The winter solstice is approaching (this year it's on December 21) and in Sweden that means darkness. It can be a hard time of year— I've heard it described as “four months of depression”—but there ...

In October, Swiss national railways (SBB) announced the launch, in April 2026, of a night train connecting Basel with the ...

The coming year promises to be a good one financially for people living in Sweden, with the economy emerging from a long ...

The Nobel banquet takes place each year on Alfred Nobel's birthday, December 10th. Photo: Henrik Montgomery/TT Nobel prize banquet set for this evening, woman detained for hospital poisonings, UN ...

A new report by the Swedish Association of Local Authorities and Regions (SALAR) has highlighted the growing role of ...

In this week’s episode of Sweden in Focus Extra, we hear from the Umeå-based Canadian writer. Mandy Pipher about what it's been like moving to Umeå in northern Sweden. Mandy wrote recently in an ...

A UN committee has sharply criticised immigration reforms pushed through by Sweden's government, arguing that plans to ...

Sweden's four pro-government parties have "agreed on a plan" for their second term in power at a cosy meeting at the Prime ...

A Swedish court on Monday freed six environmental activists involved in a climate protest where they smeared red paint on the ...

Is it a bird? Is it a plane? Make sure to look up on Wednesday: you might just catch sight of an airborne Christmas tree.

Drawing on his own experiences, Faisal Khan examines how Swedish society sorts immigrants into four familiar stereotypes — ...

Comments by readers of The Local Sweden – whether opinions, advice or tales of life in the country – offer vital insights to ...