1+ day, 7+ hour ago   (669+ words) Internal government emails obtained by The Local show the European Commission pressuring Sweden over treatment of vulnerable British citizens, following media reports of deportation orders given to a 78-year-old woman and a man with Alzheimer’s. A department secretary at the…...

1+ day, 7+ hour ago   (858+ words) There's one week to go until Sweden's September 13th election and we're stepping up our election coverage here at The Local. Why did I make 2026 the year to stop drinking coffee? Earlier this year I asked readers how you would like…...

3+ day, 10+ hour ago   (729+ words) Moderate PM Ulf Kristersson rejects far-right leader's demand for 12 cabinet seats – and nearly a million Swedes have already cast their ballots in the September 13th election. Here's the latest news. 'Not going to happen': Kristersson rejects Åkesson's demand for 12 cabinet seats…...

3+ day, 7+ hour ago   (1085+ words) Many, perhaps most, of the 100,000 people in the queue when the new citizenship law came into force on June 6th will not meet the new requirements, meaning there's likely to be a wave of rejections. Here's what to do if your…...

4+ day, 3+ hour ago   (365+ words) Sweden's right-wing Tidö bloc showed a united front at a press conference on Wednesday, after Christian Democrat leader Ebba Busch promised not to back Magdalena Andersson as prime minister even if the alternative was a new election. Sweden Democrat leader…...

4+ day, 8+ hour ago   (326+ words) The Swedish opposition parties' lead in the election has collapsed to just 2.6 percentage points in a new poll, as the Liberal Party gains support and the Social Democrats fall to their lowest polling numbers since the 2021 government crisis. In the…...

4+ day, 6+ hour ago   (544+ words) Sweden's migration minister has defended the country's unusually high refusal rate for post-Brexit residency in response to a parliamentary question asking what action he will take to stop high profile deportations of elderly British citizens. In his written answer, Migration…...

5+ day, 8+ hour ago   (452+ words) France's President Emmanuel Macron was in Stockholm for Sweden's official purchase of four French frigates as the two countries seek to tighten cooperation against a backdrop of growing Russian threats. Sweden is racing to boost its defences after Russia invaded…...

5+ day, 6+ hour 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…...

6+ day, 3+ hour ago   (199+ words) The Local Sweden The Local Sweden - Do Not Process My Personal Information If you wish to opt-out of the sale, sharing to third parties, or processing of your personal or sensitive information for targeted advertising by us, please use the…...