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WATCH: Abba legend Benny Andersson serenades Social Democrat leader
2+ hour, 56+ min ago (194+ words) The composer of legendary Swedish pop group Abba on Sunday gave the band's hit "Mamma Mia" a campaign makeover to rally support for centre-left opposition candidate Magdalena Andersson. "I thought, why not come and play for Magdalena?" Benny Andersson said…...
Swedish results in maths, reading and science plummet to historic low in new Pisa poll
5+ day, 9+ 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…...
Chef worked for more than three years in Sweden after missing Brexit deadline
1+ week, 5+ day ago (1183+ words) It took until April 2025 – more than five years after the UK left the EU – for Gavin Watkins to realise he should have applied for post-Brexit residency. He has since lost his job, unemployment insurance and risks deportation. Since January 2022, when…...
'Brexit can hardly have come as a surprise': Sweden defends expelling Brits
3+ week, 2+ day ago (850+ words) Sweden has told British citizens who have lived here for decades to leave after Brexit. The Migration Agency says it has simply followed the rules. "Brexit can hardly have come as a surprise," its spokesperson tells The Local. The Withdrawal…...
Migration Minister promises to 'look at issue of Brexit deportations"
3+ week, 2+ day ago (321+ words) Migration Minister Johan Forssell has told Swedish media he will "look at the issue" of British citizens being issued with deportation orders after being refused post-Brexit residency, after a series of high-profile cases were reported in the media. Forssell said…...
Centre Party bets on Tidö bloc collapse to open door for new coalition
3+ week, 3+ day ago (300+ words) With less than a month left until Sweden's September 13th election, the Centre Party is now going all-in on aiming to attract voters to its "Middle Alternative", with its dream government consisting of the centre-left Social Democrats, the right-wing Christian Democrats,…...
The EU is betraying Brexit Brits in Sweden
3+ week, 5+ day ago (157+ words) Sweden has kicked out three times more Brits after Brexit than any other European country. The European Commission has failed to lift a finger to help them. If it cares at all about the free movement of people it needs…...
Why Sweden's parties are appealing to voters' wallets
4+ week, 2+ day ago (216+ words) In this week's podcast: Plans for a Swedish MI6, The Local reveals new figures on teen deportations, and does Sweden need to lighten up on drugs? This was the week in which the Swedish election campaign started to take some kind…...