When you buy an apartment in Sweden, you're usually actually buying into a housing association (bostadsrättsförening), and it's crucial to understand the state of their finance ...

There are multiple types of permanent residence documents in Sweden, which can lead to confusion about residency status. The application processes and rights granted depend on ...

The ski season is just a few weeks away. Here are the rules in place in different European countries. ...

Moving to Sweden can be a culture shock, no matter where you come from, whether it's the cold winters, the hatred of small talk or bureaucracy. However, you might not have expe ...

Applications are open for a third and final round of our popular Solutions Journalism for Migration Reporters course, run by The Local's journalists and offered free for journa ...

A parliamentary majority has voted no to allowing exemptions for international researchers who want to stay in Sweden permanently after their doctoral studies. ...

If you've spent time in Swedish rural towns, you may have come across groups of teenagers driving small cut-off cars with a max speed of 30km/h and an orange warning triangle o ...

The prize-winning rapper, known for single “Katten i trakten” and album “Första klass”, was shot dead in Hammarby Sjöstad in Stockholm last night, police confirmed to local new ...

Today's word of the day is a word so Swedish there's even a public authority dedicated to it. ...

What are the latest Covid-19 rules if you are driving across borders within the EU and how strict are the border controls in reality? Here's the lowdown. ...

Last year, Sweden's influenza season was practically non-existent, but now that most Covid restrictions have been lifted and society opens up, things may be different. So how m ...

Who can get the influenza vaccine for free in Sweden, and how much does it cost if you're not eligible? ...

Getting ill in a new or unfamiliar country is always an upsetting experience, but if you can't escape the pesky bugs that crop up around this time of year, you can at least use ...

These two words come together to form a very common little phrase in Swedish. ...

The Swedish alcohol chain Systembolaget has trialled home delivery in select areas since 2019, but soon the service will be available for all Swedish regions. ...

A new cross-border collaboration to match Swedish job seekers with Danish employers aims to solve the late-pandemic labour crises in both countries. ...

Here's a quintessentially Swedish word which is used very often. ...

Rory Crean, a British postdoctoral researcher at Uppsala University, has developed an interactive website to compare rent prices throughout Sweden. The Local got in touch with ...

Ericsson's net profits are better than expected, but it is concerned about facing reprisals in China after rival Huawei was banned from selling its equipment in Sweden. ...

This Swedish false friend means something quite different from the English, and it's a crucial word for living in Sweden. ...

The Local's vocabulary guide to some of Sweden's most essential weather words and sayings. ...