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 Children in Sweden should be required to attend school until they are 18-years-old to ensure they are prepared to enter the labour market, Social Democrat leader Stefan Löfven proposed on Wednesday. https://www.thelocal.se/20130130/45892 Wed, 30 Jan 2013 08:15:00 +0100 45892 The principal of a Stockholm-area free school who "used the school as her personal bank account" has been convicted for falsifying invoices to avoid paying taxes. https://www.thelocal.se/20110617/34414 Fri, 17 Jun 2011 12:17:00 +0200 34414 The government must do more to ensure that Sweden takes advantage of the benefits brought by highly educated foreigners who come to the country, Sweden's national auditor has argued. https://www.thelocal.se/20110420/33308 Wed, 20 Apr 2011 10:38:00 +0200 33308 Swedish minorities face widespread discrimination including a lack of education in their mother tongues, Sweden's ombudsman against ethnic discrimination said on Friday. https://www.thelocal.se/20081107/15540 Fri, 07 Nov 2008 17:18:00 +0100 15540 A gymnastics instructor in Eskilstuna may face sanctions after putting a naked 8-eight-year-old boy over his knee and spanking him on the behind in front of other children in the changing room. https://www.thelocal.se/20080118/9693 Fri, 18 Jan 2008 11:22:00 +0100 9693