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Swedish firms 'clueless' about foreign graduates
National: 24 May 13
As white-collar union Saco slammed Sweden for not helping well-educated foreigners into the labour market, The Local spoke to researcher Josefin Edström about the disconnect between foreign professionals and Swedish employers.
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Sweden 'fails to help well-educated foreigners'
Business & Money: 23 May 13
The white-collar union Saco has lambasted Sweden's Employment Agency for its failure to help well-educated, foreign-born job seekers, whose unemployment rate is more than three times the average for people born in Sweden.
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Coke leaves Muhammad out of Sweden PR drive
National: 3 May 13
Coca-Cola said it would have been "too provocative" to include Muhammad in a Swedish publicity campaign in which the US beverage giant replaced its curlicue logo with some of the most common names of young Swedes.
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'Any Swedish job pays more than in Romania'
Lifestyle: 3 May 13
With Romania's Eurovision entry considered something of an underdog this year, The Local's Patrick Reilly discovers why many of the thousands of Romanians in Sweden can relate to that uphill slog.
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Sweden's unemployment figures on the rise
Business & Money: 23 Apr 13
The unemployment figures for Sweden rose to 8.8 percent last month, with almost 450,000 Swedes without a job across the country, according to new statistics released on Tuesday.
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Johansson out as most common Swedish name
Society: 17 Apr 13
For years, Johansson has been the most common surname in Sweden, but fresh statistics reveal the storied name can no longer lay claim to the top spot.
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One in ten Swedish newborns to live to 100
National: 17 Apr 13
Statistics Sweden has predicted that eleven percent of girls born in 2012 will live to be older than 100, with about six percent of boys reaching the same age.
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'The booze won't be free even if Greece wins'
Lifestyle: 11 Apr 13
In the latest in a series profiling different communities in Malmö as the city prepares to host the Eurovision Song Contest, The Local's Patrick Reilly talks to Greeks in Malmö to find out where their loyalties lie.
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'Sweden's youth pay for diluted job insurance'
Business & Money: 25 Mar 13
Rising underemployment and curtailed access to job insurance is hitting Sweden's younger workers with a double whammy as they attempt to shore up their income security, unions have warned.
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'Tighten mortgage rules': housing agency
Business & Money: 28 Feb 13
Rising mortgage lending is outpacing the increase in property prices in Sweden, leading a key state oversight board to raise a warning flag.
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Education key to Balkan refugee integration
National: 18 Feb 13
Refugees who came to Sweden during the Balkan war are faring comparatively well almost two decades after immigration peaked in 1994, with seven out of ten employed today, although figures were gloomier for the less-educated.
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'Working abroad could affect your pension'
Business & Money: 4 Feb 13
As Swedes are about to receive their yearly public pension prediction in the post, the authorities note there are ways to calculate pensions even if you have spent part of your career working abroad.
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Average Swedes 'sweet-toothed meat-lovers'
Society: 17 Jan 13
The average Swede is just over 40 years old, enjoys a bag of sweets per week, yet likes to keep active, according to the 2013 Statistical Yearbook of Sweden from Statistics Sweden.
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'Open the borders': Centre Party
Politics: 16 Dec 12
The Swedish Centre Party believes free immigration into Sweden could solve the country's labour-power needs.
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Older immigrants face lower Swedish pensions
Society: 12 Dec 12
Immigrants to Sweden who move here before their 35th birthday have enough time to work towards a pension that is almost equal to people born in Sweden, but older immigrants risk lagging behind socio-economically, a new statistics review shows.
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Swedes' euro enthusiasm hits historic low
Business & Money: 12 Dec 12
Swedish interest in joining the eurozone has never been lower, show new statistics from Statistics Sweden, which also reveal sagging enthusiasm for Swedish EU membership.
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Food in Sweden third most expensive in EU
National: 11 Dec 12
A review of European statistics shows Swedes pay among the highest food prices, clocking in at 20 percent more expensive than the EU average and only topped by prices in neighbouring Norway and Denmark.
