Only Swedish-speakers have been able to give blood in Skåne in the past.Lyssna: English speakers now able to donate blood in SkåneSkåne regional health authority will from this week start welcoming English-speaking blood…
Amalia Rud Stenlöf represents the Social Democrats in the Constitutional Committee.Lyssna: Swedish parliament votes to allow revoking citizenship in certain casesThe Swedish Parliament has voted today on a constitutional…
The 2026 United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP31) has begun in Turkey this week.Lyssna: Sweden drops to 15th in Climate Change IndexSweden has fallen to 15th in the annual Climate Change Performance Index (CCPI),…
Magdalena Andersson says the Left Party and the Centre Party now need to cut a deal.Lyssna: Andersson: Time for the Centre Party to make an effortSocial Democrat leader Magdalena Andersson has told broadcaster SVT she no…
"How can this even be possible?" Nina says about the extended time it takes to form a government after the election.Lyssna: Government deadlock leaves voters guessingVoters are expressing frustration that it is taking ti…
It's that time of year when many switch over to winter tyres, but how do you know they're suited to Swedish winter roads?Lyssna: How to know your winter tyres meet Swedish road conditionsNon-studded winter tyres sold in…
This is where the names will be placed, says Nathalie Nordenswan from SL.Lyssna: Whose name deserves to be on Stockholm's metro trains?Public transport operator SL is inviting the public to nominate cultural figures to n…
Jimmie Åkesson held a press conference about the prime ministeral vote today.Lyssna: Sweden Democrats say they can tolerate Kristersson as prime ministerJimmie Åkesson, the leader of the Sweden Democrats, held a press co…
Fredrik Hagerman is a GP and the chair of Kalmar county's pharmaceutical committee.Lyssna: Can't get certain cough medicines in Sweden? Here's whyMany of Sweden's regions are recommending against prescribing patients cou…
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…
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…
It's now 50 days since Sweden's election and formally at least, the political parties have not moved even the tiniest step closer to forming a government. Here's what happens next..
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…
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Halloween is more popular with Swedish youth than with the older population.Lyssna: Halloween divides Sweden by age and family lifeOver half of Swedes, 52 %, will not celebrate Halloween this year, according to a poll fr…
When The Local's Mandy Pipher tells people she moved to Sweden from Canada, the response is usually: what’s the difference? Both countries have snowy winters and are known for being polite and reserved. But beyond these…
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…
Ebba Busch, party leader of The Christian Democrats. Lyssna: Christian Democrats propose deportations to third countriesThe Christian Democrats want Sweden to explore the possibility of deporting people to countries othe…
A committed father was left 'speechless' by a Swedish Migration Court decision saying moving to 'visa-free visits' from the UK would not unduly affect his relationship with his one-year-old son. He is fighting the deport…
Complaints of animal abuse vary, a few examples are neglected cats and malnourished puppies.Lyssna: Inspectors warn animals may suffer as abuse complaints reach record levelsA record number of reports about suspected ani…
Gilbert Tribo, who's the former group leader for the Liberals in the Skåne region.Lyssna: Conflict within the Liberals continues — 'it's a purge of dissenters'Several Liberal politicians who were part of a group that rep…
Finance minister Elisabeth Svantesson at Tuesday's budget briefing.Lyssna: Svantesson: A budget with no new policiesSweden's caretaker government will present an apolitical interim budget next month, free from new spendi…
Centre Party leader Elisabeth Thand Ringqvist was tasked by the Speaker of Parliament with exploring the possibility of forming a new government.Lyssna: 1026 ENG Political scientist: Extra election still not likely, but…
Winter is coming, and in Sweden, that means darkness – in some places, round-the-clock. Reflectors are a key safety tool in the Swedish winter darkness, and they're not just for kids. Here's how they work, and how to use…
”Make cheese, not war” – ja, du har säkert sett ostbilen rulla runt i stan. SmD besökte Emelie Fällgren och Alexander Lowejko i Margaretelund för ett snack om: ? Hippiebilen ?
Klarar EU av att bli tillräckligt handlingskraftigt? Lars Ilshammar läser en plädering för ett federalt Europa.
”You may say I’m a dreamer, but I’m not the only one”… Många har nog sett en lite världsfrånvänd John Lenn…
From blockaded schools in Rome to tent camps in Madrid and street protests in France, young people across Europe are turning their anger on a political class they say is not listening..
Sverige satsar miljarder på att hitta och öppna nya gruvor, med fokus på koppar. Nu kan flera stora projekt förändra den svenska gruvnäringen och öka landets produktion rejält.
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Sweden's national, regional and municipal elections took place September 13.Lyssna: Three suspects in electoral fraud investigationThree individuals have now been notified of suspicions against them in the investigation…
Forensic work on a human skull.Lyssna: Sweden returns Finnish skulls — but tests reveal not all were FinnishIn 2024, 82 skulls were returned from the Karolinska Institute in Stockholm to Finland for reburial. Most of the…
Sweden's National Agency for Education says upper-secondary schools should offer fewer places on some more theoretical programmes, and more on vocational courses.Lyssna: 1020 ENG Vocational programs urged to become moreS…
Swedes are buying more and more clothes every year, according to the Environmental Protection Agency.Lyssna: Swedes buy record 15 kg textiles per person per yearJust over 15 kilos of clothes and other textiles — that is…
Newly married and expecting her first child, it should be the happiest year of Brenda Ramström's life. But tomorrow she's going to have to get on a flight back home to Brazil, not knowing when she'll be able to reunite w…
Parliament's speaker Andreas Norlén has tasked the Centre Party's Elisabeth Thand Ringqvist to explore support for a centrist government in Sweden.Lyssna: Centre Party leader given task to explore support for a centrist…
Henrik Landerholm, the childhood friend who Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson appointed national security adviser, has been found guilty of 'negligence with classified information' after a court overturned his not-g…
Social Democrat Marie Svensson and Moderate Party's Filip Rundström in Eskilstuna where their two parties have governed together since 2014.Lyssna: Moderates and Social Democrats forming coalitions in more than 50 local…