Weight-loss medications may lower food sales or change groceries demand.Lyssna: Weight-loss drugs may lower food salesWith more people use anti-obesity medication, analysts predict sales in grocery stores might be affect…
The research led to new discoveries around the development of Old Norse in Scandinavia.Lyssna: New clues to the origins of the Vikings and their language uncoveredInternational researchers have examined ancient DNA to le…
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…
Den egna julhiten ”Before christmas” står så klart på repertoaren. I år är Andreas Weise gästartist i julkonsertturnén ”I juletid” som kommer till både Eslövs och Södra Rörums kyrkor. – Jag har en stor kärlek till att be…
Anna Sundin, area manager for municipal adult education in Stockholm, says SFI exams aren't necessarily a quick solution for citizenship applicants.Lyssna: Citizenship rules spark demand for SFI exams — but schools warn…
The speaker of the Swedish Parliament Andreas Norlén.Lyssna: Speaker calls PM vote on Centre Party leaderThe speaker of the Swedish Parliament, Andreas Norlén, announced today he will put the Centre Party leader Elisabet…
A maximum income ceiling for apartments is causing a debate in some Swedish cities.Lyssna: Municipal housing company introduces tenant maximum income limit: “Breaking dowMunicipal housing company Uppsalahem is introducin…
Elisabeth Thand Ringqvist appeared before the media on Monday.Lyssna: Centre Party leader: No majority for Centrist governmentCentre party leader Elisabeth Thand Ringqvist said on Monday that she is ending her attempts t…
The sofa is calling, but autumn still has plenty to offer. Marina Georgescu explores northern Swedes' love of outdoor life, the appeal of forest bathing and why a little green time could do us all good..
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..
This week’s Sweden in Focus Extra features an interview with Brenda and Marcus Ramström, a couple in western Sweden who spoke to The Local just days before she was forced to return to her native Brazil following a Migrat…
The Local's Emma Löfgren tries to make sense of why Sweden doesn't have a new government, 34 days after the election, before running through the rest of this week's stories..
Magdalena Andersson of the Social Democrats will now be put up for a prime ministerial vote in parliament on Thursday.Lyssna: Andersson still can't form government: 'I expect it to take some time'Leader of the Social Dem…
My Levin Klintfors (on the right) thinks young people drink less because they spend more time on their screens than being social and partying. Lyssna: Report: Fewer Swedes drink alcohol: 'Spend more time on screens than…
Senior Green Party MP Annika Hirvonen has told The Local she wants to allow everyone who applied for Swedish citizenship before June 6th – including those whose application has already been rejected – to be assessed unde…
Last week’s oil price action distorted by rolling of the November contract last week. The December Brent crude oil contract rose $4.8/b, or 5% last week.
Richard Orange reflects on the Swedish Migration Agency's handling of migration law, before running through the week's main stories..
The speaker of Sweden's parliament has once again given Social Democrat leader Magdalena Andersson the task of finding support among the other political parties before her candidacy for prime minister is put to parliamen…
Spot crude oil prices at very high levels. The Brent 1M (November) contract yesterday traded between $103.76 – 108.
Coercion and bribery have no place in elections. But before accusing immigrants of "clan voting", Swedes should look at themselves, argues The Local's James Savage..
The EU laid out plans Thursday for strict age limits for children to access social media, games and AI assistants -- and on forcing companies to make platforms safe before minors use them..
The Local's Becky Waterton was one of the lucky ones to get her Swedish citizenship just before the law changed. Here she reflects on what that means to her, and shares the top stories of the week..
Sweden's party leaders campaigned on Friday in the final stretch of a close election race that could see either the centre left take back power or the far right enter government for the first time..
Crime, foreign policy and security dominated Sweden's political agenda over the past year. But the story changed as Election Day drew closer, a new analysis by The Fix Advisory & Research in partnership with The Local sh…
Swedish pupils have never before been as poor in mathematics, reading comprehension and science in any Pisa survey in 25 years, in shock results that present a stark wake-up call..
ALBUM På ”Before the world blows” svävar Erykah Badus briljanta lyrik över The Alchemists snillrika produktioner. Per Magnusson recenserar..
The opposition Social Democrats have launched their election programme just two weeks before Sweden goes to the polls, headlining it with a generous pledge for the state to cover the cost 90 percent of all adult dental c…
Elva år sedan sitt senaste projekt är Erykah Badu tillbaka med nytt album. På ”Before the world blows” möter hennes kosmiska neosoul The Alchemists nostalgiska hiphopbeats och resultatet är strålande, skriver DN:s Frida…
Early voting is under way in Sweden after voting stations opened across the country on Wednesday morning..
Early voting opens in Sweden as polls suggest right-wing bloc is gaining ground – 18 days before the election. Here's the latest news..
Nordic editor Richard Orange shares his passion for valstugor, the little election cabins that are springing up in town squares across Sweden this weekend, before running through our top stories of the week..
Brent rose 6% last week as hopes for a reopening faded. Brent crude rose 6% last week as hopes for ”an imminent reopening” of the SoH, as heralded by Trump again and again, faded completely. Brent traded in a range of $8…
The Local’s Mandy Pipher is heading to Canada with her family, but she still hasn’t received her renewed Swedish residency card, which she’ll need to return. She explains her ordeal before running through the week’s stor…
The last two or three weeks of the school summer holidays are challenging for parents in Sweden, who are expected to be back working long before their children are back at school. We'd like to hear from readers about how…
The SoH doesn’t look like it will open any time soon sending Brent crude sharply higher. The Brent crude M1 contract has rebounded sharply since the middle of last week (+10%) following earlier sharp declines on hopes on…
The Social Democrats are going to the polls on doubling the child and student allowance (barnbidrag and studiebidrag) before each Christmas and summer holiday..
Richard Orange wonders whether the social trust that has made Sweden so successful is disappearing from its politics, before going through the week's stories..
Sweden’s government could face a defeat in the final day of parliamentary voting of the term, as an opposition MP said the four parties planned to unite to reject a proposal requiring foreigners to wait more than two yea…
In this week's Inside Sweden The Local's Nordic Editor Richard Orange reflects on a meeting with Italians fleeing the Mediterranean heat, before running through the week's stories..
The Local's Mandy Pipher reflects on her first trip to the Swedish mountains, before running through our top stories of the week..
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