A Swedish newspaper has strongly defended its decision to publish a photo of a boy wearing this printed T-shirt, claiming critics used the picture as an "excuse" to whip up racist sentiment against the 15-year-old, who is an asylum seeker.
Sweden may no longer be a beacon of tolerance, but the global media's presenting an exaggerated picture of tensions between locals and refugees, argues The Local's Editor Maddy Savage.
Saga Norén, star of The Bridge (Bron) is Sweden's coolest fictional detective, while Nordic-inspired cartoon Frozen's lead character is called Elsa. Now, both names are among the top five most popular choices of Swedish parents with newborn baby girls.
Abba star Björn Ulvaeus' latest money, money, money-making venture opens in Stockholm on Wednesday night. The other three band members are on the guest list. But will they appear in public together for the first time since 2008?
Swedes should be proud so many foreign graduates are choosing to relocate here, rather than being shocked by our decision to brave the cold, argues The Local's Editor Maddy Savage.
In September 2015, a 38-year-old Swedish doctor admitted plotting to keep a woman locked up in a bunker. His trial doesn't start until next week, but here are the questions already hooking the global media.
Expensive taxi journeys, fear of profit loss and guilt about complaining as the refugee crisis continues. The Local spoke to travellers affected by the new checks on trains going over the Öresund bridge.
A Syrian Stockholmer who stopped his refugee sister from drowning, an enthusiastic TV signer and a Swedish athlete who helped rescue a south American street dog are among the top ten interviewees who made us learn, gasp or laugh over the last 12 months.
He hates the cold and loves making money. So what exactly is 28-year-old American Greg Clayman doing in freezing, high-tax Stockholm? The Local's Maddy Savage finds out for this week's My Swedish Career profile.
Swedes love coffee, are addicted to exercise and can count themselves among Europe's keenest charity donors. The Local meets two entrepreneurs from the Stockholm startup scene who are combining all three passions.
Photos of a 17-year-old Swedish teenager have gone viral after she took part in a 'doppelganger' project for a website and ended up meeting an Irish student who looks just like her.
A baby goat missing from an animal park in west Sweden has been found. But zoo keepers say the kid was so badly injured in a violent sex attack that they had to ask vets to put it down.
Swedish caller ID app Truecaller has confirmed to The Local that a number of consultants and full time employees have been made redundant by the firm, which is one of the country's most successful startups.
From part-time DJ and club promoter, to co-owner of a communications agency, former Londoner Martin Bundock's had a diverse career since moving to Stockholm 12 years ago.
Sweden's anti-immigration party leader Jimmie Åkesson has recorded a cover of a Christian soft rock song, but the man who wrote it has told The Local he'll give away any composer royalties to charities helping refugees in the Nordics.
Four weeks after a masked man attacked pupils and staff in Sweden's first school massacre since the 1960s, children in Trollhättan say they're still scared, while community leaders are fighting to restore the town's peaceful reputation.
Swedes are on high alert for a terror attack for the first time in history. While the move has barely grabbed global media attention, it's a big deal in what is one of the safest countries on the planet, argues The Local's Editor Maddy Savage.
You don't have to stick to Swedish beer and snaps if you're on a night out in Stockholm. Here are The Local's favourite bars with a delicious international flavour.
A spokesperson for Sweden's Royal Court has confirmed to The Local that the Nordic nation's castles and palaces won't open their doors to refugees, despite claims to the contrary in a leading Swedish newspaper.
