A number of schools in Sweden have cut meat from their menus in recent years, sometimes provoking strong reactions, and companies have also experienced backlashes.
Picking up Swedish habits is the first sign you're becoming a local.
A career in sports doesn’t necessarily mean training to become the next Olympic champion, Eye Of The Tiger style. Sport is much more than competitive entertainment, athletic prowess, or school yard keepie uppie challenges - it has the power to bridge divides and to create a more sustainable, equal society.
American author Florence Wetzel speaks with The Local about how Stieg Larsson’s crime novels prompted her move to Sweden, and sparked the idea for her own new book.
Your profession may take you to risky destinations but it’s your job to make sure you’re protected.
As an American in Sweden, little more than the whims of fate and politics separate my situation from that of British citizens living here, writes Victoria Martínez.
The Swedish Transport Agency has called for electric scooters to be banned from the road after a 27-year-old man died in a crash while riding one of the hyped vehicles.
A full-time job shouldn’t stop you from satisfying your wanderlust. The Local spoke to Travel After 5 blogger Alline Waldhelm to find out her tips and tricks for travellers who only have 25 days of annual leave.
Here's a word that's popped up in the news this week but is always handy to know, especially if you want to avoid communal laundry room drama. Intrigued? Read on...
Researchers explain why they chose Stockholm University and how their decision has panned out.
Applying to an exchange programme can be truly stressful, considering each application and country has its own set of unique requirements. For those coming to Sweden from a US university, here are the key things to bear in mind when wading through the administrative parts of the application.
Readly - the 'Spotify of magazines' - is offering readers of The Local a free month's worth of unlimited all-you-can-read magazines. All you need to do is answer one quick question.
Every week one of The Local's readers takes over our Instagram. Today Tomas Spragg-Nilsson shows us his Sweden.
Learning to read and write – it’s a rite of passage. But what about those who are brought up internationally, with two (or more) languages taught simultaneously? Is it a case of ‘double the words, double the work’? Not according to this network of preschools around Stockholm.
Malmö is leading by example and spearheading the UN's 2030 Agenda for sustainable development in Sweden.
... and one company is behind 83 percent of all Sweden's patent applications.
Stockholm has long enjoyed a reputation as one of the world’s leading cleantech hubs. From cleantech equipment vendor Climeon to solar cell company Exerger, the city is pioneering tomorrow’s sustainable solutions, today.
Danderyd, a wealthy suburb just north of Stockholm, has been called the best place to live in Sweden and home to the country's best schools. For years, its residents have also enjoyed one of the nation's lowest tax rates.
Starting a new life abroad is daunting at any age. And for children, who might not have a say in the big move, there is lots of excitement and anxiety about the new place they will soon call home.
When Malmö mayor Katrin Stjernfeldt Jammeh and a group of local politicians stepped off a specially chartered train in the troubled district of Rosengård in December, she made big claims for the new ring line she was launching.
The parents' 18-month-old child was reportedly so undernourished she was close to death.
It's once again midnight sun time in Kiruna, Sweden's northernmost city.
After eight years living in Malmö, The Local's southern Sweden correspondent is convinced that the local Skånska dialect is the best type of Swedish. Read further to find out why.
The Local is launching a book club, and we want you to be involved.
Swedes tuck into waffles on March 25th in celebration of national Waffle Day (Våffeldagen), but did you know that the whole tradition is the result of a mispronunciation?
Swedish actress Bibi Andersson has passed away aged 83. Let's take a look at some of her best-known work, which doesn't just include Ingmar Bergman movies.
The hard-right Sweden Democrats party has emerged as the biggest gainer in the European elections despite a campaign that saw it eject one of its two MEPs from the party after she accused the other of sexual harassment.
More and more people who live in second-hand rentals in Sweden are claiming they have been illegally overcharged by landlord.
Sweden is struggling to recruit enough nurses for the summer period, with hospital staff numbers set to be strained.
From the early years of the Swedish mass migration in the 1850s to the dawn of the 20th century, travel across the Atlantic changed dramatically.
Italy's Deputy Prime Minister Matteo Salvini vowed Saturday not to back down in a dispute with Brussels over the country's budget as Rome scrambles to avoid EU punishment for failing to reduce its heavy public debt load.
