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Stockholm riots: a look at causes and consequences

National: 24 May 13
After five nights of rioting throughout the outskirts of Stockholm, many in Sweden and elsewhere are trying to make sense of it all. The Local spoke to a mix of commentators and local politicians to get their views. READ »

Swedish riot police to call in reinforcements

National: 24 May 13
With Swedish police set to call in reinforcements in an attempt to get the now five-day-old wave of arson and vandalism under control, Sweden's image abroad may have been tarnished. READ »

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. READ »

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. READ »

Stockholm riots: a view from the street in Husby

Analysis & Opinion: 22 May 13
Following three nights of violence that left cars smouldering in several Stockholm suburbs, The Local travelled to the north-western district of Husby where the disturbances began to see how the riots have affected local residents. READ »

Seven arrested over Stockholm's Husby riots

National: 21 May 13
Seven people were arrested on Tuesday following the Husby riots in northern Stockholm, with Sweden's Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt warning that the unrest may continue. READ »

'Husby is usually a very peaceful place'

Analysis & Opinion: 20 May 13
In the wake of Sunday's night's unrest in the north Stockholm district of Husby, The Local catches up with the editor of a local newspaper to find out more about what caused residents to take to the streets and how police responded. READ »

Solna voted best place to live in Sweden

Business & Money: 17 May 13
Solna, a suburb just north of Stockholm, is the best place to live in Sweden, according to a new ranking published on Friday by Swedish news magazine Fokus. READ »

'Exorcism punishes kids for family's woes'

National: 14 May 13
With several recent cases of parents attempting to exorcise their "witch" children in Sweden, Congolese-Swedish pastor Josef Nsumbu explains the kindoki belief at the heart of the abuse. READ »

Government locks horns with opposition over jobs

Business & Money: 6 May 13
Swedish political party leaders clashed on primetime TV on Sunday night, with Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt and opposition leader Stefan Löfven butting heads over labour policy. READ »

'We will erase youth unemployment': Löfven

Politics: 1 May 13
On May Day, Social Democrat leader Stefan Löfven promised to put all young Swedes to work and to scrap the centre-right coalition government's programme for the long-term unemployed. READ »

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. READ »

Deputy-governor leaves Riksbank in rate protest

Business & Money: 22 Apr 13
Lars E O Svensson will not run for re-election as deputy-governor of Sweden's national bank, saying he has failed to persuade his colleagues to cut interest rates, which he believes could have saved Swedish jobs. READ »

Riksbank holds interest rate at one percent

Business & Money: 17 Apr 13
Sweden's benchmark interest rate will remain at one percent for longer than previously planned, the Riksbank announced on Wednesday citing the need to "support the recovery" in a time of weak economic growth. READ »

'Weak, slow and difficult' economy ahead: Borg

Business & Money: 15 Apr 13
Swedes are in for a rough economic ride in years ahead, as Finance Minister Anders Borg has warned of rising unemployment, weaker economic growth and rising public debt in the spring fiscal policy bill released on Monday. READ »

'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. READ »

'Sweden saved my career from Spain's meltdown'

National: 8 Apr 13
For the longest time, architect Jon-Ander Azpiazu Juaristi held Spain's economic fizzle at arm's length, until rising unemployment caught up with him too. He tells The Local how moving to Sweden saved his career. READ »

Social Democrats want compulsory preschools and high schools

Education: 6 Apr 13
Social Democrat congress delegates have supported the party's proposal to introduce compulsory preschools for children from the age of two and to make high school mandatory. READ »

Scrap mock solutions to unemployment: Löfven

Politics: 4 Apr 13
Stefan Löfven, who was officially elected to head his party on Thursday, said in his first address that the Social Democrats must outline a "feminist agenda" in a speech also dominated by labour policy. READ »

Opposition: Alliance jobs policy 'doesn't work'

Business & Money: 4 Apr 13
The Social Democrat party's economic policy spokeswoman Magdalena Andersson lambasted the government's jobs policy on Thursday, as she addressed party members preparing to officially elect Stefan Löfven as their leader. READ »

Reinfeldt slams Cameron over immigration stance

Politics: 27 Mar 13
Swedish Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt has criticized David Cameron over the British prime minister's plans to restrict migrants' access to social benefits. READ »

'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. READ »

Student job-seeking tips: 'just go out and ask'

Education: 18 Mar 13
Students in Sweden, especially foreign students, can be left struggling when looking for extra work to support their studies. For this week's JobTalk, we find out why it's a problem and how it can be tackled. READ »

'Young Swedes need more mental health help'

Science & Technology: 6 Mar 13
One in four 16- to 18-year-olds in Sweden suffers from mental health issues, according to a report from the OECD, which found Sweden loses 2.8 percent of GDP annually in mental health-related costs. READ »

Bienvenido to The Local Spain!

