Årets vinnare i tävlingen Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2026 har utsetts.Tävlingen anordnas av Natural History Museum i London och priset tilldelas den italienske naturfotografen Federico Veronesi, för en bild av en…
Ikea Museum markerar 2026 med en storsatsning på ”history marketing”. I samband med vad som hade varit Ingvar Kamprads 100-årsdag lanseras nu både bok, kortfilm och digitalt museum om varumärkets historia..
Donald Trump vill sätta upp tillfälliga varningsskyltar utanför Smithsonian National Museum of American History i Washington DC.Enligt presidenten ska skyltarna varna besökare för att museets utställningar behöver uppdat…
I en ny rapport riktar Vita huset hård kritik mot National museum of American history. Bland annat anklagar man museet för att förespråka illegal invandring och transfrågor på bekostnad av att berätta om landets historia…
Europe is still taking stock of a powerful heatwave in late June but experts are already confident it ranks among the worst ever recorded -- even rivalling a freak 2003 episode..
Alla gråter floder. Men varför då? Och när började de med det?
Migration Agency director general Maria Mindhammar told The Local how proud she is of the way her agency has risen to the challenge during one of the busiest periods for migration reform in Swedish history..
Proof of knowledge of basic Swedish civics, history, geography, and culture will now be required to obtain Swedish citizenship. An official study booklet for the new test is now out. How well do you know the material?.
Swedish opposition leader say Ulf Kristersson would be 'weakest PM in history' in future right-wing government, union leaders warn 'haphazard' citizenship reforms could harm international reputation, and Swedish statues…
Every language borrows from its neighbours: English is a proper mongrel, with layers of German, Danish and Norman French interspersed with smatterings of Celtic. Swedish has borrowed liberally from German, French and Eng…
A recent survey by the Pew Research Centre delved into what people feel proudest about in their country, with Europeans pointing to history, food and culture among many other reasons to be proud..
In this week's podcast: Anger and disbelief over order to deport 8-month-old; Swedish town wants staff to have sex during work hours; hundreds apply for 'voluntary repatriation'; and what's the history behind Sweden's sp…
The Local's Fika Calendar walks you through a whole year of Sweden's coffee-and-cake tradition, with information on the pastries and the history behind them. Today: save some space in your tummy for the indulgent, cream-…
In March 2025 Swedish electric battery manufacturer Northvolt became the largest bankruptcy case in modern Swedish history. An American company has now bought Northvolt's assets and is starting to rehire in Sweden – but…
Vita huset påstår sig sträva efter att återställa ”europeisk storhet” – men då inte som union, utan som enskilda länder. En sådan strategi skulle garanterat leda till att vår världsdel blir ”history”..
Just because northern Swedes can be good-humoured about southern prejudice doesn’t mean it doesn’t bother them. Behind the jokes there are some very material resentments, and a complicated history..
Somliga säger att vi nu lever i en dumhetens gyllene era, och en hastig omvärldsanalys antyder att de nog har en poäng. Men vad utmärker egentligen dumheten? ”A short history of stupidity” följer oförståndet från antiken…
For this week’s Politics in Sweden, Paul O’Mahony looks back at a handful of scandals in modern Swedish history that continue to reverberate today..
Rån is one of those Swedish words that carries two very different meanings depending on the context. Its history shows how far a word can travel..
Jakob Ihfongård recenserar sällskapsspelet History Bluff..
Är det Luther som bär skulden till våra dagars konsumtionssamhälle, där valfriheten kommit att betraktas som den kanske viktigaste friheten? Tanken framkastas av historikern Sophia Rosenfeld i boken ”The age of choice: A…
Under lördagen var det öppet hus för allmänheten att besöka Malmö stadion innan den rivs. Bland besökarna diskuterades alltifrån varför Carl Lewis nummerlapp inte syntes till vart Tove Cervin firade Krakow-målet i snödri…
Certain non-EU nationals, including Indian citizens, can benefit from a new type of Schengen visa, which rewards travellers with an established travel history, and allows multiple entries to the EU/Schengen area over a l…
Med föreställningen ”The Extraordinary History of Circus” slog stadsteatern och Cirkus Cirkör upp sitt cirkustält i Gottsunda. Det är lätt att förföras av de klassiska cirkustricksen, konstaterar UNT:s recensent..
With Bulgaria the latest country to join the euro area, here is a look at the euro’s history and the benefits it brings. Source : © European Union, 2025 - EP.
Sweden Democrat leader Jimmie Åkesson told the crowd during his speech at the Almedalen political festival that he 'apologises deeply' for his party's history, after the release of an 800-page document looking into its f…
Sweden Democrat leader apologises for party's history, almost one in three Swedish professions crying out for labour and universities call for more collaboration with China. Here's Sweden's news on Wednesday..
The Local's Fika Calendar walks you through a whole year of Sweden's coffee-and-cake tradition, with information on the pastries and the history behind them. Today is Sweden’s National Day, which means it’s time to tuck…
Grocery prices appear to have stagnated, according to price comparison site Matpriskollen, with the large monthly increases seen at the beginning of the year more or less history..
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