Sweden's economy is growing much faster than expected, which experts believe could mean that the government's financial ...

This week's episode of Sweden in Focus Extra for Membership+ poses some seriously tricky Swedish language questions.

Rån is one of those Swedish words that carries two very different meanings depending on the context. Its history shows how ...

Northern Swedish municipality Jokkmokk was the first local authority to say 'no' to collaborating with the government to get ...

On average, flights from Gothenburg to the rest of Europe cost almost double that of flights to the same destinations from ...

In Sweden, candy is more than just food – it’s a cultural phenomenon. From a medical scandal that gave birth to the tradition ...

The Swedish government paid Somalia five million kronor to increase the number of deportees it receives from Sweden, ...

New figures from Statistics Sweden show that mortgage rates rose last month on all fixed-term mortgages, the same month the ...

Sweden's Social Democrat opposition party has proposed banning under-15s from social media apps in part of a broader package ...

A man in his mid-30s has been sentenced to ten months in a Swedish prison after biting his opponent's fingertip off in an ...

The Local's Nordic Editor Richard Orange rounds up the biggest stories of the week in our Inside Sweden newsletter.

The ruling Moderate Party plans to put 'Swedish values' at the heart of its election campaign next year, Douglas Thor, leader ...