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 has ordered the expansion of a key power interconnector to Denmark to be halted after failing to reach agreement with the European Commission over bottleneck fees. https://www.thelocal.se/20260508/sweden-halts-construction-of-power-cable-to-denmark-in-eu-row Fri, 08 May 2026 12:46:05 +0200 sweden-halts-construction-of-power-cable-to-denmark-in-eu-row In this week's podcast: Fallout from citizenship vote pairing debacle, how the Migration Agency will process cases after June 6th, Swedish language TISUS test decoded, and why are those Swedes staring at you? https://www.thelocal.se/20260430/week-of-chaos-in-swedish-politics-after-citizenship-vote-scandal Thu, 30 Apr 2026 18:03:01 +0200 week-of-chaos-in-swedish-politics-after-citizenship-vote-scandal It may not the easiest time to be an immigrant to Sweden. But life is full of highs and lows, and today, we'd like to hear about your highs. Shared joy is doubled joy, so tell us something nice that happened to you in the past year. https://www.thelocal.se/20260507/tell-us-something-nice-that-happened-to-you-in-the-past-year Thu, 07 May 2026 11:02:43 +0200 tell-us-something-nice-that-happened-to-you-in-the-past-year Four Liberal MPs who sat out the April 29th Swedish citizenship vote are again being scrutinised for potential opposition to upcoming Tidö government policies. https://www.thelocal.se/20260506/will-disaffected-mps-from-swedens-liberal-party-now-vote-against-the-government Wed, 06 May 2026 16:01:04 +0200 will-disaffected-mps-from-swedens-liberal-party-now-vote-against-the-government Today we look at a word that technically means 'woman', but you should be very careful about when you use it. https://www.thelocal.se/20190404/swedish-word-of-the-day-karring Thu, 04 Apr 2019 13:13:09 +0200 swedish-word-of-the-day-karring Sweden Democrat MP Mattias Karlsson has complained that the questions asked in a BBC debate in Stockholm on Tuesday had "such a strong left-wing bias" that he was "close to feeling that SVT, in comparison, represents the height of objectivity". https://www.thelocal.se/20260506/sweden-democrat-mp-slates-bbc-for-left-wing-bias-after-stockholm-debate Wed, 06 May 2026 14:25:57 +0200 sweden-democrat-mp-slates-bbc-for-left-wing-bias-after-stockholm-debate The US has given the European Union an ultimatum - grant access to sensitive police data or else lose access to visa-free travel for EU citizens. https://www.thelocal.se/20260506/us-threatens-to-scrap-eu-visa-waivers-over-data-sharing-demands Wed, 06 May 2026 12:42:51 +0200 us-threatens-to-scrap-eu-visa-waivers-over-data-sharing-demands Sweden is training its armed forces on how to run a prisoner of war camp, with 300 mock prisoners held at a former sanatorium in central Sweden during the current Aurora 26 exercise, AFP reports. https://www.thelocal.se/20260506/swedish-troops-drill-handling-prisoners-of-war-in-new-nato-exercise Wed, 06 May 2026 11:46:13 +0200 swedish-troops-drill-handling-prisoners-of-war-in-new-nato-exercise This week’s episode of Sweden in Focus Extra features an interview with Andreas Bergh, Associate Professor of Economics at Lund University. https://www.thelocal.se/20260506/swedes-are-realising-we-need-people-from-other-countries-to-do-jobs Wed, 06 May 2026 09:20:50 +0200 swedes-are-realising-we-need-people-from-other-countries-to-do-jobs Sweden's Green Party has submitted a committee initiative to the parliament, calling for a new vote on adding transitional provisions to the recently passed citizenship law. The populist Sweden Democrats defeated the opposition last week by sending two MPs to vote that they had promised to withhold. https://www.thelocal.se/20260505/swedish-greens-launch-formal-bid-for-new-vote-on-transitional-rules Tue, 05 May 2026 13:26:57 +0200 