How to maximise Sweden's public holidays in 2026
Make your annual leave last longer by mastering these tricks for maximising Sweden's public holidays.
Make your annual leave last longer by mastering these tricks for maximising Sweden's public holidays..
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Make your annual leave last longer by mastering these tricks for maximising Sweden's public holidays.
Daniel Carnestedt, a lawyer who's working pro bono to help people seeking asylum in Sweden.Lyssna: Lawyers boycott asylum cases after Sweden abolishes right to public counselAround 145 migration lawyers in Sweden are ref…
24 Thai berry pickers were deported from Sweden last summer.Lyssna: Thai berry pickers coming to Sweden — on tourist visas 3A number of Thai berry pickers came to Sweden for work last summer on Schengen tourist visas.Thi…
Många känner igen den från reklamfilmen ”Holidays are coming”. Nu kommer Coca-colas ikoniska jullastbil för första gången till Sverige, och ett av stoppen under vecka 49 är i Blekinge.
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Centre leader Elisabeth Thand Ringqvist.Lyssna: Centre Party’s Friday ultimatum to Sweden’s PM hopefulsThe Centre Party announced today they want both the Social Democrats and the Moderates to present complete packages o…
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The Öresund bridge linking Sweden to Denmark.Lyssna: Sweden to extend internal border checksThe caretaker government says it's extending the period for internal border checks for another six month period in Sweden based…
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Political scientist Henrik Ekengren Oscarsson comments on the election trust survey. Lyssna: Survey: public trust in elections not what it wasPublic trust in Sweden regarding the integrity of general elections in the cou…
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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.
Drivers in parts of northern Sweden are being warned to leave their car at home, after heavy snowfall continued overnight.