Meeting your in-laws for the first time is nerve-wracking in any country, but just so you're not taken by surprise: here's an informal set of rules and habits you may encounter if they're Swedish..
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If your application for Swedish citizenship is at risk of getting rejected because it will be judged on the new rules which didn't exist when you applied, can you get a refund on the 1500 kronor application fee?
In Sweden, teaching requires an official certification. If you were trained abroad as a teacher or preschool teacher, you can apply for the recognition of your degrees through Skolverket.. In this guide, you will find an…
If you speak Swedish and are looking for work, a career as a native language teacher can be a good option, especially when there's a teacher shortage. Here's what you need to know about getting your foot in the door.
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Spin the wheel and you can have the first component of your very first poem. Librarian Lova Berggren is showing the kids during the autumn 'reading' break.Lyssna: Librarian's top tips for how to get kids into readingTen…
A man has been charged with weapons offences.Lyssna: Nazi memorabilia and weapons found in major Swedish police seizureA man in Kalmar in the southeast of Sweden has been charged with aggravated weapons offences and othe…
Falun will host the Nordic Ski World Championships in Februar-March 2027.Lyssna: Swedish Ski Association urges visa ban for Russian and Belarus skiersSweden's Ski Association and Sports Confederation has asked the govern…
Selma Gúsic from the Swedish Institute for Human Rights and (left) childrens artwork.Lyssna: Overcrowding and privacy shortcomings reported at Swedish Migration Agency’s asThe Migration Agency says it is working to impro…
The Stockholm School of Economics.Lyssna: Businesswoman Barbro Ehnbom is part of a Swedish preliminary investigation abouBusinesswoman Barbro Ehnbom is part of a Swedish preliminary investigation about suspected procurem…
It's the kind of stuff to bring out at parties, and then wonder why you never get invited to parties.
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Ulf KristerssonSveriges statsminister 2022–
Jimmie ÅkessonSvensk politiker
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Elisabeth Thand RingqvistSvensk politikerLast 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.
No one outside of Sweden has heard of it, and people in Sweden's larger cities farther south tend to speak about it with a drop of disdain, but The Local's Mandy Pipher says she wouldn't want to live anywhere in Sweden b…