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 The rollout of the EU's new Etias visa waiver has been delayed, but fake websites offering the service are catching out British travellers. https://www.thelocal.se/20261016/british-travellers-warned-to-avoid-scam-websites-offering-etias-visa-waiver Fri, 16 Oct 2026 12:05:00 +0200 british-travellers-warned-to-avoid-scam-websites-offering-etias-visa-waiver The UK Prime Minister’s recent hints at rejoining the EU or its single market have sparked debate across Brussels and Westminster. But to what extent would a closer relationship actually change daily life for Brits in Europe? We asked our readers, and here’s what you had to say. https://www.thelocal.se/20261016/the-verdict-would-your-life-change-if-the-uk-rejoined-the-eu Fri, 16 Oct 2026 18:36:08 +0200 the-verdict-would-your-life-change-if-the-uk-rejoined-the-eu Foreign researchers make up half of all new hires in Swedish higher education, but we want to know what you love and hate the most about working in academia in Sweden. https://www.thelocal.se/20261014/tell-us-what-are-the-best-and-worst-things-about-working-in-higher-education-in-sweden Wed, 14 Oct 2026 14:10:37 +0200 tell-us-what-are-the-best-and-worst-things-about-working-in-higher-education-in-sweden For The Local's Mandy Pipher, who grew up trick-or-treating on Toronto streets packed with jack-o-lanterns and costumed kids, the pale imitation of Halloween offered in Sweden would be better left in the grave. https://www.thelocal.se/20261016/opinion-why-i-wish-sweden-would-just-stop-with-halloween Fri, 16 Oct 2026 14:51:57 +0200 opinion-why-i-wish-sweden-would-just-stop-with-halloween Sweden's speaker of parliament has called a press conference for Monday to outline the next steps in forming a government. https://www.thelocal.se/20261016/speaker-of-parliament-calls-press-conference-as-swedish-government-building-drags-on Fri, 16 Oct 2026 13:03:38 +0200 speaker-of-parliament-calls-press-conference-as-swedish-government-building-drags-on Drivers across large parts of western Sweden in particular face a high risk of black ice over the coming days. https://www.thelocal.se/20261016/freezing-roads-bring-black-ice-warning-to-large-parts-of-sweden Fri, 16 Oct 2026 11:53:34 +0200 freezing-roads-bring-black-ice-warning-to-large-parts-of-sweden Passengers heading to the UK with a supposedly valid ETA might be turned away at the airport if they forget this crucial piece of travel preparation. https://www.thelocal.se/20261016/why-eu-nationals-need-to-remember-their-eta-when-renewing-passports Fri, 16 Oct 2026 11:52:40 +0200 why-eu-nationals-need-to-remember-their-eta-when-renewing-passports This week: First month post-election ends with no government, breakthrough on ending teen deportations, a plan to help citizenship applicants hit retroactively by the new law, and a reminder of some of the best things about living in Sweden. https://www.thelocal.se/20261016/what-next-for-sweden-as-magdalena-andersson-loses-first-pm-vote Fri, 16 Oct 2026 09:53:19 +0200 what-next-for-sweden-as-magdalena-andersson-loses-first-pm-vote Swedish MPs on Wednesday voted to reject Social Democrat leader Magdalena Andersson as prime minister. https://www.thelocal.se/20261015/breaking-social-democrat-leader-magdalena-andersson-loses-first-pm-vote Thu, 15 Oct 2026 12:51:13 +0200 breaking-social-democrat-leader-magdalena-andersson-loses-first-pm-vote Left Party MP Mohamed Ali, who unexpectedly surged into parliament on a wave of personal preference votes, has rejected media reports claiming he repeatedly rescheduled a police interview regarding suspected election fraud in Borlänge. https://www.thelocal.se/20261015/left-party-mp-slams-media-coverage-of-suspected-election-fraud Thu, 15 Oct 2026 10:54:59 +0200 left-party-mp-slams-media-coverage-of-suspected-election-fraud Social Democrat leader Magdalena Andersson is expected to be rejected in a PM vote in parliament on Thursday, after so far failing to unite the parties