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Who can vote in the 2026 Swedish election?
Swedish voters will go to the polls on September 13th to cast their vote in three elections: national, regional and local. But who's eligible to vote?
Fika, meatballs and Kalles kaviar: Which Swedish foods habits have you adopted?
It's hard to live in Sweden for more than a few months without adopting some of the local food habits, with meatballs, fredagsmys, A-fil and even aberrations like tuna paste among the foods now regularly eaten by foreigners who answered The Local's survey.
Inside Sweden: How The Local will cover the Swedish election next week
The Local's Emma Löfgren reveals The Local's plans for election week and shares the top stories of the week that's been.
EXCLUSIVE: EU pressing Sweden for answers on deportations of vulnerable Brits
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.
Eight poisonous mushrooms to avoid when foraging in Sweden
With the mushroom-picking season under way in Sweden, here's our list of the fungi to fear.
Election vocabulary: How to talk about politics like a Swede
Can't tell your valfläsk from your partiledare? Let The Local guide you through the Swedish political vocabulary you should know to hold your own in a valdebatt.
So, who's winning the Swedish election? It's complicated
From right-wing liberals to cake with the speaker: explaining the intricacies of Swedish coalition politics for your friends at home isn't always easy. James Savage has written a handy crib sheet to help you sound like an expert.
Five EU countries aim to send rejected migrants to 'return hubs' by 2027
Five European Union countries are seeking a deal with an unnamed non-EU country to host a "return hub" for migrants whose asylum applications have been rejected, with a targeted start date of January 1, a Danish minister said Friday.
How opposition's poll slump could affect make-up of next Swedish government
Sweden's election is turning into an unexpectedly tight race as the gap in the polls between the opposition parties and the right-wing Tidö bloc gets ever smaller. We use our election widget to assess the opposition's options for forming a government.
Centre Party promises to scrap salary threshold for Swedish work permits
The leader of Sweden's Centre Party has said that scrapping the salary threshold for Swedish work permits would be 'one of the first decisions' that would be taken if a centrist government takes power in Sweden.