The Local Sweden 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 MAP: Here's how much tax you'll have to pay in Sweden in 2020 Taxes are set to increase in more than 60 municipalities in Sweden next year. How much will you have to pay in your town? Check out The Local's interactive map to find out. https://www.thelocal.se/20191217/heres-how-much-tax-you-have-to-pay-in-2020-sweden Tue, 17 Dec 2019 13:35:14 +0100 heres-how-much-tax-you-have-to-pay-in-2020-sweden Obama is in Stockholm – but good luck getting a chance to meet him Former US President Barack Obama is in Stockholm to speak to entrepreneurs at an invite-only conference. https://www.thelocal.se/20190613/obama-in-stockholm-to-talk-to-swedish-creatives Thu, 13 Jun 2019 13:23:35 +0200 obama-in-stockholm-to-talk-to-swedish-creatives How do people in Sweden rate their work-life balance? Sweden might be famed around the world for its working conditions, but for people in the Nordic nation, it's getting harder to balance work and free time, a new study shows. https://www.thelocal.se/20190513/people-in-sweden-are-finding-it-harder-to-balance-work-and-free-time-study Mon, 13 May 2019 09:39:11 +0200 people-in-sweden-are-finding-it-harder-to-balance-work-and-free-time-study 'There's a Swedish mentality of not mixing' For this week's My Swedish Career feature, Irina Jingqi Liu from China tells of her struggles to make it on Stockholm's start-up scene. https://www.thelocal.se/20150622/theres-a-swedish-mentality-of-not-mixing-with-others Mon, 22 Jun 2015 09:59:18 +0200 theres-a-swedish-mentality-of-not-mixing-with-others Swedish police sent loaded rifle by post Police in Örnsköldsvik, in the north of Sweden, recently sent a loaded rifle through the post to the forensic laboratory for analysis. https://www.thelocal.se/20111122/37488 Tue, 22 Nov 2011 11:26:00 +0100 37488 'Give young criminals ankle monitors': minister Young offenders in Sweden should be required to wear ankle monitors upon their release from juvenile care facilities, justice minister Beatrice Ask has proposed. https://www.thelocal.se/20110306/32420 Sun, 06 Mar 2011 11:19:00 +0100 32420 Swedish euro support remains weak: survey A survey reveals that Swedish support for the euro remains weak in November, Statistics Sweden announced on Tuesday. https://www.thelocal.se/20101214/30844 Tue, 14 Dec 2010 16:02:00 +0100 30844