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 Music streaming giant Spotify said Tuesday that it had 713 million active users at the end of the third quarter, while paying subscribers rose 12 percent to reach 281 million. https://www.thelocal.se/20251104/spotify-reports-12-percent-jump-in-paying-subscribers Tue, 04 Nov 2025 15:11:03 +0100 spotify-reports-12-percent-jump-in-paying-subscribers Spotify co-founder Daniel Ek will step down as CEO on January 1st and become executive chairman, handing the reins to two of his deputies in a leadership shake-up, the music streaming giant said on Tuesday. https://www.thelocal.se/20250930/spotify-founder-daniel-ek-to-step-down-from-ceo-role Tue, 30 Sep 2025 17:12:42 +0200 spotify-founder-daniel-ek-to-step-down-from-ceo-role Swedish music streaming company Spotify unveiled several measures on Thursday to encourage artists and publishers to be more transparent about their use of artificial intelligence, as well as to limit certain abuses. https://www.thelocal.se/20250925/swedens-spotify-introduces-transparency-measures-to-tackle-ai-abuse Thu, 25 Sep 2025 17:31:57 +0200 swedens-spotify-introduces-transparency-measures-to-tackle-ai-abuse A Swedish appeals court has rejected streaming giant Spotify's request to let staff work night shifts, upholding a decision by the administrative court. https://www.thelocal.se/20241001/spotify-to-move-tasks-abroad-for-250-workers-after-court-rejects-night-shift-bid Tue, 01 Oct 2024 12:45:32 +0200 spotify-to-move-tasks-abroad-for-250-workers-after-court-rejects-night-shift-bid Spotify's HR boss has said lower taxes, better schools and available housing are needed to stop a 'skills exodus' from Sweden. https://www.thelocal.se/20240510/taxes-schools-and-housing-three-reasons-spotify-staff-may-reject-sweden Fri, 10 May 2024 12:11:28 +0200 taxes-schools-and-housing-three-reasons-spotify-staff-may-reject-sweden Music streaming giant Spotify said on Monday it would reduce the number of its employees by around 17 percent in a bid to cut costs. https://www.thelocal.se/20231204/spotify-to-cut-one-in-six-staff-to-survive-dramatically-slower-growth Mon, 04 Dec 2023 10:21:24 +0100 spotify-to-cut-one-in-six-staff-to-survive-dramatically-slower-growth Several unions are now threatening to join a possible strike at Swedish fintech giant Klarna, with a mediator brought in to try to resolve the conflict. https://www.thelocal.se/20231030/swedish-tech-strikes-what-happens-next-at-klarna Mon, 30 Oct 2023 15:16:49 +0100 swedish-tech-strikes-what-happens-next-at-klarna Spotify registered 26 percent growth in active users for the third quarter as it reported a rare quarterly profit. https://www.thelocal.se/20231024/stellar-quarter-as-swedish-streaming-giant-spotify-posts-rare-profit Tue, 24 Oct 2023 14:57:38 +0200 stellar-quarter-as-swedish-streaming-giant-spotify-posts-rare-profit Sweden's criminal gangs are using fake Spotify streams to launder money, according to a report by the Svenska Dagbladet newspaper. https://www.thelocal.se/20230906/how-swedish-criminal-gangs-allegedly-launder-money-through-spotify Wed, 06 Sep 2023 07:55:15 +0200 how-swedish-criminal-gangs-allegedly-launder-money-through-spotify Swedish streaming giant Spotify has pulled out of negotiations over a collective bargaining agreement. https://www.thelocal.se/20230809/spotify-pulls-out-of-negotiations-with-swedish-trade-unions Wed, 09 Aug 2023 15:49:33 +0200 spotify-pulls-out-of-negotiations-with-swedish-trade-unions Spotify on Tuesday reported a bigger-than-expected rise in active users at the end of the second quarter, a day after the music streaming giant announced price increases for its premium service. https://www.thelocal.se/20230725/spotify-reports-strong-growth-in-users-as-it-announces-price-rise Tue, 25 Jul 2023 16:30:59 +0200 spotify-reports-strong-growth-in-users-as-it-announces-price-rise Swedish music streaming giant Spotify said Monday it will cut some 200 positions, equalling two percent of its workforce, as it slims down its internal podcast operations. https://www.thelocal.se/20230606/spotify-to-cut-200-staff-working-with-podcasts Tue, 06 Jun 2023 16:33:15 +0200 spotify-to-cut-200-staff-working-with-podcasts Music streaming giant Spotify on Tuesday reported that it had 515 million monthly active users as of the end of March, beating expectations, as its operating loss deepened. The Swedish company also saw the number of paying subscribers grow to 210 million. https://www.thelocal.se/20230425/spotify-passes-500-million-active-users-as-first-quarter-loss-widens Tue, 25 Apr 2023 16:46:58 +0200 spotify-passes-500-million-active-users-as-first-quarter-loss-widens When three Swedish unions formally contacted Spotify to request a collective bargaining agreement on Wednesday, it marked the end of six months of activism for Henry Catalini Smith, the British head of Spotify Workers, the company's Unionen club. He tells The Local how it came about. https://www.thelocal.se/20230414/interview-spotify-is-going-to-find-that-a-union-deal-is-a-competitive-advantage Fri, 14 Apr 2023 17:24:24 +0200 interview-spotify-is-going-to-find-that-a-union-deal-is-a-competitive-advantage After Sweden's engineers' union took the historic step of seeking a collective bargaining agreement with Spotify, the music streaming service, The Local spoke to union lawyer Heléne Robson about what happens next. https://www.thelocal.se/20230413/interview-spotify-need-to-realise-theyre-a-bigger-player-and-should-act-like-one Thu, 13 Apr 2023 16:10:20 +0200 interview-spotify-need-to-realise-theyre-a-bigger-player-and-should-act-like-one Three of Sweden's leading white-collar unions have sent a formal request to the Spotify music streaming service, calling on them to start negotiations over a collective agreement. https://www.thelocal.se/20230412/swedens-tech-workers-launch-push-for-union-deal-with-spotify Wed, 12 Apr 2023 18:34:30 +0200 swedens-tech-workers-launch-push-for-union-deal-with-spotify Swedish music streaming giant Spotify reports deepening losses, but for the first time climbed past 200 million paying subscribers. https://www.thelocal.se/20230131/spotify-posts-net-loss-of-430-million-euros-but-beats-expectations Tue, 31 Jan 2023 14:41:50 +0100 spotify-posts-net-loss-of-430-million-euros-but-beats-expectations Spotify founder Daniel Ek said he had been 'too ambitious' as the Swedish streaming giant on Monday announced it is cutting six percent of its approximately 10,000 employees. https://www.thelocal.se/20230123/spotify-to-lay-off-6-percent-of-workforce Mon, 23 Jan 2023 14:34:15 +0100 spotify-to-lay-off-6-percent-of-workforce The world's most popular streaming service Spotify has recorded wider losses on rising costs even though subscriber numbers beat expectations in the second quarter. https://www.thelocal.se/20220728/losses-widen-for-swedish-spotify-as-costs-and-subscribers-increase Thu, 28 Jul 2022 13:37:34 +0200 losses-widen-for-swedish-spotify-as-costs-and-subscribers-increase Audio streaming platform Spotify said on Wednesday it aims to have one billion users by 2030, as well as an annual revenue of $100 billion within ten years. https://www.thelocal.se/20220609/swedish-company-spotify-aims-for-a-billion-users-by-2030 Thu, 09 Jun 2022 17:22:04 +0200 swedish-company-spotify-aims-for-a-billion-users-by-2030