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 Living and working in Sweden's cashless society is easy and convenient -- until, that is, you need to get hold of or handle cash. A new law that came in force on January 1st aims to force banks to continue to offer cash services. Here's what it means for you. https://www.thelocal.se/20200105/what-you-need-to-know-about-swedens-new-cash-law Sun, 05 Jan 2020 21:52:46 +0100 what-you-need-to-know-about-swedens-new-cash-law Not many people can say that their time in Sweden started with being in the same room as Paul Simon, First Aid Kit, Yo-Yo Ma and Swedish royalty, but that's exactly how Georg Bungard's move to the Nordic nation got under way, with his now wife Mia Salazar eventually following. https://www.thelocal.se/20170605/dont-move-to-sweden-just-looking-for-a-job-move-for-the-whole-experience Mon, 05 Jun 2017 08:59:00 +0200 dont-move-to-sweden-just-looking-for-a-job-move-for-the-whole-experience When British expats Laura Hinton and Tyrone Poh-Janrell found there was no place to go for a good brunch in Stockholm they decided to take matters into their own hands. The Local spoke to the owners of the Greasy Spoon cafe for this week's My Swedish Career. https://www.thelocal.se/20150316/there-were-no-good-brunch-places-in-sweden Mon, 16 Mar 2015 13:35:10 +0100 there-were-no-good-brunch-places-in-sweden April saw Sweden's Feminist Initiative (Fi) party add another percentage point to its voter support, edging closer to the parliamentary threshold just days after 52 percent of Swedes said they'd like to see the upstart party in government. https://www.thelocal.se/20140509/feminist-party-gains-new-poll-ground Fri, 09 May 2014 09:48:00 +0200 feminist-party-gains-new-poll-ground Sweden's upstart feminist party on Monday welcomed news it had increased its voter support fivefold, but the social media savvy politicians still need a proper bump to get over the parliamentary threshold. https://www.thelocal.se/20140414/sweden-feminist-party-fetes-dramatic-poll-climb Mon, 14 Apr 2014 13:39:00 +0200 sweden-feminist-party-fetes-dramatic-poll-climb Former Abba star Benny Andersson has donated another 100,000 kronor ($15,468) to Sweden's Feminist Initiative party urging "We need them in parliament!" ahead of the 2014 general election. https://www.thelocal.se/20131231/benny-andersson-abba-feminist-initiative-riksdag-donation Tue, 31 Dec 2013 11:05:00 +0100 benny-andersson-abba-feminist-initiative-riksdag-donation In our series profiling Swedish newsmakers, our pick for Swede of the Week is firebrand feminist Gudrun Schyman, who wants to return to national politics to fight surging sexism and a lulling labour market. https://www.thelocal.se/20130307/46594 Thu, 07 Mar 2013 17:25:00 +0100 46594 Swedish silver screen stalwart Max von Sydow, 82, became one of the oldest Academy Award nominees ever on Tuesday, while "Girl With The Dragon Tattoo" star Rooney Mara was nominated in the best actress category. https://www.thelocal.se/20120124/38704 Tue, 24 Jan 2012 18:02:00 +0100 38704 A woman from Stockholm who recently picked up some soiled pages in a country field in western Sweden could hardly believe her eyes when she realized she was holding a love letter written in July 1862. https://www.thelocal.se/20120113/38492 Fri, 13 Jan 2012 17:03:00 +0100 38492 Letting Swedes hold on to their account numbers when switching banks is one way to put pressure on banks thought to be gouging customers with high margins on variable rate mortgages, financial markets minister Peter Norman said Thursday. https://www.thelocal.se/20111222/38106 Thu, 22 Dec 2011 15:35:00 +0100 38106 Three former traders at investment bank Carnegie have been acquitted by Stockholm District Court on charges of illegal price manipulation. https://www.thelocal.se/20101215/30870 Wed, 15 Dec 2010 15:13:00 +0100 30870 The board of embattled financial concern HQ Bank, including founder Mats Qviberg, have resigned a day after the bank announced the extent of the losses incurred by the closure of its trading portfolio. https://www.thelocal.se/20100630/27528 Wed, 30 Jun 2010 16:43:00 +0200 27528 Swedish investment firm Öresund has been has been authorized by the Financial Supervisory Authority (Finansinspektionen - FI) to buy its investment fund operation HQ Fonder. https://www.thelocal.se/20100614/27214 Mon, 14 Jun 2010 17:35:00 +0200 27214 Financial services group HQ must immediately strengthen its finances and will temporarily sell its fund management company HQ Fonder to its principal owner Öresund for 850 million kronor ($105.07 million). https://www.thelocal.se/20100608/27110 Tue, 08 Jun 2010 20:12:00 +0200 27110 Sweden's Feminist Initiative has again refused to rule out standing in future elections, despite accepting state aid to which political parties are not entitled. https://www.thelocal.se/20070221/6485 Wed, 21 Feb 2007 19:52:00 +0100 6485 Hanoi Jane is in Stockholm today, giving a bit of support to Feminist Initiative spokesperson Gudrun Schyman. https://www.thelocal.se/20060915/4905 Fri, 15 Sep 2006 14:42:00 +0200 4905 If Sweden’s Feminist Initiative gets its way, the government might have to cough up billions of kronor to create a fund to help businesses raise women’s salaries. https://www.thelocal.se/20060911/4852 Mon, 11 Sep 2006 15:30:00 +0200 4852 Sweden's feminist party, the Feminist Initiative, has enlisted the help of actress and activist Jane Fonda and Vagina Monologues writer Eve Ensler, as it tries to get elected to the Riksdag in elections in September. https://www.thelocal.se/20060831/4748 Thu, 31 Aug 2006 15:47:00 +0200 4748 Unfair differences in pay between men and women is the leading priority in the Feminist Initiative's (FI) election manifesto. Companies which operate discriminatory pay policies should be prevented from operating, according to the FI. https://www.thelocal.se/20060323/3360-2 Thu, 23 Mar 2006 17:49:00 +0100 3360-2 Feminist professor Tiina Rosenberg will not face an investigation into her research, a committee at Stockholm University decided on Tuesday. https://www.thelocal.se/20051018/2320-2 Tue, 18 Oct 2005 21:55:00 +0200 2320-2