18+ hour, 29+ min ago   (919+ words) Left Party backtracks after leader seemingly relaxes stance on joining government There's been confusion about to what extent the Left Party will back a Social Democrat government after leader Nooshi Dadgostar during an interview appeared to backtrack regarding her party's…...

1+ day, 16+ hour ago   (209+ words) Around 50,000 people and 280 organisations took part in a major climate demonstration in Stockholm on Sunday afternoon. The procession, which kicked off shortly after 1pm, brought together people of all ages, from infants in prams to elderly participants using walking sticks. "We…...

1+ day, 18+ hour ago   (532+ words) Green Party immigration spokesperson Annika Hirvonen has called for Sweden to reinstate the humanitarian safety clause abolished in 2023, arguing that this would prevent the deportation of elderly British citizens like Horace 'George' Mason and Joyce Thomas. "It's just not right…...

1+ day, 19+ hour ago   (822+ words) Fagersta schools reopen following fatal sword attack – and record-breaking climate march draws 50,000 to the streets of Stockholm. Here's the latest news. Fagersta in shock as schools reopen following fatal sword attack Schools reopened in Fagersta, a municipality gripped by shock…...

3+ day, 16+ hour ago   (1140+ words) If you despair of the political polarisation ripping global societies apart, I can think of no better remedy than half an hour spent at one of the collections of valstugor, or election cabins, that will be springing up in town…...

4+ day, 11+ hour 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…...

4+ day, 17+ hour ago   (127+ words) This week: Sweden Democrats campaign hard, Brexit deportations, citizenship tests and the "caterpillar from hell". With just over three weeks to go until Sweden’s election, the campaign is intensifying. But reaching voters is trickier than usual this year thanks to…...

4+ day, 19+ hour 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…...

4+ day, 19+ hour 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…...

5+ day, 19+ hour ago   (1565+ words) Shima and Bijan left the UK for Sweden seven years ago with their young daughter. If they knew then what they know now about Sweden's approach to family immigration, they say they would never have come. It was for an…...