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New citizens should all speak Swedish: expert
Politics: 14 Nov 12
Sweden needs to introduce language and cultural knowledge requirements for would-be Swedish citizens, according to one political scientist at an expert panel in Stockholm on Wednesday.
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Sweden boosts support to immigrant students
Education: 12 Sep 12
Sweden plans to spend 409 million kronor ($62 million) to improve education for foreign-born children, an increasing number of whom have struggled to make the grade after arriving in Sweden.
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Five things you didn’t know about Sweden’s diversity
Analysis & Opinion: 13 Aug 12
Contributor Lola Akinmade Åkerström finds that there are few topics that get Sweden boiling with debate more than immigration, integration and all that comes in between.
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Swedish economy continues to grow: report
Business & Money: 30 Jul 12
The Swedish economy grew by 1.4 percent in the second quarter, compared to the first three months of 2012, according to official figures released Monday.
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'Smarter' immigrants coming to Sweden: study
Education: 18 Apr 12
Non-European immigrants are arriving in Sweden with increasingly higher levels of education, according to a new study, although fewer highly-educated immigrants are arriving from Europe and the Nordic countries.
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One in four study at Swedish unis via the net
Education: 16 Apr 12
Earning college credit online is becoming increasingly popular in Sweden, where one in four university students now enrolls in a programme conducted over the internet.
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Reinfeldt slams proposal to lower youth wages
Business & Money: 4 Apr 12
Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfelt has rejected the Liberal Party's proposal to lower young people's pay in the wake of rising youth unemployment in Sweden, and has urged politicians around the nation to follow suit.
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Sweden's 'immigrants' find Big Apple success
Analysis & Opinion: 20 Mar 12
Frustration with being shut out of the Swedish job market has prompted several Swedes with immigrant backgrounds to seek – and find – success in the melting pot that is New York City, contributor Rafaela Stålbalk discovers.
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Three in four Rosengård children 'live in poverty'
National: 12 Mar 12
In the Malmö district of Rosengård over 70 percent of children are living in relative poverty, according to fresh figures from Statistics Sweden, which measures the growing economic divides across the country.
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Swedish men sleep more and stress less: study
Science & Technology: 9 Mar 12
Swedish women sleep worse than men and often wake up several times nightly, a new study shows, and professors claim that stress may be at the root of the problem.
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Sweden's industrial output soars: report
Business & Money: 9 Mar 12
Sweden's industrial output is on the rise, reported Statistics Sweden on Friday, revising some of its 2011 figures due to a calculation error.
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Swedish economy hit by eurozone troubles
Business & Money: 29 Feb 12
Sweden's economy contracted in the last quarter of 2011, shrinking by 1.1 percent compared to the previous quarter and showing the export-dependent economy's vulnerability to the eurozone crisis.
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'Most Swedish emigrants ever in 2011': report
National: 21 Feb 12
2011 marked the largest exodus from Sweden in history as more than 50,000 people left the country, with China proving to be an ever more popular destination for Swedes who move abroad.
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Average Swede likes sweets, booze, and TV
Society: 19 Jan 12
Despite Sweden's reputation as a home for attractive young blondes, the average Swede is 40+, munches on a weekly bag of sweets, washed down with a glass or two of alcohol, while relaxing in front of the TV, a new report shows.
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Steep hike in immigrant unemployment
Politics: 26 Nov 11
More than one third of people registered as unemployed come from outside Sweden, according to a new unofficial report revealed by Dagens Nyheter.
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Migrant workers on the rise in Sweden
Politics: 23 Nov 11
The number of people coming to Sweden to work is rising at the same time as the number of refugees coming to the country is falling, according to new figures from Statistics Sweden.
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'Sweden can't afford to lose clever immigrants'
Analysis & Opinion: 7 Nov 11
Sweden can't afford to keep discriminating against those living in the suburbs and thereby missing out on the payback of years of investment in education and skills, journalist Carlos Rojas argues.
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No recession cuts in Swedes' 'vanity' budget
Business & Money: 31 Oct 11
Despite the turbulent financial climate, Swedes aren't cropping their beauty budget, according to recent figures from Statistics Sweden.
