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Do Taylor Swift's ancestors really come from a small parish in rural Sweden?
Do Taylor Swift's ancestors really come from a small parish in rural Sweden?
A community history group tried to get to the bottom of a persistent genealogy rumour surrounding US mega star Taylor Swift and a small parish in north-central Sweden.
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How to pick mushrooms in Sweden like you've been doing it all your life
How to pick mushrooms in Sweden like you've been doing it all your life
Autumn is here, which means one thing ‒ mushroom season! Richard Orange discovers five things you need to know about how to mushroom-hunt like a Swede.
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The Local Sweden @thelocalsweden.bsky.social · 2h
'Only people who got a work permit will keep Swedish permanent residency'
'Only people who got a work permit will keep Swedish permanent residency'
For the Sweden Democrats' immigration spokesperson, Ludvig Aspling, the conclusions of a two-year government inquiry on revoking permanent residency marks the culmination of a decade of work. He tells The Local why he is confident that its proposals will become reality.
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The Local Sweden @thelocalsweden.bsky.social · 2h
Swedish word of the day: kollektivavtal
Swedish word of the day: kollektivavtal
This Swedish word is very useful to know if you're job-searching or experiencing problems at work.
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The Local Sweden @thelocalsweden.bsky.social · 2h
'Born for Sweden': The Local's readers explain what made them move here
'Born for Sweden': The Local's readers explain what made them move here
In a recent survey, we asked The Local’s readers about why they moved to Sweden and how things have gone since they arrived here. Here’s what they said.
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The Local Sweden @thelocalsweden.bsky.social · 8h
Volvo engineer leaves Sweden for Brazil after 'mean decision' to deport teenage son
Volvo engineer leaves Sweden for Brazil after 'mean decision' to deport teenage son
In this week’s episode The Local's Nordic editor Richard Orange interviews José Naves Moura Neto, a Brazilian software engineer.
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The Local Sweden @thelocalsweden.bsky.social · 8h
Today in Sweden: A roundup of the latest news on Wednesday
Today in Sweden: A roundup of the latest news on Wednesday
Doctoral school for police to open in Malmö, Greta Thunberg speaks out after release from Israeli prison, water prices rise and more news from Sweden on Wednesday.
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Appeals court overturns verdict for Danish extremist Rasmus Paludan
Appeals court overturns verdict for Danish extremist Rasmus Paludan
An appeals court in Sweden has overturned one of the convictions for hate crime given to the Danish extremist Rasmus Paludan for two Quran burnings on the grounds that he was criticising Islam as a religion rather than Muslims as a group.
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The Local Sweden @thelocalsweden.bsky.social · 1d
How to turn the one Scandinavian language you are learning into three
How to turn the one Scandinavian language you are learning into three
The Local Sweden's Deputy Editor, Becky Waterton, who speaks fluent Danish and Swedish (and understands Norwegian), gives her best tips for how to learn to understand the other Scandinavian languages if you already speak one of them.
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The Local Sweden @thelocalsweden.bsky.social · 1d
How to make the most of your 480 days of parental leave in Sweden
How to make the most of your 480 days of parental leave in Sweden
The parents of as many as 70 percent of children in Sweden fail to take all the parental leave available to them before it expires. But there are some tricks to make sure you use it all.
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The Local Sweden @thelocalsweden.bsky.social · 1d
Swedish Moderate youth party members under investigation for racist song
Swedish Moderate youth party members under investigation for racist song
Members of MUF, the Moderate Party's youth wing, are being investigated after singing a right-wing extremist version of the song 'L'amour toujours' at a party.
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The Local Sweden @thelocalsweden.bsky.social · 1d
Swedish word of the day: höstmys
Swedish word of the day: höstmys
Our chosen Swedish word of the day is perfect for anyone who's secretly glad that summer has come to an end and who is looking forward to digging their knitwear out from the back of the wardrobe.
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The Local Sweden @thelocalsweden.bsky.social · 1d
The best places in Sweden to see the autumn leaves
The best places in Sweden to see the autumn leaves
It's not just in New England in the US or Canada where going to see the leaves turn golden is a popular autumn activity. Sweden is home to some of the largest uninterrupted expanses of deciduous forests in northern Europe. Here are some of the most spectacular autumn spots.