National: 5 Mar 13
Today The Local Spain is throwing open its doors, bringing locally-sourced Spanish news to English speakers – both in Spain and abroad. READ »

Norway frets over flood of job-seeking Swedes

Business & Money: 4 Mar 13
Swedish labour migration to Norway is threatening to nab jobs from the country's own job seekers, warned a Norwegian business association that also accused Sweden of political negligence. READ »

Stats reveal 'surprisingly strong' Swedish economy

Business & Money: 1 Mar 13
Sweden's economy grew by 1.4 percent in the fourth quarter of 2012 compared to the same period a year earlier, surprising analysts who had flagged for a possible recession. READ »

Borg: housing market set for 20 years of stagnation

Business & Money: 26 Feb 13
Sweden's real estate market is headed for two decades of stagnation, Swedish Finance Minister Anders Borg warned on Monday, reiterating his concerns about the size of Swedes' household debts. READ »

'Stupid' to keep sick pay rule: Christian Democrats

Politics: 23 Feb 13
The Swedish government is split over whether to reform a rule requiring businesses to cover the first two weeks of sick leave pay for employees. READ »

'Job centre wastes time policing the unemployed'

Politics: 19 Feb 13
The opposition Social Democrats have set their sights on revamping the Public Employment Service, lambasting the national job centre for wasting time on policing job seekers. READ »

Almost 20,000 temp jobs gone in 2012: report

Business & Money: 17 Feb 13
Some 19,000 temporary jobs disappeared from the Swedish labour market in 2012 as unemployment continued to hit young workers the hardest, new figures show. READ »

Swedes open to pay cuts to save jobs

Business & Money: 7 Feb 13
More than half of Swedes would accept a cut in their salary if it protected against job losses in the current employment climate, a new opinion poll showed on Thursday. READ »

Anti-Semitism row 'could mar' Reepalu's legacy

Analysis & Opinion: 5 Feb 13
There has been a mixed reaction from Malmö's Jewish community following Mayor Ilmar Reepalu's decision to step down, as Patrick Reilly reports for The Local. READ »

Malmö mayor of two decades to step down

National: 4 Feb 13
The Social Democrat mayor of Malmö, Ilmar Reepalu, has announced he is leaving the job on July 1st, saying he wants to spend more time with his grandchild. READ »

'Immigrant areas have fewer social problems'

National: 3 Feb 13
Some areas of Sweden with low levels of immigration have more pronounced social problems than towns with higher numbers of immigrants, according to the conclusions of a new report based on the UN Human Development Index. READ »

Swedish employment package talks collapse

Politics: 29 Jan 13
Swedish employers groups on Tuesday pulled out of negotiations over a key government youth unemployment package expected to create 30,000 jobs, but Finance Minister Anders Borg downplayed the development. READ »

Most work permits given to low-skilled workers

Society: 29 Jan 13
A 2008 change to Sweden's labour migration laws designed to make it easier for companies to recruit non-Europeans to hard-to-fill high-skilled jobs has instead been used primarily to bring low-skilled workers to Sweden, a new report shows. READ »

Sweden to jobless youth: find work in Greece

Business & Money: 29 Jan 13
The Swedish Public Employment Service is urging out of work young Swedes to look for employment in crisis-hit countries like Spain and Greece, where youth unemployment is twice as high as Sweden's. READ »

Wanted in Sweden: doctors and engineers

Society: 23 Jan 13
While the employment level is expected to drop overall in Sweden, employers need to recruit 1.1 million workers in 2013, especially in engineering, medicine, and infrastructure. READ »

Seven key facts about Swedish job insurance

Analysis & Opinion: 21 Jan 13
Confused about unemployment insurance in Sweden? As part of JobTalk Sweden, The Local's new series offering tips and insights about working in Sweden, we've put together a few pointers to help you navigate the process. READ »

Party leaders jostle over job loss threat

Politics: 16 Jan 13
The opposition Social Democrats have accused the government of being ill-prepared to deal with unemployment in the new year's first party leader debate in the Riksdag. READ »

Swedish home prices rise despite slow growth

Business & Money: 16 Jan 13
Home prices in Sweden continued to rise in 2012, despite concerns about growing unemployment and sluggish economic growth. READ »

'Getting a job in Sweden is about who you know'