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More Swedes having three kids: study
Society: 23 Jun 11
Since the 1990's it has become increasingly more common for Swedish families to choose to have a third child, a new study from Statistics Sweden shows.
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Swedish town mulls IVF discount to combat population drain
Society: 16 Jun 11
A municipality in northwestern Sweden wants to offer financial aid to employees in need of fertility treatment in an attempt to recruit new residents to the area and boost dwindling population figures.
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Swedes’ opposition to euro hits record high
Business & Money: 15 Jun 11
Nearly two thirds of Swedes say they are against adoption of the euro, the highest figure since polling began, according to a new survey.
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Sweden's population nears 9.5 million
Society: 18 Feb 11
Sweden's population continued to grow at the end of 2010, despite a drop in immigration for the first time since 2004.
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Sweden home to more than 1,600 centenarians
Society: 28 Dec 10
Slightly more than 1,600 individuals in Sweden are more than a 100 years old, Sweden's statistics agency reported on Tuesday.
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Girls more stressed in high school than boys
Education: 16 Aug 10
Stress related to school is most common among secondary school students in Sweden, Statistics Sweden (Statistiska centralbyrån) reported on Monday.
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Sweden reports 3.7% GDP growth in Q2
Business & Money: 30 Jul 10
Sweden's gross domestic product (GDP) grew by 3.7 percent in the second quarter compared with the same period last year, Statistics Sweden (Statistiska centralbyrån, SCB) reported on Friday.
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Trade surplus decreases in May
Business & Money: 28 Jun 10
In May, Sweden's net trade surplus declined to 2.7 billion kronor ($348.59 million) from 8.1 billion the previous year, Statistics Sweden (Statistiska centralbyrån, SCB) reported on Monday.
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Immigrant employment rates vary by region
Business & Money: 11 Jun 10
Employment rates between local- and foreign-born workers differ by more than 30 percentage points in some areas of Sweden, according to a report from Statistics Sweden.
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Middle-aged men dominate election lists
Politics: 11 Jun 10
The majority of candidates running for the parliamentary election in the fall are middle-aged men, according to a survey from Sveriges Radio's (SR) news service Ekot.
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Vacancies increase in first quarter
Business & Money: 18 May 10
After seven straight quarters of a steady decline in the number of available jobs, the demand for labour has increased in the first quarter.
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Unemployment falls for first time since crisis
Business & Money: 10 May 10
For the first time since the financial crisis, the unemployment rate has begun to fall compared to the situation a year ago. At the end of last week, 221,622 were registered as unemployed with the Public Employment Service (Arbetsförmedlingen), a decrease of 2,765 from the week before.
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Pension gaps continue to grow: report
Politics: 3 Apr 10
Income gaps among Swedish pensioners, and between pensioners and the wider population, have grown over the last 10 years, according to a report from Statistics Sweden covering 1999-2008.
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Fifth of Swedish population foreign
National: 29 Jan 10
Latest figures from Statistics Sweden reveal that in the last 50 years the number of foreigners living in Sweden or people with two foreign-born parents has risen from four to nearly 20 percent.
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Sweden boasts record high population growth
National: 21 Dec 09
Sweden's population grew more in 2009 than it has in any year since 1946, according to new figures from Statistics Sweden.
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Swedes: hard workers or hardly working?
Analysis & Opinion: 15 Dec 08
Doug Lansky takes a look at how Swedish tradition, technology, sick leave, vacations, public holidays and a new management style mean many 'full-time' Swedish workers get 130 days off per year.
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Swedish house prices continue to rise
National: 16 Jul 07
The average Swedish house has increased in value by 9 percent in the last twelve months. In the last quarter alone the average increase across the country was 4 percent, according to Statistics Sweden.
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Swedish companies optimistic about business prospects
Business & Money: 28 Mar 06
Economic conditions for Swedish companies have continued to improve since the autumn and a clear majority of business representatives predict continued growth.
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