Våldtäktsdroger i drinkar sprider skräck. Tjejerna Norah, Amelie och Fabienne, som går på Lundsbergs internatskola, är rädda för att vara näst på tur. Därför har de startat UF-företaget Seen – lösnaglarna som ska göra…
Anna Sundin, area manager for municipal adult education in Stockholm, says SFI exams aren't necessarily a quick solution for citizenship applicants.Lyssna: Citizenship rules spark demand for SFI exams — but schools warn…
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…
Olivia Deans skivbolag och förlag stäms efter anklagelser om att hennes låt ”I’ve Seen It” plagierar Bill Withers-klassikern ”Just the Two of Us”.Förvaltarna av Withers katalog hävdar att låtarna delar så slående musikal…
Sweden's left-wing opposition bloc held a razor-thin lead in Sunday's general election with half of votes counted, with the far right seen losing ground..
I fel händer hade ”Last seen”, som handlar om en försvunnen flicka och en traumatiserad ex-snut, kunnat bli en riktigt trist dussindeckare, men manus och skådespel lyfter den långt över det mesta i genren..
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…
James Turrells påkostade installation ”As seen below” är invigd på Aros i danska Århus. Det är konstnärens hittills mäktigaste ”skyspace” men ljusshowen i neonfärger är för lång, tycker Dan Jönsson..
The head of Sweden's anti-immigration Sweden Democrats is eyeing the post of prime minister in 2030, he told AFP, less than a month ahead of a general election the right-wing bloc is seen losing..
Over the last few weeks, the plight of the estimated 4,000 British citizens refused post-Brexit residency rights has seen a renewed surge in media attention, with cases reported in the UK and Swedish media. What's behind…
European holidaymakers worn down by recurrent heatwaves are currently snubbing Mediterranean destinations for northern climes in hopes of cooler temperatures, but it remains to be seen whether it is just a fad or a durab…
A seal has been photographed taking a well-earned rest on an abandoned surfboard in the Hanö Bay off the coast of southern Sweden, with coastguards saying they have never seen anything like it..
Gold and Bitcoin are often grouped together as an expression of the “debasement” trade, yet they experienced markedly different performance through late 2025 and early 2026. This divergence has understandably attracted a…
Sweden's border police requested that a former work permit holder be deported as soon as possible because he was too intelligent and was posing legal problems for the authorities, in an email seen by The Local..
Brent crude is trading higher overnight, up roughly USD 4.5/bl from yesterday’s close. That said, prices were at one point up nearly USD 8/bl during the night before easing back this morning.
At the Ålidhem language café in Umeå, people of all ages and cultural backgrounds come to learn Swedish – and about each other. In a political landscape where immigration is often seen as a problem, community spaces like…
Normal workers have seen their purchasing power drop as salaries have failed to rise in line with inflation, but the same cannot be said of their bosses. The wage gap has hit a new record, according to the Swedish Trade…
Typical items used in Swedish Christmas baking like flour, butter and chocolate have seen major price increases over the past five years, while coffee in Sweden has risen by 100 percent since 2020..
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…
There are as many as 17,500 active gang criminals in Sweden, according to a new estimate from the Swedish police, with a further 50,000 people seen as more loosely connected to the country's gangs..
Getting divorced or separating in Sweden is much simpler than in most readers' home countries, and men and women are treated much more equally, according to the readers who answered our survey. But not everyone welcomed…
After a relatively green September, October brought renewed market movement and a shift in focus across several key themes. This month, in this summary of our full-length newsletter, we shine a spotlight on gold, which h…
Med flytt till nya lokaler och en pågående rekryteringsvåg tar Kvartal klivet mot en nyhetsdestination. Ambitionen är att behålla den unika Kvartal-tonen samtidigt som utbudet breddas – utan att tappa den trogna publiken…
Prices for bostadsrätter, apartments in housing associations, have fallen by an average of 3 percent in Sweden since the peak in 2021, according to a new report from Swedbank. Find out which municipalities have seen the…
The government is next year set to hike government spending by 100 billion kronor to 1.5 trillion kronor, with the deficit of 167 billion close to those seen in the aftermath of the Covid-19 pandemic and the 1993 and 200…
Sweden and the Netherlands have urged the EU to adopt sanctions on Israel and Hamas over the war in Gaza, including suspending the EU-Israel trade deal, according to a document seen by AFP on Thursday..
The Migration Agency last week published a list of job titles which could be exempted from a future new salary threshold for work permits. Engineering, technician and IT roles made up eleven of the 20 jobs on the list wh…
If you looked up at the Swedish parliament in Stockholm on Tuesday morning, you may have seen (and presumably heard) a Black Hawk helicopter landing on top of the building..
Naturalisation has often been seen as the best way to secure the right to live in a country and to be able return any time, but this notion is becoming “increasingly fragile”, a new report reveals..
The latest weekly report from the US DOE showed a substantial drawdown across key petroleum categories, adding more upside potential to the fundamental picture.
Ole R. Hvalbye,
Analyst Commodities, SEB
Commercial c…
After a disappointing spring for much of the country, this weekend brings with it hotter temperatures, with the mercury potentially hitting 27 or 28 degrees in Stockholm on Sunday..
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..