https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Sweden in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed Sweden has ordered the expansion of a key power interconnector to Denmark to be halted after failing to reach agreement with the European Commission over bottleneck fees. https://www.thelocal.se/20260508/sweden-halts-construction-of-power-cable-to-denmark-in-eu-row Fri, 08 May 2026 12:46:05 +0200 sweden-halts-construction-of-power-cable-to-denmark-in-eu-row Sweden's legal watchdog has sharply criticised a government bill that would abolish permanent residency for refugees and introduce other measures to tighten Swedish migration law to the strictest level allowable under the EU's law. https://www.thelocal.se/20260508/swedens-legal-watchdog-slams-draft-bill-abolishing-pr-for-refugees Fri, 08 May 2026 12:24:37 +0200 swedens-legal-watchdog-slams-draft-bill-abolishing-pr-for-refugees In this week's podcast: Fallout from citizenship vote pairing debacle, how the Migration Agency will process cases after June 6th, Swedish language TISUS test decoded, and why are those Swedes staring at you? https://www.thelocal.se/20260430/week-of-chaos-in-swedish-politics-after-citizenship-vote-scandal Thu, 30 Apr 2026 18:03:01 +0200 week-of-chaos-in-swedish-politics-after-citizenship-vote-scandal A conflict broke out in Sweden's parliament on Thursday, with an MP from the far-right Sweden Democrats accused of threatening an MP who said his party could not be trusted after last week's controversial vote on transitional rules. https://www.thelocal.se/20260508/conflict-erupts-between-mps-in-swedish-parliament-corridor Fri, 08 May 2026 10:02:07 +0200 conflict-erupts-between-mps-in-swedish-parliament-corridor Sweden to allow new types of bars and pubs, Council on Legislation slams government plan to abolish permanent residency for refugees, and a brawl in parliament corridors. Here's today's news. https://www.thelocal.se/20260508/today-in-sweden-a-roundup-of-the-latest-news-on-friday-226 Fri, 08 May 2026 08:56:53 +0200 today-in-sweden-a-roundup-of-the-latest-news-on-friday-226 No decision was made when the committee in charge of processing immigration legislation met to discuss, among other things, an opposition bid for a new vote on adding transitional provisions to the recently passed citizenship law. https://www.thelocal.se/20260507/no-decision-made-about-transitional-rules-at-committee-meeting Thu, 07 May 2026 16:52:18 +0200 no-decision-made-about-transitional-rules-at-committee-meeting Another meeting of parliamentary group leaders to discuss the broken-down 'pairing' agreement ended without any solution in place. https://www.thelocal.se/20260507/no-end-in-sight-to-swedens-parliamentary-pairing-chaos-total-deadlock Thu, 07 May 2026 11:47:49 +0200 no-end-in-sight-to-swedens-parliamentary-pairing-chaos-total-deadlock It may not the easiest time to be an immigrant to Sweden. But life is full of highs and lows, and today, we'd like to hear about your highs. Shared joy is doubled joy, so tell us something nice that happened to you in the past year. https://www.thelocal.se/20260507/tell-us-something-nice-that-happened-to-you-in-the-past-year Thu, 07 May 2026 11:02:43 +0200 tell-us-something-nice-that-happened-to-you-in-the-past-year Sweden's central bank, as expected, left the interest rate unchanged in its May update, waiting to see how the war in the Middle East pans out. https://www.thelocal.se/20260507/swedish-riksbank-leaves-interest-rate-unchanged-developments-call-for-vigilance Thu, 07 May 2026 09:53:46 +0200 swedish-riksbank-leaves-interest-rate-unchanged-developments-call-for-vigilance Swedish MPs on the committee in charge of processing immigration laws were set to meet at 10am to discuss the opposition's bid for a new vote on adding transitional provisions to the recently passed citizenship law. https://www.thelocal.se/20260507/swedish-mps-to-discuss-bid-for-revote-on-transitional-citizenship-rules Thu, 07 May 2026 09:06:15 +0200 swedish-mps-to-discuss-bid-for-revote-on-transitional-citizenship-rules