Get your sunglasses out, it's time to invite your friends over for a BBQ.
Listen to episode four of A Woman's Place to find out why the straight-talking guests firmly believe that in Stockholm "you're a human beyond your gender".
Here's how many Brits (and Americans) applied for and received citizenship in Sweden in the first months of 2018.
You might be surprised by how renewable materials are helping the fashion industry turn over a new leaf.
Did you know that as Europe’s leading job site for international talent, The Local can help you recruit your next dream colleague?
As labour automation becomes a reality, robots are no longer just the domain of sci-fi movies and paranoid conspiracy theorists.
Sweden is responsible for some of the most successful and critically acclaimed games of recent years, attracting international talent to the country.
You wouldn’t take out a new mobile phone plan without finding out what’s included. So why would you accept a job offer without doing the same groundwork?
Don't be fooled into thinking Dubrovnik itself is all this virtually untouched Riviera has to offer.
Swedish teacher Sara Hörberg explains the difference between "i en timme", "på en timme" and "om en timme".
Don’t let bad dreams about the IRS have you waking up in a cold sweat.
Commuters in the Stockholm area faced disruption on Tuesday after a block fell from the roof of a tunnel on a busy train line.
Two alumni of the Executive MBA at Stockholm School of Economics (SSE) share their tips for balancing the demanding programme with work and family life.
While the US debates to what extent Russia influenced its presidential election, a small country in northern Europe is already gearing up to fend off foreign interference in its next election.
Football superstars Ada Hegerberg and Liv Cooke are fronting a new UEFA campaign that encourages young girls to kick off careers in ‘the beautiful game’.
The Local asked some of Sweden's best-known tech companies and startups for their insider tips about what they look for in international talent.
Itchy eyes? Check. Runny nose? Check. Uncontrollable sneezing? You get the gist. These symptoms could be mistaken for a common cold, but if you can’t seem to shake them then it might be time for an allergy test.
A man at the centre of one of Iceland's biggest computer heists broke out of prison and is believed to have fled to Sweden – on the same flight as the Icelandic prime minister.
One of Sweden's most prestigious institutions is falling apart. How did it all come to this for the body that hands out the Nobel Prize in Literature?
What child wouldn’t want to study in a school surrounded by picturesque scenery, an array of international friends, and some much-loved Swedish traditions?
A Swedish university college must refund an American student over sub-standard teaching, after a ruling from the country's top court set a precedent for overseas students in Sweden.
Sweden's governing party the Social Democrats on Wednesday vowed to tighten labour immigration rules if they win the election in September.
Amid the ferocity of the protests to ‘Save old Slussen!’, the real -- and potentially devastating -- reason for the controversial redevelopment has effectively been drowned out.
Here are some of her finest moments.
Cecilia Wikström told The Local she is "ashamed" of the difficulty some EU citizens have getting a personal identity number (personnummer) in Sweden.
Parenting is challenging in the best of circumstances. Let's not even talk about being an immigrant parent. No, actually, let's.
A woman was denied French nationality after refusing to shake hands with officials during the official citizenship ceremony, it has been reported this week.
One of the remaining women at the Swedish Academy has dismissed feminist outrage over the resignation of the body’s first ever female head.
Winter may be over, but the ski slopes are just warming up! It’s time to embrace that perfect time of year that Swedes call 'Vårvinter' (Spring-Winter).
Food writer John Duxbury shares his favourite recipe with The Local.
