1+ week, 4+ day ago   (455+ words) The Social Democrats have said if they win the election in Stockholm as well as regional elections, they will set up a new 'expat welcome desk' for foreign workers arriving in the city. The idea for the new office, a…...

4+ day, 7+ hour ago   (1144+ words) Vivien Leung from Australia is one of thousands of foreign-born voters ready to cast their ballot for the first time in Sweden's national election. She tells The Local about the issues that matter to her and what she wants native…...

4+ day, 10+ hour ago   (892+ words) Sweden's PM candidates lock horns over future government and Liberals surge past four percent threshold in latest poll. Here's the latest news. Election clash: Sweden's PM candidates lock horns over future government Sweden's two prime ministerial candidates went head to…...

5+ day, 7+ hour ago   (565+ words) Swedish Migration Minister Johan Forssell is considering a second chance for deported Brexit Brits – three years after The Local brought the issue to the government's attention. Forssell told public radio broadcaster Sveriges Radio that the government is considering following Denmark's…...

5+ day, 6+ hour ago   (285+ words) Today's episode of Sweden in Focus Extra features an interview with Ludvig Aspling, migration spokesperson for the Sweden Democrats. This week we are turning a spotlight on the two parties most likely to shape Sweden’s immigration policy after the September…...

6+ day, 8+ hour ago   (355+ words) Swedish pupils have never before been as poor in mathematics, reading comprehension and science in any Pisa survey in 25 years, in shock results that present a stark wake-up call. One in three 15-year-olds in Sweden can now only manage to…...

6+ day, 9+ hour ago   (1363+ words) Warren O'Neill from Ireland is one of thousands of foreign-born voters ready to cast their ballot for the first time in Sweden's national election. He tells The Local about the issues that matter to him, and what he wants native…...

6+ day, 4+ hour ago   (706+ words) The Local's Nordic Editor, Richard Orange wonders whether the seeming division between the right-wing parties over the past few weeks was actually clever political theatre which the entire media has fallen for – including The Local itself. Whatever you think of…...

6+ day, 4+ hour ago   (765+ words) The Local's Nordic editor wonders whether the seeming division between the right-wing parties over the past few weeks has been clever political theatre which the entire media has fallen for – including The Local. Whatever you think of Jimmie Åkesson’s politics…...

6+ day, 10+ hour ago   (728+ words) Sweden's new mobile phone alert system 'failed to deliver', Social Democrat leader says 'new direction for Sweden' is within reach, and more news from Sweden on Tuesday. Sweden's new mobile phone alert system 'failed to deliver' SE-Alert – the mobile phone-based…...