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 Male job seekers with foreign names are hit harder by discrimination than women, according to a study from Stockholm University. https://www.thelocal.se/20260817/men-with-foreign-names-hit-hardest-by-hiring-bias-in-sweden Mon, 17 Aug 2026 10:38:51 +0200 men-with-foreign-names-hit-hardest-by-hiring-bias-in-sweden Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson has offered his back to Migration Minister Johan Forssell, who has faced scrutiny over his 16-year-old son's reported links to white supremacist groups. https://www.thelocal.se/20250710/swedish-pm-backs-migration-ministers-decision-to-stay-on-despite-sons-far-right-links Thu, 10 Jul 2025 18:06:26 +0200 swedish-pm-backs-migration-ministers-decision-to-stay-on-despite-sons-far-right-links Swedish Migration Minister Johan Forssell has been called to appear in front of a parliament committee to answer questions about his close relative’s links to white power extremism. https://www.thelocal.se/20250709/swedish-migration-minister-called-to-testify-to-parliament-about-relatives-white-supremacism-links Wed, 09 Jul 2025 15:31:50 +0200 swedish-migration-minister-called-to-testify-to-parliament-about-relatives-white-supremacism-links The Local and several other Swedish news sites have made the decision to name Migration Minister Johan Forssell as the government minister whose close relative has been linked to white supremacist groups. The Local Sweden's editor explains the decision. https://www.thelocal.se/20250709/why-are-swedish-media-suddenly-naming-forssell-as-minister-in-white-supremacism-scandal Wed, 09 Jul 2025 18:38:24 +0200 why-are-swedish-media-suddenly-naming-forssell-as-minister-in-white-supremacism-scandal Parts of the Tidö Agreement, the policy document agreed between the three government parties and the far-right Sweden Democrats, have led the European Commission against Racism and Intolerance (ECRI) to raise concerns over integration and discrimination in Sweden. https://www.thelocal.se/20250617/european-anti-racism-council-raises-concerns-over-swedish-government-policy Tue, 17 Jun 2025 17:34:03 +0200 european-anti-racism-council-raises-concerns-over-swedish-government-policy Social services in north-eastern Gothenburg were criticised for structural racism after using monkeys instead of humans in counselling material for children and young people in the area. https://www.thelocal.se/20250616/gothenburg-council-withdraws-monkey-images-in-counselling-after-racism-accusations Mon, 16 Jun 2025 13:48:02 +0200 gothenburg-council-withdraws-monkey-images-in-counselling-after-racism-accusations Sweden's government on Friday said that it was launching a project to chart the different types of racism in society and assess the level of Swedes' intolerance towards minorities. https://www.thelocal.se/20241214/sweden-to-map-scope-of-racism-in-society Sat, 14 Dec 2024 09:18:06 +0100 sweden-to-map-scope-of-racism-in-society Jews and Muslims in Sweden have faced increased discrimination since the terror attacks on Israel last year. Politicians and the wider community must do more to support these vulnerable minorities, says Jonathan Leman, a researcher for the anti-racism foundation Expo. https://www.thelocal.se/20241015/what-can-sweden-do-to-combat-hatred-of-jews-and-muslims Tue, 15 Oct 2024 16:56:50 +0200 what-can-sweden-do-to-combat-hatred-of-jews-and-muslims Sweden's new migration minister said integration is key to creating a better life for everyone in the country, so let's take a look at what The Local's readers suggested when we asked them earlier this year. https://www.thelocal.se/20240611/dont-ignore-our-presence-how-sweden-could-become-more-inclusive Tue, 11 Jun 2024 12:56:49 +0200 dont-ignore-our-presence-how-sweden-could-become-more-inclusive What do you think could be done to make Sweden a more inclusive place? We'd love to hear your thoughts. https://www.thelocal.se/20240603/tell-us-what-can-sweden-do-to-make-the-country-more-inclusive