More than 30 years ago, a passenger plane crash-landed in a field in central Sweden, with all 129 people on board miraculously surviving..
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Many remain worried about falling victim to online scams, according to the report.Lyssna: Fewer people worried about crime in SwedenSwedes are less worried about crime, according to a new survey from the Swedish National…
Statistics Sweden released its June data on political party preference in Sweden. We dug into the numbers to see how the overall trends stack up with the party preferences of foreign-born people in the country.
The Swedish government is chartering a plane to fly home Swedes in the UAE who are stranded as a result of the Iran war. The plan is for it to take off from Dubai late on Saturday.
New figures from Sweden’s National Institute of Economic Research (NIER, or Konjunkturinstitutet in Swedish) have revealed that people born outside of Sweden represent a greater net gain to the Swedish economy than those…
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…
The customer credit assessments are to become stricter.Lyssna: Sweden tightens credit checks for shopping on creditOn November 20th a new Consumer Credit Act will come into effect in Sweden.The law is meant to prevent pe…
Jimmie Åkesson held a press conference about the prime ministeral vote today.Lyssna: Sweden Democrats say they can tolerate Kristersson as prime ministerJimmie Åkesson, the leader of the Sweden Democrats, held a press co…
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…
The Green Party enjoyed big success in Gnesta while the Sweden Democrats are in the ruling coalition running Södertälje.Lyssna: Post election: Sweden Democrats and Greens having more of an influence in localIn the Septem…
The ongoing situation in the Strait of Hormuz is a contributory factor to rising electricity prices in Europe and the Nordics. Lyssna: Electricty subsidy for southern Sweden as prices soarElectricity prices in southern S…
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Ida GabrielssonSvensk politikerA 19-year-old man in Sweden has been charged with planning a knife attack on a high school in the name of the Islamic State (IS) jihadist group, prosecutors said Friday.
Last 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.
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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.