https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Europe in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed Swedish music streaming giant Spotify made a net profit in the first three months of the year. https://www.thelocal.com/20210428/spotify-posts-rare-net-profit-as-subscribers-hit-158-million Wed, 28 Apr 2021 14:50:27 +0200 spotify-posts-rare-net-profit-as-subscribers-hit-158-million Swedish home appliance maker Electrolux has warned that it is being held back by a global semiconductor shortage, and flagged rising raw material prices as it posted better-than-expected first quarter earnings. https://www.thelocal.com/20210428/why-a-swedish-company-is-worried-about-a-semiconductor-shortage Wed, 28 Apr 2021 14:36:36 +0200 why-a-swedish-company-is-worried-about-a-semiconductor-shortage Sweden has taken one step closer towards its own digital currency – the “e-krona”. https://www.thelocal.com/20210412/what-you-need-to-know-about-swedens-plans-for-a-digital-currency Mon, 12 Apr 2021 09:41:55 +0200 what-you-need-to-know-about-swedens-plans-for-a-digital-currency Sweden's biggest cultural exports these days are no longer music stars like Abba and Robyn, but rather video games – an industry that has become so successful it now rivals the country's traditional shipments of iron ore and paper. https://www.thelocal.com/20210312/analysis-how-sweden-conquered-the-gaming-world Fri, 12 Mar 2021 11:40:13 +0100 analysis-how-sweden-conquered-the-gaming-world Valheim, a Viking-themed video game designed by a tiny Swedish games studio, has quickly risen to worldwide fame, with millions of people riding the waves, swigging mead and slaying the enemy. How did the game and genre become so successful? https://www.thelocal.com/20210312/how-a-viking-themed-swedish-video-game-became-an-unexpected-smash-hit Fri, 12 Mar 2021 09:54:30 +0100 how-a-viking-themed-swedish-video-game-became-an-unexpected-smash-hit