Brazilian guitarist Thiago Trinsi has studied at the prestigious Berklee College of Music and taught in three continents. Now living in Sweden, he explains to The Local why he thinks his new instructional videos can help other musicians to take a step forward with their playing.
It takes a brave type to tackle the world of alcohol production in Sweden. The country’s laws in the area are notoriously tight: the only shop allowed to sell anything over 3.5 percent alcohol is state monopoly Systembolaget. Despite that, Kiwi expats Kerryn Beattie and Craig Donovan felt confident enough to launch their own Stockholm brewery in 2014, and so far, things are going well.
Malmö and Sicily may be thousands of kilometres apart, but in one special ice cream bar in the city they combined so well that it led to love. Italian blogger Silvia La Rosa tells the story of Dolce Sicilia and its founder Francesca Maugeri.
Jill Leckie moved to Sweden with her Swedish partner when she was pregnant because it felt like the right move. And it was, but without her old support system back in the UK, she started a blog called Littlebearabroad to compensate. And now it's a full-on business.
Swedish car maker Volvo launched what it described as one of its biggest recruitment campaigns ever on Tuesday, in the hope of attracting hundreds of new engineers to Sweden.
Shaun and Johanna Corby had been discussing moving to Sweden for a long time, but work and other life realities would often get in the way of making it happen. Finally, last year they decided to take the plunge.
Visiting Swedish Lapland was life-changing for Chad Blakley, who fell in love with it and the stunning natural phenomenon called auroras, or the Northern Lights. The Local spoke to the co-founder of Lights Over Lapland to find out how he ended up here.
Jonathan Luck is no stranger to the Malmö restaurant scene, but the Welshman who has already overseen one eatery in the city now has an entirely new challenge on his hands.
The number of non-EU graduates pursuing careers in Sweden after they finish their university studies has dropped sharply in the past years, according to figures by the Migration Agency.
Unemployed Norwegians are being urged to head for greener pastures in Sweden as the country's oil boom peters out, reversing the age-old trend of young Swedes moving to Norway to work.
Attention spans may be shorter than ever in the digital age, but Charlotte Ormston is determined to make people pay attention to quality writing. The Scot explains how Malmö and the Swedish spirit of collaboration inspired her unique new publishing venture.
Is it possible to balance a full-time job at a Swedish start-up with a career in music? That’s exactly what Sheona Urquhart is attempting to do. After spending two years living in London, the Australian singer, actress and communications professional relocated to Stockholm last May, and she hasn’t wasted any time in her quest to establish herself in her new home.
