In 2025, people born outside the European Union made up about 10 percent of the EU’s 450 million population. But which countries have the largest share of foreign-born residents?
The Swedish government is moving forward with a bill to reject or revoke residency permits of foreigners who are not living up to its standards for good behaviour.
Swedish government announces new energy subsidies and fuel tax cuts, human rights institute warns of fast-tracked legislation, and Sweden handed out 92 teen deportation orders in 2025. Here's the latest news.
Stockholm police have imposed a security zone on the Stockholm district around the US and Israeli embassies, citing an increased security threat in the wake of the two countries' joint attack on Iran.
Want to try your hand at growing your own food or flowers but you don’t have any outside space? Don’t let that stop you. Here are Becky Waterton's top tips for what to grow on your balcony in Sweden.
Sweden's Säpo security police has justified its opposition to adding transitional rules to an upcoming bill bringing in stricter citizenship rules, saying that the process of identifying possible threats "often takes a long time".
Sweden's Liberals re-elect Simona Mohamsson as party leader after four gruelling hours of the mother of chaotic video meetings, Swedish police arrest suspects in nearly all of last year's gun murders, and we've found out the Migration Agency has stopped automatically taking passports in citizenship cases. Here's the latest news.
Electricity prices have skyrocketed in the wake of the Iran war. In southern Sweden in particular, unusually high electricity costs are expected for the rest of the year. Experts say it is likely too late to fix prices.
Whether you were a keen gardener or not before you moved to Sweden, growing in the Nordic climate might not be quite what you're used to. The Local spoke to master gardener John Taylor for his tips on growing veg in Sweden.
Sweden's Migration Agency has submitted three different lists of jobs that could potentially be exempted from the upcoming higher salary threshold for a work permit, with either 21, 55, or 81 jobs exempted, depending on how restrictive the government wants to be.
Amid ongoing geopolitical uncertainty in the Middle East and soaring jet fuel prices, European airlines have cancelled hundreds of flights this spring. The impact on flight services could last for months.
"They have many members who do not see me as Swedish," Liberal party leader Simona Mohamsson is heard saying of the Sweden Democrats, in SVT audio of an internal meeting of the party's Stockholm association.
Sweden's government is currently racing to get some of the most important laws in its "paradigm shift on migration" passed by parliament before September's election. Here are the dates when key votes are scheduled.
Liberals polling poorly after Sweden Democrat u-turn, IKEA cutting 625 jobs, bank governor warns of financial uncertainty, and more news from Sweden on Friday.
An agency responsible for evaluating Sweden's climate policy on Thursday accused the government of taking decisions detrimental to the climate which have distanced the country from its climate goals.
Sweden’s work permit salary threshold is set to rise once again from the current level of 80 percent of the median salary, to 90 percent on June 1st. How will this affect you if you’re on a work permit?
Swedish lawmakers will be asked to return to parliament for extraordinary sessions during the summer, to help the government enact its reforms before the election.
As large parts of Sweden finally emerge out of winter into spring, there will soon be a wide range of produce on offer in the Swedish countryside, if you know where to look.
