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 Swedish police confirm pair found dead in Malmö were British citizens Swedish authorities have now officially named the two men who were found in a burned-out car in Malmö a month ago. https://www.thelocal.se/20240815/swedish-police-confirm-pair-found-dead-in-malmo-were-british-citizens Thu, 15 Aug 2024 15:20:33 +0200 swedish-police-confirm-pair-found-dead-in-malmo-were-british-citizens Swedish embassy warns Swedes in UK to 'avoid large crowds' following riots The Swedish embassy in the UK is urging Swedes in the country to avoid large gatherings, following a series of far-right riots. https://www.thelocal.se/20240807/swedish-embassy-warns-swedes-in-uk-to-avoid-large-crowds-following-riots Wed, 07 Aug 2024 08:58:35 +0200 swedish-embassy-warns-swedes-in-uk-to-avoid-large-crowds-following-riots UK appoints new ambassador to Sweden International security specialist Samantha Job will take over from Judith Gough as British ambassador to Sweden. https://www.thelocal.se/20240513/uk-appoints-new-ambassador-to-sweden Mon, 13 May 2024 12:22:41 +0200 uk-appoints-new-ambassador-to-sweden 'Running out of options': Husband's fight to return paralysed wife to Sweden A British man has told The Local he will continue the fight to move his paralysed Swedish wife home to Sweden, despite red tape blocking her access to Swedish healthcare. https://www.thelocal.se/20230524/running-out-of-options-husbands-fight-to-return-paralysed-wife-to-sweden Wed, 24 May 2023 16:36:31 +0200 running-out-of-options-husbands-fight-to-return-paralysed-wife-to-sweden Bureaucracy leaves paralysed Swede in UK unable to return home for care A Swedish woman resident in the UK for more than 25 years who was paralysed in a bike accident last year has been unable to return to Sweden for care as she is no longer registered in Sweden's population register. https://www.thelocal.se/20230522/bureaucracy-leaves-paralysed-swede-in-uk-unable-to-return-home-for-care Mon, 22 May 2023 16:49:08 +0200 bureaucracy-leaves-paralysed-swede-in-uk-unable-to-return-home-for-care Brit deported from Sweden over Brexit deadline ’put on the plane like a drug dealer' Stockholm chef Stuart Philpott only learned that he should have applied for post-Brexit residence shortly before he was frogmarched onto a return flight by Swedish border police. https://www.thelocal.se/20221111/i-was-put-on-the-plane-from-sweden-by-four-cops-like-a-drug-dealer Fri, 11 Nov 2022 13:08:18 +0100 i-was-put-on-the-plane-from-sweden-by-four-cops-like-a-drug-dealer 'Get the meatballs ready': Swedish PM congratulates wrong Liz Truss Sweden's prime minister was so eager to congratulate Liz Truss on becoming the UK's third woman prime minister on Monday, that her official Twitter account ended up messaging the wrong person. https://www.thelocal.se/20220906/get-the-meatballs-ready-swedish-pm-congratulates-wrong-liz-truss-in-twitter-gaffe Tue, 06 Sep 2022 13:26:42 +0200 get-the-meatballs-ready-swedish-pm-congratulates-wrong-liz-truss-in-twitter-gaffe