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 Swedish home appliance maker Electrolux said Thursday that it would cut 3,000 jobs over the next two years, part of efforts to streamline operations as it faces stiff competition particularly in North America. https://www.thelocal.se/20260424/electrolux-says-to-cut-3000-jobs-in-restructuring-push Fri, 24 Apr 2026 09:52:26 +0200 electrolux-says-to-cut-3000-jobs-in-restructuring-push Swedish steel producer Stegra is set to receive 1.4 billion euros in funding from a consortium led by Wallenberg Investments. https://www.thelocal.se/20260414/swedish-steel-startup-stegra-to-receive-1-4-billion-euro-investment Tue, 14 Apr 2026 11:15:08 +0200 swedish-steel-startup-stegra-to-receive-1-4-billion-euro-investment With less than a month until parliament is set to vote on Sweden's biggest citizenship overhaul in years, Spotify Workers Unionen and the Swedish Confederation of Professional Employees (TCO) have thrown their support behind a campaign to include transitional rules for those already in the Migration Agency's queue. https://www.thelocal.se/20260402/swedish-union-leaders-warn-haphazard-citizenship-reforms-could-harm-international-reputation Thu, 02 Apr 2026 08:31:41 +0200 swedish-union-leaders-warn-haphazard-citizenship-reforms-could-harm-international-reputation Should you tip in Sweden? Habits are changing fast thanks to new technology and a hard-pressed restaurant trade, writes James Savage. https://www.thelocal.se/20240405/opinion-are-tips-in-sweden-becoming-the-norm Fri, 05 Apr 2024 13:59:48 +0200 opinion-are-tips-in-sweden-becoming-the-norm Swedish battery company Northvolt gambled on bringing in untested machines from China and ended up losing at least 10 months as a result, the Dagens Nyheter newspaper has reported on the basis of documents held by the bankruptcy administrator. https://www.thelocal.se/20260202/northvolt-lost-ten-months-due-to-gamble-with-untested-chinese-machines Mon, 02 Feb 2026 09:44:56 +0100 northvolt-lost-ten-months-due-to-gamble-with-untested-chinese-machines The Swedish tech giant Ericsson this month announced it wanted to lay off 1,200 workers in Sweden, about one in every ten. We want to hear from readers who are affected about what they think of the redundancy programme. https://www.thelocal.se/20260123/tell-us-are-you-affected-by-the-coming-layoffs-at-ericsson Fri, 23 Jan 2026 15:22:11 +0100 tell-us-are-you-affected-by-the-coming-layoffs-at-ericsson The payments company Klarna has launched a competitor to Swish, the Swedish peer-to-peer payments service, which will allow users to instantly transfer money from Sweden to friends and family in 13 different European countries. https://www.thelocal.se/20260114/klarna-launches-swish-rival-connecting-sweden-to-13-european-countries Wed, 14 Jan 2026 13:57:23 +0100 klarna-launches-swish-rival-connecting-sweden-to-13-european-countries Tuesday, January 6th, is trettondedagen or the thirteenth day of Christmas, a public holiday and a day off for most workers in Sweden. It’s also known as Epiphany in English. But how are shops, Systembolaget and public transport affected? https://www.thelocal.se/20250103/whats-open-and-closed-in-sweden-on-january-6th Fri, 03 Jan 2025 14:47:30 +0100 whats-open-and-closed-in-sweden-on-january-6th Plenty of Scandinavian brands have made it overseas, but did you realise these companies have Nordic origins? https://www.thelocal.se/20231128/eight-brands-you-didnt-know-were-nordic-and-two-that-wish-they-were Tue, 28 Nov 2023 15:53:13 +0100 eight-brands-you-didnt-know-were-nordic-and-two-that-wish-they-were European aircraft manufacturer Airbus has said that up to 628 of its A320 planes worldwide may need to be inspected for a metal plate “quality issue” that has come to light. https://www.thelocal.se/20251203/up-to-628-airbus-planes-need-inspection-for-metal-plate-quality-issue Wed, 03 Dec 2025 08:59:18 +0100 up-to-628-airbus-planes-need-inspection-for-metal-plate-quality-issue