Inside Sweden: After all that, a very nice Swedish Halloween
Last month, The Local's Mandy Pipher wrote a grumpy op-ed about Swedish attempts at Halloween – but then actually had a good time going trick-or-treating in her Umeå neighbourhood.…
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Last month, The Local's Mandy Pipher wrote a grumpy op-ed about Swedish attempts at Halloween – but then actually had a good time going trick-or-treating in her Umeå neighbourhood.…
Centre Party leader Elisabeth Thand Ringqvist has invited rival prime ministerial candidates to bid for her party’s support, saying it will back whoever offers the best overall…
Far right Sweden Democrat leader Jimmie Åkesson has announced that his party will unconditionally 'tolerate' Ulf Kristersson as prime minister and then go into opposition. What…
Sweden Democrat leader Jimmie Åkesson has dropped his demand for cabinet posts, announcing his party is willing to tolerate Ulf Kristersson so he can become prime minister.
Authorities are yet to confirm who is behind the bomb hoaxes affecting air travel in Europe this week, but experts suggest there are indications to explain who might be behind the…
This week: Is Sweden heading for a second election? How can a citizenship test take half a decade to produce? Why are the Sweden Democrats bickering about Swedishness? And what's…
Sweden's national anti-corruption unit has closed an investigation into voter fraud at the September election which had originally originated from information in a newspaper…
Sweden Democrat leader Jimmie Åkesson is set to hold a press conference in his hometown of Sölvesborg around lunchtime today to address the ongoing government formation talks.
No one outside of Sweden has heard of it, and people in Sweden's larger cities farther south tend to speak about it with a drop of disdain, but The Local's Mandy Pipher says she…
Just a day after Sweden's central bank raised the country's key interest rate to 2 percent, banks are starting to follow.
Starting December 1st, registered residents of Sweden who don't have citizenship can apply for SverigeID – a new, state-issued, alternative to BankID. What is it, and how can you…
Regional trains have been cancelled on several routes south of Stockholm following an accident during track work last night. Current estimates are that disruptions will continue…