Business & Money: 11 Jan 13
In the first of a new series profiling careers of foreigners who've moved to Sweden, The Local catches up with Charles Schuettinger who arrived from the US to play handball before a detour in construction eventually led to a career in sales. READ »

'Offer preschools a bonus for hiring men'

Business & Money: 7 Jan 13
Sweden could entice preschools to employ more men with a one-off bonus, similar to a system in neighbouring Norway that aimed to bump up men’s representation in the profession to 20 percent. READ »

Danish labour law attracts Swedish workers

Business & Money: 27 Dec 12
Many thousands of Swedes flock across the sound to Denmark for work every day, but now Copenhagen is trying to tailor the country's labour market 'flexicurity' to a new reality of sluggish growth and rising unemployment. READ »

Sweden slashes 2013 growth forecast

Business & Money: 21 Dec 12
The Swedish government is cutting its GDP growth forecast for 2013 from 2.7 percent to 1.1 percent, Finance Minister Anders Borg said on Friday. READ »

Riksbank lowers interest rate to 1 percent

Business & Money: 18 Dec 12
Citing a euro crisis-tainted economy and domestic thriftiness, Sweden's central bank on Tuesday cut the repo rate by 0.25 percentage points, lowering the country's benchmark interest rate to 1.0 percent. READ »

Sweden's minimum wages 'too high': OECD

Business & Money: 17 Dec 12
Sweden needs to do more for people excluded from the labour market, the OECD said on Monday, citing high minimum wages and integration policies have left some groups trapped in poverty. READ »

Record figures for Sweden Democrats

Politics: 16 Dec 12
A new poll puts the far-right party at a record 10 percent, with an increase in support among older voters and voters in north-central Sweden. READ »

Many Swedes to face higher tax bills in 2013

Business & Money: 14 Dec 12
Almost half of all Swedes will pay more in tax next year as municipalities across the country raise the taxes levied on residents. READ »

Kiruna to be moved over ore and potential ire

Lifestyle: 14 Dec 12
With about tenth of its residents employed by the iron miners who once kindled Kiruna's industrial prosperity, the northern town now faces underground cracks pushing it to move the entire town or it faces the potential ire of the important employer. READ »

'Citizens shouldn't pay for costs of long healthcare waiting times'

Analysis & Opinion: 10 Dec 12
Forcing public healthcare providers to pay fines for long waiting times, rather than leaving citizens to suffer, would help improve Sweden's public system, argues liberal commentator Nima Sanandaji. READ »

Swedish children need to study more: minister

Education: 27 Nov 12
Sweden failed to make an appearance in a list of the top 20 countries worldwide ranked by education quality, a review which coincided with the Finance Minister claiming that Swedish kids need to study more. READ »

Study: Sweden 'fails' at job market integration

Society: 19 Nov 12
Sweden is the second worst country in Europe when it comes to labour market integration, according to a new study from Stockholm University. READ »

Young Swedes struggle with woeful job market

Society: 19 Nov 12
With Sweden's youth unemployment statistics consistently high and more young Swedes forced to seek greener pastures in Norway, AFP's Soren Billing looks into the Swedish model and how it's leaving young Swedes jobless. READ »

Swedish press highlights Obama challenges

Analysis & Opinion: 8 Nov 12
Following the significant coverage of the US elections in the Swedish media, the opinion pages of the four main newspapers have moved focus to the challenges which lie ahead for the re-elected American president. READ »

Jobless Swedes paid to move to Norway

Business & Money: 31 Oct 12
A town in eastern Sweden has launched a creative approach to battling youth unemployment in the area by paying jobless young people to move to Norway. READ »

Swedish banks 'a safe haven' from euro crisis

National: 14 Oct 12
Swedish banks report having seen a boost in foreign investors seeking safer investments away from the troubled eurozone. READ »

Redundancy notices hit three-year high

Business & Money: 12 Oct 12
Almost 50,000 people have been served redundancy notices in 2012, the highest figure in three years, according to new figures from Sweden's National Public Employment Agency. READ »

IMF hails Sweden's crisis management skills

Business & Money: 9 Oct 12
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has praised Sweden's handling of the financial crisis in a new report, while at the same time lowering its growth forecast for the global economy. READ »

Foreign degree validation benefits vary: study

Society: 26 Sep 12
While two thirds of those who've had foreign university degrees formally validated in Sweden still don't work in their fields of expertise, the process nevertheless helps jobseekers in other ways, a study has found. READ »

Sweden budget bill sparks heated debate

Politics: 20 Sep 12
Swedish Finance Minister Anders Borg defended the government's 2013 budget proposition on Thursday, in the face of tough criticism from unions and opposition politicians. READ »

