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Europe's Erasmus founder Sofia Corradi dies, aged 91

Education

Europe's Erasmus founder Sofia Corradi dies, aged 91

How anyone who has worked in the UK can boost their pension

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How anyone who has worked in the UK can boost their pension

Gang deportations and goose blood: What changes in Sweden in November

What changes in Sweden

Gang deportations and goose blood: What changes in Sweden in November

A new Centre Party leader, an inquiry reports on deporting suspected gang criminals without trial, and All Saints Day. Here's what's happening in Sweden in November.

13 sure signs you've mastered the Swedish language

Language and culture

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13 sure signs you've mastered the Swedish language

How hatred and threats are undermining Swedish democracy

Sweden In Focus

How hatred and threats are undermining Swedish democracy

TELL US: How sexually liberated are Swedish people really?

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TELL US: How sexually liberated are Swedish people really?

Inside Sweden: Work Permit rules, sexual openness, and autumn leaves

Inside Sweden

Inside Sweden: Work Permit rules, sexual openness, and autumn leaves

How to lower the monthly cost of your Swedish mortgage

Money

How to lower the monthly cost of your Swedish mortgage

EXPLAINED: What happens when a foreigner gets arrested in Sweden?

Crime

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EXPLAINED: What happens when a foreigner gets arrested in Sweden?

Can I meet Sweden's work permit threshold by working multiple jobs?

Working in Sweden

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Can I meet Sweden's work permit threshold by working multiple jobs?

RANKED: Which countries in Europe are better at integrating immigrants?

Immigration

RANKED: Which countries in Europe are better at integrating immigrants?

What's in Sweden's new package of work permit rules?

Work Permits

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What's in Sweden's new package of work permit rules?

Why international Life Scientists are choosing Gothenburg

Partner Content

Why international Life Scientists are choosing Gothenburg

'Norwegian office workers are lazy': How do Swedes rate life in Norway?

Living in Norway

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'Norwegian office workers are lazy': How do Swedes rate life in Norway?

Swedish word of the day: höst

Swedish word of the day

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Swedish word of the day: höst

Seven signs that autumn in Sweden is well and truly here

swedish habits

Seven signs that autumn in Sweden is well and truly here

Swedish Citizenship

EXPLAINED: How to become a Swedish citizen

Swedish citizenship

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EXPLAINED: How to become a Swedish citizen

'We are aware of this': Swedish Migration Agency on citizenship passport refusals

Swedish citizenship

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'We are aware of this': Swedish Migration Agency on citizenship passport refusals

Who was the first Muslim to gain Swedish citizenship?

Swedish history

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Who was the first Muslim to gain Swedish citizenship?

UPDATED: What's the current status of Sweden's planned migration laws?

Residency permits

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UPDATED: What's the current status of Sweden's planned migration laws?

Working in Sweden

Parents of Malmö's hummus bar owner given weeks to leave country

Residency permits

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Parents of Malmö's hummus bar owner given weeks to leave country

Swedish business strongly backs new EU rules to simplify work permits

Work Permits

Swedish business strongly backs new EU rules to simplify work permits

What do we know about plans to further raise the work permit salary threshold?

Work Permits

What do we know about plans to further raise the work permit salary threshold?

Sweden to hike threshold for work permit to 33,390 kronor a month

Work Permits

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Sweden to hike threshold for work permit to 33,390 kronor a month

Moving to Sweden

EXPLAINED: The various types of permanent residency documents in Sweden

Immigration

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EXPLAINED: The various types of permanent residency documents in Sweden

What Sweden’s new self-sufficiency rules could mean for foreign researchers

Moving to Sweden

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What Sweden’s new self-sufficiency rules could mean for foreign researchers

Eleven types of foreigner you might meet in Sweden

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Eleven types of foreigner you might meet in Sweden

How to get permanent residency in Sweden

Residency permits

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How to get permanent residency in Sweden

Living in Sweden

How to save money on your energy bill in Sweden

Energy

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How to save money on your energy bill in Sweden

Should you take vitamin D supplements if you live in Sweden?

Health

Should you take vitamin D supplements if you live in Sweden?

Swedish word of the day: harkla

Swedish word of the day

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Swedish word of the day: harkla

'We're not in a labour market in Sweden, we're in network-related recruitment'

Sweden In Focus

'We're not in a labour market in Sweden, we're in network-related recruitment'

How can Europe protect its skies against 'escalating' drone menace?

Military

How can Europe protect its skies against 'escalating' drone menace?

EXPLAINED: What's the best way to bring an ageing parent to Sweden?

Residency permits

EXPLAINED: What's the best way to bring an ageing parent to Sweden?

What's too expensive in Sweden (and what do you miss when you're not here)?

Sweden In Focus

What's too expensive in Sweden (and what do you miss when you're not here)?

Swedish word of the day: å

Swedish word of the day

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Swedish word of the day: å

Sweden in Focus Podcast

Volvo engineer leaves Sweden for Brazil after 'mean decision' to deport teenage son

Sweden In Focus

Volvo engineer leaves Sweden for Brazil after 'mean decision' to deport teenage son

What's in the Swedish right's radical new plan (apart from disenfranchising immigrants)?

Sweden In Focus

What's in the Swedish right's radical new plan (apart from disenfranchising immigrants)?

Bilingual schools under fire from Sweden's education minister

Sweden In Focus

Bilingual schools under fire from Sweden's education minister

Sweden’s teen deportation problem ‘extremely easy’ to fix

Sweden In Focus

Sweden’s teen deportation problem ‘extremely easy’ to fix