Mon, 03 Jun 2024 17:36:38 +0200 tell-us-what-can-sweden-do-to-make-the-country-more-inclusive Swedish police are investigating hate crimes after a dead boar was dumped outside a mosque in Sweden. https://www.thelocal.se/20240529/swedish-police-investigate-after-dead-boar-thrown-at-mosque Wed, 29 May 2024 15:52:44 +0200 swedish-police-investigate-after-dead-boar-thrown-at-mosque Countries that don’t compile stats on ethnicity aren’t doing enough to combat racism, according to the UN and EU. So why are officials in Sweden showing no signs of following their recommendations? https://www.thelocal.se/20240529/should-sweden-collect-stats-on-ethnicity-to-combat-racism Wed, 29 May 2024 11:52:24 +0200 should-sweden-collect-stats-on-ethnicity-to-combat-racism Sweden’s political leaders are putting the population’s well-being at risk by moving the country in a more authoritarian direction, according to a recent report. https://www.thelocal.se/20240429/very-little-debate-on-consequences-of-swedens-crime-and-migration-clampdown Mon, 29 Apr 2024 10:56:00 +0200 very-little-debate-on-consequences-of-swedens-crime-and-migration-clampdown The Swedish state should issue a public apology to the country's Tornedalian minority, urges a truth commission set up to investigate historic wrongdoings. https://www.thelocal.se/20231115/sweden-should-apologise-to-tornedalian-minority-truth-commission-releases-report Wed, 15 Nov 2023 15:14:29 +0100 sweden-should-apologise-to-tornedalian-minority-truth-commission-releases-report Swedish broadcaster SVT recently aired the first episode of its high-profile new series on Swedish history and racists aren't happy about it, The Local's Paul O'Mahony discovers. https://www.thelocal.se/20231110/why-are-racists-in-sweden-angry-at-history Fri, 10 Nov 2023 11:54:25 +0100 why-are-racists-in-sweden-angry-at-history Sweden's 'racial ideology' movement carried out more activities last year than in 2021, and viewed the Sweden Democrats as a party representing its interests to a greater degree, according to a new report from the Expo Foundation. https://www.thelocal.se/20230301/what-a-new-report-tells-us-about-far-right-extremism-in-sweden Wed, 01 Mar 2023 14:24:53 +0100 what-a-new-report-tells-us-about-far-right-extremism-in-sweden Sweden is one of very few countries that does not collect detailed statistics on the race or ethnic origin of its population. This needs to change, argues David Crouch. https://www.thelocal.se/20221110/no-such-thing-as-race-why-swedens-colour-blind-approach-is-failing Thu, 10 Nov 2022 14:39:17 +0100 no-such-thing-as-race-why-swedens-colour-blind-approach-is-failing A majority of the more than 500 readers who responded to The Local's survey said they agreed that Sweden was a racist or xenophobic country, at least in part, with almost half saying that the election of a new anti-immigration government had made them less likely to stay here in the future. https://www.thelocal.se/20221026/survey-sweden-is-decades-behind-on-racism-and-diversity Wed, 26 Oct 2022 18:21:32 +0200 survey-sweden-is-decades-behind-on-racism-and-diversity Since speaking out about receiving racist abuse in Sweden, the tech worker Kat Zhou has been accused of being a Chinese spy and of taking part in a Chinese smear campaign. She tells The Local that this proves her point. https://www.thelocal.se/20221022/the-response-in-sweden-is-just-incredibly-racist-and-it-proves-my-point Sat, 22 Oct 2022 21:41:44 +0200 the-response-in-sweden-is-just-incredibly-racist-and-it-proves-my-point Auditoriums at the university and nearby street names named after racist researchers active in Sweden's eugenics movement will be renamed, announced the president of the Karolinska Institute (KI) Ole Petter Ottersen on Tuesday. https://www.thelocal.se/20211103/swedish-university-karolinska-institute-to-remove-racists-names-from-campus Wed, 03 Nov 2021 10:10:56 +0100 swedish-university-karolinska-institute-to-remove-racists-names-from-campus