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 Sweden finally got a new government this week after 131 days of deadlock. In order to get there, several parties had to compromise, and a four-party deal was struck between former rivals. So how has the new agreement affected the popularity of the different political parties? https://www.thelocal.se/20190123/how-has-support-for-swedens-political-parties-changed-since-new-government-deal Wed, 23 Jan 2019 17:56:35 +0100 how-has-support-for-swedens-political-parties-changed-since-new-government-deal If there is one thing you need to know before coming to Sweden, it's that sorting trash is a serious matter. Swedes champion recycling, and within a few months you'll be a connoisseur too. https://www.thelocal.se/20180608/how-sweden-makes-international-students-recycling-converts Fri, 08 Jun 2018 16:10:40 +0200 how-sweden-makes-international-students-recycling-converts Sweden recycled record numbers of plastic bottles and aluminium cans via its official recycling scheme 'pant' last year. https://www.thelocal.se/20180504/swedes-are-recycling-more-than-ever-via-their-bottle-deposit-scheme Fri, 04 May 2018 10:08:56 +0200 swedes-are-recycling-more-than-ever-via-their-bottle-deposit-scheme The UK plans to adopt a new recycling scheme that would see consumers pay a deposit on plastic bottles and cans. In Sweden, such rules have been in place for three decades. https://www.thelocal.se/20180328/thats-pant-the-story-behind-swedens-bottle-recycling-system Wed, 28 Mar 2018 17:17:52 +0200 thats-pant-the-story-behind-swedens-bottle-recycling-system A small majority of Swedes are in favour of a new tax on air travel, a new survey suggests. https://www.thelocal.se/20180326/majority-of-swedes-support-aviation-tax-poll Mon, 26 Mar 2018 10:21:25 +0200 majority-of-swedes-support-aviation-tax-poll Researchers at a Swedish university say that biofuels made from forest residues could replace fossil-based aviation fuels on flights in the country, and they are now keen to demonstrate the technology in action as soon as possible. https://www.thelocal.se/20180313/swedens-forests-could-fuel-air-travel-researchers-say Tue, 13 Mar 2018 17:47:02 +0100 swedens-forests-could-fuel-air-travel-researchers-say A shift to heating powered by renewable energy means Volvo now has its first entirely climate neutral manufacturing facility, based in Skövde, southern Sweden. https://www.thelocal.se/20180118/swedens-volvo-now-has-its-first-climate-neutral-engine-plant Thu, 18 Jan 2018 16:21:58 +0100 swedens-volvo-now-has-its-first-climate-neutral-engine-plant Swedish sales of environmentally friendly cars continued to increase in the first half of 2017. https://www.thelocal.se/20170829/sales-of-green-cars-soar-in-sweden Tue, 29 Aug 2017 09:52:15 +0200 sales-of-green-cars-soar-in-sweden Sweden’s government has announced investments totalling 300 million kronor (31.5 million euros) to help the manufacturing industry reduce its carbon emissions. https://www.thelocal.se/20170827/swedish-government-pledges-millions-for-green-industry Sun, 27 Aug 2017 16:49:44 +0200 swedish-government-pledges-millions-for-green-industry A Finnish energy firm has requested manure from hundreds of horses in Sweden with the goal of turning it into biofuel to heat homes and produce electricity. https://www.thelocal.se/20170824/wanted-in-sweden-manure-from-hundreds-of-horses-to-heat-homes Thu, 24 Aug 2017 09:30:22 +0200 wanted-in-sweden-manure-from-hundreds-of-horses-to-heat-homes Think startups are just about making a profit? The Local contributor Nicole Zerrer found seven from Sweden that will make your life, and the world, a better place. https://www.thelocal.se/20170721/seven-swedish-startups-that-help-make-your-life-better Fri, 21 Jul 2017 19:00:08 +0200 seven-swedish-startups-that-help-make-your-life-better All new Volvo cars will be equipped with an electric motor from 2019, making it the first of the world's traditional car makers to pull the plug on cars powered only by a combustion engine. https://www.thelocal.se/20170705/volvo-reveals-plans-to-go-all-electric-sweden Wed, 05 Jul 2017 08:46:13 +0200 volvo-reveals-plans-to-go-all-electric-sweden The Swedish government is set to propose a new tax on airline tickets designed to encourage consumers to choose other methods of transport and therefore reduce the carbon footprint of air travel – a controversial move as far as the country's opposition parties are concerned. Here's everything you need to know about the new tax. https://www.thelocal.se/20170608/what-you-need-to-know-about-swedens-proposed-new-airline-tax Thu, 08 Jun 2017 14:09:30 +0200 what-you-need-to-know-about-swedens-proposed-new-airline-tax What would you do with five million dollars? Buy a football team or a Caribbean island perhaps? László Szombatfalvy, who came to Sweden as a Hungarian refugee in 1959 before becoming a successful businessman and investor, has decided to do something different. He wants his money to save the planet. https://www.thelocal.se/20170523/why-a-swedish-billionaire-is-giving-away-millions-to-help-save-the-world Tue, 23 May 2017 17:17:00 +0200 why-a-swedish-billionaire-is-giving-away-millions-to-help-save-the-world Would you eat old clothes? That's exactly what one Swedish clothing brand asked a group of people to do when they created a fine-dining menu from food grown out of textiles, in an effort to prove a point about sustainability. https://www.thelocal.se/20170512/this-swedish-company-proved-you-can-eat-your-old-clothes Fri, 12 May 2017 18:42:00 +0200 this-swedish-company-proved-you-can-eat-your-old-clothes Sweden has been rated the EU's leading nation when it comes to how seriously it is taking the Paris Agreement on climate change. https://www.thelocal.se/20170328/sweden-the-eus-climate-leader-report Tue, 28 Mar 2017 17:42:04 +0200 sweden-the-eus-climate-leader-report Sweden's government plans to propose a controversial tax on airline tickets to compensate for the lack of VAT on international flights and the low price airlines pay for greenhouse gas emissions. https://www.thelocal.se/20170315/swedish-government-wants-new-tax-on-airline-tickets Wed, 15 Mar 2017 16:46:14 +0100 swedish-government-wants-new-tax-on-airline-tickets Data used to compile a pair of new reports by the World Health Organization (WHO) suggests that Stockholm is one of the cleanest capital cities on the planet. https://www.thelocal.se/20170313/stockholm-tied-for-worlds-least-polluted-capital-who Mon, 13 Mar 2017 16:12:14 +0100 stockholm-tied-for-worlds-least-polluted-capital-who Adapting to a new country can be a challenge, but adapting to a new country while studying there and also attempting to launch a career is a bigger one. Originally from Italy, Greta Mabilia explains to The Local how she's juggling a course in sustainable design in Växjö while also learning the ropes of PR. https://www.thelocal.se/20170206/they-say-swedish-people-are-cold-but-ive-found-they-will-gladly-help-you Mon, 06 Feb 2017 07:59:00 +0100 they-say-swedish-people-are-cold-but-ive-found-they-will-gladly-help-you Ikea on Thursday announced plans to buy a wind farm with 55 turbines in the oil-rich Canadian province of Alberta to offset its local stores' electricity use and reduce their carbon footprint. https://www.thelocal.se/20170127/why-swedens-ikea-is-buying-a-wind-farm-in-canada Fri, 27 Jan 2017 08:04:32 +0100 why-swedens-ikea-is-buying-a-wind-farm-in-canada