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Expert: build Nordic union 'if the euro falls'

Politics: 25 Oct 11
As the eurozone crisis continues to dominate European political business, Gunnar Wetterberg, an analyst at white collar union Saco, has stated the case for a Nordic Union and currency, to counter the threat of a euro collapse. READ »

Some degrees less 'profitable': study

Education: 8 Jun 11
For a teacher, a librarian or a dental hygienist an academic degree may turn out be less profitable than having started working straight out of school, according to a new trade union study. READ »

Swedish jobs agency lays off 800 job coaches

Business & Money: 2 Nov 10
The Swedish Public Employment Service has laid off 800 temporary job coaches after determining that unemployment was not as high as initially feared. READ »

Swedish soldiers will be forced to serve abroad

Society: 13 Jul 10
All Swedish soldiers will in future be liable to be sent abroad on missions against their will. Any soldiers who refuse could lose their jobs, according to SVT. READ »

Reinfeldt warns of opposition tax hikes

Politics: 4 May 10
Sweden's Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt claims that the shadow budget presented by the left-green coalition on Monday hikes taxes for three million people and is devastating for Swedish business. READ »

Many foreign-born in Sweden lack work: study

Business & Money: 26 Jan 10
More than two out of three foreign-born residents who have been in Sweden for two years or less don’t have work, new statistics show. READ »

University students who stay put earn more: study

Education: 21 Jul 09
Swedish students who remain at the same institution for their entire educational career appear to earn higher salaries that those who switch universities several times, according to a new study. READ »

Criticism and praise for 2009 Swedish budget

Politics: 22 Sep 08
The political opposition took aim at the Swedish government’s new budget proposal on Monday, while the document received mix reviews from labour and other organizations. READ »

Single Swedish women earn more

Business & Money: 23 May 08
Single Swedish women earn more than their married and co-habiting sisters, according to a new study. READ »

What’s on in Sweden: March 21st – 27th

Lifestyle: 20 Mar 08
What to do for the week: Bash eggs in Stockholm, see Kent in Malmö, or go salsa dancing in Gothenburg. READ »

Jobs of the future: head teacher and IT expert

Business & Money: 22 Nov 07
Good times ahead for engineers and occupational therapists. Not so good for librarians and others. READ »

A sleek home for a dysfunctional family

Lifestyle: 5 Oct 07
A pretty unconventional family is occupying an appropriately peculiar house in a posh part of Stockholm. Charlotte West has been to snoop around the colourful Casa Cor. READ »

Fantasies of escaping my squalor

Lifestyle: 5 Oct 07
Tipping Point:Kathleen Harman is a firm subscriber to the belief that it is a dull woman who keeps a tidy house. But lack of space, time and money doesn’t stop people having aspirations for their homes, she finds. READ »

Swedish unions lose members in record numbers

Society: 15 Mar 07
Swedish blue collar trade unions are losing members like never before. 2006 was the first year in which all member unions in the LO confederation experienced a net loss of members. READ »

White collar unions overtake LO

National: 27 Feb 06
Sweden's powerful blue collar union movement LO now has fewer members than TCO and Saco, which represents professionals - due to changes in the employment market, says LO's boss. READ »

Popular university courses get 175 million kronor boost

Politics: 21 Jul 05
Swedish universities are to get a big cash injection to increase the number of places they offer. The cash will go to the most popular courses, says education minister Leif Pagrotsky. READ »

Swedish employers sick of sick leave

Business & Money: 23 Nov 04
The law is about to be tightened up in favour of people on sick leave. Companies don't like it one bit and are planning their purges before it takes effect. Hold back that sneeze. READ »


Highlights from Follow Sweden

20 things to know before moving to Sweden

As diverse as Sweden is, there are a few societal norms that are distinctly Swedish. Understanding a handful of them will hopefully prepare you culturally before you relocate. When you're invited home to a Swede, you better be on time and take your shoes off, writes expat Lola Akinmade-Åkerström. Read more »

How far can English take you in Sweden?

Sweden is a country where almost everyone can speak English. So why bother to learn Swedish? Edina Varnagy from Hungary managed with English for a whole year but then found that Swedish could open doors – to a job, a social life and greater understanding. Read more »


Blog Update: Julie's Nordic Island

12 February 21:30

The consciousness of one »

"The ice dripped in the winter sun. It was the first day when the light had been intense enough to cause dripping in the sunlight. To hear it was an extraordinary wakeup call. The cycle was happening again as it always does, always will (or so we think). I imagined that on my summer island, the bees..." READ »

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The Local's Oliver Gee finds out why the star of Sweden's version of 'The Office' thinks Sweden is the most PC country in the world
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'Drunkorexia' on the rise in Sweden: report
Alexander Lervik and Johan Carper
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Seven Swedish designs that will blow your mind
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Star Wars in Swedish causes fan outrage
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What's On: The Local's guide to upcoming attractions and events in Stockholm, Gothenburg and Malmö.
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The Swedish language needs a new pronoun free of preconceived notions about gender, a Swedish linguist and representatives from a publishing house argue
Madonna set for July 4th concert in Sweden
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Madonna set for July 4th concert in Sweden
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An inside look at 'The Office' in Swedish
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Swedish mother gave 3-year-old cigs and beer
Photo: Fredrik Persson/Scanpix
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A duvet cover designed to look like cardboard boxes, on sale at a luxury department store in Stockholm, has some arguing that the city's homeless are being exploited for profit.
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Five Swedish songs that never made Eurovision
Q&A with Swenglish comedy star Ben Kersley
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Swenglish comedy star Ben Kersley explains how ‘three bespectacled English guys’ plan to make Swedes laugh
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Move over Bugs – a Swedish bunny is rapidly becoming the most popular rabbit in the world!
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How Millennium films tap deep into Swedish angst
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Braving the cold: Ten reasons to spend winter in Sweden
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A truly international education at the heart of Berlin
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Swedish word of the day

fin

adjective

Fin means anyhting from sweet to proper. When someone says, Du är så fin it's quite a compliment.


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