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healthcare

Members' Q&A: Does it cost money to give birth without a personnummer?

A reader got in touch to ask how much it costs to give birth in Sweden if you don't have a personnummer (the ten-digit social security code). The Local explains the different factors to be aware of if you're in this situation.

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Alicia Vikander to help present Golden Globes

Swedish Oscar winner Alicia Vikander is one of the stars set to present the 75th Golden Globe Awards.

sweden

Ten things I wish someone had told me before I moved to Sweden

British writer Clement Boateng loves his new life in Sweden. He just wishes someone had warned him about these ten things first...

train

Copper thieves cut off Sweden's main rail line

Rail traffic connecting Stockholm, Malmö, and Copenhagen was brought to a standstill on Tuesday after thieves severed the high-voltage overhead lines in order to steal the valuable copper wire inside.

pirate bay

Arrest prompts Swedish filesharing site to close

A well-known Swedish filesharing site has been shuttered following the arrest of a man who has since confessed to uploading more than 1,000 films to the network affiliated with the site.

media

Reporter fired over Hells Angels contacts

The Expressen newspaper has sacked its US correspondent following revelations that he had close contact with the former leader of the Hells Angels motorcycle gang in Sweden, Thomas Möller.