A new report by the Swedish Association of Local Authorities and Regions (SALAR) has highlighted the growing role of ...

In this week’s episode of Sweden in Focus Extra, we hear from the Umeå-based Canadian writer. Mandy Pipher about what it's been like moving to Umeå in northern Sweden. Mandy wrote recently in an ...

The Nobel banquet takes place each year on Alfred Nobel's birthday, December 10th. Photo: Henrik Montgomery/TT Nobel prize banquet set for this evening, woman detained for hospital poisonings, UN ...

A UN committee has sharply criticised immigration reforms pushed through by Sweden's government, arguing that plans to ...

A Swedish court on Monday freed six environmental activists involved in a climate protest where they smeared red paint on the ...

Sweden's four pro-government parties have "agreed on a plan" for their second term in power at a cosy meeting at the Prime ...

Is it a bird? Is it a plane? Make sure to look up on Wednesday: you might just catch sight of an airborne Christmas tree.

Comments by readers of The Local Sweden – whether opinions, advice or tales of life in the country – offer vital insights to ...

Drawing on his own experiences, Faisal Khan examines how Swedish society sorts immigrants into four familiar stereotypes — ...

EU countries on Monday backed a significant tightening of Europe's immigration policy, including endorsing the concept of ...

The European Union was forced to defend itself on Monday after Washington criticised the bloc's policies and in a separate ...

The Local’s readers are more upbeat about 2026 than they were in our New Year survey a year ago, with many expecting an ...