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 Getting a bank account is usually a top priority for people moving to Sweden – but how good are Swedish banks at catering for newcomers? We'd like to hear from our readers about your experiences of banking in Sweden. https://www.thelocal.se/20260424/tell-us-how-do-you-find-banks-in-sweden Fri, 24 Apr 2026 15:03:04 +0200 tell-us-how-do-you-find-banks-in-sweden Despite ongoing travel restrictions, extra costs and uncertainty over new Covid variants, international residents living across Europe vow to travel abroad this summer. For most it is the need to see family that motivates them. https://www.thelocal.se/20210603/im-going-crazy-why-international-residents-in-europe-will-travel-this-summer-despite-covid Thu, 03 Jun 2021 15:50:07 +0200 im-going-crazy-why-international-residents-in-europe-will-travel-this-summer-despite-covid Many international residents living around Europe are desperately hoping to be able to travel this summer. Please take a minute to complete a quick survey to let us know why you intend to travel and what complications you face. https://www.thelocal.se/20210526/family-or-holiday-are-you-planning-to-travel-abroad-this-summer Wed, 26 May 2021 18:47:02 +0200 family-or-holiday-are-you-planning-to-travel-abroad-this-summer Governments are fast losing support for their handling of the coronavirus outbreak from a public that widely believes death and infection figures to be higher than statistics show, a survey of six countries including Sweden revealed on Saturday. https://www.thelocal.se/20200725/governments-including-swedens-see-support-tumble-for-their-handling-of-covid-19-survey Sat, 25 Jul 2020 10:42:30 +0200 governments-including-swedens-see-support-tumble-for-their-handling-of-covid-19-survey Are you worried about violent crime in Sweden, and has it had any effect on your daily life? Share your experiences in our reader survey. https://www.thelocal.se/20191029/have-your-say-has-gang-violence-in-sweden-had-an-impact-on-your-life Tue, 29 Oct 2019 13:14:00 +0100 have-your-say-has-gang-violence-in-sweden-had-an-impact-on-your-life Tech-savvy Sweden is leading the world in terms of cashless payments. But how does this affect the country's international residents? Fill out The Local's questionnaire to help us make your voice heard. https://www.thelocal.se/20190617/tell-us-what-are-the-pros-and-cons-of-swedens-cashless-society Mon, 17 Jun 2019 14:23:21 +0200 tell-us-what-are-the-pros-and-cons-of-swedens-cashless-society The National Day of Sweden is coming up, so let's take a moment to celebrate this country that we have made our home. Tell us your favourite things about Sweden. https://www.thelocal.se/20190604/tell-us-what-do-you-love-the-most-about-life-in-sweden Tue, 04 Jun 2019 14:58:24 +0200 tell-us-what-do-you-love-the-most-about-life-in-sweden Swedes value sex and most of them get enough of it. But what else does a new national study into the sex lives of Swedes reveal? Here are the key stats we just learned, and you may find some of them surprising. https://www.thelocal.se/20190528/five-things-to-know-about-the-sex-lives-of-swedes Tue, 28 May 2019 17:11:13 +0200 five-things-to-know-about-the-sex-lives-of-swedes There are plenty of Swedish traits that quickly become part of your everyday life. We want to know what Swedish habits The Local's readers can't shake off. https://www.thelocal.se/20190510/tell-us-what-swedish-habits-have-you-picked-up Fri, 10 May 2019 13:31:30 +0200 tell-us-what-swedish-habits-have-you-picked-up What's the number one tip you wish someone had told you when you first moved to Sweden? Here's your chance to share your best advice with future Swedish residents. https://www.thelocal.se/20190408/tell-us-whats-your-one-best-tip-for-people-moving-to-sweden Mon, 08 Apr 2019 17:33:34 +0200 tell-us-whats-your-one-best-tip-for-people-moving-to-sweden How can Sweden make life better for international workers and entrepreneurs in the country? Share your story to help The Local make your voice heard. https://www.thelocal.se/20190219/tell-us-how-good-is-sweden-for-international-talent Tue, 19 Feb 2019 16:59:17 +0100 tell-us-how-good-is-sweden-for-international-talent Sweden has gone almost three months since its election without a new government. A new key survey now indicates which parties have gained from the low-key turmoil – and which have lost. https://www.thelocal.se/20181204/new-survey-the-winners-and-losers-in-swedish-politics Tue, 04 Dec 2018 12:49:10 +0100 new-survey-the-winners-and-losers-in-swedish-politics Sweden has climbed slightly in a prestigious annual ranking of the world's most competitive countries, rising from ninth to eighth place in the report from a leading Swiss business school. https://www.thelocal.se/20181120/sweden-climbs-in-talent-competitiveness-ranking Tue, 20 Nov 2018 10:58:33 +0100 sweden-climbs-in-talent-competitiveness-ranking We’re interested in your experiences working internationally. Complete our quick survey and tell us what it's been like. https://www.thelocal.se/20180530/working-internationally-tell-us-about-it Wed, 30 May 2018 14:30:11 +0200 working-internationally-tell-us-about-it If you're looking to find church-attending Christians, don't look in Sweden. https://www.thelocal.se/20180531/swedes-least-likely-in-western-europe-to-go-to-church Thu, 31 May 2018 12:13:55 +0200 swedes-least-likely-in-western-europe-to-go-to-church Sweden is no longer the country making the most significant contribution to the greater good of humanity, according to an index in which Sweden dropped from first to sixth place in one year. https://www.thelocal.se/20171212/why-sweden-is-no-longer-the-worlds-goodest-country Tue, 12 Dec 2017 16:53:01 +0100 why-sweden-is-no-longer-the-worlds-goodest-country Muslims living in Sweden feel a stronger attachment to their country than most of Europe, according to a new survey that looks at discrimination of minorities in the European Union. https://www.thelocal.se/20170925/how-do-muslim-immigrants-feel-about-living-in-sweden Mon, 25 Sep 2017 15:18:52 +0200 how-do-muslim-immigrants-feel-about-living-in-sweden How do the Swedes get it on? The Swedish government wants to find out and has launched a major survey on the subject in a bid to gather enough knowledge to improve the Swedes' general wellbeing. https://www.thelocal.se/20170905/how-often-do-swedes-have-sex-authorities-about-to-find-out Tue, 05 Sep 2017 12:22:29 +0200 how-often-do-swedes-have-sex-authorities-about-to-find-out What do Swedes do in their living room? If you're Ikea, that's a question you want to know the answer to, so the furniture giant asked pollsters to find out. Here's what they discovered. https://www.thelocal.se/20170807/one-in-three-swedes-has-farted-and-blamed-it-on-the-pet-survey-finds-but-wait-theres-more-ikea Mon, 07 Aug 2017 13:57:35 +0200 one-in-three-swedes-has-farted-and-blamed-it-on-the-pet-survey-finds-but-wait-theres-more-ikea Swedes' attitude towards the EU has warmed significantly after Britain's Brexit vote to leave the union, according to a new survey. https://www.thelocal.se/20170620/swedes-love-for-eu-grows-stronger-after-brexit-vote Tue, 20 Jun 2017 14:52:16 +0200 swedes-love-for-eu-grows-stronger-after-brexit-vote