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…
Nicklas Berglund is Hunting and Wildlife Coordinator at the Police.Lyssna: Widepread use of illegal drones in this fall's elk huntThis fall the police in Norrbotten county in northern Sweden has been receiving many tips…
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 Öresund bridge linking Sweden to Denmark.Lyssna: Sweden to extend internal border checksThe caretaker government says it's extending the period for internal border checks for another six month period in Sweden based…
The now former chief executive of Jokkmokk council, Lars Eriksson.Lyssna: Porn film producing council chief executive firedLars Eriksson, the chief executive of Jokkmokk municipal council in the far north of Sweden has 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…
Är ett militärt angrepp mot Iran uteslutet efter Trumps nederlag i USA:s mellanårsval?
Republikanernas nederlag mellanårsvalet, och att demokraterna skrällvall vann i bland annat i Texas firades av Trumps motståndare…
Sweden's Riksbank has raised the country's key interest rate from 1.75 percent to 2 percent, with more increases expected in the new year. How can foreigners in Sweden best plan their finances accordingly?.
Märsta detention centre, north of Stockholm.Lyssna: Increasingly long stays at Migration Agency's largest detention centreDetention times for rejected asylum seekers and other individuals facing deportation who are being…
A large percentage of homeowners in Sweden have variable mortgages.Lyssna: Sweden sees first interest rate rise since 2023Sweden's central bank has raised its benchmark policy interest rate by a quarter of a point to 2%.…
Caretaker Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson says forming a new government will be "very difficult".Lyssna: Kristersson's turn for new government talksModerate Party leader Ulf Kristersson has accepted the Speaker's mandate…
Sweden's outgoing conservative prime minister Ulf Kristersson has been tasked with trying to form a new government amid a political deadlock more than seven weeks after the country's general election..
The Swedish parliament has, as expected, voted against Centre Party leader Elisabeth Thand Ringqvist as prime minister. Moderate Party leader Ulf Kristersson will now get the next shot at forming a government..
Political scientist Henrik Ekengren Oscarsson comments on the election trust survey. Lyssna: Survey: public trust in elections not what it wasPublic trust in Sweden regarding the integrity of general elections in the cou…
Ida Gabrielsson, deputy leader of the Left Party.Lyssna: Gabrielsson: Left Party will not back down — the door is closedThe Left Party will not back down from the demand to be part of any new red-green government, deputy…
Martin Ådahl, economics spokesperson for the Centre Party, has ruled out any deal which will see his party support a right-wing government dependent on the far-right Sweden Democrats, telling The Local simply that "it wi…
The Swedish Economic Crime Authority is attacking enablers of economic crime.Lyssna: New task force to crack down on economic crime enablersThe Swedish Economic Crime Authority has starting a specialized task force to ta…
Ferri Davoudi,
Iran är ett gammalt och historiskt land. Det uppstod inte över en natt och kommer inte att försvinna över en natt. Nedan går vi kort igenom historien bakom grundandet av länderna i regionen.
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On Thursday, October 29, Binance experienced a $6.3 billion hack.
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..
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..
The government says it's up to the Migration Agency to assess which other Swedish tests meet the language requirement for citizenship.Lyssna: Government and Migration Agency point fingers over citizenship language test r…
Sid, the police dog of the year, with his handler.Lyssna: Sid is Police Dog of the Year — saved his handler's lifeHe saved his handler’s life and has contributed to solving several crimes.Sid the German Shepherd is the P…
The Patriot air defence systemLyssna: Swedish Armed Forces: Russian threats against Swedish shipments to Ukraine on tRussia is intensifying its attempts to sabotage Swedish shipments to Ukraine, the Swedish Armed Forces…
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…
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..
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..
The National Board of Health and Welfare has carried out a study into children and juvenile serious crime.Lyssna: Study: higher number of juveniles involved in serious crime than first thoughtA study by Sweden's National…
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..
Ferri Davoudi, fredsaktivist 21 okt 2026
Det nuvarande läget påminner starkt om dagarna före den 28 februari; intensiva förhandlingar pågick med Oman som medlare; idag spelar Qatar den rollen.
Men precis som i febr…
Volvo Cars factory in Torslanda, Sweden.Lyssna: 2,000 positions to go in Sweden at Volvo CarsSweden-based car maker Volvo Cars has announced a cost-cutting plan that will result in a reduction of its global workforce by…
A man has been charged with weapons offences.Lyssna: Nazi memorabilia and weapons found in major Swedish police seizureA man in Kalmar in the southeast of Sweden has been charged with aggravated weapons offences and othe…
Eight out of ten people passed Sweden's first citizenship civics knowledge test, says Anders Sandberg.Lyssna: 1022 ENG Eight in ten pass Sweden's first citizenship civics knowledge testEight out of ten participants passe…