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Members Q&A: Last chance to ask us your Swedish election questions

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Members Q&A: Last chance to ask us your Swedish election questions

The essential guide to voting from abroad as a US citizen

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The essential guide to voting from abroad as a US citizen

Three key scenarios: What will happen in the days after the Swedish election?

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Three key scenarios: What will happen in the days after the Swedish election?

Will the prime minister stay on, resign or get voted out after September 13th? The Local explains what they future might hold.

Swedish election LIVE: Campaign heats up as voting day draws near

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Swedish election LIVE: Campaign heats up as voting day draws near

Opposition's lead sinks to 3.2 points in new Swedish election poll

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Opposition's lead sinks to 3.2 points in new Swedish election poll

Billionaires weigh in as Sweden goes to the polls

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Billionaires weigh in as Sweden goes to the polls

Today in Sweden: A roundup of the latest news on Friday

Today in Sweden

Today in Sweden: A roundup of the latest news on Friday

Who can vote in the 2026 Swedish election?

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Who can vote in the 2026 Swedish election?

Ketchup chips, pickles and chutney: What readers miss since moving to Sweden

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Ketchup chips, pickles and chutney: What readers miss since moving to Sweden

Migration court rules that new Swedish citizenship requirements apply to pending applications

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Migration court rules that new Swedish citizenship requirements apply to pending applications

Swedish word of the day: rikssvenska

Swedish Word of the Day

Swedish word of the day: rikssvenska

UPDATED: Make your own Swedish government with The Local's election widget

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UPDATED: Make your own Swedish government with The Local's election widget

How Greater Copenhagen turned two countries into one talent hub

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How Greater Copenhagen turned two countries into one talent hub

Today in Sweden: A roundup of the latest news on Thursday

Today in Sweden

Today in Sweden: A roundup of the latest news on Thursday

What you need to know about the local and regional elections in Gothenburg

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What you need to know about the local and regional elections in Gothenburg

Voting in Sweden: 'If you don't vote you've lost your chance to whinge'

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Voting in Sweden: 'If you don't vote you've lost your chance to whinge'

2026 Swedish election

Swedish Liberal Party soars over parliamentary threshold in new poll

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Swedish Liberal Party soars over parliamentary threshold in new poll

Top Swedish investor slams Wallenberg's 'shameful' election scaremongering

2026 Swedish election

Top Swedish investor slams Wallenberg's 'shameful' election scaremongering

Politics in Sweden: Immigration is on the agenda, but the debate is surreal

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Politics in Sweden: Immigration is on the agenda, but the debate is surreal

Voting in Sweden: 'I felt betrayed by the Moderates on transitional rules'

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Voting in Sweden: 'I felt betrayed by the Moderates on transitional rules'

Swedish Citizenship

'We don't want people who are integrated in Sweden to be forced to leave'

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'We don't want people who are integrated in Sweden to be forced to leave'

LISTED: The new migration rules that have changed life in Sweden for foreigners

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LISTED: The new migration rules that have changed life in Sweden for foreigners

How to appeal if your application for Swedish citizenship is rejected

Immigration

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How to appeal if your application for Swedish citizenship is rejected

'Dividing families': Iranian academics slam Sweden's 'medieval' family immigration laws

Immigration

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'Dividing families': Iranian academics slam Sweden's 'medieval' family immigration laws

Deportations

Swedish government considers U-turn on 'Denmark solution' for rejected Brexit Brits

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Swedish government considers U-turn on 'Denmark solution' for rejected Brexit Brits

Could your Swedish postcode make you a millionaire?

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Could your Swedish postcode make you a millionaire?

EXCLUSIVE: EU pressing Sweden for answers on deportations of vulnerable Brits

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EXCLUSIVE: EU pressing Sweden for answers on deportations of vulnerable Brits

Social Democrats plan huge inquiry to clean up Swedish immigration law

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Social Democrats plan huge inquiry to clean up Swedish immigration law

Work permits

What Americans abroad need to know about the October 15th tax deadline

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What Americans abroad need to know about the October 15th tax deadline

IN DATA: Work permit applications to Sweden drop to pre-2016 levels

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IN DATA: Work permit applications to Sweden drop to pre-2016 levels

Centre Party promises to scrap salary threshold for Swedish work permits

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Centre Party promises to scrap salary threshold for Swedish work permits

Rise in number of work permits awarded in Sweden as exemptions start to apply

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Rise in number of work permits awarded in Sweden as exemptions start to apply

Moving to Sweden

Seven things you need to know before coming to Sweden to study

Moving to Sweden

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Seven things you need to know before coming to Sweden to study

Reader question: How do you meet the requirements for a sambo visa?

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Reader question: How do you meet the requirements for a sambo visa?

How to sell your house or apartment in Sweden – six key points

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How to sell your house or apartment in Sweden – six key points

Eleven types of foreigner you might meet in Sweden

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Eleven types of foreigner you might meet in Sweden

Sweden in Focus Podcast

LISTEN: What are the Sweden Democrats' plans for immigrants in Sweden?

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LISTEN: What are the Sweden Democrats' plans for immigrants in Sweden?

Why the Sweden Democrats refuse to rescue their Liberal allies

Sweden In Focus

Why the Sweden Democrats refuse to rescue their Liberal allies

LISTEN: What are the Social Democrats' plans for immigrants in Sweden?

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LISTEN: What are the Social Democrats' plans for immigrants in Sweden?

Sweden's election is turning into a nail-biter

Sweden In Focus

Sweden's election is turning into a nail-biter