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The Local Sweden @thelocalsweden.bsky.social · 1d
Today in Sweden: A roundup of the latest news on Tuesday
Today in Sweden: A roundup of the latest news on Tuesday
Employers slam work permit salary threshold hike, appeals court overturns Quran-burning verdict, and other news from Sweden on Tuesday.
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The Local Sweden @thelocalsweden.bsky.social · 2d
What do we know about plans to further raise work permit salary threshold?
What do we know about plans to further raise work permit salary threshold?
A full 18 months after a government inquiry proposed it, Sweden's government has finally announced plans to raise the salary threshold for a work permit, albeit to a slightly lower level than originally proposed. Here's what we know so far.
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The Local Sweden @thelocalsweden.bsky.social · 2d
Q&A: How Swedish Migration Agency's 30-day pledge for researchers will work
Q&A: How Swedish Migration Agency's 30-day pledge for researchers will work
Sweden's Migration Agency from the start of this month is aiming to process all complete residence permit applications from researchers and PhD students within 30 days. We spoke to Maral Pichgah Larsson, unit chief at the Migration Agency, about what the new pledge entails.
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The Local Sweden @thelocalsweden.bsky.social · 2d
Sweden to hike threshold for work permit to 33,390 kronor a month
Sweden to hike threshold for work permit to 33,390 kronor a month
Sweden's government has agreed to hike the minimum salary for a work permit to 90 percent of the median salary, pushing ahead with a watered-down version of the long-delayed proposal despite the opposition of Swedish business groups.
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The Local Sweden @thelocalsweden.bsky.social · 2d
Swedish word of the day: krypin
Swedish word of the day: krypin
Today’s word of the day is a great one to describe somewhere you’re likely to want to hole yourself up in as Sweden enters the colder months.
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The Local Sweden @thelocalsweden.bsky.social · 2d
Can I opt out of giving my biometrics under Europe's new border checks?
Can I opt out of giving my biometrics under Europe's new border checks?
Non-EU travellers heading to EU/Schengen countries will soon face biometric border controls as the EU’s new Entry/Exit System (EES) comes into force from October 12th. But can travellers opt out?
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The Local Sweden @thelocalsweden.bsky.social · 2d
Eight ways to save money on food and drink in Sweden
Eight ways to save money on food and drink in Sweden
Sweden's Consumer Agency estimates a monthly food cost of 3,700 kronor for a single adult or 11,600 kronor for two adults and two children, but how can you lower that? Here are our top tips.
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The Local Sweden @thelocalsweden.bsky.social · 2d
Swedish food prices rise slightly due to falling meat production
Swedish food prices rise slightly due to falling meat production
Food prices rose by 0.1 percent last month, according to food price comparison site Matpriskollen, which means that prices have increased by 3.3 percent since the start of the year. Minced meat and beef saw particularly large price hikes.
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The Local Sweden @thelocalsweden.bsky.social · 2d
Swedish PM visits Gävle after 14-year-old suspected of shooting six
Swedish PM visits Gävle after 14-year-old suspected of shooting six
Sweden's prime minister Ulf Kristersson is set to visit the city of Gävle on Monday, as a 14-year-old boy is held on suspicion of shooting and injuring six people early on Saturday morning.
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The Local Sweden @thelocalsweden.bsky.social · 2d
Today in Sweden: A roundup of the latest news on Monday
Today in Sweden: A roundup of the latest news on Monday
Price of mincemeat rose last month, Nobel Prize week kicks off and few young children meet screen time recommendations. Here's Sweden's news on Monday.
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The Local Sweden @thelocalsweden.bsky.social · 4d
Inside Sweden: Revoking residency, saving Swedish, and the first Muslim citizen
Inside Sweden: Revoking residency, saving Swedish, and the first Muslim citizen
The Local's Nordic Editor Richard Orange rounds up the biggest stories of the week in our Inside Sweden newsletter.
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The Local Sweden @thelocalsweden.bsky.social · 4d
Bilingual schools under fire from Sweden's education minister
Bilingual schools under fire from Sweden's education minister
In this week's podcast: Pressure on English schools, and what's rail travel like in Sweden? For Membership+ subscribers: inquiry recommends revoking permanent residency from people who came as refugees, and what are Swedes up to on the internet?
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