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 Buying booze in Sweden isn't as simple as in most other European countries: there are strict rules, a monopoly on sales and social rules that are hard for foreigners to get used to. Here's what you need to know. https://www.thelocal.se/20200524/buying-alcohol-in-sweden-what-you-need-to-know Sun, 24 May 2020 16:26:34 +0200 buying-alcohol-in-sweden-what-you-need-to-know It makes sense that most items on a Swedish smörgåsbord are served cold, because people in Sweden wait so long to start eating that anything once hot is at best lukewarm anyway. https://www.thelocal.se/20210531/why-do-swedes-wait-until-their-food-is-completely-cold-before-touching-it Mon, 31 May 2021 12:13:07 +0200 why-do-swedes-wait-until-their-food-is-completely-cold-before-touching-it New coronavirus guidelines are expected for the summer break, as The Local has previously reported. But that's not the only change happening this month. https://www.thelocal.se/20200601/what-changes-about-life-in-sweden-in-june-2020 Mon, 01 Jun 2020 15:05:12 +0200 what-changes-about-life-in-sweden-in-june-2020 The Swedish winter is not for the faint of heart. But Alison Allfrey from the UK explains how she learned to embrace the frozen north. https://www.thelocal.se/20191029/how-i-learned-to-love-the-frozen-embrace-of-sweden Tue, 29 Oct 2019 08:16:58 +0100 how-i-learned-to-love-the-frozen-embrace-of-sweden Yes, life in Sweden does become rather gloomy when the clocks go back. At least according to the majority of respondents to The Local's social media polls. https://www.thelocal.se/20191030/poll-does-life-in-sweden-become-miserable-when-the-clocks-go-back Wed, 30 Oct 2019 08:34:46 +0100 poll-does-life-in-sweden-become-miserable-when-the-clocks-go-back Sweden is gaining in the eyes of international workers trying to make a career in the country, according to a new survey of expat life around the globe. But there are plenty of highs and lows about life in the Nordic country. https://www.thelocal.se/20190917/whats-life-in-sweden-really-like-expats-tell-all-in-new-survey Tue, 17 Sep 2019 14:08:31 +0200 whats-life-in-sweden-really-like-expats-tell-all-in-new-survey How do you know when you've adapted to a new country? It's more about an accumulation of little things than any list of criteria or 'breakthrough' moment, writes The Local's Catherine Edwards. https://www.thelocal.se/20190805/the-small-ways-you-adapt-to-sweden-without-even-noticing Mon, 05 Aug 2019 14:19:44 +0200 the-small-ways-you-adapt-to-sweden-without-even-noticing Ever find yourself doing something more... Swedish than you expected, after a few years living in the country? You've probably gone native. Here are 10 signs it has happened. https://www.thelocal.se/20180111/10-telltale-signs-youve-gone-native-in-sweden Thu, 11 Jan 2018 07:59:00 +0100 10-telltale-signs-youve-gone-native-in-sweden It can take a long time to figure out how things work in rule-heavy Sweden, writes The Local contributor Victoria Martínez. https://www.thelocal.se/20180801/unravelling-the-mysteries-of-immigrant-life-in-sweden Wed, 01 Aug 2018 08:59:00 +0200 unravelling-the-mysteries-of-immigrant-life-in-sweden There is no harsher critic of an area than a local, according to the results of a new survey revealing the worst places to live in Sweden, per the people who actually live there. https://www.thelocal.se/20180103/the-five-worst-places-to-live-in-sweden-according-to-the-people-who-live-there Wed, 03 Jan 2018 17:12:53 +0100 the-five-worst-places-to-live-in-sweden-according-to-the-people-who-live-there There's no one better to live with than a Swede, according to Oliver Gee, who's lived among Swedes for eight years. https://www.thelocal.se/20171226/seven-reasons-why-swedes-make-the-best-housemates-in-the-world Tue, 26 Dec 2017 08:59:59 +0100 seven-reasons-why-swedes-make-the-best-housemates-in-the-world A quick glance at Scandinavian interiors on Instagram and you'll notice that, residing alongside the statement grey walls and the clean, minimalist lines, there's increasingly another common feature running through the images: different variations of the unassuming succulent plant. https://www.thelocal.se/20171116/a-growing-swedish-trend-why-succulents-are-a-must-have-for-any-scandi-home-2017 Thu, 16 Nov 2017 15:33:51 +0100 a-growing-swedish-trend-why-succulents-are-a-must-have-for-any-scandi-home-2017 Divya Sharma moved from India to Sweden in 2013, but like many in the south of the country, her work takes place in Denmark. She describes how it feels living life on both sides of the bridge. https://www.thelocal.se/20171106/one-foot-in-sweden-another-in-denmark-living-life-on-both-sides-of-the-bridge Mon, 06 Nov 2017 07:59:00 +0100 one-foot-in-sweden-another-in-denmark-living-life-on-both-sides-of-the-bridge Divya Sharma moved from India to Sweden in 2013. She reflects on the 15 lessons she has learned from her years in Sweden. https://www.thelocal.se/20171025/15-lessons-my-life-in-sweden-has-taught-me Wed, 25 Oct 2017 10:51:35 +0200 15-lessons-my-life-in-sweden-has-taught-me The Local's assistant editor Catherine Edwards reflects on some of the things she has learned about Sweden – and herself – since moving here. https://www.thelocal.se/20171024/after-two-years-in-sweden-it-finally-feels-like-home Tue, 24 Oct 2017 18:26:02 +0200 after-two-years-in-sweden-it-finally-feels-like-home For the umpteenth time in a row, expats have ranked Sweden as one of the worst countries in the world to make friends in. But is it really that bad? We let our readers have their say. https://www.thelocal.se/20170907/sweden-ranked-worst-place-to-make-friends-again Thu, 07 Sep 2017 19:02:56 +0200 sweden-ranked-worst-place-to-make-friends-again Sweden is the best place in the world for immigrants, at least according to a new ranking. https://www.thelocal.se/20170710/sweden-is-the-worlds-best-country-for-immigrants-us-study Mon, 10 Jul 2017 12:50:01 +0200 sweden-is-the-worlds-best-country-for-immigrants-us-study A new US study has concluded that Sweden is the best place in the world for immigrants, but do immigrants in the country agree? https://www.thelocal.se/20170710/is-sweden-really-the-best-place-in-the-world-for-immigrants Mon, 10 Jul 2017 17:09:31 +0200 is-sweden-really-the-best-place-in-the-world-for-immigrants