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 Swedish food writer John Duxbury shares his recipe for tasty seeded rye bread. https://www.thelocal.se/20170526/recipe-how-to-make-swedish-seeded-rye-bread Fri, 26 May 2017 08:59:12 +0200 recipe-how-to-make-swedish-seeded-rye-bread Every week one of The Local's readers takes over our Instagram. Today Kevin Buckley from the US shows us his Sweden. https://www.thelocal.se/20191104/mysweden-we-live-in-a-more-family-friendly-neighbourhood-outside-the-city Mon, 04 Nov 2019 13:36:24 +0100 mysweden-we-live-in-a-more-family-friendly-neighbourhood-outside-the-city Every week one of The Local's readers takes over our Instagram. Today, Patrick Hamilton Walsh from Northern Ireland shows us his Sweden. https://www.thelocal.se/20191018/mysweden-swedes-are-cool-and-have-a-unique-approach-to-life Fri, 18 Oct 2019 17:40:17 +0200 mysweden-swedes-are-cool-and-have-a-unique-approach-to-life Fifty-eight berry pickers were expelled from Sweden after raids on strawberry farms. https://www.thelocal.se/20190626/58-berry-pickers-forced-to-leave-sweden-after-police-raids Wed, 26 Jun 2019 10:45:46 +0200 58-berry-pickers-forced-to-leave-sweden-after-police-raids Dubbed the "Swedish Riviera", a beach in Skåne once attracted foreign royalty and tourists with the promise of abandoning conventional morality. https://www.thelocal.se/20190307/the-swedish-beach-that-was-the-ibiza-of-the-early-1900s Thu, 07 Mar 2019 13:13:36 +0100 the-swedish-beach-that-was-the-ibiza-of-the-early-1900s In the past three years, the number of international university students making their way to Stockholm has increased by a staggering 20 percent – and the quality of education is not the only reason. The Local takes a closer look at the reasons why. https://www.thelocal.se/20190222/why-international-students-are-flocking-to-stockholm Fri, 22 Feb 2019 11:07:03 +0100 why-international-students-are-flocking-to-stockholm With thousands of Swedish children starting a new school year this week, and education one of the top issues for voters ahead of the September election, The Local spoke to Education Minister Gustav Fridolin about the challenges facing the Swedish school system today, and the measures being introduced to tackle them. https://www.thelocal.se/20180823/interview-swedish-education-minister-gustav-fridolin-school-system Thu, 23 Aug 2018 09:59:59 +0200 interview-swedish-education-minister-gustav-fridolin-school-system Try our quick and fun quiz to find out how good your Swedish skills really are. https://www.thelocal.se/20180815/members-quiz-do-you-know-what-these-strange-swedish-words-mean Wed, 15 Aug 2018 14:27:16 +0200 members-quiz-do-you-know-what-these-strange-swedish-words-mean Do you know what these Swedish words really mean? Try our quiz for Members of The Local to find out. https://www.thelocal.se/20180712/members-quiz-how-good-is-your-swedish Thu, 12 Jul 2018 11:33:08 +0200 members-quiz-how-good-is-your-swedish Swedes are feeling more positive about the economy, showing greater support for the EU and improved faith in public institutions like schools and police. But they are also pessimistic about developments in Sweden in general, not particularly confident in politicians, and want to see new political alliances in government. https://www.thelocal.se/20180425/more-faith-in-the-eu-and-the-economy-six-changes-in-swedish-opinion Wed, 25 Apr 2018 15:46:53 +0200 more-faith-in-the-eu-and-the-economy-six-changes-in-swedish-opinion One of Sweden's most prestigious institutions is falling apart. How did it all come to this for the body that hands out the Nobel Prize in Literature? https://www.thelocal.se/20180413/why-is-everyone-talking-about-the-swedish-academy Fri, 13 Apr 2018 17:10:44 +0200 why-is-everyone-talking-about-the-swedish-academy Aeroplanes, racing cars, and kitchen taps have something in common: they are all examples of how aerodynamics are used in everyday life. https://www.thelocal.se/20171127/my-swedish-career-i-saw-a-glaring-gap-so-i-set-up-my-own-3d-printing-business Mon, 27 Nov 2017 09:34:37 +0100 my-swedish-career-i-saw-a-glaring-gap-so-i-set-up-my-own-3d-printing-business No priest working for the Church of Sweden should be allowed to refuse to wed same-sex couples, Swedish Prime Minister Stefan Löfven said in an interview with a church newspaper. https://www.thelocal.se/20170623/all-priests-should-wed-same-sex-couples-swedish-pm Fri, 23 Jun 2017 17:07:54 +0200 all-priests-should-wed-same-sex-couples-swedish-pm Top Swedish football coach Pia Sundhage has been named 2017 Swede of the Year Abroad by Swedes Worldwide, a non-profit organization for Swedes living abroad. https://www.thelocal.se/20170619/meet-the-2017-swede-of-the-year-abroad Mon, 19 Jun 2017 17:26:44 +0200 meet-the-2017-swede-of-the-year-abroad Nitin Rawat and Akhilesh Chadha are two dads with big ambitions. With their new app, the duo hopes to give something back to Sweden by helping to modernize the country's preschools. They spoke to The Local about making life easier for parents, pulling double shifts, and giving up their Indian citizenship to become Swedish. https://www.thelocal.se/20170313/sweden-is-such-an-advanced-digital-society-there-are-infinite-opportunities Mon, 13 Mar 2017 07:59:00 +0100 sweden-is-such-an-advanced-digital-society-there-are-infinite-opportunities The Öresund bridge between Sweden and Denmark is heading towards a new annual traffic record – but the number of regular train commuters has dropped in the past year. https://www.thelocal.se/20161222/oresund-bridge-heading-towards-new-traffic-record Thu, 22 Dec 2016 10:25:01 +0100 oresund-bridge-heading-towards-new-traffic-record 'Midnight Sun', Sweden's new blockbuster crime series, has drawn praise for its bloody tale of Arctic Circle murder but also concerns over the portrayal of the indigenous Sami. https://www.thelocal.se/20161220/swedish-tv-hit-midnight-sun-shines-light-on-sami-people Tue, 20 Dec 2016 08:14:17 +0100 swedish-tv-hit-midnight-sun-shines-light-on-sami-people There's some big news for Swedish Game of Thrones fans today after the American producers of the show reached a decision over whether they will film on Sweden's Baltic island Gotland. https://www.thelocal.se/20161102/game-of-thrones-makers-reach-decision-on-filming-in-sweden Wed, 02 Nov 2016 12:24:02 +0100 game-of-thrones-makers-reach-decision-on-filming-in-sweden The newly named head of one of Sweden’s biggest companies has said he will not vote for Donald Trump in the forthcoming US presidential election. https://www.thelocal.se/20161026/donald-trump-wont-get-new-ericsson-heads-vote Wed, 26 Oct 2016 18:20:17 +0200 donald-trump-wont-get-new-ericsson-heads-vote Swedish Game of Thrones fans could soon be in for a treat after news emerged that the producers of the epic series are looking into filming in Sweden. https://www.thelocal.se/20161025/revealed-game-of-thrones-could-be-coming-to-sweden Tue, 25 Oct 2016 12:45:22 +0200 revealed-game-of-thrones-could-be-coming-to-sweden