Det började med en dröm och idé vid köksbordet hemma i Boden. Nu har entreprenören Victoria Strömbäck, 39, tagit sig till final i nationella EY Entrepreneur Of The Year.– Jag drömde att jag gick runt i Boden och att det…
Först när fler kvinnor får samma möjligheter att starta, driva och skala företag kan Sverige fullt ut ta vara på sin innovationskraft och konkurrenskraft, skriver Carlos Esterling EY och Åsa Hedin, jurymedlem i EY Entre…
One student said she had to do half of Year 9 with the boy that was later convicted of raping her.Lyssna: Swedish students forced to see their classmate rapists at school — even after tSeveral students who filed police r…
UmweltBank UCITS ETF – Green & Social Corporate Bonds Euro (FJ7H ETF) med ISIN LU3401048387, strävar efter att följa Solactive UmweltBank Green & Social Corporate Bond EUR IG 0-10 Year-indexet. Solactive UmweltBank Green…
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…
Sweden's central bank, the Riksbank, has cut the key interest rate from 1.75 percent to 2 percent, with more increases expected in the new year. Does this mean that its time to switch to a fixed mortgage?.
A 19-year-old man in Sweden has been charged with planning a knife attack on a high school in the name of the Islamic State (IS) jihadist group, prosecutors said Friday..
The customer credit assessments are to become stricter.Lyssna: Sweden tightens credit checks for shopping on creditOn November 20th a new Consumer Credit Act will come into effect in Sweden.The law is meant to prevent pe…
På torsdagen hölls finalen av EY Entrepreneur of The Year under en galakväll på hotell Mimer i Umeå..
Weight-loss medications may lower food sales or change groceries demand.Lyssna: Weight-loss drugs may lower food salesWith more people use anti-obesity medication, analysts predict sales in grocery stores might be affect…
17 percent of 9-16-year-olds say they have been bullied in the last two months, according to a survey from the anti-bullying organisation Friends.Lyssna: Bullying on the rise in Swedish schools — calls for a national ant…
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…
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…
The financial markets are banking on the Riksbank raising Sweden's key interest rate at least four times – possibly even five – within the space of a single year..
Tartu prison in Estonia.Lyssna: Sweden paying for empty prison cells in EstoniaThree months into a deal where a number of Swedish prisoners will serve their time in Estonian prisons, only 52 out of 100 prison places have…
UmweltBank UCITS-ETF Green & Social Government Bonds Euro (FJ7I ETF) med ISIN LU3401048460, syftar till att följa Solactive UmweltBank Green & Social Government Bond EUR IG 0-10 Year-indexet. Solactive UmweltBank Green &…
The leaders of the Red-Green parties, Jonas Attenius (S), Marie Brynolfsson (Left) and Klara Holmin (Greens) who are in the majority on Gothenburg City Council.Lyssna: Top politicians in Gothenburg cut their own salaries…
This week's Sweden in Focus Extra podcast features an interview with Simon Montgomery, a British-American father facing expulsion from Sweden despite wanting to stay to take care of his one-year-old son..
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…
Unionen's Peter Hellberg (left) and other union officials at Monday's press briefing. Lyssna: Industrial unions demanding 3.9 percent wage increaseIndustrial unions are demanding pay increases worth 3.
Irish no-frills airline Ryanair said Monday it would launch a cost-cutting drive and hike fares next year to help offset the impact of soaring jet fuel prices driven by the Middle East war..
Andreas Almgren of Sweden wins the New York Marathon.Lyssna: Swede Andreas Almgren wins New York MarathonSweden's Andreas Almgren won the New York City Men's Marathon in his debut on Sunday, continuing a spectacular year…
Spin the wheel and you can have the first component of your very first poem. Librarian Lova Berggren is showing the kids during the autumn 'reading' break.Lyssna: Librarian's top tips for how to get kids into readingTen…
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…
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…
Årets IHM Impact Awards närmar sig, och med det utmärkelsen IHMpact of the Year. Och efter fjolårets vinnare vågar jurymedlemmen Filip Lamprecht inte gissa vilken bransch som utmärker sig i år. ”Det fina med IHMpact Awa…
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…
The number of exclusion orders in Sweden have increased.Lyssna: Drastic increase of preventive exclusion orders compared to last yearFollowing a new law in 2024 police are allowed to restrict the movements of people with…
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…
A 60-year-old woman who was rejected for a job because of her age has been awarded 50,000 kronor in compensation..
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..
Volvo Cars plans to cut staff by 2,500 people, of whom 2,000 are in Sweden, as it seeks to save 5 billion kronor a year to improve profitability, the company said in an announcement on Friday. But Volvo Group overall rep…
Every year, tens of thousands of people sit högskoleprovet, the Swedish Scholastic Aptitude Test, the results of which can be used on university applications. Take The Local's English-ified version of the Swedish vocabul…
Prisregnet fortsätter för Essnce som i torsdags förra veckan tog hem ännu ett pris på XP Awards, på Berns i Stockholm – där de blev utnämnda som vinnare av kategorin ”Marketing Achievment of the year”..
Albin Kainelainen, director general of the National Institute of Economic Research.Lyssna: More efficient companies could mean better wage increases, institute saysIt looks like there will be favourable conditions for wa…
The man is suspected to have organised the placement of a bomb in Fullerö near Uppsala. A young woman asleep on the sofa in the house next door was killed.Lyssna: Senior gang figure indicted for over 25 serious crimesA s…
A correct line of 5+2 numbers led to the lucky draw.Lyssna: Swedish gambler gets the numbers right - wins SEK 215 millionSomeone living in Sweden has won 215 971 996 kronor by managing to come up with all the right numbe…
Falun will host the Nordic Ski World Championships in Februar-March 2027.Lyssna: Swedish Ski Association urges visa ban for Russian and Belarus skiersSweden's Ski Association and Sports Confederation has asked the govern…
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