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 A surprising number of Swedish fathers do not take a single day's parental leave to look after their newborn babies, according to the country's social welfare agency. https://www.thelocal.se/20151229/one-in-four-swedish-fathers-takes-no-baby-leave Tue, 29 Dec 2015 16:16:14 +0100 one-in-four-swedish-fathers-takes-no-baby-leave Sweden is set next week to give all new fathers a third month of ‘use-it-or-lose-it’ paid paternity leave in a bid to push them to take on a greater share of baby care. https://www.thelocal.se/20151226/swedish-dads-pushed-to-take-third-month-of-leave Sat, 26 Dec 2015 16:41:31 +0100 swedish-dads-pushed-to-take-third-month-of-leave Sweden's equality minister said on Monday that she wants to introduce a compulsory third month of paternal leave for fathers, even though only a third of Swedes support the idea. https://www.thelocal.se/20140630/liberals-to-push-extra-daddy-month-on-swedes Mon, 30 Jun 2014 17:28:00 +0200 liberals-to-push-extra-daddy-month-on-swedes Sweden offers the world's third best deal for mothers, but was beaten to the top spot by two neighbours. In contrast, the new report said that Somalia and the US needed to buck up and invest in maternal and infant health. https://www.thelocal.se/20140506/sweden-drops-to-third-best-place-to-be-a-mum Tue, 06 May 2014 18:42:00 +0200 sweden-drops-to-third-best-place-to-be-a-mum The Swedish Tax Agency (Skatteverket) does not want to recognise a DNA-test as confirmation of the paternity of a Sierra Leone man currently living with his son in Sundsvall. https://www.thelocal.se/20110510/33698 Tue, 10 May 2011 17:34:00 +0200 33698 A 43-year-old woman swapped father during the week. Lund district court ruled that the man that she had grown up with and had recognized as her dad her whole life was no longer her father, Skånska Dagbladet reports. https://www.thelocal.se/20090110/16832 Sat, 10 Jan 2009 11:54:00 +0100 16832 Social welfare board routines stipulate that a paternity suit should be completed within a year. A case in Lund in southern Sweden took 14 years without result. https://www.thelocal.se/20081207/16186 Sun, 07 Dec 2008 13:42:00 +0100 16186