Alarmed by how much of your personal data is available to the public in Sweden? The Local looks at why some sites are allowed to publish the information, and whether it's possible to get it removed.
Sweden's general election provided an inconclusive result on the national level, with neither bloc winning a majority. But in the country's second city, there was an even bigger upset when a party founded just a year earlier came second in the vote. The Local explains how it all started with a railway.
MY SWEDISH CAREER: Justina Auskelyte is Malmö's Violinist on a Bike. Not that such a job ever existed – but the Lithuanian created it, and the city seems to love it.
The Local's contributor Viktoriia Zhuhan asked visitors to Gothenburg's 'man-free' Statement Festival what brought them there and what their own statement was.
Despite unusually hot weather, major sports events, and tighter mortgage rules, the Swedish property market remained stable this summer. But property agents believe the September elections may change things.
Alexandra 'Austin' Muirhead, 31, is about to run her first ever music festival, in Gothenburg. It comes at a hectic time for the Canadian, who is sleeping in a rehearsal studio as her working holiday visa is close to expiring.
At a public park in Gothenburg, city authorities plan to tackle crime rates with a redesign aimed at making the area feel safer. The Local spoke to residents and those working on the project to find out more.
After a spate of car fires in western Sweden and other parts of the country, The Local spoke to experts and a local resident to learn more about the causes of the unrest, and the possible consequences for the community.
When Nathan Lloyd and Tom Jones moved to Malmö one year ago, they brought with them 68 boxes and a dream of being European. Their first year in Sweden has brought both despair and inspiration, they tell The Local.
Sweden's prolonged heatwave this summer has left locals scrambling for ways to keep cool, and led to unexpected consequences. The Local contributor Viktoriia Zhuhan went searching for the last electric fan in Sweden.
The Local took a ride on one of Sweden's Book Buses in Gothenburg, a project run by municipal libraries in Sweden to bring books closer to the citizens. Because of this summer's extremely hot weather, they can often be found at the beach.
The chief of a group of Polish firefighters helping Sweden battle a spate of wildfires says the hot and dry conditions are "perfect" for just one spark to cause more blazes.
Swedish farmers are struggling to feed their animals and many are even having to lead cows to early slaughter after an unusually harsh drought caught the country unprepared.
Want to donate blood in Sweden? Learn the language first. This hurdle stops many internationals from becoming donors, but it may soon change for English-speakers in Stockholm, The Local finds out.
