Lovisa Rambjer, a researcher at IFAU.Lyssna: Study: Stricter oversight doubles the chances of landing a jobStricter monitoring to ensure that those registered unemployed are managing their job searches as planned leads t…
A slight pause after a rally to a high of $117.45/b last Friday. But market is on edge.
Sweden's National Agency for Education wants more young people to study vocational programmes, instead of for example arts.Lyssna: Agency proposes cuts to university-preparatory programmes – faces criticismSweden's Natio…
Fresh weather warnings for Sweden in wake of Storm Boelo – and far more children tied to gang violence in Sweden than previously thought. Here's the latest news..
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..
More than 350 passengers at Copenhagen Airport have had to rebook their flights due to queues at security, with an additional 230 travellers missing their flights..
Volvo Cars plans 2,000 job cuts in Sweden, Left Party MP intends to keep his seat, and more news from Sweden on Friday..
Stefan Björkencrona at Swedish customs explains the new handling fees coming in November.Lyssna: Parcels coming into Sweden to become more expensive — in time for ChristmasThe EU is bringing in new fees for handling parc…
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…
A yellow fever mosquito has been found in Malmö for the first time in Sweden. The mosquito can carry diseases including dengue and yellow fever. File photo.
Liberals vow to block Magdalena Andersson's return as prime minister, third teenager arrested after Stockholm shooting, and more news from Sweden on Wednesday..
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…
The US dollar is expected to lose ground against several major currencies over the next 12 months, according to Invesco’s latest FX outlook. The asset manager forecasts that the euro will rise to $1.16 within a year.
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…
Staff at the National Board for Consumer Disputes recognize the structure of AI generated text in complaints they receive. Lyssna: Rise in AI-generated complaints slow case handling, authority warnsIt's becoming all the…
Kim Öhman DJ och arrangör, grundare av Gimme Signal. Foto: Privat. Ute Dölja likes på Instagram Att stå för 12 likes är chic.
Karolina Ramqvist har blivit en av få svenska författare som verkligen tänker på fiktion och sanning. Love Frisell har läst hennes senaste roman och skriver om en bortglömd aspekt i Ramqvist författarskap. ”Att skriva är…
Magdalena Andersson, leader of the Social Democrats, notes that "the positions that the Center Party and the Left Party have taken they are incompatible, at the moment".Lyssna: Andersson prepared to lose the first vote o…
Muharrem Demirok of the Centre Party and Håkan Svenneling of the Left Party.Lyssna: No quick fix for Sweden’s government deadlock, MPs warnThe obstacles to forming a government led by the Social Democrat Magdalena Anders…
The register would help prevent the same donors being used for too many families.Lyssna: Support for Sweden's proposed national sperm and egg donor registerThe National Board of Health and Welfare's proposed national reg…
Gisela Carstinge, group leader for the Sweden Democrats in Region Västmanland.Lyssna: Majority of regional boards now finalised — Sweden Democrats get more influence13 of Sweden's 21 regions now have leadership boards in…
Unemployment is down in all of Sweden, with exceptions for older people and people with disabilities. Lyssna: Swedish unemployment down -- companies hiring moreUnemployment levels in Sweden are decreasing according to ne…
Jan-Erik Lindenblad Heed is one of many retirees with side hustles today, earning them extra income. Lyssna: More Swedish retirees continue working: 'Extremely low taxes'More and more Swedish retirees opt to work post re…
Mats Gullberg says there are still a rotation of different staff in his home almost daily. Lyssna: New home care law not helping elders as intended -- staff don't have enough timMore elders with home care services are be…
My Levin Klintfors (on the right) thinks young people drink less because they spend more time on their screens than being social and partying. Lyssna: Report: Fewer Swedes drink alcohol: 'Spend more time on screens than…
When Gavin Maycroft arrived in Stockholm aged 28 to join his Swedish girlfriend, he’d mainly been a waiter. But he soon blagged his way into DJing and music events, and 20 years later is one of the main bookers for the S…
The Local's readers come from around the world, but what they missed from their homelands now that they've built a life in Sweden was remarkably similar – which probably says more about Sweden than it does about other co…
Higher energy prices and a weaker krona more than doubled CPIF inflation in September, according to preliminary estimates from Statistics Sweden..
An increasing number of Swedish households are considering fixing their variable-rate mortgages, according to banking giant SEB's latest Housing Price Indicator..
A total of 3.2 million passengers used Copenhagen Airport in September, which was 4 percent more than during the same month last year, according to a press statement from the airport..
Government-formation talks postponed, citizenship language tests delayed until 2029, and more news from Sweden on Thursday..
The Swedish Council of Higher Education (UHR) has proposed delaying the introduction of language tests for citizenship by two more years, with the reading and listening test taking place in autumn of 2029 and the speakin…
Swedish household bills could jump by over 3,000 kronor every month compared to last year, according to calculations by news agency TT..
Nu följer Gerd upp succédebuten med ett nytt album. ”More Water Than Anything” beskriver hon som sitt mest personliga album och här finns både monster och vykort från livet..
Three new unions have thrown their weight behind a looming strike at King, the games company behind Candy Crush Saga, which is aimed at ending the company's long refusal to sign a collective bargaining agreement..
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