A government inquiry into "stricter conditions for free schools" has recommended banning companies who launch a new school or ...

Sweden in Focus, The Local’s weekly news podcast, has been shortlisted for the 2025 Publisher Podcast Awards in the Best News Podcast category.

Sweden’s Social Democrat opposition is calling on the government to double the three-month job-hunting deadline for work ...

Many Swedes have savings in funds or stocks, and are reacting to the fall in the stock market by moving their savings.

Coffee prices hit record high in Sweden, property prices rose in March and Swedish investors react to market chaos. Here's ...

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Anti-corruption experts have urged Sweden to tighten up rules regarding ministers' share deals, after two members of ...

Krona is one of the first Swedish words you’ll come across, whether you live in the country or are just visiting as a tourist ...

D: The Stockholm stock exchange plummeted on Monday morning as US President Donald Trump's tariffs looked set to spark a ...

Sweden hopes to attract more researchers to its universities from outside of Europe with the help of a new grant.

President Donald Trump's imposition of a 20 percent blanket tariff on imports has sent shockwaves through the global economy, ...

Turbulent week ahead for global stock markets as trade war gears up, Malmö council staff left shame-faced by fake phishing ...