5+ hour, 35+ min ago  (1186+ words) After Sweden rolled out new and stricter citizenship laws without transitional rules on June 6th, US tech worker Emma Katth'fer is one of many who fall short of the new requirements. With a full-time job for a major tech company, a…...

1+ day, 5+ hour ago  (902+ words) The Local Sweden - Do Not Process My Personal Information Sweden's Liberals bill themselves as the party of individual freedom. But will they even make it into parliament after the election? Current number of seats in parliament: 16 Vote share in the…...

1+ day, 13+ hour ago  (328+ words) Many people will likely recognise the frustration of getting stuck in a long phone queue or a loop with a chatbot when trying to cancel a subscription or get help resolving an issue. But what if they could be fined?...

1+ day, 13+ hour ago  (362+ words) The Local Sweden - Do Not Process My Personal Information Nato plans to replace its current fleet of American Awacs aircraft with Saab's Globaleye for its future airborne surveillance of air, sea and land, it announced at a summit in Ankara....

2+ day, 5+ hour ago  (486+ words) Swedish voters living abroad could prove crucial in this autumn's election, as Swedish polls tend to be tight races. The Swedish election is fast approaching, and voting cards are now being sent out to more than 200, 000 Swedes who are eligible…...

3+ day, 4+ hour ago  (344+ words) The Local Sweden - Do Not Process My Personal Information Here's a word you hear a lot in Swedish politics, but it's somewhat of a false friend for English-speakers. The Swedish word mandat and the English mandate are similar, but not…...

3+ day, 13+ hour ago  (315+ words) China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi was received by Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson and Foreign Minister Maria Malmer Stenergard in Stockholm on Saturday " marking the first visit by a Chinese foreign minister to Sweden in 22 years. Trade relations with China were…...

3+ day, 13+ hour ago  (165+ words) The Swedish government spent over eight million kronor on a campaign aimed at getting 200 Afghan nationals to return voluntarily to Afghanistan. However, not a single person has taken the bait so far. Officially, the international organisation Seefar is listed as…...

6+ day, 7+ hour ago  (393+ words) The Local Sweden - Do Not Process My Personal Information Jakob N'sager, the Copenhagen mayor for Children and Youth, has called for public World Cup showings at Islands Brygge to be cancelled after a Swedish citizen received life-threatening injuries in an…...

6+ day, 12+ hour ago  (977+ words) NATO reportedly plans to switch to Swedish surveillance planes from American ones, risk of unfairly high electricity bills, and Social Democrats launch 'relaxation podcast' featuring former defence minister reading policy proposals. Here's today's news. Saab's surveillance aircraft may become NATO…...