Magnus Hambleton, a partner at the Swedish tech fund byFounders, argues that if Sweden were to make English an official national language, it would open itself up to an entire world of talent. https://www.thelocal.se/20251201/opinion-three-reasons-to-make-english-an-official-language-in-sweden Mon, 01 Dec 2025 10:45:09 +0100 opinion-three-reasons-to-make-english-an-official-language-in-sweden The Swedish government warned on Friday that it would take action against e-commerce platforms that sell childlike sex dolls after a complaint was made against major player Amazon and two others. https://www.thelocal.se/20251128/sweden-warns-e-commerce-firms-after-childlike-sex-doll-complaint Fri, 28 Nov 2025 16:58:53 +0100 sweden-warns-e-commerce-firms-after-childlike-sex-doll-complaint Sweden's news media trade body, Utgivarna, has reported Meta chief executive Mark Zuckerberg to the police for fake adverts posted on his company's social media platform Facebook, which purport to be from Swedish media companies or their journalists. https://www.thelocal.se/20251128/swedish-media-body-reports-mark-zuckerberg-to-police-over-scam-ads Fri, 28 Nov 2025 11:21:30 +0100 swedish-media-body-reports-mark-zuckerberg-to-police-over-scam-ads The Swedish Energy Agency said Wednesday it was giving 390 million kronor ($40 million) in support to low-carbon steelmaker Stegra, amid fears surrounding the ambitious startup's finances. https://www.thelocal.se/20251126/swedish-steel-startup-stegra-gets-390-million-kronor-in-state-aid Wed, 26 Nov 2025 17:57:57 +0100 swedish-steel-startup-stegra-gets-390-million-kronor-in-state-aid The Swedish payments giant Klarna has launched its own digital currency, KlarnaUSD, promising to "dramatically reduce costs for both consumers and merchants". https://www.thelocal.se/20251125/swedish-payments-giant-klarna-launches-its-own-digital-currency Tue, 25 Nov 2025 16:17:23 +0100 swedish-payments-giant-klarna-launches-its-own-digital-currency A French investment fund specialising in industrial projects using hydrogen urged the Swedish government on Thursday to support low-carbon steelmaker Stegra, which is rumoured to be struggling financially. https://www.thelocal.se/20251106/major-shareholder-in-swedish-steel-company-stegra-calls-for-state-funding Thu, 06 Nov 2025 16:21:35 +0100 major-shareholder-in-swedish-steel-company-stegra-calls-for-state-funding Officials from several government agencies conducted a surprise inspection of steelmaker Stegra's construction site in northern Sweden Wednesday, following questions about the finances of the low-carbon start-up, police told AFP. https://www.thelocal.se/20251105/swedish-police-lead-surprise-work-site-check-at-steel-startup-stegra Wed, 05 Nov 2025 15:18:50 +0100 swedish-police-lead-surprise-work-site-check-at-steel-startup-stegra Music streaming giant Spotify said Tuesday that it had 713 million active users at the end of the third quarter, while paying subscribers rose 12 percent to reach 281 million. https://www.thelocal.se/20251104/spotify-reports-12-percent-jump-in-paying-subscribers Tue, 04 Nov 2025 15:11:03 +0100 spotify-reports-12-percent-jump-in-paying-subscribers After two years of striking in Sweden against electric car company Tesla over its refusal to sign a collective wage agreement, the union which launched the action has no plans to end it. https://www.thelocal.se/20251031/two-years-in-swedish-union-has-no-plans-to-stop-tesla-strike Fri, 31 Oct 2025 13:16:30 +0100 two-years-in-swedish-union-has-no-plans-to-stop-tesla-strike A Swedish court began hearing arguments on Monday in a lawsuit brought by Swedish price comparison site Pricerunner, owned by Klarna, against tech giant Google for over $8 billion for promoting its own shopping comparisons in search results. https://www.thelocal.se/20251020/trial-opens-in-klarnas-8-3-bn-lawsuit-against-google Mon, 20 Oct 2025 19:11:05 +0200 trial-opens-in-klarnas-8-3-bn-lawsuit-against-google