Swedish MPs to discuss revote on transitional citizenship rules, more than 300 past and present elected officials linked to gang crime, and women's stock portfolios outperform men's. Here's the latest news. https://www.thelocal.se/20260507/today-in-sweden-a-roundup-of-the-latest-news-on-thursday-244 Thu, 07 May 2026 08:51:13 +0200 today-in-sweden-a-roundup-of-the-latest-news-on-thursday-244 On April 29th Swedish parliament voted through stricter citizenship laws. Because transitional measures were not included, the new laws will apply to all applications that are assessed from June 6th onwards – even applications submitted long before the new rules were even proposed. How will this work? https://www.thelocal.se/20260506/how-will-the-swedish-migration-agency-handle-queue-citizenship-cases-after-june-6th Wed, 06 May 2026 18:19:56 +0200 how-will-the-swedish-migration-agency-handle-queue-citizenship-cases-after-june-6th The first civics test for Swedish citizenship will be offered to up to 1,000 people on August 15th at an undisclosed location in Stockholm, the Swedish Council of Higher Education has said on its website. https://www.thelocal.se/20260506/swedens-first-citizenship-tests-to-be-held-on-august-15th Wed, 06 May 2026 16:22:57 +0200 swedens-first-citizenship-tests-to-be-held-on-august-15th Four Liberal MPs who sat out the April 29th Swedish citizenship vote are again being scrutinised for potential opposition to upcoming Tidö government policies. https://www.thelocal.se/20260506/will-disaffected-mps-from-swedens-liberal-party-now-vote-against-the-government Wed, 06 May 2026 16:01:04 +0200 will-disaffected-mps-from-swedens-liberal-party-now-vote-against-the-government Sweden's summers are so gorgeous that you'd be a fool to spend much time abroad. From mountain hikes around Kebnekaise and Åredalen to the beaches of Österlen and Gotland, from upmarket brunches to loppis flea markets, here are our readers' top tips on what to do. https://www.thelocal.se/20230519/readers-reveal-top-tips-for-things-to-do-in-sweden-this-summer Fri, 19 May 2023 16:11:57 +0200 readers-reveal-top-tips-for-things-to-do-in-sweden-this-summer Today we look at a word that technically means 'woman', but you should be very careful about when you use it. https://www.thelocal.se/20190404/swedish-word-of-the-day-karring Thu, 04 Apr 2019 13:13:09 +0200 swedish-word-of-the-day-karring Sweden Democrat MP Mattias Karlsson has complained that the questions asked in a BBC debate in Stockholm on Tuesday had "such a strong left-wing bias" that he was "close to feeling that SVT, in comparison, represents the height of objectivity". https://www.thelocal.se/20260506/sweden-democrat-mp-slates-bbc-for-left-wing-bias-after-stockholm-debate Wed, 06 May 2026 14:25:57 +0200 sweden-democrat-mp-slates-bbc-for-left-wing-bias-after-stockholm-debate The US has given the European Union an ultimatum - grant access to sensitive police data or else lose access to visa-free travel for EU citizens. https://www.thelocal.se/20260506/us-threatens-to-scrap-eu-visa-waivers-over-data-sharing-demands Wed, 06 May 2026 12:42:51 +0200 us-threatens-to-scrap-eu-visa-waivers-over-data-sharing-demands Sweden is training its armed forces on how to run a prisoner of war camp, with 300 mock prisoners held at a former sanatorium in central Sweden during the current Aurora 26 exercise, AFP reports. https://www.thelocal.se/20260506/swedish-troops-drill-handling-prisoners-of-war-in-new-nato-exercise Wed, 06 May 2026 11:46:13 +0200 swedish-troops-drill-handling-prisoners-of-war-in-new-nato-exercise Sweden's political parties have failed to reach a deal to solve the crisis of confidence in the parliament's pairing system caused by the Sweden Democrat party's decision to win a vote last week by sending in two MPs that it had agreed to withhold. https://www.thelocal.se/20260506/swedish-parliamentary-leaders-meet-with-house-speaker-to-resolve-pairing-scandal Wed, 06 May 2026 10:31:39 +0200 swedish-parliamentary-leaders-meet-with-house-speaker-to-resolve-pairing-scandal