on the centre-left. https://www.thelocal.se/20261013/no-end-in-sight-to-swedens-political-stalemate-a-month-after-election Tue, 13 Oct 2026 11:49:15 +0200 no-end-in-sight-to-swedens-political-stalemate-a-month-after-election One year on since the introduction of the EU's EES digital border system, the European airports and airlines association has called on EU authorities to take action to ease ongoing congestion at Schengen external border crossings that has led to 5-hour waits in some cases. https://www.thelocal.se/20261013/europes-airports-and-airlines-demand-ees-rethink-as-unacceptable-delays-continue Tue, 13 Oct 2026 12:22:49 +0200 europes-airports-and-airlines-demand-ees-rethink-as-unacceptable-delays-continue This week’s Sweden in Focus Extra features an interview with AI consultant Anna Bärlund, who won an appeal last week against her Swedish citizenship rejection. https://www.thelocal.se/20261013/lifes-uncertain-for-immigrants-in-sweden-but-its-important-not-to-despair Tue, 13 Oct 2026 08:57:50 +0200 lifes-uncertain-for-immigrants-in-sweden-but-its-important-not-to-despair Prime Minister Andy Burnham said on Monday that Britain's current relationship with the European Union was "not good enough", as officials confirmed a UK-EU summit will take place on November 20th. https://www.thelocal.se/20261012/status-quo-not-good-enough-uk-and-eu-set-new-date-for-key-summit Mon, 12 Oct 2026 20:58:09 +0200 status-quo-not-good-enough-uk-and-eu-set-new-date-for-key-summit American economists Robert Hall and Michael Woodford were awarded the Nobel economics prize for their work on how monetary and fiscal policy can help stabilise fluctuations in the economy. https://www.thelocal.se/20261012/americans-win-swedens-economics-nobel-for-stabilisation-models Mon, 12 Oct 2026 12:52:00 +0200 americans-win-swedens-economics-nobel-for-stabilisation-models Sweden's weather agency, SMHI, has issued a yellow weather warning for heavy snowfall across north-western Dalarna, Jämtland, and Härjedalen. https://www.thelocal.se/20261012/swedish-weather-agency-warns-of-heavy-snowfall Mon, 12 Oct 2026 11:55:03 +0200 swedish-weather-agency-warns-of-heavy-snowfall Ireland, which holds the EU's rotating presidency, suggested Saturday slashing the bloc's next proposed budget by 140 billion euros ($155 billion), in a quest to bridge deep divisions and reach a deal by the end of the year. https://www.thelocal.se/20261011/proposed-eu-budget-cut-back-in-search-for-christmas-deal Sun, 11 Oct 2026 19:17:41 +0200 proposed-eu-budget-cut-back-in-search-for-christmas-deal An interview by the The Local's Richard Orange with the Migration Agency's legal chief about Sweden’s large number of deportations of British people makes for depressing reading. It demonstrates why the agency is no longer capable of doing its job and now needs to be replaced, argues James Savage. https://www.thelocal.se/20261009/opinion-migrationsverket-is-not-fit-for-purpose-it-should-be-scrapped Fri, 09 Oct 2026 14:29:50 +0200 opinion-migrationsverket-is-not-fit-for-purpose-it-should-be-scrapped When Gavin Maycroft arrived in Stockholm aged 28 to join his Swedish girlfriend, he’d mainly been a waiter. But he soon blagged his way into DJing and music events, and 20 years later is one of the main bookers for the Stockholm Jazz Festival. https://www.thelocal.se/20261008/my-swedish-career-by-moving-here-i-had-more-chance-of-doing-what-i-dreamed-of Thu, 08 Oct 2026 16:12:03 +0200 my-swedish-career-by-moving-here-i-had-more-chance-of-doing-what-i-dreamed-of This week: Tortuous efforts to form a government, plans to stop teen deportations, how new rules on family reunification could make life harder for university researchers, and what do The Local’s readers miss most when living in Sweden? https://www.thelocal.se/20261008/political-stalemate-immigration-laws-in-flux-and-surviving-culture-shock-in-sweden Thu, 08 Oct 2026 17:59:19 +0200 political-stalemate-immigration-laws-in-flux-and-surviving-culture-shock-in-sweden