Labour migrants among most likely to leave Sweden
Statistics Sweden has released a report with data on which immigrant groups have become Swedish citizens after over a decade in the country – and how many have left again..
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Payments between Nordic countries still expensive despite close ties
Payments between Nordic countries are still expensive, despite close economic ties, according to a new analysis from Nordic central banks..
Swedish business sector urges next government to overhaul global talent strategy
A leading Swedish business organisation is urging the next government – whenever it is formed – to step up the work of attracting and retaining crucial international talent..
Sweden's right wing takes clear lead over left wing in new poll
Following 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..
Today in Sweden: A roundup of the latest news on Wednesday
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..
Swedish finance minister prepares caretaker budget stripped of campaign promises
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…
Budget and Christmas deadlines: What changes in Sweden in November 2026
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.…
What would make the Centre Party rejoin the right in Sweden?
This week's Sweden in Focus Extra podcast features an interview with Matilda Molander, head of the green and liberal Fores think tank..
Swedish security firm pays out 50,000 kronor over age discrimination
A 60-year-old woman who was rejected for a job because of her age has been awarded 50,000 kronor in compensation..
Today in Sweden: A roundup of the latest news on Tuesday
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..
Opinion: Yes, Sweden's Pippi Longstocking really is that good
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…
Tell us: What's your favourite Swedish children's book?
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..
The right (and wrong) way to use reflectors during Sweden's dark months
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…
Sweden's Centre Party leader: 'No majority for a centrist government'
Centre Party leader Elisabeth Thand Ringqvist is ending her bid to forge a centrist coalition and has handed her exploratory mandate back to the speaker of parliament..
Today in Sweden: A roundup of the latest news on Monday
Fresh weather warnings for Sweden in wake of Storm Boelo – and far more children tied to gang violence in Sweden than previously thought. Here's the latest news..
Inside Sweden: Why force foreigners to leave Sweden to change their residency permit?
Richard Orange suggests that Sweden should stop splitting couples and families by forcing people to leave Sweden when applying for residency on new grounds, before running through the week's news..
Swedish word of the day: förening
Today's word is uniquely Swedish – despite coming originally from German..
Bid farewell to evening daylight as clocks set to go back in Sweden
Sweden's farmers may get to milk their cows in daylight, but most other people will have to leave work as it's already getting dark. The clocks are about to go back in Sweden, a clear sign that winter is around the corne…
EU parliament approves more safeguards for travellers in Europe
The European Parliament has given its final approval to a new set of safeguards for the 13 billion people who travel in Europe each year by plane, train, coach, bus or ferry..
Hundreds of passengers' flights rebooked due to queues at Copenhagen Airport
More than 350 passengers at Copenhagen Airport have had to rebook their flights due to queues at security, with an additional 230 travellers missing their flights..
'Generational rage': How young Europeans are fighting to be heard
From blockaded schools in Rome to tent camps in Madrid and street protests in France, young people across Europe are turning their anger on a political class they say is not listening..
Swedish Migration Agency explains why it overruled police on detained workers
Sweden's Migration Agency last week quashed a police decision to deport 19 Filipino electrical engineers posted to Sweden, arguing that they had been sent to work in Sweden legally under the EU Posted Workers directive.…
Swedish parliament speaker to meet Centre Party leader Monday morning
Speaker Andreas Norlén will meet with Centre Party leader Elisabeth Thand Ringqvist at 10:00am on Monday October 27th, according to a press release..
Volvo Cars to cut 2,000 jobs in Sweden, but Volvo Trucks shows strength
Volvo Cars plans to cut staff by 2,500 people, of whom 2,000 are in Sweden, as it seeks to save 5 billion kronor a year to improve profitability, the company said in an announcement on Friday. But Volvo Group overall rep…
Why did Swedish media miss so much of the immigration clampdown?
This week: Halloween in Sweden, Swedish media coverage of the Tidö government’s migration crackdown, our favourite Swedish children’s books, efforts to form Sweden’s next government, and a language quiz..
Today in Sweden: A roundup of the latest news on Friday
Volvo Cars plans 2,000 job cuts in Sweden, Left Party MP intends to keep his seat, and more news from Sweden on Friday..
Long queues expected to continue at Copenhagen Airport throughout weekend
New safety checks at Copenhagen Airport caused long queues at security on Thursday, with the issue expected to continue throughout the weekend..
QUIZ: Can you pass Sweden's most famous vocabulary test?
Every year, tens of thousands of people sit högskoleprovet, the Swedish Scholastic Aptitude Test, the results of which can be used on university applications. Take The Local's English-ified version of the Swedish vocabul…
Sweden's centre-left bloc agrees on plan to halt teen deportations
Sweden's centre-left parties have reached an agreement on how to draft a emergency law halting so-called "teenage deportations"..
Work-life balance or 'inbreeding'? What foreign researchers love and hate about Swedish academia
The Local's reader survey on what life is like for foreign-born researchers in Sweden revealed as many big pluses as major minuses..
The results of the first Swedish citizenship test are in. How many passed?
Sweden's first citizenship test on civic knowledge was held on August 15th 2026, with close to 1,000 people from across the country sitting for it in the Stockholm area. Now that the results are finally in, what do they…
Today in Sweden: A roundup of the latest news on Thursday
Tributes paid to youth worker, 24, shot dead at Stockholm sports hall – Sweden issues emergency cybersecurity warning over global PHP crisis. Here's the latest news..
What would it take for Sweden's Centre Party to back Ulf Kristersson as PM?
Matilda Molander, head of the green and liberal think tank Fores, shook up Sweden's political world last week with an article outlining the painful concessions the Sweden Democrats might need to make for the Centre Party…
Sweden charges gang kingpin over slew of violent crimes
Sweden on Wednesday charged a man described by media as a top gang boss with masterminding a slew of violent attacks, as the country sees a reduction in its decade-long organised crime wave..
MEPs urge EU ministers to act and bring an end to seasonal clock changes
Some 44 members of the European Parliament from 15 different EU countries and six political groups have called on EU transport ministers to break the deadlock and get the plan to end the seasonal changing of the clocks m…
Region Stockholm reaches centrist governing agreement, freezing out the left
The Social Democrats, Centre Party, Green Party, Christian Democrats, and Liberals have agreed to govern Region Stockholm together..
Swedish Liberal leader vows to block Magdalena Andersson as prime minister
Centre Party leader Elisabeth Thand Ringqvist has been tasked with exploring the prospects for her party's stated ideal: a centrist government led by Social Democrat leader Magdalena Andersson. But the Liberals have alre…
How did Swedish media cover the 'migration paradigm shift'?
Immigration was at the heart of the political debate in the past four years, but the voices of immigrants themselves were comparatively rarely centred in the media coverage, an analysis by The Fix Advisory & Research in…
What does Centre Party leader Elisabeth Thand Ringqvist really want?
In this week's Politics in Sweden, Richard Orange argues that only one question will determine which candidate gets to be Sweden's next prime minister: the ultimate wishes of Centre Party leader Elisabeth Thand Ringqvist…
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