffer Viita.
Most Swedes assume that because Mandy Pipher's husband is Swedish and they have a child together, her status in Sweden is secure. Not at all. She describes how she worries every day about making enough money to apply for…
Just because northern Swedes can be good-humoured about southern prejudice doesn’t mean it doesn’t bother them. Behind the jokes there are some very material resentments, and a complicated history.
When Canadian journalist Mandy Pipher tells people she moved to Sweden from Canada, the response is usually the same: what’s the difference? Both countries have snowy winters, are known for being polite and reserved, and…
A new Centre Party leader, an inquiry reports on deporting suspected gang criminals without trial, and All Saints Day. Here's what's happening in Sweden in November.
Fredrik Hagerman is a GP and the chair of Kalmar county's pharmaceutical committee.Lyssna: Can't get certain cough medicines in Sweden? Here's whyMany of Sweden's regions are recommending against prescribing patients cou…
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…
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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…
Sweden's parliament is set to vote on Wednesday to change the constitution to make it possible for dual citizens convicted of 'crimes that seriously harm Sweden's vital interests' to be stripped of their Swedish citizens…
Hundreds of thousands of SAS passengers may have had their booking details exposed in a massive data breach.
Stockholm is set to get its first snowfall on Thursday, with large swathes of Sweden also expecting snow this week.
Blue-collar unions are putting pressure on the Left Party to drop its demand for ministerial posts – and 350,000 SAS passengers hit by major data breach. Here's the latest news on Tuesday.
More than 50 days after the election, Sweden's government negotiations are suddenly moving fast, with the Centre Party currently playing the role of king-maker. What do you think of it all?
The Sweden Democrats' bombshell decision to drop its demand for cabinet posts and the Centre Party's threat to switch sides sparked a flurry of activity from Sweden's political parties over the weekend. But what are the…