swedish-greens-launch-formal-bid-for-new-vote-on-transitional-rules Sweden's government said on Tuesday it would push forward with a plan to form a new spy agency targeting overseas threats, part of a wider reset prompted by Russia's war in Ukraine. https://www.thelocal.se/20260505/sweden-announces-new-spy-agency-in-ukraine-war-reset Tue, 05 May 2026 14:49:14 +0200 sweden-announces-new-spy-agency-in-ukraine-war-reset More than 30 European countries, including Sweden, Denmark and Norway, signed a joint declaration against 'illegal migration' on Monday during a meeting of the European Political Community (EPC) in the Armenian capital, Yerevan. https://www.thelocal.se/20260505/sweden-and-denmark-sign-joint-declaration-against-illegal-migration Tue, 05 May 2026 11:53:27 +0200 sweden-and-denmark-sign-joint-declaration-against-illegal-migration Scandinavia's SAS airline is cancelling nearly 1,200 flights in May as it braces for soaring jet fuel prices as a result of the closure of the Straits of Hormuz. https://www.thelocal.se/20260505/sas-cancels-1200-flights-in-may-due-to-fuel-shortages Tue, 05 May 2026 10:53:50 +0200 sas-cancels-1200-flights-in-may-due-to-fuel-shortages Twenty-three innocent bystanders have been killed and 30 wounded in gangland shootings in Sweden in the past three years, according to statistics released that highlighted its battle to rein in violent crime. https://www.thelocal.se/20260504/sweden-gang-shootings-23-bystanders-killed-in-last-three-years Mon, 04 May 2026 15:37:19 +0200 sweden-gang-shootings-23-bystanders-killed-in-last-three-years Sweden said Sunday its coast guard had boarded a vessel off thr southern coast suspected of belonging to Russia's "shadow fleet", the latest of several boardings carried out by the Scandinavian country. https://www.thelocal.se/20260503/sweden-boards-suspected-shadow-fleet-vessel Sun, 03 May 2026 18:28:51 +0200 sweden-boards-suspected-shadow-fleet-vessel Feeling betrayed, disappointed but not surprised, and concerned that the rule of law is deteriorating in Sweden: here's how The Local's readers responded after a dramatic citizenship vote in the Swedish parliament. https://www.thelocal.se/20260430/i-feel-scammed-foreigners-in-sweden-react-to-controversial-citizenship-vote Thu, 30 Apr 2026 14:29:16 +0200 i-feel-scammed-foreigners-in-sweden-react-to-controversial-citizenship-vote Sweden feted its record-breaking monarch King Carl XVI Gustaf's 80th birthday on Thursday with a choral tribute, a flypast and a gala banquet to be attended by royals from around the world. https://www.thelocal.se/20260502/sweden-fetes-kings-80th-birthday-with-flypast-banquet Sat, 02 May 2026 08:34:04 +0200 sweden-fetes-kings-80th-birthday-with-flypast-banquet Have you been paying attention to the headlines? Do your morning fika right with a cup of coffee and a mental workout. Every week, we bring you a fresh crossword and word search that test your grasp of the Swedish zeitgeist. https://www.thelocal.se/20260308/tackle-this-weeks-swedish-crossword-and-word-search-puzzles Sun, 08 Mar 2026 09:05:12 +0100 tackle-this-weeks-swedish-crossword-and-word-search-puzzles The European Union's mammoth trade deal with South American bloc Mercosur provisionally enters into force Friday, despite a pending court ruling on its legality. https://www.thelocal.se/20260501/blockbuster-eu-mercosur-trade-deal-enters-into-force Fri, 01 May 2026 09:52:06 +0200 blockbuster-eu-mercosur-trade-deal-enters-into-force In this week's podcast: Cheating accusations in vote on transitional rules in citizenship law, King turns 80, celebrating Valborg and May 1st traditions. https://www.thelocal.se/20260430/how-swedens-dramatic-citizenship-law-deadline-day-unfolded Thu, 30 Apr 2026 18:03:01 +0200 how-swedens-dramatic-citizenship-law-deadline-day-unfolded