The Local Sweden 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 'I thought Sweden was paradise for mothers' The Local's new blogger, US journalist Natalia Brzezinski, shares her own and several high-profile Swedish career women's thoughts on being a working mother in Sweden. https://www.thelocal.se/20140602/i-thought-sweden-was-paradise-for-mothers Mon, 02 Jun 2014 13:39:00 +0200 i-thought-sweden-was-paradise-for-mothers Babies often in same bed when Swedes have sex Three in ten Swedish mothers have sex with their partners while their infant babies are lying in the same bed, a new survey has found. https://www.thelocal.se/20120614/41448 Thu, 14 Jun 2012 17:37:00 +0200 41448 Minister: housewives threaten EU economy The housewife is becoming a threat to European growth, according to Birgitta Ohlsson, Sweden’s EU Minister. https://www.thelocal.se/20110308/32464 Tue, 08 Mar 2011 12:16:00 +0100 32464 Swedish men happy to focus on family: study Swedish men are prepared to take a step back in their careers in favour of their partners, with more than a quarter prepared to be financed by their wives, a new survey has shown. https://www.thelocal.se/20101031/29928 Sun, 31 Oct 2010 08:58:00 +0100 29928 Swedish mums seek more kids time: study Swedish mums would like to spend more time with their kids, half think that other mums would like to be housewives if they could, while six of ten feel that fathers take a greater share of the responsibility in the home, a new survey has shown. https://www.thelocal.se/20101027/29862 Wed, 27 Oct 2010 18:50:00 +0200 29862