Lagom mycket tur i smarta logikspelet ”Got Five”

Titti Ekegren har testat logikspelet där alla ser dina brickor utom du.

Compact Design GOT: Intäkterna sjunker

Så lever du som i en Nora Ephron-film i Stockholm

Nora Ephron lyckades göra hösten till något man längtar efter. Meg Ryan i stickad tröja, Tom Hanks bland fallande löv, bokhandlar, långa promenader, kaffe och människor som fortfarande skrev brev till varandra. Condé Nas…

Sweden's first citizenship test: Relief for some, uncertainty over next steps

Hamayun got a score of 90% in the citizenship test.Lyssna: 1022 ENG Sweden's first citizenship test: Relief for some, uncertainty over neEight out of ten participants passed Sweden's first citizenship civics knowledge te…

Öppnar upp om destruktiva relationen: ”Brutalt kär”

Benjamin Ingrosso är aktuell med sitt nya album ”Baby, don't say that I'm sensitive” som släpps den 19 mars nästa år. I en intervju med TV4 berättar artisten att flera av låtarna på skivan hämtar inspiration från hans eg…

Sweden's TV4 postpones reality show premiere — season got deleted by mistake

TV4 which airs the programme denies reports that a rogue AI agent was responsible.Lyssna: Sweden's TV4 postpones reality show premiere — season got deleted by mistakeThe upcoming season of the Swedish version of reality…

Two remanded in custody over hazing at Swedish boarding school

Two pupils at an elite Swedish boarding school are suspected of, among other things, sexual harassment and assault after, allegedly, a hazing ritual got out of hand..

Efter mo?tet: ”Inte kommit o?verens om na?got”

De rödgröna har tagit del av ”korta och kärnfulla” dragningar om läget för Sverige..

"But what are the rules?”: My interview with the Swedish Migration Agency's legal chief

When Richard Orange got an interview on Brexit rules with the Migration Agency's legal chief on his fourth attempt, it didn't exactly go as planned. But according to EU lawyers it nonetheless revealed flaws in the agency…

What happens at the polling station in Sweden?

OK, so you've got the right to vote in Sweden. But how do you cast your ballot without looking awkward or confused? The Local helps you navigate what happens at the polling station..

Katy Perry störst på Tiktok i sommar

Katy Perry ägde sommaren på Tiktok. Popstjärnans låt ”The one that got away” var den mest använda i sociala medier-appen och fanns med i 42 miljoner videor..

The Local's guide to Sweden's political parties: The Social Democrats

The Social Democratic party has been Sweden's largest political force for over a century but has also seen its share of voter support declining since the 1970s. Can it retake power in September and can it top the lacklus…

'Ripped from a loved one': British-Swedish couple separated by Brexit deportation

Three and a half months after John and Caroline Sellers got married, John was deported from Sweden, a country he had lived in for 24 of his 34 years. They are one many couples separated by Sweden's strict application of…

'I got confused by the language': Citizenship applicants rate Sweden's first civics test

Several of those who took Sweden's first civics test for citizenship have told The Local that some questions required knowledge and language that went beyond what was contained in the preparation material..

Beskedet: Ingen sextondelsfinal på Ullevi

Göteborgarna hänger läpp.Det blir ingen blågul publikfest på Ullevi – om Sverige når sextondelsfinal.– Det är självklart jättetråkigt, säger Got Events vd Lotta Nibell till GP..

NA-exklusivt: Hör Kläffords avskalade version av semifinallåten

I semifnalen av America's got talent sjöng Chris Kläfford den egenskrivna ”If not with you, for you”. Den låten har han tidigare framfört på betydligt närmare håll – i Ramsbergs kyrka..

Westlife till Göteborg nästa sommar

Det irländska bandet Westlife kommer till Scandinavium i Göteborg nästa sommar, meddelar Got event..

Abe Adwar ser fram emot festivalen: ”Det ska inte bara bli en karaokekväll”

Abe Adwar har hållit på med musik sedan han var sex år. I vintras ställde han upp i Persia's Got Talent, men coronarestriktioner satte stopp för produktionen. Nu ser han fram emot att framträda på #supportyourlocalmusic.…

Teenager makes round-trip to Mexico to avoid being deported from Sweden

Paola Claudio and her family did everything they could to plan ahead with the Migration Agency so that Paola's studies wouldn't be interrupted. But despite their best efforts, she got a last-minute order to leave the cou…

