En stads kommersiella centrum, inte nödvändigtvis detsamma som stadens centrum
Stadskärna, centrum eller city är ett område i en tätort med detaljhandel, varuhus, gallerior, restauranger, kulturinrättningar, offentlig service och andra tjänsteinrättningar. Ett centrum kan även innehålla kontor och lägenheter. De centrala delarna av en större stad präglas dock främst av intensiv affärsverksamhet och kontorsarbetsplatser, snarare än bostäder och tillverkningsindustri.
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…
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…
Stockholm and Gothenburg remain the hardest cities for students to find housing in, according to the annual housing report of Swedish National Union of Students, although the availability of student housing has increased…
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The end of the requirement for bars to serve food will finally mean Jessica Mihai can open her planned natural wine bar, seven years after she first had the idea. She tells The Local why she thinks the reform will transf…
In this week's podcast: Stats agency surveys foreign workers, where to live in Sweden's biggest cities, is a centrist government likely in Sweden? And are your summer flights at risk?.
En ny rapport från MI5 och MI6 visar riskerna med den fortsatta utarmningen av många vitala ekosystem – globalt men även nationellt. Rapporten är välkommen i en situation där nära nog all diskussion om säkerhet inför fra…
Tomorrow, on Wednesday 28 January, Internal Market Committee MEPs will hold a Q&A session with cities competing to host the headquarters of the future European Customs Authority (EUCA).Committee on the Internal Market an…
The worst of this week's heavy snowfall appears to be over in the Gothenburg region, but cities along Sweden's northeast coast remain affected. Here's a list of the municipalities where schools remain closed and traffic…
Two districts in Stockholm and four in Malmö classed as "especially vulnerable" by police have seen less crime in 2025, according to a biennial assessment by Swedish police. But two districts in Gothenburg and Borås have…
The European Commission wants to make rail trips between major European cities faster and easier for international travellers, and has launched a new strategy with this aim in mind..
Paradox och Colossal Order, utvecklaren av Cities: Skylines och dess uppföljare, går skilda vägar ”för att säkerställa den starkaste möjliga framtiden för Cities: Skylines-serien..
The autumn holidays are here, but not every family can afford to travel abroad. Luckily, Sweden’s cities offer plenty of free fun – from libraries and museums to spooky trails and roller discos. Here’s what’s on in Stock…
Nearly 90 percent of new students are moving to a city where it takes more than a month a month to find an apartment due to housing shortages, the latest annual housing report from the Swedish National Union of Students…
Cities for Better Health startades av Novo Nordisk 2014 och är ett globalt initiativ som inkluderar både offentlig och privat sektor. I Sverige samarbetar Novo Nordisk sedan 2019 med Malmö stad, Region Skåne och Malmö un…
Stockholm, Gothenburg and Malmö all have free culture festivals coming up in the next few weeks. Here we pick out a few of the highlights from this year’s bulging schedules..
Human-caused climate change made recent European heatwaves up to 4C hotter in many cities, pushing temperatures into deadly territory for thousands of vulnerable people, scientists have said..
Varje månad utses världens bästa gatukonst av Street Art Cities. Simon Alfredos muralmålning på Kristinehamn Conference Center kan bli utsedd till världen....