Borg unveils budget amid slow growth fears

Business & Money: 20 Sep 12
Despite a stable Swedish economy, Finance Minister Anders Borg fears that the country’s growth may prove weaker than the government has hoped for in the budget, set to be presented on Thursday. READ »

'We can afford to invest in Sweden': Reinfeldt

Politics: 18 Sep 12
Sweden's parliament officially opened on Tuesday with sombre remembrances, royal reflections, and a promise from Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt that the goverment would "invest in Sweden". READ »

Unemployment numbers on the rise in Sweden

Business & Money: 12 Sep 12
There were more unemployed people and fewer new available jobs in August this year than the same time last year, according to new figures from Sweden's National Public Employment Agency. READ »

'Free markets to thank for Swedish model success'

Analysis & Opinion: 10 Sep 12
While Sweden is often held up as a shining example of the benefits of a generous welfare state, a new paper argues that free markets, rather than a large state sector, are the real key to Sweden's economic success. READ »

Are you a graduate? Insure your income in Sweden

Lifestyle: 10 Sep 12
If there was an A-Z of living and working in Sweden, then top of the list of would be a-kassa. To spell it out, they are the organisations that offer unemployment insurance. READ »

Sweden drops in global competitiveness ranking

Business & Money: 5 Sep 12
Sweden has slipped a spot to fourth place in the World Economic Forum's ranking of the world's most competitive countries, having been overtaken by Finland as the most competitive country in the European Union. READ »

Nordea predicts mixed prospects for Sweden

Business & Money: 4 Sep 12
The Swedish economy is going to be improving slowly over the next few years, and it will be households keeping the wheels turning, according to a new outlook report from Swedish bank Nordea. READ »

New millions to troubled Swedish suburbs

Business & Money: 3 Sep 12
The government has decided to award to 200 million kronor ($30 million) in performance based subsidies to boost fifteen of Sweden’s suburbs grappling with social exclusion. READ »

Reinfeldt presents plan for 2014 election fight

Politics: 18 Aug 12
Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt has underlined the need for the four party Alliance to develop a joint 2014 election manifesto, welcoming Centre Party leader Annie Lööf's invitation for talks at her Småland home. READ »

‘Who gains from immigrants being unable to speak Swedish?’

Analysis & Opinion: 31 Jul 12
A report suggesting a two-year limit to the Swedish for immigrants language programme has got journalist Kajsa Ekis Ekman pondering the consequences of this move and just who benefits from new arrivals not learning the language. READ »

Young Swedes nab jobs from Norwegian youth

Business & Money: 26 Jul 12
A steady stream of keen young Swedes over the border has made it more difficult for young people in Norway to get part-time or summer jobs, according to a new study. READ »

French socialists slam Zlatan's 'indecent' wages

Sport: 19 Jul 12
Socialist politicians in France have attacked football star Zlatan Ibrahimovic's "astronomical" salary, claiming that the Swede will have to pay up to 75 percent of his earnings in taxes. READ »

Stefan Löfven finally crosses the water

Politics: 10 Jul 12
Stefan Löfven delivered his first speech at Almedalen as Social Democrat party leader, and while the rhetoric was solid, he has a tough road ahead to bring the party back to the pinnacle of Swedish politics, argues correspondent and commentator David Linden. READ »

Sweden hikes growth forecast for 2012

Business & Money: 5 Jul 12
Swedish finance minister Anders Borg on Wednesday raised the 2012 growth forecast for the Swedish economy, but warned that growth in 2013 would be slower than expected due to the European debt crisis. READ »

Sweden leaves key interest rate unchanged

Business & Money: 4 Jul 12
Sweden's central bank, the Riksbank, has left the country's benchmark interest rate, the repo rate, unchanged at 1.50 percent, but warned that the Swedish economic growth remains sluggish. READ »

'Every global citizen should work in Sweden'

Analysis & Opinion: 7 Jun 12
Sweden's efforts to liberalize rules governing labour migration are meant to ensure that working in Sweden becomes an obvious choice for every global citizen, argues migration minister Tobias Billström. READ »

Sweden Democrats third largest party: poll

Politics: 4 Jun 12
The far-right Sweden Democrats are Sweden's third largest political party, according to a new poll, while another survey shows the three centre-left parties have enough support to command a majority in parliament. READ »

Habo voted Sweden's 'best place to live'

National: 31 May 12
Habo, a small municipality in southern Sweden, is the best place in Sweden to live, according to a new ranking published on Thursday. Malmö, meanwhile, was ranked nearly dead last. READ »

