The Local Sweden 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 The unmanned supermarkets rescuing Sweden's rural areas One after another, grocery stores are shutting down in rural Sweden, leaving villagers to travel miles to buy food. But a new type of shop has sprung up in their wake: unmanned supermarkets in mobile containers. https://www.thelocal.se/20210523/the-unmanned-supermarkets-rescueing-swedens-rural-areas Sun, 23 May 2021 11:17:09 +0200 the-unmanned-supermarkets-rescueing-swedens-rural-areas What you need to know about Sweden's plans for a digital currency Sweden has taken one step closer towards its own digital currency – the “e-krona”. https://www.thelocal.se/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 A million Swedes are digitally excluded: report Tech-savvy Swedes? Perhaps not. A new study suggests that at least a million of its residents feel the pain of the digital divide. https://www.thelocal.se/20161027/a-million-swedes-are-digitally-excluded-report Thu, 27 Oct 2016 09:47:17 +0200 a-million-swedes-are-digitally-excluded-report