Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson of the Moderates told press this morning, June 1st, that the governing parties and the Sweden ...

This year, Green Party MP Annika Hirvonen has been leading the parliamentary pushback against migration reforms. She tells ...

As Lufthansa celebrates its 100th anniversary – marking a trailblazing century of connecting travellers from across the globe ...

With just days left before Sweden carries out the most radical citizenship reforms in years, an administrative backlog means ...

The Local's Emma Löfgren and Richard Orange at International Citizen Day Lund. Photo: The Local The Local Sweden's editor, Emma Löfgren, reflects on recent encounters with readers, and shares her ...

Sweden is halving the price of monthly public transport tickets from July 1st until the end of the year, funded by a ...

Sweden's new best municipality for business has been revealed, and it's the town of Höganäs in southern Sweden.

The Green Party is taking an unusual step to get a new vote on citizenship transitional rules to happen in parliament, as the deadline for the imposition of new rules approaches.

Sweden's government has decided to exempt only 27 professions from the new higher salary threshold for a work permit, ...

Fewer than five percent of Swedes now smoke regularly. Photo: Pontus Lundahl/TT Sweden has reached its target of fewer than five percent of the population smoking regularly – and is consequently ...

The Local's Becky Waterton during one of her many other visits to the Migration Agency. Photo: Becky Waterton/The Local The last step before a citizenship application can be approved is the personal ...