Sweden's government has anounced plans to scrap or amend the six-month waiting period required to complete a divorce, as part ...

A Swedish-Eritrean journalist held incommunicado without charge in Eritrea for more than 23 years won a Swedish rights prize ...

Sweden's Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson expressed concern of a new documentary by Al Jazeera, which public broadcaster SVT ...

Some have already left Sweden. Some soon will. Some have had their salaries raised, others had requests denied. The doubling of the minimum salary for a work permit has had a major impact on ...

Sweden imposed a law on Friday allowing police to seize luxury items from people even if they are not suspected of a crime, ...

Hanna Geurtsen, the deputy head of the Migration Agency's new work permit 'special focus area', tells The Local about how the ...

We chat to Americans about the US election result and how it will affect Sweden, Riksbank slashes key interest rate, ...

Sweden's prime minister, Ulf Kristersson, congratulated former President Donald Trump on his election win on Wednesday ...

Apartment prices rose in the Stockholm region last month by almost 4 percent, while the price of detached houses lagged ...

From left, The Local's Nordic Editor Richard Orange, The Local Sweden's Editor Emma Löfgren and Deputy Editor Becky Waterton.

A weakened economy, interest cut delays, continued struggles for the Swedish krona and potential security issues are the ...

When the world feels like a scary place, it's easy to feel isolated from the political process, especially as a foreigner ...