Stockholm University has publicly protested an order from Sweden's government to help draw up the civic and cultural knowledge sections of a future test for Swedish citizenship, arguing that 'purely ...

The year-long disagreement among the government parties on whether to raise the minimum salary for a work permit to the Swedish median has broken out into the open. What is the controversial policy ...

Sweden's new labour minister Johan Britz this week broke with the government line, demanding a rethink of the "damaging" and "badly constructed" plan to raise the minimum salary for a work permit to ...

Crayfish parties are often family affairs where generations unite in a shared love of crustaceans, but one year The Local’s Paul O’Mahony peeled away some layers and uncovered another side of Sweden.

Sweden's central bank has left the underlying interest rate unchanged at 2 percent, citing unexpectedly high inflation ...

Parliament reopens, a new budget, a possible interest rate cut and...mushroom picking. Here's what you can expect to happen ...

This week's episode of Sweden in Focus Extra for Membership+ subscribers features interviews with Stockholm Cricket Club ...

Even if you have been lucky enough to avoid the teen deportation trap, the underlying problem is still a headache for ...

With great fanfare, a historic red wooden church considered one of Sweden's most beautiful buildings began to move on Tuesday ...

Unemployment among university graduates in Sweden reached its highest level in 20 years in July, new figures show.

Some 200 climate activists including Greta Thunberg of Sweden blocked Norway's largest oil refinery on Monday in a protest ...

When settling down in a new country, one of the most important choices for any family is the school they choose for their ...