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Inside Sweden: Snow, snow, and more snow

In this week's Inside Sweden The Local's Mandy Pipher writes about experiencing Umeå moving from autumn to full-on winter overnight, and rounds up the week's biggest stories.

The Local Sweden · 23 hrs ago

Sweden wants to block Russian athletes from competing in country: minister to AFP

Sweden's government said Friday that it wanted to prevent Russian athletes from competing there, following similar announcements from neighbouring Finland and Norway.

The Local Sweden · 1 day ago

Opinion: Sweden's Brexit Brits aren't 'sob stories', they're victims of state failure

A Swedish journalist claims that coverage of the deportations of Brexit Brits amounts to nothing more than "sob stories". She couldn't be more wrong: the cases are an example of…

The Local Sweden · 2 days ago

Swedish party leaders race to meet Centre Party's coalition deadline

Sweden's Social Democrats and Moderates are set to present their government proposals to the Centre Party today, in a last-ditch attempt to win them over to their side.

The Local Sweden · 2 days ago

Can you form a Swedish government? A Very Useful decision tree from The Local

As the process to form a Swedish government drags on past the two-month mark, The Local decided we could all use a bit of comic relief.

The Local Sweden · 2 days ago

EXPLAINED: When do you have to leave Sweden to change permit type?

The Local has reported on several cases recently where foreigners have been forced to leave Sweden to apply for a residency permit on new grounds. Here are the rules to the best of…

The Local Sweden · 2 days ago

Blame game over dwindling chance to stop Sweden's unfair deportations

A bitter blame game has erupted between leading Left Party and Centre Party MPs, with each accusing the other of squandering a chance to stop unfair deportations by blocking a…

The Local Sweden · 2 days ago

Up to 100 drivers stranded on E4 in northern Sweden snowstorm

Drivers in parts of northern Sweden are being warned to leave their car at home, after heavy snowfall continued overnight.

The Local Sweden · 2 days ago

Foreigners in Sweden sick and tired of political brinkmanship

This week: Temperature rises but still stalemate in Swedish politics, cost of living on the up, and why is goose blood on the menu this weekend?

The Local Sweden · 3 days ago

Sweden's Centre Party sets deadline for Left Party to drop ministerial demands

The Centre Party has hit back at the Left Party's ultimatum by throwing down its own gauntlet – giving it a deadline to announce whether it is willing to drop its demand for…

The Local Sweden · 3 days ago

Travellers accused of overstaying EU's 90-day rule after being caught in EES chaos

Several British travellers have told how they were incorrectly accused of overstaying their 90-day allowance due to the chaotic introduction of the EU's new EES biometric border…

The Local Sweden · 3 days ago

'Historic decision': Left Party demands Centre Party pick a side in Swedish government talks

UPDATED: Sweden's Left Party will be ready to negotiate with the Centre Party, its leader Nooshi Dadgostar announced at a hastily called press conference, but didn't immediately…

The Local Sweden · 3 days ago

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