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10 romantic Swedish towns to visit in 2018

Everyone knows about the big cities, but smaller towns are an equally important part of the Swedish experience. With a new year upon us, The Local rounds up 10 of the most romantic Swedish towns to visit in 2018. Time to start planning.

living in sweden

The five worst places to live in Sweden, according to the people who live there

There is no harsher critic of an area than a local, according to the results of a new survey revealing the worst places to live in Sweden, per the people who actually live there.

naked

Ten rules for getting naked in Sweden

Sweden is known throughout the world for several types of sin - and a lot of them involve shedding clothes. The Local sets out to debunk the myths and explain Swedish nudity in ten simple rules.

Renting

Malmö man in hot water over blue curtains

An apartment owner in Malmö is in trouble with his building’s tenant-owner’s association because his curtains don’t match those of other apartments in the building.

Property

Britain looks to Sweden for flat-pack homes

Building has started on a first batch of low-cost, flat-pack homes – a Swedish design to ease the housing crunch – in Britain, which is in the grip of a chronic shortage of affordable housing amid rising prices and immigration.