Recension: ”Margo’s Got Money Troubles” på Apple TV

Elle Fanning spelar en student som startar ett OnlyFans-konto för att försörja sig och sitt barn i ”Margo’s got Money Troubles” – en dramakomedi från Apple TV+, skapad av David E. Kelley (Ally McBeal, Big Little Lies).…

Let the (long) games begin: crypto and Bitcoin on your marks

Welcome to the State of Crypto Weekly, an investor-focused newsletter from 21shares that dives into the key trends driving the digital asset landscape. This week, we’re exploring Conviction over speculation: The l…

'You arrived before things got insane': How moving to Sweden is tougher now

The Local’s Nordic Editor Richard Orange reflects on how easy it was for him to come to Sweden and then get citizenship ten years ago, and contrasts that with the gruelling process faced by his colleagues, before running…

Physical easing. Iran risk easing. But Persian Gulf risk cannot fully fade before US war ships are pulled away

Traded down 3.7% last week as Iranian risk faded a bit. Brent crude traded in a range of $65.

”Gift i 25 år – kan inte sluta tänka på mitt ex”

Äktenskapet är kärleksfullt, ändå blir tankarna på exet fler. ”Vill inte leva med känslan av att ha valt fel”, skriver frågeställaren. SvD:s psykolog slår hål på bilden av ”the one that got away”..

Brent crude will pull back if the US climbs down its threats towards Iran

Brent crude rose 2.7% last week to $65.88/b with a gain on Friday of 2.

”Redan när jag läste manuset skrattade jag”

Diarréscenen i nya ”GoT”-serien.

Ny ”GoT”-serie får premiär snart

Veckans filmer och serier.

Was 2025 the year crypto grew up?

Welcome to this year’s final edition of the State of Crypto, the weekly investor-focused newsletter from 21shares. Some holiday food for thought to keep you ahead of the curve: We’re closing out the year with one…

Ingen jul utan lite folkkär brottslighet

Att en verklig fo?rbrytare kan a?terva?

33-åring startar nytt företag i Uppsala

You Got This Sweden AB startades 11 december 2025..

'I've got nobody here': Stockholm basketball coach deported to Uganda

Former Stockholm basketball coach Eric Nsubuga, 22, tells The Local of his deportation to Uganda, a country he has not been in since he was 10, where he does not speak the language, and where he has no relatives..

Swede says he got cold feet over grenade attack on Israeli embassy

A man hired for a grenade attack got cold feet at the last minute when he realised the target was the Israeli embassy in Denmark, he told a Copenhagen court, with the bombs finally being lobbed into the yard of a neighbo…

Number of new Swedish work permits has fallen by a fifth in 2025

The number of new work permits issued by the Swedish Migration Agency is down by a fifth so far this year, bringing it to less than half the the number issued in 2022, the year the Tidö government got into power, accordi…

'They're smiley but don't usually joke': Your verdict on Swedish humour

Dry and sarcastic, dull bordering on non-existent, or simply infantile? We asked our readers what they thought about the Swedish sense of humour and got almost as many opinions as answers..

Soon into the $50ies/b unless OPEC+ flips to production cuts

Brent crude fell 3.8% yesterday to $62.71/b.

Gustav Svenssons besked inför sista matchen i Blåvitt

I dag avslutas en epok på Gamla Ullevi.Gustav Svensson, 38, beskriver det hela som bitterljuvt.– Polletten har inte riktigt trillat ner än, säger Blåvitts kulturbärare i en intervju med Expressen.

British-South African asked to leave Sweden over post-Brexit mix-up

Three years and nine months after he missed the deadline for post-Brexit residency, the British-South African Volvo contractor Roy Bowden last week got "the dreaded letter" from the Migration Agency, informing him he has…

Who has permanent residency as a result of long-term residence in Sweden?

A government inquiry's new proposal to revoke the permanent residence permits of over 100,000 foreigners in Sweden is targeted at asylum migrants, but will also affect over a thousand people who got permanent residence t…

Veckans musiktips: Gotisk symbolik, körmusik och countrytwang

Nya låten ”The scythe” med brittiska symfoniska popbandet The last dinner party ger vår kritiker gåshud.Vokalensemblen Vox Clamantis uppmärksammar den estniske tonsättare Arvo Pärts 90-årsdag med nytt släpp.Sångaren Benn…

Tyler Robinson, 22, är Charlie Kirks misstänkta mördare

Trevor Robinson, 22, som misstänks för mordet på högerprofilen Charlie Kirk, greps i sydvästra Utah efter en 33 timmar lång jakt.”We got him”, säger Utahs guvernör Spencer Cox vid en pressträff under fredagen.Här är vad…