New Swedish union boss seeks welfare state boost

Politics: 26 May 12
Sweden's Trade Union Confederation on Saturday elected as its new president Karl-Petter Thorwaldsson, who proceeded to call for a restoration of the Swedish welfare model. READ »

Sweden drifting from 'Swedish model': report

Business & Money: 21 May 12
Sweden's historically generous social safety net isn't as robust as it once was, according to a new report, which reveals Sweden has fallen below the average for many other developed countries when it comes to various types of social insurance. READ »

Reinfeldt slammed for 'ethnic Swedes' comment

Politics: 15 May 12
Swedish prime minister Fredrik Reinfeldt is facing a storm of criticism from several quarters after using the term "ethnic Swedes" in response to a question about Sweden's high level of unemployment. READ »

Reinfeldt and Löfven butt heads in first debate

Politics: 7 May 12
Prime minister Fredrik Reinfeldt squared off against Social Democratic leader Stefan Löfven for the first time during a spirited party leader debate in which the two sparred over unemployment and other issues. READ »

Bildt: next French leader faces 'wake up' call

Politics: 6 May 12
Swedish Foreign Minister Carl Bildt called on the French presidential election front-runner Francois Hollande on Saturday to take account of European economic conditions if he wins the second round of voting. READ »

No change for Sweden interest rate: Riksbank

Business & Money: 18 Apr 12
Sweden's central bank is holding the country's benchmark interest rate steady at 1.5 percent, the Riksbank announced on Wednesday, saying the Swedish economy was showing some "positive signs". READ »

'People have a duty to make themselves hirable'

Politics: 17 Apr 12
Social Democrat leader Stefan Löfven has admitted that his party has done a poor job emphasizing individuals' own responsibility for making themselves employable. READ »

'Swedes' debts cost society billions': minister

Business & Money: 16 Apr 12
Minister for EU affairs Birgitta Ohlsson thinks that Swedes have too many debts and has launched an enquiry to map out the situation and come up with possible solutions, planned to be completed by 2013. READ »

Sweden slashes 2012 growth forecast

Politics: 16 Apr 12
The Swedish economy is set for a major slowdown in 2012, according the spring budget presented on Monday by finance minister Anders Borg, who warned for the "downside risks" amid the continued economic uncertainty. READ »

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. READ »

Ikea says no to hiring cronies of Italian politico

Business & Money: 28 Mar 12
Ikea has denied a request by a local politician in Italy urging that four of his friends be hired at a new branch of the Swedish furniture retailing giant, which has received 30,000 applications to fill 220 positions. READ »

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. READ »

Borg 'unhappy' over youth employment record

Politics: 17 Mar 12
Swedish finance minister Anders Borg forecast on Saturday that youth unemployment will be the major issue in the 2014 election, expressing dissatisfaction over how government labour market programmes are working. READ »

'Lower Sweden's youth wages': minister

Politics: 11 Mar 12
When education minister and Liberal Party leader Jan Björklund spoke at the party's congress in Västerås, he brought up youth unemployment as well as the hotly debated Saudi arms factory deal. READ »

Why Sweden has had a good crisis

Analysis & Opinion: 2 Mar 12
Stockholm University professor Lars Calmfors explains why Sweden has so far escaped relatively unscathed from the financial crisis - and how the latest bout of uncertainty might affect the economy. READ »

Sweden to cut dropout rate by shortening school

Education: 10 Feb 12
The government is hoping to reduce the number of Swedish high school dropouts by offering a shorter course of study for students who "lack the prerequisites" to finish high school, angering opposition politicians. READ »

Sweden 'an important partner': US ambassador

Analysis & Opinion: 1 Feb 12
Recently installed US ambassador to Sweden Mark Brzezinski speaks to The Local's David Landes about US-Swedish relations and taking Swedish lessons from his two-and-half year old daughter. READ »

Håkan Juholt survives to lead another day

Politics: 20 Jan 12
The Social Democrats' executive committee expressed its continued confidence in embattled party head Håkan Juholt on Friday following two days of intense meetings about his leadership. READ »

Juholt remark sparks political squabble

Politics: 17 Jan 12
Social Democrat leader Håkan Juholt once again landed himself in hot water after saying that the government had “pushed through” defence policies with the help of the Sweden Democrats. READ »

Swedes' disdain for the euro hits new heights

Analysis & Opinion: 27 Dec 11
The debt crisis plaguing the eurozone has left Swedes loving their cherished krona more than ever, a sentiment shared by non-euro country Denmark as well, as both struggle to keep the euro's woes from hurting their own economies. READ »

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