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My Swedish Career: 'There's more to Sweden than just the big cities'

Tue, 02 Jul 2019 09:59:59 +0200

MY SWEDISH CAREER: From New York to Paris, Tokyo to Stockholm, the benefits of living in heaving metropoles are well-documented. But, as Indian Parul Ghosh discovered when she moved from Delhi to Helsingborg, there's joy to be found in living in a smaller town.

Where to next? Join The Local’s new travel group on Facebook

Tue, 18 Dec 2018 11:07:24 +0100

The Local has launched a new travel-focussed Facebook group and we’d love you to share your insights. You’ll also be in with a chance to win flight vouchers.

How a Syrian mobilized Sweden's biggest asylum centre

Fri, 17 Jun 2016 17:40:35 +0200

When Adnan Abdul Ghani arrived in Sweden from Syria, he was determined not to sit around and just wait to be helped; he wanted to do something.

How a Syrian scuba diver mobilized Sweden's biggest asylum centre

Fri, 17 Jun 2016 14:05:54 +0200

36-year-old computer engineer and master scuba diver Adnan Abdul Ghani arrived in Sweden in August 2014. Not content to sit and wait to be helped, he has set up a support group encouraging refugees to take the initiative in organizing cultural and social activities.

'The booze won't be free even if Greece wins'

Thu, 11 Apr 2013 10:16:00 +0200

In the latest in a series profiling different communities in Malmö as the city prepares to host the Eurovision Song Contest, The Local's Patrick Reilly talks to Greeks in Malmö to find out where their loyalties lie.