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 There are plenty of Nordic traits that might first seem unusual, but can quickly become part of everyday life if you move to Sweden. Here, The Local's former editor Maddy Savage lists some of the ways she's changed after relocating to the frozen north. https://www.thelocal.se/20151020/seven-swedish-habits-you-pick-up-without-trying Tue, 20 Oct 2015 22:29:19 +0200 seven-swedish-habits-you-pick-up-without-trying Living in Sweden offers nature, culture and the chance to live in a highly efficient society. But Swedish shyness, unstable housing and employment issues are forcing people to move home, says 29-year-old Canadian Mitchell Rearden. https://www.thelocal.se/20141118/why-cant-swedes-look-me-in-the-eyes Tue, 18 Nov 2014 07:38:00 +0100 why-cant-swedes-look-me-in-the-eyes Huddles of huggers littered the Central Station concourse in Stockholm, just ten days after The Local dissected The Swedish Hug. "I've spent my life wondering why people don't hug more," one flash mobster said. https://www.thelocal.se/20140411/flash-mobs-hug-it-out-across-sweden Fri, 11 Apr 2014 19:25:00 +0200 flash-mobs-hug-it-out-across-sweden